Chapter 109: The Road to War
The construction of the new city had just begun, but the Moravian aristocracy had already begun to make arrangements for the new city, buying stores, luxury apartments, and estates, and the independent aristocratic area was built for them.
The aristocratic district is on the side of the Morava River, with a beach under repair and a recreational road under construction, and it is estimated that it will still be a place that people yearn for even after a hundred years.
Ernst's new castle is also under construction, and the design of Ernst proposes many modern elements, which are in keeping with the style of the early 20th century.
Of course, it's all just a drawing paper now, and we won't know exactly how to see how the castle will be completed in six months.
Massena has stepped down from his post as deputy mayor of the Old Town, and now he is in charge of the construction of the new town, and it is conceivable that in the future the top governor of Moravia will not be connected to the Gross family.
Unfortunately, the Gross family did not say anything, after all, the entire Moravian aristocratic family, only the Gross family was useful to Ernst.
It would take at least ten years for the school to train administrators, and Ernst would have relied on the Gross family for that ten years, otherwise he would not have allowed Stannis Gross to remain mayor of the Old Town.
Future? Who still thinks so much about the future, but one thing is certain, the Gross family may decline, but they can still stand at the top of the aristocratic circle, and even improve their status much more than before.
Ernst's suppression is not a single family but all, and what Ernst needs is only the Gross family, which Ernst cannot replace in a short time, so the old Gross is confident that maybe in the future the family will surpass the Yanáček family and the Berlan family and become the second family in Moravia.
Nothing will last long, the turmoil in the United States will soon pass, and the defense forces of the monarchs of various countries, although they have not yet been lowered back to their original standards, they have also weakened a lot compared to the previous period.
Soon December, the East was in turmoil, and it was said that the Boxers had executed a French priest in Hulan, for which both France and the Vatican were very angry and lodged a strong protest against the Manchu Empire.
The year 1901 was coming to an end, and the major events of the year were the death of Queen Victoria and the reparations paid by the Manchu government, although neither of these had much to do with Ernst.
The castle welcomed a guest, the Sufi lord and Elena from Vienna, and Ernst wondered why Elena did not return to his home, and kept playing with his sister Sufi lord all over Europe.
Naturally, Ernst would never admit that the main reason for saying this was because Elena was too annoying, and Ernst did not want him to stay in his own castle in Moravia.
In order to avoid Elena's entanglement, Ernst deliberately went to the new town to supervise the construction of the new town, but who wanted to chase Elena to see the planning drawings of the new city, and kept clamoring to set up a temporary residence here.
The Duke of Lafayette is also a rich man, and he also loves his daughter Elena very much, and he doesn't dare to say too much money, but Elena still has some savings of a few hundred pounds.
Half-forced and half-helpless, Ernst agreed to sell a noble estate to Elena, for which Elena spent the rest of her days waiting for the construction of the estate on the land she had bought.
Many times, Ernst said with emotion that Moravia was so big that there was no place for him to hide.
At this time, Vienna received a letter from Archduke Ferdinand, the contents of which pleased Ernst.
Without mentioning the specifics, the general meaning is that Yugoslavia is now very unstable, and if Ernst wishes, he can send the Moravian Army regiment to Yugoslavia to help the Austrian army quell the rebellion.
Ernst naturally did not want to miss such an opportunity, thinking about Elena, who was still in the territory, Ernst decided to go to Yugoslavia himself this time.
In this era, how will you survive in the future if you don't adapt to the war? Although Ernst was only a seven-year-old boy about to be eight years old, Ernst himself never thought so.
Naturally, he did not tell anyone about his decision, whether it was Bert or Massena, and once he proposed to follow him to Yugoslavia, he believed that they would definitely stop him and inform Archduke Ferdinand.
Their obstruction was not important, because it had no effect, but if Archduke Ferdinand had known about it, then it is estimated that Ernst had already been blocked when he passed through Vienna.
Secretly summoned Cosimo and Talo Balbo, Ernst made the same decision as Ernst had imagined, and although they were very opposed but did not dare to say anything.
How could a servant refuse the request of his master, as Bert was the butler and Massena was Ernst's political spokesman, compared to Cosimo and Talo Balbo, who were mere servants?
Ernst also hadn't seen Talo Balbo for a long time, the wooden guy had been training with Cuipa, and he had lost a lot of weight in a few months, but his physical strength even slightly overwhelmed his wooden one.
Although he knew that they didn't dare to say anything, Ernst also needed to make them relax a little, so he said: "This time you both follow me, we only stay in a safe place, with your protection, I believe that safety is not an issue. ”
Talo Balbo was not Cosimo, and he was very categorical when he said that he would protect Ernst's safety, but Cosimo was very embarrassed, and it was obvious that he still felt that Ernst was a very wrong decision.
The order was passed to Andrei by Cosimo, and it was confirmed that Andrei's cheerful regrouped army was ready to set off at any time.
The actions of the Moravian Army Regiment had a great impact, and the nobles and Massena and other uninformed people came to inquire about it, and when they received the answer that the Moravian Army Regiment was about to go to Yugoslavia to quell the rebels, different people had different thoughts.
Massena was also a military commander, and he naturally understood the difference between an army that had gone through war and an army that had not...... He is now the head of Nova Nova Moravia, and he doesn't want his career to take a turn for the worse.
Just as the nobles thought at this time, the nobles were happy in their hearts, because the sword that pressed on their heads began to move to other places. Without this sword, no one can guarantee that the nobles will be as honest as they are now.
How could the nobles not think of Massena? He came to Ernst as soon as possible, hoping to persuade Ernst to leave behind a part of the power to suppress the nobles.
Massena did not know that it was not only the army that was leaving, but also Ernst, otherwise Massena would have been ten or a hundred times more anxious than he was now.
Knowing the reason for Masséna's arrival, Ernst secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling guilty for having just suspected Cosimo.
"Rest assured about the situation in Moravia, I am prepared to cobble together about 1,000 reservists in the near future, who will shoulder the responsibilities of the Moravian Army Regiment during the period of Andrei's departure."
"Command staff ......"
"Under your command, the actual person in charge is Kurt."
Massena was a little curious, why did he even go out of his way to state that he had his own command, and that such a duty should not be Ernst?
Although he was puzzled, Massena did not think much about it, after all, no one would have thought that Ernst was going to leave Moravia for the war-torn battlefield.
In fact, at this moment, even Ernst didn't understand why he suddenly made this decision, because he was avoiding Elena? Is it because you are prepared to adapt to the war in advance, so that you will not be so panicked in the next war?
Maybe it's both, maybe it's something else, but by this time Ernst was ready, and the road to war was right ahead.