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

Chapter 779 The Three-Year Covenant
The previous blind date was so successful that Mrs. Sophie decided to strike while the iron was hot and settle their marriage beforehand.

Franz thinks it's not bad, after all, the relationship with the Russians is not a bad thing after all.

On the contrary, to a certain extent, it can deter those youngsters who want to provoke the relationship between the two countries, and at the same time, it can also make other powers use the mouse and dare not easily threaten any party between Russia and Austria.

In fact, if you want to win the Crimean War, no matter how much supplies Austria provides to Russia, it is not as practical as the Russians building a railway to Crimea themselves.

There is a joke in this war, that is, the transportation cost for the Russians on their own land is higher than the cost for the British and French coalition forces across the ocean.

After the marriage between the two countries, Franz can fine-tune the future layout to a certain extent.

It's just that Franz doesn't want to get married too early, because 1848 is coming soon, and Austria will become very insecure and there will be many uncertainties.

Franz didn't want to increase the possibility of accidents, so he felt that the wedding should be postponed as much as possible.

"Franz, what are you thinking about? It's normal to get engaged this year and get married next year. What the hell is a three-year date?!"

Madame Sophie was furious. She didn't know what Franz was thinking, but it would be troublesome if the Russians thought this was humiliating them.

"Mother, I think it's too early to get married now! And there are still many hidden dangers in the country"

"Why earlier? Someone as old as you already has a son! If the sky falls, it's not your turn to stand up for it. Get married first, and we'll talk about it later if you have anything to do."

"No, my lord mother. Believe me, our situation is not safe.

The rapid development of Austria has affected the survival of the Hungarian government. They are unwilling to give up their privileges and embrace the new era. Sooner or later there will be a war between us. "

The attitude of the Hungarians is getting more and more arrogant, Mrs. Sophie is very clear, but those radical incidents all broke out in Hungary, at least so far, they have not affected Austria.

Moreover, everything in the Austrian Empire was developing at a high speed at this time, and even if there was a real fight, the Hungarians would have no chance of winning.

"Then you should get married as soon as possible. At that time, we can use the power of the Russian Empire to help us attack the Hungarians on both sides."

"My lord, that is definitely not a good idea. The Romanov family will not give up their ambition just because the other party is their in-law.

And the most difficult thing in this world to repay is the debt of favor. You don't want people to say that our Habsburg family will avenge their kindness one day, right? "

Mrs. Sophie became more and more confused, but she had a bad feeling that her son was planning something big again.

Thinking about it carefully, it seemed that Franz had foreseen everything today, seven or eight years ago. She didn't want to admit it, but she did give birth to a terrific monster.

"Franz, I don't know what you are thinking, but you are not the only one in the history of the Habsburg family who is ambitious and difficult to understand.

But what happened to them?Frederick III had to live in seclusion, Joseph II died, and I don't want you to join in for posterity's amusement. "

Franz naturally understood Madam Sophie's intentions, but he couldn't tell the whole story because it was too sensational.

"Mother, didn't the archbishop always say that I was born a saint? I will succeed."

"Regardless of whether you will succeed or not, if you first talk about how to stabilize the Tsar's family and let the 24-year-old girl wait for you for three years, I don't know how to speak.

In case you are too old to have children, don't think about using an illegitimate child to inherit the throne.Do you understand? "

Mrs. Sophie was very dissatisfied. She still hoped that Franz could get married as soon as possible to avoid long nights and dreams.

In fact, after the latter learned about the history of the Habsburg family, he really didn't care much about whether his descendants could inherit the throne. After all, there was no particularly sensational incident of brother-in-law killing in this family.

As for having no descendants, it would be nice. After all, the path Franz is going to take is very hated by people. Naturally, no one dares to do anything when he is alive, but that may not be the case after his death.

It's a relief to be free from worries.

In fact, the Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna was historically barren, but Franz didn't know it, because the princess was not famous in history.

"It's actually easy to stabilize the Tsar's family. Nicholas I was so proactive because he saw the benefits that would come from marrying Austria, so we can give the betrothal gift first."

"What kind of gold mountain and silver sea can stop the czar's mouth, I want to see it."

"A railway from Moscow to the Sevastopol Fortress, three new steel battleships."

"And what about Olga?"

"She'll be willing to wait."

"Why?"

"A poem."

Russia, St. Petersburg.

Nicholas I paced back and forth in his office, sometimes he wanted to shout excitedly, and sometimes he tore his hair and didn't know what to do.

Because the gift sent by the Austrians was too precious, and it happened to be what Russia needed most urgently.Although the railways and battleships were not in his hands, they gave the entire country hope.

Russia's finances have always been very tight, and the cost of building railways for Russians is much higher than that of other European countries, almost ten times that of Austria.

As for warships, the Austrian warships are not as good as the British, but they are ironclad warships anyway, which is worth looking forward to.

Note: At this time, Russia did not have the ability to produce iron-clad warships. Even during the Crimean War, they were unable to manufacture large-scale iron-clad warships.

After the marriage between the two countries, it is also convenient for the further expansion of trade. Once Franz becomes the emperor of the Austrian Empire, Russia's economy will inevitably be improved accordingly.

It's just that all of this has to be at the expense of his daughter's happiness. Nicholas I was born with brutal civilization, but he was unwilling to rise in this way.

Nicholas I couldn't figure out why Austria set the wedding date three years later. The reason given by the Austrian side was that the body and mind still needed experience.

If this sentence were applied to the brothers Ferdinand I and Franz Karl, it would not feel inconsistent, but isn't this generation of Habsburg family full of talents?
Albrecht, Friedrich, and the collateral lineage Ambrosius were all outstanding talents, and Mrs. Sophie's four sons were even more extraordinary, ranging from saints to unparalleled geniuses.

Suddenly Nicholas I thought of something. Albrecht and Friedrich were an army genius and a naval genius, but they were idiots in terms of sophistication.

Albrecht was still unmarried at his age, and he always taught people about science and military matters during every blind date.Friedrich is said to have snatched an Arab as his wife, and has now become a joke among the aristocracy.

Had the latter's father not been Archduke Karl, he would have been evicted or honorably executed long ago.

The same is true of Ambrosius
Judging from this situation, Mrs. Sophie's sons may not fare much better.

(End of this chapter)