When Alexander received the decree from Leopold II, the Doge's face was full of anger, and Alexander had indeed raised an army of 30,000 in less than two months, but 5,000 of these 30,000 troops were drawn from the Austrian troops stationed in various places, and the other 25,000 men were also requisitioned from the hands of the Hungarian nobles by subjugating them.
Hungary does have the potential to recruit 100,000 people in a year, but the potential and reality are completely different, as if everyone has the potential to become the president of the country, but there are always only a few people who can become the president.
After subduing the Bathory family, it seems that Alexander is the dominant family in Hungary, but in fact, it is not the case, because Alexander's measures are too drastic, resulting in the Bathory family Although they surrendered Alexander on the surface, they still make small moves behind the scenes.
In addition to the Bathory family, there are still many nobles in Hungary who are at odds with Alexander, and now Alexander has gathered an army of 30,000 through more tough means, but once it is really done according to the decree of Leopold II, then the original disgruntled Hungarian nobles will definitely jump from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, once that is really the case, then Alexander's years of hard work in Hungary can turn into spring!
"Daniel, what do you mean by His Majesty the Emperor!"
In the face of Alexander's inquiry, Daniel, who has always been resourceful, had to be silent.
Daniel is a smart person, and the smarter a person is, the more he knows what to say and what not to say.
Leopold II was the father of Alexander.
Alexander may have been angry with his father and said something transgressive, but Daniel was an outsider after all, no matter how much Alexander trusted him.
He is also an outsider.
Under such circumstances, if Daniel rashly responded to Alexander's culture, it would be bad if Alexander thought that Daniel had no king and no father in his heart.
Seeing that Daniel did not reply, Alexander's face darkened "Daniel, what do you think we should do?"
"Your Highness, this is a crisis, but it is undeniable.
This is also a great opportunity for us!
” Hearing Daniel talk about the opportunity, Alexander said dissatisfiedly: "Last time you told me it was an opportunity, so I heard you raise an army of 30,000 men in the shortest possible time.
But now it's a good thing, the Viennese side is not satisfied, and actually wants me to recruit another 70,000 men in a year's time, what do you want me to say!
” Daniel could hear the displeasure in Alexander's words.
But Daniel wisely did not refute it.
Daniel, who had been with Alexander for a long time, had already figured out Alexander's temper.
Don't look at some occasions, Alexander's performance can be called generous and kind, but behind the scenes, Alexander's heart is far less broad-minded than he appears, and even very narrow-minded at times.
After a while, when Alexander's expression softened a little, Daniel said: "Your Highness, in fact, our previous response was also successful.
At least according to the information from our infiltrated personnel in Vienna, it is in Vienna.
Your performance has won you great praise, and there are many people who have praised you!
” Alexander's face looked a little better, at least the previous actions were not in vain, which was enough to make Alexander's heart feel a lot better "Then I ask you now, what should we do about this order?"
"Your Highness, it depends on what your ambitions are in the future?"
Hearing Daniel actually ask about his future ambitions, Alexander's face showed a look of doubt, he didn't understand how he asked Daniel how to deal with Vienna's orders, how could Daniel ask about his ambitions.
Alexander's brow furrowed slightly and said: "Daniel, you have been with me for so long, you must be able to guess my thoughts, my ambition is to carry on the will of the ancestors of the Habsburgs and revitalize the family and the empire!"
Alexander's words did not surprise Daniel, so after Alexander had finished speaking, Daniel said: "Your Highness's ambition is really exciting, but then there is also a prerequisite, that is, how much chance do you think you have to ascend to that position given your current strength?"
Alexander hesitated: "This ................"
"Your Highness, I can say that there is no accident, and the chances of you ascending to that position are slim to none!"
As soon as Daniel's words were finished, Alexander was a little shocked, after all, since Alexander was sensible, all his goals were for that position, and now as Alexander's most trusted right and left hand, Daniel actually denied him completely, which made Alexander suddenly a little surprised.
