Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Liberators of Hungary
The fellow Hungarian patriotic poet and one of the leaders of this Hungarian revolution, Pedolfi Shandor, could not help it.
"Your Excellency, are you going to see Hungary doomed? Even if the odds of success are low, you can't do nothing, right?
For God's sake, you have to do something for this country at this time! ”
Istfan shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I only regret that I didn't stop you, if I had been a little tougher, maybe this situation would not have happened."
Yes, I do need to do something now, but not in the government, so don't be in a hurry to refuse, wait until I'm done.
As for military command ability, I am only a middle-aged person, whether it is the Duke of Leopold or the Marquis of Loch, they are much stronger than me, and I suggest you seek help from them for military problems.
When it comes to propaganda, Kossuth you are much better than me, and you don't need my help.
The only advantage of me is that I am self-aware, and I will not interfere in the affairs of the government.
I'm just in charge of coordinating ethnic relations, and at this point, Kossuth still put away your damn nationalist theory! ”
Kossuth was half angry to death, if it weren't for the fact that he couldn't do without Istfan's support at this time, he was afraid that he would not be able to resist rushing up and beating him.
This guy is so annoying, even if he has bad ideas, he also exposes scars everywhere.
If there was a choice, Kossu did not want to engage in nationalism, but the supporters did not agree!
The capitalists need cheap labor, and the majority of people who are excluded from the door of power are the cheap labor left for the capitalists.
That's right, Kossuth's nationalism excludes not ethnic minorities, but all the people at the bottom, except for these five or six hundred thousand capitalists, aristocrats, and middle classes, the rest of the people are the objects of oppression.
Of course, on the surface, this line only excludes ethnic minorities, while Hungarians are excluded by external factors such as property, title, and cultural level.
Theoretically, all of them can get political participation, but only if you get rich first, and then you have political rights.
Other than that, don't think about it. Nobles are born, and from the moment they are reincarnated, they are doomed; Cultural knowledge is not accessible to the poor, there is no money to study, and there is no compulsory education in Hungary.
There were no poor people in the real sense of the word in the top of the revolutionary party, including Pei Duofei, who was from the lowest background, and in fact he was not really at the bottom, at least he had the financial strength to send him to school.
Her mother was a serf, she also worked as a lady-in-waiting for the nobility, she belonged to a knowledgeable family, her father was a butcher, and she was also a small capitalist with economic acumen.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, He Jin is still a butcher, why didn't anyone mention that their family monopolized the supply of meat in most of Nanyang County?
The ass determines the position, and they may sympathize with the plight of the people at the bottom, but the class position determines that they cannot sacrifice their own interests for the people at the bottom.
Istfan is a great nobleman standing on his side, and at this time, it is very natural to ask Duke Leopold and Marquis of Loch, who are also from the great nobles, for military problems.
But in Kossuth's view, this is looking for death, and now that the situation is so bad, who can guarantee that these big nobles will not defect?
Even if the Viennese government moved their fiefdoms, in fact there was still a possibility of compromise between the two sides, and it was only a question of price, and the nobility naturally preferred the monarchy, and this class position could not be changed.
When the goal was achieved, Kosuth naturally wouldn't stay and get angry, he didn't even drink a sip of water, and he didn't expect Istfan to take care of the food.
"Mr. Kossuth, what shall we do now?" Pei Duofei asked expectantly
There is no way, Kosuth is not reliable, and Pei Duofei is even worse, his talent is to write poetry, and his representative works include "Song of the Nation" and "Against the King".
"Life is precious, love is more valuable; If it's free, you can throw both! ”
He is the original author of this sentence and has a very good market among intellectuals. However, he also has the characteristics of a young man, a typical lack of practical experience.
There is no way, Pei Duofei, who was born in 1823, is only 25 years old now, and it is too difficult for him to worry about the fate of a country.
"I have sent people to contact the Kingdom of Sardinia, and now I can only hope that they will defeat the Austrian army in Venice as soon as possible, and force the Austrians to send their troops back."
Kossuth did not mention the matter of asking the Ottomans for help, and it was not yet visible, especially in front of Pedolfi, who would certainly object if he had spoken out.
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Bohemian Legion
After receiving the order from Vienna, Julius was bewildered, and it was very unconscionable that Budapest was close at hand, but he was not allowed to attack.
A young staff officer asked dissatisfiedly: "Your Excellency, what does this mean at home, not allowing us to attack Budapest, is it that at this time, they are ready to settle the problem through negotiations?" ”
"You can only ask the Vienna government, or the War Department, and we only need to carry out the order!" Julius thought for a moment and said
This is his greatest advantage, he can complete the tasks assigned by his superiors 100%, even if the doubts in his heart are big, he will not bring them to the task.
"Your Excellency, doesn't that mean we have nothing to do now?" Another young officer complained
No war, it means no military merit, now Austria's four-way army, the Bohemian Army has the best geographical location, Budapest is close at hand, as long as they conquer here, they are the first merit.
Chief of Staff Elacic said slowly: "Do you think that there is no war, and you are idle and bored?
Then go and give me propaganda slogans, first put the surrounding areas under military control, and liberate all the serfs, which is also our task this time! ”
True, the task of emancipating the serfs was given to the army by Franz. The nobles are not easy to mess with in these years, especially the Hungarian nobles who are accustomed to being the king of the mountain, they do not use force, and they are not easy to speak.
"Take care of my subordinates, this time we came to liberate Hungary and bring a happy life to the Hungarian people, if anyone dares to violate military discipline, they will be killed!" Julius said sternly
Loyal dogs, naturally, are loyal to the emperor, this time they came as "liberators" to buy the hearts of the Hungarian people for the emperor, good military discipline is a good start.