Chapter 28: Preparations
Chapter 28 Preparations
In Franz’s opinion, Louis-Philippe’s biggest failure after the outbreak of the Paris Revolution was not controlling the army in the first place.
At this time the French army, most of the people just sympathize with the revolutionaries, it’s not like they have already joined the revolutionaries. They were not anti-Emperor, and could be completely bought over.
As long as there are soldiers in hand, everything is good, whether it is to suppress the revolution, or we sit down and talk slowly, there is enough room for maneuver.
Doesn’t the Kizuna government already stink? Then let them stink a little bit more, dump all the black pots on them, they’re already so bad in the minds of the people that they’re oozing pus anyway.
In short, all the bad things were done by them, and just have nothing to do with the Emperor.
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Snowflakes fluttered down, and the bitterly cold wind still swept through Vienna.
The news of the Paris revolution is no longer a secret in the upper echelons of Vienna, and perhaps it won’t take two days for it to spread throughout Austria.
“Albrecht, conduct field drills, let’s get our men in control of the troops as soon as possible!” Franz said with a serious face
“What’s the matter, Franz? Why the rush, if we train them for another month or two, they’ll become qualified officers, most of them are still a bit short at this point!” Albrecht asked with a puzzled look on his face
Ever since the news of the Paris revolution came through, Franz kept urging him to speed up, as if something bad was going to happen, which made Albrecht very confused.
“The Paris Revolution has broken out, the Revolution is about to break out again on the European continent, and with the situation in Austria, the possibility of a revolution breaking out in Vienna is very high!” Franz said with a solemn expression
Albrecht was in a state of confusion, his cavernous mouth seemed to be able to swallow an egg. A revolution is going to break out in Vienna? When this question was said, it was expected that many people would take it as a joke.
The Austrian government was corrupt, but not to the point of heavenly wrath, the army was still loyal to the crown, and the bourgeoisie in the country was being ravaged by the aristocracy on the ground.
The working class, which was originally dissatisfied with the government, also turned its resentment towards the bourgeoisie with the introduction of the Labor Protection Act.
Is the bourgeoisie expected to break out in a revolution against this background? Or perhaps the democrats in society?
Franz analyzed with a bitter smile, “Don’t be surprised, the working class is not against the government, and even the bourgeoisie doesn’t have a strong desire to rebel. But reality is not in their hands!
Albrecht, you should be well aware of what this economic crisis has done to this country.
The unemployed in Vienna are over fifty thousand, the capitalists have suffered heavy losses, and many of them have hoarded large quantities of goods in their hands.
With the outbreak of the European revolution, I am afraid that the economic situation in Austria will further deteriorate. The workers want to eat, the capitalists want to save themselves, but the Austrian government is doing nothing.
There was also a group of aristocrats who followed the capitalists to inflate the price of goods, and in order to make up for the loss, they actually increased the pressure on the serfs.
Austria has become a powder keg, and all it needs now is a spark to be set off!”
Albrecht nodded his head with a pale face, these words as the Crown Prince of the Empire Franz could say, as the commander of the city defense forces in Vienna, he could agree with it, but not be able to say it directly.
As Austria’s largest aristocrat, Albrecht was undoubtedly very hostile to the revolution, leaving aside other factors, the more than 500,000 acres of real estate alone, he was not able to tolerate someone breaking the order.
(500,000 acres is about 3,040,000 city acres, or about 2,000 square kilometers.)
And that’s just the fiefdom, in Vienna Albrecht also had a large amount of property, Franz knew of the summer palace Wilburgh Palace and Vienna’s Hermitage (today’s Albertina Museum area).
Such a rich family, Albrecht naturally looked at the capitalists, this Austrian capitalists have not been so magnificent.
If it is not one of their own, Franz even have the heart to rob. Such a tycoon, Austria is not the only one, such as the Kohali family, a branch of the Gotha dynasty, and so on.
Of course, the richest family is still the royal family, the Habsburg family’s hundreds of years of accumulation, or very rich.
In the Eastern world, ten thousand acres of good land is a big landlord, a big tycoon, to the European continent is at most a small tycoon, any big aristocrat’s family base is a million city acres to start.
“Franz, did you not remind Prime Minister Metternich of these issues?”
Just after saying that, Albrecht regretted it, it was a very obvious question. Metternich had stayed in the position of Prime Minister for too long, favoring the expectations of everyone’s heart.
People are forgetful, and by this time everyone had overlooked Metternich’s achievements, especially after the outbreak of the Paris Revolution and the crushing of the Vienna system.
Prime Minister Metternich’s greatest diplomatic feat had gone down the drain, and the opposition, which wanted to get him out of the way, no longer had any scruples.
Franz does not speak of Prime Minister Metternich’s opposition, but as the Crown Prince is naturally hostile to powerful ministers, which is determined by the status.
“I’m afraid that our Prime Minister has known about these problems for a long time, but it’s just hard to say whether he’s paying attention to them or not!
Albrecht, you don’t think I can be his master now, do you?” Franz asked jokingly
Albrecht smiled slightly, Prime Minister Metternich was very strong, even the other members of the Regency Council were crushed to death, so how could he let anyone tell him what to do?
“Alright then, I’ll make the arrangements. But the order for the training, you’ll have to take care of it yourself, the Regency Council won’t buy my argument!” Albrecht said
He already knew what Franz was going to do, as soon as the Vienna Revolution broke out, Prime Minister Metternich would have to get lost.
At this time the government will be empty of power, the Regency Council will also fall in popularity, Franz early regency will become logical.
As a political ally, Albrecht naturally hoped that this day would come sooner rather than later.
“Don’t pay any attention to them, at this time of the year they are too busy with internal strife to care about this little matter. Besides, I still have His Majesty the Emperor’s order in my hand!” Franz sneered
That’s right, Franz was holding a chicken feather as an order. It’s not like the Regency Council can hold Ferdinand I accountable, it’s just a field exercise, Franz can completely handle it.
When the Vienna Revolution breaks out, the one who has soldiers in his hands is the master, who has mastered the 14,000-strong city defense force, who has mastered the right to speak in Vienna.
(End of chapter)