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On the Danube, four steamships of the Taffy family were cutting through the calm water.

"Uncle Albrecht, are you going to Hungary too?" To be honest, Franz was surprised to meet Grand Duke Albrecht on the boat.

"You can go, why can't I go? But I'm very strange, doesn't Mrs. Sophie know that Hungary is very dangerous now? There are hundreds of thousands of refugees, and riots may break out at any time. You may be hijacked and become a hostage." Oh."

Archduke Albrecht, the eldest son of Archduke Karl, later a hero in the Italian war, was known as the last famous general of the Austrian Empire.

"Uncle Albrecht, I think it would be better to hijack you. That would be more profitable. After all, Grandpa Karl is the richest man in our Austrian Empire."

"Little Franz, I'm not joking. Your identity is very sensitive. If you plan to visit Hungary, I suggest you wait a few months before going. Riots are not fun, and many people may die."

"Uncle Albrecht, are you going to take office in Hungary with this outfit?" Albrecht was wearing his school uniform at this time, and Franz realized a problem at this time. I like to wear military uniforms.

"Anyway, I'm also a colonel of the Austrian Empire. I think they will listen to me..." Albrecht, who was tall and burly, had no confidence when he said this.

In fact, the composition of the Austrian Imperial Army is very complicated, not only the Imperial Army, but also the Local Defense Army, and Hungary has a separate organization-the Royal Army.

Theoretically speaking, all the armies of the Austrian Empire should be unified under the jurisdiction of the Imperial War Department during wartime, but in fact, in addition to the Imperial Army, the Local Defense Forces and the Royal Army have very large autonomy.

And Grand Duke Albrecht is a colonel of the Imperial Army, and the Royal Army in Hungary is very likely to dislike him.

But in fact, because he is a royal family and the son of Karl, the Hungarian military treats him surprisingly well.

"Okay, Uncle Albrecht, but are there only two of your guards?"

"Didn't you only bring two nannies?" Albrecht thought for a while and asked curiously, "How do you know that I only brought two nannies?"

"Because apart from the three of you, these four boats are all my people."

It was already evening when he arrived in Budapest, and the scene in front of him made Franz feel a little confused. Most of the buildings destroyed by the flood in the city had been rebuilt. The streets were clean and tidy, and there was no sign of the rest of the disaster.

Just like any big city in the world at this time, the nobles lived a life of feasting and feasting, and ordinary people were busy with their lives.

But there is one thing that is very unusual, that is, there is not a single victim in sight.

Generally speaking, disaster victims will consciously flock to big cities to seek refuge, which is also an old tradition in the Austrian Empire.

You must know that the streets and alleys of Vienna were full of victims begging along the streets. If it weren't for the flood, the slums in Vienna would have been overcrowded.

According to intelligence, there are hundreds of thousands of people wandering around in Hungary at this time, and Pest, as the core city of Hungary, has not seen a single disaster victim here, and the calm is too strange.

Grand Duke Albrecht took his two personal guards and directly hired a carriage to the military camp outside the city.

Franz did not choose to live in the royal palace, but chose the very famous Pace Hotel in Hungary.

In this hotel named after the city, the composition of the guests is very complicated, and it is also the largest information exchange center in the city.

This hotel looks luxurious on the outside, but inside it is full of fireworks. The lobby of the hotel is more like a market than a restaurant.

Looking around the entire first floor, there are messy tables and chairs, noisy crowds, and cheap drinks.. and even their own dry food.

At this time, the people on the second floor were dressed brightly, some smiled at the chaotic scene on the first floor, some were indifferently eating a sumptuous meal and changing glasses, and some private rooms were conducting or secretly or indescribable transactions.

Although Franz had kept a low profile as much as possible, the waiter invited Franz to the second floor with just one glance.

Adjani is very familiar with this kind of place, and completed the check-in procedure without much effort.

Franz fell asleep. After all, if a child goes out and asks, he may not get anything. It is better to leave this kind of thing to professionals, and Franz's body will be sleepy at night. no.

In this kind of place, whether you are a high-ranking official, a passing merchant, or a commoner, as long as you walk around inside, you can usually find some useful news for yourself, at least you can gain a lot of knowledge.

Of course, there are some words, just listen to them, they are not necessarily true, and some things are better left alone, because there is a price to pay for being nosy.

Thalia went to the first floor, Adjani wandered on the second floor, and Parish was secretly protected with a large group of guards.

A few rascals tried to strike up a conversation with Adjani and Thalia, but they retreated when they saw the top-quality pigeon blood stone inlaid on the necklace on the chest of the second daughter.

Pigeon's blood ruby, the most expensive kind of ruby, was often called "burning blood" in Europe at this time.

Generally speaking, women who can wear this kind of expensive jewelry are definitely not something they can afford, and experienced veterans can easily spot the guards not far away, let alone go into this muddy water.

Soon a lot of information came together, and the price of food in this city had indeed been raised. It had already exceeded the highest level of the price limit order of the Austrian Empire, and was twice the normal price. (Austrian Empire limit order is 1.7 times)

But this price is not enough to cause large-scale refugees. A series of public projects have indeed been built in Hungary. However, these projects are all done in the name of Count Széchenyi. There is no unified conclusion on whether there is support from the Hungarian government. .

One thing is certain, however, that all the public works in Hungary will not reach the scale of 30 million florins.

Most of the nobles in the city have been compensated, but the basis for this compensation is very strange. It is not based on the severity of the disaster, but on the amount of property they own and the level of title.

The idea of ​​saving the people first and saving the officials is barely reasonable in this era, but it makes people angry that there is no reason for the victims.

The Hungarian government has mobilized the Royal Army to guard Budapest and strictly control the influx of victims. The same is true for other surrounding cities. In order to prevent riots, the victims are concentrated in one area.

In addition to some food ~lightnovelpub.net~ also distributed fishing gear to the victims, allowing them to fish for self-help.

Franz still had reservations about teaching a man to fish rather than giving him a fish.

But the actual situation taught Franz a lesson, that is, not only the victims could not catch fish, but many people fell into the raging Danube and died because of this.

The water in the Danube is not only deep, but also extremely fast, and the location of the fish is elusive. Unless you are a professional fisherman, it is difficult to make a living by fishing.

The Danube is the deepest river in Europe and the third deepest in the world.

Of course, there are some gossip, such as the Polish Restoration Army is preparing to rise in Budapest, the second son of Count Bilal’s family murdered his elder brother, and Count Szechenyi bought a thousand slaves, etc..

After hearing all the information, Franz only came to one conclusion, that is, the people of the Hungarian government were rotten to the core.

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