Chapter 73 No Polish

Vienna, Prince Metternich's residence.

Since coming to Vienna, Adjani seems to have returned to that carefree time.

Every day, she wanders around various dances and tea parties, witnessing the jealousy and drunkenness between all kinds of men and women.

A lot of suitors are obsessed with her and fight for her, but Adjani is no longer the 16-year-old girl. Six years of wandering life have made her accustomed to the wind and rain, and no longer want to see anyone bleed for such meaningless things.

Adjani stopped several duels, which earned her a reputation for kindness, but also caused jealousy from some people.

Soon there were rumors that the duel was designed and was just some performances. There were even more vicious rumors that she was a prostitute and the highest bidder won.

Adjani didn't care about these rumors. She just felt that people's lives should not be wasted on such things.

The Battle of Warsaw left a deep impression on her. In the first five months, the Polish army won 15 consecutive battles and wiped out 30,000 Russian troops.

Everyone was very excited. Everyone thought that Tsar Nicholas I would accept peace and Poland's restoration was in sight.

But this was not enough to offset the huge gap between Poland and Russia.

Tsar Nicholas I's approach to Poland was simple, rough, direct and effective. If 30,000 troops didn't work, he would send 50,000, and if 50,000 troops didn't work, he would send 100,000.

Three months later, there was no food in Warsaw, and even wild vegetables were dug up. The Polish soldiers had used up all the bullets in their guns, but the Russians were getting more and more.

The European powers at the time had different attitudes towards this great uprising.

Prussia was afraid that the impact of the Polish uprising would expand, so it sent troops to block the Polish border. In Silesia alone, it confiscated 10,000 rifles and gunpowder worth 100,000 pounds, and arrested thousands of volunteers who were preparing to go to Warsaw to fight Russia.

It even signed an agreement with Russia, and the Russian army was responsible for suppressing the Polish uprising.

The agreement stipulates the following:

1. Before the Russian army crosses the Vistula River, Prussia will complete the construction of the bridge.

Second, the city of Toruń would be used as a Russian military base, and Toruń would provide the Russian army with weapons, ammunition and food.

Third, if the war was delayed or failed, the Prussian territory would be open to the Russian army and the safety of the Russian army would be guaranteed.

Although British Foreign Secretary Palmerston verbally condemned Russia's atrocities and expressed his willingness to sell weapons and ammunition to the Poles, the prerequisite was that the Polish side must purchase them with real money and pay in advance.

In France, Louis Philippe, who had just ascended the throne, sympathized with the Poles in his heart and was very grateful that the Polish uprising attracted Russian firepower, which prevented the July Monarchy, which came to power through the revolution, from being interfered with by Russia.

But as a coward, Louis Philippe immediately sent an ambassador to assure the Tsar that the French government would always abide by the terms of the Vienna Conference.

French Foreign Minister Sebastian even coldly rejected Warsaw's request.

When visiting Paris, Russian Foreign Minister Nesherlov repeatedly declared that the Polish issue was Russia's internal affairs, and any attempt to interfere would be regarded by the great Tsar as an act of hostility to Russia.

Nescherlov's arrogant attitude made French government officials indignant, but Louis Philippe did not want to and dared not intervene in the Polish issue.

Given Louis Philippe's weak attitude, the cabinet would naturally not agree to intervene in the Polish uprising.

Only Austria's attitude was different. Francis II treated Russia's warning as a fart.

Austria was deeply uneasy about Russia's expansion in the Balkans, and hoped to divert the trouble to the east and weaken Russia through Poland.

That's right, Austria not only did not close the border, but chose to open the door to convenience.

Not only could the Poles enter and exit the Austrian border at will, but Austria also allowed volunteers and arms dealers from other countries to enter and exit at will.

Even the Austrian army did business directly on the border, selling weapons, food, and medicine to the Poles and volunteers, and providing military training if necessary.

So a large number of armed personnel entered Poland from Austria. Of course, when Poland was defeated, a large number of armed personnel fled into Austria, causing turmoil in Galicia for more than a decade.

Eventually, Warsaw was breached. Russian soldiers broke into Adjani's home, killed her parents, set the house on fire, and dragged her to the street.

Fortunately, a friend of Adjani arrived in time. This friend was a Russian colonel. He stopped the soldiers' atrocities and saved Adjani.

Later, with the help of the Russian friend, Adjani went to Paris.

During her days in Paris, the Russian friend wrote to her every month and funded her with 100 rubles.

At this time, a Russian soldier's annual income was 38 rubles, a cow cost 80 rubles, a young serf cost 300 rubles, and a colonel of the Guards Corps had an income of 700 rubles.

Adjani's life was relatively rich. She even had money to go to the opera, but one day she saw a beggar in Polish military uniform at the door of the opera house.

After some searching, Adjani found that many Poles had fled to Paris, and she was very happy to meet so many compatriots in a foreign country.

However, most people did not live well. Having lost their land and property in Poland, most Polish soldiers could only support themselves by doing hard labor and doing odd jobs. Some widows even had to sell themselves to survive.

Ajani began to help these people, but one ruble could only buy 10 250-gram baguettes.

Her money was soon spent, and she had to sell her jewelry and old clothes, but it was not enough.

At this time, there were about 10,000 Polish exiles in Paris, most of whom had no stable source of livelihood.

So Adjani found those exiled Polish officers and politicians, and she wanted to form a Polish Restoration Army to give these people a home.

Later, the widows of Polish officers were organized by Adjani to cooperate with the actions of the Polish Restoration Army, accumulate funds for the Polish Restoration Army, and gather intelligence.

The women in the Restoration Army regained their self-esteem by devoting themselves to this heavy but glorious work. They decided to establish three knights with the national flower of Poland, the pansy, as the symbol.

They are violets, tulips, and edelweiss, corresponding to the three colors of pansies, purple, yellow, and white.

The three knights were sent to Austria, Prussia, and Russia, the three countries that participated in the partition of Poland. The intention was obviously to use the enemy's money to fight the enemy.

Of course, ideals are full, but reality is skinny. In addition to Adjani's violets, which are thriving in Vienna, the first three generations of tulip leaders can already play landlords in the Prussian prison, while Edelweiss is digging potatoes in the ice and snow of Siberia.

Adjani has obtained an "absolutely safe" territory as a branch of the Polish Restoration Army in Vienna.

The high-level Polish Restoration Army has not stopped its suicidal behavior and has assigned some new impossible tasks.

But there is a bigger problem that troubles Adjani.

The demise of Poland has taught the sisters of the Violet Knights a lot, including enduring suffering and being strong.

However, the luxurious and flashy life in Vienna has awakened their original memories. Soon some people chose to sink, and many sisters chose to withdraw from the Polish Restoration Army and directly find a good man to marry and forget the past.

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