Chapter 49: The low-end version of ‘Fighting Tyrant’

In Austria in 1848, the revolution seemed to be a trend in this country, and it was not smooth everywhere.
On March 28, a rebellion broke out in Dalmatia. Fortunately, the locals suppressed the revolution themselves before the Austrian government sent troops to suppress it.
Looking at the information in his hands, Franz felt like a group of grass and mud horses ran past. This time, the self-defense forces organized by the local government launched the rebellion. The local capitalists and serfs helped the government suppress the revolution.
In other words, nobles and nationalists launched a rebellion, and the capitalists and serfs suppressed them.
This rebellion was mainly because the local aristocracy was dissatisfied with the government's damage to their interests in the reform. With the encouragement of nationalists, they stupidly announced the revolution.
Such stupid things are not uncommon in ancient times, modern times, and foreign countries. Franz is no stranger now.
Every year, there are several nobles in Austria who drink too much wine, and they declare independence. After they wake up, they immediately cancel their independence and run over to plead with the emperor.
Born in continental Europe, these idiots are lucky, but the emperor usually doesn't take them like it without causing serious consequences.
It was normal for serfs to help suppress the aristocratic rebellion. The Vienna government announced the abolition of serfdom and gave them personal freedom. These nobles actually wanted to continue to enslave them.
Then it goes without saying that we must suppress it. This is fighting for freedom.
This group of nobles also armed their serfs to revolutionize, which is why Franz thought they were stupid.
Franz was surprised only by the fact that the local capitalists were standing with the Vienna government, and they were doing their best to help suppress the rebellion, and it was still so fast that it seemed to be premeditated in advance.
Even Franz suspected that it might be that the nobles and the capitalists had said that everyone would start a revolution together. As a result, the capitalists could not do anything and sold them.
Dalmatia's sense of existence in Austria is very low. It belongs to a kind of optional frontier province. Its economy is backward and it has no strategic value. It is easy to be ignored.
Looking at the frantic face of Franz, Prime Minister Felix gave the answer.
"His Highness, this time the Dalmatian rebellion was brought out by aristocratic officials of the local government. They are trying to gain greater power under the banner of loyalty to the royal family.
After the interests were damaged, these actually wanted to join Trieste to rebel and prepare to establish a country with the rebellion in Italy.
But they forgot that the National Guard was loyal to the empire, and the rebellion was doomed from the beginning.
Moreover, their geographical location determined that they depended heavily on the empire economically, and once they became independent, they would soon decline.
It is an inevitable result for capitalists to part ways with them for their own benefit. "
Franz nodded thoughtfully. It is more likely that the capitalists felt that the success rate of the rebellion was too low and could not obtain greater benefits, so they sold their comrades-in-arms.
Why is the aristocracy in Dalmatia so stupid, Franz can only be attributed to the lack of reading and too many rice buckets, coupled with the desire to smoke and lose his mind.
"Then send someone to copy the house first, at the same time reward the heroes who participated in the suppression of the rebellion, and immediately implement the abolition of slavery bill.
Active capitalists were exempted from taxes this year, and part of the land was given to serfs who participated in the suppression of the rebellion. The dead and wounded would be given a pension to their families. "
(The bill to abolish serfdom also takes time to implement and cannot be completed immediately, so the serfs have not been completely liberated)
Franz is setting a typical example. No matter what their purpose or motivation is, the act of helping the empire to suppress the rebellion must be promoted.
In particular, the rewards for serfs must be publicized, and it is best to make the whole Austrian know.
At this time, Franz had decided to launch the land, mobilizing workers and peasants to fight against reactionary aristocrats and capitalists to see who else followed them.
"Your Highness, isn't it good? Just give the capitalists a reward. For the serfs, we have given them freedom. There is no need to give land!"
At this time, Prime Minister Felix stood on his own class stand, and he did not want this to happen.
This means that if the emperor acquires the weapon to destroy the noble class, the monarchy's rights will be further expanded, and the noble's right to speak politically will be limited.
"Prime Minister, this is not expedient. The rebellion in Italy has not yet been annihilated, and those flamboyants want to take advantage of the fire.
Rebellions can erupt in Prague at any time, and the Poles in Galicia are rushing, and ambitious Hungarians are preparing to further divide the country.
Now we need to unite all the forces that can be united, wipe out all these chaotic parties, and naturally reward our heroes. What does it take to pay a little land for this? "
There is no doubt that Franz is pretending to be confused. Anyway, as long as the current situation speaks, the aristocracy has no reason to object.
If all the nobles did not participate in the rebellion, then Franz really did not take them. Now that some aristocrats have rebelled, as the regent's crown prince, he has reason to doubt the loyalty of the aristocracy.
In this context, he supported the serfs who were about to obtain the status of free people, and it made sense.
These people are all illiterate, and the concept of judging right from wrong is very simple, either black or white.
Just give them land and let them have enough food. Then in the next few decades, these people will be Franz's most loyal subjects, and even their descendants will be advocates of the Habsburgs.
Any ruler needs the foundation to support their rule. At present, the foundation of the Austrian Empire is aristocracy, which will not change for a long time. Franz just added a peasant behind the aristocracy.
These issues are just a matter for politicians to consider. Most aristocrats will not think so far, and no one will believe them even if they say so.
After hesitating, Prime Minister Felix chose to give in.
Unlike in history, his prime minister is now appointed by Franz, and his voice in the government is not so high. If you want to counter monarchy with relative power, as in history, don't dream.
Seeing the Prime Minister's acquiescence, Franz will naturally not be aggressive. It's enough to achieve the goal. It is not easy for people to help each other, but it is better to respect it.
Then the Austrian version of "smashing local tyrants into fields" began. What was wrong was "suppression of insurgent subfields". Those who did not participate in rebellion did not need to worry about being subfielded.
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