The re-establishment of the Holy Roman Empire, a lot of mess, the reorganization of the government administration, the division of rights and obligations between the state government and the central government, all required Franz's personal involvement.

The reorganization of the government administration was in effect to transform the central government of Austria into the central government of the new Holy Roman Empire, which directly governed the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Bavaria.

Considering the problem of domestic stability, Franz was still very restrained in the distribution of powers, and he did not move any other rights except for the command of the army and diplomatic rights.

Of course, this is not to say that the central government cannot interfere in the local government, but under normal circumstances, the central government will not interfere in the internal affairs of the state.

If there is a problem in the state, for example, if there is a local rebellion, or if there is a major change such as a coup d'état, the central government can naturally intervene.

In addition to these problems, the most troublesome issue is the distribution of fiscal revenues. Local governments will certainly have to hand over a part of their fiscal revenue to the central government, and this specific proportion has become the focus of contention.

Naturally, the state government hoped that it would be sufficient to hand over a few points for the central government's financial expenditures, and that the rest of the funds would be distributed completely freely; The central government, on the other hand, wants to get a larger share and allocate it to local governments according to actual needs.

Behind the financial struggle, there is more of a struggle for power, which makes the problem more complicated and difficult to figure out in a short period of time.

The specific situation will not be finally clarified until the constitution is formulated. Franz advocated the rule of law, and he would not act rashly until there was no legal basis.

Even if the central government and the state government seize power, it must be legal. Anything that breaks the rules, Franz will never allow to happen.

Schönbrunn Palace

Prime Minister Felix reported: "Your Majesty, the reserve forces have been fully demobilized, the wartime economic system has been dismantled, and the domestic economy is returning to normal operations.

Overall, the westward expansion strategy has come to a successful conclusion. However, there are not a few problems that have been exposed, but fortunately, no war broke out, otherwise we would be in big trouble.

It is mainly reflected in the lack of organizational experience and the weak coordination ability of various departments.

By the end of the Paris Conference, we had mobilized a total of 1,247,000 reserve troops, plus 542,000 active troops, for a total of 1,789,000 troops.

With a mobilization of this scale, the logistical supply difficulties far exceeded the estimates of various departments, and fortunately, the war did not start in the end, otherwise with so many troops fighting, our preparations would have lasted for three or four months at most.

This is the final statistical report, please take a look at it. ”

After saying that, Prime Minister Felix still had some lingering palpitations. Obviously, this sudden outbreak of the Austrian Empire, a show of strength to the countries, was not as glamorous as it seemed.

With so many troops, based on the calculation of 15,000 rounds of ammunition per ton, each person fired one bullet, that is 119 tons of ammunition gone.

Not to mention the war, in the past few months of daily training, on average, thousands of tons of ammunition have been consumed every month, and this is not counting artillery.

In fact, after Austria had mobilized so many troops, there was a serious shortage of artillery, and it was easy to build up infantry reserves, and it was not so easy to reserve artillery as a technical branch.

It doesn't mean that if you can fire artillery, you can be regarded as artillery, and if you can't hit the target, it's for nothing. Qualified artillerymen, in addition to having a certain amount of knowledge, must also be fed by ammunition.

Franz nodded, and said in his heart: The current consumption is still small, if in a few years, after the replacement of weapons, the consumption of weapons and ammunition will increase several times, then it will be a big problem.

After taking the explosive table and taking a cursory look at it, Franz understood the reason why Prime Minister Felix sighed, and the cost was too great.

After an armed parade + demonstration, the military expenditure is as high as Rp 137 million, and if you include the mobilization of domestic reserves and the consumption of various materials, the total expenditure is as high as Rp 211 million.

Seeing this data, Franz suddenly understood why, after the Crimean War, European countries were trying to avoid war.

This is still not a fight, and if it does, I don't know where the final military spending will go.

Of course, the Rp 211 million on the exploding table is not all manifested as cash expenditure, most of it is still spent in materials, but it is directly discounted for the convenience of calculation.

Franz asked with concern: "Is the cabinet ready to send a group of heroes to the Balkans, has it considered the actual situation?" ”

If there is no fighting, it does not mean that there are no heroes. In a military transfer of this scale, there are no people who have made meritorious contributions, but there are not as many meritorious heroes as those produced by the direct outbreak of war.

