After the end of the Prussian-Danish War, the situation in Europe also changed dramatically, and reform became the mainstream of society as if overnight.

With the exception of the Russians in the land of ice and snow, most of the countries on the European continent are carrying out social reforms, Austria is reforming, France is reforming, Prussia is still reforming......

The reforms are good, everyone is busy with internal reforms, there is no energy to do things, the situation in Europe has calmed down, as if it has returned to the Metternich era.

Franz knew that this was all an illusion, and that the contradiction had not disappeared, but was only temporarily lurking. How can there be a hairy bear who is ready to break the international order, and a John Bull who is afraid that the sky will not be chaotic, how can Europe be truly peaceful?

The Austrian government has stepped up the pace of internal rectification, with the official being warned and punished today, the official going home in disgrace tomorrow, and occasionally an unlucky person being taken to court by the Anti-Corruption Agency.

After the decree to rectify the atmosphere of officialdom was issued, the officials were not able to make a living. Since March, dozens of officials have been losing their posts for various reasons almost every day, and one in 10 of them have been taken to court.

As far as Franz knew, it was the government's mercy, otherwise the number would have easily increased tenfold. Perhaps it is because he thinks that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the more remote the area, the more daring the bureaucrats will be.

For example, in the province of Dalmatia, there was a mayor named Aligas, who believed that Latin was the best language in the world, and then promoted Latin for decades.

For such bold officials, the cabinet government is naturally not polite.

Just this one pit made one-third of the officials of the Dalmatian province go home to plant potatoes, and three hundred of them were unlucky enough to go to prison with him.

In a fit of rage, Prime Minister Felix sent them all to the army of railway builders to contribute to the modernization of Austria.

Since it is to kill chickens and set an example to monkeys, how can it be ruthless?

The fact that he was not sentenced to death was not because of the softness of the Austrian government. Rather, it is a negative teaching material that lives to suffer sin and can shock people's hearts for a longer time than sending it directly to God.

Ordinary officials who are caught embezzling and taking bribes are mostly fined and confiscated, and then decide whether to go home or go to jail depending on the severity of the case.

Any official who works against the government's orders, whether honest or not, must go to prison, or the kind of "Lord who is taken care of".

Any identity background is useless this time, and some of the typical characters are not one to go to prison but to the whole family, and the nobility is no exception.

Felix's prestige as "butcher prime minister" came into play, making the bureaucrats tremble, and even if they were very dissatisfied, they did not dare to take action, for fear of setting themselves on fire.

Not only is the government in a big fight, but the Austrian army is also in order, with the War Office dismissing 12 generals and 361 colonel-level officers, and countless smaller miscellaneous fish at the lower levels.

Most of these people were driven home for dereliction of duty and misconduct, and a small number were sent to military courts for corruption and bribery.

I have to say that the aristocrats of the military still pay attention to their appearance, probably because they are afraid of being shot on the battlefield, and there are still very few people who deduct military salaries, and most of them resell military materials in private, or take back the deductions when purchasing.

What makes people laugh is that there are many unscrupulous generals with corrupt personal integrity, and their reputation in the army is still very good.

It's a pity that these people went to the wrong set, if they were in the government department, they might be raised as pigs, and when they got to the army, they would consider themselves unlucky.

The officers and soldiers at the bottom did not know, but the top brass of the military had sensed that the government was preparing for a big war.

Any individual or interest group that affects the combat effectiveness of the armed forces will be overthrown.

Just look at the current training situation, marshals and generals often go to the training ground to supervise the training of officers and men, and sometimes they can't see it anymore, and they even whip people with whips.

At the same time as reorganizing the training of the troops, the military has opened a training course for the professional qualities of officers, which is specially aimed at training officers.

In the evening, in a military camp in Braga, the aristocratic officers, who had been exhausted from training, returned to the collective dormitory to rest.

Geernia asked, "Kasamen, you kid has always been well-informed, do you know when this special training will end?" ”

"Isn't that nonsense, Geronya. If I had known the news in advance, I would have found a way to slip away, and I would have suffered with you here. Casamen replied weakly

"No, isn't your uncle at the headquarters, isn't there any news at all?" Geernya asked, confused

"Yes, he told me I had to behave well or I would be out of luck. Now that's the case, look at the lovely Sarks, the spanked ass blossoms. The people of the Judge Advocate General's Office were really ruthless, and they didn't save him any face. Casamen replied with a wry smile

"It's nothing, next door Ban Alta climbed over the wall to escape, was shot in the right leg by a soldier on duty, and was almost amputated.

