The situation changed so quickly that the Hungarians felt a little overwhelmed. One moment, they felt that the wind was blowing and the water was cold, but in the blink of an eye, the victory in the south made them feel refreshed and elated.
The Croats were defeated, which not only completely stabilized the situation in southern Hungary, but also allowed the Croats and Serbs, who had been alienated from Hungary not long after the revolution broke out, to know how powerful Hungary was!
This was like a shot in the arm that made the Hungarians suddenly happy and even a little forgetful. Especially the radicals who had previously supported Kossuth were even more ecstatic.
Some people are happy, and others are worried. Radicals are ecstatic, and conservatives and centrists are naturally worried. Of course, worried is not the right word to describe them. They should be in pain and happy.
They were also happy about Hungary's victory, but they were very depressed that it was the "trumpeter" Kossuth who brought this victory after a long drought, which made them very angry.
Kossuth's reputation among Hungarian revolutionaries is not good. People who like him love him to death, but people who hate him also hate him with all their teeth. To use an inappropriate analogy, Kossuth is a bit like
Sun Guofu, the revolutionary forerunner of the artillery party, was very good at firing artillery, but he was barely useful in doing practical things.
In fact, this also has something to do with Kossuth's background. Although he was born into a noble family, his father was just a poor lawyer with the name of an empty nobleman. Probably due to the influence of his father's profession, this big troll also started out as a lawyer.
When he debuted, he was really smooth and eloquent.
Kossuth's famous battle was when he went to Viana to negotiate with Austria as a representative of Hungary after the revolution. In this negotiation, he fully displayed the power of the big troll, forcing Austria to agree to Hungary's conditions.
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After this battle, because of his true friendship, Kossuth became the Minister of Finance in the Hungarian Responsible Cabinet approved by Austria and a representative figure of the radical faction in the Hungarian Revolution.
Kossuth, who specializes in eloquence, may have particularly powerful appeal, but his ability to deal with actual complex problems is really not interesting. In the face of complex situations, this person always only wants to use one word to make Hungarians happy.
He does whatever he pleases, completely acting like a populist leader.
The problem is that populism is irrational, and the people's demands are not necessarily reasonable. Therefore, on the one hand, it cannot solve people's livelihood problems, cannot abolish the serfdom system in Hungary, and cannot satisfy the vast majority of farmers.
On the other hand, he is one-size-fits-all on ethnic issues. Those who follow me will prosper and those who go against me will perish. On the one hand, he demands the right of national autonomy from Austria on behalf of the Hungarians, but on the other hand, he pays no attention to the Croatian, Serbian and other ethnic minorities in Hungary.
demands and did not agree to grant them the same autonomy, directly putting these two groups of ethnic minorities on the hostile side of Hungary.
What was even more naive was that he economically ignored Hungary's basic agriculture and also wanted to engage in rapid industrialization. This was impossible for Hungary at that time to realize, and in the end it was natural that it would be abandoned.
Of course, as a result, his relationship with the conservative Széchenyi immediately broke down, causing the Hungarian revolutionaries to split within themselves and disperse their own strength.
All in all, this guy has a bit of a high-minded but low-end approach to his work. This can also be seen from his later political activities in Italy. When Austria and Hungary formed a dual empire, this guy was cynical and not optimistic about Hungary's future. As a result, Austria-Hungary
After the establishment of the empire, the conditions offered by Austria in order to win over the Hungarians were really good, and the Hungarians actually lived very comfortably. This was a severe slap in the face.
It can be seen that this man's level is actually very average, and he does not have the ability to become a leader. What is very sad is that in Hungary in 1848, other revolutionaries were about the same as Kossuth, and everyone was at the same level.
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So after Kossuth's victory in the south, both the Republicans and the conservatives were unhappy, especially the famous Count Istvan Széchenyi, who became increasingly frightened!
Speaking of Count Szechenyi, although he is an Austrian through and through, his relationship with Hungary is quite deep. For example, the famous Budapest. It can be said that the merger of Buda and Pest began with him.
Starting in 1839, Count Széchenyi funded the construction of a bridge connecting Buda and Pest. The bridge took ten years of construction and was finally completed in 1849, which also led to the merger of Buda and Pest into one.
But what’s more funny is that the bridge was built, but the people who funded the construction were forced to go into exile abroad. In addition, this famous bridge was not originally called the Széchenyi Chain Bridge, because this name did not exist until 1899.
At this time, Count Szechenyi was very anxious. Although Kossuth's victory temporarily brought Hungary back, in his opinion, continuing to fight against Austria would only lead to a dead end. Therefore, his opinion at this time was to give up as soon as possible.
Taking advantage of the aftermath of victory, he negotiated again with the Austrians and used peaceful means to resolve the crisis.
"Baujani, this is an opportunity! It's an opportunity to get everything back on track!" Count Széchenyi said eagerly to Baujani Lajosh: "We should negotiate with Austria to ensure national autonomy.
Under the premise of peacefully ending the dispute!”
As a die-hard conservative, Baujani Lajos naturally does not want to fall out with Austria, but unlike Széchenyi, he has a clearer understanding of Kossuth. He understands Kossuth too well.
What kind of temper do the radicals have? When they were at the end of their rope before, these people were unwilling to negotiate and clamored that they would rather live in pieces than in ruins. If they win and break the crisis, they will naturally be even less willing to negotiate with Austria.
"My friend, Lajosh will not agree. They are all crazy people. They are all a bunch of lunatics. They will not agree at all!" Baojani Lajosh sighed.
"Can't you reason with them?" Szechenyi begged.
Baojani Lajosh suddenly smiled bitterly. You argued with a grassroots lawyer who came up to talk and reason? At the beginning, Austrians were so embarrassed by that guy that they doubted their life. It would be useless for you to go!
Széchenyi suddenly felt desperate, but refused to give up, because as a revolutionary who was loyal to the Habsburg family and the Austrian Empire as a whole, what he hoped was to give Hungary more autonomy while preserving Austria's national sovereignty.
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To put it bluntly, what Széchenyi wanted to do more was social improvement, not social revolution!