Holy Roman Empire

Chapter 36: Counterinsurgency and Negotiation

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When the capitalists wanted to retreat, it was too late, and Franz had already returned to Vienna with the army.

"Albrecht, it's up to you next!"

Franz still has self-knowledge. If he formulates a strategy or something, this is fine. If he commands troops to fight, he does not know this.

It is estimated that based on the experience of leading troops for more than two months, I am afraid that I am not able to command this army. For the sake of safety, Franz decided to let Albrecht come on.

After all, in history, Albrecht was also a famous Austrian general.

Albrecht smiled and said very confidently: "Don't worry, Franz! It's just a group of rabble, it's not difficult to defeat them!"

Franz nodded. He had done so much preparatory work. The intelligence organization had also infiltrated the rebel team in advance, creating internal conflicts for the enemy. If they still couldn't win, the city defense army could be disbanded.

The military affairs were handed over to Albrecht, and the political issues could only be handled by Franz himself, and others could not afford this responsibility.

"Take the third regiment as the vanguard and attack!"

With the order of Albrecht, the prelude to suppress the rebellion began.

Vienna at this time can be described in one word, that is - chaos!

The large and small insurgents fought each other independently of each other. When the city defense army came over, there were still many insurgents who didn't even know that the enemy had come.

At this time, they were really busy with looting. At the beginning, everyone only attacked the nobles and capitalists, and now even ordinary citizens are not immune.

Either out of jealousy, or out of profit, military discipline has disappeared, and even the commander has no way to restrain the troops.

When human beings are inspired by the long-suppressed animal nature, then everything will become different, and the destructive power that erupts at this time is often astonishing.

Due to the lack of a strict organization, there is no binding force between each other. After the gangsters joined, they were quickly brought down, and they became murderous, looting, and looting.

The citizens of Vienna who were originally sympathetic to the revolution now have nothing but regrets. Not only they, but also the University of Vienna, known as the cradle of revolutionary ideas, was not spared.

In order to avoid the harassment of the rebels, the school had to organize a student army to maintain and defend the campus. As for the great cause of the revolution

Conservatives have far more students than revolutionaries. Seeing the tragic scene outside, everyone was reminded of the Paris Revolution of 1789. More than 30,000 people were sent to the guillotine in Paris alone.

Before that, everyone thought it was a lie fabricated by the government. When the Vienna Revolution broke out, everyone finally understood that the revolution needed bloodshed.

… (10,000 words are omitted, the dark side is written too much, it is easy to step on the line)

Franz, who was still preparing for the aftermath at this time, had no idea what kind of devil he had unleashed and what kind of damage he had brought to Vienna.

Of course, even if he knew that he would still make the same choice, the Austrian Empire is already rotten, and if it is not broken and stands up, it will slowly die.

Without this rebellion, it would take at least ten years to abolish serfdom, and even face the counterattacks of the nobles all the time. It is more likely that it will evolve into an incomplete reform in Russian history.

But things are different now. The Vienna Revolution is just the beginning, and local revolutions will still roll in. For the safety of life and property, they can only recognize it with their noses pinched.

Like Lombardy, Venice, Hungary, Franz has been waiting for them to rebel. As long as there is a rebellion, he will come to divide the land and fight the local tyrants once and for all to solve the problem once and for all.

Including the nobles and capitalists involved in the Vienna Rebellion, he was not prepared to let them go. If he did not copy their homes, where did Franz get the money to build the country

Does Austria really have no money? This question is simply a fallacy.

From the establishment of the Vienna System until 1848, the economic development of Austria in the past 30 years has generally been very good, and the total economic volume has doubled.

In this context, the wealth created by society is naturally indispensable. Unfortunately, the dividends of economic development have nothing to do with ordinary people, and wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few people.

As a member of the vested interest class, it is obviously impossible for Franz to attack them radically, but it is still possible to take advantage of the opportunity of the revolution to eliminate some traitors.

Vienna Hofburg Palace

Since receiving the conditions for the bourgeois negotiation, the Grand Dukes breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, it is still important to save their lives, in case the rebels come in, it will be over.

They are all used to being pampered, and they haven't had enough of a feasting life, but they don't want to go to the guillotine just like that.

Ferdinand I could not be in charge, Prime Minister Metternich knew that he was in big trouble and ran away ahead of time. The whereabouts of Count Croft is now unknown. The members of the Regency Council here are the Grand Duke Louis and the Grand Duke Franz Karl.

Undoubtedly, all the burden now falls on Archduke Louis, and Archduke Franz Karl cannot be counted on.

Grand Duke Louis said with a pale face: "The capitalists have put forward conditions, as long as we agree to dismiss the cabinet, implement constitutional government, open popular elections, abolish serfdom, confiscate the land of the nobles and distribute them to the peasants...

They helped us suppress the rebellion, and they have even formulated the constitution. This is the template for everyone to look at! "

He really did not dare to agree to these conditions. If he agreed to all of them, it would not be the capitalists who would rebel, but the nobles who would rebel collectively.

Don't talk about Austria, leave it in any country in the world, confiscate the land of the noble class and distribute it to the peasants for no reason, and people will rise up to rebel

The Austrian army is all in the hands of the nobles. These big nobles have a large piece of land. It is good that the serfs have been released. Wouldn't the land be confiscated for those who did not release the serfs

Does this keep the nobles alive

If the land is confiscated, how will they get along in the future

All to be capitalists

This is clearly a capitalist reform of the nobility, and it can even take advantage of the first-mover advantage to turn the nobility into abject poverty.

In addition to economic interests, political reforms are also not negotiable, the constitution formulated by the bourgeoisie, the political rights of the nobles are not as good as those of ordinary people.

Not having any rights, not being allowed to join the army, not to be in politics, not to be a member of parliament, these conditions are complete nonsense.

Of course, this is negotiating, and the asking price is all over the place to repay the money, and the initial offer is just for testing. Even so, it made everyone feel the same hatred.