It wasn't Franz's intention to show up so early, and if he could, he wouldn't mind being behind the scenes all the time.

It's a pity that this is impossible, as the crown prince of the Austrian Empire, his every move is within the sight of those who have a heart.

Recently, Franz has been in frequent contact with the military, and if it weren't for the fact that he was still young and did not hold power, I don't know how much trouble he would have caused.

Whether it interferes with the line of sight or builds public opinion, Franz must stand in the foreground. The difference between being pushed to the front desk or standing in the front desk by yourself is the first step.

Franz didn't want to be a pawn, so he chose to take the initiative at this time. If history had not changed, a revolution would have erupted in Vienna in March 1848, and he would have ascended to the throne in December.

In order not to be blackmailed by the rebels and succeed to the throne on the charge of executioner, Franz had to build momentum first.

Everyone has a preconceived notion that as long as they create an image of a benevolent monarch, any attack and black will be in vain, and at this time, the prestige of the Austrian royal family among the people has not collapsed.

"Raul, how did I let you secretly recruit people?" Franz asked with concern

"Dear Grand Duke, it didn't go very well, there are too few people who can meet your requirements, so far I have only dug two people in the secret police, and their abilities only meet your minimum requirements!" Raul replied embarrassed

Franz was slightly stunned, he didn't expect that it would be so difficult to recruit intelligence officers, and the standards he set were really high?

He made only the most basic requirements: loyalty to the royal family, no political leanings, a certain amount of wisdom, courage, alertness and patience, as well as a keen sense of judgment and, preferably, a certain degree of professional ability.

He did not even put forward his personal temperament, erudite knowledge, keen political sense, and strong analytical ability, which are the standard characteristics of intelligence officers.

"What is the main thing that doesn't meet the requirements?" Franz asked with concern

"Grand Duke, there are many people who meet one or several items, but when you put it all together, there are few people who can meet your requirements!" Raul thought for a moment and said

Franz was dumbfounded, and it is true that there are very few professional intelligence officers in this era, and most of them are amateurs.

It is very difficult to establish an intelligence organization, even if the crown prince can dig into the corners of the government, can the loyalty of these people be guaranteed?

What if it's someone else sending a spy?

There is no doubt, don't say that in this era, even the professional intelligence personnel of later generations are masters, and Franz wants to establish an intelligence organization, either by cultivating it himself, or by digging into the corners of the government.

"What advice do you have, don't hide it!"

Looking at Raul, who was about to speak, Franz asked with a frown.

"Grand Duke, in fact, you don't need to form a separate intelligence organization, there is an intelligence organization in the hands of the royal family, but it has been ...... all these years"

Raul's words came to an abrupt end halfway through.

Franz nodded, he also knew about the intelligence organization of the royal family. Normally, this organization was accountable only to the emperor.

The scale of this intelligence organization is very small, and the scope of its business is relatively simple, that is, to monitor the situation in the country, and there are several neighbors.

After his uncle came to power, the organization was almost abandoned, and many of the intelligence agents were dug into the corners of Prime Minister Metternich.

The question of how much loyalty there is left is also worth considering.

When the emperor was cowardly, he did not take the opportunity to reach out to these departments, and Franz had to despise these nobles.

This also means that the intelligence organization under the command of the royal family is actually a sieve that does not know how many forces it has.

Franz wanted to start anew from the beginning, and that's why he wanted to create an intelligence organization that was completely loyal to himself.

Now it seems that the time is too late, and the Vienna Revolution is about to break out in a year, and when he trains the intelligence officers, he will not even be able to touch a hair.

"Well, Raul will send someone to check first, there are those big forces infiltrating this organization, let's do it secretly, I believe there must be people loyal to the royal family!" Franz said categorically

If all the personnel were bribed, then the Habsburgs would not have to be mixed. Inherited from the 11th century to the present day, the Habsburgs are by no means as simple as they seem.

Franz can speculate on this from the situation in Austria. Now his uncle Ferdinand I was unable to handle the affairs of the government, and the power was in the hands of Prime Minister Metternich.

But this powerful minister did not speak like a rule, not to mention oppressing the royal family, and even many times, his policies were influenced by the Vienna court.

You must know that Archduke Franz Karl, the most important representative of this generation of royalty, is also born with a birth defect and an unlimited political IQ of zero.

Franz could easily gain military support, and the biggest reliance was on his birth, the heir to the Habsburgs, and the crown prince of the Austrian Empire.

Otherwise, no matter how hard he tried, it was useless, and he didn't see that after the outbreak of the Vienna Revolution in history, Prime Minister Metternich was forced to step down without the support of the military?

Then the situation is not as bad as imagined, maybe the aristocratic forces have reached out to the intelligence organization, but this does not mean that they have betrayed the royal family. As long as their interests are not involved, this intelligence organization can still be used normally.

Thinking of this, Franz breathed a sigh of relief, everyone may have conflicts of interest on other issues, but when it came to suppressing the rebellion, the great nobles of Vienna definitely stood with the emperor.

As for the bourgeoisie, it is not that Franz underestimated them, they are not qualified to infiltrate them in this era, you must know that most of the members of the intelligence organization are nobles.

Otherwise, if the funds are not allocated for more than ten years, the people would have been disbanded long ago, and they would still be left with a hair?

These nobles are scattered all over the country, and through their royal family, they can easily gather domestic intelligence, and most of them do not even have to pay salaries.

The intelligence organization of the Habsburgs is not a brocade guard, and it has no law enforcement power at all, except for collecting ordinary intelligence.

The European aristocracy is divided into feuds, and the emperor has no right to intervene in the affairs of the fiefdom, and besides, these materials are still provided by themselves, and they don't want the emperor to know the content, so they naturally hide it and don't report it.

After much hesitation, Franz still decided to get his hands on this organization first, no matter how bad the intelligence organization is, it is better than nothing, at least if a local rebellion breaks out, he can receive the news as soon as possible.

Besides, a poor person like him can only afford such an intelligence organization.