Alexander's performance made Leopold II admire, but also gave birth to a great sense of crisis in Franz's heart.
Leopold II saw Alexander, after his orders were given, to complete the task of conscripting the army in the shortest possible time, and his ability was outstanding.
And what Franz saw was a great threat to Alexander's position!
What does it mean that Alexander was able to raise an army of 30,000 men in less than two months?
This speaks volumes about Alexander's entrenchment in Hungary.
The Habsburgs had less than 10,000 troops in Hungary, and that 10,000 needed to be overwhelmed across Hungary.
Alexander had completed the recruitment of 30,000 troops in less than two months, and even with his own guards, he needed to recruit another 18,000 Hungarian troops.
At present, after Alexander has raised an army of 30,000 people, there is no information about instability in Hungary, which shows how stable Alexander's rule in Hungary is, and what is even more terrifying is that Alexander was appointed governor of Hungary for just over a year.
"Damn, where did he find the 30,000 men!"
Franz, with a hideous face, stood in his room and threw the vase on the table on the floor, and the exquisite Venetian vase shattered in half on the ground.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is angry!"
A group of Franz's strategists bowed their heads to Franz, but the anger on Franz's face showed no sign of disappearing.
"Originally, I just wanted to make him ugly, but now it's good, he has successfully completed the task, and now it's okay, he showed his face fiercely in front of His Majesty the Emperor and the whole country, which makes me embarrassed!"
"Your Highness, I don't know if I should say it.............
"If you have something to say, don't ink here with me!"
Hearing Franz's sharp reprimand, one of the strategists' eyes rolled a few times and said: "Since His Highness Alexander has been able to complete the recruitment of 30,000 men in such a short time.
This can be fully shown that the Empire's rule in Hungary is becoming more stable, and the current time when a large number of soldiers are needed at the front, with the situation in Hungary, it is completely possible to provide more soldiers and horses, and since Alexander can complete the recruitment of 30,000 men in less than two months, it is also possible to complete the recruitment of 100,000 men in a year?
I hope that as long as Your Royal Highness sends this proposal to the government and the military, the adults there will definitely support your proposal.
After all, the Austrians have been unpleasant to the Hungarians for a long time!
” The strategist's words moved Franz's heart.
Just now, Franz only saw that Alexander had completed the task in a very short period of time, and he showed his face in front of the whole country, but he forgot that Alexander's conscription mission was completed so smoothly that it would definitely impress Austria with the strength of the Hungarian region.
The conflict between Austria and Hungary has been going on for a long time, and at the moment Austrian officials occupy nearly nine floors in Vienna, and these Austrian ministers do not have a very good sense of the Hungarians.
In such a situation.
Co-opting the Austrian minister to suppress Hungary's power became the best and most convenient way for Franz.
Later, Franz told Leopold II and the central government that since Hungary was able to complete the task of recruiting 30,000 men in such a short time, it showed that Hungary had the strength to make a greater contribution to the empire, and that the situation of the Austrian army was not very impressive at the front line of the Austro-Prussian War, so Hungary should take more responsibility.
Franz's motion was supported by the majority of ministers in the central government of the Reich.
But Leopold II and Kaunitz, the two main men, remained silent about it.
The little caution in Franz's heart couldn't hide it from everyone, and how could Leopold II and Kaunitz, as the top figures at the time, not see what kind of calculation Franz had in mind.
Once Franz's bill passed, Hungary would have to call up more troops, and Alexander would be in a very passive position.
Even if Alexander had laid a solid foundation in Hungary at this moment, it was almost an unlikely task for him to recruit 100,000 Hungarian soldiers into battle within a year, or even if Alexander had completed this task, the agitated Hungarians would definitely turn Alexander's rule in Hungary into a thin piece of paper.
A bucket will break.
And if Alexander could not complete the task, then it would be better, and then Franz could have disobeyed the orders of the Emperor and the Imperial Government as an order to apply for punishment for Alexander.
To be honest, the most uncomfortable person in my heart to see Franz do this was Leopold II.
Leopold II grew up at the Viennese court, and his mother, Queen Teresa, cherished her eldest son and youngest daughter, and the rest of the children hardly felt much maternal love.
Therefore, after the death of Queen Teresa, the children of the Habsburg family are like a plate of scattered sand, if it were not for Joseph II's persuasion and tolerance of his younger brothers and sisters, I am afraid that this generation of Habsburg royal family would have fallen apart long ago.
So in such a situation.
Leopold II did not want his children to follow his own path, because of Maximilian's relationship, the Habsburg royal family of this generation was not very united, and even Leopold II was forced to exile his younger brother Ferdinand.
The emperor did not want the tragedy of this generation to be repeated in the next generation, but the struggle within the imperial family was always relentless.
Leopold II also knew this, but he didn't want his son Alexander to become a copy of Ferdinand, and with the relationship between Franz and Alexander, it was obvious that after Leopold II, once Franz came to power, then Alexander would definitely not end well.
But if Franz was to be abolished for the sake of Alexander, Leopold II thought he could not do this.
Franz is the recognized crown prince of the entire empire, and he is the heir of Leopold II, and the abolition of Franz will not only be opposed by the Habsburg royal family, but also will encounter great resistance at the level of the entire empire, after all, although Franz has not been very capable in these years, he has left an excellent impression on the ministers.
