War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

Edward Taffy was only 14 years old at this time, and his character was relatively weak and he lacked relevant experience and skills.

In addition, his family itself did not produce any great figures. Although it was considered a hegemon in Moravia, it also became the largest shipping merchant in the Austrian Empire by taking advantage of the opportunity of opening up overseas trade.

But he really knows nothing about national-level politics, so Taffy's family has no demands on him.

At this time, Taffy asked this question purely out of curiosity.

"Be a governor."

Franz said casually.

"Oh. Huh?! Huh?! Huh?!" Tafei is the youngest, not tall, not strong enough, a little chubby, and has a soft personality, so she is often bullied by others, and she is used to it. Easier to become depressed.

Although Franz will not add insult to injury, just stating the objective facts is already very shocking. Taffy had no hope at all, so she was prepared to feel depressed as usual.

However, Franz's answer surprised him, or he was a little frightened.

You must know that the governor and senior officials are not the same concept. Senior officials are just officials, but the governor can control finance, politics, military, and affairs (referring to diplomacy).

There are also few governors in the entire Austrian Empire. During non-war periods, only the two alien lands of Galicia and Vojvodina and the new territories of Lombardy and Venice have governors.

At this time, the Austrian Empire acquired Belgrade, so there was another governor of Belgrade.

You must know that the highest official ever produced by the Tafe family was only a marshal. Although he was said to be a marshal, in fact the Austrian Navy at that time was a coast patrol. They were all antiques from the Venetian era, and at that time Varus Tafe Just a major general.

(At that time, Austria had no distinction between land and sea, and its navy had very little status.)

Varus Tafe did not do nothing. He introduced a large amount of naval technology into the Danube Fleet and created the most powerful surface force on the Danube.

At the same time, the Admiral also proposed a plan to use the inland fleet to surprise the countries along the Danube River. In addition, he was one of the first people in Austria to advocate the research of steam warships, and he conducted a lot of experiments in his own fleet.

However, the governor Franz refers to must be the governor of the overseas colonies, but even the governor of the colony is still not something everyone can do.

In fact, the governors of Austria's scattered colonies in West Africa are all called "supervisors" or "generals-in-chief." Only the top governors of the four larger colonies of California, Tanzania, Central America, and Chenla have the title of governor.

(The Central American colonies were Nicaragua and Costa Rica.)

So Taffy's expression was very exaggerated at this time, and she quickly asked.

"Really? Are you sure?!"

Franz nodded.

"Why? I don't have the skills of Akadov and the others, and I'm not as eloquent as Richard and Luca."

Taffy lowered his head and whispered. He did not have the confidence of being a proud man.

"Because you are sincere, kind, meticulous, serious, gentle and know how to empathize with others, and it is easier to forgive others."

It was rare for Taffy to be praised, but she was quite happy. After all, these strengths were ignored by others, and they were often bullied as weaknesses.

He felt that Franz was his confidant, but Franz suddenly changed the subject.

"If you were born into an ordinary family, it would be a disaster."

"Huh?! Huh?! Huh?!!!"

Taffy let out another confused exclamation when Franz continued.

"If you are born into an ordinary aristocratic family, it is inevitable that you will fall into a poor family. Even if you are not born into a poor family, you will be bullied to death, and you may even get a few hats on your head.

But you are Edward Taffy, and you are protected by me, who dares to bully you? "

Taffy looked at Franz with doubts in her little eyes.

“How about the Governor of Tanzania?”

Taffy blinked. He didn't mean it. "And this happened too fast!" Taffy couldn't help complaining in her heart.

However, he also knew that Franz was not a person who liked to listen to nonsense. Fortunately, the family also collected a lot of miscellaneous information on weekdays, and he also read the newspaper carefully, so he was still able to pick up the conversation.

"Isn't there a war going on there?"

"Oh, just some nomads."

Franz seemed casual, but Taffy saw that the intelligence was that Genghis Khan in East Africa was marching towards Bagamoyo.

"But it is said that there are two hundred thousand of them!"

“Don’t worry, there is nothing to be afraid of even if the Mongolian Empire is reborn, and the technological level and supplies of Idi Das’s Bantu army may not be as good as those of the Mongols in the thirteenth century.

And I'm afraid the war will be over by the time you arrive. "

In fact, the East African god of war is not much better armed than the Mongols. Apart from some crude matchlocks and flintlocks, their main weapons are spears and a weapon with iron spikes inlaid on the stick, which looks very similar to A nail-headed stick used by later generations of gangsters.

The most important thing is that although this group of people are nomads, they herd cattle instead of horses. Unlike the indigenous peoples in West Africa and those near the coast, this group of indigenous people living deep in the interior did not receive horses transported from Europe or Arabia.

Therefore, this group of people can only rely on legs and oxen to maneuver, and it is impossible for them to come and go like the wind like the cavalry.

Earlier, Idi Das's Bantu army encountered Tanzania's colonial army. As a result, the armies of both sides collapsed before formal contact with the former.

The Bantu general appeared on the battlefield riding an elephant to scare the enemy, but by chance, the colonial army's artillery hit the African elephant under his seat.

As a result, the bravest warrior on the East African grasslands was killed by his own horse. When people pulled him out, his internal organs had been squeezed out.

African elephants are not as untamed as some public accounts say. In fact, there are records of taming African elephants in many periods of history.

After the Bantu vanguard lost their leader, their morale collapsed when faced with the big iron ball flying over. After all, in their hearts, the bravest warriors and the strongest elephants could not withstand the attack of artillery fire. What can ordinary people do?

The first Bantu invasion ended with hundreds of corpses.

Back at Schonbrunn Palace, Tafei had never been on the battlefield after all, and felt that the Mongolian Empire was quite powerful, so he asked in a low voice.

"is that true?"

"it is true."

Franz replied affirmatively.

Franz: "When do you plan to take office?"

"Take office? Franz, are you kidding me?" Taffy said in disbelief.

"Um."

"But I don't know anything!"

"Can't we learn from it? The two assistants of the Tanzania Governor-General are both experienced experts."