Chapter 161: Using Magic to Defeat Magic

Budapest, Hungary.

The verdict of the Austrian imperial government still caused dissatisfaction in Hungary.

They could not accept the newly appointed Austrian officials, let alone the existence of the inspector.

Although the newly appointed officials were also Hungarians, they were all great nobles who had lived in Austria for a long time. These people did not care about the interests of the Hungarian country nobles.

Although the stronger the landlord power in Hungary, the more beneficial it was for them, these great nobles did not have the courage to go to war with the Austrian Empire.

On the contrary, they now strongly supported Szechenyi's statement that the relief and comfort work for the victims should be done well and beautifully, and at the same time, it was not ruled out that the newly appointed officials had some thoughts of establishing their authority.

And these newly appointed officials soon discovered a problem, that is, the government had no money, no grain, and even the 5.9 million florins that had just been confiscated disappeared.

This made the great nobles who had lived in Vienna for many years feel very disgusted, and they looked down on these country nobles.

So the newly appointed officials began to recover the money. First, they had to do it because of the existence of the inspectors. Second, they did not get a share of the money, so how could they be willing to take the blame for those rural nobles.

But it is impossible to spit out what you have eaten.

So the local Hungarian nobles began to exclude the nobles who came from the sky, but those nobles were not given for free, and the two sides had their winners and losers.

However, Count Szechenyi, as the inspector, could not stand it, because both sides only cared about internal fighting and did not care about refugees.

Many big cities in Hungary were full of refugees, and many refugees who took advantage of the situation took the opportunity to cause trouble in the city.

On the one hand, Szechenyi wrote to the Austrian Imperial Government to request continued funding, and on the other hand, warned the two sides of the internal struggle not to embezzle disaster relief funds.

For Szechenyi's weak warning, both sides just ignored it.

Kossuth was also an inspector together with Szechenyi. He should have been imprisoned, but with Franz's operation, this beast was released. His approach would not be as gentle as Szechenyi.

As a public figure, his fame is his life force, and Kossuth knows this very well.

At the same time, as an extreme nationalist, he could not turn a blind eye to his supporters.

In order to continue to expand his influence, Kossuth organized a group of people to march to the Hungarian Parliament with refugees, and surrounded the two sides of the internal struggle in the Hungarian Parliament Hall.

"We want bread! We want work!" Kossuth shouted.

"We want bread! We want work!" The victims and Kossuth's supporters shouted.

"Hand over the relief money!"

In fact, just now Kossuth, with his supporters and refugees, raided Count Bilal's mansion and found the bill for the relief money.

The relief money of 35.9 million florins was actually spent without a penny left.

Some of the items were even more outrageous. For example, a small garden in front of Count Pilar's house was destroyed by ice floods, and the cost of repair was as high as 1.5 million florins.

At that time, the world's largest stadium cost 50,000 pounds, or 500,000 florins, and the Crystal Palace used by Britain to shock the world in 1851 cost 80,000 pounds. By comparison, you can see how outrageous Count Pilar's garden is.

Kossuth certainly knew how to incite the people. The indignant people surrounded the Hungarian Parliament, and countless stones rained down on the doors and windows of the Parliament.

Count Pilar himself was tied to a cross, and the people erected the cross in front of the Parliament.

Count Pilar was only wearing a pair of underwear at this time, his mouth was blocked and his head tilted to one side, like the suffering Jesus.

Kossuth read the contents of the account book loudly, and from time to time explained to the people the crimes committed by the Hungarian nobles.

Every time he said a word, the crowd would exclaim.

Although Kossuth came to power with the support of the nobles, he was not willing to be just a puppet, and his supporters were not those country nobles, but the great nobles in Vienna.

He now announced the crimes of those country nobles, which was undoubtedly helping the great nobles to seize power.

At the same time, this righteous act could also make Kossuth a real local lord, because the people would remember him as a hero who was not afraid of power.

This kind of real good thing is much more effective than promoting Magyarism and the Austrian threat theory.

In the account book, Kossuth found an opportunity to suppress his opponents.

"Count Szechenyi, three stone steps, 1.2 million florins!"

The crowd exclaimed. Although some people questioned that Count Szechenyi should be a good person, they were more shocked by this number. Coupled with the infection of the people around them, they no longer sought the truth, but exclaimed in rhythm with the crowd.

"1.2 million florins, 878.68 kilograms of gold! Are the steps of Count Szechenyi's house made of gold?"

"Hand over the thief!"

"Hand over the money that was stolen from us!"

The crowd shouted excitedly, and the few voices of doubt and opposition were instantly drowned out by the surging crowd.

Originally, the two factions in the parliament hall hoped to use Count Szechenyi's reputation to calm the irritable people, but now it seems that they can no longer count on it.

In fact, as soon as the crowd took to the streets, the gendarmes and the army discovered that something was wrong, but neither side stopped it. After all, they had not received orders. If it was the intention of the nobles, wouldn’t they be caught in a trap?

Moreover, the anarchy in Hungary has not lasted for a day or two, and there have been countless demonstrations. Today it is against Austria, tomorrow it is against Catholicism, and the day after tomorrow it is against the slave trade.

But even though the angry people have surrounded the parliament hall, the two sides of the internal struggle still have not reached a consensus.

Until night, Kossuth was tired of shouting, and the people’s blood was defeated by the secreted gastric juice, and the crowd could only disperse helplessly.

Kossuth did not have the courage to lead the people to attack the Hungarian Parliament Hall, because he just wanted fame, not death.

During this period, almost no uprising leaders in Europe had a good end. He had been arrested once, and he knew very well how vulnerable those so-called supporters were in front of the gendarmes.

And attacking the Hungarian Parliament Hall was undoubtedly declaring war on the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary, and the consequences were unbearable for him.

As for the young people among the disaster victims, most of them had been taken to the royal estate by Franz, and the rest just wanted to have a full meal, and they had no interest in rebellion.

Kossuth's supporters and those refugees who fished in troubled waters were trying to get real benefits, not to risk their lives.

Even extreme nationalists did not want to attack their own people.

Only a few fanatics wanted to make a big deal, but Kossuth was not a fool. The purpose of putting pressure on the government had been achieved, and there was no need to risk his life for it, so he ordered the crowd to disperse.

When the nobles and the country nobles saw the crowd outside disperse, a new round of more intense quarrels broke out between the two sides.

Just when everyone thought that this day would end in an absurd farce, a raging fire broke out in the Hungarian Parliament Hall.

Franz believed that only magic could defeat magic, so he released Kossuth.

But the truth about this parliamentary arson case can only be left to future generations to judge.