Chapter 345： Darkness Chen Cang

There was no way to persuade Massimilino, and Franz threw the other two younger brothers directly into the barracks for closed education. Perhaps it was a lesson learned, this will cause Queen Sophie the Queen did not intervene.

Prior to Franz's succession, the Austrian army had been the place where noble sons-in-law gilded. Now the Austrian army is also the place where the children of the sister-in-law are, but instead of being gilded, they are living like the years.

I will not talk about closed management. Once I enter the barracks, I bid farewell to the city ’s bright life, and train in the Alps every day.

Because of strict management systems, many families regard the army as a school for the next generation, and the number of sister-in-laws active in Vienna has also dropped to an all-time low.

The statutory military service lasts for two years. Because of population growth, usually ordinary soldiers can retire and return to reserve after serving for one year.

The exception is the children of the nobles, who have served for three years. It takes more time to train officers than ordinary soldiers, and naturally it takes longer to serve.

The training of noble officers is more rigorous than ordinary soldiers, and the training subjects are much more. Usually the first year is spent in the Alps, or in the Balkans.

Every day training is exhausted and half dead, naturally I have no energy to think about it. Over time, many bad problems will be corrected in the army.

Originally, Maximilian and Franz were only more than one year old. During the military reform, he had completed gilding and became a naval officer. He missed the opportunity to polish.

Because the training is too hard, I can't go home once a year. The beloved Empress Sophie asked Franz to open the back door, but she dragged it down.

Fortunately, the aristocracy in the German region has a tradition of military service. Nobles who have not entered the military service cannot have a foothold in society at all.

Therefore, Empress Sophie can only delay time at most, and dare not let two little guys hide from military service.

You can refer to the specific situation. Each year, several sister-in-laws are **** by their families and sent to military camps. Occasionally, there are scenes of crying and leaving.

Of course, such scenes mostly appear in emerging nobles. This is also the reason why the old nobles are despised, and it is considered to be the manifestation of no education.

To some extent, Franz's military reform also relied on traditional forces.

Although Austria did not reach the point where the Prussian army owned the country, most high-level governments also came out of the army.

If extreme mobilization is needed in a certain place, government officials can also change officers in seconds to form an army in the shortest time.

Because of the glory of the aristocracy, no one had complained that he had been too hard in training in front of Franz, which made him very satisfied.

Rights and obligations are equal. If even their obligations are refused to be fulfilled, then this class is really corrupted.

According to the statistics of the Ministry of National Defense, the proportion of Austrian noble children in military service exceeds 95%, and the rest are physically defective and inherently inadequate, and there is no way to enter the military service.

Before the reform of the military system, this figure was 100%. The cultural tradition in the German region was to be glorified as a soldier. Now this fine tradition is naturally preserved.

Starting from the compulsory education stage, there are basic military training courses. The unqualified area is only queue training and long-distance running, and the aristocratic school is a replica of the Junior Military School.

St. Petersburg

After years of struggle, the reformers finally overwhelmed the conservatives. On March 25, 1863, Alexander II issued the General Decree on Farmers Disassociated from Serfdom.

Provisions: Abolition of serfdom, serfs acquired free citizenship, personal liberty, and general citizenship rights, including the right to own property, hold litigation in public office, and engage in industry and commerce.

On the premise that all land is owned by the landlord, the farmer can use a certain amount of land, but must pay a ransom to the landlord.

Before signing a redemption contract, the peasants also have to work for the landlord or pay agency rent.

Obviously, this reform of the Russians is imperfect. The ransom for the land was determined by the landlord, far exceeding the market price of the land, and in some places it was several times higher than the market price.

High land redemption prices have created hidden dangers for future social conflicts. In fact, after determining the redemption price, conflicts occurred in many places.

Alexander II also had a headache. On the one hand, he wanted to carry out more thorough social reforms to bring the Russian Empire into capitalist society quickly; on the other hand, he was unwilling to break with the nobles who owned the land.

