Xiao Letian has already thoroughly analyzed this issue in France. It seems difficult for outsiders to understand why the French Republic can always be restored to an empire.
Emperors come and go like a revolving door. Why do so many people still become royalists even though they know the nobility is corrupt?
"Xiang Ying, you must have the ability to analyze independently. You must dig out the roots of France. If you understand the modern history of France, you will be able to sort out the context of the entire world's modern history..."
Since the French Revolution, the traditional feudal aristocratic rule has been in danger. At this time, Napoleon took advantage of the situation and became the guardian of the capitalist class. However, he did not implement the republic system, but finally chose the monarchy!
Capitalism and monarchy are not actually contradictory. If they were contradictory, Britain would not be a constitutional monarchy until the 21st century!
The key depends on whether the rulers can protect the interests of the capitalists. As long as the capitalist class can benefit, then it doesn’t matter what the country’s political system is!
Napoleon was very smart, he saw things more clearly than anyone else!
The Napoleonic Code legally safeguarded the achievements of the Revolution and also protected the interests of France's emerging capitalists. Of course, he became a leader supported by all of France!
This is not enough, Napoleon wants to proclaim himself emperor! His title of emperor is very interesting. He is a democratically elected emperor, elected by the people one person and one vote.
That's why he had the confidence to canonize himself, put a crown on himself, and put the Pope aside!
"Why can he do this? Xiang Ying, do you know why?"
"Obviously during the Great Revolution, the people of France were against the emperor, the nobility, and feudalism? How come it was Napoleon's turn to become emperor, but the people voted for him?"
"Including Napoleon III, even though he was a conspiracy to restore, he was also the emperor elected by all France..."
"You said they manipulated public opinion to brainwash the people? You said they secretly controlled the voting? These are all possible, but don't forget that there really is a very large royalist force in France, and those people are really loyal to him. ah!"
"If there were no royalists like them, who would be able to manipulate public opinion and control the elections? Someone has to take care of these things..."
"Now, you have seen that the whole Paris is shouting "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Empire!". Under the eyes of President Thiers, the soldiers still miss the Emperor!
"What's going on? Why? Can you figure it out?"
Xiao Letian's question was like a whip, lashing Xiang Ying's heart, and his whole face turned as white as snow!
As Xiao Letian said, which faction in France is the most powerful at the moment? In fact, it is not the republicans represented by the emerging capitalists, nor the left represented by the Paris Commune.
After all, they are still royalists. France still has a very large group of people who support the emperor from the political and military circles to the private gentry and intellectuals.
This is a deeply entrenched and powerful organization. They may swing back and forth between the Bonaparte family, the Orleans family, and the Bourbon family, but the imperial complex in their hearts will never disappear.
Including Thiers, this disguised republican is actually a royalist at heart. He is a spy president released by the royalists. In name, he is building a republic, but in his heart he still wants to go too far and finally restore the emperor!
"Why is this happening? Have you ever thought about it? Why did Prussia unify Germany and the entire German nation supported William I as emperor?"
"Is it really just because of the ignorance of the people and the power of traditional habits?"
"You must know that the Great Revolution has passed all these years, and the Declaration of Human Rights has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Why do so many people still support the emperor?"
"Hahaha..." Xiao Letian pointed at the flames all over the city, "France! Europa! The entire capitalist world!"
"Hahaha, a group of greedy profit-seekers. Under all the chaotic appearance, there is actually only one thread, and that is profit!"
"Napoleon, the God of War, can understand these people and this world, and so can I, Xiao Letian!"
"What exactly is an empire? It doesn't mean that when people are full, they have to find an emperor to serve as their ancestors! It's that the entire capitalist force needs an emperor and an empire!"
"Because capitalism needs war! Whoever can fight and win the war is...his biological father!"
"The development of the commodity economy, industrialization, scale, expansion of capital power... What is the basis of these needs? It is nothing more than cheap resources, plus the most efficient productivity, and then finding a huge dumping market..."
“The logistics system is used to carry out repeated operations among these three major links!”
"This huge money-making business game requires strong military force to protect it!"
"Cheap raw materials need to be snatched by the army!"
"The huge dumping market also requires colonial troops to deter!"
"The great shipping route needs a navy of unprecedented scale to protect and develop!"
"Even the most effective productivity requires high-tech investment, and cutting-edge technology requires strong government initial investment!"
"At this time, the empire and the emperor are the most suitable for the needs of capitalists, because this system can organize resources more effectively and concentrate wealth from the people!"
Xiao Letian held his hand on the railing and sneered, "Napoleon is so smart. He knows what the capitalists want. He can satisfy the deepest desires hidden deep in the capitalists' hearts!"
"Napoleon grasped the main pulse of this era and trained the new army crazily. He took advantage of the east wind of the Great Revolution and began to select outstanding talents from the bottom of the civil society..."
"The army is not only a fighting force, but also the talent reserve of the Bonaparte family!"
"Just imagine, how many poor farmers, workers, and small craftsmen... walked into the military camp with various purposes, but what they got was all-round training!"
"Not only do they teach them killing techniques, but they also carry out large-scale literacy campaigns. They also teach them reading, literacy, spelling, mathematics... and other basic sciences!"
"With an army of millions of people, why don't there be a group of ambitious and smart people? These outstanding talents had no chance before. Now that the emperor has given them the opportunity to learn, they will emerge as quickly as awls!"
"Young people with sharp edges, full of vigor, and coming from the lower class without the laziness and arrogance of children from the rich class... Of course they are the best choice for grassroots officers!"
"In this way, batches of training, batches of baptism of fire, soldiers became captains, captains became colonels... What did military merit become in the end?"
"They are nobles! Since Napoleon became the emperor, he is qualified to award honors to these peasant children! Let them become nobles, thereby forming a big jump in class!"
