Chapter 542

The upheaval in the Balkans did not affect Franz's mood. Even the insurgent gang was brought up, which did not attract his attention.

After being an emperor for so many years, I have seen a lot of wind and waves. Some people want to rebel, haven't they been suppressed before they even started?

Franz is used to this kind of thing. Almost every few years, there will be a few people who can't think of it and want to die. Usually they are suppressed by the police, and even if they occasionally rebel against the flag, they will be quickly extinguished by the local feudal power.

Almost all feudal remnants were very wary of the revolution, and things have changed in Austria since the gunfire of 1848.

Anyone can suppress a rebellion, no matter when or for any reason, it is just to suppress a rebellion. Even if accidental injury is caused, there is no need to worry about being held accountable.

Butcher generals can be promoted to field marshals, and they can hold state funerals after death. Austrian public opinion has been reversed.

This change naturally mobilized the enthusiasm of the people below, suppressing the rebellion is a great achievement, and there is no need to worry about being held accountable. Don't worry about retribution, since he is a feudal emperor, it is natural that one person rebels against the whole family.

Affected by the environment, Austrian revolutionary groups have moved into overseas activities one after another, and almost cut themselves off from the country.

The warriors who dare to go back to China to do things don't know where they go to contribute to the construction of the country. Maybe the Vienna government will not have a record when they die.

The government has no record, and the intelligence community certainly has it. As a shameful emperor, Franz didn't want to see the records in the history books: the words of strangling millions of chaos parties.

This is not a joke. After so many years of the emperor's career, even if the chaos that Franz killed did not have one million, it was not much worse. Otherwise, how can Austria stabilize?

The Balkans, which was a powder keg, did not explode; the Lombardy and Venetian regions, which had always wanted independence, were silent; the lively and noisy Hungary became the most stable place for the empire.

Behind the stability, there is no shortage of swords and swords. After cleaning these dangerous places over and over again, killing all the careerists and idiots who wanted to rebel, and replacing a group of new ruling classes, the country was truly stabilized.

To some extent, the Revolution of 1848 provided Austria with an opportunity to regenerate from the ashes. Taking advantage of the opportunity to suppress the rebellion, Franz was able to make a big change in the ruling class.

The turbulent Balkans did not spread to Austria, so Franz could naturally read and read newspapers leisurely, while Alexander II, who was far away in St. Petersburg, could not sit still.

The Greek coup, Alexander II didn't care, that was the Austrian sphere of influence. But the Bulgarian rebellion, he couldn't help but watch the fun.

Geographically speaking, Bulgaria is far from the heart of the empire and belongs to the dispensable kind. But there was Constantinople next door, which raised Bulgaria's status all at once.

The tsarist government has a special affection for Constantinople, and Alexander II has invested in the city for so many years. Today, Constantinople has been reborn from the ashes of war.

With its geographical advantage, Constantinople has once again become the largest and most prosperous city in the Near East, and it is also a major taxation center for the Tsarist government.

The outbreak of rebellion in Bulgaria is bound to affect the stability of Constantinople. If it is not put out quickly, the war may be over.

Throwing the battle report in his hand on the table, Alexander II roared: "It's all a group of rice buckets, and the troops of one division can't beat a group of rabble, it's just shameful..."

There is no doubt that the situation on the front line is very bleak. A Russian infantry division ran past to suppress the rebellion, only to be beaten in disgrace by the rebels.

War Minister Kaphokis bowed his head and waited for Alexander II to finish his scolding before explaining: "Your Majesty, this Bulgarian rebel army is not easy.

According to the information received by the front line, the enemy is a regular army. Although it is still immature, it is still well-organized, and there is no confusion of ordinary rebels.

There must be someone behind the scenes to support this, otherwise their weapons and equipment, and officers would not have fallen from the sky. "

Kaphokis wasn't lying, the Bulgarian rebels did behave somewhat like the regulars. It's just that they don't rely on outsiders to support them, but they themselves have it.

There is also credit to the Russians, who recruited a large number of Bulgarian guerrillas as cannon fodder during the Near Eastern War. The unfortunate people who died died with the wind, the survivors became veterans, and many high-ranking guerrillas became qualified officers.

When the battle is over, these people will naturally return to their fields. The tsarist government was poor, and its own people were not well placed. The treatment of these privates was even worse, and a little bounty was given in a symbolic way.

Except for a few high-level leaders, who gained benefits, most of the guerrillas did not gain much, and naturally did not like the tsarist government.

It was agreed that the land was divided, and in the end most of the land fell into the hands of the Russian nobles stationed in Constantinople, and many Bulgarians were once again reduced to serfs.

After the reform of Alexander II, the land problem was solved by reclamation. If no one is doing things, the people's hearts will settle down.

It is a pity that nationalist ideology has spread in Bulgaria, and the revolutionaries have been fooling around for a while, which has aroused dissatisfaction in the hearts of these guerrilla veterans, and many people have gone into revolution in a daze.

The Near Eastern War has only passed for more than ten years, and most of these people are only in their thirties and forties, and they are still capable of fighting with guns. With these backbones and a group of young men recruited, the Bulgarian rebel army was shocked.

Weapons and equipment, part of which were left over from the Russian army and part of Bulgaria

Sponsored by "The Patriotic Merchant".

The fighting strength of the rebel army may not be stronger than that of the Russian army, but the morale of the army must be higher than that of the Russian army. The Russian army who went to suppress the rebellion had bad luck and dared to join the wave of the highest morale of the rebel army.

