Chapter 120: disarmament

With the cooperation of Pius IX, the Austrian government successfully persuaded the bishops, and naturally, one layer after another.
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There are many clergy who want to be bishops.
Even if most of the teaching assets are lost, the church is still a wealthy unit, with a lot of public funds available for their consumption, and no supervisory staff.
Franz has always pursued the principle of persuasion. This time the transaction with the church was also fair trade, which was confirmed by Pope Pius IX himself.
It is natural to persuade clergymen who do not understand, if not, continue to do ideological work, die-hards criticize education, and finally help them get rid of bad problems.
After the removal of one archbishop, 18 local bishops, auxiliary bishops, and more than a hundred priests who were not religious enough, everyone actively cooperated with the government to complete the transfer.
Under normal circumstances, after the clergy is deemed to be ungodly, the end must be tragic.
But this time, Franz begged them. All they need to do is prove themselves to be a devout believer in the battle to regain the Papal State.
Able to solve church problems without bleeding. This made the Austrian government realize the importance of the Papal State. The presence of a pro-Austrian pope will help the Austrian government manage the clergy.
Simply put, just to see which bishop is upset, throw him to the Papal State to serve God. For example, guarding the Holy Land is a very promising job.
If you take advantage of it, you have to deal with it. The Pope IX has done everything. Now it is the Austrian government's turn to pay.
Franz hates wages so badly that he won't become the person he hates most.
"What happened to Marshal Radsky, do you need to redeploy troops from the country?" Franz asked
"His Majesty, the withdrawal from the Kingdom of Sardinia will soon be completed. The frontline army is very morale and can continue to participate in this operation.
However, Marshal Radsky suggested that these soldiers be returned, and some soldiers be reassigned to intervene in the Papal State. "Prince Wendi Schgrez replied
Obviously, he was a little dissatisfied with Marshal Radsky's suggestion. It would be simple to call it back and it would be troublesome.
High morale is natural. The Sardinian army can only be regarded as soft persimmons. They have hardly ever fought hard battles, and they have pushed them all the way.
Troops have not suffered much casualties, but the loot is very generous. Even if they are sold at a discount, at least each soldier can be divided into several hundred shields, which can be equivalent to the income of ordinary people for several years.
(1 shield is about 11.69 grams of silver)
In addition to this unexpected fortune, the land promised by Franz is also about to be fulfilled. Such a tailwind, the soldiers are naturally willing to fight.
After thinking about Marshal Radsky's suggestion, Franz felt that it was very necessary to let the domestic recruits go on the battlefield. Anyway, there is no danger, it should be training.
Mainly for the Vienna City Defense Forces, they are holding the best weapons for preparation. Because of their lack of combat experience, they are likely to be the bottom of the Austrian Army.
Franz made an excuse and said, "The soldiers at the front have been fighting for nearly half a year, and it is time for them to trim.
According to Marshal Radsky's advice, recruit some recruits from the rear to replace them, and send the Vienna City Defense Forces for practical training. "
Purely from a military point of view, if a unit fights for six months in a row, then even the elite units will feel tired.
The Oscar war fought for four to five months in nominal terms. In fact, it took less than a month for the two sides to actually fight each other, and the Austrian army pushed back from Venice to Turin.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Replied Prince Windisch Graz.
These are minor issues, and naturally, no one will refute Franz's face.
Intervening in the Papal State is more a matter of deterrence by force, and there is little chance of a real war.
Although the Revolutionary Party government now controls the regime, there are still some troops in the country that support the Pope. The indecisive bourgeois regime fears that it will cause civil war and has not yet carried out a major cleansing of the army.
The Prime Minister Felix said, "Your Majesty, the domestic situation has stabilized, and the international environment is also very beneficial to us.
To continue to maintain such a large army, the government's financial pressure is a bit heavy, and the cabinet suggested demobilizing some officers and soldiers to invest the saved expenses in restoring production and construction. "
Expansion during the war and disarmament after the war is normal.
Although the situation in Europe is not very peaceful at the moment, it is all caused by the revolution. Contradictions between countries have not yet erupted. Against this background, the possibility of war between major powers is almost zero.
"How many troops does the government plan to withdraw?" Franz asked with concern.
