Mosley, once a figure who had commanded the winds and clouds in Bohemia, had died a truly gruesome death. The gendarmes, however, were somewhat accustomed to such sights.
In reality, because the Austrian Empire's army could directly raid the lairs of those gangs and old aristocratic families, it was easy to obtain intelligence on their internal members.
With Franz's full support, Baron Eisenheim issued nearly ten thousand arrest warrants in one sweep, with bounties ranging from one hundred Florins to fifty thousand Florins.
This greatly stirred the people's spirit of resistance. Bohemia's population of over ten million had directly become more than ten million mobile surveillance cameras.
No villain hiding in any corner could escape. The people might not know who was listed on the bounty notices, but they knew better than anyone who belonged to the gangs and who the truly vile men were.
Franz understood that only by mobilizing the silent majority could he deliver a fatal blow to these local tyrants.
Crushing the rebels head-on with lightning speed demonstrated strength; launching full-scale raids displayed resolve; public trials, investigations, and the exposure of crimes defined the action. This could indeed awaken many people and earn the people's initial trust.
But that was not enough. To mobilize more people, the matter had to be intimately tied to their own interests. All under heaven bustle for profit; all under heaven scramble for gain. Nothing could move the people more than tangible benefits.
At the same time, with severe punishment for those who sheltered them, the people would have only one path left to take.
Franz did this to reshape the image of the imperial government, rebuild trust between the state and its people, and restore the people's confidence in the nation.
In another country, with someone else doing it, this