Chapter 417

People were realistic, especially the aristocrats that had been around for hundreds of years. They all had their own way of survival, and this was the time when it came to it.

On April 13, 1848, after receiving the news of the rebellion in Prague, Prince Wendisgrätz immediately led his troops back to the city to quell the rebellion. With the cooperation of the local aristocrats, the city was recovered in less than three days.

In order to deter the local forces, Prince Wendisgrätz ordered the execution of all the leaders of the rebellion. Basically, all the minor leaders and above were executed.

More than two thousand heads were hung on the streets of Prague, and the aristocrats who had escaped were terrified.

It was important to note that not only were the ordinary people killed this time, but under Franz's request, the execution of important people was now prioritized.

Ordinary people could still be used as laborers, but the aristocrats and capitalists who participated in the rebellion were not allowed to be laborers. Therefore, the higher the social status, the faster they died.

At the time of the executions, a number of disreputable persons were singled out by the government, who were put on public trial, and the crimes they had committed in the past were exposed.

With their heads, the Government of Vienna won another wave of people's hearts. Looking at the cheering people in Prague, one could tell how much hatred these people had.

They didn't have to pay back the loan sharks, and a series of laws made by the Government of Vienna to protect their interests would be implemented here. The capitalists and gangsters who oppressed them would all be executed.

The Czechs belonged to the West Slavs. They were similar to the Poles in terms of race, but their culture, national traditions, way of thinking, and even their food habits were very similar to the Austrians, so much so that they were called "Slavic speaking Austrians."

Because of the similarity in culture and tradition, the Czechs all thought of themselves as members of Austria.

In Franz's view, the Government of Austria only needed to put in a little effort to integrate the Czechs into the Austrian family.

"Mr. Kandler, I have recommended you to the Government of Vienna for the position of Bohemia's Chief of Education. What do you think?" Prince Wendisgrätz asked.

(Bohemia, today's Czech Republic)

Chief of Education? What the hell? He was a colonel in the Austrian army, and he was just transferred to a civil position?

Well, the distinction between civil and military in Austria wasn't strict, and it was a piece of cake for a general to become a minister, but his change was too fast.

Under normal circumstances, Wu Zhuanwen would have to go through a transition period, and only after he had adapted to it would he be transferred over. It was very rare for someone to make such a huge leap like him.

But in terms of administrative rank, this was a promotion. Kandler knew he didn't have much choice. Prince Wendisgrätz didn't like people rejecting him.

"No, Your Highness!" Kandler replied.

"Then it's settled. The Government of Vienna wants the government to unify the country. You know that the government wants to unify the country.

Your task now is to supervise and urge them to fulfill the conditions of their promises. If anyone dares to go back on their word or slack off, you must report it immediately.

The benefits of a unified language were self-evident, but it wasn't that easy to implement. Now, the Vienna government could only promote it secretly.

Considering the resistance of the people, Franz didn't even dare to announce the abolition of other languages and unify the German language.

Although it couldn't be said, it didn't mean it couldn't be done. Franz was a pragmatist. Subtly popularizing the German language could also achieve his goal.

Not long after, many people would discover the advantage of knowing German. For example, knowing German would give them a higher salary in the factory.

Most of the time, enticement was more effective than coercion. It was also less likely to cause a backlash.

The Czech region was just the beginning. After beating down the local powerful people, they roped in some of the nobles to popularize the German language.

After all, these nobles came from the German Region. German was their native language. At the same time, they could speak Slavic. The reason they kept them was to solve the problem of language teachers.

With the cooperation of these local bullies, the nobles who dared to cause trouble were all killed. Ordinary people didn't care. For the sake of a higher salary, they had to learn.

"Your Highness, don't worry. I will do my job well!" Kandler promised.

From the Prague Rebellion, Kandler discovered that the Government of Vienna attached great importance to popularizing the German language. This meant that he was doing a promising job.

The Government of Vienna hadn't announced the specific reward measures yet. Well-informed people already knew that the Crown Prince attached great importance to this matter.

It was only because of the war that the government's energy was tied up. Once the rebellion in the country was suppressed, unifying the language was likely to become Austria's national policy.

There were many smart people who followed the national policy. There was no harm in following the national policy. At this time, there were already many people targeting the education chiefs.

Kandler was able to become the education chief of the Bohemia region. Without a doubt, not only did he make a contribution this time, but Prince Wendisch Gretz also played a part in it.

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Obviously, Franz's plan wasn't just for Bohemia.

On April 13th, a rebellion broke out in the Galicia region. The rebels occupied most of Austria's Poland and established a Polish provisional government.

However, the rebellion came and went quickly. On April 16th, the Austrian army began to suppress the rebellion. With the support of the local people, the huge rebellion was suppressed in less than a week.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Government of Vienna purged the local powerful people. Franz bared his fangs and took away the local nobles, capitalists, and even the middle class who supported the rebellion.

That's right, this was really a land distribution for the local tyrants. Anyone who helped the government suppress the rebellion could get a piece of land for free. The others naturally had to pay for it slowly according to the rules.

Differential treatment could reflect the superiority of loyalty to the Emperor. If everyone was the same, who would be willing to work for the Emperor?

In just half a month, more than 20,000 people were killed in Austria's Poland region. It could be said to be the most thorough suppression since the European Revolution.

After this battle, the nascent Polish nationalism in Austria died prematurely. The remaining people were either at the bottom of society or loyal ministers of the House of Habsburg. The activists were all sent to God.