Holy Roman Empire

Hungary is a major food producer in Europe. Budapest is surrounded by farmland, and there is no shortage of food in the city.

It's a pity, can't stand the soaring prices!Don't talk to capitalists about the overall situation. There are many people who want money but not life. At this critical juncture, what they want is not to tide over the difficulties together, but to take advantage of the fire.

Taking the cheapest black bread as an example, it is now 50.00% higher than before the revolution, and the price of coal for cooking has increased by [-]%.

In order to save fuel, many families have to cook together.Even so, rising prices still make it difficult for them.

To make matters worse, the Hungarian republic government also issued republic coins, recovered volumes, and plundered private wealth.

Since the establishment of the Republic of Hungary, the people in Budapest have not lived a few days of comfortable life.Nation, country, and freedom, how can they be against three meals a day?

On April 1848, 4, the labor movement broke out in Budapest. Hungry workers and impoverished citizens took to the streets, demanding that the government suppress prices, severely punish profiteers for driving up prices, implement the Labor Protection Law, and solve the unemployment problem.

The Hungarian Republican government, as the spokesperson of the bourgeoisie, naturally ignored their demands, and the Kossuth government immediately carried out brutal suppression.

On April 1848, 4, the Austrian bill to abolish serfdom was passed to Hungary, and the serfs of Koresh, who could not bear to be exploited and oppressed, rioted. The rebel army captured the manor, killed the supervisor, and divided up the land.

The uprising soon spread along the Danube, terrifying the Hungarian nobles, who looked to Vienna and Budapest for help.

Undoubtedly, the Austrian government, which wanted to suppress the Hungarian aristocracy, refused on the grounds that it was beyond its reach.In order to win the support of the nobles, the Kossuth government once again stood on the opposite side of the people.

After suppressing the Workers and Peasants Movement, the Hungarian Republican Government won the support of capitalists and nobles, the cohesion of the Hungarian nation increased, and at the same time, it broke with the people at the bottom.

Chapter 86 Ready to Kill the Sheep

Attacking the heart is the top, attacking the city is the bottom.

Many people understand this truth, but few can really do it.Julius has done a good job this time, and probably no one will be able to connect him with General Butcher again.

Emancipating serfs and distributing land are all sharp tools to buy people's hearts. Even though these lands still need farmers to pay for redemption, Julius still gained a wave of popularity.

After the local people knew that they could obtain land for free by cooperating with government forces to suppress the rebellion, farmers near Budapest spontaneously became volunteers.

The Kossuth government's execution capabilities are limited, and they can't block the news when they are surrounded by three people and one is missing.

After the news of dividing the fields reached the city, many people's minds changed.The nobles gritted their teeth in hatred, the capitalists trembled, but the bottom workers saw new hope.

Now that the Austrian government's bill for farmers has been fulfilled, it is naturally possible that the protection bill for the working class will also be fulfilled.

In this context, the intelligence organization in the hands of Franz also took action.Seeing that the broken ship of the Republic of Hungary was about to sink, many people were unwilling to be buried with them.

Even if the great nobles are angry with the Austrian government's actions, they now have to hold their noses and admit it. Their family has a great career, and they are reluctant to risk their lives.

With the cooperation of these mobsters, the work of the intelligence organization has been carried out very smoothly. The Kossuth government, which has no experience in governing, is blind to them.

Perhaps it was a disaster caused by the secret police. As soon as the revolutionaries came to power, these organizations were abolished.The law and order in Budapest is now maintained by the Internal Self-Defense Forces, which have become thugs of capitalists and nobles.

If it continues, maybe in three to five months, the Austrian government will be able to liberate Budapest without bloodshed.

Vienna

"Your Highness, the Croatian Legion and the Bohemian Legion have successfully joined forces in Budapest. The Hungarian War should end, and it will be very detrimental to us if it continues like this!" Prince Wendisch Gretz said seriously

He didn't exaggerate. The reason why the rebels were a mob was because they started in haste and had no formal training at all.

Such an enemy can be easily dealt with by the regular army. If it takes a long time and these mobs complete their training, they will not be so easy to deal with.

