War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

Actually, this was all Hamed Karamanli's own fault. Franz's idea was to let the former engage in free trade and be a tax collector in Tripoli, but this guy was greedy and had to learn from Franz.

Now there are many people in Tripoli who want to replace him. The Karamanli family is not a strong enough brand, and it is not very attractive to the people. Moreover, it is actually risky to be an ally with a fool.

For Franz, it is not difficult to operate a new Pasha of Tripoli. Due to the emergence of Egypt and Russia's covetous eyes, the Ottoman Empire had actually given up on North Africa at this time.

Even if there was no previous secret agreement, even if the Austrian Empire really wanted to send troops to occupy it, the Ottoman Empire would not stop it, let alone be unable to stop it.

So as long as the face is acceptable, replacing a Pasha of Tripoli will not cause any trouble.

It will inevitably arouse the covetousness of other powers, especially the British and French. Although Tripoli is a recognized bad place, it will not prevent them from causing trouble for the Austrian Empire.

The next Pasha of Tripoli needs to be carefully selected before he can be decided. Franz needs to make a comprehensive consideration of him and his family.

Especially in terms of loyalty, Franz does not want to be induced to abandon his own skills.

The Tripolitans who came to Vienna to take the exam this time were mainly Egyptian craftsmen and civilians rescued by Franz.

At that time, they chose to settle down in Tripoli because they were afraid of the brutality of Muhammad Ali.

They spent a honeymoon period with the Karamanli family, but with the power struggle within the Karamanli family, these outsiders were eventually excluded from the core of power.

These Egyptians are still very loyal to the Austrian Empire, and they don’t have much room for retreat. After all, Muhammad Ali’s credibility is not as good as a piece of toilet paper.

Regarding the future of Tripoli, Franz is still very optimistic, but now Tripoli is a mess, with only a few ports barely worth looking at, but the benefits are so small that they can be ignored.

However, the Karamanli family still holds two secrets that cannot be known to outsiders, one of which involves the truth of the destruction of the British Mediterranean Fleet.

Franz felt that it was the best choice to bury the truth and this ancient family deep underground. Otherwise, once exposed, the moral pressure that might be faced would cause great damage to the reputation of the Austrian Empire.

Back to the civil service examination itself, this time the Austrian Empire's rewards for the top ten in the examination were very exaggerated. In addition to noble status, money and other material rewards, the official positions granted were the top priority.

In addition to the first place in the province, the other nine people were also granted official positions at the same level as the mayor. This is unique in the history of the Austrian Empire.

In the most critical moment of 1848, many people thought of the French Revolution, and many local officials were also affected. Some chose to follow the rebellion, some chose to stick to their posts, some watched coldly, and many chose to abandon their official positions instead of going out to seek refuge.

After the war, Franz did not let bygones be bygones as in history and let them return to their posts. Franz would rather leave these positions vacant than let these rubbish continue to suck blood from the Austrian Empire.

In fact, the reason why Franz did this was not to vent his personal emotions, but to bring local power back to the central government.

The local government of the Austrian Empire had too much power, which was the root of many problems. As long as there was a chance, Franz would definitely take action against local forces.

On the surface, in order to maintain the normal operation of local governments, the power can only be returned to the central government, and part of the power can be delegated to the grassroots.

With this up and down, the power that originally belonged to local officials was immediately reduced by half.

However, this does not mean that local officials are no longer important. If they are really not important, Franz would not be so anxious to select officials.

In short, these new officials are just acting officials. They are just temporarily occupying the positions of senior officials and mayors. If they fail to complete the assessment every six months, or are determined by the supervisory department to be mediocre and incompetent, they will be dismissed and replaced.

Moore Hudson was appointed as a senior official in Galicia. He liked Franz's strategy very much. Using cities instead of fortresses was definitely a genius idea.

Moore Hudson was full of expectations for the future, and at the same time the Hudson family was fully prepared for his appointment.

There were dozens of staff members invited alone. Many of these staff members had been in the officialdom for many years, and his father personally helped. After all, this was related to the future of the Hudson family.

No one was willing to give up the official position they had obtained. Everyone was trying their best to guard this hard-earned wealth.

Subjective initiative has been maximized, and the rest depends on luck and talent.

The movement on the Russian side was getting bigger and bigger. With the British stabbing Poland in the back, Russia's pressure on the Western Front was suddenly reduced a lot.

The sudden cut off of supplies at sea made the Poles a little confused. They even thought that it was the Russians who dispatched the navy that caused the British merchant ships to be unable to dock.

On the other hand, the Poles on the front line were not used to the sudden change in the Russian strategy. The Russians no longer rushed around like headless flies, but focused on attacking areas with weak defenses.

This made the Poles feel that there was a traitor among them, so they turned their attention to their comrades around them.

However, the ice is not formed in a day, and it is unlikely that the Russian army can reverse the situation through a few beautiful battles.

Franz's strategy for the Poles was never to confront the Russian army head-on, but to use delaying tactics, make a feint to the east and attack in the west, distract the Russian army's energy, and then wait for an opportunity to act.

However, such a guerrilla strategy is also very afraid of information exposure, but the losses are still much smaller than those of large-scale operations.

Even after repeated setbacks, the Poles did not turn their attention to the British for the time being. After all, in their hearts, they were unwilling to believe that the British betrayed them.

On the Russian-Polish front, the Russian army won several victories in succession, but there was no smile on the face of the Russian commander Paskevich. Although there were many victories, the gains were pitifully small.

The results of the war were not even worth the time and energy wasted for this. As a friend, Paskevich knew that Nicholas I's patience was very limited.

If he still could not achieve a breakthrough victory after obtaining intelligence, then what awaited him would be a thunderous storm.

Paskevich was not a person who was complacent. Before he came, he had learned how the Austrian Empire dealt with the Poles.

Paskevich thought that a public trial was a good approach, which could not only undermine the enemy's morale, but also allow the Tsar to see the results and warn the ignorant people.

However, he had some misunderstandings. In Paskevich's eyes, a public trial seemed to be a public execution, nothing more.