War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

The results of the civil service examinations in the Austrian Empire have been announced for some time, but many officials are still not in place.

This made Prince Schwarzenberg very angry, because the Austrian Empire had a lot of government affairs and a shortage of officials. Even the new Interior Minister Giovanni Battista was a workaholic and collapsed from exhaustion.

There is no chief official in the Ministry of Interior, so everything must be sent to him as the prime minister. Prince Schwarzenberg also feels this huge pressure.

Due to the lack of instant communication and the fact that the Austrian Empire was too large for Austria's central government, local governors were still indispensable.

Franz thought he would hold the civil service examination to alleviate the shortage of officials. However, the irony was that those who wanted to be officials could not pass the examination, while those who passed the examination did not necessarily want to be officials.

Some people feel that the official position they have obtained is too small and do not want to take up the post. Some people are dissatisfied with their results and want to be a good candidate for the exam. In addition, there are many people who simply come to join in the fun, test their own strength, and see the world. of

If it were from other countries, it might be replaced by a lower-ranked candidate, but the problem arises is that the Austrian Empire has a system of granting officials. No one can refuse the emperor's reward without the emperor's permission.

In fact, there is a small problem, that is, the number of qualified people is limited, and it is impossible for unqualified people to be awarded official positions.

So the following scene happened in the Austrian Empire

A middle-aged man wearing thick glasses was squatting on the ground and bargaining with an old man selling potatoes.

"Brother, the price of your potatoes wasn't the same yesterday. Why did the price increase today?"

The old man selling potatoes said impatiently.

"Yesterday was yesterday, and today is today. When I saw you wearing glasses, I thought you were a rich man. You still have to bargain for a few potatoes.

Don't buy it if you don't have money. "

The old man looked nonchalant, but his unintentional words stabbed the middle-aged man in the heart.

"you"

At this time, a silver coin bounced into the old man's hand.

"Is it enough?"

The old man flicked it disdainfully, put it to his ear to listen to the sweet voice, and closed his glasses with satisfaction. After a long time, when he saw the appearance of the person coming, he immediately rolled and crawled away and fled away.

The middle-aged man suddenly felt a chill behind his back. He looked up and saw that the person paying was actually the local police chief. He quickly got out of the way for fear of getting in the way of the police chief.

"Mr. Noble, why didn't you go to your appointment? Or did the postman not deliver the letter to you?"

A postman nearby was being restrained by two police officers. He shouted as soon as he saw Noble.

"Sir! You can't lie! I handed the letter to you personally!"

In the 19th century, there were many cases of postmen embezzling letters, so all countries at that time severely punished this behavior, which was usually regarded as a serious crime of theft and fraud.

The situation faced by the postman was even worse, because the letter was strictly a government letter and also a royal property.

If he is found guilty, he may not even have a chance to be exiled, but will be hanged directly.

"Yes, I received the letter. Please let this innocent man go."

The sergeant waved his hand, and the two police officers gave the postman a silver coin while untying the rope, and said in a low voice at the same time.

"Don't talk nonsense."

The postman nodded sharply, and the police officer patted the former's shoulder and said softly.

"Let's go, let's go."

The Sheriff turned around.

"Sir, why don't you take office? Your reporting period has now expired."

"I don't want to be an official in Lombardy, and I don't speak Italian."

"Isn't it possible to learn?"

"If you don't want to study, the worst thing you can do is take the exam again next year."

"next year?"

"Yes, next year."

The Sheriff sneered.

"Mr. Noble, you don't seem to understand the situation."

Noble asked with some surprise.

"What do you mean? I refuse to go to Lombardy. That is my answer."

"I advise you to think about it carefully. After all, no one in the Austrian Empire can refuse the emperor's gift. There is an official carriage going to Lombardy for a post, and there is also one going to the colonies.

I'll give you ten seconds to think about it. "

Noble looked at the luxurious carriage on the side, and then at the helpless prisoners on the other donkey carriage, and he immediately made his choice.

In a dilapidated primary school, the only teacher and principal is teaching. However, some of the students were fast asleep, some were playing around, and some were eating, but few of them were paying attention to the lectures.

The teacher seemed to be used to it. He was writing and drawing on the blackboard and talking about things that middle school students might not understand.

Suddenly someone rang the end of get out of class bell early, and the children immediately jumped for joy and ran out of the classroom.

The teacher stopped him.

"Who is causing trouble! We are in class! Don't you know? You are a guy who doesn't respect knowledge!"

The teacher opened the door with a curse and found a group of soldiers at the door. He quickly closed the door, thinking he might have seen it wrong.

So he decided to open the door again to see what was going on, and a group of soldiers poured in.

"Who is Fanny Cos?"

The teacher was a little scared. After all, the army was not easy to mess with in the 19th century. Good iron cannot be hammered into nails, and a good man cannot be a soldier.

In the eyes of people at the time, people who served in the army were just a group of bandits, hooligans, and hawks raised by the government.

"I have no idea."

The teacher quickly waved his hand and said that the children were frozen in place and did not dare to move. Only a few children were interested in the guns on the soldiers, but they did not dare to get too close.

"you do not know?"

the leading officer asked.

The teacher shook his head quickly.

"No, I really don't know."

"Aren't you Fanny Cos?"

"I'm not. I'm Helmut Hostall."

At this time, Helmut Hostar already knew why these soldiers came, but he really had no interest in being an official, especially in a place like Dalmatia where no one can shit.

Helmut Horstal had seen those wanted posters, and his skill as a painter was really not that good. He felt that even if the wanted criminal was standing next to him, no one would be able to recognize him, so he made a false report about himself. The name is very lucky, he will be able to get away with it.

However, the next second the officer took out a photo.

"This isn't you?"

Helmut Horstal was stunned. This was the first time he saw the photo, and his brain shut down for a few seconds before he spoke.

"I'm not that handsome"

The officer waved his hand.

"take away."

"Kids, you're free (get out of class is over)."

After the principal left, the students immediately cheered.

At the same time, the police and the army in Vienna were searching everywhere for those who missed the job.

"The Austrians are crazy. I have seen people arrested and sent to the colonies to dig soil. I have seen people arrested and sent to dig in the mountains. I have never seen people arrested to be officials."