The topic of purging officialdom was a bit heavy for Metternich. Although no one blamed him for anything, it was truly a mess he left behind.

"European Prime Minister" is not called in vain, for the sake of the prosperity and stability of European countries, Metternich is heartbroken. I still have to fight against political opponents at home, and I really don't have the energy to pay attention to the problem of corruption.

As a result, after decades of accumulation, small problems have become big problems, and the entire Austrian officialdom is as black as a crow in the world.

Now the Austrian government is embarrassed to shout even the slogan of fighting corruption and advocating clean government, because the few people sitting under the butts may not be clean.

Franz took care of everyone's face very much, and he didn't know about the problem too early, and he didn't want to know about it, so he directly revealed it.

However, the problems that are happening now must be dealt with, and the incompetent people must be kicked out and the government's ability to implement must be improved, which is the minimum requirement he has put forward.

After seeing Franz's methods, they did not dare to underestimate the young emperor.

Just think about the rebellion of 1848, how many interest groups the Austrian government took the opportunity to purge and how many powerful factions were defeated, you can know the ruthlessness of this emperor.

According to the normal situation, if you kill so many people and offend so many interest groups, if you don't give them the hat of a faint king, then you are sorry for their methods.

The reality is the opposite, those who oppose the emperor are dead, and those who survive are loyal to the monarch and patriotic. The hatred was pulled away by the chaotic party, and the remaining black cauldron was also carried down by the generals and cabinets on the front line.

Even if someone accuses the government of being excessive, they are all scolding the cabinet, and the emperor will always be great.

The nobles, who had just put down the rebellion and lost their land, exerted the greatest pressure on the government, and Felix was ready to take the blame and resign to take responsibility.

As a result, he did memorize the black cauldron, and the butcher prime minister was his harvest.

It was even more bloody to be scolded by the nobles, of course, there was no need to resign, and the emperor was very responsible to withstand the pressure. Using ransom money as bait diverted everyone's attention.

No one wants to step down with a bad name on their backs, in order to wash away the name of the butcher prime minister. Felix had to work hard to shut them up. His push to expand into the German region also had a factor in this.

Metternich was also fooled out of the mountain in this way, and his reputation in the country was ruined, so he could only find a way to clear his name, and the best way was to come up with a merit that was speechless.

If Metternich had resigned before 1848, he would have returned with honor, as a sign of the times, unfortunately caught up with the Revolution and became the object of the revolution, and his slippery escape became a stain on his life.

For the sake of his own reputation, for the sake of his family's reputation, even if he was very disgusted with starting a war to unify South Germany, he still worked for it.

Those who have completed the great cause of national reunification will become heroes, even if they are only half-done, they are also German national heroes, which are enough to cover up all their previous mistakes.

"Prime Minister, since we want to implement the merit system, we should do it thoroughly and link the promotion of officials in the future with their achievements.

Identity and bloodline will no longer be the indicators of official promotion, we only look at political performance, those who have the ability, and those who are not capable will get out. Metternich said fiercely

If Franz had known that the cabinet was going to engage in meritocracy, he would have been amazed that the Austrian government was so progressive.

Although there are still many deficiencies in the theory of political performance, it is much more reliable than the official promotion system based on titles and bloodlines.

There is no most advanced system, as long as the new system is more suitable for the actual situation than the old system, it is a successful reform.

"Yes, but there must be an additional one, political ideology must meet the most basic requirements." Felix thought for a moment and said

If you have too much debt, you won't be pressured, and they won't care if they are scolded too much. Anyway, as long as they reigned for a day, they didn't dare to come and scold them in person.

When the results of the reforms came out, these promoted people would naturally be loyal defenders of the system, and they would definitely leave a strong mark in the history of Austria.

Successful people are not to blame, and those who scold them will stand in the position of villains, thinking about their efforts for reform.

Meritocracy, flawed personal ethics are also acceptable. Only political ideology cannot be flawed, and no matter how strong the ability is, if you are not loyal to the great Majesty Franz, you will also have no value for promotion, which is the most basic principle of the Austrian government.

A thing that needs to be done well with 200,000 guilders, an official with flawless personal ethics can be done well with only 100,000 guilders, saving 100,000 guilders for the country, this is: the pillars of the country must be promoted;

The same thing, another person with good integrity, he needs 200,000 guilders to be able to do it well, then he is one: an official, who can do a good job of the tasks arranged by the leader step by step, and can be promoted to a special position;

In the same way, if a capable corrupt official does it with 100,000 guilders, he swallows 50,000 guilders himself, and finally saves 50,000 guilders, then the cabinet will evaluate him as: capable officials, can be reused, but must be used carefully;

The same thing, if this corrupt official did it well with 100,000 guilders, and then embezzled 100,000 guilders privately, and did not save costs for the country, then the cabinet gave him the same evaluation: cadre, can be raised as a pig;

If you do the same thing, you need to spend 300,000 dong to do it, even if you are honest, the evaluation given by the cabinet is: faint officials, stay behind the black pot, or go home to plant potatoes;

If you need to spend 300,000 dong to do the same thing, and you have an extra 50,000 yuan in the budget and you have embezzled it for yourself, then you don't need to evaluate it, and you can just send it to prison for reform.

