Chapter 345： Darkness Chen Cang (1/2)

There was no way to persuade Massimilino, and Franz threw the other two younger brothers directly into the barracks for closed education. Perhaps it was a lesson learned, this will cause Queen Sophie the Queen did not intervene.

Prior to Franz's succession, the Austrian army had been the place where noble sons-in-law gilded. Now the Austrian army is also the place where the children of the sister-in-law are, but instead of being gilded, they are living like the years.

I will not talk about closed management. Once I enter the barracks, I bid farewell to the city ’s bright life, and train in the Alps every day.

Because of strict management systems, many families regard the army as a school for the next generation, and the number of sister-in-laws active in Vienna has also dropped to an all-time low.

The statutory military service lasts for two years. Because of population growth, usually ordinary soldiers can retire and return to reserve after serving for one year.

The exception is the children of the nobles, who have served for three years. It takes more time to train officers than ordinary soldiers, and naturally it takes longer to serve.

The training of noble officers is more rigorous than ordinary soldiers, and the training subjects are much more. Usually the first year is spent in the Alps, or in the Balkans.

Every day training is exhausted and half dead, naturally I have no energy to think about it. Over time, many bad problems will be corrected in the army.

Originally, Maximilian and Franz were only more than one year old. During the military reform, he had completed gilding and became a naval officer. He missed the opportunity to polish.

Because the training is too hard, I can't go home once a year. The beloved Empress Sophie asked Franz to open the back door, but she dragged it down.

Fortunately, the aristocracy in the German region has a tradition of military service. Nobles who have not entered the military service cannot have a foothold in society at all.

Therefore, Empress Sophie can only delay time at most, and dare not let two little guys hide from military service.

You can refer to the specific situation. Each year, several sister-in-laws are **** by their families and sent to military camps. Occasionally, there are scenes of crying and leaving.

Of course, such scenes mostly appear in emerging nobles. This is also the reason why the old nobles are despised, and it is considered to be the manifestation of no education.

To some extent, Franz's military reform also relied on traditional forces.

Although Austria did not reach the point where the Prussian army owned the country, most high-level governments also came out of the army.

If extreme mobilization is needed in a certain place, government officials can also change officers in seconds to form an army in the shortest time.

Because of the glory of the aristocracy, no one had complained that he had been too hard in training in front of Franz, which made him very satisfied.

Rights and obligations are equal. If even their obligations are refused to be fulfilled, then this class is really corrupted.

According to the statistics of the Ministry of National Defense, the proportion of Austrian noble children in military service exceeds 95%, and the rest are physically defective and inherently inadequate, and there is no way to enter the military service.

Before the reform of the military system, this figure was 100%. The cultural tradition in the German region was to be glorified as a soldier. Now this fine tradition is naturally preserved.

Starting from the compulsory education stage, there are basic military training courses. The unqualified area is only queue training and long-distance running, and the aristocratic school is a replica of the Junior Military School.

St. Petersburg

After years of struggle, the reformers finally overwhelmed the conservatives. On March 25, 1863, Alexander II issued the General Decree on Farmers Disassociated from Serfdom.

Provisions: Abolition of serfdom, serfs acquired free citizenship, personal liberty, and general citizenship rights, including the right to own property, hold litigation in public office, and engage in industry and commerce.

On the premise that all land is owned by the landlord, the farmer can use a certain amount of land, but must pay a ransom to the landlord.

Before signing a redemption contract, the peasants also have to work for the landlord or pay agency rent.

Obviously, this reform of the Russians is imperfect. The ransom for the land was determined by the landlord, far exceeding the market price of the land, and in some places it was several times higher than the market price.

High land redemption prices have created hidden dangers for future social conflicts. In fact, after determining the redemption price, conflicts occurred in many places.

Alexander II also had a headache. On the one hand, he wanted to carry out more thorough social reforms to bring the Russian Empire into capitalist society quickly; on the other hand, he was unwilling to break with the nobles who owned the land.

”Landlords” and ”landlords” are also different. The landlords of the Russian Empire are nobles, and ordinary free people rarely own land.

The social reform now under way will obviously harm the interests of the noble class. The nobles who ruled this country were naturally unwilling. They wanted to pass on their losses.

This is not only the will of the conservatives, including many in the reformers who are also preparing to sacrifice the interests of farmers in exchange for the success of this social reform.

As for the social contradictions that they may bring after doing this, they have been ignored. They ca n’t really cut their own meat, right?

Novvez, the Minister of Police, whispered, ”His Majesty, there were 38 serf riots in the country last month, all of which have been suppressed.”

The serf riots were no longer news in the Russian Empire. If there were no outbreaks that year, that would be news.

But eruption dozens of times a month, Alexander II still felt the pressure. The Slave Abolition Act was issued, but this reform did not satisfy the serfs.

The revolutionaries were not idle either, they urged the serfs to revolution, and declared that as long as the Tsarist government is overthrown, everyone may own land for free.

Liberals are less radical, at least they are not ready to push the Tsar. Liberals believe that the government should enact laws to price the land and cannot allow the aristocracy to exploit farmers.

At present, most of the serfdom riots in the country are caused by these two factions.

Alexander II said: ”Continue to be more vigilant, and at this critical moment we must not let them make trouble and disrupt this reform.”

”Yes, Your Majesty!” The Minister of Police replied hastily.

Fortunately, the Russians in the Near East War won, and taking advantage of the war to reward the heroes, Nicholas I liberated a group of serfs.