Chapter 36: Counterinsurgency and Negotiation
By the time the capitalists wanted to get out of the way, it was too late, and Franz had already returned to Vienna with his army.
"Albrecht, it's up to you next!"
Franz is still self-aware, if he formulates a strategy or something, this is fine, but if he commands the troops to fight, he doesn't know this.
It is estimated that with more than two months of experience in leading troops, I am afraid that he is not yet capable of commanding this army, so for the sake of insurance, Franz decisively chose to let Albrecht go.
Historically, Albrecht was also a famous Austrian general, who defeated Italy with fewer victories and more in the Austro-Prussian War, defending the face of the Austrian powers.
Albrecht smiled slightly, and said very confidently: "Don't worry, Franz! It's just a rabble, and it's not hard to defeat them! ”
Franz nodded, he had done so much preparations, and the intelligence organization had also mixed in with the rebels in advance, creating internal contradictions for the enemy, and if he couldn't win, the city defense army could be disbanded.
Military matters were entrusted to Albrecht, and political issues could only be left to Franz himself, and no one else could afford to take on this responsibility.
"Take the 3rd Regiment as the vanguard and launch an attack!"
With Albrecht's order, the suppression of the rebellion began.
Vienna at this time can be described in one word, that is-chaos!
The rebel armies, large and small, did not belong to each other and fought separately, and when the city defense army came over, there were many rebel armies who did not even know that the enemy had already fought over.
At this time, they were really busy robbing, and at the beginning everyone only attacked the nobles and capitalists, and now even ordinary citizens are not spared.
Either out of jealousy or out of profit, military discipline is gone, and even commanders have no way to restrain their troops.
When human beings are stimulated by the long-suppressed beastliness, then everything will be different, and the destructive power that erupts at this time is often amazing.
Due to the lack of strict organization and the lack of binding force between each other, after the ruffians joined, they were quickly taken away, and became all evil in killing, burning, looting, and plundering.
The citizens of Vienna, who had sympathized with the revolution, were left with regret at this time, and not only they were not spared, but even the University of Vienna, which was known as the cradle of revolutionary ideas.
In order to avoid harassment by the rebels, the school had to organize a student army to maintain and defend the campus.
The number of conservative students is much greater than that of the revolutionary party. Seeing the tragic scene outside, everyone at this time remembered the Paris Revolution of 1789, when more than 30,000 people were guillotined in Paris alone.
Before that, everyone thought it was a lie concocted by the government, but when the Vienna Revolution broke out, everyone finally understood that revolution requires bloodshed.
…… (10,000 words are omitted, the dark side is written too much, and it is easy to step on the line)
At this time, Franz, who was still preparing for the aftermath, had no idea what kind of devil he had unleashed and what kind of damage he had brought to Vienna.
Of course, even if he knew that he would still make the same choice, the Austrian Empire was rotten, and if it was not broken and then established, it would slowly die.
Without this rebellion, it would have taken at least ten years to abolish serfdom, and even the aristocracy would have had to face a constant counterattack, and it is more likely that it would have evolved into the kind of incomplete reform in Russian history.
But now it is different, the Vienna Revolution is just the beginning, the local revolution will still roll in, for the safety of life and property, they can only pinch their noses and admit it.
Like Lombardy, Venice, Hungary, Franz was already waiting for them to rebel. As long as the rebellion occurs, he will divide the land and fight the local tyrants once and for all, and solve the problem once and for all.
Including the nobles and capitalists involved in the Vienna rebellion, he was not ready to let go, did not raid their homes, where did Franz get the money for national construction?
Is there really no money in Austria? This question is simply a fallacy.
From the establishment of the Vienna system until 1848, Austria's economic development in the past 30 years or so was generally very good, and the total economic volume doubled.
In this context, the wealth created by society is naturally indispensable, but it is a pity that the dividends of economic development have nothing to do with ordinary people, and wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few.
As a member of the vested interests, Franz obviously could not attack them radically, but it was still possible to take advantage of the opportunity of the revolution to eliminate some of the traitors.
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The Hofburg Palace, Vienna
Having received the terms of bourgeois negotiations, the Grand Dukes collectively breathed a sigh of relief, and at this time it was still important to save their lives, in case the rebels came in.
They are all used to being pampered, and they haven't had enough of their glamorous lives, but they don't want to be guillotined like this.
Ferdinand I could not be in charge, Prime Minister Metternich knew that he was in big trouble and ran away in advance, the whereabouts of the Count of Koroft are now unknown, and the only members of the Regency Council here are the Archduke Louis and the Archduke Franz-Karl.
There is no doubt that now all the burden falls on the Archduke Louis, and the Archduke Franz-Karl cannot count on it.
Archduke Louis said with a pale face: "The capitalists have put forward conditions, as long as we agree to the removal of the cabinet, the imposition of constitutional government, the opening of popular elections, the abolition of serfdom, the confiscation of the land of the nobility and the distribution of land to the peasants......
They helped us suppress the rebellion, and even the constitution has been drawn up, this is the template, you can take a look! ”
He really didn't dare to agree to these conditions, if he agreed to them all, it would not be the capitalists who would rebel, but the nobles who would rebel en masse.
Don't say that Austria, left in any country in the world, confiscated the land of the aristocratic class and distributed it to the peasants for no reason, and people will also rise up in rebellion?
The Austrian army is in the hands of the aristocracy, and these big nobles have a large piece of land, and it is good that the serfs have been released, but if the serfs are not released, will not all the land be confiscated?
Does this still make the nobles live?
With the confiscation of land, how will they mix in the future?
All to be capitalists?
This is clearly to carry out capitalist reform of the aristocracy, and even take advantage of the first-mover advantage to turn the aristocracy into a destitute class.
In addition to economic interests, political reforms were not negotiable, and the constitution formulated by the bourgeoisie and the political rights of the aristocracy were inferior to those of ordinary people.
There are no rights, no right to join the army, no politics, no parliamentarians, these conditions are just nonsense.
Of course, this is a negotiation, and the initial offer is just a test. Even so, it makes everyone feel the same hatred.