18 Chapter 78: The Beginning of a Party
Sardinia Kingdom
In order to defeat Austria, Charles-Albert did not hesitate to form an alliance with his most hated republic. The Austro-Hungarian War had just broken out, and before they had time to celebrate, they received an urgent letter for help.
Upon receiving the Hungarian's request for help, Charlie-Albert was heartbroken, and immediately roared: "Damn, are these Hungarians bunch of trash? The war has only just begun, and they are completely pushed into a corner. 300,000 National Guards, even if they are 300,000 pigs, the Austrians couldn't kill them in such a short time! Don't the Hungarians have the courage to fight for freedom at all?"
"Your Majesty, Hungary is a multi-ethnic country. When the Hungarians strive for national independence, they are also oppressing other minorities. The Austrians took over these minorities, and due to this Hungarian Republic have lost the war from the very beginning." Prime Minister d'Azeglio explained helplessly.
Hungary may looks incredible on the surface, and they seem to be independent. Austria's national strength has been reduced by four times, and together with the Kingdom of Sardinia, the two sides are evenly matched.
Unexpectedly, Hungary, which seems to be strong, is actually a person of all bark no bite. Just after the confrontation with Austria, two-thirds of their Hungarians changed their allegiance to Austria.
"Piece of trash!" Charlie-Albert scolded angrily, not knowing whether he was scolding Hungary or the Prime Minister.
"Secretary of the Army, judging from the current situation, how long can the Hungarians last?"
Li Qi, who was named, immediately replied: "Your Majesty, no one can answer this question. Now the Austrians are making great progress, mainly because there are too many people in Hungary who still believe in Austrian's Emperor. Rather than saying that the Hungarian National Guard was defeated by the Austrian army, it is better to say that the Hungarians themselves surrendered."
Charlie-Albert's face changed. If the Hungarian Republic was over, and without them containing the main Austrian troops, the Venice theater would be in big trouble.
Their mouth have gone sour and their teeth are cracking, even if they feel that it is inappropriate to fight the Austrians in Venice, and the Kingdom of Sardinia have no other choice. At this time, they cannot live without the Republic of Hungary, and due to this they had no choice but jump into this pit of fire.
The public opinion within the Kingdom of Sardinia was urging the government to fight Austria every day, and Charles-Albert was also affected, and now he has finally made up his mind.
"Command Marshal Bardorio[1] to speed up at all costs, Venice must be captured before the end of the Hungarian Republic!"
...
Frankfurt
The commercial capital of Germany has become more active with the arrival of representatives from all over the world, and people in the streets are discussing the event.
Even if the legitimacy of the Frankfurt conference remains to be considered, everyone's enthusiasm remains undiminished.
The Greater Germany and the Lesser Germany were the subject of debate. Neither side could convince the other, and everyone was still in high spirits.
So far, apart from Prussia's public support for the conference, only a few free cities and small states have supported the conference.
Regardless of whether they supported or not, representatives of various states arrived in Frankfurt. Some of these representatives were elected, and most of them belonged to the kind that was represented.
Capital without borders is no joke. These capitalists, who are eager to unify the German region and create a big market, have long since broken their rules.
At the place where the Austrian delegation stayed, Lauert[2] asked suspiciously, "Anderson, are all the people we met today all elected representatives?"
"Probably!" Anderson replied uncertainly.
"But why do I think these workers' representatives are like thugs?" said Lauert, frowning.
"Maybe they are the supervisors of the factory. No matter what they do, it's enough to have enough people. Didn't we also designate you?" Anderson thought for a while and said.
"A thug can be a supervisor, of course the overseer is also a worker."
The two looked at each other, and no longer had any illusions about this conference. This is a social reality. Whether it is a worker or a peasant, even if they have elected representatives, they are not even qualified to participate in the meeting, and they may not even be allowed to collect the travel expenses.
How can a conference organized by the capitalists give up the dominant power? If there really is a democratic election, with their good reputation, only idiots will support them.
Being clean? It doesn't exist. It's the 19th century. There are very few capitalists with clean foundations. The background of their socialite is all black. If you are white, you will be dyed black.
They even felt that if they did not participate in this meeting, they would be represented. With the integrity of the capitalists, there is no pressure to do such a thing.
"No, Mr. Anderson, the organizer informed us that Bohemia, Hungary and other regions are not part of the German region, and these representatives cannot participate in this meeting."
Anderson's face changed, first with anger, then with surprise. This is an excuse you dare tell me?
"Come on, get this news published in the newspaper. Who will describe the situation a little more seriously, focusing on highlighting the arrogance of the organizer." Anderson quickly shared.
"Wait, I think we can add a little more information, and let out rumors that the Prussians controlled this conference, the purpose is to let the conference pass a decree, let Prussia annex all the other states!" Lauert added.
"If that's the case, then simply add a little more, and spread the rumor that the Prussians are going to establish Protestantism as the state religion of Germany, and to prohibit the existence of Catholicism in the form of a constitution!" Anderson continued.
...
They are all here to make trouble anyway. They don't have any pressure to make news casually. In this age, limited by communication, it is too difficult to find out the truth.
In Vienna, Franz even formed a team of experts to collect information from the front, and then create topics and guide them in the direction Austria needs.
At the time of the Frankfurt Conference, news had begun to circulate in the German region that the Prussians were trying to annex the countries through this conference.
"A representative of the working class from the capitalist representative!"
"Representatives of farmers with 100,000 hectares of land!"
"Who is the elected representative?"
"Who gave the capitalists the right to rule this country?"
...
There are pictures and the truth, and after some artistic processing, the newly minted party has grabbed the headlines of mainstream European media.
The truth is mixed with rumors, making it difficult to distinguish the truth from the fake. Many people only believe what they see. Obviously, the reality is cruel. The black history of capitalists exposed by the media is no different from what they see.
The Frankfurt Conference undermined the authority of the monarchs of various countries. Under the leadership of Franz, everyone jointly launched a public opinion war.
[] Title: the party don't mean a celebration, more a political party.
[1] Is that the marshal's name can anyone confirm, I didn't create a context page of information until recently, and not 100% sure of that is his name.
[2] again without a last and first name I can't confirm if this is a real person, made up or what his actual name is. I don't have a search engine to look this up either so. He is going to be called that until future changes.
