MTL - The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria’s Mandate of Heaven-Chapter 13 Internal worries (Part 1)

Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

In fact, according to Franz's design, the Kingdom of Hungary was excluded to reduce resistance.

Unexpectedly, the Hungarians themselves raised it now. In fact, it is not only Franz who thinks this way, but also Mr. Friedrich Liszt, the newly hired special adviser for accession to the EU in Austria.

(Joining the Union refers to joining the German Customs Union.)

Friedrich Liszt let out a long breath, imitating the tone of an Austrian bureaucrat.

"God bless my emperor, the Hungarians voluntarily withdrew, so the pressure to join the alliance will be much less."

"Compared to the Hungarians, the aristocratic merchants in northern Italy are very interested in joining the alliance. Many people expressed their willingness to give up protective tariffs for joining the alliance. If the German customs union only allows the Netalenia region to join, but rejects the North The addition of the Italian region will chill the hearts of these people."

The concept of Netalenya will be used frequently in the future, so let me explain it.

Netalenia includes the historical Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Galicia (that is, the Kingdom of Galich-Volyn), the Kingdom of Dalmatia, the Grand Duchy of Austria (including Upper and Lower Austria), Bukovina Duchy, Duchy of Carinthia, Duchy of Carniola, Duchy of Salzburg, Duchy of Upper Silesia, Duchy of Lower Silesia, Duchy of Styria, Borderlands of Moravia, Counties of Tyrol, Fu Ralberg and the counties of Gorizia, Trieste, Istria and other Adriatic coastal territories.

Friedrich List replied with a smile.

"Master Prime Minister, you are really a good man. But the tariffs between Netalenia and Italy should belong to Austria's internal issues. As long as the government has determination and local support, then we will have a lot of room for maneuver .The actual difference between northern Italy joining and not joining the German Customs Union is not big."

"You are right, Mr. Liszt. I will send someone to notify the North Italian side and ask them to wait for our good news."

Metternich paused and continued.

"You know, Mr. Liszt. The economy in Northern Italy has been declining. If you let it go like this, the people will definitely suffer. At this time, if there are dangerous elements interfering with it, the people will be extremely easy to be deceived."

"That's right, if the people can't even eat, how can they talk about loyalty to the emperor and the country?" Friedrich Liszt replied.

Prince Metternich shook his head and said softly.

"Northern Italy's agriculture is self-sufficient enough. The key to the problem is not the farmers, but the merchants and nobles in Northern Italy. These people are always greedy. They use those poor farmers and citizens to seek their own interests. But in the end, there will be a price to pay It's not them, it's the poor people."

"Then why should we help them?"

"Helping them now is helping us. If we can't appease them, we will suppress them. Now the national power of the Austrian Empire is stretched. This time, the empire can grasp the life-saving straw of joining the alliance, thanks to you." Metternich felt a little helpless Reply.

"Mr. Metternich, thank you for your trust in me. Although I was born in Württemberg, I am also a citizen of the Empire. It is the duty of the subjects of the Empire to serve His Majesty the Emperor."

The reason why Friedrich Liszt became Austria's licking dog is also due to the high-ranking officials and generous salaries given by Metternich.

It is said that power is the best aphrodisiac. Compared with the American Consul General in Germany who has no real power, the identity of the special adviser to the Emperor of Austria is obviously more attractive.

Moreover, Austria is an official system, and Franz II did not ask Friedrich List to resign from his post as the US Consul General in Germany.

In other words, he is now a "double champion".

More important was the corrupt life of the Austrian court, clearly more suited to Friedrich Liszt.

Not long after he arrived, the economist got used to the life of the upper class. He worked during the day and had receptions and dances at night.

It is strange to say that people are very strange. Obviously, the workload is very heavy, but if you are doing a career you like and fulfilling your dreams, you will not feel tired.

At this time, Friedrich Liszt was in this state. In order to realize the ideals and ambitions in his chest, he wanted to form a German customs union, so he formed an organization called the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

At that time, Liszt and the members of the Federation lobbied around in various states, hoping to establish a customs union. But the Federation petition was met with contempt and reprimand, and the Confederation Diet forbade them to use the word "Germany".

The reason is that "there are no German merchants in the world at all, only merchants from Bavaria, Saxony, Württemberg and elsewhere."

Even he was slandered as an "extreme dangerous element" and forced to leave his motherland for the New World.

Now he changed suddenly and became an official of the Austrian Empire, which is really unpredictable.

Friedrich Liszt was very grateful to Prince Metternich, not only that he used his power to help him recover his lost property and justice.

It is even more because Metternich gave him this opportunity to fulfill his dream by himself.

The German Zolluge, with Austria, would be complete, great, and unstoppable.

The Germans have their own fatherland and can finally protect themselves between the hammer of France and the anvil of Russia.

UU Reading www.uukanshu.com Friedrich Liszt actually didn't care about other nationalities in the Austrian Empire.

Because he saw that in Vienna, the national melting pot, the national conflicts were far less acute than he had heard. The cultures and concepts of different nationalities are intertwined to form a brand new culture.

Moreover, he firmly believed that with the continuous development of transportation and commerce, the national exchanges within Austria would be gradually strengthened, and a new nation would eventually be formed.

As for language, he didn't think it was a problem, because the difference between the High German he spoke and North German was greater than the difference between Austrian and Danish.

Liszt once described that the Prussians speak German as if they have a hammer in their mouths, while the Swiss speak German without using their tongues at all.

Now he is not only an official of Austria, but also deeply trusted by the prime minister and the emperor.

Although His Majesty the Emperor doesn't seem to understand economics, it doesn't matter, the important thing is that the Emperor can provide him with this stage.

"Mr. Liszt, Countess Summer has a dance tonight, so don't work too late." Metternich reminded him kindly before leaving.

"Okay, Mr Prime Minister."

After Metternich left, Kororav walked up to Liszt.

"Mr. Lister, as you know, although the financial revenue of the empire is increasing every year, under the leadership of Prime Minister Metternich, the debts of the empire are also increasing. The empire spends tens of millions of florians every year on maintaining stability. Lin, however, there are still uprisings in the entire empire and surrounding areas, and even intensified, do you know why?"

"Lord Earl, why did you say that?" Friedrich Liszt was a little angry. After all, in a sense, Prince Metternich was Friedrich Liszt's benefactor.