Hauptmann Florian von der Mühle

This story of the miller Florian who gave all his money to the war against Napoleon is loosely based on a true story After the war Florians reimbursement is challenged and he must also pay taxes on his destroyed mill He resists the tax collectors and takes off to Vienna where he intends to defend his rights On the way he rescues the Duchess of Guastalla from assault She also wants to go to Vienna as His Majesty Franz II is trying to contest an heir in her favor With cunning luck and dagger Florian fights his way through a slew of nobility and their secret police