How else is it? The Count of Tural asked very eagerly, and as a soldier, he would have liked to hear from a statesman such words as "killing chickens and monkeys", "bleeding thirty thousand miles", and "dismantling eight pieces", but he was soon disappointed.

"Then we'll take a harsher tone." The tangled Count Korollav said helplessly, after all, no one can afford to provoke the big cauldron of civil war.

Unless the emperor himself jumped from the throne and said that he was going to war with Hungary, Austria could only maintain this strange relationship with Hungary.

With the efficiency of the Regency Council, the matter will not be conclusive for a few months.

In fact, these lands were only bought by Franz in the name of the royal family, but in fact they were not registered in the name of the royal family, and could only be regarded as Franz's private property.

To briefly mention here, the nature of the family property of the imperial family is not the same thing as the personal property of the Grand Duke or even the Emperor. The royal estates were usually the property of the Habsburgs, and no one other than the patriarch (usually the emperor) had the power to dispose of them.

Members of the royal family only have the right to benefit from their own domains, but not property rights. Therefore, strictly speaking, the attack on Franz's private property did not belong to the category of challenging the imperial power, so he had no right to use the national army to protect his own interests, and could only protect his security at the Grand Duke's own expense and personal guards.

At first, Franz thought that no matter how crazy the Magyars were, they would not dare to make drastic moves against the royal estate. Now it seems that in the eyes of this group of extremists, all laws, orders, and authorities are floating clouds, and unless you subdue them with the barrel of a gun, these guys who advocate the supremacy of strength will not just stop.

Before the Regency Council can finally take action, he must address this issue by first understanding the crucial point of "who is our friend and who is our enemy".

In order to establish a solid foundation for the next plan, the first step was to unite some of the great Hungarian nobles who were willing to cooperate, better divide their forces, and then break up their alliance.

On the other hand, taking direct military strikes against the attackers of the royal estates, these "horse bandits" are not really armies, but more akin to stragglers. Although it is known as brave and good at fighting, when facing the regular armed forces, the lack of tactics and lack of discipline is its fatal weakness.

Franz felt that his dragoon regiment was enough to sweep them away, and although the regiment was outwardly numbered of 1,000 men, it was actually three times as many.

After all, although these three thousand men were all composed of the second sons or illegitimate sons of nobles, each of them had a glorious family and faithful servants, so it was not uncommon for a cavalryman to carry three or four retinues.

These men are well-trained and well-armed, and perhaps the only weakness is that they are unruly, and they are difficult to convince without a reputable and convincing general.

So Franz could only ask Albrecht to go, he, unlike Friedrich, as the eldest son of Archduke Karl, was born with absolute suppressive power over these second sons.

Although Albrecht was still a colonel, no one doubted that he would become a marshal in the future, and his personality was as vicious as hatred.

At the same time, known as the last famous general in the history of the Austrian Empire, Albrecht's command ability and judgment ability are online, which can minimize the probability of overturning.

What if the pride of heaven with elite troops overturns the horse bandits? That was an excuse to go to war, and it was a war to destroy the country by expanding the war.

Vienna was no longer faced with unity and development, but with how to settle the enemy once and for all and maximize the interests of the empire.

Of course, the chances of this happening are slim to none, and if things go according to normal conditions, the "horse bandits" who have suffered a huge blow will choose to temporarily rest their arms in order to avoid the sweep of the army.

Since neither side wants to escalate the conflict, this time the blow will inevitably be incomplete.

Franz now had a legitimate reason to raise a force capable of defending the royal estates, from among German immigrants and Hungarian refugees, who only had to meet two criteria: one could speak German (or be willing to learn), and the other was allegiance to the Habsburgs.

This force will be a weapon in Franz's hands and a line of defense against the resurgence of the "horse bandits".

The three-step plan, if executed successfully, should put down the rebellion and provide an excellent opportunity to train Albrech and his immediate forces and test their combat capabilities, while also training a force that is loyal to him.

In this way, before the year of the storm, Franz will have enough capital in his hands to maneuver. The more cards you have, the safer you are, and in the same way, the more chips you have, the higher your success rate.

Of course, before taking the first part, no matter how clever the plan is, it is a fantasy to have no suitable person to help him, and this is the first problem that Franz continues to solve now, he needs a person with a big enough face and a high status to negotiate with the Hungarian aristocracy.

Schönbrunn Palace, the dormitory of Madame Sophie.

"Where's my father?" Franz asked.

"Out to sea." Mrs. Sophie replied indifferently.

"Out to sea?" Franz asked, somewhat confused.

"Hmm." Mrs. Sophie nodded, "If you are allowed to go to sea, will your father not be allowed to go to sea?" ”

"But why did he go to sea like that?"

"It's said to be going to the North Pole to catch penguins."

Franz is full of black lines.

"Where are there penguins in the Arctic?"

"I don't know, maybe my father told you why."

"Forget it, I think my father has his own opinions." Franz couldn't have guessed what a grand duke was thinking who persuaded people to colonize the desert, maybe he was planning to colonize the iceberg?

"Franz, what do you want to do? I can help you too! ”

"Mother, you are powerful enough, and please pay attention to your age."

Mrs. Sophie grabbed Franz's ear.

"You little conscienceless! It's disgusting that the old lady is old! ”

“.”

Franz felt that he should think of a plan to get the best of both worlds, after all, Mrs. Sophie's political vision was really not very good, and her power would bring unnecessary problems to the country.

Historically, Mrs. Sophie was very fond of participating in national politics, but her level was as low as that of Yehnara. Franz didn't want history to repeat itself, and the best way to avoid that was not to seize power in the future, but to keep her out of power in the first place.

It seems that it is still necessary to find her a change of clothes like Wei Mei

However, Madame Sophie knew Franz well and did not intend to give him much time to think.

"You think about it here! I'll take your sister to your aunt's house, and remember to come over in person if you have something. Your uncle would often knock down the passing pigeons and roast them. ”

At this time, little Mary, who had been pretending to be asleep, got up and shouted.

"I'm going to my aunt's house, Maria wants to play with Nana!"

"Don't jump! Look at you, how can you look like a little princess! Mrs. Sophie, though still stern, allowed Franz's little sister to jump around on the bed.

If it had been Franz and his two brothers, I am afraid that they would have been locked up and confined long ago.

Nana in Maria's mouth is the sister of the famous princess Sissi in history, and perhaps Princess Nana is a good choice compared to Sissi, who has negative political ability.

But in the strict sense of the word, they are not a good match. It has nothing to do with character and appearance, but they belong to the side branch of the Wertbach family, and there is a huge gap between them and Franz, the orthodox heir of the Habsburg family, in terms of status and identity.

The marriages of the Western aristocracy are very particular about "the right match", and many marriages are designed transactions.

It stands to reason that Franz should not be an exception, and the reason why Princess Sissi's love is praised in history is because she broke this oldest rule.

"Is Nana good-looking?" Franz blurted out.

(End of chapter)