Chapter 401 International Students

Austria, Vienna.

The Swiss Independent League hopes that Austria can send officers to command and train their army, because most of the experienced mercenaries and officers serve in the Free League, while the most experienced generals on their side have only commanded a regiment and fought against smugglers.

The actual commanders are Pastor Belit and Ulrich Salis. The former is a guy who has only seen wars in myths, and the latter is an unqualified teacher who often relies on authority to suppress students.

On the contrary, General Henry Dufour and Frei Holosai of the Free League, one followed Napoleon in the wars, and the other was the general who participated in the most battles in Switzerland.

It is also impossible to send active officers and soldiers directly to Switzerland. The top leaders of the Austrian Empire know what this means.

This means that the Austrians themselves have given up the Vienna system, and at this time, at least superficial peace in Europe is very important to Austria.

Austria's scientific and technological achievements and overseas colonies need time to be transformed into national strength. Similarly, the German Customs Union and the Apennine Customs Union also need a peaceful environment.

The top leaders of the Austrian Empire all believed that if they continued to develop in this way for a few decades, they would definitely be able to fight against the British Empire and Russia.

But in Franz's eyes, the real value of peace to Austria was to suppress domestic conflicts.

In the previous Luxembourg crisis, Hungary had even organized an army. As for whether it was to serve the king or to change the world, only they themselves knew.

At the same time, northern Italy, Bohemia, and even those overseas colonies and people hiding in the corners were also ready to move. Franz didn't think they could succeed, at most they would just dig their own graves.

After that, Austria won a big victory, and among those who celebrated the victory, I don't know how many guys who planned to overthrow the rule of the Habsburg family yesterday were hidden.

In fact, many people saw this, but they had no way to deal with it. In the end, they could only deal with a few unlucky guys who were insignificant.

So Austria will not be involved in the European war in the short term, but not being able to send troops does not mean that it cannot help with training.

Of course, you can't say this openly, you have to say it is a learning exchange.

Letting officers of the Swiss Orthodox League go to Austria to learn was to teach them how to fight and also to win them over.

Franz knew very well that no matter how much money he spent on bribing officials, it would not be as effective as directly cultivating a group of spiritual Austrians.

Franz's proposal was immediately recognized by Count Korolav and Prince Metternich. They did not want to get involved in the Swiss civil war, but there was no reason not to do things that could expand their influence.

But at this time, Archduke Franz Karl and Archduke Louis raised objections according to the late emperor's intention. The reason was that Austria was deeply in debt and had no money to support other countries.

Of course, this reason was not said by the two archdukes, but by Mr. Slote, the self-righteous chief royal adviser.

He felt it necessary to have a good relationship with the two powerful people and show off his talents.

But it further exposed the incompetence of the chief adviser. Franz even suspected that Queen Anna made peace with him because she saw that he was incompetent and easy to control.

Faced with this absurd reason, Franz directly proposed a solution that seemed even more absurd, which was to let the other party study at his own expense.

In the end, this proposal was passed, and the Swiss side funded the self-funded study in Austria.

Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

Franz rarely attended such formal meetings, after all, he was just a child. In fact, such meetings made him feel very embarrassed, because although there were hundreds of people participating, only dozens of people could listen, and only those few people could really speak.

This atmosphere is not conducive to solving problems. No wonder the decision-making body of the Austrian Empire has been like a dementia in history, making idiotic judgments and stupid decisions one after another.

One of them was to ask Marshal Radetzky to give up the entire Italy, but the old general proved that he was right with actual actions.

Historically, Radetzky's victory was a "turning the tide" for the Austrian Empire.

If there had not been a victory in Italy, Austria would have become a second-rate country long ago, and it would not even have waited for the Tsar to take sides.

Since Franz helped the Italian Legion resolve its grievances, Marshal Radetzky's reputation was better than in history. The local Italians also changed their name for him from "Father Radetzky" to "Old Father", a more majestic name.

(The so-called knot of the Italian Legion was mentioned in the previous document. It was Marshal Radetzky's humble gesture of goodwill, requiring the soldiers not to fight back or swear at the locals, and even his third son was beaten for defending the honor of the country, and he sided with the Italians.

It is said that Marshal Radetzky's third son died of depression because of this, and his third son was also the most capable of his many descendants.)

"Evil people should not be indulged, and good people should not be wronged."

This sentence has, to a certain extent, turned the northern Italian region into the most honest region in Austria and even in Europe.

Rebellious forces, gangs, unscrupulous businessmen, and even corrupt officials sent by Austria have all suffered severe blows. In addition, the continuous development of the Austrian Empire's economy has greatly improved the living standards of the locals.

Especially the army, because unscrupulous businessmen and corrupt officials have been hit, their military pay has not been deducted, and they no longer have to eat rotten and moldy food sent by suppliers.

In addition, Marshal Radetzky himself was a very kind person. He allowed the army to buy land to grow crops and raise livestock to improve food.

However, there is one thing that these military foods must not appear on the market, because it is understandable that soldiers want to improve their food, but the army's business is definitely an unstable factor for a country.

Let alone competing with the people for profits will affect the image of the country. Once the army, as a violent institution of the country, can be self-sufficient, it is hard to say whether it is the army of the country or the country of the army.

Fortunately, Marshal Radetzky is a very transparent person. Franz only needs to write a few words to make him understand the meaning behind it.

In general, the economy of northern Italy has developed rapidly in recent years, especially the development of foreign trade and railway transportation, which has made it profitable.

The country uses local taxes to feed agriculture, and the large-scale use of fertilizers and agricultural machinery has greatly increased food production and work efficiency.

The surplus population has promoted the development of the service industry, and the number of people working offshore and in other regions is also increasing.

When people have money and broaden their horizons, their demand for culture and spirit will increase.

In less than ten years after the establishment of the Apennine Customs Union, more than 500 churches and more than 1,000 schools were built in northern Italy.

But no matter what, there will always be some people who are dissatisfied with the status quo, and these people always have various reasons to come together.

Franz did not care about those people and their reasons, but just hoped that they were ready to die before rebelling.