Even so, he was sent to a court-martialed for desertion, and his life was over. Geernya said with a sigh of relief

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Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna

Prince Wendy Schretz presented a document to Franz and said: "Your Majesty, this is a well-established reform plan for our War Office. ”

The Austrian program of military reform, which was drawn up by the dead Archduke Karl, in which Franz was also involved, was full of his mixed personal goods, and now the War Office is only refining on this basis.

In the battle of 1848, the Austrian army showed many shortcomings, and the insightful people in the army proposed a reform of the military system, and at this time Franz threw out the reform plan that Archduke Karl taught him on his deathbed.

Although Archduke Karl's influence in the army would continue to increase once this plan was implemented, Franz still chose to carry out reforms under his banner.

In Franz's opinion, it doesn't matter how high the status of the dead god of war is, and it is always more influential to have Archduke Karl, the first person recognized by the Austrian military, than Franz, the emperor.

The leaders of the reformists usually do not end well, and the more praise they receive, the more slander they receive. If you don't want to be retaliated against by interest groups, it doesn't matter if you die, and you can't get revenge if you want to.

Many of the generals in the Austrian army are now influenced by Archduke Karl, for example, Marshal Radetz, who is now the most prestigious, served as Chief of Staff to Archduke Karl, and Prince Wendy Schretz regarded himself as his junior.

Now is the best time for military reform, and if it is in 10 or 8 years, the older generation will retire, and it will be difficult to put forward it again.

Thinking of this, Franz had a headache. There are signs of a shortage of talent in the Austrian army, and the talent of the generals in the Austrian army is no weaker than that of any other country.

However, these famous generals in the anti-French war are slowly aging, and there are few up-and-coming ones in the younger generation.

Flipping through his hand, Franz asked with interest: "Kick out the overage officers in the army, are you going to retire the veterans?" ”

It's okay to let the veteran retire, but it's really hard to do.

People have made great achievements for Austria, and they think that they can continue to fight for their country, and it is unreasonable for you to let them go home on the grounds that they are too old?

Moreover, in Franz's view, people are old and fine, and if they really start a war, the quality of the junior officers is really not as good as that of the older generation.

The troubled times produced talents, and the older generation grew up in the era when Napoleon was beating Europe, and Austria was the main force to resist Napoleon.

They also won many victories, and the Austrian army also defeated Napoleon head-on. Many of the military generals were not convinced by the victory of the French, and they thought that if it had not been for the government's pullback, they might have won.

The Austrian military soul was cast in that era, and when the Franco-Austrian War broke out in history, the original owner personally went into battle to command the battle, creating an epic defeat, and this arrogance was destroyed.

Without the soul of the army, the combat effectiveness will naturally decline all the way, and by the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it will be able to bully Italy.

Prince Wendy Schretz explained: "No, Your Majesty. These veterans are all gems in the Austrian army, and now the next generation of officers is being trained for the Austrian army, how can the War Department let them retire!

Our plan is to weed out the current ranks of officers under the age of 16 who are unable to serve in the army. ”

Franz nodded, this is the disbandment of the legendary "Bottle Officer Corps". The number of such junior officers in the Austrian army was not at all large, and this was led by the royal family.

Franz himself was a beneficiary of this policy, but this did not prevent him from despising this policy, and the butt decided the head.

At the beginning, he was the beneficiary, so he naturally raised his hands to support it, but now that the position has changed, this policy can no longer bring him benefits, and Franz's position has also changed.

If the nobility reaches the age of service, and the nobles become officers with superhuman military qualities, everyone has nothing to say, the army is a place that believes in the strong.

But the bottle officer corps was unbearable, and no Austrian soldier would think that their military qualities were inferior to that of a nursing child.

Franz thought for a moment and said: "Then change the overage to the low age, and cancel the rank of all young officers who are under the age of service and have not served in the army, and the royal family is no exception." ”

He didn't think that the Army was unclear about the situation and misspelled "young" as "overage", apparently leaving a back door while cleaning up the Milk Bottle Officer Corps.

The purpose is very simple, the face of the royal family must be taken care of, and it cannot be generalized, and all of them are kicked out. Now Franz's three younger brothers are all one of them.

It's just that in Franz's opinion, this is redundant. The Bottle Officer Corps does not have any substantive role, and for the sake of a so-called face, it undermines the principle of fairness in the army, which really outweighs the losses.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Prince Wendy Schretz replied

The royal family has taken the lead, what else can the nobles say? Anyway, it just makes the juniors lose a title, and there is no substantial loss.

The purpose of this kind of junior officer was to inspire the next generation to study hard and always remember that they were officers.

So far, this model of education has succeeded and failed.

The children of the nobility have indeed cultivated a heart that thinks they are superhuman, and they are competitive in their studies, and if they surpass their peers through hard work, then their progress will continue after being stimulated.

On the contrary, if you study hard and still can't compare with your peers, this arrogance will naturally slowly fade away and become decadent.