Chapter 190: Changes in Austria
PS: There are two exams left tomorrow, and then there will be a holiday. The thesis is also about the same, but I need to find a job a year ago, but I can keep two shifts a day, and three shifts if I have more time. This book dragged on for too long, I was a little unaccustomed to it, I was a little anxious, and I will definitely do my best to update it (even if this book has a bad grade).
The Austrian side town, perhaps due to its geographical location, was not invaded by the First World War, and was far more complete than the surplus cities before the war.
A middle-aged man who went out and went back and forth between the fields and his home as usual, two sons and a daughter were almost all he had, but today everything will change.
In the early morning, before the sun had fully risen, the streets of the town were silent, and at that moment several green military vehicles appeared in the faint sunlight. Thankfully, the emblem was the Wehrmacht of the Republic of Austria, otherwise a killing might have been set off in this peaceful town.
Three military vehicles stopped at the door of the middle-aged man's house, and the middle-aged man who was about to go out couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this scene. He was not too shocked, and after a moment he looked at the old man who had gotten out of a black car, a familiar face he had met, an acquaintance he had met many times in Vienna.
In a few years, the celebrities of Vienna had been reduced to a small border town and become an ordinary farmer, and the old man, who was just an idle aristocracy, had become an important decision-maker in the country. The change of identity made the middle-aged man slightly uncomfortable, but he was mentally prepared a few months ago.
"Long time no see, Burrell!"
The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Austria looked at the familiar face with a kind face and could not help but feel a little emotional, since Austria established the Republic of Vienna, the situation in Vienna has changed greatly every day. To tell the truth, although the defense minister has a lot of power, his faction does not have an advantage, after all, the presidential faction has the support of Britain and the United States.
"Long time no see, Haydn!"
Compared with Minister Haydn's greeting, Burrell seemed a little restrained, after all, he had been away from the political center for a while, and suddenly saw that such a high-ranking official was still slightly uncomfortable and alienated, but this was only a temporary discomfort, and I believe that he would be able to return to the state he was in in a few days.
"Dad, have a guest?"
While the two were talking, a beautiful young girl appeared at the door, this was Burrell's youngest daughter, he was only 6 years old when Burrell left Vienna, so she was not very familiar with the old man in front of her, but the situation in front of her made her seem to understand something, so she couldn't help but be a little excited.
Everyone is eager to live in a big city and a big house, especially in this era when the sky is not too polluted, compared to the infinite scenery of the wilderness, they still prefer the prosperity of the big city, especially the girls, they like the city's fashionable clothing, delicious food, industrial technology.
patted his daughter on the shoulder, Burrell didn't explain, Haydn wanted to say hello to the young girl, but seeing that Burrell didn't mean to introduce, he could only watch a little depressed as the young girl led the way in front.
The host and guest sat down with each other, and the young girl had returned to her room, and Haydn was a wise man, so he guessed that it must be the young girl who shared the news with her brother and sister, thus adding two more confidence in the purpose of his arrival.
"Burrell, you should know what I'm here for."
"I'm a royalist!"
Burrell certainly knew Haydn's intentions, and he had lived in Vienna for more than 30 years, where he had strong connections, and most of the more than 10 members of the cabinet now had a close relationship with him. The economy of the Czech principality was slowly developing, and Austria had to look directly at this enemy who was not an enemy. If you continue the civil strife, you can only end up being yourself, so it's a good idea to ask Burrell to go back as a buffer point for both factions.
Naturally, Burrell would not refuse such a thing, but he had to identify himself as a royalist, even if he was no longer half loyal to the Habsburgs.
Haydn naturally understood that this was Burrell's concern, and he shook his head with a smile and said, "Mr. Karl will not return to Vienna again, the Czech principality...... You should be aware of the fear of the domestic aristocracy about him. β
To put it simply, Haydn meant that the royalists in Vienna at this time were empty words, because the cabinet would not compromise with the Czech principality at all, and Karl would not return at all. Burrell may not need to change his political direction, as it will not affect him in any way.
Burrell did not speak again, but looked at Haydn, who knew what he should say, and said directly: "We need a vice president, and there is no doubt that Mr. Burrell is the best candidate for this position." β
He was very excited and happy, but on the surface he only smiled and stood up and stretched out his hand to Minister Haydn, and when the two shook hands, Austrian history was being rewritten, and there was no doubt that his appointment was a great obstacle to Ernst's infiltration of Austria.
The next day Austria began to trumpet that their vice-president, the former head of the Vienna Imperial Palace, had to leave Vienna because of the persecution of the Habsburgs, and wandered for more than ten years before returning to the land he knew well, and such propaganda was a good assistant to his new status, at least he was given a few new appointments.
The Czech Duchy quickly convened a meeting because of this incident, because everyone knew that Austria's explicit or implicit words were referring to Ernst himself, and if it were not for the fact that Ernst would not have left Vienna back then, and now that he had become the vice president of Austria, it was believed that Austria would impose a series of policy restrictions on the Czech Duchy in the future.
"This is a provocation, this is a blatant provocation, and we must protest against this behavior of Austria."
Ernst sat quietly in the first place, his unfinished cigar in his hand. It was a valuable and extraordinary gift from the President of Brazil.
"Little Mr. Deckerling, the protest in your mouth will not affect Austria, the only thing that can influence the attitude of other countries is war, only war!"
One of the admirals said this very fiercely, which made many of the cabinet members frown, and their eyes also looked quietly at Ernst, as if they were afraid that if Ernst was about to go to war with Austria.
Ernst naturally saw the following small actions, and he couldn't help but laugh at the distrust of the cabinet members. Are you so naΓ―ve? World War I has just ended, and the British and American countries still want to find fault with themselves and weaken their own strength, so it's not a fool to jump out at this time?
With a press of his hand to let the excited general sit down, Ernst slowly spoke: "Slander or provocation!" How at this time our aim is to take Hungary, as for the Republic of Austria...... A bunch of shit guys deserve our attention? There will be a chance, there will be a chance for them to understand the consequences of provoking our Czech Republic! β
In the Czech principality, Ernst is God, and his words cannot be disobeyed even by the priests in the church, which is the basic national policy of the Czech principality, and the national policy that cannot be changed, so as Ernst's words fell into the conference room, the conversation began to gradually shift to the question of Hungary.
Hungary is still the same thing, how to guide the royalists to support Ernst's brother Mesimian, the position of the Austrian emperor no longer needs to be considered, but Hungary still has a great chance. Leaving aside the large number of royalists, the main generals of the military supported the Habsburgs to re-lead Hungary. Of course, now they have not yet decided who exactly will make Hungary's royal palace, Karl, the former emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, or Mysimilian, who also has the right of inheritance?
Karl was in charge of the righteousness and Mysimilian was behind the support of the Czech principality, and how to choose was really a problem for the Hungarian royalists, especially at this time when there were people from other parties on one side looking for opportunities to seize state power from time to time, and they could not think about this matter for too long.
In fact, the Czech Duchy could not act too openly on this matter, after all, the British and American countries were still staring at the Czech Duchy, and they did not want the Czech Duchy to further improve its strength, even if in the eyes of many people, the relationship between Mesimilian and Ernst was not very good.