"Yes, Your Highness." Baron de Breteuil bowed slightly. "Although the Hungarians have not yet formed a government, it is, in substance, already inevitable." To be honest, Joseph had not expected Austria's situation to develop so quickly.
He had thought he would first need to work through trade in Hungary for seven or eight years before it would be possible to advance to the next stage.
But he soon came to terms with it.
After all, historically, Austria had always received aid from the United Kingdom, barely managing to endure the most difficult period after its defeat. Now Austria had been defeated even more swiftly than in history in the Anti-French Alliance war, while the United Kingdom had suffered devastating losses in several rounds of financial offensives over recent years. Where could it find the enormous funds needed to keep Austria afloat?
So it was hardly strange that Austria's internal crisis had erupted ahead of schedule.
Joseph nodded with a smile. "In that case, the problem on the East Line can be resolved. We will not need to send a single soldier."
After thinking for a moment, he turned to Talleyrand. "You may have Bavaria begin. Next, you may need to make a trip to Warsaw and Vienna. Oh, no, Brno. My cousin, the Emperor, is currently in Brno."
Talleyrand froze slightly and hurriedly asked, "Your Highness, but if we are not deploying troops, what am I to do there?"
Joseph glanced over the densely packed Senate chamber, then turned to Baron de Breteuil. "Are there any other matters on the agenda?" The latter hurriedly placed several documents before him. "Everything else has been dealt with, Your Highness. These are the resolutions."
"Then adjourn the meeting." Joseph nodded.
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