Chapter 922 Rebuilding Rome (Part 2)
Franz would not let this happen, and his stay in Rome was not escaping reality, but biding his time.
Because Franz knew that there must be someone in the world who was more anxious than him.
Such as the British and French at this time, and Pius IX.
Reputation, this is what Pius IX is most worried about at this time.
At first, Pius IX did not take Franz, a child who had not yet completed his adult ceremony, to heart. After all, young people are always frivolous. The former felt that he would use his many years of experience to his advantage.
Pius IX could be sure that 99% of the young nobles would be ecstatic about this. However, he could not see any emotional changes on Franz Joseph's face, as if it had already been in his possession. , and it’s as if this crown doesn’t exist at all.
You must know that granting Franz the title of King of Rome can be said to be the arbitrary act of the Pope. In fact, the latter did not obtain the consent of the College of Cardinals.
After all, this title is too ambiguous, and they are afraid that it will arouse the anger of other forces, and they are even more afraid that the Austrians will take the opportunity to annex Rome, or even the entire Papal State.
However, at this time, Pius IX really had nothing to offer to win over the future emperor of the Austrian Empire.
When he returned to the Vatican Palace at this time, he didn't know much about the law, but the previous constitution really tricked him.
"I'll give it some serious thought."
Pius IX deliberately acted very coldly towards Franz's "Provisional Management Law", and the acolyte walked up to Franz with a silver tray.
Franz looked at Bordeaux, who went out and brought back a very heavy box, and then gently placed it on the pallet, but the impact still caused the two acolytes to stagger.
In fact, this is normal. After all, it is a whole law, so there are many details.
Of course, these are not all done by Franz himself. He still has quite a lot of legal talents.
The most indispensable thing in Vienna is legal talents. After all, all candidates for officials in the Austrian Empire are waiting for office in Vienna.
Naturally, these relevant provisions were not written recently. Franz had long known that such a day would come. After all, Pius IX was too weird.
In Franz's eyes, Pius IX's attitude was not actually important, because these legal provisions had already been implemented in practice at this time.
Therefore, Pius IX did not receive the effect he expected, and Franz did not show any fear.
Of course, Pius IX did not know that Franz had been planning for a long time. He only strengthened his brother's so-called "statement of a born saint."
After all, what Franz did was far from that of a young man, almost like an old fox like Metternich.
Afterwards, Franz did not cling to the Provisional Management Law, but only discussed some biblical stories and understandings with Pius IX.
In fact, this was where Pius IX wanted to make things difficult for Franz, but Franz's one-day-a-week theology class was not in vain.
What's more, the person who taught Franz was Archbishop Rauscher, the most powerful man in the Austrian Empire, so his theological attainments may not be very high, but his theological common sense is completely valid.
Coupled with the understanding of Franz's later generations, Pius IX was soon said to be unstable.
At this time, Pius IX decided to change the topic, and he changed the subject.
"I heard a very heroic story recently. In the reconstruction of St. Peter's Cathedral, a large number of stone columns were needed.
However, the workers in Rome were not familiar with the new machinery of the Austrian Empire. Due to the improper operation of a careless parishioner, a huge stone pillar suddenly fell from the sky and hit the ground below.
The workers fled in all directions, but a woman who came with her children to deliver food to her husband happened to sprain her ankle.
Seeing that a human tragedy was about to take place, a figure suddenly appeared. A man wearing an Austrian military uniform stepped forward and rushed towards the falling stone pillar without hesitation.
I saw him leaping hard and firmly catching the stone pillar that was about to fall to the ground, preventing a disaster from happening."
In fact, the story told by Pius IX at this time made Franz a little embarrassed. He did hire a group of reporters and third-rate novelists to write some stories about the Austrian army and Roman citizens.
It's just that these people's level is limited, but their imagination is really exaggerated.
And the most embarrassing thing is not that these deeds are too outrageous, but that they actually blame all these things on Franz himself.
He has done almost everything from helping an old lady cross the road to carrying water for a widow to sabotaging the conspiracy of the Fourth Roman Republic and preventing a volcanic eruption.
The most frightening thing is that as this trend ferments, it quickly develops in an even more outrageous direction.
But the most outrageous thing is that it can actually reach Pius IX, and it seems that he really believes it.
After thinking for a long time, Franz finally spoke.
"Yes, it's me."
The Provisional Administration, or the laws of the Austrian Empire, were soon approved by Pius IX and the cardinals.
After all, the customary law implemented in the Papal States was so backward that even calling it a bad custom was a bit flattering, and it was simply anti-human.
However, some customary laws are still preserved. There is no way, after all, this is not the territory of the Austrian Empire.
If Franz really overthrew all of this, although it would be progress from a grand historical perspective, at this time it would be a dead end.
If you want to move the minds of the people at the bottom, you must have great wisdom, great courage, and great opportunity.
Franz didn't have the courage to challenge those at this time. All he wanted was a stable Roman city.
After what happened before, Pius IX became more and more eager to evade responsibility.
Pius IX and his cardinals threw the blame squarely on Franz, declaring that this was the law of the Roman king for Rome.
As a result, this temporary law became the patent of Franz, the Roman king. This may be a supreme honor in the eyes of others, but in Franz's eyes, it is another reminder.
Originally, the Austrian army had been staying in Rome and Franz, the title of King of Rome, had already made many great powers restless. Now that the King of Rome could promulgate laws in the city of Rome, those people were even more restless.
In desperation, Franz could only lead the main force to leave, leaving only a few people to continue rebuilding Rome and help maintain order.
This group of people was naturally carefully selected by Franz. As for how this group of people were selected. Of course, whoever wants to stay can stay.
In fact, whether he was giving double bells to the soldiers or showing favor to the women of Rome in terms of wages and benefits, Franz was playing a big game, and they and they were the pawns.
(In order to prevent some people from not understanding it, I will explain it specifically later. If anyone understands it, it can also be popularized.)