"Landlords" and "landlords" are also different. The landlords of the Russian Empire are nobles, and ordinary free people rarely own land.

The social reform now under way will obviously harm the interests of the noble class. The nobles who ruled this country were naturally unwilling. They wanted to pass on their losses.

This is not only the will of the conservatives, including many in the reformers who are also preparing to sacrifice the interests of farmers in exchange for the success of this social reform.

As for the social contradictions that they may bring after doing this, they have been ignored. They ca n’t really cut their own meat, right?

Novvez, the Minister of Police, whispered, "His Majesty, there were 38 serf riots in the country last month, all of which have been suppressed."

The serf riots were no longer news in the Russian Empire. If there were no outbreaks that year, that would be news.

But eruption dozens of times a month, Alexander II still felt the pressure. The Slave Abolition Act was issued, but this reform did not satisfy the serfs.

The revolutionaries were not idle either, they urged the serfs to revolution, and declared that as long as the Tsarist government is overthrown, everyone may own land for free.

Liberals are less radical, at least they are not ready to push the Tsar. Liberals believe that the government should enact laws to price the land and cannot allow the aristocracy to exploit farmers.

At present, most of the serfdom riots in the country are caused by these two factions.

Alexander II said: "Continue to be more vigilant, and at this critical moment we must not let them make trouble and disrupt this reform."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The Minister of Police replied hastily.

Fortunately, the Russians in the Near East War won, and taking advantage of the war to reward the heroes, Nicholas I liberated a group of serfs.

These people are now the main forces of the Tsar's army. Although most of them are at the bottom of the army, as long as these people are loyal to the Tsar, the Russian Empire is still the Tsar's Russia.

Otherwise, the aristocrats who have been attacked by the grass have not compromised with the Tsar so easily. Russia's conservative forces have always been the most powerful in Europe.

This is not the same as the abolition of serfdom by Austria in the rebellion. At that time, the Austrian aristocracy was scared by the revolution. Watching the family aristocracy was destroyed, they were afraid that when it was their turn, they had to agree to abolish serfdom.

In the face of survival, everyone's expectations naturally decreased. When the price of the land was cut down, it was also cut. In order to save their lives, everyone had to choose a compromise.

Tsars and aristocrats now can't feel the pressure of survival. Although serf riots have taken place in Russia, these are not large-scale. Without pressure, everyone naturally wants to make up for the losses, and even prepares to take the opportunity to make a profit.

Minister of Finance Kurdasia said anxiously: "Your Majesty, because of the reform, we expect that our tax revenue will fall by another five percentage points this year, while fiscal expenditure will rise by 15%.

If this continues, I am afraid that before the domestic reform is completed, we and your finances will go bankrupt first. The Ministry of Finance suggested delaying the abolition of the tax package in some remote areas to reduce fiscal expenditure. "

The tax package is also a difficult problem facing the Tsarist government. The Russian Empire was too large. Before that, because of communication and transportation, the Tsarist government had no way to manage this huge empire and had to implement a tax package.

With the advent of the telegraph, communication problems can now be resolved. The Tsarist government is preparing to abolish the tax package system and clear the obstacles for the development of capitalist economy.

Only in this way, administrative expenses have greatly increased. The taxes received in many remote areas are not necessarily sufficient for administrative expenses.

Alexander II asked in turn: "I can't solve the problem by delaying the abolition of the tax package, isn't it? Our funding gap cannot be solved by several million rubles per year."

The Minister of Finance, Kurdasiaby, replied: "Yes, Your Majesty. This year's fiscal deficit should exceed 40 million rubles. Delaying the abolition of the tax package can save 8 million rubles."

Alexander II thought for a while and said, "Even if the tax package is postponed, what about the remaining funding gap?"

The regions where the Russian Empire mainly implemented tax packages were in Siberia, the Far East, and Central Asia. Because of transportation, these regions' economies were not very good, and the delay in reforms had little effect.

