Chapter 71： Covert Chen Cangs Reform (1/2)
Croatia
After Kosut issued the Hungarian Declaration of Independence, many Croatian nobles were hesitant about joining the Hungarian Republic and staying in the Austrian Empire.
However, they were soon forced to make a decision, and the Hungarian interim government excluded Croats from the scope of their rights, causing dissatisfaction among the local nobility.
Most of the land in the Croatian area is in the hands of the great nobles of Hungary. The Hungarian nobles despise Croatian soil buns. The local small and medium nobles and the Hungarian nobles are separated.
This provided an opportunity for the Vienna government. Franz immediately released goodwill to the local small and medium nobles and promised to have their part in the future Austrian government.
Specifically, it is to establish an Austrian National Federation to represent the rights of the parliament. Among them, Croatian representatives will have 2 to 5 seats.
The specific number depends on their performance. Anyway, this excessive institution before national integration is one of the highest powers of the Austrian Empire in the future.
To get the right to speak politically, you must participate. Theoretically, one representative seat is occupied by one percentage point of the total population.
Croatians are less than three percent of Austria's total population, and if they can get five delegate seats, their political influence will greatly increase.
After attracting the upper class of the Croatian, Franz did not give up on attracting the people at the bottom, and it was the ordinary people in the bottom society who really wanted to kill him.
After Hungary became independent, the Vienna government authorized Governor Josip Jelacic to confiscate the Hungarian noble lands and liberate serfs.
The number of people supporting the Vienna government instantly dominated. By May, Governor Yosip Jelacic had 80,000 Croatian volunteers.
On May 1st, Franz issued a military merit field order. Now that ordinary people can help the government suppress the rebellion, land can be obtained, and soldiers loyal to the emperor are naturally no exception.
At present, there is a lot of land confiscated in the hands of the Vienna government. There is still a lot of land in the Kingdom of Hungary waiting to be confiscated. There is still a lot of land available for development in the Austrian Empire. It is not a big problem to give some to the soldiers.
Of course, in order to curb land mergers, there are restrictions on the granting of land this time. The maximum land grant should not exceed 50 hectares.
For ordinary people, fifty hectares is already a huge number. Especially for the serfs who had just been freed and had no land, this was enough to make them kill the emperor.
After the introduction of the military power field order, there was a continuous stream of people joining the army. For most people, the cost of buying land was too great, and it was better to go to the battlefield.
The sky just started to light up, and a lot of people had gathered at the Morx recruiting site.
”Madic, are you here to sign up?”
”Yes, Gloric. After thinking about it, I still think a man should be on the battlefield!” Madditch replied solemnly.
”But Madic, didn't you say you were going to be a great blacksmith last time?” Gloric asked in wonder.
The spring breeze of the Industrial Revolution has not yet blown to Croatia. Ordinary agricultural tools are still built by hand. For ordinary people, blacksmithing is a good income job.
”No, I have changed my mind now. The blacksmith can do it at any time. Now I want to go to the battlefield. I want to be a great knight!” Madditch answered seriously.