Chapter 1,704 The Court of Vienna

Chapter 1704 Vienna Court

"In other words, by now, the Hungarian nobles and the bourgeoisie have decided to use force to resolve their differences?" Emperor Franz whispered to himself after reading the report sent by his attendant.

"So Mary, what do you think of this matter?" Emperor Franz turned around and asked. Since he decided to train his daughter to be the empress of the empire, he must let her learn to deal with various complex things. And now, he wanted to see what Princess Mary had in mind.

"Everything is going according to our plan. The competition within the Hungarian Empire has reached the final moment. This competition will exhaust their last strength, and by that time, it is time for us to take action. Now, we should consolidate and Stabilize the areas we have already acquired, concentrate our troops and supplies at the same time, and be ready to intervene in Hungary’s internal affairs at any time. I personally feel that neither Count Albany nor Councilor Assi is someone who can cooperate with us." Princess Mary thought for a while and said .

"Why?" Emperor Fritz asked with interest.

"Because they all have their own political parties, they have forces they can rely on, and they have a certain foundation in Hungary. What we need is an obedient Hungary, not a guy who can cause trouble for Vienna." Princess Mary said.

"Then who do you think can be our friend in the whole of Hungary?" Emperor Franz continued to ask, with a sense of breaking the casserole and asking the end.

"Prime Minister Tisza." The princess said without hesitation: "Because he is unwilling to let Hungary enter a state of emergency, there has been a rift between Prime Minister Tisza and Count Albany. He is a rational person and will try his best to avoid Using violent means to solve the problem will deepen the rift between him and the Independence Party. Without the support of the party, Prime Minister Tisza, whose family background is very limited, will have very limited influence within Hungary. If he wants to continue To be in power, we can only rely on us. Of course, there is another important reason, that is, he is still a relatively capable person, and Hungary needs such a person after the turmoil!"

"A very good idea, Ruprecht also meant the same thing." Emperor Franz nodded and said. "Of course, I need to add one more thing, that is, this battle in Budapest should last as long as possible. We must maintain a balance of power between the two sides. This time, both Count Albany and Karolyi are in turmoil. There shouldn't be an overwhelming advantage. We need them to use up their last strength."

"Father, what should we do about the disposal of Hungary after the war? I mean, if Hungary remains within the empire, how should we divide the territory?" Princess Mary asked.

"Croatia, Slovakia, the Serbian-dominated Vojvodina region and the German-dominated region will be divided from the territory of Hungary.

Transylvania will still be the territory of Hungary. In addition, the territory that the Kingdom of Hungary should obtain from Romania will still be compensated to them according to the previous agreement. King Franz thought for a while and said.

"Is this equivalent to sending at least one-third of Central Europe's bread basket to the Hungarians?" Princess Mary asked. Romania was known as the bread basket of Europe at the time and was very rich in food products. According to the current situation, one-third of the area will be included in the territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

"That's right, we can't just take without giving to the Hungarians, and don't you think that the existence of two huge and relatively hostile ethnic groups within a system is a good thing for the central government? At least now It’s a good stage,” Emperor Franz said with a smile.

"Haha, if this is the case, the total number of Romanians in the new Kingdom of Hungary will skyrocket." Princess Mary chuckled.

Regarding this population issue, Ruprecht once calculated an account. Historically, the total population of Hungary was around 20 million, of which the Hungarian ethnic population was less than half. If it is calculated as 10 million for the time being, then if it is calculated according to the Austrian emperor's According to the plan, what is the population of Romania in the new Kingdom of Hungary? There is no direct data, but it can be calculated through some history. For example, historically, the total population of the Kingdom of Romania was 7.5 million. If one-third of the territory was incorporated into the Austro-Hungarian Empire, even one-third would be If one population comes in, that is about 2.5 million, and considering that the number of ethnic Romanians in the Kingdom of Romania is as high as 92%, then among the 2.5 million people, there are at least 2.3 million Romanians.

Well, how many people are there in the Romanian areas including Transylvania? In history, after the end of World War I, the area of ​​Romania more than doubled, and the total number of Romanians reached 13.5 million. In other words, compared with before, the purebred Romanian population increased by 6 million! Where did the Romanian population of 6 million come from? Of course it comes with the occupied territories!

Historically, the Romanians obtained these territories from Hungary, Russia, and Austria. That is to say, there are 6 million Romanians in these areas. Of course, the biggest gain for the Romanians naturally came from Hungary. (The Romanians obtained Bessarabia from Russia. It is not small, but it is not comparable to areas such as Transylvania.) Then, there are at least 3 million Romanians in Hungary! This is roughly consistent with the Romanian population in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

In other words, in the new Austro-Hungarian Empire, the number of Hungarians is about 10 million, while the number of Romanians is about 5.5 to 6 million! Although they are still ethnic minorities, they are concentrated and have a large number of people. This has caused great pressure within Hungary. It can be said that a dual system has been created in Hungary! And the two nations in this dualistic system still have old and new grudges!

"The internal fighting between these two ethnic groups will plunge the entire Kingdom of Hungary into political powerlessness, which will play a very important role in stabilizing the post-war Austrian Empire. And the best thing is, even if Hungary knows that this is a poisonous Bread, they will still accept it and eat it,” Emperor Franz said.

"So, this time, the biggest problem is not our country, but the situation in Germany. Now the Kaiser is ready to take action again." The old emperor sighed and said.

"Have they discovered our plan?" Princess Mary asked worriedly.

"No, it's just that now the Kaiser feels that he has a great advantage and is ready to kill the rabbit. The German Parliament is currently discussing a new issue, and this is very detrimental to Bavaria." Fritz said.

"Does Ruprecht know?" the princess asked.

"I know, Prussia is not monolithic. In fact, I feel that there is an air of conspiracy in it. Ruprecht said that we don't need to worry about this matter. He can handle it himself," Franz said.

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