Historically, the Hungarian revolution took so much energy from Austria, and it required the help of the Russians to suppress it, but they left too much time for preparation.

"Well, since that's the case, let's launch an attack and order the troops to restrain the troops. I don't want to wipe their ass!" Franz said cautiously

"Yes, Your Highness!" Prince Wendischgrätz replied

"Prime Minister, how is the preparation for the aftermath? Once the Hungarian revolution is suppressed, how will the government plan to govern the Hungarian region?" Franz asked with concern

Prime Minister Felix replied confidently: "Your Highness, considering the special situation of Hungary, our cabinet is going to further split the Hungarian province into three provinces with the Tisza River and the Danube River as the boundary.

They are: the province of West Hungary west of the Danube, with the provincial capital in Pécs; the province of Central Hungary east of the Danube and west of the Tisza River, with the provincial capital in Miskolc; and the east of the Tisza River. A Hungarian province with its capital in Debrecen.

Together with the already divided provinces of Croatia, Transylvania, Slavonia, and Vojvodi, the Kingdom of Hungary will be divided into seven.

After the war, the Magyar settlement was also divided into three parts, and the government will also invest a lot of money in local education to help the local people integrate into the big family of Austria as soon as possible. "

Franz nodded in satisfaction. After the division of administrative regions and the assimilation of language and culture, Hungary will be just a regional term decades later.

"How to solve the education expenses?" Franz asked with concern

Austria's current wartime economic system, the so-called planned economy, has confiscated a large amount of reactionary property, so naturally there is no shortage of money.

This kind of economic model is only suitable for short-term emergency, or a reckless outbreak. After a long time, as the system becomes rigid, it will restrict the development of the economy. At that time, it will inevitably restore the normal economic model.

If the central government is to allocate funds, after the economy returns to normal, the government's financial pressure will be too great.After all, the Hungarian region needs to be assimilated, and other regions in Austria also need to be assimilated.

"Your Highness, we are going to abolish the church tithe and instead let the government collect compulsory education tax to solve the funding gap!" Felix said hesitantly

Franz's eyes lit up. He wanted to abolish the church's tithe a long time ago. However, as a "pious Christian" of Catholicism, if there is no suitable reason, abolishing the tithe would be against the church.

Now that the Prime Minister has proposed it, Franz naturally agrees with both hands.If the church has any objections, they should go to the cabinet to trouble them. This is what they proposed, Franz thought very unscrupulously.

Anyway, this era is no longer the Middle Ages. The Pope was driven into exile in Naples by the Revolutionary Party, and the church cannot do anything about the government.Of course they can ruin someone's reputation.

"Is the fund enough? Next, all parts of the country need to invest a lot of education funds. Is the tithe enough?" Franz asked worriedly

Felix said fiercely: "Your Majesty, the religious personnel in the country have degenerated seriously. As devout believers in God, we need to clean up the bad atmosphere in the church.

The cabinet is going to conduct a strict investigation on church personnel, severely punish church personnel who violate the precepts, and confiscate the church's illegal property.

We will use all the money for education, plus the compulsory education tax, presumably the compulsory education funds in Austria are already enough. "

Anyway, he had already offended the church once, so he simply broke his can and continued to catch the fat sheep of the church.

How rich were the churches in Austria in the mid-19th century?It is difficult to have an accurate answer to this question. Anyway, after so many years of accumulation, the church is much richer than the Austrian government.

Every husband is not guilty, and he is guilty of his crime.

More money may not be a good thing, and now it is being targeted by the Austrian government.Franz, a "devout Catholic", naturally wanted to clear the house for God.

"The Prime Minister is right. The moral cultivation of religious personnel must be strengthened. As believers in God, we have an obligation to help God's servants who have gone astray and lead them back to the right track!!"

Chapter 87 Battle of Budapest - Undercurrent

The church in Austria is not a soft persimmon. Although it has declined now, the church has colluded with the local nobles, and the top members of the church are basically offshoots of the nobles.

This is also the reason why Franz was not in a hurry to attack the church, as it would affect the whole body.Food has to be eaten bite by bite, enemies have to be killed one by one, and it would be even better to turn enemies into friends.

