Chapter 604 Competitor?

Chapter 604 Competitor?

Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

Franz was in a bad mood and had just left Madame Sophie's bedroom. The former just learned from the latter that the so-called competitors were not his two brothers, but his father, Archduke Franz Karl.

In fact, because the ancient Salician Archduke Franz Karl was the first heir to the throne of the Austrian Empire, there were very few people who knew the late emperor's decree.

In addition, it is still unknown how effective a dead man's edict is, and those who know the late emperor's edict and have the ability to carry out its contents are all older. Archduke Karl, Archduke Louis, and Prince Metternich are all in their twilight years. .

At this time, most people in Vienna did not think that Franz could succeed to the throne soon, because although Ferdinand I was plagued by all kinds of diseases, he did not have the kind of fatal disease, so he could not live for another ten or twenty years. question.

Historically, Ferdinand I lived for 27 years after abdicating the throne, and did not die until June 29, 1875.

Franz's father, Archduke Franz Karl, was in good health, loved nature, and was good at hunting. He could climb stairs with a seal weighing 60-70 kilograms, and his physical fitness could beat his peers. .

It will take nearly thirty years for these two to pass away. By that time, it is not certain whether Franz Joseph will still be alive. After all, there is no shortage of surprises in this era.

Moreover, the old guys in Vienna all know that people can change. Even Emperor Joseph II, who was the least adaptable, ended up ruining his own reforms with his own hands.

Thirty years is enough time to corrupt anyone, even a "born saint" as Archbishop Rauscher calls him.

In fact, if he was born in a peaceful and prosperous age, Franz might really choose to join the trend. After all, any change is a challenge to those with vested interests.

And even if you live a life of debauchery and extravagance, the lucky draw of this reincarnation is enough to cope with it. Even if you play a little too much, someone will wash the floor for you. Unless you commit suicide, no one can do anything to you.

But the reality is that in 1848, the entire Austrian Empire will fall into a huge crisis. If you make a mistake, you may be guillotined like Louis XVI, and you will be nailed to the throne forever. On the pillar of shame.

Therefore, Franz will become the emperor of the Austrian Empire in 1848, and at the same time declare war on the old era. Anyone who stands in his way will be swept into the garbage dump of history.

In fact, in addition to Archduke Franz Karl, those people also vaguely revealed it to Madame Sophie.

"We don't want to see what happened in Russia happen in Austria."

What those people meant was that they could also choose to help Queen Anna ascend to the throne, and the Habsburg family was not the only choice.

Fortunately, Mrs. Sophie was not a person who would be easily threatened. The gentleman who said this had already been punished at the bottom of the Danube River.

Subsequent investigation results showed that only 252 of the 261 people on the list had been punished, and the whereabouts of 9 people were unknown, or they had committed suicide inexplicably and their bodies could not be identified.

It just so happens that Franz is not a person who likes to be threatened, let alone a person who likes to be deceived.

As a result, several groups of thugs broke into the homes of several officials at night and committed murders. One aristocratic family that had been in business for hundreds of years was bombed into the sky along with its mansion.

In addition, there were several "accidents" in the Austrian Empire. Some people were hit by carriages, some people unfortunately fell into pig pens and drowned alive in pig feces, and some people stuck their heads out while riding on the train. Unfortunately, the window was shattered into pieces by another oncoming train.

Another person unfortunately fell into the water on a ship bound for the United States and was caught in the propeller at the stern of the ship and died.

The people who had the accident happened to be those who were missing or dead on the list. Even the police and judges could only lament that "the world is so big and full of wonders" (God has eyes).

Although Vienna has been uneasy recently, there have been no civilian casualties. However, Vienna's police chief was still to blame, and the old chief had to retire early.

However, when the old director was about to leave the city in a carriage, he collided with a carriage loaded with logs, and a large number of logs buried the former inside.

The bizarre incident did not subside until a month later, and the six culprits who participated in creating a series of terrorist incidents in Vienna were brought to justice on that day.

Strangely enough, after that day Vienna returned to its former peace.

In Schönbrunn Palace, the seals snorted at the sun boredly, occasionally patting their round bellies, and the great auks made unpleasant sounds.

As for Empress Anna, who was shivering in the Hofburg Palace at this time, she didn't know why those people came to find her, but she knew very well that if she did anything out of line, she might be blown to pieces or die. Some kind of accident.

In addition, approximately 150 police officers, 50 military police, and 150 central bank guards were assigned to serve in the California mines on charges of malfeasance.

Franz sympathized with these people, but would not let them go. When soldiers and police help others commit crimes, they are no longer different from murderers.

The German region was very sensitive to the wind direction in Vienna, and they knew very well that a strong monarch would appear in Austria in the future.

But that will have to wait until twenty years later, so people of their generation don’t have to worry at all.

Due to its direct border with the Austrian Empire, the German Zollverein greatly promoted Saxony's economic development.

Although they knew very well that they could not defeat the powerful Austria and Prussia, this did not hinder these man-made wonders.

In addition to building a new steeple cathedral, the Saxons who had money also planned to renovate the Dresden Palace.

In addition, King Frederick August II also discovered another way to immortalize himself, and that was to create great music.

But he soon discovered that the appeal of Dresden was incomparable to Vienna, and it was simply impossible to overpower Austria in this regard.

As for the artistic desert of Berlin, there was no need to suppress it at all, and then Frederick August II found a new goal.

That was to create the best instruments in the world, and he considered the piano to be the most important of them all.

However, many people in the German region had similar ideas to Frederick August II. In fact, due to the German Customs Union driving the economic development of the German region, people began to pursue spiritual enjoyment more and more.

Historically, a large number of piano factories appeared in Germany around 1850, and in one fell swoop it established its position as the world's number one high-end piano producer.

However, facing the vigorous piano-making movement in Germany, Franz seemed a little at a loss. After all, he had only touched the piano in school and had no idea about its structure and key points.

However, Austria is quite rich in pianists.