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

Chapter 1202 Alexander Bach
Converting the Poles was a serious matter, but given Russia's communication and execution capabilities, it would take some time.

Vienna.

Franz made another surprising appointment. He actually appointed the surrendered liberal leader Alexander Bach as a high-ranking official in Hungary.

This made many people confused about Franz's intentions. After all, judging from the emperor's previous performance, he should have hated liberals very much.

But now, first Count Szechenyi was appointed mayor of Vienna, and then Alexander Bach was appointed as a high official in Hungary, which was in turmoil.

Just imagine, if Alexander Bach caused trouble in Hungary again, the Austrian Empire would be completely disgraced.

But in fact, this worry was unnecessary. Franz had repeated contact with Alexander Bach and investigated his resume.

The latter was obsessed with fame and fortune all his life. It is no exaggeration to say that he talked a lot about ideology, but his heart was filled with business.

Alexander Bach was born into a legal family with many judges and lawyers, so it was natural for him to receive legal education.

Although he entered the legal sector early on with the help of his family, the Austrian Imperial government at that time was a place where one had to gain experience.

Alexander Bach would have to wait at least a dozen years before he could make a name for himself, which was undoubtedly a torture for a young man who was ambitious to change the world.

After a few years of hard work, liberalism and nationalism happened to rise in Austria. Coupled with the effect of Kossuth's example, Alexander Bach transformed himself into a liberal fighter.

This time, someone was finally willing to listen to him. He published many articles criticizing the political and legal systems of the Austrian Empire, and became very famous for a while.

But the Austrian imperial government soon fought back, and Metternich ordered the arrest of rebellious university students and liberals.

Alexander Bach was quickly released and even reinstated because of his good attitude towards confessing his guilt.

Such an abnormal result could not be achieved by a good attitude of confession. In fact, Alexander Bach became an informant of the secret police and later even became a small leader.

When 1848 arrived, he once again became a liberal and successfully switched sides before Franz launched the Great Purge.

Alexander Bach's ability to make the right choice at every critical juncture is worthy of recognition.

Historically, after pledging allegiance to the emperor, Alexander Bach became the most loyal supporter of absolute monarchy. In fact, his actions were also very effective, but the Austrian Empire was too weak and suffered constant failures, which led to its failure.

Alexander Bach may not have the ability to coordinate a country, but being a mayor seems a bit underappreciated, so Franz plans to hand over the Hungarian province to him.

Of course, to be on the safe side, Franz appointed Hainau as the military chief of the Hungarian province.

Many people felt that the previous civil war was too brutal, so the Hungarian issue should be avoided, but Franz felt that it was unnecessary. The Hungarian issue was on the table, and avoiding it was useless. It would be better to carry out drastic reforms directly.

As Alexander Bach had promised Franz, he would turn the former Kingdom of Hungary into a Hungarian province.

After the reform, the areas that were originally under Hungarian administration had the same rights and status as Hungarian provinces. From now on, it would be almost impossible for Hungarians to drag the surrounding provinces into rebellion. Coupled with the continuous extension of railways, Hungary would eventually become a part of the Austrian Empire.

After the war, Franz's friends also came back one after another. Most of these people were scattered around the world by Franz to avoid disaster before the Year of Storm began.

But some people are just so unruly, or too timid.

Wingris Watson was originally sent to Tyrol by Franz, but the old man found that many royal families were taking refuge in the palace in Tyrol.

So he secretly contacted the French and wanted to use internal and external forces to hold the emperor hostage and order the princes to make the German Confederation collapse without a fight. However, he overestimated the fighting power of the French and underestimated the loyalty of the Tyrolean people.

Wingris Watson was chopped into meat paste by his angry Tyrolean soldiers. This was physical meat paste. The Watson family couldn't even collect his body.

Pélissier's expeditionary force ultimately failed to make it through the Swiss mountains.
Luca Ambras was a very easygoing man, but his family joined the so-called Italian coalition against the Austrian Empire.

The Ambras family was very powerful in northern Italy, but they happened to be among the privileged and powerful families that Franz wanted to attack.

Of course, if they can accept the reform with peace of mind, give up those gray and black industries, and no longer think about establishing their own regime, it is still possible to keep their family safe.

But the Ambras family chose the most extreme approach and directly raised the flag of rebellion in Lombardy.

In his last letter to Franz, Luca Ambras wrote:
"Blocking someone's path to wealth is like killing their parents, and destroying someone's job is like murdering them for money."

Franz was unmoved; all he did was go through the motions.

Before, he might have had a trace of compassion and hoped that the other party would turn back in time, but after reading this letter, Franz had made up his mind to wipe out the Ambras family.

This old saying can be applied to Franz, but why not to the Ambras family? How many people's parents were killed and how many tragedies were caused by the rise of the Ambras family?
The Ambras family once owned several bishoprics in northern Italy, controlled several wealthy dioceses and controlled hundreds of thousands of believers.

After continuous growth, the Ambras family finally became a theocratic family, but their actions were contrary to their oath, and even made the gangsters feel ashamed.

The Ambras family used the divine power in their hands to constantly do dirty deals, brainwashing their ignorant believers into their own thugs, slaves, and assassins.

The industries involved in the Ambras family include but are not limited to: drug trafficking, human trafficking, arms smuggling, robbery, murder, prostitution, extortion, protection money, and selling indulgences.
The Ambras family often uses officials and gangsters as cover, while they hide behind and make money, and even if something happens, they can clear themselves of any responsibility.

If they encounter someone who refuses to cooperate, they will issue a killing order in the name of God. The poor people who want to go to heaven or pay less rent often become the most persistent assassins.

If it were peacetime, this kind of family would definitely be the most troublesome enemy. However, among the countless powerful enemies that Franz had to face in 1848, they were not even ants.

Those dozens or hundreds of fanatics were not even enough to fill the line on the front battlefield. The troops ordered to wipe out the Ambras family wiped out this family with hundreds of years of history in just one day.

When the Ambras family was put on public trial, those believers who had originally placed high hopes on them all jumped out to expose their crimes. It took thirty clerks half a year to sort out the crimes committed by the Ambras family.

Facts have proven that the believers are not stupid, they are just suppressed.