Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

Franz was stunned as he looked at the list made by Archduke Karl, who demanded far more than the former had estimated.

But he was well aware that the Swiss' verbal strength did not match their actual ability to mobilize, and that their will to fight was equally uncertain.

Historically, the Catholic League in Switzerland claimed to have 110,000 troops, but the total number of casualties in the civil war was only 86, and nearly half of them were non-combat losses.

This could hardly have been met with Franz's high expectations, so he refused the weapons and equipment requested by Archduke Karl on the grounds of the Empire's financial difficulties.

But Austria would distribute relief food to the Catholic Union (Orthodox League) through charitable organizations such as the Church, and Franz even planned to raise a donation in Vienna.

"Galicia has also suffered, why don't you also make a fundraiser?"

Adjani said with a knock.

The Poles are a strange people, stubborn and surprisingly arrogant, and she has to try even if she has been defeated by Franz many times.

But it may be precisely because of this character that they can successfully return to the country every time.

"Yes, but not in the name of the Polish Restoration Army." That's Franz's bottom line, he can't afford to spend money to get himself in trouble. Spending money and betraying the country is really stupid.

"Don't worry, rest assured, I'm on their wanted warrant. I, Adjani, am now the most faithful servant of the Habsburgs. ”

She trembled at the large snow-white patch on her chest, and Franz could only hold her forehead and pretend not to see it.

"Get rid of the word faithful."

In fact, as he grew older, Franz's body was quietly changing.

Fundraising is a win-win for both the royal family and the government, relieving the pressure of disaster relief and enhancing the credibility (good reputation) of the royal family and the government.

And now that 1848 is getting closer, a good name will add more security to one's future.

After all, Galicia and Tyrol were the only two regions in the Year of the Storm that did not participate in the rebellion.

At this time, the Galicians were still third-class citizens of the Austrian Empire, but with the opening of the railway, there would be a wave of development in the region.

Franz just took this opportunity to show them favor in advance, after all, the icing on the cake is far less memorable than sending charcoal in the snow.

"Why, I'm so faithful that I couldn't be more faithful. You see, I still have their bounty order. ”

Franz looked at the photograph that had been clearly depicted many times and said helplessly.

"You got this bounty order, right?"

Adjani was a little surprised, but quickly shook her head.

"The paper used for the printing was from the factory in Belgrade, the ink for the printing was made in Bohemia, and the bounty was most likely printed from the newspaper "Good Night, Vienna". How could the rebels afford to use these things? ”

Franz was a little helpless, and Adjani was also helpless.

"They're so ugly! Who will recognize me! ”

"I'm not afraid that they'll send a killer."

"I go in and out of either the palace or the mansions of the big people all day long, plus the guards who travel are all your guards, they really have this kind of ability, I'm afraid they would have entered the palace a long time ago."

Adjani is completely fearless, in fact, the assassination does not require only courage, but also careful planning and a little luck.

In fact, Adjani has suffered many assassinations over the years, not only the gunmen directly blocked the way to assassinate them, but also some people tried to blend in with the balls held by the upper nobles, and even directly infiltrated the institutions where Franz trained spies.

But Vienna's high class has a lot of rules, and not everyone can enter with an invitation, and it is not enough to have a title of nobility.

Among the institutions that train espionage, one of the most important training is counterintelligence. And those newcomers are easily exposed in front of the veterans who are instructors, and Adjani is a master of this skill.

Therefore, the boys and girls who are used as pawns often have no return, and those who are lucky enough will be sent to Africa to do hard labor, and those who are less lucky may end up directly in the garbage heaps of the slums, or in the Danube, and of course they may be everywhere and everywhere

The ones who went back were often double agents who had been rebelled or brainwashed, and in fact the distribution and operations of the Polish Avenger Army in Austria at this time were probably better known to Adjani than Landre Promi (the leader of the Polish Avenger Army at this time).

But there was one thing Franz was quite curious about, he was very interested in his bounty.

So he asked.

"I wonder who is the first person to offer a bounty for the Polish Restoration Army at this time?"

Adjani may have a limited understanding of politics and Franz's "big plan", but she understands men and pretends to answer without thinking.

"Tsar, Nicholas I."

It's just that inadvertently, the corners of his mouth have raised an arc. But Adjani disguised it well, and Franz didn't notice it. The latter was a little depressed, but the former was right.

The Tsar and Russia were indeed the enemies of the Poles, and at the same time occupied the most Polish territory, and it was entirely reasonable to list them as the number one targets.

But this was clearly not what Franz wanted to hear, so he continued to ask.

"I'm asking the country."

"Franstein Karelinsky."

Franstein Karelinski was originally a high-ranking member of the Polish Restoration Army, and in fact served the Russian government, either indirectly or directly, and killed many of the real Polish Restorationists.

In 1845, he even openly defected to the Tsar, was made a Russian nobleman, and at the same time became the head of the Special Third Section in Poland.

"I'm asking within the Austrian Empire." Franz said helplessly.

Adjani pretended to be abrupt and said, "Emperor Ferdinand I! The bounty is 500,000 rubles. ”

"And the second?"

"Your mother, Mrs. Sophie. The bounty is 450,000 rubles. ”

"And the third?"

"Prince Metternich, the bounty is 300,000 rubles."

Franz finally couldn't take it anymore.

"How much am I!?"

“1。”

"10,000 rubles?" Franz asked, somewhat surprised, and Adjani shook her head.

"1 ruble!"

"That's too contemptuous!"

Franz felt insulted, Adjani laughed and then said deliberately defiantly.

"Who's going to have trouble with a little kid who pretends to be a ghost?"

"No! Gotta add some to me! ”

Franz felt that he had lost face and wanted to regain some dignity urgently.

"Just wait, the bounty will naturally be high when you become an adult next year. Although the Polish Restoration Army was considered heretical, it did not go so far as to target underage children. ”

Adjani's explanation made Franz even more upset, but fortunately there was only one year left.

Franz suddenly remembered something else.

"Is Mr. Wheatstone invited?"

"Nope! These Englishmen are so arrogant! Not only did he refuse invitations from the journals Nature and Science, but he also wrote an article criticizing the Austrian Empire. ”

Franz was speechless for a moment.

"What did he say?"

"Mr. Wheatstone says the Austrian Empire is an upstart!"

(End of chapter)