Holy Roman Empire

The turbulent Balkans did not affect Franz's mood.Even the insurgent gang was taken away and did not attract his attention.

After being the emperor for so many years, the wind and the waves have also seen much.Some people want to rebel, haven't they been suppressed before they started?

Franz is used to this kind of thing. Almost a few years later, there will be several people who can't think of it.Usually they are suppressed by the police, and even if they occasionally raise anti-flags, they will soon be extinguished by local feudal strength.

Almost all remnants of feudalism were very alert to the revolution. Since the gunfire in 1848, the situation in Austria has changed.

Anyone can suppress the rebellion, no matter when and why, it is just to suppress the rebellion.Even if it caused accidental injuries, there is no need to worry about being held accountable.

General Butcher can be promoted to Marshal, and can also hold a state funeral after his death. Austrian public opinion has been reversed.

This change naturally mobilized the enthusiasm of the people underneath. Suppressing the rebellion is a great achievement. There is no need to worry about being held accountable.Not to mention being retaliated, since it was a feudal emperor, it was naturally a man-made anti-family.

Affected by the environment, the revolutionary groups in Austria have moved to overseas activities, almost cut off with the domestic.

The brave warriors who dare to go back to China to do things don't know where they are going to contribute to the country's construction. Maybe the Vienna government will not have a record.

The government has no records, and intelligence organizations must have records.As a emperor with a face, Franz did not want to see the record in the history book: strangling the chaotic party million.

This is not a joke. Even after so many years of emperor's career, the chaotic party killed by Franz didn't matter much even if he didn't have one million.Or how can Austria stabilize?

There was no explosion in the Balkan peninsula as a gunpowder barrel; there was no movement in Lombardy and Venezia, which had always wanted to be independent; active and noisy Hungary became the most stable place in the empire.

Behind the stability, the sword and sword are naturally indispensable.These dangerous places have been cleaned again and again, the ambitious and stupid people who want to rebel have been eliminated, and a new batch of ruling classes have been replaced before the country has really stabilized.

To some extent, the Great Revolution of 1848 provided Austria with a chance to rebirth.Taking advantage of the opportunity to suppress the rebellion, Franz was able to exchange blood for the ruling class.

The Balkan winds did not spread to Austria, and Franz could naturally read and read newspapers leisurely, and Alexander II in St. Petersburg could not sit still.

The Greek coup, Alexander II did not care, that is Austria's sphere of influence.But the Bulgarian rebellion, he could not help but see the excitement.

Geographically speaking, Bulgaria is far from the heart of the empire and belongs to the dispensable kind.But there was Constantinople next door, which immediately improved Bulgaria's status.

The tsarist government has a special affection for Constantinople, and Alexander II has not invested much in this city in these years. Constantinople has been reborn from the flames of war.

With its geographical advantage, Constantinople has once again become the largest and most prosperous city in the Near East, and it is also a tax and tax place for the tsarist government.

The outbreak of rebellion in Bulgaria is bound to affect the stability of Constantinople. If it is not extinguished quickly, the war may burn.

Throwing the battle report in the hand on the table, Alexander II roared: "It's a group of rice barrels, and a division's troops can't beat a group of people, it's a shame ..."

There is no doubt that the situation on the front is very optimistic.A Russian infantry division ran through to suppress the rebellion and was disgraced by the rebels.

The Minister of the Army, Kaforkis, lowered his head and waited until Alexander II had finished scolding, before explaining: "Your Majesty, this Bulgarian rebel is not simple.

According to the information received from the front, the enemy is a regular army. Although it is still young, it is still organized, and there is no chaos from ordinary rebels.

There must be some support behind this scene, otherwise their weapons and equipment, as well as military officers, cannot fall from the sky."

Kaforkis did not lie, the Bulgarian rebels did behave like regular troops.It's just that they don't rely on outsiders for support, but they do.

There is also credit for the Russians, who recruited a large number of Bulgarian guerrillas as cannon fodder during the Near East War.The dead hapless eggs passed away with the wind, and those who survived became veterans, and many senior guerrillas also transformed into qualified officers.

After the battle was over, these people naturally disarmed and returned to the field.The tsarist government is poor, and their own placement is not good, the treatment of these second-class soldiers is even worse, and a small amount of bounty is paid.

Except for several high-level officials who have gained benefits, most guerrillas have little gains and naturally have no interest in the tsarist government.

Said good by dividing fields and land, in the end, most of the land production fell into the hands of the Russian aristocracy stationed in Constantinople, and many Bulgarian people became serfs again.

After the reform of Alexander II, the land problem was solved only through wasteland reclamation.If no one engages in things, the people's hearts will settle down.

It is a pity that nationalist ideas have spread in Bulgaria, and the Revolutionary Party members flickered for a while, inspiring the dissatisfaction of these guerrilla veterans, and many people were confused and revolutionized.

It is only ten years since the Near East War. Most of these people are in their thirties or forties, and they can resist fighting with guns.With these backbones, and recruiting a group of young and strong, the Bulgarian Uprising Army was shocked.

The weapons and equipment are partly left over by the Russian army and partly sponsored by the Bulgarian "patriotic businessman".

The fighting power of the rebel army may not be stronger than that of the Russian army, but the morale of the army must be higher than that of the Russian army.The Russian army who went to rebellion had bad luck, and dared to get on the peak of the morale of the uprising army.

