By this time the railway network of the Austrian Empire, Neletania had been largely completed.

From Venice, you can take the train directly via Villach, Salzburg, Linz and then Vienna. What used to take a month to travel now takes only 14 hours.

Many things happened after Franz left Europe, including a massacre in Syria.

Local Jews are said to have eaten grilled pork chops on the Eid al-Adha festival of the Celestial Church, after which angry locals under the command of the Order launched a campaign against the entire region.

Tens of thousands of people died, and their belongings were looted, including clothing and shoes. The movement soon expanded to include Jews throughout the Ottoman Empire.

This move thoroughly angered the Jews, but it was of little use.

Not so long ago, Montefiori (a Jewish aristocrat in England) had humiliated King Louis Philippe of France, who believed that the Jewish Congress had failed.

However, just when the unruly Jew's popularity was at its highest, reality slapped him hard.

Louis Philippe continued to be generous in public, and expressed concern for Sir Montefiore's health, even preparing to send messengers to offer him condolences.

In the palace, Louis Philippe opened a rare bottle of champagne to celebrate, and at the same time told his cronies, "I don't care what method you use, I'd better shut up that filthy fellow forever!" ”

Warsaw, Poland.

The two brothers, Eduard Dunbowski and Henrik Kaminski, founded the Polish People's League, also with the aim of reviving Poland and making it independent from the rule of the three great powers.

It's just that the "Polish Restoration Army", which is also reviving Poland, is very unwelcome, this theoretical ally. The reason was that the "Polish Democratic League" not only wanted to overthrow the three major powers, but also to overthrow the rule of the Polish aristocracy.

This was unacceptable to the "Polish Restoration Army" in any case, so they reported the "Polish Democratic League" to the Tsarist government.

What is even more bizarre is that Tsarist Russia, in line with the principle that "the enemy of the enemy is a friend," actually threw an olive branch to the "Polish Democratic League."

The theory of the Russians is that the Tsar is the loving father of the Polish serfs, and if you want to protect the interests of the serfs, that is to protect the interests of the Tsar, in that case, why don't we all work for the Tsar and unite to deal with those damned Polish nobles?

The "Polish Democratic League" rejected the good intentions of the tsarist government, just as the Russians were asking St. Petersburg whether to destroy this might rebel force.

The Polish Restoration Army (PNA) took the lead by destroying the headquarters of the Polish Democratic League with explosives and sending assassins to assassinate those who had betrayed the class.

(At the time, almost all of the top brass of the Polish Democratic League were of aristocratic origin, but they were aware of the dangers of this rotten system.) At that time, the Polish nobility and commoners, and even some scholars believe that they could be defined as two races. ）

While the two Polish restoration forces were fighting fiercely in the former capital, Warsaw, the Russians were caught between wanting the Poles to fight among themselves and maintaining law and order.

Eventually, the Russians opted to block off the streets to allow the two sides to fight for themselves, while setting up makeshift hospitals to treat civilians. This operation not only allowed the Russians to gain a wave of popular support, but also greatly damaged the vitality of both sides.

Adjani, as a former member of the Polish Restoration Army, was so angry that she tore the newspaper to shreds.

Franz thought it was normal, after all, the conflict between the Polish aristocracy and the commoners had a long history, somewhat similar to the caste system in India.

The Polish aristocracy was derived from the conquerors of Northern Europe, while the commoners were the local Slavs. Although this was 17 centuries ago, there are still many aristocrats who are still staring at it.

The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, which had been peaceful against the Ottomans, was thus in decline, and Poland had not only the contradiction between the commoners and the nobility, but also between the nobility and the nobility, that is, the system of electing the king and the principle of absolute equality.

Negotiations between Austria and the Free City of Krakow have finally settled, and a railway from Lviv to Krakow will be built within two years.

The success of the negotiations was due to the efforts of the cobblestone aristocracy in Krakow. The Polish aristocracy was divided into seven classes: large nobility (more than 10,000 serfs), middle nobility (more than 500 serfs), tenant nobility, small nobility, fortified nobility, rabble aristocracy, and cobblestone aristocracy (urban aristocracy, engaged in industry and commerce).

The seventh estate, which used to be the most despicable, became the most powerful group of people in Krakow at this time.

Their economy comes from trade, and naturally they will not miss the opportunity to expand trade with Austria, and by taking the Austrian line, it is equivalent to joining the German Customs Union and the Apennine Customs Union at the same time.

Driven by huge interests, those voices of opposition soon faded away. Krakow was once the most prosperous city in Poland, but at this time a railway was the difference between life and death.

If it could expand its trade with Austria, it would be able to continue its former prosperity, but if it refused, it would become a rootless tree, and sooner or later it would not be able to escape the fate of withering.

However, when the railway is completed, the free city of Krakow will no longer be free, but a pawn controlled by Austria.

This, naturally, caused discontent among a part of the nobility, but they were quickly "convinced" either by reason or by physics.

As for the members of the Polish Restoration Army and the Polish Democratic League, who wanted to prevent this from happening, they were either expelled or drowned in the Vistula.

Prussia, Silesia.

As the center of Prussia's textile industry, Frederick the Great's most valuable relic was once the most loyal province to the Hohenzollern family.

At this time, Silesia was home to 50% of Prussia's textile industry and was also the province with the largest contribution to tax revenue, and the package purchase system had been in place for almost a century.

(Prussia took Silesia from Austria in 1740, exactly 1840.) ）

The package buying system was once a great innovation, with merchants handing yarn to weavers, who in turn produced predetermined garments at home. Cottage workers were paid according to the quality of the fabrics, which were bleached and trimmed and sold by merchants to domestic and foreign markets, which had supported the Prussian economy for many years.

However, after the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Prussia's textile market has been hit by both Britain and Russia. Prussian markets were flooded with cheap textiles, and the heaviest losses were naturally in Silesia, the center of the textile industry.

Prussia then established the German Customs Union, but Austria joined the German Customs Union, which completely shattered the illusions of the Silesians.

Austrian goods poured into Prussia through Saxony, and Saxony was also a textile powerhouse, which was made even more miserable by the fact that the Americans had cut off their cotton supply.

But the most painful thing is not that there are no raw materials, there is no market share, but that the taxes demanded by the Prussian government have not been reduced, and what will happen in this case can be imagined.

(End of chapter)