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Rectifying the atmosphere in the officialdom was a heavy topic for Metternich. Although no one had accused him of anything, it was indeed a mess he had left behind.
"The European Prime Minister" wasn't a title given lightly. Metternich had tirelessly worked for the prosperity and stability of European nations. He had battles to fight with domestic political enemies and simply lacked the energy to pay attention to the issue of corruption.
As a result, small problems accumulated over decades and turned into big ones, and the entire government of Austria became as corrupt as anywhere else.
The situation had gotten to the point where the Austrian Government was too embarrassed to even chant slogans about fighting corruption because not everyone present could claim to have a clean record.
Franz was very considerate of everyone's face, and he didn't know nor wanted to know about the problems from before, preferring to gloss over them.
