Budapest is a large city, the only capital of the empire, and the only city with a population of more than one million.

Behind Budapest is Hungary and the whole of Transletania. The Magyars sat on the Pannonian plain, the breadbasket of the Habsburg Empire and Europe.

After the First Industrial Revolution, after the Battle of Koenig Gretz. Almost half of the land and population went to the Magyars. Hungarian light industry developed rapidly, becoming the most important production base of flour, sugar, dairy products, meat products, and grains and oils in the empire.

In terms of heavy industry, Austria-Hungary's traditional heavy industries such as machinery manufacturing, steel, and chemical industry are concentrated in Bohemia and Austria, but before and after the Second Industrial Revolution, a large amount of foreign capital from Germany and the wealth of the Hungarian aristocracy also greatly promoted the development of heavy industry in Transleitania, such as the tram that firmly occupies the market, and the oil exploitation that is the first in Europe. Hungary is developing rapidly in the fields of steel, electricity, locomotives, energy, etc., and is not an extremely backward agricultural region.

But Budapest is a world metropolis, the Hungarian aristocracy enjoyed the fruits of industrial civilization, and art and culture flourished.

Rudolf enjoyed a life of extreme luxury in this wonderful city, and as a member of the Hungarian aristocracy and royal family, he was warmly received. Every day is occupied by the influx of banquet invitations, and you can only find time to visit the city's attractions.

Speaking from the heart, Rudolph did not have a strong feeling. I came from Vienna anyway, and I have enjoyed modern civilization.

The city that loves Budapest the most is still Kathia. She returned from the front with Rudolph and became Rudolph's secretary. Cassia took off her dress and changed into red makeup, and she appeared in the social scene of Budapest. Although she does not speak a word of Hungarian and does not know a single Magyars. But that doesn't stop her from experiencing a very different high life.

The fruits of industry are not universal, just as Budapest is an ancient medieval city, Hungary is synonymous with extreme conservatism and reaction.

The old Hungarian aristocracy of yesteryear became capitalists, who controlled vast amounts of land, monopolized capital, and formed bureaucratic capitalism.

Hungary pursued a chauvinistic Magyar movement, and the entire education system was unfriendly to non-Magyars. All of Vienna's enlightened policies, such as universal suffrage, freedom of speech, and national autonomy, were unanimously resisted by the Hungarian aristocracy.

Although the peasants were freed from serfdom, they still had to accept exploitation by the landlords or capitalists. In essence, here it is not much different from Tsarist Russia.

Rudolph did not have a good opinion of this, he was also a person with vested interests, and naturally he could not overthrow feudal rule and liberate the broad masses of the people like a revolutionary. In his opinion, these Hungarian relatives were very hospitable, and there was no estrangement between them because Rudolph had participated in the civil war.

From a practical point of view, the first task now is to jointly defend against foreign aggression and win the war. Any act of seeking profit and inciting revolution will be regarded as rebellion. Only by preserving the country can we meet the demands.

Rudolf did his best to do his job, and he treated the Hungarian forces equally, neither reorganizing them, seizing command, nor withholding the equipment and supplies of the common army and the Reichstag.

The Hungarians are not yet grateful, in fact they have always had resentment in their hearts. The Hungarians are ambivalent, a civil war has made them see their own reality, but they also know that they are indispensable.

The industrial areas of Austria-Hungary needed Hungarian food, and the army needed Hungarian soldiers.

The grain is still being sold, and with only one buyer, they have no choice.

Soldiers have also been drafted, and the general mobilization of the country has made them dare not disobey yet.

Rudolph, however, saw a potential problem, and as the war expanded, food production would inevitably suffer. The Hungarian landlords didn't have to worry about it, they didn't go hungry, and their food didn't have to sell.

As the second largest ethnic group, the Hungarians have a lot of weight in the troops. In fact, if Croatia had not been completely liberated, and if it had not been for the separate formation of troops of various nationalities, the Hungarians would have even occupied half of the army.

Well-trained, strong-minded standing armies don't need to worry, they are pure soldiers.

But in the face of this all-out war, in the face of the enemy in three directions. A large number of expanded troops are the main force of the army, and for these soldiers who have received or have not received reserve training, they have to consider other factors such as ethnicity.

Both the Austrians and the Croats were reliable forces, loyal to the empire and the emperor. The combat effectiveness of the Polish and Ukrainian units can also be guaranteed, and the hatred of the Russians is the purest perception of these peasants.

During the war, the Croatian troops were very successful, and the Croats have always been staunch royalists. According to the Act of 1868, Croatia was allowed to form a self-governing parliament, but Hungary withheld half of the tax. As heroes of the Empire, Croatian troops were also allowed to use their own language.

It is true that the crown prince did not treat the Croats badly, and after the civil war, Croatia was completely liberated and achieved full autonomy, and they would be the backbone of the counterweight to Hungary.

The situation of the Hungarian and Czech troops was exceptional. The Czechs were deeply influenced by Pan-Slavism and liberalism, they hated the empire and longed for independence. During the reform, the empire agreed to their demands and gave them a corresponding political status. Although the contradictions were alleviated, they were unwilling to fight for the country.

The situation was similar in Hungary, where they were still enthusiastic about the destruction of Serbia. But after being suppressed, the Hungarians chose a negative attitude, indifferent to everything, as if they were very aggrieved, and completely forgot their previous domineering attitude towards other peoples.

In fact, these problems are easy to solve, and although the Czech Republic and Hungary have other ideas, they are more like some means of coercion. As long as they can see hope and a future, no one will take the initiative to provoke disputes.

Rudolph handed over a plan, which was still related to the logistics of the troops. He planned to build factories in Hungary to supply military supplies.

The above quickly agreed, because there was no need for the government to pay for it. In fact, they can't afford it, and military spending has brought the country's finances to the brink of collapse.

Rudolph first laid out a beautiful blueprint for his uncle, the Marquis de Yvoir, and asked him to come up with the money to rebuild a cannery. Military orders can be signed at any time, and according to the current trend of war, this will be a sure-fire business.