Chapter 1116: Child's Play
In fact, not all Hungarian refugees need to go to refugee camps, such as shareholders of the royal territory.
Franz has been recruiting shareholders in Hungary. After all, he has also thought about a peaceful and conciliatory policy, using the economic foundation to change the superstructure.
However, this war is still unavoidable. If you want to cut off the firewood, you must first ask the other party's fist whether it agrees.
Fortunately, Franz has won over some Hungarian nobles over the years, and their joining is also an important reason for the smooth expansion of the royal territory.
Enemies must be cruel enough, and friends should be treated with courtesy. Austrian officials found them at the first time and sent them and their families to Vienna by water.
Going by water is the fastest and safest way at this time, because the Hungarians have no water power on the Danube.
The Austrian Empire has the only fleet on the Danube, and can even launch a raid directly from the river to cut off the connection between Buda and Pest.
However, Franz did not choose to do so, because it is not easy to build a bridge connecting the two cities, and it will take several years.
In addition, although Austria's inland fleet is known as "invincible on the Danube", it is only relative to inland ships. If you really want to fight against the fortress artillery, you may not be able to gain much advantage even if you have a technological advantage.
If the boat capsizes in a small ditch, it will undoubtedly be a blow to the prestige of the Austrian Empire, and it will also dampen the morale of the side and destroy the atmosphere that Franz has painstakingly created.
So this military adventure seems worthless.
In Vienna, those Hungarian nobles who have already invested in the royal territory will receive the most thoughtful care. Vienna now has the world's top medical institutions, top restaurants and opera houses, and luxury stores.
In fact, these nobles are definitely high-quality customers, and Franz still needs them to boost Vienna's service industry.
Franz will send them their asset income regularly, but will first deduct part of the cost of liberating serfs.
That's right, Franz planned to let the nobles and landlords in Hungary take the responsibility of liberating the serfs. After all, the serfs had fulfilled their feudal obligations to the nobles and landlords for thousands of years, and the nobles should also take their own responsibilities.
In addition to paying the land rent for the serfs for fifty years, they also need to provide good seeds, tools, and technical guidance.
Of course, they also need to bear the costs of medical care, education, public security, and fire protection, but fortunately they don't need to be responsible for these trivial matters personally, and the state will provide relevant services and policies.
If it were in the past, Franz's idea would be nothing short of a fantasy. He would most likely be attacked by a group of people as a mad king, either leaving the stage in disgrace, or being broken into pieces by other countries.
Even if he played a record against the sky, he could not escape the fate of being liquidated in the end.
But this time is different. The controlled Hungarian nobles are simply unable to resist, and other nobles probably only think that this is the emperor's punishment for Hungarian traitors.
Especially after seeing the wave of nationalism and the Great Revolution, the nobles in other regions did not dare to empathize with the Hungarian nobles.
If they jumped out to oppose the emperor at this time, then millions of liberated serfs and tens of millions of nationalists would immediately realize who their real enemies are.
Now those who oppose Franz will be regarded as lunatics, or will have a stroke and become idiots.
The nobles are very politically sensitive, or they are used to changing their minds according to the situation. Seeing that things are impossible, few people jumped out to fight Franz to the end.
In fact, the nobles are not all spineless. Some families are not only strong, but also powerful. They are fully capable of shaking the foundation of the country and even changing dynasties.
It’s just that most of these privileged classes have died in the Vienna Rebellion. Those who are still unwilling to give up are either imprisoned or on the way to the colonies.
Without the existence of these backbones, the remaining nobles can’t stir up any waves at all.
Moreover, the profits that Franz distributed to the Hungarian nobles far exceeded their imagination, enough for them to maintain their luxurious life in the past.
The Hungarian nobles who did not join the royal territory were more miserable. They had to squeeze together with other Hungarian refugees. Their noble status could only make their lives less miserable.
For example, an extra egg and a glass of milk every day, an extra piece of bread and meat at each meal, and a relatively independent small space
These are simply the dream of serfs and civilians, and are enough to make the single-clothed nobles proud of their status.
However, for the great nobles and the wealthy class, this kind of life is simply an insult.
In fact, there are other ways to improve life in the refugee camp, that is, labor. Doctors can treat people, teachers can teach people to read and speak German, and teach some simple mathematics and physics knowledge.
Textile workers can weave cloth for the refugee agency, serfs can help level the land, and other craftsmen can also use their expertise
But this is still an insult to the great nobles and the wealthy class, and they call on the people to resist these government actions.
However, the people, including the single-clothed nobles, look at them as if they are fools. After all, such a life is not bad for ordinary people, and it is simply heaven for those who have just escaped from the war.
Unable to incite the people, they can only do it in their usual way.
In the past, it was no big deal for these people to insult officials, beat up gendarmes, or kill some civilians in the street. If some judges and lawyers dared to mess with them, they would be in trouble.
At the least, they would be dismissed from office, exiled, or their families would be destroyed and their bodies would be gone.
Rebellion was just a child's play for them. They had played it when they were young. When the nobles rebelled, the king had to persuade the other party to win, and the nobles could take the opportunity to make demands.
But only then did they realize that fairy tales were all lies.
The officials of the UNHCR did not show up, let alone negotiate with them. Only a group of angry militiamen with live ammunition came.
Franz did not send troops to protect the refugee camps, but chose to use militias to maintain order. This does not mean that the army is not strong in combat effectiveness or discipline is not as good as the militia, but the militia is indeed more suitable for the current scene.
In particular, these German immigrants were very suitable to deal with the rebellious Hungarian nobles. The regular army was too disciplined, and they had some fear and awe of the nobles.
But the militias of these royal territories were different. They had average discipline, and because of their "different lords", they also lacked awe of these Hungarian nobles.
In addition, in the previous battles with the Hungarian rebels, they had more or less relatives, friends or comrades who were unfortunately injured and sacrificed.
These people had more hatred for the Hungarian elites, and they were more familiar with the local conditions and customs.
After the rebellion, Franz didn't need to say anything, they knew what to do.