Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

Despite frequent disasters, despite the presence of powerful enemies, and despite lingering intrigues and crimes, the palace is still full of spring all year round.

A seal occupies the kennel and is sleeping, and a group of blue antelopes not only drink the sink next to the kennel, but also aim for the dog food in the rice bowl.

No matter how good-tempered Ludwig (Mrs. Sophie's Saint Bernard) is, he can't help but protest why seals sleep on land and herbivores eat dog food.

"Wang! Wang!."

Ludwig had just screamed twice when he made a noise to a passing big puffin, who rushed over and bit the former's buttocks.

Ludwig, who had been gnawed on the cheek, could only whimper and run away

Lakshmi Bayi and Little Maria each rode their own bantam horses inside and outside the palace, although it was a "wild run", but in fact it was not very fast, but occasionally they would smash some equipment to scare some palace people.

As they grew older, Franz's friends have grown up, and although they are still in the same position, they have become more and more excessive.

If it weren't for Schönbrunn Palace, they would have been even more unscrupulous, and hunting on horseback would not satisfy them at all.

In fact, the family behind them was equally unhappy, and Franz was about to come of age, and many speculated that he might serve as vice-king in Tyrol and also as colonial minister.

In fact, the Austrian Empire itself did not have the post of Minister of War, and later the Minister of War was also held by the Minister of War.

However, the Comte de la Tour, who served as Minister of War, was really ignorant of overseas colonization, so he handed over this power to the navy.

Friedrich, as the marshal of the admiral, was also not interested in this and gave up the position to Franz.

Then as the Austrian Empire's colonies grew larger and stronger, Franz had more and more power in his hands, and more and more oil and water.

The heads of the major families were not fools, and when Franz left Vienna, it was time for them to prove their worth.

Therefore, it is very necessary to find a good errand for the future important members of the family, or the next generation of patriarchs.

California and Namibia are undoubtedly the two most oily places, but the dangers are self-evident, with officials dying almost every year.

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, let alone the pride of these days. Some of the minor nobles who were ready to side with Franz had already begun to move to the Tyrolean region.

The thinking of these people is that His Majesty Ferdinand I is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and he can continue to be emperor for at least another decade or two.

This meant that Franz would have to stay in Tyrol for at least a decade or two, during which time he would need to be familiar with government affairs and certainly need some good helpers.

So betting at this time is the wisest choice, after all, as long as you are not too stupid in one or two decades, you can be familiar with each other.

And in the Austrian Empire under the official system, it is a very meaningful thing to be familiar with the future emperor.

At this time, Austria was a system of giving officials and an examination system coexisted, but in any case, there would be an interview, and some petty officials could also use money and face to save money, but high-ranking officials could only be crowned by the emperor himself.

Franz would have been a good emperor in the future, and almost no one in the Austrian Empire at this time would doubt this.

(This is mainly due to the overwhelming propaganda and momentum, the government, the church, the media, especially the lower level prefers the legends of heroes and emperors, the middle level talks about the law, and the top level is more often only about profit.) ）

Historically, Franz's popularity has been very high, and this is also due in part to the peculiarity of the current emperor, Ferdinand I, who felt that it could not be worse.

It's different at this time, people don't look for something that isn't so bad from the worst to the extreme, but they do know that they are strong and good.

It's not surprising that young people occasionally do one or two shocking things, but it's very difficult to get things better and better.

The aristocracy and bureaucracy were well aware that the plans and decrees of this world rarely stood the test of time, but the plans of the Archduke Franz seemed correct, at least for the time being.

Some people think that the future of the Austrian Empire may lie overseas, such as Count Kolarov. At this time, Akadov Lebsteinsky was asking Franz for a position in a Central American colony.

In fact, Akadov himself was very dissatisfied with this, because he was a top student in the military academy, and as the heir to the Leibsteinsky family, he should not have gone to that wild land in Central America.

Especially when Richard Metternich wanted to take over Franz's business in Vienna.

In Akadoff's mind, this was a blessing in disguise, and Franz's industry in Vienna was more fragrant than that of a local governor.

The main thing is that Akadov thinks that Richard Metternich dares to take it, and he is not afraid of death, why can't he take it?

The Count of Korolav knew of course that Franz's business in Vienna was large, but it was also dangerous, and the former felt that his eldest grandson was not capable of taking over the hot potato.

In addition, Count Korolav did not think that the so-called wild land of Central America was unimportant, and as Chancellor of the Exchequer he knew where the money was going, and this less dazzling colony at this time received the most investment.

If you open the map, you can see that this is a battleground, but at this time, the vast majority of the world's eyes are focused on Europe and Asia.

But in reality, the economic and strategic position of the Americas is rising, and it turns out that the Anglo-Saxons simply cannot defend their backyard.

And as an old rival of the French, the Austrian Empire naturally could not be resigned to being left behind.

In fact, the Austrian military had always had a plan that in the event of an invasion of Mexico or California by the French, the main force of the Austrian army would cross the Rhine and fight directly on the European continent.

Why cross the Rhine instead of the Swiss mountains, or the Kingdom of Sardinia?

Austria and France crossed the Swiss mountains to attack each other only in the Middle Ages, because transportation was so inconvenient that a sufficient number of troops could not be accessed, and it was also very difficult to maintain supplies.

In modern warfare, which is getting bigger and bigger, this is a sign of self-defeat.

The French wanted to go to war directly in Italy through the Kingdom of Sardinia, but the question was whether the Kingdom of Sardinia, which had been destroyed once by Napoleon, was still willing to believe the former.

In fact, since the 16th century, there has been a race to build fortresses on the Franco-Sasharan border.

In fact, both the Austrians and the French wanted to spread the war to each other's homeland, and this would have to go through the Kingdom of Sardinia, but the latter obviously would not agree.

Because once the borders are opened, the most likely thing is that the Franco-Austrian sides will fight directly on the land of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Moreover, it is easier to please the gods than to send the gods, and these two great gods will not leave unless they scorch the kingdom of Sardinia.