Chapter 1239 Governor of Galicia (Part )

Franz had no ready candidate for the Governor of Galicia.

This was actually the sequelae of his sweeping of the aristocratic circles in Vienna. There were too few people qualified to be high-ranking officials, either because they lacked experience or had too low a status.

Some people will definitely think of meritocracy.

If someone without any background suddenly became a provincial governor in the 19th century, the problems he would face might be more difficult to solve than the actual problems.

If you are lucky, you may just be marginalized, but you probably can't escape the fate of becoming a victim of political struggle.

The scene where a small person transforms into a carp and leaps over the dragon gate, and confronts everyone he meets, can usually only exist in vernacular novels.

But the charm of history lies in its randomness. The top scorer of the first "civil service" examination of the Austrian Empire was actually a famous playboy in Vienna.

Although this guy is not as reckless as most playboys, in the eyes of most people he is also a lazy and idle guy who spends his days in debauchery and spends money like water. His only hobby is building houses.

However, due to the appearance of Franz, the land price in Vienna in this life was extremely expensive, and even wealthy families could not buy large tracts of land in the city center.

So this guy built and demolished, demolished and built on a piece of land. He was labeled a playboy largely because he disturbed the neighbors.

If it weren't for the storm of 1848, his bizarre life would have continued.

Although this man did not take to the streets to oppose the emperor, and no one in his family was involved in the treason, his father, the pillar of the family, like many ancient aristocratic families, resigned to protest against the new emperor.

This was customary, but the new emperor approved them all.

As a result, the Hudson family's power plummeted, and even those lowly Jewish bugs dared to come to collect debts.

The Austrian Empire prohibited usury, so those Jews were stuck lending money on the edge of the regulations.

In the past, the Jews would never dare to come to collect debts, after all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. However, this time it was different, and it was not just the Hudson family that lost power.

Those once powerful families immediately experienced the ups and downs of life after losing their power.

As the heir of the family, Moore Hudson knew that if he couldn't do something, the Hudson family would soon disappear in the long river of history or become lost in the crowd.

Fortunately, he had managed to get a diploma from the University of Vienna, so Moore Hudson began to study hard because he knew that the official selection system of the Austrian Empire was about to change.

This was considered as the Habsburg family's mercy to them. Except for a very few families who were still dreaming that the emperor would suddenly wake up, the children of other families began to study possible examination subjects.

Since Franz had not announced the specific subjects and titles, and he was notoriously elusive to the nobility, everyone had to guess.

However, the fact that the major families have been able to stand for a thousand years shows that they have some ability. They quickly estimated the approximate range they had identified. After all, to be an official one must understand the law.

What these nobles, who once stood at the pinnacle of power, thought was not wrong, but it was not entirely right either.

The standards for the first "civil service" examination in the Austrian Empire were very low, and anyone could take it as long as they had completed high school.

However, the subjects of the exam are far more than just law, and even Austrian imperial law is not a compulsory subject. The Austrian imperial code has been revised for hundreds of years and has more than a thousand pages in total, which looks as thick as the Bible in the church.

Those who are proficient in law must be legal workers, and the rest of the officials only need to know a few of the most important laws. In fact, the "civil servant" examination of the Austrian Empire is more like the ancient policy essay than the civil service examination and essay.

At this time, Franz was not qualified to select all-round talents. At least the education level of the Austrian Empire at that time did not support Franz to do these overly extravagant things.

You may be able to rely on answering skills for the civil service exam, and you may be able to rely on work experience and previous summaries for the essay. However, without solid professional knowledge and practical skills, as well as the ability to guess the purpose of the questioner, it is difficult to stay on topic for the policy essay.

Most of the answers to the "civil servant" examinations throughout the Austrian Empire look like the confessions of traitors.
Especially on the Hungarian issue, the German issue and the Vienna issue, the candidates expressed their opinions and made suggestions on these three issues.

The Austrian officials in charge of marking the papers were almost furious. Several officials in charge of intelligence even began to directly copy down the personal information of the candidates and prepare to make them key targets of attention.

However, some officials secretly rejoiced.

"Your Majesty is merciful! If I let these people gain power, I'm afraid there will be no trace of my body left!"

In fact, this group of candidates in the 19th century were very similar to netizens in later generations. When judging a case, they valued efficiency.

The death penalty starts at the beginning, and the average is lingchi, with no upper limit. This is not a joke, they really think the death penalty is necessary and strongly support torture.

However, Europe usually does not use lingchi, but iron maiden, rat punishment, piercing punishment, and bombardment punishment. Making butter and soap is not a problem.
The answers were a list of tortures in Europe: killing enemies of Hungary, killing traitors in Germany, and killing traitors in Vienna.
In short, those who can be killed and those who cannot be killed, those who should be killed and those who should not be killed, are all killed.

In order to prevent local clans from making private moves, the civil service examination was held in Vienna, with the Royal Guards directly responsible for supervising the examination.

The backbone of the Royal Guard at this time was the Royal Dragoon Regiment that had once followed Franz in his battles. These people came from prominent families.

Coupled with the experience of blood and fire on the battlefield, that kind of majesty and momentum is not comparable to that of ordinary soldiers and officials.

Some timid smugglers would be frightened to the point of incontinence on the spot. Even some playboys who usually act recklessly would automatically lower themselves three inches when seeing these people, and would not even have the courage to take a second look at them.

In addition to their apparent power, they actually have the ability to make troublemakers remember them forever.

In later times, causing trouble in an examination hall could at most be considered disrupting public order or provoking disturbances, but this was the 19th century and causing trouble at a royal event could be considered treason.

Making trouble in the examinations planned by the Austrian Imperial Government usually resulted in either treason or subversion. Even if the sentence was lighter, a charge of damaging the reputation of the royal family was inevitable, and the result would most likely be exile.

So is there anyone who dares to commit a crime against the law?

Yes, of course there are. And there are quite a few of them.

Most of them were former officials who had previously threatened Franz with collective resignation. Now they were dissatisfied with the examination system proposed by Franz, and they wanted to do it again.

However, Franz was eager to kick these trash out. He didn't care about the law that everyone should be punished. After all, these guys had been persuading Franz to abide by the rules, so Franz might as well follow the rules.

Of course, these old people are only a minority. Most of them are from prominent families that have been passed down for hundreds or thousands of years, and they still have some survival wisdom.

Not many people would really be willing to challenge a strong monarch, and even if they did, they would instigate others to do so.

Franz still has a long way to go to clear the air, but these great nobles have been conquered by him in the short term. They will serve Franz like the most loyal servants until he makes a mistake or dies.


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