"Kautz, what do you think about the relationship between Franz and Alexander.
Is there anything we can do to patch it?
” Right now, two of Austria's most powerful men were in the same room, and of course they were the only ones in the room.
"Your Majesty, you should know better in your heart than your subordinates that since ancient times, the children of the royal family have exhausted all means for that position, and His Royal Highness Franz feels the threat of His Highness Alexander.
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And His Royal Highness Alexander did have an extraordinary enthusiasm for that position.
His Royal Highness Alexander is not His Royal Highness Karl, and His Royal Highness Karl can become the right-hand man of the future emperor, because His Royal Highness Karl is only interested in the Jingo Iron Horse, but His Royal Highness Alexander is not like this, and His Royal Highness Franz, who feels that his position is threatened, is not willing to sit back.
It's a knot that can't be untied!
” After Kaunitz finished speaking, he looked into the eyes of Leopold II, and at this moment His Majesty's swollen eyes contained too many things.
After a while, I heard the emperor say: "Kautz, if it's for the good of the Empire, how do you think you can maximize the interests of the Empire!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, your Majesty feels that if you want to maximize the interests of the Empire, then you should change the Governor of Hungary.
It is undeniable that His Royal Highness Alexander did a very good job as Governor of Hungary, and even made everyone feel threatened.
At the same time, Alexander's ambition for the throne can be said to be well known to passers-by, in such a situation, in order to ensure that His Royal Highness Alexander will not further irritate His Royal Highness Franz, or to let His Royal Highness Franz reduce some of his wariness of His Royal Highness Alexander, then replacing the Hungarian governor has become the most appropriate way!
” "Kautz!
What is your idea!
Alexander did a good job in Hungary, why should I transfer him, in this case, in the eyes of the whole country, I am not unfair!
” Kaunitz finished.
Leopold II's face was a little wrong.
At present, everyone knows that Alexander has done a good job in Hungary, so good that the royal family should be rewarded, but once Alexander is transferred out of Hungary, even if Alexander is given a high title, in the eyes of those who are interested, it is a trick of rising and descending, which is bound to make a considerable number of people chill.
"Your Majesty, this is no longer the time to consider any unfair rewards and punishments.
His Royal Highness Alexander has already laid some roots in Hungary, and now His Highness Alexander can do something that will surprise us all, so once His Royal Highness Alexander's place in Hungary again, have you ever thought about it, Your Majesty?
How far will His Highness Alexander go in Hungary?
The Habsburgs will never allow the example of a state within a state!
” Kaunitz's words were righteous, and Leopold II knew that what Kaunitz said was not wrong, but Leopold II couldn't bear to let him deal with his other very good son for the sake of one of his sons.
"Your Majesty, you can't think about anything anymore, for the sake of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, for the unity of the Habsburgs, and for the sake of the empire not to split, please make up your mind as soon as possible!"
With that, Kaunitz bent down, confident that Leopold II would not make a choice that would disappoint him.
Like most Austrian ministers, Kaunitz did not like the Hungarians, and almost every year some Austrian soldiers were killed trying to crush the Hungarian region, and the unruly character of the Magyars can be said to be deeply engraved in their bones.
As Kaunitz was concerned, he was first the prime minister of the Austrian government, and then the chief administrator of the Habsburg family domains, so in most affairs, Kautz had to think about the interests of Austria.
Hungary has fierce Magyar cavalry, and even the Hungarian steppe makes almost every Magyar a qualified cavalry candidate, in the last Seven Years' War, Hungary contributed more than 100,000 troops to Queen Teresa, and these troops performed brilliantly.
In such a situation, all Austrians felt threatened.
There were only a few positions in the upper Habsburg class, and if the Hungarians performed well, it would inevitably affect the structure of the Habsburg upper class, and the Austrians, who already dominated the Habsburg territory, were naturally unwilling to sit on an equal footing with the barbaric Magyars.
In addition, unlike Alexander, Franz almost never left Vienna since he was a child, and in such a situation, most of the Crown Prince's side were united by Austrian ministers, and His Royal Highness Alexander, as the heir to the throne who was not the first in line, did not have much vassal power around him to support.
When Alexander went to Hungary, he became the spokesman of Hungary throughout the empire, which made Franz feel threatened not only by Franz, but also by the Austrian ministers.
"Well, Kaunitz, go to the government and say that I have agreed to Franz's proposal, but the rewards and punishments must be clear, and in view of Alexander's excellent completion of the task I have assigned him, then Alexander will be promoted to the title of Grand Duke of Lombardy, and at the same time send someone to tell Alexander that he must complete the conscription of another 70,000 men by the summer of next year, otherwise he will leave Hungary and go to his fiefdom!"
Leopold II struggled internally, but in the end he made the choice that best served the interests of the Habsburg royal family.
But what Leopold II didn't know was that Alexander's wings had hardened at this time, and after forcefully forcing the Bathory family to submit, Alexander quickly spread his rule to the entire Hungarian region, and some officials who did not meet Alexander's wishes were also removed by Alexander in various names.
Originally, Alexander's actions would not have gone so smoothly, but because Alexander had the decree of Leopold II in his hands, everything became justified.
In order to enable Alexander to complete his task in the shortest possible time, Leopold II issued a decree to Alexander, which stated that Alexander had all the right to decide on the affairs of Hungary if necessary.