Through a series of personnel transfers, Franz has actually taken control of the Royal Guard, and Archduke Louis does not know whether he really does not understand, or is pretending to be confused, and there is no reaction anyway.

Franz felt that he was more likely to be confused, and the Royal Guard was small in number, only a regiment in strength, but it was tasked with defending the royal family.

The actual control of this force has always been in the hands of the Viennese court, and the nominal commander of the Grand Duke Louis did not dare to make a big move in it.

Franz trained the Royal Guard, in fact with the acquiescence of the Viennese court, and before he acted, he also obtained a warrant from his uncle Ferdinand I.

The Habsburgs were already preparing for his regency, and if nothing happened, he would be a member of the Regency Council in three years, and after a few years of training, the Regency Council would be dissolved and the Crown Prince Regency would begin.

Ferdinand I was reluctant to lose power, but unfortunately he suffered from epilepsy, and on average he had more than 20 episodes a day, so he could not handle government affairs at all, and supporting Franz Regency was one of his measures.

Well, Franz admits that he relied on foolishness, and this uncle's sanity is often off line, and some ridiculous things often happen, but he attaches great importance to the legacy of the Habsburgs, and occasionally produces paranoia of victimization.

This created an opportunity for Franz, and Ferdinand I often had astonishing remarks, and whatever he thought was useful was put into writing.

In other words, Franz now has a lot of decrees in his hands, and whether they have legal effect or not depends on the actual situation.

If it were taken out now, the Regency Committee would probably veto it, but if necessary, he could also issue these orders directly without going through the Regency Committee and turn them into established facts.

Although the Austrian government was effectively controlled by the Regency Council, no one openly declared that Ferdinand I had lost his ability to govern, and the Emperor's orders remained valid.

News of the January Revolution soon spread across the continent, reaching Vienna, where people were only amazed and assumed that nothing had happened.

But when the news reached Paris, things changed.

In 1840~1848, after the Conservative Party leader Gizo was elected prime minister, he allowed capitalists to enter the government department and abused his power to arbitrarily approve commercial contracts in order to curry favor with financial groups.

Corruption and bribery have become the norm in the government, various scandals have emerged one after another, and the public has gradually lost confidence in the government.

By now, the only supporters of the July Dynasty are bankers, exchange brokers, railway kings, big mine owners, big forest owners, and big landowners.

Beginning with the economic crisis in France in 1847, there were continuous hunger riots throughout the country, and the introduction of the Labor Protection Act in Austria ignited the workers' strike movement.

Against this background, the news of the January Revolution came, and the people of Paris, who were already full of revolutionary spirit, were naturally affected, and the foundation of the revolution was already in place, and now there was only one spark left.

However, the decaying July Dynasty turned a deaf ear to all this, and the bourgeoisie's banquet movement was stopped by the government, and the event, originally scheduled for January 19, 1848, was postponed to February 22.

Looking at the information in his hand, Franz breathed a sigh of relief, history has not changed because of his butterfly effect, and the advantage of foresight can still be used.

However, his movement with the generals of the army became more frequent, including the governor who sat on one side, with whom Franz also maintained correspondence.

Inadvertently, Franz also expressed concern about the situation at home, mentioning the January Revolution in Sicily and boldly predicting that the European continent would cause a chain reaction.

Whether or not he can attract their attention, Franz can only obey the fate of heaven and do his best. He couldn't just say that there was going to be a revolution in Austria, right?

If you say this, you will not be shocked, but you will be regarded as a madman.

Considering the current situation of the Habsburgs, Franz felt that the latter was a much more problematic situation.

Now Franz gave full play to the nature of a military enthusiast, and went around inspecting the training of the troops around Vienna, and the more he watched, the more disappointed he became.

"Albrecht, what can you do to increase the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in the short term, I'm talking about the city defense army!" Franz asked cautiously

"Franz, this is very simple, as long as you can get the aristocratic officers who are here to get out of the way, and promote a capable person to serve as an officer, the combat effectiveness of the city defense army can be improved immediately!" Albrecht Friedrich Rudolf thought for a moment and said

Franz said helplessly: "Albrecht, this joke is not funny at all, if I can get them out, I don't need to talk nonsense with you here!"

I mean, is it possible to get them together and train them to make a difference when it counts? ”

That's right, Franz did have high hopes for the city defense army, these nobles in normal times, it seems to be a cancer that affects the combat effectiveness of the army, but in extraordinary times it is different.

If nothing else, at least in terms of loyalty, they are reassuring. Once the Viennese Revolution broke out, it was more reliable to use them to suppress the rebellion than to use civilian officers.

The only pity is that their abilities do not seem to be reassuring, and Franz is skeptical even if it is to suppress a rabble.

"Come on, I'll give you the position of the commander of the city defense army, anyway, I can't do anything about them!" Albrecht said indifferently

Franz thought for a moment and said, "I'll come, I'll come, it's all a bunch of waste anyway, and even if you can't train, the situation won't be worse." However, the commander of the city defense army, you should keep it for yourself, and I still need your support in the future? ”

"Franz, what are you going to do? There are a lot of aristocratic officers in the city defense army, and they are widely implicated, so you can't mess around! Albrecht said worriedly

"Albrecht, do you think I look like a mess?" Franz asked rhetorically

Albrecht shook his head, Franz still made a good impression on everyone.

Franz continued: "It's time for me to serve in the army, and I'll apply for the next three months, and I'll be serving in the city defense for the next three months."

You can throw those officers who live a bad life and go to military training with me, of course, if you are over 28 years old and have a name in the army. ”

He finally remembered that he was 13 years old and was already a colonel in the Austrian Army. If this part of the people is not removed, maybe the aristocrats who join in the fun will give him a whole "children's regiment", but there are mythical "young officers" in the Austrian army who have not been weaned.