Chapter 711: Going Their Separate Ways (Part 2)

The Kingdom of Sardinia can only choose to be a neutral country that does not help either side, or bet everything on one side.

As for crossing the Rhine, there are many benefits. After all, the entire German Confederation can be dragged into the water. As the chairman and the largest entity in the Confederation, it can be so willful.

As long as the French are not crazy, they will not choose to cross the river to push back. Once the French fall into a weak position, or make other countries in the German Confederation feel that it is weak, the result is likely to be a group attack.

Another point is that a big pit was dug before, that is, Alsace and Lorraine are also members of the German Confederation in name.

In short, if a war breaks out in the Rhine region, France will fall into a very passive situation.

But that is not the goal of Count Kolarov. He hopes that his eldest grandson can become the governor of Central America.

Not only can Akadov's military talents be brought into play here, but also the relationship with Franz can be deepened. After all, such a battleground for military strategists, the latter will not easily hand it over to a person who does not trust.

Similarly, as long as Akadov can do well in Central America, he will definitely be valued after returning home. Even if he cannot return home, he will be a frontier official in the future, and the Leibsteinsky family will also benefit from it.

In fact, Franz was a little surprised by Akadov Leibsteinsky's request. As the eldest grandson of a big family, the starting point of the governor's assistant is not low.

However, colonial officials are completely different from domestic officials, and in this era, Austria, whether it is the Nth generation of nobles or the Nth generation of officials, will not choose to go abroad.

"Does the position of the governor's assistant make you feel wronged?"

Franz rarely felt a little guilty. After all, the governor's assistant in this era was not so high.

A governor usually has many assistants, and whether it is a businessman, a captain, or even some of the most ordinary patrolmen, they may be appointed as the governor's assistant.

Of course, Akadov also has the position of supervisor who can report directly to Franz, and the former's actual power is not small.

"No."

Although Akadov said this, as a young man, he was still a little unconvinced. Franz naturally knew this expression, that is, the child's dissatisfaction and helplessness with the arrangement of the elders.

This made Franz look at Count Kolarov with a new eye. As for how Akadov could become, it all depended on himself.

Central America is actually very important for the current and future strategies, and Franz will not hand it over to an incompetent person.

In contrast, Prince Metternich's ambition and appetite are much greater. Franz's industries in Vienna are very complicated, but because of this, he can also accumulate a wide range of connections.

Metternich, who has been in the diplomatic field for a lifetime, knows better than anyone that the so-called connections are the exchange of interests. And managing Franz's industries in Vienna will undoubtedly increase his exchange value.

Because those industries are closely related to everyone in Vienna, their scale and energy are far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

At the same time, as one of the few people who know the secret decree, Prince Metternich knows very well that Franz will ascend the throne and will not wait too long.

As the saying goes, the one who is close to the water gets the moon first. Richard Metternich (Prince Metternich's youngest son is about the same age as Franz) can get the most benefits if he can stay with Franz in Vienna.

In fact, Franz has always been worried about the new person in charge. After all, it has not been long since the incident with Perleni, and he does not want the tragedy to happen again.

There are not many people who are capable and can control the situation, and Richard Metternich happens to be one of them. The so-called ability does not necessarily have to be a business genius, and being able to stabilize the situation is also a kind of ability.

As the youngest son of Prince Metternich, Richard Metternich is usually not provoke by anyone in the Austrian Empire, so he can at least implement Franz's plan without being helpless or being directly replaced by others.

However, Franz still has some concerns, because Richard's reputation is not very good, and the abuse of power is inevitable. Wouldn't his reform slogan become a fart?

"Richard, you know that the public security in Vienna is not very good. And I think you are more talented in diplomacy, so you should try your father's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

After all, the Prime Minister of our Austrian Empire is called the 'Chancellor of Europe'. It is a waste of talent to let you just take care of the trivial matters of a few companies."

Franz's words seem to be a compliment, but in fact he has already rejected it. Richard knows the importance of this position very well, so he wants to fight for it again.

"Franz, I think I can challenge it. And this position is so difficult to sit, I am also sharing the pressure for you, after all, we are friends."

Franz sighed and said.

"Richard, we are friends, so I won't let you jump into the fire pit. It's better for you to go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If you encounter any trouble, I have a check here, just fill in a number."

After that, Franz took out a check with a maximum amount of 100,000 florins and handed it to Richard. 100,000 florins may not be a big deal for a country, but for an ordinary person living in this era, it takes him a thousand years to earn this money.

Richard pushed the check back again, and then said with some displeasure.

"I don't need your money, why don't you trust me? Leave the Vienna matter to me, I will definitely handle it."

(This paragraph is a bit awkward, please help to correct it.)

Franz hated this kind of persistence the most. He couldn't hand over such an important matter to an unstable person.

In fact, it was mainly because Franz had a bad premonition that once this matter was handed over to Richard, the result would be very bad.

Franz put away the check calmly and said lightly.

"You can't take over the Vienna matter."

After that, Kronini Wilburg went to the Royal Dragon Knights under Franz's name, and Wengris Watson went to the guard newly formed by Franz in Tyrol.

Luca Ambras's family was once very influential in Italy, but it was seriously injured in Franz's sweep.

In addition, a large number of "Sicilians" changed the local situation. At this time, the status of the Ambras family had plummeted, and it was not easy for Luca to meet Franz.

Fortunately, Franz didn't care about those.

"Do you want to revive the Ambras family?"

Luca nodded gratefully.

"Then go to sea!"

"But"

"There is no but. If you stay in Lombardy, you will be a bishop at most, like your two uncles. But times have changed, and even the Pope cannot enjoy that respected status forever.

You are not a fool, I think you know what that means.

Namibia and California, choose one."

"I"

"Come to me after you have made up your mind. In addition, I would like to advise you that if you want to make a small profit with a big investment, how can you not take some risks?"

When the crowd dispersed.

Edward Taffy: "Franz, what can I do?"