There is no doubt that the church members in Austria are not worthy of his wooing. These people are rich and have hindered the development of Austrian society. They are reactionaries full of gold.

Prime Minister Felix said: "Your Highness, it is best to postpone the matter of the church. Not long ago, something happened in the Papal State. Pope Pius IX went into exile in Naples, and he has come to our rescue.

The cabinet decided to speed up the counter-insurgency, defeat the Kingdom of Sardinia, and then send troops to the Pope to help Pius IX take power! "

Obviously, the cabinet government is not a fool, knowing that the church cannot act rashly.Since the Middle Ages, theocracy has been competing with kingship, and now secular kingship has gained the upper hand, but theocracy still cannot be underestimated.

It is definitely not a good choice to directly attack them.However, these clergy are not without nemesis, and the Austrian Catholic Church is still under the leadership of the Holy See.

Now that something has happened to the Papal State, Austria needs a helping hand.After the matter is accomplished, can Pius IX not reciprocate?

Franz nodded in satisfaction, and thought to himself: Sure enough, these old foxes in the political arena are not fuel-efficient lamps, and they are accurate in grasping the timing.

The Pope of Rome is too busy to take care of himself, and he has no hesitation at all in betraying the Austrian Church for his own benefit.With the pope top tank, the pressure they have to bear is much smaller.

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With the order of the Vienna government, the offensive and defensive battle of Budapest started.

Now Lieutenant General Julius doesn't have to worry. According to the plan of the Vienna government, Budapest is already dispensable in the future division of administrative districts, so there is no need to worry about the war destroying the city.

Budapest is actually a merger of the two cities of Buda and Pest. As early as the Middle Ages, Pest became the capital of Hungary, and Buda is just a city separated from Pest by water.

When calling two cities, everyone usually connects them together, Budapest or Pest Buda.

After the establishment of the Republic of Hungary, the two cities were merged. Naturally, they would be split after the war and would be under the jurisdiction of two provinces.

"Your Excellency, the Ministry of War has issued a siege order, asking us to take Budapest as soon as possible. What's your opinion?" Lieutenant General Julius asked with concern

The Bohemian Army and the Croatian Army complement each other. This attack on Budapest is only a temporary joint command. Julius must consider the opinion of Governor Josip Jelacic.

"Your Excellency Commander, the Hungarian rebels are already in the urn, conquering Budapest is not a problem, the key is whether the rebels can be wiped out!

By this time, the Transylvanian Army had reached the banks of the Tisza, the Austrian Army was advancing along the Danube, and a larger encirclement was forming outside our encirclement.

The only way out for these rebels is to flee to the Ottoman Empire.The Sudanese government started major reforms as early as 1839. They have been hostile to the empire for a long time, and it is very likely that they will accommodate these chaotic parties.

If they are allowed to merge, it will be very detrimental to the future rule of the empire in Hungary.Therefore, whether the enemy can be wiped out is the key to this war! "

Governor Josip Jelacic is a military politician, and he looks at issues more politically.In the long run, it is more meaningful to completely wipe out the Hungarian Revolutionary Party than to conquer Budapest.

Lieutenant General Julius said with a wry smile: "It's hard to do, the revolutionaries are not as brave as they boasted, once the momentum is wrong, they can run faster than rabbits.

It is reckoned that they are ready for a retreat now, if we launch the siege of Budapest, they will flee, unless they can be blocked in the city, otherwise they cannot be wiped out. "

As a Habsburg loyalist, Julius was very hostile to the Revolutionaries, and he would not mind hanging them all if possible.

The main purpose of Franz making him the commander-in-chief was to make him go on a killing spree, killing all the criminals who participated or were suspected of participating in the rebellion.

Regardless of whether the rebels could be wiped out, on May 1848, 5, the Austrian army still launched the siege of Budapest. In order to wipe out the leaders of the revolutionary party, Julius even chose to besiege the city on all sides, which was not desirable militarily.

The Hungarian Republic has been completely cut off from the outside world, and Budapest has become an isolated city. Perhaps because they let go of their concerns, the Austrian army unscrupulously vented its artillery fire into the city.

