Chapter 61: Chapter 61 – Hungary

The Viennese government suppressed the Bohemian and Galician rebellions successively. After this news reached Hungary, the opposition in the Lower House and the Upper House led by and , respectively, could no longer sit still.

Judging from their actions, the Viennese government had no intention of compromising with the revolutionaries. The suppression of rebellions in Vienna, Lombardy, Bohemia, and especially the bloody suppression that took place in Galicia had already terrified many people.

Lieutenant General , who was responsible for suppressing the Galician rebellion, had even allowed the oppressed serfs to retaliate against the oppressive nobles and capitalists. In fact, the majority of the more than 20,000 deaths that took place in Galicia were due to mob lynching.

It was impossible for the Viennese government to execute more than 20,000 people at one time. After all, Austria was not Russian or the Ottoman Empire. In addition, Franz didn’t want to be called a “butcher” by future generations.

Therefore, for the long-term stability of Galicia which had a large population of Poles, killing with a borrowed knife was the only option. One the one hand, the loyalty of the Polish population was strengthened while on the other the weeds were rooted out.