If you have merit, you will be rewarded, the great nobleman Franz will not be sealed, but he will not be stingy with knights at the level of a small farmer, these are the goals of most people who join the army.

Prime Minister Felix replied: "Your Majesty, in this westward expansion strategy, the war has not been able to be fought, so everyone's military merits are very limited.

It is basically impossible to obtain a knighthood and land in China. The Cabinet suggested that the fiefdom be placed in the Balkans, which could be eased up.

At the same time, we are also prepared to encourage the nobility of the country to replace their fiefs and go to the Balkans in order to strengthen their control over the region. ”

Are there any nobles willing to change? The answer is no!

Everyone is not stupid, who wants to give up the developed fiefdom and run out to start a new business?

But there is one kind of person who is willing to go, that is, the emerging quasi-military merit aristocrats who are stuck under the threshold of the nobility and have been unable to cross this hurdle for a long time.

In this era, it is very difficult to become an aristocracy, for example, in this war, the number of officers and soldiers who can cross the threshold of nobility will not exceed double digits, and there may not be one division in so many armies.

Since the reform of Franz's military system, there are not a few people who are stuck in this way, even if some people have crossed the threshold of generals by virtue of their military exploits, they still have not obtained the title of nobility.

Titles mean social status, and the Balkans are next to Austria. Both the Danube Principalities and Serbia are fertile plains, but they are not effectively developed.

People with vision and ambition will naturally not give up this opportunity. Once these people had passed, the foundations of Austrian rule were established.

For their own benefit, these people would spontaneously maintain Austrian rule and suppress the Ottoman remnants.

As to whether Austria could gain sovereignty over these lands, the question can be ignored. Even if you can't get sovereignty, it won't affect everyone's actual status, and the Ottoman Empire is not capable of recovering lost territory.

If you want to make the local area independent and support the puppet regime, you also need someone to support it? The Austrian army did not do nothing on the ground, but the original ruling class was the first to overthrow.

The nobles of the Ottoman Empire were arrested, the officials of the Ottoman Empire were arrested, the merchants of the Ottoman Empire were arrested, and the supporters of the Ottoman Empire were still arrested......

In short, anyone who had anything to do with the Ottoman Empire and threatened or could threaten Austrian rule was in prison.

In other words, the local upper class was swept away, and what remained was either serfs or commoners, and these people who could write their names were intellectuals.

To encourage them to become independent, we must first let them know what the word "independence" is, which cannot be done in a short time.

Franz was certain that if Austria ended its military control of the region now, the social order would collapse immediately.

As liberators, the old system has been pushed in, and the new system will naturally have to be established, and it is always much more loyal to build it with one's own people than to use outsiders.

Franz thought for a moment and said, "Then let's do it, and establish a foundation of rule in the area as soon as possible."

If Britain and France lose the war in the Near East, it will be enough, if they win, perhaps it will be a draw, then our trouble will come.

They will not watch us swallow such a large profit, and if the Russians do not get their hands on Constantinople, they will also be jealous of our gains.

In the face of interests, the alliance relationship is not necessarily reliable, and as soon as the British instigated, the tsarist government did stupid things. ”

This is not Franz's villain's heart, and the bad reputation of the woolly bear is not groundless, but countless facts are piled up, and it is impossible not to be vigilant.

The British pit teammates, the French pit teammates, everyone is still a little bit of a look, they won't go too far, at least they can barely get by on the face, and when the woolly bear pits their teammates, it is earth-shattering.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Prime Minister Felix replied

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Balkans

Since the end of the Paris Conference, the British have had the energy to teach the disobedient little brother of Greece a lesson.

Thinking that you can escape punishment without flying the flag of the government and under the banner of the civilian armed forces? Dream on! Don't look at who is fooling, want to play tricks, do you know who is the ancestor in this regard?

Since the Greeks were playing tricks, the British decided to reason with them, this time with their fists, of course.

By October, British reinforcements had arrived, three infantry divisions plus one division of the remnants of the Balkans, for a total of 51,000 British troops.

Together with 16,000 Sardinian troops and 12,000 Ottoman troops, the Triple Alliance was formed, and it was time to find the bad luck of the Greeks.

The result is naturally self-evident, and the Greek "civilian army", which even the Ottoman army could not defeat, was naturally crushed at the first touch.

