"The content of the conversation is confidential...Forget it, it's basically just discussing how to guard against us, and also informing Metternich of his dismissal, right?"
The wording was slightly frivolous, but Li Lin's tone was not disrespectful at all.
As enemies, they fulfilled their obligations with human flesh and blood, and maintained the most basic respect for Richelieu, Metternich, and Li Lin.
"The Bishop probably hates us to the core, because the things we caused forced him to hastily launch his long-planned [Continental System] plan, which led to his tragic premature death. Now, his best friend is almost exhausted and has returned.
The mother goddess has gone to serve her old man."
The elegant and calm comments brushed past her ears. The knowledgeable, gentle and pleasant elf girl put away her unpredictable thoughts, and the chief staff officer of the General Staff responded seriously: [
"Even if we do nothing, their flawed strategy is destined to fail shamefully."
A few months ago, after sorting out various clues sent by the Stasi's internal line installed in Metternich's mansion, the Stasi roughly concluded the outline of the "Continental System" plan, and then submitted it to the General Staff
, after reading the draft plan, the feeling of the elf consultants was - is this going crazy and to death?
At first glance, if you glance at Richelieu's [Continental System] plan, you will think that it is surprisingly similar to Li Lin's diplomatic grand strategic phalanx for Alfheim. But you have learned how to use strategic vision and independent thinking to
After reviewing and judging a plan, the staff members quickly discovered many problems with this [Mainland Diplomacy] plan. It was obvious that Richelieu and Metez were too enthusiastic when formulating the plan and ignored some crucial elements——
Charlemagne's comparison of national power and international political power.
A huge plan involving military, political, diplomatic and many other issues at the national level. To ensure its smooth development, the first and indispensable condition is sufficient money.
After counting the total expenditures required for these matters, what was reported was an astronomical figure. That number alone can scare to death those accountants in the accounting department who deal with numbers and abacus all day long. They are used to hearing this all the time from the military and other departments.
The council, which is like a ghost, would probably have a collective myocardial infarction when they saw the huge bill with their own eyes.
That was an expense that could bankrupt a great country like Charlemagne.
"Right from the beginning, Cardinal Richelieu should have noticed that the stalls in their plan were too many and too big. Each project requires a large amount of money investment over a long period of time to see any improvement.
Because they cannot get so much money, they have been reluctant to launch the [Continental System] plan. This is partly because they are waiting for the fiscal balance to improve and be able to meet their expenditure needs!"
When the strength of various countries is compared, will the wealth index fundamentally change in favor of Charlemagne? It is still a rich imagination, but the reality is still skinny.
Charlemagne's tax situation has indeed improved in recent years, but it is far from good enough to support Richelieu's plan.
In order for Charlemagne to accumulate wealth and accelerate economic growth, it is impossible to achieve this without reforming the current economic structure and bureaucracy, and without making major adjustments to the way resources are allocated.
And it is a bit difficult to expect a cardinal who relies on the king's influence to stand on the opposite side of the upper-level vested interest groups? Or even on the opposite side of the king?
Any reform - even a very small-scale reform, Richelieu will touch the cake of interest groups. This will inevitably create a large number of enemies. The conservative aristocrats and churches will continue to obstruct or instigate others to obstruct the various reforms of the prime minister.
In the end, they may even escalate to armed confrontation.
When things reach this point, what will the great His Majesty Charles IV, who lives in seclusion and seldom appears in front of the public, do?
From Brynhil's point of view, the great King Charlemagne would probably turn his loyal prime ministers and officials who favored reform as scapegoats to the nobles and the church to calm down the boiling anger and continue to stabilize the somewhat shaky throne.
From beginning to end, the king sat on the throne and overlooked the overall situation. He never intended to serve as the vanguard of reform or conservatism. Occasionally, he would throw out some bait like a noble lady, admiring the courtiers who competed like goldfish for bait.
The ugly look I took. All he cares about is whether his throne is stable and whether the territory under his rule can be more. As for the lives of the people - [With bread and water, my people should feel satisfied.]
[The reformists have no way out] - Li Lin's comments on this are still in his ears, and the achievements of using an iron-fisted dictatorship to introduce the impoverished elves into a well-off society are also before his eyes. Compared with Richelieu's patchwork domestic policy, the contrast is particularly poignant.
"The bishop has done a very good job within his framework. The conditions and environment are different. It is impossible to adopt the same approach."
Li Lin implicitly defended the bishop. He also knew that even if he knew about Li Lin and Alfheim, the bishop would not be able to adopt this method.[
Richelieu was just a prime minister, a man who wanted to achieve greater achievements based on his current position. He was not a tyrant like the Bohemian mustache corporal or the Soviet Union's Uncle Steel, nor was he the Taizong of a certain dynasty.
The pragmatic political wisdom of "Cat Black Cat" and the courage of "Crossing the River by Feeling for Stones".
Richelieu had the determination and confidence to reform. But what he did was just like Li Zhongtang, a certain braided dynasty known as the "Bismarck of the East", patching up and pasting this rotten potato country. He did so.
Many, and even took the blame for the Wang family. But it is also surprisingly similar...
"What we did also violated the interests of some nobles, but there is no direct conflict at the political level between us and the nobles. In addition, we have enough money to help persuade those nobles to assist us, so things will go so smoothly, everyone
It’s actually quite reasonable.”
The corners of Li Lin's mouth curled up. His expression was originally very evil and innocent. But after being tainted with dirty politics, it became overcast with a layer of malice.
This kind of malice is necessary. In order to reduce unnecessary conflicts and disputes as much as possible, it is necessary to use money like a tool and draw the available people to your side for profit - Brunhil judged this and was convinced of it.
No doubt.
As a soldier, she actually hopes to solve troubles through battlefields and gunfire.
ps: Small quiz theater
Li Lin: Yesterday’s winners were [rpg-16] and [Dawn Herald]! Congratulations!
Nidhogg: Today’s question is 1. Who was the Taizong of a certain dynasty who talked about [White Cat and Black Cat]? (Hint: 1979, it was a spring.) 2. Who was Li Zhongtang of a certain braided dynasty? (Hint: Sign the horse)
Why didn’t the bullet in front of Guan Yu kill him?) Dear friends, please take action quickly!