Franz's prediction had been correct. After the Greeks captured Ludwig, their would-be king, they had no idea what to do next.
A split also emerged within the insurgent army. One faction advocated establishing a republic, hoping to break free from Austria's control over Greece.
The other faction supported Ludwig's succession, on the grounds that Prince Ludwig was the legitimate heir to the throne.
Before Austria could dispatch troops to intervene, the republicans and royalists were already on the verge of coming to blows. Most of the republicans were capitalists, along with a bunch of melodramatic youths, while the royalists were naturally the nobility.
As for the numerous peasants and workers, they were merely spectators. This coup had nothing to do with them, and there was no need for them to declare a position.
Before the coup began, they had been able to cooperate because they wanted to drive out Otto I's Bavarian Cabinet and seize the government's supreme authority.
Now that their goal had been achieved, the two factions had locked horns over power. The nobles, who currently controlled most of the army, held the upper hand. Perhaps Ludwig might ascend the throne without Austria needing to send troops at all.
Looking at the intelligence in his hand, Franz did not know how to judge it. Wasn't this supposed to be a revolution? How had it ended before it had even begun?
With only a little deduction, Franz knew someone was stirring up trouble. Greece itself was a tiny country; the Greece of today was not even half the size of Greece in later generations.
With such a small territory, scarce resources, and a population of at most a little over a million, how could its capitalists possibly grow and develop?
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