The previous types of officials all have the value of existence, and if the ability of the Qing officials is insufficient, they can also be transferred to do work in special posts.

As long as corrupt officials have the ability, they are valuable, they can be used to do things, and they can be used as pigs. When it is fattened, it will be killed to buy the hearts of the people, and by the way, it will also increase a financial revenue.

Only the last type, incompetent and corrupt officials, is really incorrigible.

The Austrian cabinet government's employment criteria were clearly influenced by Franz. Meritocracy, as long as you have the ability, you can use it. Don't even worry about being thrown away until the value is squeezed dry.

If you can make a big contribution, then congratulations on your safety, and you don't have to worry about settling accounts after the fall. Franz never killed heroes, which was one of the means to attract people to sell their lives.

Of course, rebellion and treason are exceptions.

In Franz's view, the contribution of a He Shen is more than a hundred Ji Xiaolan. can help the emperor do things properly, carry any infamy for the emperor, and you can use him when you are short of money, such a minister is simply a model of people!

It is a pity that there are no such ministers in the Austrian government. Although there are many people who carry the black pot for the emperor, the corruption technology is obviously not up to par, not to mention embezzling 200 million taels of silver, even those who embezzle 2 million dong are very rare.

(1 guilder ≈11.69 g silver)

Because the amount is too small, His Majesty the Great Emperor can't pull his face and turn his face and deny people, so he can only write it down in a small notebook first.

It cannot be said that the family property of other corrupt officials is all embezzled, and those who have the ability can also make money with money, embezzle one million and then earn ten million, this kind of corrupt official Franz likes the most.

When they are rich, they can settle accounts after the autumn. Even if it was just embezzlement of 10,000 guilders, Franz didn't mind confiscating all their billions of net worth.

Therefore, it is very risky for the officials of the Austrian government to go to the sea, if they don't get rich, forget it, and if they do, they must think carefully about whether their butts are clean.

It is a pity that so far, His Majesty the Great Emperor has not killed a single minister for corruption.

There is no way, everyone is a human spirit, and there is no excuse for His Majesty the Emperor to do it. Many officials targeted by the Anti-Corruption Agency came to confess their guilt very cowardly.

Then, hand over the stolen money and go back to continue to be an official, this is Austrian politics.

The officials are all from noble backgrounds, and if they don't recognize it, they can also be handed over to the aristocratic court for trial after the evidence is conclusive. When they met those who directly confessed, the emperor didn't fold them.

From the perspective of self-interest, Franz will not break this set of rules of the game. While protecting the interests of the nobility, the interests of the emperor were also protected.

To put it simply, in this system, the aristocracy must stand by the emperor and ensure that the imperial power does not fall. Once the imperial power declined, these invisible privileges of theirs also disappeared.

The Austrian Empire was still dominated by the aristocracy, and in Franz's view, this situation would be difficult to change for at least fifty years.

Only after the common class, after receiving compulsory education, after a long period of accumulation, and having enough talents, can they attack this system.

In Austria today, Franz can say with certainty that the aristocratic class has more talent than all classes combined, and even if they compete on fair terms, the children of the common people have little chance of winning.

According to Franz's reform plan, the Austrian aristocracy will absorb the blood in the future, and the outstanding talents of the children of the commoners, through their contributions to the country, can be transformed into members of the aristocracy.

This is the ass deciding the head, as the emperor he can't watch the decline of the aristocracy, otherwise the power in the country will be unbalanced.

Apart from the aristocracy, Franz did not believe that there was any other power in Austria that could suppress the growing bourgeoisie and ensure the supremacy of the emperor.

The original experiment in the city defense army was a successful example, and after the baptism on the battlefield, the hundreds of noble children had become qualified officers.

Obviously, the Austrian aristocracy has not completely decayed, and if it is in the period of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in history, it will be really incorrigible.

The arrogance of the nobles was lost in the war, and after losing their ideals in life, they all became moths.

At present, the Austrian aristocracy at least has one more goal, and the idea of Greater Germany is a powerful weapon, and most of them are working for the great goal of unifying Germany.

Affected by this, the nobles who were originally living in the barracks had a good life. Regardless of the unit, they had to undergo rigorous military training.

If you want to run out of the waves, you need to understand the military law of Austria before making a decision.

Of course, as long as you lose this person, you can also apply for early retirement. It's best to consult your parents before making this decision, otherwise you will be beaten half to death when you go back and be sent to the barracks.

There are already many such examples, and the nobles are all about saving face. Especially the nobility of the German region, if they did not join the army, they should not think of raising their heads in the circle of relatives and friends.

It can even affect the reputation of the family, and a good reputation is not easy to obtain. Although some people are reluctant to endure hardships for their sons, they are even more reluctant to bear the glory of the family.

Under the personal supervision of Prince Wendy Schgretz, any officers and soldiers who dared to evade training were first arrested and beaten with fifty sticks, and then sent home.

No one can save face, the Austrian government is preparing for war, how can it be possible to let a few gentlemen affect the combat effectiveness of the army?

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