The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven Chapter 32

Franz II's condition suddenly deteriorated, and when he was dying, he summoned his three younger brothers and Prince Metternich to his side.

Grand Duke Louis announces the will of Francis II.

Franz II's personal property was divided into three parts, one part was reserved for his eldest son, and the rest was given to his second son and eldest grandson respectively.

Franz Joseph received land and estates worth 2.6 million florins, as well as all the palaces and estates of the Erthazi family in Austria, as well as a well-equipped dragoon regiment.

Franz II left 100,000 florins to Archduke Johann and ordered him to do so.

"My brother, you are no longer a member of the royal family. You can no longer spend money like you used to. After all, this is the last money my brother can provide."

Archduke John is a celebrity in the royal family.

It's not because he studied music with Beethoven, it's not because he did business with the Rothschild family, and it's not because he fought Napoleon, and because of personal reasons, Archduke Karl's strategy fell short and he successfully let Napoleon go. .

But this Archduke John didn't love Jiangshan and beauty, so he gave up the right of succession to the throne and the identity of the royal family to marry a commoner's daughter.

He has been in arrears with bank loans for a long time, and borrowed money everywhere so that he was blacklisted by many banks.

However, Archduke John can be said to be the king of traffic in Austria, and he can often attract widespread attention from the public, so his reputation among the people is not bad.

Franz II handed over a coin to Archduke Karl, which was the money that Franz II won from Karl when he was a child.

Grand Duke Karl has always been worried about this. It is not the coin of the wealthy Karl Grand Tolerance, but that he does not want to lose to Franz II.

And Franz II was unwilling to return the coin to Archduke Karl because it was a trophy won by Franz II and Archduke Karl.

Archduke Karl was excellent, and this coin was Franz II's only trophy.

But because of this, the two brothers have been at odds for decades.

Today Franz II returned the coin to Archduke Karl, who accepted it.

This means that the two brothers have turned their fighting into jade, and both of them have let go.

As for Franz II's younger brother, the Grand Duke Louis, he didn't have any gifts, he just told the Grand Duke Louis.

"You are a good man, my brother. Thank you for your hard work these years, you must live well, and my descendants will entrust you.".

After finishing speaking, Archduke Louis was in tears. He did not have the military talent of Archduke Karl, nor the communication skills of Archduke John. He only did one thing in his life, and that was to guard his brother.

You are a good man, and there is no better compliment for the Grand Duke Louis than this sentence.

In the end, Franz II opened a box, and there were four identical wills inside.

"This is my last request, everyone. You are all my brothers, friends, and guardians of the Habsburg family. I hope you can keep a secret for me."

"My eldest son, Ferdinand, is not suitable to rule this country. But the family has family rules, and as the head of the family, I cannot break this sacred tradition. But times are changing, and some rules should also change."

"So I want you to do one thing. After Franz completes his coming-of-age ceremony at the age of eighteen, make this will public. He is a good boy, and he will definitely become a good emperor in the future."

"You have to help him and respect him, just like me. The future of the family and this country is in your hands...".

March 2, 1835.

Franz II, the last emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, the founder of the Austrian Empire, and the head of the Habsburg family died suddenly.

The torrent of the times will not stagnate in the slightest because of someone's death.

Franz Joseph accepted this reality calmly, but he still felt sad for the grandfather he had been with for five years.

Thalia, who heard the news, was so sad that she fainted.

As a person with the soul of a modern person, it is difficult to understand what kind of affection ordinary people in the old days had for the emperor.

The emperor died, and all of Austria was immersed in grief.

Even the busiest street in Austria has become quiet.

People spontaneously took out candles and took to the streets to pray for the old emperor.

You must know that the light source at this time is not cheap, and many people are reluctant to light up at night.

These candles and kerosene lamps are most likely their only light sources.

But at this time, standing on the highest point of the palace, overlooking Vienna, the candle flames became one, and the quiet candle light moved slowly, spectacular and desolate.

The death of the old emperor represents the end of an era, and the biggest problem facing Austria is the death of people and the end of government.

Ferdinand I was crowned Emperor of the Austrian Empire in Vienna, and the royal advisers headed by Karl von Slote immediately became arrogant and domineering.

The first thing they had to do was stop all railway construction in the Austrian Empire.

They have come up with countless evidences that the railway will threaten the existence of human beings. UU reading www.uukanshu. com

The reasons are ridiculous, such as:

Black smoke from trains spread pneumonia throughout Austria.

The human respiratory system cannot withstand speeds exceeding fifteen kilometers per hour. Once this speed is exceeded, a person's lungs will collapse, and the circulatory system will become disordered, and even blood will fly out of the body.

There will be no grass on both sides of the railway, and the cows that see the train passing by will not be able to produce milk, and the hens will not be able to lay eggs.

Of course, the various forces in Austria that have invested a lot of capital for the railway will not agree with their views.

So Karl von Sloter's opinion was flamboyantly ignored, and he had no real power in his hands.

But in order to establish his personal prestige, he asked the Austrian government to immediately withdraw the loans to the Central Italian countries to repay the debts of the Austrian Empire.

This is also a stinky move, but fortunately, the Austrian officials refused to carry out the order of the royal adviser Sloter.

Furious, Karl von Sloter ordered the dismissal of all the advisers hired by the late emperor, including of course Friedrich List.

Friedrich Liszt was very angry at the arrogant attitude of Karl von Slote, and Friedrich Liszt had made enough money and was worried that he would not be able to leave Austria and escape the shadow of Metternich .

He happened to receive the dismissal order from Ferdinand I, so he packed up his finances overnight and ran away with his family.

As soon as Friedrich Liszt left Vienna, he received invitations from Prussia, Saxony, and Bavaria.

Friedrich Liszt chose Prussia without hesitation, because he had worked in the center of the Austrian Empire and knew very well that only Prussia could compete with Austria in the entire German Confederation.

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