Warlock Royal Family

Chapter 180 Second State Council

On July 7, Ladislaus held his first state affairs meeting in the conference room of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna.

In theory, the State Council should be held every two months on the first and second day of each month.

Austria is not a pure absolute monarchy.

But the monarch has the right to propose to the Council of State and can change the agenda of the meeting.

Since there is no permanent Grand Council, the Sovereign's decision is legal as long as his proposal is supported by four members of the Council of State.

Theoretically, if the seven members of the State Council are unanimous, then they have unlimited power.

Even if the monarch opposes their decision, it is legal. Of course, this situation is very, very rare unless the monarch is completely out of control, such as showing obvious symptoms of mental illness, or the mother of the monarch's young regent is a foreign princess and has no political talent.

In addition to Ladislaus, the State Council has five permanent seats and two non-voting seats.

The five permanent seats are Hohenzollern, Austrian Minister of State, Machiavelli, Austrian Treasurer and Keeper of the Seal, Frenzberg, Chief Trainer of the Standing Army, Willis, Archbishop of Vienna, and Chief Secret Officer of Austria " Protecting the Country" Sjone.

The two seats that can be seated are Archbishop Lange of Salzburg Anri, Auditor General of Austria.

Austria is generally divided into two bishoprics. In theory, the Archbishop of Salzburg and the Archbishop of Vienna are on the same level, but in fact, because the Archbishop of Salzburg needs to be resident in Salzburg, his political influence is much smaller than that of the Archbishop of Vienna. .

However, the Archbishop Lange of Salzburg is also the prince of the Salzburg region, which means that the Archbishop of Salzburg has the religious power of West Austria and Salzburg, as well as the secular power of Salzburg.

The Inspector-General tours the provinces all year round to check accounts and assess officials, so he cannot often participate in state affairs meetings. This position is currently vacant. The predecessor is a close friend of His Majesty Ferdinand who has gone to Madrid.

This is the first meeting of the new king after taking office. Archbishop Lange naturally also came from Salzburg.

Before the official agenda, the six most powerful ministers in Austria first swore their allegiance to Ladislaus again.

Although they had formally pledged their allegiance to Ladislaus before Ferdinand left, they took another oath at the suggestion of the magistrate.

For the post of governor on the first agenda, Governor Hohenzollern proposed three nominees to Ladislaus in turn.

Ladislaus directly appointed a person nominated by the police officer, and Old John got the post of city defense officer in Friuli City.

Ladislaus didn't have any understanding of the talents and abilities of these people, so he didn't consider their introductions at all, and assigned them directly according to the factions.

Governor Hohenzollern will fully support Ladislaus in the next agenda.

Compared with this secretary who felt threatened by Sarzastan, there were more troublesome opponents in the State Council.

However, before leaving Vienna, Ladislas would still summon his governor once to chat casually, which was also a minimum test.

However, this agenda is actually just a test. Although the interests of a new province are usually enough for everyone to break their heads, today there is a very important contest to be carried out.

Ministers who were very submissive just now on the second agenda, are not so cooperative.

Willis, the archbishop of Vienna, was the first to jump out and question. He not only opposed the church land given to Cuscus, but even directly questioned what the national policy of religious tolerance meant.

Of course, Archbishop Lange of Salzburg Anri also followed closely, resolutely opposing the spread of any barbaric beliefs other than God in the Grand Duchy of Austria.

Ladislaus was supported by the procurator Hohenzollern, the treasurer Machiavelli and Frundsberg.

They spoke one after another to emphasize the value of the national policy of religious tolerance. Of course, this kind of content is meaningless. The position of Archbishop Ri in this meeting fully shows the strength of their resistance.

Religious issues can only be passed by force, and political compromise is difficult to enforce on this issue.

There was virtually no discussion about the provision of land, but both archbishops were ready to continue making trouble.

Fortunately, the Prime Minister of Sazastan took out his private wealth. He paid [-] talers to buy two noble mansions in the city center to build the Kashus Temple.

The Red Robe Mage Association also has enough financial resources to settle down in the city of Vienna.

This greatly reduces the difficulty of Ladislas' work.

As a result, he had enough support on the third agenda, and Kessell-Viting got the post of deputy city defense officer in Vienna. The original [-] city defense cavalry and the Ligurian archbishop's guard were merged into a new cavalry team. Ladislas is in charge.

The land allocated to these soldiers in Siena was also bought by the Colonna family, and a one-time compensation was given to these soldiers, and they would become thorough professional soldiers.

The boss of Silica was appointed as the captain of the guards of Ladislaus, and the original captain also went to Spain.

After these three regular agendas, Ladislaus then began to arrange other work.

Commissioner Hohenzollern was sent to contact the Spanish ambassador, and Ladislaus wanted to clarify with His Majesty Ferdinand the disputes over the Habsburg family's territories in Switzerland and Alsace.

A large amount of royal territorial income in these two territories must have belonged to Ferdinand I, but the sovereignty of these two territories belonged to Austria.

Always an appointed official from Austria, Ladislaus not only asked the magistrate to reconfirm this sovereignty, but also asked Ferdinand to share the income of the royal domain equally, as in the past.

The Austrian Chief Secret Officer "Guardian Protector" Stone used to receive funds through Ferdinand's private treasury, and now Ladislaus has to pay for his activities of [-] thalers a year.

The main focus of the intelligence department is how to find scandals about the Spanish negotiating opponents, and try to get the royal family's territory.

Machiavelli and Frenzberg went to organize an expedition to Switzerland, and Ladislaus was about to launch a war against Switzerland as soon as he took office.

Although Switzerland has always been an ally of France against the Habsburg family, but because the Habsburg family had a very painful experience in Switzerland, the concept that the mountainous area is not easy to advance is a consensus in Vienna.

However, Graubünden, the eastern province of Switzerland, is the passage linking Tyrol and Milan. Only by capturing this area can Milan be truly under the control of Austria.

And if you want to crusade against winter ghosts, you need to establish a forward base in this area.

Of course, the Habsburg family has the right to claim territory in many areas of Switzerland. If they can get more land, or even destroy the resistance in Zurich and Geneva, Ladislaus is even more eager.

In this operation, Ladislaus will also receive the help of the Duke of Bourbon. He is currently rushing to Vienna. Belongs to the Kingdom of Spain. (To be continued.