Not only Austria has this problem, but European countries including Prussia, France, Britain, Russia and other European countries dominate.

This situation continued until after the World War, after experiencing the baptism of the World War, the noble officers suffered heavy losses and did not have enough reserve forces to supplement them, and eventually lost their dominance in the army.

In contrast, Austria is still lucky. The German nobles dominate the position. Because of traditional relationships, most of them have good military literacy.

These noble officers were rare high intellectuals in this era. If someone forced them to work hard with a whip, there would be no problem to be a grassroots officer.

For the future of Austria, for the happiness of the European people, and for the development of all mankind, Franz felt that he was clear about his destiny, and it was not right that this should be God's will.

Anyway, he has decided to take over the task of transforming the next generation of Austrian nobles, and it is just beginning.

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The wheel of history rolled in. After the January Revolution in Sicily broke out, it soon spread to northern Italy. In order to protect the security of Lombardy and Venice, the Vienna government also sent additional reinforcements to the local area, and the situation was temporarily stabilized.

Before the outbreak of the Great Revolution, the working class in Europe was in dire straits, taking France as an example:

The wages of workers are very low. The daily wages of male workers are about 2 francs, and the daily wages of female workers are about 1 franc. The salary of child workers aged 13 to 16 is only 75, and child workers aged 8 to 12 is only 45.

The cheapest black bread at that time also exceeded 30 dices per kilogram, and the income of the working class could only barely make ends meet.

(Data from 1840)

On the surface, it seems that the treatment of male workers is just enough, while the treatment of female workers and child workers is very low.

In fact, capitalists are not fools. They will maximize profits. All the money is exchanged for life. Male workers need to bear more heavy physical labor.

They work almost fifteen or sixteen hours a day. If they do more, their physical strength will naturally be consumed quickly, and of course, the energy they need to replenish is indispensable.

This can be seen from the lifespan of heavy labor, which makes the average lifespan of workers less than 40 years old, and many heavy physical labor industries are even less than 35 years old.

In 1846, due to the heat and drought, the wheat and bean harvest failed, and France's staple food was seriously threatened, causing sharp rise in grain prices.

In 1845, the price of 100 liters of wheat was 17.15 francs, and by 1847 it rose to 43 francs, and soared to 49.5 francs in the Upper Rhine Province, and in some areas it exceeded 50 francs.

Especially in northern and northeastern France, the prices of grains generally rose 100% to 150%, and the prices of bread have doubled.

If everything rises, wages don’t rise, and the working class will naturally have a hard time.

The roof was raining all night long, and the British economic crisis in 1847 affected France again.

The rise in grain prices has nothing to do with farmers' penny. They just because of the decline in grain production, the sharp decline in income, and the internal purchasing power of France has declined.

Against this backdrop, cheap British industrial products rushed in, and French industry and commerce were immediately hit.

In 1847, the industrial output value of Paris was 1.463 billion francs, and by the beginning of 1848 it dropped to 6.77 francs.

After the halving, it was 10% off. Just looking at this number, you can tell that France's industry and commerce have been wailing. In just one year, thousands of companies in France went bankrupt.

Behind the crazy collapse of enterprises, there is naturally the birth of an unemployed army, and the social contradictions in France are becoming increasingly acute.

Against this background, the July Dynasty not only did not take any effective measures, but instead embezzled and scandals emerged one after another.

After the "Labor Protection Law" formulated by the Austrian government was introduced to Paris, it quickly caused a sensation within the working class.

The Paris government, who later realized it, was too late to block the news, and of course they did not have such execution ability.

A large-scale workers' strike movement began to break out in Paris, spreading rapidly to France, and also affected other parts of Europe.

While the workers' general strike, the peasant class also broke out in an anti-hunger movement. Starting from July 1847, farmers who went bankrupt due to food arrears and debt crisis set off a trend of robbing grain.

They destroyed the landlord's manor, occupied grain stores, and killed grain speculators. This movement also affected the city, and unemployed workers who were hungry and could not bear it also joined, known as the "bread riot."

The continuous collapse of social order has also caused the bourgeoisie to be dissatisfied with the government.

Originally, everyone suffered heavy losses during the economic crisis, and they were just about to make a fortune on food to make up for their injured hearts.

As a result, it was found that the French peasants were too fierce and the working class was quite powerful. If they couldn't afford it, they would just snatch it. Will the capitalists live?

At this time, the French bourgeoisie also split. Except for some vested interests, most of them were opponents of the July dynasty.

It includes the dynastic opposition and republicans, among which the republicans are divided into: the National Reporter and the Reformers. Although the political opinions of each faction are different, they have temporarily stood together in order to oppose the July Dynasty.

The Kizo government was incompetent. The opposition launched 70 banquets across the country, and many places publicly shouted revolutionary slogans, but they were not suppressed.

The government's incompetence allowed the revolutionaries to see their reality and began to prepare for an armed uprising.

The demonstrations were common for the Paris people. On February 22, 1848, due to dissatisfaction with the government's ban on banquets, the Paris people took to the streets to protest the demonstration.

Franz is not sure what happened. In short, history seems to have undergone subtle changes. That night, the people of Paris revolt and the February Revolution broke out.

After the uprising broke out, the revolution expanded rapidly, and students, workers, citizens, and capitalists all participated. Of course, few capitalists took up weapons and they all supported them behind the scenes.

The Gizzo government, who was awakened by the revolution, quickly transferred troops to suppress the revolution. Unfortunately, they underestimated the friendship between the military and civilians in France.

Even in the army, there are many revolutionary supporters. Most of the National Self-Defense Forces refuse to implement the government's revolution, and some of the army directly turned against each other.

Franz can only make up for the subsequent events by thinking about it. More detailed information is no longer so easy to obtain.

In short, on the afternoon of February 23, 1848, in order to ease the situation, Emperor Louis Philippe dismissed the Gizzo government and appointed the liberal Mole to form a cabinet, attempting to calm the bourgeois anger.
Chapter completed!