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

Chapter 1494 New wine in old bottles

Lakshmi Payi rolled her eyes at Franz and said casually.

"No."

"Then I'll be leaving first. Have fun."

Franz turned and left. After all, he still had a lot of things to do.

Lakshmi Payi was so angry that she stamped her feet, and Anna came forward to comfort her.

"Jan Xi, if you have something to say, you should speak up. Otherwise, your elder brother won't have time to guess what you are thinking."

"Humph, I don't have anything to ask him. But my country wants to buy a batch of weapons, and we should give you priority. Humph!"

"Jancy, you are still so funny."

Lakshmi Payi was arrogant and rolled her eyes, while Anna smiled sweetly. With several thousand armed men, the Austrian arsenal seemed to be unable to make much money after deducting the shipping costs.

However, Anna was very clear about what her brother usually did. He usually refurbished the weapons that were obsolete in his own country and sold them to other countries at the original price or even at a higher price.

Of course, sometimes Franz was too lazy to even do the renovation work, after all, the other party had also tampered with it.

However, the location of the Zhangxi State is very sensitive, and Franz is unlikely to take on this business.

"Tell me about yourself. Why did you call me here?"

Lakshmi Payi asked with a smile.

"My brother acted on his own initiative. He was afraid that I would be too lonely in this palace."

"Has this palace been expanded again?"

Anna nodded.

"Yes, it has been expanded. But there are fewer and fewer people."

Lakshmi Payi looked at the busy palace servants in the palace, and she could hardly understand what Anna said.

In fact, the people Anna was referring to were her family and relatives. In recent years, her father was always out hunting, and her mother traveled around the world to promote Austrian Empire products and the Austrian Empire itself.

Franz inherited the throne, and Maximilian became king under the operation of the family. Although Ludwig did not have the throne, he had changed a lot after returning from Constantinople.

He began to take an interest in politics, and was also very busy attending various ceremonies as the emperor's spokesperson.

The people around his younger brother Victor were replaced, and Franz formulated a Sunshine Plan for him. At this time, Victor not only had to complete exaggerated academic tasks every day, but also had to undergo high-intensity military training.

As the youngest child in the royal family, he usually does not need to study or exercise. All he needs to do is eat, drink, have fun, and have a few legitimate children.

However, because of what happened before, Franz suddenly realized that people should not be too idle, otherwise their minds will easily become problematic. Especially for someone like Victor, it is easy to develop into a perverted state.

In order to prevent him from becoming a stain on the royal family, Franz had no choice but to do so. In fact, the Habsburg family at this time could not tolerate stains more than at any time in history.

Apart from her parents and brothers, all the relatives of Anna's age had either married far away or became officials in charge of a place, including the Wiltsbach family. The Austrian Empire and Greece were in great need of officials, so many idle people in the family were drafted into the army.

Of course, no one would really expect these people to be able to govern the place well. Most of them hold ceremonial positions or empty positions without real power, and many times they are the scapegoats for the hard-working officials below.

After all, if something goes wrong with the people below, they can't bear it, but these royal relatives are different. Of course, these people are not powerless, their greatest power lies in supervision.

No matter how powerful the local forces or officials are, they cannot shut the mouths of these people. If they are shut up and cannot breathe, then it will be a big problem.

In fact, nationalism is not a terrible thing. It can be a powerful force if used properly.

For example, at this time the Habsburg royal family members were deeply infected by nationalism. Although they themselves were not sure whether they were Germans, it did not prevent them from being very fanatical about it.

Although these people may not necessarily be capable, they can definitely serve as a presence and are very suitable for motivating and supervising subordinates.

The only problem is that they might be bribed or used to become someone's protector without knowing it, so Franz still needs someone to monitor them.

Normally, these royal family members are already very wealthy and should not be easily bribed. But the fact is that these people are indeed relatively wealthy, but they also like to show off and seek excitement, so they are often short of money.

Although Franz had allowed all royal family members to invest in the royal company, helped them make money, and distributed dividends to them every year, many people's desires grew as their income increased, and they eventually fell into a vicious circle of lack of money.

On the other hand, due to the influence of money culture, the status of money has been elevated to an incredible level in this era, and everyone is flocking to it.

Changing this mindset and environment is not something that can be done overnight. Even if Franz asks people to give them more ideological education classes, it will be of no avail.

However, brainwashing still has a certain effect. The so-called aristocratic spirit and chivalry are too old-fashioned and need to be transformed to be revitalized.

There were people in the Austrian Empire who were more anxious than Franz, but their level was really disappointing. The church had reached a dead end due to its dogma, and the vast majority of the remaining people would simply reverse course.

The real master of this art was just six years old at this time, but this did not prevent Franz from modifying his doctrine.

This powerful man had just experienced the pain of losing his father, but at the age of six he had already learned to control his emotions. While other children were still playing and frolicking, he walked solemnly and slowly on the road every day with a round stone plate on his head.

Top talent plus ascetic self-discipline created an exaggerated monster.

“It obeys the rules of reality, yet transcends them, forging the steel of the will to power in the suffering of eternal reincarnation.”

Even the most knowledgeable old scholar in the village could only interpret it as sleep talking or some kind of mental illness. His family had no choice but to send him to the church, hoping that God could help the child get rid of the filth.

As for Anna herself, she is actually a homebody. She doesn’t like traveling around and is not close to nature. She is not interested in football and billiards, which have been very popular in the Austrian Empire in recent years.

My only hobby is to stay at home every day and watch the saplings I planted with my own hands grow taller.

Although Sissi and Nana, who are the same age as Anna, are also princesses and daughters of Aunt Ludovica, she has long realized that they are not the same kind of people.

Even though Nana wanted to be like a real princess, no matter how hard she tried or how hard she imitated, Anna could still smell the earthy smell on her at a glance.

Especially after knowing her fate, Anna inadvertently became more alienated from her peers.

Franz didn't want his sister to look bitter and resentful all day long, so he called Lakshmi Payi, hoping that the Queen of Jhansi could infect his sister.

At least we should be optimistic.
(End of this chapter)