If it takes a few battles, or if it drags on for a while, because of dissatisfaction with the tsarist government, and the morale that must be raised will be almost vented, then the rebels will be the best to deal with.

Of course, the premise is that the rebels cannot win. If they win a few more times and make them believe that victory is at hand and that an independent Bulgaria can be established immediately, it will probably be even more fierce.

Alexander II glared at him fiercely: "I don't want to listen to this nonsense, no matter what the use is, the rebels must be put out to me immediately.

If someone makes a fool of themselves, they will find the culprit behind me, instead of complaining and complaining to me here, should I personally find the culprit behind it? "

The Minister of the Army Kafukis looked helpless. It is not his specialty to investigate the behind-the-scenes mastermind. If you want to ask, you should also ask the intelligence department!

Well, the tsarist government did not pay enough attention to intelligence work, and did not spend much effort on building it. The intelligence organization was also scattered and had many part-time jobs.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has an intelligence-gathering team, the Police Department has an intelligence team, and the Army Department also has an intelligence-gathering team. The division of powers is not clear, and is often decided by the will of the chief officer.

"Your Majesty, the information we have received is very vague, and there are too many suspected countries.

The merchants who provided weapons and equipment to the Bulgarians were from the Ottoman Empire, and it stands to reason that the Sudanese government was very suspicious. But the Bulgarians and the Ottomans had a deep feud, and it was impossible for the two sides to cooperate.

We inspected the weapon system, all of which are standard equipment of Arcane weapons. In addition to us, the countries currently equipped with these weapons, Austria, Greece, Montenegro, and the German Federal Empire are also equipped with some.

These small countries can be ruled out, it is impossible for them to plan this conspiracy, and the Austrians are not small. But we have just joined forces with the Vienna government to attack the Ottoman Empire, and they shouldn't make a bad move at this time.

Later, we investigated the source of the funds of these merchants and found that it was provided by a French bank. But there is no need for the French to stir up trouble, there is not enough interest, they have no reason to support the Bulgarian Revolutionary Party. "

Hearing this explanation, Alexander II also felt dizzy. They are all suspects, but they can be overthrown. Who knows who the real black hand is?

Foreign Secretary Chris Basham asks differently: "Why are there no Brits?"

Chris Basham can't help but be surprised. Usually this kind of thing, shouldn't all the big powers be withdrawn, why are there fewer British people?

Kaphokis explained: "No, it's just that the suspicion is relatively small, and the ship responsible for the transportation is the British. The ship departed from the port of Karasu, the Ottoman Empire, and was sent directly to the port of Burgas to be handed over to the rebels.

Britain, France and Austria have all been involved. The businessman who provided the Bulgarians with weapons and equipment has disappeared. Our Ministry of War is really incapable of making a judgment. "

It's a muddled account, full of suspicions, and smoke bombs everywhere. However, compared to the first aid, this weapons aid revealed more information.

Alexander II slammed the table and made a decision: "Continue to investigate secretly, and at the same time announce that this Bulgarian rebellion was planned by the Ottoman Empire. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a note to the Sudanese government, holding them responsible for it."

Persimmons are looking for a soft pinch. Now the Russian Empire is no longer domineering. When it is time to pretend to be confused, you must pretend to be confused.

The best result is to turn the real murderer into the Ottoman Empire, or else the three countries of Britain, France or Austria will be found. What do you ask the tsarist government to do?

Of course, it is also very important to investigate secretly and find out who the enemy is, but it is impossible to lift the lid, so as not to make the situation impossible to end.

Not only the Russians are investigating, but the Austrian intelligence organization is not idle either. Since Black Hand backed the Bulgarian rebels for the second time, a lot has been hidden.

First of all, it is impossible for this large-scale arms to leave no traces, and it was quickly determined that it came from the Field Arsenal.

Originally used by the Austrian Army, it was decommissioned more than a month ago, then sold to a Declas arms dealer and flowed into Bulgaria via the Ottoman Empire.

In this era, the export of arms is not so strict, especially for ordinary weapons such as second-hand rifles, which do not need to be carefully reviewed at all.

However, being able to complete a series of operations in such a short period of time obviously used some power. When these things are checked, many things are exposed.

Looking at the information in his hand, Franz couldn't help but observe a moment of silence for the Russians. It's good that the real murderer can't be found out. If it is found out, it is estimated that the tsarist government will not be able to sleep.

The British took the lead and were responsible for the transportation, the French provided the funds, and the Austrian capitalists provided the arms.

Well, the real contributors are the British. The total price of these arms is less than 100,000 Aegis, which is not worth mentioning at all for the financial predators.

This shows that capital knows no borders, Franz secretly raised his vigilance and decided to strengthen the monitoring of private capital.

It seems that in this operation, the Austrian capitalists participated very little, nothing more than to promote this arms transaction. From the beginning to the end, there was only one cannon fodder arms dealer.

But if you investigate further, you will find that someone has hooked up with British and French capital. Although Franz had anticipated such a thing, he still felt uncomfortable.

Due to insufficient capital in Austria, British and French capital was used in the development process, and it is inevitable that the capital sector should be connected.

now for profit

They can cooperate with the British quietly, and if they encounter greater interests in the future to betray Austria, it is estimated that they can do it.

Of course, things are two-sided. The British can buy Austrian capitalists, and Franz can also buy British capitalists. The loyalty of this group has always been the lowest.

Vigilance is vigilance. In addition to increasing surveillance on big capitalists, Franz still did not take any targeted actions.

It's still within the rules anyway. Excellent arms dealers sell weapons to their own enemies. They did not provide door-to-door service to the Bulgarian rebels directly, which proved that they could be rescued.