"Your Highness, all the people who have ascended to that position since ancient times are outstanding people, either with great prestige or with great strength, or with a unique position, but in any aspect, you are far from these conditions!"
Seeing the pensive look on Alexander's face, Daniel continued: "You are the fourth son of His Majesty the Emperor, and you have three older brothers above you, not to mention His Royal Highness Franz, who is already the crown prince, or His Royal Highness Karl, who has passed away, there is still His Royal Highness Ferdinand above you!
In terms of succession, you are the third, but this is still in the case that His Royal Highness Franz has no heirs, and once His Highness Franz gives birth to an heir, then your succession will be postponed!
How similar you are to your uncle in the current situation, and even your uncle is much better off than yours, after all, there were still many people in the royal family at that time who supported His Royal Highness Maximilian, and even His Royal Highness Maximilian had a solid rear like Cologne!
” Hearing Daniel compare himself with Maximilian, Alexander's face should have changed greatly, to be honest, there are still many people in the Habsburg family who sympathize with Maximilian in their hearts, after all, compared with Leopold II, more people in the royal family are optimistic about Maximilian, you must know that Leopold II was once captured by the Prussians.
"What you need is not only a solid rear, but also a lot of prestige, and fortunately you are about the same as His Highness Franz in terms of prestige, and even your prestige in the Empire is a little higher than that of His Highness Franz!
But you don't have an overwhelming advantage, so you have to get your hands on a force that everyone fears and even decides the situation, and that force can be replaced by an army!
” "So you're going to let me do what Vienna wants?"
"Of course!
The 30,000 troops we recruited in the early stage are completely controlled by your henchmen, and it is not an exaggeration to say that this force belongs to you alone, but an army of 30,000 people can certainly make your current position stable, but if you want to impact that position, it is not enough to only have 30,000 people, but if there are 100,000 people, then you have enough strength!
” "But now you know the situation in Hungary, to recruit 70,000 troops in the next half a year, it will undoubtedly be a little unacceptable to those Hungarian nobles, and once it is resisted by these Hungarian nobles, let alone my ambition, I am afraid that whether this governor can be able to hold on is a huge problem!"
After Alexander finished speaking, Daniel shook his head and smiled: "Your Highness, in fact, this is a very good opportunity for you, if you summon all the great nobles of Hungary to Budapest in the name of the emperor, and then put forward the request of Vienna at that time, if you agree, if you don't agree, these nobles will be the hostages of the whole of Hungary in our hands, and the life and death of these nobles will be in your thoughts, why should you worry about whether you can control Hungary?"
Daniel's words are worth considering, but the most important thing about this plan is to ensure secrecy, once this plan is revealed, it will inevitably arouse the hostility of the whole of Hungary, and in addition to secrecy, there is a very important condition.
"Daniel, there is some truth in what you say, but how can you guarantee that those big nobles can come to Budapest, I think even if you gather these nobles in the name of His Majesty the Emperor, I'm afraid there will be some nobles who will not come because of concerns, right?"
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"Your Highness, what the nobles said is not good, they are all a group of greedy wolves, although they are sometimes very cunning, but their greedy character is their most fatal flaw!
If you announce that you will select the commanders of 30,000 troops among the major nobles, do you expect those nobles to come?
” This sentence made Alexander's heart move, and indeed Alexander also believed that if he announced the news to the outside world, then he could not guarantee that most of the nobles would come, but at least more than half of the nobles would be attracted to come.
"But after all, there is still no guarantee that the nobles will come?"
"Your Highness, this summer, many Magyar tribes on the steppe have been affected by certain floods, if you announce that the central government of the empire as a reward for Hungary's support of the empire's war against Prussia, it will provide relief to the affected tribes of the steppe, and all the nobles who come will receive relief food and money issued by the central government of the empire, I think all the nobles will come!"
Daniel's words opened a window for Alexander in front of his eyes, indeed, according to the character of most of the Hungarian nobles who are rich countrymen, all the nobles should come, after all, this involves the vital interests of the nobles themselves.