Treasurer Kurdasiaby proposed: "Your Majesty, I personally recommend the sale of Alaska to save administrative expenses, and in exchange for a sum of funds to make up for the financial deficit."

Alexander II shook his head and said, "There is no problem in selling Alaska. Except for the large area, that land does not actually bring us any revenue.

Because of the relationship with the British, if there is a conflict in the future, we will not be able to keep it.

The problem is that we can't find a buyer at all. The only American who might buy this land is now unable to extricate himself from the civil war. "

This is true. Before the discovery of gold mines, Alaska was a barren land, with less than 10,000 Russians on a land of more than one million square kilometers.

Even if the Central Basin has a piece of land that can be reclaimed, it is not valuable in this era, especially the land that has not been developed.

Chancellor Kurdassiabi proposed: "Your Majesty, we are looking for buyers all over the world. If we cannot find a buyer, we will serve as the loan interest for Austria next year!"

Alexander II shook his head: "No, if this is done, it will affect the relationship between the two countries. Now Austria is not only our ally, but also our largest trading partner."

This has nothing to do with ethics, it is completely determined by interests. The existence of the Russo-Austrian alliance allowed the Russian Empire to maintain its European supremacy, and even now it is busy with internal reforms, no one has shaken their status.

However, once the alliance is dissolved, the situation will be different. Not only the French will challenge their supremacy, but Austria will also become the challenger of the supremacy.

Turning potential enemies into allies is the greatest diplomatic achievement of the tsarist government in recent decades.

When Austria was deeply involved in the revolution, Nicholas I did not fall down, so the Russian Empire won the support of Austria, won the Near East War, and captured Constantinople.

Before Nicholas I died, he repeatedly reminded him of the importance of the Russian-Australian alliance. Alexander II was not stupid. Knowing that this was a union of both benefits, it would not be good to affect the relations between the two countries for a little benefit.

The Minister of Finance, Kurdasia, explained: "Your Majesty, there is no need to affect the relations between the two countries. You only need to write a crying letter to Her Majesty Franz, explaining our difficulties and letting him help.

When the Austrians suppressed the Hungarian rebellion that year, Emperor Nicholas was also preparing to send troops to help, but just arrived at the border, the Austrians were done.

Anyway, the Hapsburg family has taken over. Therefore, the Vienna government has stood on our side in the subsequent Near East War. "

Kuldacia than vaguely reminded Alexander II of the importance of the royal relations between the two countries, and could not ignore the national interest because of his personal position.

Alexander II nodded. He personally returned to the world, but he was not the stupid Peter III, and ignored the national interest.

Did n’t you see that the relationship between Russia and Russia is still not improving?

After the death of Bismarck, William I, who was deeply insulted by the Kingdom of Prussia, never bowed his head to Russia. Alexander II also did not release goodwill to Prussia.

This is all determined by national interests. On the one hand, as the European hegemon, the Russian Empire could not take the initiative to bow its head; on the other hand, the younger brother of Denmark also had to take care of him. It was clear at that time that the Kingdom of Denmark provided loans of 20 million rubles to the Tsarist government.

Alexander II calmly replied: "No problem, I will write this letter as soon as possible."

Seeing that Alexander II accepted the suggestion, the Minister of Finance, Kurdasia, was relieved, and lamented that the money was really hard to make.

He vigorously encouraged Alexander II not only to deepen the relationship between Russia and Austria, but of course, it does not rule out factors in this regard.

It was more because of the one hundred thousand shields public relations fee of the Austrian ambassador to Russia. Kuldasiabi is a smart person who knows what money can be collected and what money can't be collected, and must do things after receiving the money.

The Austrians want to further deepen the relationship between the two countries. Kurdasiaby will naturally not refuse, which is also in Russia's interest.

As for the problem in Alaska, he was ignored decisively. This is just a reason to continue to deepen the relationship between the two countries.

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