Chapter 574

Attacking the heart was the best, attacking the city was the second.

Many people understood this principle, but very few could really do it. Julius had done a good job this time. Probably no one would be able to associate him with the Butcher General anymore.

Liberating the serfs and dividing the land were all tools to win the hearts of the people. Even if the land still needed to be redeemed by the farmers, Julius still gained a wave of people's support.

After the local people knew that they could get free land if they cooperated with the government forces to suppress the rebellion, the farmers near Budapest spontaneously became volunteers.

The executive ability of the Kossuth government was limited. In the case of three missing people, they could not block the news.

After the news of the land division spread to the city, many people's minds changed. The nobles gnashed their teeth in hatred, the capitalists trembled, and the workers at the bottom saw new hope.

Since the Government of Austria had fulfilled the farmers' bill, it was natural that the protection bill for the working class would also be fulfilled.

In this context, the intelligence organization in Franz's hands also took action. Seeing that the broken ship of the Republic of Hungary was about to sink, there were many people who did not want to be buried with them.

Even if the great nobles were angry at the Government of Austria's approach, they had to pinch their noses and accept it now. They had a big business and were not willing to risk their lives.

With the cooperation of these local bullies, the work of the intelligence organization was carried out very smoothly. The Kossuth government, which had no experience in governing, did not know anything about these things.

Perhaps it was because of the scourge of the secret police. As soon as the revolutionaries came to power, these organizations were abolished. The security of Budapest was now maintained by the domestic self-defense army, which had become the thugs of the capitalists and nobles.

If this continued, perhaps in another three to five months, the Austrian government would be able to liberate Budapest without shedding a single drop of blood.

Vienna

"Your Highness, the Croatian Legion has successfully met with the Bohemian Legion in Budapest. The war in Hungary should be over. If this continues, it will be very disadvantageous for us!" Prince Windisgrätz said seriously.

He was not exaggerating. The reason why the rebels were a mob was that they had risen in a hurry and had not undergone formal training at all.

Such an enemy could be easily dealt with by the regular army. After a long time, these mobs would complete their training and would not be so easy to deal with.

Historically, the Hungarian Revolution had consumed so much energy of Austria and needed the help of the Russians to suppress it. It was because they had left too much time to prepare.

"Well, in that case, let's launch the attack. Command the troops to restrain the troops. I don't want to clean up their mess!" Franz said cautiously.

"Yes, Your Highness!" Prince Windisgrätz replied.

"Prime Minister, how are the preparations for the aftermath? Once the Hungarian Revolution is suppressed, how will the government govern the Hungarian region?" Franz asked.

Prime Minister Felix replied confidently, "Your Highness, considering the special circumstances of Hungary, our cabinet is prepared to further divide the province of Hungary into three provinces with the Tisza River and the Danube River as the boundary.

They were: Western Hungary, west of the Danube, with its capital at Pécs; Middle Hungary, east of the Danube and west of the Tisza, with its capital at Miskolc; and Eastern Hungary, east of the Tisza, with its capital at Debrecen.

Together with the provinces of Croatia, Transylvania, Slavonia, and Vojvodina, the Kingdom of Hungary will be divided into seven provinces.

After the war, the settlement of the Magyars will also be divided into three. The government will also invest a lot of money in local education to help the local people integrate into the big family of Austria as soon as possible. "

Franz nodded with satisfaction. The division of administrative areas and the assimilation of language and culture. With this combination, Hungary would only be a regional noun in a few decades.

"How will the education funds be settled?" Franz asked with concern.

Austria was now in a wartime economic system, which was the so-called planned economy. They had also confiscated a lot of the reactionaries' property, so they naturally did not lack money.

This kind of economic model was only suitable for a short-term emergency, or a sudden outbreak. As the system became rigid, it would restrict the development of the economy. At that time, it would inevitably return to a normal economic model.

If the central government wanted to allocate funds, the government's financial pressure would be too great after the economy returned to normal. After all, the assimilation of Hungary and other parts of Austria also needed to be done.

"Your Highness, we are going to abolish the church's tithe and change it to compulsory education taxes collected by the government to solve the funding gap!" Felix said with some hesitation.

Franz's eyes lit up. He had long wanted to abolish the church's tithe, but as a "devout believer", if there was no suitable reason to abolish the tithe, it would be against the church.

Now that the prime minister had brought it up, Franz naturally agreed with both hands. If the church had any objections, they could find trouble with the cabinet. This was proposed by them, Franz thought very unscrupulously.

Anyway, this era was no longer the Middle Ages. The pope was exiled to Naples by the revolutionary party. The church could not defeat the government. Of course, they could still ruin someone's reputation.

"Is the funding enough? Next, the whole country will need to invest a lot of money in education. Will the tithe be enough? "Franz asked worriedly.

Felix said fiercely, "Your Highness, the religious personnel in the country have seriously fallen. As devout believers of God, we need to clean up the bad atmosphere of the church.

The cabinet is going to carry out a strict investigation of the church personnel, punish the church personnel who violate the commandments, and confiscate the church's illegal property.

We will use this money for education. Together with the compulsory education taxes, I think Austria's compulsory education funds should be enough. "

Since he had already offended the church once, he might as well continue to catch the church, the fat sheep.

In the middle of the 19th century, how rich was the church in Austria? It was difficult to have an accurate answer to this question. Anyway, after so many years of accumulation, the church was much richer than the Government of Austria.

A man's wealth was his own ruin.

Having more money was not necessarily a good thing. Now the Government of Austria had their eyes on them. As a "devout Catholic", Franz naturally had to clean up for God.

"The prime minister's words are reasonable. The moral cultivation of the religious personnel must be strengthened. As believers of God, we have the obligation to help the servants of God who have gone astray and guide them back to the right track!!"