The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 625 Anecdotes about Hungary
On October 1845, 10, the first half of the Great Ellyria Line was officially opened to traffic.

This means that from Trieste to Zagreb officially connected to Neletania, Croatia will be directly under the rule of Austria.

Among them, the Hungarians suffered the most, because they had one less hole to suck blood from the Austrian Empire, and at the same time, they could no longer continue to squeeze the Croats.

But to be honest, although Franz had been mentally prepared for the poverty in Croatia, he was still frightened.

The tax revenue contributed by the entire "kingdom" is not as much as that of a city in the coastal area, with less than 500 million florins, which is lower than one-twentieth of Bohemia at this time.

Bohemia is now the largest province in Austria's economy, followed by Venice, Vienna, and California, Mexico, and Chenla with the highest overseas contribution rates.

Although Austria now has the ability to directly collect taxes, it is still necessary to respect the tradition and Hungary, and send the taxes to Pressburg first and then transfer them to Vienna from the Hungarian government.

However, the amount is naturally not the whole amount. After all, the Hungarians also withheld most of the taxes when they collected taxes. These originally disappeared taxes were directly used for local construction and development subsidies.

The high-level officials in Vienna felt that rather than handing over the money to the Hungarians, it would be better to consolidate the benefits from the frontier. After all, everyone had already seen the Hungarians clearly at this time, and would not do that kind of useless work any more.

On the other hand, it is also because the Austrian Empire is strong and full of confidence, so it dares to say no to Hungary.

In fact, the Hungarian side has made a lot of efforts. In order to prevent the construction of the Great Illyria Railway, they have done everything they can.

First, they colluded with the local gentry and incited the people, claiming that the railway would cause earthquakes and drive animals crazy, and even trees would no longer be able to grow.

These words were also said when Austria built the railway, so the officials in charge of the construction were very experienced.

In addition, these words can only deceive those people who have never seen the world, and Croatia is a traditional source of soldiers for Austria. Many people have served in the army, and many of them have not only seen railways, but also fought on trains.

They know what an amazing thing a train is and what a railroad can bring to their hometown.Nothing is more convincing than seeing it with your own eyes.

In addition, even if these soldiers are retired, they are the most influential group of people in the local area. Naturally, ordinary people cannot afford to resist.

As for the squires who took the lead in making troubles, many of them were Hungarians. This group of people usually used their special status to bully men and women in Yurou Township, causing complaints.

But this thing doesn't work well in front of the imperial power, the army, and the church. The church and soldiers build roads under the banner of the royal family. These Hungarian country gentry say that the tradition is simply ridiculous.

Seeing that the squire was going to lose, the people who were already suffocating were naturally busy adding insult to injury. They wished that the train would kill all the Hungarian nobles now.

If it’s not bright enough, you can only play dark. Since Croatia is mountainous and mostly stone structures, once blasting is carried out, it is easy to cause large-scale landslides.

Some Hungarian leaders hired some desperadoes and fanatics to directly destroy, but the power of gunpowder in this era is limited, and a large amount of black powder is needed to cause enough damage.

And the team with barrels of black powder is very conspicuous, so most of them are easily intercepted.

Even if someone brought them in batches later, it would be difficult to cause damage. Not to mention that the Croats are xenophobic, it is suspicious that a group of foreigners entered the mountains inexplicably.

Coupled with the propaganda of the church and the local Croatian nobles, many hunters who retired from the hunting camp directly caught them as prey.

Moreover, blasting is also particular, and it needs to be buried at a certain depth in a specific location, and those desperate for money obviously don't have this skill.

In the end, the Hungarian Parliament could only accuse the Croats of rebellion, and planned to directly control Zagreb to eliminate the pro-imperial faction and forcefully support the Kingdom faction.

It's just that the Hungarian army was driven back as soon as it entered Croatia. In fact, Franz knew that the former would not be safe, so he sent Albrecht to Croatia in advance.

The Hungarian generals were all too familiar with the Grand Duke, and some had even fought against his men in previous battles.

No matter how confident these people are, they dare not directly attack the army led by the royal family. After all, they are nominally here to counter the rebellion for the empire, not the rebels.

So the two sides simply talked and exchanged information, and then retreated and left.

However, the Hungarian side's explanation for the unauthorized dispatch of troops to carry out large-scale military operations was obviously not satisfactory to the Vienna side.

However, Austria has too many things to deal with in the past two years, and there is no time to BATTLE with this traditional ally.

In fact, both parties knew that the final result of this matter could only be nothing, so Vienna and Budapest also tacitly agreed.

It's just that these things hit Kossuth hard. He doubted that the great Hunnic Empire would not be able to restore its former glory.

But on the other hand, Kossuth has been lifted to a height that does not belong to him. He used to be a small lawyer, is now a national leader, and will be the future head of state.

Any man will inevitably become intoxicated after trying the "taste" called power, and Kossuth is no exception, so he quickly got out of the lost mood.

"My countrymen! The wicked Austrians are taking away our legal rights, our property is being shamelessly violated! Give me liberty or give me death!"

"Not free, I would rather die!"

The young people in the audience were excited. They all believed that Austria had caused the poverty of the Hungarians. As long as they could overthrow the rule of the Habsburg family and regain their rights, they would surely be able to live a good life that everyone envied.

Kossuth on the stage listened to the crowd, he seemed to hear people calling his name, and the warm atmosphere made him feel as if he was in heaven and intoxicated.

Count Szechenyi could only close the window tightly and draw the curtains.

"Crazy! Crazy! Can't they see the progress of the times? Can't they see how the Austrians beat up France? Do they really think that the resurrection of the Hunnic Empire will make people live a better life?"

Count Szechenyi knocked heavily on the table, and all the cups on the table bounced.

"The foolish people are so arrogant and stupid, but it's not bad. When they are all dead, Hungary will be ours. After all, the emperor always needs someone to manage this land."

Prince Esterhazy poured a cup for himself, and poured another cup for Count Széchenyi. Among the entire Hungarian loyalists, they are the first to choose to be loyal to the royal family, and they are also the most powerful.

"Come on, cheers, to our future!"

Earl Szechenyi took the cup and watched the other party gulp down with pride, and couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

"Those lunatics are all dead, do you still want to follow in their footsteps?"

(End of this chapter)