Felix said with confidence: "Considering that we will soon send troops to interfere in the Papal State, the government proposes to withdraw 100,000 troops this year and 130,000 troops next year. Our final total strength will remain at about 350,000. . "
The disarmament was mainly regular troops. Troops temporarily recruited locally were repatriated after the war.
Now many places are still doing resettlement work, which is also the first of Franz. Prior to this, there was no such thing as relocation resettlement in Austria.
The government now has a large number of industries. Under the planned economic system, there are naturally enough positions to house these people.
It is worth noting that almost all soldiers who received a large amount of land rewards chose to go home and plant land.
In this era of factories, it is not a good place for most people. If there are choices, most people are unwilling to be a worker.
The same is true for state-owned factories, which are only slightly more popular than private factories, and you don't have to worry about bosses defaulting on wages here.
After all, from the beginning, these state-owned factories were piecework systems, and they had to work hard to get more. There was no room for them to hang around. Naturally, they were equally tired.
At this time, Franz had to be grateful that he had a clear mind and had not blindly annexed the Kingdom of Sardinia, otherwise he would cut a Mao army, or continue to expand it.
One hundred thousand Austrian troops can destroy the Sardinian kingdom, but if you want to rule the Sardinian kingdom, two or three hundred thousand troops may not be enough.
This is the aftermath of the nationalist awakening, and it is difficult to rule the place without any major cleansing. The best way is to pack all the local people away and the place is stable.
If in the 21st century, relocating five or six million people at a time is not a big deal, as long as you are willing to throw money at it.
But it is still the mid-nineteenth century. Even if the Austrian government does nothing, it organizes ships to transport people every day. Without five or six years, this task cannot be completed.
Everyone was sent away, and in the end there was a piece of land with no resources and no industry, no industry, no industry. What was Franz doing?
With that effort, it would be better to open up the colony, and even if only 1% of the financial resources are invested, you can harvest N times the land of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Prince Wendy Schgrez objected: "Prime Minister, we are negotiating with the Russians and it will not be long before an agreement is reached.
At that time, we will inevitably send troops to the Balkans. This time will not be too long. Now that disarmament will be expanded again, will it be time?
Once we can't make a quick decision, we will stand deadlocked with the Ottoman Empire, and British and French interfere, our interests will be difficult to protect. "
It is indeed an opportunity for Austria to expand into the Balkans now.
Not long ago, the Austrian government made concessions to the British on the issue of the Kingdom of Sardinia and gained British support for Austria's expansion in the Balkans.
In order to provoke the contradiction between Russia and Austria, the British were rare and generous. They all agreed on Austria's interests in the Balkans, and the two countries also reached a memorandum.
Palmerston never dreamed that the Austrian government would trade with the Russians. After all, if the Russians occupied the Black Sea Strait, Austria's interests in the Mediterranean would also be affected.
If the Russians had grown larger in the Mediterranean, Austria would have been trapped in the Adriatic Sea, losing strategic initiative.
These issues have been worried by senior Austrian government officials, but they were finally convinced by Franz.
The reason is very simple, the Russians cannot win the British at sea, and the British Mediterranean fleet can block the Russians in the Black Sea.
Prime Minister Felix shook his head and said, "Who said we are going to join hands with the Russians to start a war?
Austria has just experienced a civil strife, and the most important thing now is to resume production. Dividing the Balkans with the Russians is only a strategic need. The two sides have set interests in advance, just to avoid conflict.
Turning the content of the treaty into reality is a future thing, and the Austrian government has no intention of provoking war in a short time.
We have made it clear to the Russians that Austria needs to recuperate and will not expand in Europe for at least a decade.
If they can't help it, they can do it in advance, and Austria can support them in terms of supplies, but they will not participate in the war themselves.
This is a prerequisite for our signing of the covenant, so you can rest assured that disarmament will not erupt in the short term. "
This explanation wounded Prince Wendy Schgrez. As the leader of the Near East, he had already begun preparations for war, but now suddenly told him that war would not be fought.
There is no way that the military has to serve politics.
Because of the Franz Butterfly effect, the power of the Austrian military has not swelled. Although it has a large say in internal affairs and foreign affairs, it has no right to decide.
On this issue, Franz supports the government, and Austria's most important thing now is to cultivate health and develop national strength. The problem of expansion, it is not too late to wait until the strength comes up.
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