Franz had no way to persuade Maximilian, so he simply threw his other two brothers into the military camp for a cloistered education. Perhaps learning from the past, Empress Sophie did not intervene this time.
Before Franz's accession to the throne, the Austrian Army had always been a place for the nobility's spoiled children to gild themselves. Now, it remains a destination for these young nobles, but instead of glamour, they find days as long as years.
Not to mention the isolated management, once they entered the barracks, they would say goodbye to the bustling city life and spend their days in grueling training within the Alps.
Due to the strict management system, many families saw the army as a school for educating the next generation, and the number of prodigals active in Vienna had fallen to an historical low.
