Emperor Franz and Crown Prince Rudolf had no major objections to this. After all, to Austrians, Mixed-blood Germans, Hungarians, Serbs, Italians... they were all much the same—none measured up to Austrians.
Thus, Austria had previously been able to accept sharing the realm equally with Hungary. Now, it felt no psychological burden whatsoever in accepting Mixed-blood Germans, and from the perspective of language and culture, the latter were far more reliable than Hungarians.
Take the period before World War I, for example. Hungary had dragged its feet in every conceivable way, opposing simply for the sake of opposition. Compared to it, the Kingdom of Dalmatia was practically the Empire's loyal hound.
Of course, to the House of Habsburg in the past, Hungary's loyalty had been trustworthy. But Habsburg was Habsburg, and Austria was Austria; the two could not simply be equated.
Leaning back against the sofa, Rudolf instructed Clavel, "In that case, handle Hungary according to your recommendations from here on out! However, during the implementation, pay attention to Hungarian national sentiment as well."
Austria's coming policies would clearly harm the interests of Hungary's original ruling class. Although that class had already been severely battered by the Hungarian Labor Party, Hungary as a whole nation still possessed strength that could not be underestimated.
Prime Minister Clavel understood this as well. He explained to Rudolf, "Rest assured, Your Highness the Crown Prince. We will adopt methods as gentle as possible, leaving Hungary's opponents suffering in silence."
As a hardliner, Clavel naturally could not let such a golden opportunity to integrate the Empire slip away, so certain conflicts were unavoidable.
Rudolf tacitly approved of Clavel's actions. His greater role was to keep an eye on Clavel, preventing him from acting too hastily and causing the result to backfire.
At the end of January