Chapter 707: Postponed Passion

Young people are always hot-blooded, especially those who have not experienced the Warsaw tragedy sixteen years ago.

In fact, three of the four major Polish restoration organizations do not agree to revolt at this time, because the previous uprising was exposed and their organizations have been destroyed.

However, the Polish Restoration Army, whose main forces are distributed in other European countries, disagrees, because they urgently need an uprising to prove their value.

"War!"

"War!"

"War!"

The young people are already boiling with blood, especially those young nobles who have just lost their land in Russia and Prussia. They think that Russia and Prussia are both powerful empires that are difficult to defeat, while the Austrian Empire looks quite weak and vulnerable.

In fact, some Polish restorationists have entered Galicia with the refugees, and there are many people in the refugee camps who are dissatisfied with reality. As long as they are used a little, they can ignite a raging fire.

Landry Promi has already negotiated with the nobles, but at this time, there is still a lack of someone who can make the final decision.

General Bem became the key to launching the uprising. Although this old general (51 years old) also participated in the Polish uprising that year, the whole war did not leave him too many unbearable memories.

On the contrary, it was because of that war that Bem, an unknown artillery warrant officer, became a popular national hero.

Whether in Paris or London, the name Bem is definitely a well-known existence among Poles, even those martyrs and planners who sacrificed are not as famous as him.

At this time, most of the restorationists who had participated in the Polish uprising opposed this meaningless sacrifice, but how could Bem, as a symbol of the courage of Polish soldiers, retreat?

"As a Polish soldier, you must have backbone! We are not afraid of bloodshed, death, or the bastards of the Holy Alliance!"

"Long live General Bem!"

"Long live General Bem!"

The war advocates around were cheering, only Landre Promi's smile froze on his face. In history, Bem did not catch up with the uprising in Krakow because of his high reputation.

At this time, Vihliu Jasuski looked at Landre Promi, who clenched his hand tightly.

In fact, the nobles of Galicia also wanted to learn from Hungary. If they could get the same privileges, even half of them, the value of all Polish nobles would at least increase by several levels.

Moreover, not long ago, Franz also "sent" a sum of military funds to the Polish Restoration Army. The money from the sale of those lands could be used to attack the Austrian Empire.

In the eyes of most Polish nobles, the victory or defeat of this uprising was not important at all. They just wanted to prove their strength in front of the Habsburg family and the Austrians, and then obtain the corresponding status.

Similarly, the Polish Restoration Army did not care whether the uprising would succeed. All they did was a performance for the financiers.

The Polish People's League of the brothers Edward Dembowski and Henryk Kaminski announced their withdrawal from this reckless action, but no one cared.

Because the uprising itself is not important, there must be an uprising to be important.

The priest Peter Szczegeny, who was born a serf, expressed strong opposition. Because he often used his clergy status to travel around the countryside, he knew better than anyone that the serfs didn't care about the country at all. They only cared about who they could eat with.

The reputation of the Polish nobles was obviously worse than that of the Russians. As a representative of the Polish Peasant Union, Peter Szczegeny often had to scold his allies before recruiting people to join the organization.

However, the priest's origin was too low, and the so-called Peasant Union did not have much power. Their ideas were not in line with the interests of the Polish Restoration Army and the Electoral Council.

Here are four influential restoration organizations in Poland, which are the Polish Restoration Army, the Polish People's Union, the Electoral Council, and the Polish Peasant Union in terms of size.

(The real names are easy to be used for random associations, so they have been changed to some extent.)

The predecessor of the Polish Restoration Army was the soldiers and politicians who had participated in the Polish Uprising in 1830. After that, this organization blossomed all over Europe, with its own associations in Paris, London, and Vienna, some of which were public and some were secret.

The influence is very huge, almost representing all overseas Poles and political exiles, and "philanthropists" in Paris and London also provide funds for activities.

The Polish People's League, the two brothers Edward Dembowski and Henryk Kaminski are idealists. They want a truly equal Poland, both anti-feudal and anti-capitalist, and are ready to use the form of people's war to realize very lofty and great ideals.

However, their thoughts and actions are too advanced, and they are regarded as their competitors by Landre Promi, and eventually the Polish People's League disappears in the long river of history.

The Electoral Council represents the traditional Polish nobles and some invited Krakow upstarts. Although they suffered heavy losses after the demise of Poland, they still have considerable influence and strength.

Especially in the Galicia region, the Austrian Empire did not suppress the old Polish nobles, but instead wooed them, so their strength did not decrease but increased, and they were the main force of the Electoral Council at this time.

Galicia was once the poorest and most backward region in Poland, and the nobles here were also weak.

However, the Austrian Empire's policy of winning over did not play the role imagined by the top leaders of the empire. After being moved at first, the old Polish nobles began to seek to obtain the same status as the Hungarians.

The final Polish Peasant Union was actually not at the same level as the above three organizations, but Father Peter Szczegeni was still very good at drawing big cakes. He claimed that he had three million believers and could arm 1.8 million serfs.

Such nonsense is usually impossible for anyone to believe, but the number of people attending the meeting did not matter as long as they could strengthen their momentum.

So Father Peter Szczegeni also became one of the four great kings of the restoration of the country, but in fact his opinion could not influence anyone, because all the top leaders knew that he was just a commander without troops.

Although everyone was indignant and everyone knew that this was the best time, the uprising was still postponed to September, because the landlords felt that they would have more confidence after harvesting the wheat.

The battle against Russia could last for a year (Warsaw Uprising), so Krakow could at least last a few years against the Austrian Empire.

Most Poles were still very optimistic about the prospects of this uprising. After all, Austria did not seem to be as brutal as Russia.

In fact, many smart people were also waiting for the moment when the Austrian medical system collapsed. After all, cholera would destroy the local order and paralyze its economy and administration wherever it went.

But this time they might be disappointed, because Franz had transformed the health system of the Austrian Empire in advance.

If the original infrastructure was not destroyed, it would not provide an environment for the spread of cholera.

Except for Venice, there was no large-scale outbreak of cholera in other cities of the Austrian Empire.