New officials tend to start their tenure with assertive actions, and Franz, as the new Emperor, certainly didn't hesitate. How could he live up to his identity as a transmigrator without accomplishing something notable?
"Reform" became the theme of the government. The Austrian Empire had many problems, and even after last year's great revolution, which disposed of much debris, the festering flesh still clung to the Empire.
To excise the flesh? That was too painful, and Franz believed that the Austrian Empire could not afford such an injury without anesthetic—it might even be fatal.
He was not prepared to risk death; thus, he could only gradually remove these hidden dangers. After all, the serfs had been liberated, and the land issues had been settled, barely keeping the working class fed.
The bourgeoisie and the blabbermouths who dared to cause trouble had been greatly reduced after the sweep of the recent past.
