The Hungarian aristocracy was much more abundant than the Polish aristocracy. First of all, they directly issued a statement, accusing the emperor of trampling on the legitimate rights of the nobles, demanding that the emperor immediately investigate the matter, punish the officials involved, and immediately apologize to the victimized nobles.

Such an unreasonable request was of course sternly rejected by His Majesty the Emperor, and the Hungarian nobles, who were full of martial virtues, declared a tax resistance. Refusal to pay taxes to the government of His Majesty the Emperor.

At the same time, the French government suddenly announced that it would hold a joint military exercise with the Republic of Northern Italy. As soon as this news was announced, it immediately attracted the attention of the whole of Europe.

The Northern Italian Republic borders Austria and is within easy reach of Vienna. So this area, for a long time, has been a point of contention between France and Austria. Of course, it was no longer possible for Austria to compete with France for this area, so the border of this area became the most dangerous border for Austria, and if the French attacked from here, if they broke through the border, they could directly threaten the Austrian capital Vienna.

At this time, the so-called "routine military exercises" of the French army were naturally regarded by the whole of Europe as a way to contain the power of Austria and support the Hungarian nobles and Emperor Franz II in making trouble. Many people even worried about whether there would be a war between France and Austria, and for a time, the price of the government bonds issued by Austria plummeted.

It was also at this time that certain bankers began to buy Austrian government bonds at low prices – in a sense, one of the secrets of successful financial speculation was that a government with powerful and violent means was doing you a favor.

At a press conference at the French Foreign Ministry, a reporter asked the French Government for its views on the situation in Austria. Talleyrand even made this statement:

"As you are aware, my country has always adhered to the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other States. So I should not have said anything about the internal affairs of Austria. However, we French businessmen have a lot of investments in Austria, and their legitimate interests should be safeguarded. Therefore, we hope that everyone will exercise restraint and resolve the issue calmly, and not destroy the hard-won peace and tranquility......"

Talleyrand's speech was widely interpreted as a French move in support of the Hungarians, warning the Austrian government not to act rashly. The Hungarians became more and more complacent, and even began to organize the National Guard.

After Talleyrand's speech, Austria was quick to respond. At a press conference at the Austrian Embassy in France, when asked by a journalist what he thought of Talleyrand's remarks, Metternich replied: "As Minister Talleyrand said, the tax resistance that is taking place in Hungary today is an internal affair of the Holy Roman Empire. Other countries should not, and have no right to interfere. As for Minister Talleyrand's concerns, concerning the legal rights of French merchants. I can assure you that we were, are and will continue to be committed to protecting the legitimate rights of anyone who is engaged in a legitimate cause within the territory of the Holy Roman Empire. Minister Talleyrand does not need to have any worries about this. As for the hard-won peace and tranquility, this is certainly worth cherishing. But this cherishing must come from both sides. I can assure you that my Government will do everything possible to preserve the hard-won peace and tranquillity. ”

Metternich's statement, in the eyes of the vast majority of people, was a-for-tat confrontation with Talleyrand. So even the underground casinos began to gamble on whether there would be a war between France and Austria.

On the third day of Metternich's speech, Scientific Pravda published this news item in a non-obtrusive position on the second page: "Yesterday the Foreign Office urgently summoned the Austrian ambassador to France. ”

The whole news is just a simple sentence, without any other description.

But readers familiar with Scientific Pravda know one of the characteristics of Scientific Pravda: the shorter the news, the bigger the matter. This kind of one-sentence news with no cause or effect is often a sign that something big is about to happen. So in the underground casino. The odds that the two countries will go to war within this month have dropped rapidly, from about 9.3 to 1 to 2. Some newspapers had already written press releases about France's declaration of war on Austria, only to free up time. So when the war starts, hurry up and fill in the time to get out of the number.

Some of the tabloids have already begun to rehearse the war, and they devote a great deal of space to discussing the comparison of forces between the two sides, the possible development of the war, and the changes it will bring to Europe, in short...... Everywhere there is a look of mountains and rains coming and the wind is full of buildings.

Immediately afterwards, the Austrian government announced that the army was put into combat readiness. As a result, the odds of France and Austria going to war will drop to 1.5 to 1 this month. The day after, France announced a moratorium on the demobilization of its troops this year. So the odds became one to one.

After receiving such "support", the Hungarian and Polish nobles became emboldened and simply united to issue an ultimatum to the Austrian government.

In this ultimatum, they put forward a series of demands, such as that the Austrian government respect their traditions, and especially their traditional rights, and in fact demanded the complete restoration of feudalism (referring to the vassals of my vassals, not the feudal system of my vassals), to turn back the clock of history.

In the end, they were quite conscientious enough to give the Austrian government a relatively long time to consider it - a reply within 72 hours.

The day after the ultimatum was issued, French Foreign Minister Talleyrand and Austrian Ambassador Metternich held a joint press conference.

At the press conference, Talleyrand said that what was happening in Austria had seriously undermined peace and stability in Europe, and that the absurd and reactionary demands of the rebels had shown that they were resolutely opposed to democracy, freedom and, above all, free trade. This is turning back the clock on history, trying to bring Europe back into darkness. This reactionary practice that runs counter to the tide of history must be stopped. At the invitation of the Austrian government, France will send military advisers to work with the Austrian army to quell the rebellion, restore peace and stability in Europe, and ensure that all of Europe can become the home of free trade.

Metternich said that the principle of free trade is the most fundamental principle for guaranteeing peace in Europe and the well-being of the people, and for a long time, some reactionary elements in Austria have been blocking free trade and preventing the formation of a unified European market for their own selfish purposes. This situation cannot continue. France and Austria are determined to unite and create a free economic environment for all the peoples of Europe......