The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven Chapter 83

Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

Franz looked at the news in the newspaper that the Queen of England announced the implementation of the eight-hour work system, requiring factory owners to improve the treatment of workers.

In fact, at any time, this is a good thing for the future of the United Kingdom, but in the United Kingdom, which has just experienced an economic crisis, this will undoubtedly greatly intensify domestic conflicts.

The British Parliament was full of quarrels. A day later, many MPs had to undergo bloodletting because of elevated blood pressure.

The Viscount Melbourne, the leader of the Whig party, and Robert Peel, the leader of the Tory party, shut themselves in the small dark room, as if waiting for the end to come.

Queen Victoria was a little proud of the tsunami-like cheers before. What she didn't know was that the whole of Britain was now in chaos.

A factory owner who takes the lead in blatantly opposing the Queen's policy will immediately be beaten up by workers pouring in from all directions, while the military police look on and don't know what to do.

Some people tried to launch an uprising to overthrow the monarchy, but they underestimated the British military power at this time. These soldiers may hesitate to fight civilians, but they do not include heavy blows to the rebels. After all, robbery is the biggest source of income for soldiers.

"Archduke Franz, Archbishop Rauscher wants to see you." Adjani reminded Franz from the side.

Archbishop Rauscher had just entered Franz's study when a gust of cool wind blew by, instantly making him shiver.

"Praise be to God, only the power of God can perform such miracles."

"Yes, God has given us the wisdom to stay cool through this difficult summer."

Franz instantly possessed himself with a magic stick and said in cooperation with Archbishop Rauscher. When he saw the report in Rauscher's hand, he couldn't help sighing that he still somewhat underestimated the power of the church and underestimated the armed merchant ships.

The armed merchant ship that Franz imagined had a displacement of one to two hundred tons and was fully loaded with cargo. When the sailors saw the pirates, they panicked and were unable to fight or run away. After surrendering, they could only jump off the sampan one by one and be fed to the sharks by the pirates.

At this time, the armed merchant ship was 2,000 tons, with more than 60 cannons, which could almost serve as a capital ship. Hundreds of sailors, including a considerable number of retired navies, and the rest were also desperadoes, sinking the pirate ship, Hang the pirate captain's head on the bow mast...

Large cargo ships at sea during this period cannot be insured without artillery. For example, the famous Great Eastern is equipped with a standard 74 battleship.

At this time, in order to support Poundsun, the church in Austria actually gathered ten such large armed merchant ships, 600 combat brothers, and various craftsmen, doctors, and volunteers, totaling 2,000 people.

Archbishop Rauscher was going to send some mercenaries there, but Franz stopped him.

Because mercenaries are double-edged swords, fighting fiercely, it is convenient to throw them away if they are dead or injured, but these people are also good at destroying, and they are very likely to destroy the reputation of the church in a short time water possible.

If you want to completely naturalize a place, it is best not to use mercenaries.

It's just that everything in Chenla did not develop according to Franz's plan. First, the Chenla uprising affected Ambrosius, and then Friedrich refused to provide support. The military only wanted to sell arms and refused to intervene. .

Of course, I also want to know that Chenla is too far away from Austria, and supply on the road is a problem, and the direct benefits that the Austrian Empire can obtain from Chenla are too little.

At this time, Franz's political influence was almost zero. Although Archbishop Rauscher's status was not low, after the Thirty Years' War, the church withdrew from the Austrian political arena and completely became an appendage of the royal family.

However, now Franz can only use the power of the church. Of course, Archbishop Rauscher is happy that Franz can use the power of the church to do something, and he is also willing to serve Franz.

Franz's original plan was to take the upper-level route and let the military step in. Now he can only rely on religion to win.

Chenla, Kampong Son Bay.

Poundsun was originally a small fishing village with a few hundred people. By 1836, it had developed into a city with more than 10,000 Christians and 800 cathars.

Coupled with the surrounding controlled villages, the total population in the area can reach 20,000.

In fact, there were only more than 600 white people in Poundson at this time, most of them were Austrians, and some of them were Catholic volunteers from other countries.

The legal system continues the civil code of the Austrian Empire based on the actual local conditions, and adopts a policy of tolerance for many customs, such as paganism and polygamy.

First, the armed missionaries wiped out bandits and bandits who endangered the local area, and then stopped the exploitation by the local government. Although the church in Austria also collects taxes, compared with the exploitation of Chenla officials, the church's tithe is too light.

At this time, the Chenla people in the jurisdiction have long regarded themselves as the people of God, and have chosen to stay as Austrians.

Franz used religion to artificially create a class in Pounds, that is, the Christians enjoy many privileges, but correspondingly they also have to undertake more obligations, such as learning German, defending the country, paying tithes, etc.. Among them, the best Can become clergy and state civil servants.

Non-religious people in Kampong Xun do not have to pay tithes, but they have to pay national taxes. Although there are no exorbitant taxes in Chenla in the past, national taxes are still higher than tithes.

In addition, non-Christians and those who cannot speak German are not allowed to be officials.

This kind of **** system is very suitable for backward areas. Of course, this is also to win over the Catholic Church and let them invest more power in this parish.

The opponent of the first battle of the Pound Xun Guardian Army was the Chenla Puppet Army who chased and killed Guan Jinpan, UU Reading www. uukanshu.com When Guan Jinpan escaped from the Xiangshan Mountains with 5,000 remaining men, the Chenla puppet army chasing and killing them was actually only 4,000 men.

However, in order to survive, Guan Jinpan and others only cared about fleeing. When they met the Skitarii and found that there were only 800 people on the other side, they planned to take the opportunity to escape to Poundson Bay and cross the sea when the Skitarius and the Chenla Puppet Army were fighting. Escape from Chenla.

However, there was still a team of the Austrian church behind the cathars. Originally, Guan Jinpan planned to lead people to break through forcefully, but the cannon fired stopped them.

At the same time, the Chenla puppet army in front also charged towards the teaching guards. After more than a year of training, these Chenla fishermen no longer fear those Chenla officers and soldiers whose weapons are not as good as bandits.

In order to gain recognition, every church guard had to participate in five battles against the bandits. At this time, the Chenla officers and soldiers who rushed up like a tide were not worth fearing in their eyes.

The Chenla Puppet Army was approaching little by little, but the soldiers of the Skitarii did not shoot, but were waiting for the commander's order.

The Austrian officers were waiting for the opponent to enter the range of the artillery. With the sound of several cannons, large iron **** exploded above the heads of the Chenla puppet army. Cleared a field.

Before these Chenla puppet troops could react, the chaperones also fired.

Three consecutive rounds of shooting knocked the Chenla puppet army back into the head and turned around. Just as they were looking for their commander and waiting for orders, the cathars rushed out of the black smoke caused by the musket firing, and stabbed them with bright bayonets. To the bewildered Chenla puppet army.

The battle did not last long. Of the 4,000 Chenla puppet troops, 1,500 were killed on the spot, more than 1,000 were wounded, 1,300 were captured, and more than a hundred escaped by chance.

Chapter end