Chapter 643: Consideration of Marriage
Chapter 629: Marriage Consideration
Vienna Palace Hunting Ground, Franz’s shooting skills were as steady as ever.
Perhaps he loved life too much to kill, so every time he shot, the unlucky ones were the surrounding flowers and plants.
“Franz, how many times have I told you that guns don’t work like that, can’t you aim a little!”
A familiar voice rang out, breaking the harmonious atmosphere. Undoubtedly, the visitor was Archduke Karl, and no one else dared to be so insolent.
Franz said with vigor: “Hunting is just a game, why take it so seriously?
Recently, the prey is already much less, if it continues to be a scourge, it won’t be long before it goes extinct.”
Face can not be lost, after so many years of political cultivation, Franz has long refined the ability to not change color.
No, in the shortest possible time, he found a suitable excuse. The hunting ground of the palace was not large, and there were naturally not many wild animals on it.
Archduke Karl was also a keen hunter, and many of the smart wild animals ran away. The ones that stayed were the more stupid ones, and now the harvest from hunting had gotten smaller and smaller.
Of course, running away wasn’t always a good choice. It’s not like there’s a wildlife protection law these days, so running out could kill you faster.
Archduke Karl nodded thoughtfully, “No wonder my harvest is getting smaller and smaller, it turns out that the prey has decreased, it seems that I do need to pay attention to it.”
Pausing for a moment, glowing with realization, “Nope, Franz don’t give me a diversion, you’ve already played this one badly.
If you go to the battlefield with this crap shooting skill, I don’t know how many comrades will be injured by mistake, don’t you feel ashamed?”
Franz retorted, “Don’t worry, father. This kind of assumption is simply impossible. If I really need to go to the battlefield, do you think it still matters if my shooting skills are good or bad?”
Seemingly exasperated, Archduke Karl glared at Franz and angrily scolded, “You’re the one with the most crooked reasoning, so do what you want. Anyway, don’t say that your marksmanship was taught by me, I can’t afford to lose that honor.”
Franz very cooperatively replied, “No problem, if you didn’t say it just now, they wouldn’t even know it now.”
Grand Duke Karl’s face changed greatly, as if he had lost face. Looking at the crowd’s expressions that wanted to laugh, but didn’t dare to, he coldly shouted, “Hmph!”
This pattern of fighting had happened many times. Especially the older he got, the more Archduke Karl liked to find fault with a few of his sons, and Franz was already not surprised.
When it came to marksmanship, Archduke Karl was still proud enough of himself. Even compared to the sharpshooters inside the army, he wouldn’t be much worse.
The use of specialized sniper rifles, five hundred meters away from the Archduke Karl can do an effective hit, in the royal family is deservedly shot first.
This is also the most depressing place for Archduke Karl, his marksmanship actually has no heir.
The younger generation of the Habsburg family, all of them have a game mentality towards learning marksmanship, and most of them are just a drop better than Franz.
In Franz’s opinion, this is the normal situation, where there are so many sharpshooters, ordinary people are the mainstream.
The Habsburg family was originally known for politics and diplomacy, out of a sharpshooter is the exception, how can wholesale?
In fact, the previous generation of the Habsburg family should be considered the most miserable generation.
Uncle Ferdinand suffered from congenital diseases, his father, Archduke Karl, political talent, talent all points in the marksmanship, a few uncles and uncles do not have much ability.
In Franz’s generation, the situation was slightly better. Even with the idealist Massimiliano, everyone’s IQ was still normal.
The next generation was still too young to be completely sure of the level of ability, but Franz felt that it should be an improvement, at least there were no congenital disease patients.
Come to think of it, with such a small probability, how could it be so easy to come across it every time. Unless the disease ran in the family, that couldn’t be helped, the chances of the disease were high no matter who they married.
Parents are not easy to be, Franz has already experienced this first hand. For his sons’ marriage, Franz did not worry much.
In particular, the marriage of his eldest son Frederick was a big problem. Political marriage is necessary, this is the responsibility and obligation of the Crown Prince.
With whom to marry, Franz headache. Not only to consider the political implications, but also must consider the marriage object of upbringing. Empress is not so good to be, even the preparatory queen also need a certain personal ability.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t be a booster, but a burden that dragged one’s feet. It is often said on the network in later times that marrying the wrong woman destroys three generations, and now when the Crown Prince marries the wrong wife, it is more than just destroying three generations, it is simply destroying a country.
Franz does not expect, can bring how much help, just ask not to add trouble on the line.
On this point of request, in fact, it is also very difficult to meet. Now Franz finally understand, why European royals like to marry late, are forced out.
Every political marriage, is a test of the royal family, once the wrong choice, bring disaster simply can not be undone.
Love, throw it to the side! Based on past experience, the vast majority of royalty’s marriages had nothing to do with love.
A single family match blocks the vast majority of love. Lowering the standard, the second son can still play like this, as long as he doesn’t inherit the throne that’s not a problem.
The Crown Prince will not be able to do anything, not only the royal family internal opposition, all sectors of society will be opposed, the most troublesome thing is that the civil society can not accept.
Later generations circulated the royal family romantic love story, who knows how much heartache behind, who knows how much trouble to the political?
Even less does anyone know how many people bled and sacrificed behind the scenes in order to accomplish a beautiful love story.
This is the responsibility and obligation, enjoy the benefits brought by being born into the royal family, you have to pay for it, and marriage is just a part of it.
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Vienna Palace, a stack of photographs appeared in Franz’s hands, on top of which are all the photos of princesses from various countries, followed by information remarks, all of which were carefully selected by Empress Helen.
Well, there wasn’t really much to choose from. She’d just eliminated the ones who weren’t in good health or of the right age, and the rest were here.
The youngest was only five years old, and the oldest was no more than twenty. Franz was all a bit speechless and could only sigh: this was looking for a daughter-in-law in a kindergarten, the youngest was a student and the oldest was a teacher.
Of course, this is not only to find a daughter-in-law for Frederick, several other sons’ daughters-in-law may also be among them. Only in the absence of a suitable candidate would it be possible to lower the standard.
Lowering the standards was easier said than done. At least Empress Helen was firmly against it, she thought it would cause her son, for the rest of his life, a very big trouble.
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(End of chapter)