Author: Seven Years Period

Vienna, Hofburg Palace.

Franz made a big fuss in the Invalides, but was not driven out of Vienna like Archduke Karl.

First of all, he did not kill anyone, and secondly, there are many witnesses who can prove that it was the insiders of the Invalides who wanted to harm Archduke Franz.

First he made provocations, then he took the initiative to attack, and both the people and the stolen goods were taken away. The people who testified were also wealthy and nobles, and many parties were involved, so there was no room for any overturning of the verdict.

What happened at Les Invalides at this time was a scandal for the royal family, the imperial government, and the military.

Therefore, the Minister of Justice certainly understands that now it is time to cut the knot quickly, sentence the case quickly and harshly, and not give any opportunity to make a big fuss out of it.

At the same time, various departments within the Austrian Empire also cut ties with the Invalides, because this incident alarmed the emperor. Ferdinand I still valued his family very much, and the emperor became furious on the throne and almost suffered another stroke.

Austria's imperial power is still very strong now, especially with the economic improvement, political strength, and military victory in recent years, which have greatly strengthened the royal family's prestige.

Therefore, if the emperor is dissatisfied, someone must be in trouble, and in the end the bureaucrats have to introduce another batch of scapegoats.

The entire Les Invalides incident involved a total of 136 officials, including two Grade 5 civil servants, 17 Grade 3 civil servants, 30 Grade 3 civil servants, and a total of 81 middle and lower-level civil servants.

Here is an introduction to the civil service system in Austria at this time. It is a bit confusing because it was inherited from the era of Queen Theresa.

Civil service levels are divided into nine levels. The higher the level, the greater the power. At the same time, they are divided into five categories based on their origin and academic qualifications: Those who are from high-ranking nobles and have outstanding performance in university are classified as Class A.

Those who are born in high-level nobility, or who have performed well in university, or those who are low-level nobility and have at least completed university studies are classified as Class B. Those who are born in low-level nobles, or who have at least completed university studies, or who have served the imperial government for at least thirty years are classified as Class C.

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Intermediate civil servants are required to have completed at least secondary school or have more than ten years of experience as a low-level civil servant.

Junior civil servants are actually a group of odd jobs. They are said to be civil servants, but they are more like orderlies, and they have almost no possibility of promotion.

Class A has nine levels, Class B has seven levels, Class C can only go up to level five, junior and intermediate civil servants can only go up to level three, and Class A starts at level three.

Two first-class civil servants were sentenced to pay a fine of 10,000 florins each and were ordered to go home and reflect for five years and were not allowed to hold public office for five years. A total of 47 second-class and third-class civil servants were sentenced to pay a fine of 2,000 florins each and were expelled at the same time.

Vienna.

The remaining 81 people were sentenced to confiscation of all personal property and sent to Dalmatia for ten years of hard labor.

Although this penalty cannot be called fair, it serves as a deterrent.

Moreover, it also turned Les Invalides into a hot potato. Prince Metternich and Count Korolaf negotiated and contracted it out.

This was within Franz's expectation. Naturally, the two old foxes would not keep this kind of trouble in their hands, so they would use public bidding to kick the ball to others.

However, there are a few powerful businessmen in Vienna who have no background. They also know that this is a piece of cake that does not have much profit and water, but it can easily bring trouble to themselves.

But Prince Metternich and Count Korolaf looked down upon those small businessmen. Such people were not qualified to join the game. But someone had to take the game, because they had obtained it from the army in the first place, so they had to do it.

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Naturally, Franz would not really let them break the pot, so he asked someone to take over the business of Les Invalides. Of course, the conditions still have to be fought for, after all, this is a business.

Franz succeeded in the bid as expected. The money allocated by the Austrian government to Les Invalides was not large, but not too much.

So, he contracted breakfast, lunch and dinner to three different companies respectively.

The purpose of this is very simple. One is to let them compete with each other, the other is to let them supervise each other, and the third is to help the poor and provide more opportunities. Because of this kind of division, usually powerful big businessmen

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The reason why Franz didn't send someone to do it himself was because he knew his position. If he was worried, he could send someone to supervise, but he couldn't do everything himself.

After all, Franz is not a construction captain. After all, when the three companies have common interests, they might waste money together and lower industry standards.

In order to put an end to this phenomenon, firstly, veterans in the Invalides were asked to rate, and secondly, industry specialists were regularly dispatched to investigate and supervise.

Thirdly, Franz would personally visit them every once in a while. Fourthly, he hoped that some children and young soldiers could visit these veterans regularly.

After all, it is easy to bribe a person who is related to one's interests, but it is not easy to bribe a group of people who have nothing to do with it.

When Franz and his friends came to Les Invalides again, the courtyard was still old, but there was no sense of decay.

The fallen leaves and soil on the ground were peeled off, revealing the original bluestone slabs.

A few veterans were chatting with the guard in front of the door, and there was a big black dog watching vigilantly outside.

There were old people sitting in twos and threes on benches in the yard, looking at the passing pedestrians and the ever-changing city. A ray of sunshine seemed to have fallen under the dense shade of the trees.

Franz and his entourage entered the courtyard, and everyone saluted solemnly.

Not only for Franz's identity, but also for Franz as a person, they respect and appreciate him from the bottom of their hearts.

Franz was also happy that these people could come back to life. Being respected is always a happy thing. Taffy and others also felt that they were in a good mood. They planned to let people buy some things to reward these veterans.

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However, Franz stopped this behavior, because once people have enough food and clothing, they will start to demand dignity. He does not want some people's unconscious actions to hurt the self-esteem of these people who have finally picked up the self-esteem.

"I'm going to set up a glorious military foundation. You can consider sponsoring it." Franz suggested. Although Adjani didn't say anything, she obviously had great opinions on the former's behavior.

But people like Richard Metternich, Akadov, and Taffy don't care about this. Since Franz said it, just pay.

What they didn't know was that they were actually sponsoring the Umbrella Company. Franz also very considerately gave them shares, but except for Taffy himself, no one else contributed a lot of money.

Franz patted Taffy on the head.

"I won't treat you badly."

Then everyone entered the hall, which was finally no longer a canteen, but became a bar.

That's right, the bar of Les Invalides. As the saying goes, you have enough food and clothing to think about your desires.

As soon as these veterans could fill their stomachs, the hall turned into a bar. A group of old men bragged, played cards, and danced. Many of them had to go up even if they were on crutches. It was very enjoyable.

"It seems that they lived too depressed in the past." Franz sighed, and everyone nodded in agreement.

Then, at Franz's request, Les Invalides continued to make rectifications.

Although Franz knew that there would always be a gap between ideals and reality, the scene in the Austrian Invalides was too real. He was afraid that others would not be able to stand it, so he asked the veterans to practice regularly and learn art and storytelling methods.
Chapter completed!