If a few battles are fought, or if they are dragged on for a while, the morale will be almost exhausted because of the dissatisfaction with the tsarist government, and then the rebels are the best to deal with.

Of course, the premise is that the rebels cannot win.If they win a few more times and convince them that the victory is in sight, an independent Bulgaria can be established immediately, it is estimated that it will be even fiercer.

Alexander II glared at him fiercely: "I don't want to listen to these nonsense. No matter what the use is, I must immediately put out the rebels.

If someone fooled me to get the hands behind the scenes, instead of reporting complaints and grievances here, would I have to find the hands behind the scene?"

The Secretary of the Army, Kafukis, was helpless, and it was not his specialty to investigate behind-the-scenes. Ask the intelligence department!

Well, the tsarist government did not pay enough attention to intelligence work, did not spend much effort to build it, and intelligence organizations were also scattered and had more part-time jobs.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has an intelligence-gathering team, the Police Department has an intelligence team, and the Army Department also has an intelligence-gathering team. The division of power is not clear, and it is often determined by the will of the chief officer.

"Your Majesty, the information we have received is vague. There are too many suspected countries.

The merchants who provided the Bulgarians with weapons and equipment came from the Ottoman Empire. It stands to reason that the Sudanese government is very suspicious.But the Bulgarians and the Ottoman Empire have a deep hatred, and it is impossible for the two parties to cooperate.

We inspected the weapon system and all the standard equipment of Austrian weapons. In addition to us, the countries currently equipped with these weapons are also equipped with Austria, Greece, Montenegro and the German Federal Empire.

These small countries can be ruled out that they cannot plan this conspiracy, and the Austrians are suspected.However, we have just attacked the Ottoman Empire with the Vienna government. They should not be at this time.

Later we investigated the sources of funds of these merchants and found that they were provided by a French bank.But the French did not need to provoke the incident, did not have sufficient interests, they did not have reason to support the Bulgarian Revolutionary Party."

After listening to this explanation, Alexander II also felt dizzy.They are all suspects, but they can all be overthrown. Who knows who the real black hand is?

Foreign Secretary Chris Basham asked differently: "Why are there no British?"

Chris Basham was surprised, usually this kind of thing, shouldn't all the big countries be withdrawn, how could there be fewer British people?

Caforkis explained: "It's not that it's not, but the suspicion is relatively small. The ship responsible for transportation is British. The ship departed from the port of Karasu in the Ottoman Empire and was sent directly to the port of Burgas to the rebels.

Both Anglo-French and Austrian were involved, and the merchants who provided the Bulgarians with weapons and equipment had disappeared. Our Army Department really has no ability to make judgments."

This is a confused account, there are suspicions everywhere, and smoke bombs everywhere.It's just that compared with the first aid, this time the weapon aid exposed more information.

Alexander II made a snap on the table and made a decision: "Continue to investigate secretly, and at the same time announce that the Bulgarian rebellion was planned by the Ottoman Empire, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a note to the Sudanese government to hold them responsible."

Persimmon is looking for a soft pinch. Now that the Russian Empire is no longer domineering, it is necessary to pretend to be confused.

The best result is to turn the real culprits into the Ottoman Empire, or else the British, French or Austrian countries will be found. What would you do with the Tsarist government?

Of course, investigating secretly and figuring out who the enemy is is also very important, but it is impossible to open the cover so as not to make the situation unstoppable.

Not only the Russians were checking, but the Austrian intelligence organization was not idle.Since Mafia supported the Bulgarian rebels for the second time, many things could not be hidden.

First of all, such a large amount of arms cannot be left without traces, and it was soon determined to be from the Field Arsenal.

Originally used by the Austrian Army, it was retired more than a month ago, then sold to a Dekras arms dealer, and flowed into Bulgaria through the Ottoman Empire.

In this era, arms exports were not so strict, especially for ordinary weapons such as second-hand rifles, which did not require careful examination at all.

But being able to complete a series of operations in such a short period of time obviously used some force.Check these things, many things are exposed.

Looking at the information in his hand, Franz couldn't help silently for the Russians.It is okay to find out the real murderer. If it is found out, it is estimated that the tsarist government will not be able to sleep.

The British took the lead and were responsible for contacting transportation, the French provided the funds, and the Austrian capitalists provided the arms.

Well, it is the British who really contribute. The total price of these arms is less than one hundred thousand shields, which is not worth mentioning to financial predators.

Capital knows no borders, and Franz secretly raised his vigilance and decided to strengthen the monitoring of private capital.

It seems that in this operation, the Austrian capitalists participated very little, nothing more than promoted the arms trade, there is only one cannon fodder arms dealer from the beginning to the end.

An in-depth investigation will reveal that someone has already hooked up with British and French capital.Although Franz had expected this kind of thing, he still felt uncomfortable.

Austrian capital is insufficient. In the development process, British and French capital were used. It is inevitable that there is a connection between the capital world.

Now for the benefit, they can quietly cooperate with the British in silence, then in the future, they will encounter a greater interest in betraying Austria, and it is estimated that they can do it.

Of course, things are two-sided. The British can buy Austrian capitalists, and Franz can also buy British capitalists. This group has always had the lowest loyalty.

Be vigilant. Beyond the increased surveillance of big capitalists, Franz still did not take any targeted actions.

In any case, this is still within the scope of the rules.Outstanding arms dealers sell their weapons to their enemies. They did not provide door-to-door service directly to the Bulgarian Uprising Army, which proved that they could still be rescued.