Budapest

Since the sound of the siege cannons, this ancient city has become noisy. The leaders of the main battle faction and the faction kept arguing, and some people with all-hands and eyes were looking for a way out. The pressure on the Kossuth government increased greatly.

"Earl Semir, the revolutionaries are still unwilling to compromise, what should we do now?" Gorge asked with a headache

"General Gorge, how many people in the National Guard are under our command?" Semir asked with concern

"Kossuth has already begun to suspect us. Half a month ago, he let Bem take over the military power in my hands, and now he has invited the famous Polish general Henrik Dembinski to take charge of the city defense affairs.

If I do it now, I can command 3000 troops, but these people are still scattered in various troops and cannot be concentrated! "Gorgey replied with some embarrassment.

"waste!"

This was Semir's first reaction. As the Minister of War of the Provisional Government, he did not have a reliable army in his hands.

More than 3000 people?This is obviously a lie. If they still have so many direct troops in their hands, they would have turned against the revolutionaries long ago.

You must know that Gorge, the Hungarian National Self-Defense Force, participated in the formation of the Hungarian National Self-Defense Force. As a member of the bourgeois aristocracy, they can squeeze a lot of people into it.

Up to now, it has been evaded by the revolutionaries. Apart from using "trash" to describe it, Semir can't think of a better word.

"General Gorge, I'm not asking how many people are inclined to us, but how many people you can mobilize without attracting the attention of the outside world, right away, not how many troops you can concentrate!" Semir explained helplessly.

"Without attracting the attention of the outside world, we can only use more than [-] people at most." Gorge replied with a frown

Chapter 88 Flooded Seventh Army

It is not that simple to sell teammates, and the revolutionaries are not fools, so how could they not guard against these nobles?

From the very beginning, Kossuth refused the great nobles to participate in the affairs of the provisional government. Both Semir and Gorgey were bourgeois nobles, and they had already completed the transformation from nobles to capitalists.

From the perspective of interests, the independent Republic of Hungary is more in line with their interests, so the two sides reached a cooperation and jointly formed a provisional government.

The Hungarian nobles have fallen, even those who have transformed into capitalists are no exception. They can make money lying down, so why continue to work hard?

On the contrary, the revolutionaries headed by Kossuth are mostly descendants of declining aristocrats. Because they were poor and white, they became entrepreneurs, and their abilities did not deteriorate significantly.

In the power struggle of the provisional government, these salted fish nobles naturally lost to entrepreneurs who dared to fight.

Xie Mier is a smart person, but because he is too smart, he dare not take action against the provisional government if he is not sure.

If it was replaced by a revolutionary, it is estimated that the result would be exactly the opposite.A coup d'état can be launched with hundreds of people. As long as the head of the interim government is under control, the overall situation is settled.

"Let's wait and see, let's find a way to bring some people over, and then do it when the time is right!" Xie Mier thought for a while and said

Naturally, Gorge would not object. Don't look at what he said was easy, but in fact he really didn't know what to do.

People's hearts are unpredictable, who knows if any of these people under his command are inclined to the Revolutionary Party, and if the news leaks, the Revolutionaries will not act first?

"No problem, Mr. Semir, but how should we explain to the Austrians?" Gorge asked with concern

Obviously, at this time they have gotten involved with the Austrian government and made the same move as in history-selling teammates.

"It doesn't matter. The Austrians just asked us to wipe out the leaders of the revolutionary party. All other issues can be discussed." Semir said confidently

There are left-wing forces and right-wing forces in Hungary. The left-wing forces, led by Kossuth, advocate the abolition of the monarchy and the establishment of an independent Hungarian Republic.

The right-wing forces, headed by Semir and Estefan, advocated moderate improvement of the social system, and hoped to cooperate closely with the Habsburg dynasty.

There is no doubt that the relationship between the Hungarian right-wing forces and the Austrian government is still good. Even if the Vienna government abolished serfdom and moved their land, wouldn't there be land ransom?

Anyway, it's all about the price. As long as the money is in place, there will be no problems.