Chapter 11: Wait!
If the script of other countries were to be followed, this situation would have erupted in the same bloody conflict as in France, but the reality is that there are also many people in the army who are dissatisfied with Metternich.
Coupled with the blessing of nationalism, the Austrian army, following the Bavarian Guard, also joined the ranks of the rebellion.
The army set up artillery directly outside the Prime Minister's Palace, seeing that nothing could be done, and the inner line planted by Franz in advance could only propose to burn Metternich with a fire, so as to have the due punishment effect.
And we can't kill innocents indiscriminately, so we should let anyone other than Metternich leave the Prime Minister's Office before we do it.
The people were still very reasonable, so they made way for the innocent to pass. When the innocents left, torches were thrown into the Prime Minister's House from all directions.
The fire burned for a day and night, and it is said that even Metternich's ashes were burned.
An old lady in a white wig on the pier in Vienna kept looking back, and the old servant pulled him into the cabin.
"Let's go, sir. Archduke Franz says California needs you"
Metternich stepped down, and Count Kolarov thought that he had finally brought down his old rival and that he could implement his own reforms, but Franz II had already left a legacy:
"If, for exceptional reasons, Metternich is unable to perform the duties of Regent, Pillersdorfer shall take over as Regent."
Pilersdorfo also disagreed with Count Kolarov, and the mess left by Metternich left them out of the question.
Declaring war on the Papal States? No kidding, in this situation in Europe now, everyone is looking for a scapegoat, whoever strikes first will die.
Accept the offer of the Papal States? The ruins of the Prime Minister's Office are still hot! And the two royal dukes didn't move, and it seems that the royal family is not ready to pursue this matter.
At this time, they remembered Archduke Franz, who had already gone to Tyrol to take office, after all, the latter was known as a hero, and he was a member of the imperial family, and he was the future emperor.
Some people may like the feeling of being needed, but Franz only thinks that they are trying to use themselves as a shield.
He didn't like it very much, but the intensity of nationalism at this time was more than he had imagined.
It has been suppressed for so many years, from the earliest Hill Kini Barron, Ludwig von Rens to the most recent Andreas Pretorius, Franz has never stopped suppressing ultranationalists.
The means employed include, but are not limited to, fines, imprisonment, exile, and even assassination. But the results were not ideal, and their size and influence still far exceeded those of the historical German nationalists.
But at this time, it is really impossible to let the idiots in the imperial government continue to mess around, and Franz's reply is "wait".
That's right, patience is a comparison at this time, and the political situation in France, England, Spain, and Prussia is also chaotic, and whoever can't hold his breath first loses.
France is the key to this, and as long as this most crucial link collapses, the invisible web for Austria will no longer exist.
And France is bound to collapse, and Franz is so sure of this because if it doesn't collapse, then someone will help it collapse.
For example, a gunshot rang out, for example, a leader, or a "La Marseillaise".
But in the end, Louis Philippe's rule was too weak, otherwise it would not be so easy for others to take advantage of the loophole.
In any case, Franz would not allow France, a close neighbor, to breathe any longer, and must not allow it to transfer the contradictions to Austria.
As for the British threat, it is likely to remain only lip service, after all, Austria's geographical position is not very suitable for invasion by sea, and the latter is not the main threat of the former, so it is completely worth the cost to do so, and it is unlikely that the shrewd British will make such a mistake.
During the waiting period, the pressure faced by the Austrian Imperial Government was not wanted and did not need to be dealt with by Franz. In fact, he wants to change the government for a few more years, just to clean up those loyal embezzlers.
In many cases, Franz was not able to do it himself, and due to the fatal flaw of the system of conferring officials, the Austrian imperial government had a large number of stable loyal vassals.
They didn't do anything bad, but they didn't do anything useful.
However, these people have occupied a large number of positions in government departments for generations, and their efficiency is about 0, which is not as good as that of outsourced clerks.
At the bottom, it only affects work efficiency and occupies national resources, but when it comes to the top, the impact is extremely bad.
Whether they want to or not, they will become the backbone or even the leader of some factions, either actively or passively.
And then inbreeding began, and even the top geniuses in certain disciplines, such as Darwin, Bach, and Einstein, could only give birth to a bunch of mediocre stupid people, not to mention this group of useless waste.
For example, the Count of Pilersdorf, who was re-elected to the Regency Council at this time, was far less capable than Prince Metternich, but from more than ten years ago, even as soon as he was born, he was destined to be in the position he is today.
Franz II is not a genius like Kong Ming and Zhang Liang, he is just a mediocre old man, but he can still count more than ten years later, for no other reason, only familiar with it.
However, it was a bunch of such corpse vegetarian guys, and Franz couldn't deal with them in a very aggressive way.
Ironically, they are the cornerstone of the Empire. Franz had to have the support of these people if he wanted to succeed in reform, but who would want to change his life?
This was not a problem that Franz could solve when he ascended the throne, because even if Franz became emperor, he still could not betray his class.
So Franz needs a big mess, a big mess in the world, but before that he has to be ready for everything.
Only a strong body can survive this fierce medicine, and then the Austrian Empire will be reborn.
In fact, at first, Franz wanted to use a conservative reform method to imperceptibly carry out limited reforms, but some small repairs and small repairs can only save a while, but cannot save a lifetime.
As for the nascent Regency Council's desire to act on its own without Franz's control, this is practically unlikely, as Franz has already explained it to the two elders of the family.
As long as the two royal dukes disagree, then the Regency Council is just a decoration.
As for the Count Latour, Franz did not intend to let him stay in Vienna any longer, after all, this man was very impulsive and easy to get started, but he still had loyalty and ability.
So Franz thinks Belgrade is a good place, first of all, Belgrade has a lot of soldiers, and secondly, it is actually surrounded by Hungary and the Ottoman Empire, and there must be a brave man to defend here.
Historically, the Count of Latour died a terrible death, and he took a series of drastic measures, but he was still unable to stabilize the situation in Vienna.
When the second wave came, the Count of Latour remained alone in the hall of the War Department in order not to harm the others.
However, no one appreciated his courage, and in the end the brave count was stabbed into a sieve and hung in front of the war department.
(End of chapter)