The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 1104: Jewish Counterattack
It has to be said that Franz really underestimated the masterminds behind the National Assembly. In less than a month, at least hundreds of prominent figures from European royal families came.

There are even more letters from other celebrities, as well as handwritten letters from various respectable people, even including some military leaders and members of the royal family.

If it were not for the Vienna Riot, and if a large number of officials had not resigned to put pressure on the royal family, more people would have come to Franz at this time, and there might even have been another Vienna Riot.

However, there is no if. It was precisely because of the Vienna Rebellion that a large number of privileged classes within the Austrian Empire were purged. In particular, the large-scale resignation of the old aristocracy gave Franz the opportunity to regain control of the civil service system.

At this point they are no longer able to exert political pressure and can only play the emotional card.

Franz approved all resignation requests from those who did not want to be officials, and any official who refused to carry out orders or pretended to obey orders but actually disobeyed them would be treated as disobeying orders on the battlefield.
If it were normal times, it would be impossible, but who can blame it for the turbulent times?
In 1848, the turnover rate of senior civil servants in Vienna exceeded 1000%. Dozens of governments made the orders of the Vienna government worse than toilet paper. In many cases, they were just a figurehead and stepped down before they even took office.

As for the mid-level civil service system, the overall turnover rate is close to 70%, and many government functions have been paralyzed more than once.

Faced with such large-scale personnel changes, does the Austrian Empire have enough officials to take over?
Of course!
Historically, in 1848, the number of candidate officials in Vienna alone was close to 10, and the number of people qualified to be officials was even greater. It was normal to wait to years to fill a vacancy, so the government had no worries about not being able to find staff.

In a word, as long as Franz is willing, there are as many people who want to be officials as he wants.

Moreover, these people have at least completed their legal studies, received a complete loyalty education, and have clean and honest family backgrounds. They may not be worse officials than the existing bureaucrats in the Austrian Empire.

In 1848, there were 15161 official officials in the Austrian Empire, of whom 7682 were replaced.

The civil service system of the Austrian Empire had been eroded for hundreds of years to the point where it was impenetrable, but the current unrest gave Franz the opportunity to adopt a more original and direct approach to reform.

However, all the voices came to an abrupt end after Franz dealt with Ludwig III. A series of operations such as abolishing and establishing free cities, deposing kings, and merging clans were things that most of the Holy Roman Emperors would never dare to dream of doing.

(The last person to do this was the protagonist’s grandfather.)
However, Franz not only did it, but also did it very thoroughly. The entire German Confederation was helpless, and these small fish and shrimps naturally knew that it was impossible to change Franz's mind.

What is even more terrifying is that Franz also turned the monarchs in the German region into his accomplices, especially those monarchs of small countries who lost their monarchical status due to mergers with the same clan.

They did not dare to hate Franz or the Austrian Empire, but it was different for some of the masterminds behind the scenes.

Originally, they were the group of people who had the closest contacts with the Jewish financiers, but at this time they acted the most ruthlessly, desperately trying to get the last bit of money and destroy all evidence, whether it existed or not.

What is unexpected is that the power of these masterminds behind the scenes is even stronger than imagined. They even organized armies to defeat the regular armies of some small states.

The spiritual mobilization ability of these people made some Jewish communities feel that this was an action against Jews, and even some Germans joined in, believing that their cause was just.

In the past, those governments would have chosen to negotiate, compromise, or even surrender. However, this was an era of nationalism, and civilians who had just experienced the baptism of nationalism actually took up arms and took the initiative to help the government suppress the rebellion.

The most important thing is the existence of railways, which greatly shortened the distance between the states. The army of the strong state can go to the battlefield of the weak state at the first time, and those private armed forces and rebels will be defeated quickly when facing the regular army with the support of the people.

In European history, governments were very tolerant of rebels as long as they surrendered. However, this changed dramatically starting with the French Revolution.

The Jacobins' policy of terror is still fresh in the memory of the European continent, but at that time it was limited to France.

However, this time the situation was different. The Austrian Empire had to notify various governments in order to prevent extreme actions from happening.

Tens of thousands of people died in just a few weeks. The indiscriminate killing of innocent people was not exclusive to the Jews. In the past, they could massacre other ethnic groups within the Roman territory. Now, other ethnic groups within the former Holy Roman Empire could also massacre them.
This was not what Franz wanted to see, so he did not allow the scope of the atrocities to continue to expand, but the number of Jews to be transported to Patagonia increased sharply from 300,000 to 700,000.

Some families that had been passed down for dozens of generations also completely disappeared at this time. The monarchs in the confederation made a lot of money, but they waived most of the interest for the sake of their own image.

Especially for those usurious loans lent out by Jewish bankers, basically only the principal had to be repaid.

This is a life-saving straw for many people. After all, they may not be able to pay the interest even if they don't eat or drink, but now at least there is hope.

On the other hand, governments around the world started to build a lot of money and indulged in extravagance, which boosted consumption and increased employment to a certain extent.

The remaining money cannot be left to rot in the warehouse. It must either be invested or lent out. However, governments still have to have some shame and will not directly lend money at high interest rates.

Because it was a wartime period, it was not realistic to invest money abroad, so they had to invest in their own industries or in some relatively worthy investment areas within the German Confederation, such as Austria.
The various measures taken by various governments are just routine operations to safeguard their own interests, but they benefit the people.

In particular, the abolition of usury and low-interest loans has given many people the opportunity to fight hard, and many people will therefore complete class transition. A nation is being reshaped.

Franz, to a certain extent, bore all the karma. A large number of killers and desperadoes poured into Vienna, and their target was naturally Franz.

However, these guys obviously underestimated Franz and the secret forces of the Austrian Empire. Franz taught the intelligence leaders the fraud techniques of later fraud groups.

So this group of people opened the door to a new world. The killers from the 19th century were obviously not smart enough to face the fraudulent techniques of the 21st century.

There is a saying that fits the occasion very well: "There are too many fools and not enough liars."

Most of the killers were deceived into going to underground gladiatorial arenas or small coal mines as soon as they got off the train, and most of them became consumables.

Of course, there are a few Gu Kings who can stand out, but these people have long forgotten their original purpose, such as the brave Bucharest Eagle.