Chapter 18: Crisis Lurking Everywhere

Wave after wave arose. As Japan found itself embroiled in the "Rice Riot," the situation in Europe rapidly deteriorated, and the voice of revolution echoed across the European Continent once again.

Unlike the great revolutions of the past, this time it was not led by France. Perhaps the terrifying shadow left by the previous Revolutionary Government made the Parisians behave quite modestly of late.

Nor was it led by Franz's most concerned Belgium and the Italian States, despite these countries facing the most severe crises, for everyone blamed the French!

From the government to the citizens, all attributed the outbreak of economic crisis to the invasion by the French, and it was a time when the national spirit was at its most united.

With the timely assistance provided by the Vienna Government and the relief grains distributed, ordinary citizens were barely able to have enough to eat, which, in turn, stabilized the social order.