It was not Franz's intention to show up so early. If he could, he wouldn't mind being remotely controlled behind the scenes.

Unfortunately, this is impossible. As the crown prince of the Austrian Empire, his every move is within the sight of those who are interested.

Recently, Franz has frequently contacted the military. If he hadn't been young and had no power, he would have known how big a storm had already happened.

Whether it is disturbing sight or public opinion building momentum, Franz must stand at the front desk. The difference is whether he is pushed to the front desk or he takes the initiative to stand at the front desk.

Franz didn't want to be a pawn, so he chose to take the initiative at this time. If history had not changed, a revolution would break out in Vienna in March 1848 and he would ascend the throne in December.

In order not to be touched by the rebels and succeeded to the throne with the charge of being a tyrant, Franz had to start a campaign first.

Everyone has preconceived ideas. As long as they create an image of a benevolent king, any attacks and confrontations will be futile. At this time, the reputation of the Austrian royal family among the people has not yet collapsed.

"Roel, how did I ask you to recruit people secretly?" Franz asked with concern

"Dear Grand Duke, the progress has not been very smooth. There are too few people who can meet your requirements. So far, I have only dug two people in the secret police. Their abilities have only met your minimum requirements!" Raul replied embarrassedly.

Franz was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that recruiting intelligence personnel was so difficult. Was the standards he set really high?

He only put forward the most basic requirements: be loyal to the royal family, have no political tendencies, have certain wisdom, courage, alertness and patience, and have keen judgment, and it is best to have certain professional abilities.

He did not even mention the standard configuration of these intelligence personnel, his knowledgeable knowledge, his keen political sense, and his strong analytical ability.

"Mainly where can't meet the requirements?" Franz asked with concern

"Dagong, there are many people who satisfy one or several items alone, but together, few people can meet your requirements!" Raul thought for a while and said

Franz was stunned. Thinking about it, it was true. There were very few professional intelligence personnel in this era, most of them were amateurs.

It is very difficult to establish an intelligence organization. Even if the crown prince of his empire can poach the government's corners, can the loyalty of these people be guaranteed?

What if it is a spy sent by someone else?

No doubt, don’t say that in this era, even professional intelligence personnel in later generations have their own interests. If Franz wants to establish an intelligence organization, he or she must either train himself or dig out the government’s corners.

"If you have any suggestions, don't hide them!"

Looking at Raul who was reluctant to speak, Franz asked with a frown.

"Duke, in fact, there is no need for you to form an intelligence organization alone. The royal family has an intelligence organization in their hands, but these years..."

Raul said halfway and ended abruptly.

Franz nodded, and he knew about the royal intelligence organization. Under normal circumstances, this organization is only responsible to the emperor.

This intelligence organization is very small in scale and has a relatively single business scope, which means monitoring the domestic situation and a few neighbors.

After his uncle took office, the organization was almost abandoned, and many intelligence personnel were poached by Prime Minister Metternich.

How much loyalty is left for the rest of the personnel is also a question worth considering.

When the emperor was cowardly and did not take the opportunity to reach out to these departments, Franz would despise these nobles.

This means that the intelligence organization under the royal family is actually a sieve that has unknown how many forces it has.

Franz wanted to start a new business from the beginning, and that's why he wanted to build an intelligence organization that was completely loyal to himself.

It seems that it is too late now. The Vienna Revolution is about to break out in one year. When he trains the intelligence personnel, he can't even touch the hair.

"Well, Raul first sent someone to check it out. Those big forces infiltrate this organization. Let's go through secretly. I believe there must be people loyal to the royal family here!" Franz said firmly.

If all the personnel were bribed, then the Habsburg family would not have to be mixed up. It has been passed down from the 11th century to the present and has always stood at the peak of Europe. The Habsburg family is definitely not as simple as it seems.

From the situation in Austria, Franz can speculate on this. Now his uncle Ferdinand I cannot handle government affairs, and the power falls into the hands of Prime Minister Metternich.

But this powerful minister was so unreasonable that he would not be bullied by the royal family. Even his policies were often influenced by the Vienna court.

You should know that the main representative of this generation of royal family, Franz Karl, also has a birth defect and an infinite political IQ of zero.

Franz can easily gain military support, and his biggest reliance is his origin, the heir to the Habsburg family and the crown prince of the Austrian Empire.

Otherwise, no matter how hard he tried, it would be useless. After the outbreak of the Vienna Revolution in history, Prime Minister Metternich was forced to step down without the support of the military?

Then the situation is not as bad as expected. Perhaps the aristocratic forces have reached out to the intelligence organization, but this does not mean that they have betrayed the royal family. As long as their interests are not involved, this intelligence organization can still be used normally.

Thinking of this, Franz breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone might have conflicts of interest on other issues, but on the issue of suppressing the rebellion, the great nobles of Vienna were definitely standing with the emperor.

As for the bourgeoisie, it was not Franz who underestimated them. They were not qualified to penetrate this in this era. You should know that most of the members of the intelligence organization are nobles now.

Otherwise, if the funding was not granted for more than ten years, the person would have been disbanded long ago, and would he still be left with something bad?

These nobles were scattered all over the country, and through their royal family, they could easily collect domestic intelligence, and most of them did not even have to pay their wages.

The Habsburg family's intelligence organization is not the Jinyiwei. Apart from collecting ordinary intelligence, it has no law enforcement power at all.

European nobles all had a feudal system, and the emperor had no right to inquire about the matters in the fiefdom. Moreover, these information were provided by them themselves. If they didn't want the emperor to know, they would naturally hide it and not report it.

After hesitating for a while, Franz decided to get the organization first. No matter how bad the intelligence organization is, it is better than nothing. At least the rebellion broke out in the local area and he could receive the news as soon as possible.
Chapter completed!