The Greek kingdom was too poor, and it went to play the navy to the death, and the army's weapons and equipment naturally had no money to replace, and after blindly expanding the ranks, it was impossible for anyone to have a gun.

At first, the Ottomans were defenseless, and the army was fighting on the front line, and the Greeks were naturally overwhelmed, and when the Ottoman Empire reacted and drew part of its forces from the front line, their offensive was blocked.

Now the British are taking them under the knife, in addition to teaching them a lesson, what is more important is that this is a soft persimmon.

John Bull also wants to save face, after fighting for so long, they also know that the woolly bear is not easy to mess with, and it is too difficult to fight a beautiful war. The hard bones should be left to the French to gnaw, the British Army is limited in size and cannot put all the family resources into it.

In order to recover the reputational damage caused by the Battle of Sofia, the British War Office ordered Major General Oliver to make meritorious service and save face on the Greeks.

The British were ruthless, and the Greeks naturally could not bear it, and were driven out of Thrace, and now they have retreated to Veria, and then they will return to the country not long after.

Otto I was in a hurry, these troops could not return to the country in any case, not only because of the defeat of the war, but more importantly, because their "neutral status" was not guaranteed, and the flames of war would spread to the Greek peninsula.

On the chessboard of this great power game, the Kingdom of Greece is just an ordinary pawn, and now it is about to become an outcast.

Otto I asked with concern: "How is it, is General Menshkov willing to send troops?" ”

At the critical moment of the Second Battle of Bulgaria, the Greeks only cared about grabbing their own territory and did not attack the empty Constantinople as they demanded, otherwise the war in the Near East would have ended long ago.

No matter how many reasons the Greeks had, in the eyes of the Russians this was betrayal, and it was impossible not to hold grudges.

Besides, now the Russians are also very busy, attacking Constantinople on the one hand, and fighting Britain and France on the Crimean Peninsula on the other, whether they have the energy to rescue Greece is a question.

The Foreign Secretary replied: "Your Majesty, the Russians have put forward the condition that they will not send troops to the rescue unless we declare ourselves to join the alliance and declare war on Britain and France." ”

Ask for help from an ally, then you have to be an ally first? The Kingdom of Greece only had an agreement between Austria and the Russians, and this gentleman's agreement, which they themselves did not fully implement, expected the Russians to take it as a thing?

Otto I's face sank and he said angrily: "Didn't you tell the Russians about our difficulties? Greece's geographical position determines that we have no way to make enemies of Britain and France, otherwise we will face annihilation soon. ”

When he said this, Otto I's confidence was still a little lacking. Feng Shui rotates, at the beginning, the Greeks were afraid of offending Britain and France, and they wanted to grab territory, without taking care of the overall situation, and now they need others to take care of the overall situation.

"Your Majesty, the attitude of the Russians is very clear, they think that since we have entered the war, we are already on the opposite side of England and France.

General Menshkov said: If we still regard them as allies, we will join the alliance directly. The Foreign Secretary explained

It is a fact that Greece sent troops to attack the Ottoman Empire, not only pinning down the Ottoman army, but also interrupting their collection of supplies there.

These gaps had to be filled by Britain and France, and although Greece did not declare war on Britain and France, it had already inflicted losses on them in action.

Otherwise, the British would not have come to beat them personally, and now they are not directly attacking Greece proper, not because the British do not dare, but because of political needs.

Rashly attacking a sovereign country is easy to be attacked by public opinion. The British also want face, anyway, Greece is so weak, the British Army needs to use them to brush up their records, it is not worth them to tear off their disguise.

Otto I was in a dilemma, if he joined the alliance, the Greek mainland would soon be patronized by the British and French navies, and I don't know how many port cities would be destroyed in the war.

But if they refuse to join the alliance, the Russians will not send troops to rescue them.

As things stand, it won't be long before the Greek army on the front line will be defeated all the way back to home, and the enemy will be able to follow all the way.

At that time, Greece will still be dragged into the war, and it is impossible for him to abandon all the troops on the front line and prevent them from returning home, right?

If it really happens, it is estimated that the people will soon rebel against him.

Otto I whimsically asked: "Is it possible for the British to stop if we, as a neutral country, disarm the troops that have returned home?" ”

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