The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

Franz is still very satisfied with the battle in Alsace-Lorraine. After all, the French are much weaker than he imagined. As for rifled weapons such as hot air balloons, it is only a matter of time before they are discovered once they are put into use.

After this war is over, I am afraid that the French will carry out a wave of military reforms, if they learn their lesson
It sounds a bit magical to say that Prussia planned to pull Alsace-Lorraine (French) into the German Customs Union, but was rejected by Hanover (British).

Although the Austrian Empire did not stop throughout 1844 and was constantly involved in disputes, the economic growth did not slow down, but showed leapfrog growth. Industry finally surpassed agriculture, and the annual fiscal revenue is expected to break through. The five hundred million florin mark.

It is hard to imagine that just ten years ago, the industrial output value of this country was only one-tenth of that of agriculture. At this time, the industrial industry has overwhelmed the agricultural output value and the momentum has not diminished.

Ten years ago, the country's fiscal revenue exceeded 2.25 million florins, and the income of national civil servants had not increased for more than [-] years, but their wages have increased twelve times in the past ten years, which is [-] times that of the past.

Soldiers used to be the most menial job with no security, no matter how brave they were, they ended up with blood and tears, now these men are considered heroes and get what they deserve, even after leaving the army It is also possible to support yourself.

(At that time, the treatment of soldiers was very low. Even if Franz improved a lot, most of them could hardly be related to being rich.

You can refer to the current status of veterans who have served in the US military for less than 20 years. These people have no pension, no medical insurance, and can only receive an allowance that is roughly enough for 2-5 years of expenses.

A considerable number of them cannot support themselves.They were the main source of homeless and gangsters in the society at that time. )
It used to take a hundred days to travel from the northernmost point of Bohemia to Dalmatia, but now it only takes one day by train.

It takes half a year to travel from the northernmost tip of the Po River plain to the deep mountains of Transylvania, but now it only takes 40 hours.

In October Heine finally published his famous long poem "Song of the Weaver of Silesia":
"There are no tears in melancholy eyes,
They sat at the loom and gritted their teeth:
Germany, we weave your shroud,

We weave into the triple curse—

We weave, we weave!
A curse curses God,

We have called upon him in times of hunger and cold;
Hopes and expectations are in vain,
but was teased, ridiculed, deceived by him—

We weave, we weave!
A curse upon the king of the rich,
He doesn't care about our pain,

He scraped off our few pennies,

Shoot us like dogs—

We weave, we weave!
A curse on the hypocritical Fatherland Germany,

There's shamelessness and depravity everywhere,

Good flowers are picked early,
Moldy rubbish fed maggots—

We weave, we weave!
The shuttle seems to fly, the loom creaks,
We weave, how nervous day and night—

Old Germany, weave your shroud,

We weave a triple curse,

We weave, we weave! "

Although the "insiders" knew that Heine was scolding Prussia, the German Confederation received an extra 100 critical hits.

Then, under the impetus of Prussia, the famous long poem fell into disfavor in the German region, but instead began to flourish in defeated France.

Although Heine himself was extremely reluctant, Louis-Philippe received this "Parisian citizen" cordially and called him "a model of French artists".

Franz couldn't help but began to worry about the IQ of His Majesty the King, who now had an additional identity due to the Alsace-Lorraine incident, that is, the Duke of Alsace-Lorraine in Germany.

The Silesian refugees had a new home in Austria. Most of them found new jobs and started a new life. Of course, some of them were buried in this new land, or became their burial victims. people (priests).

Some of these people were really not fit for most jobs in the Austrian Empire because of their physical condition and learning ability.But it is still possible to become low-level missionaries to "save" more people like them.

In short, the work of these people is sales promotion and intermediary. The reason why Franz is able to control the church so firmly is not just a natural saint personally identified by the archbishop.

Relationships always require the maintenance of interests. For example, the most important "Holy Radiance" and "Purified Water" companies in the church are industries that cooperate with Franz. (I wrote it before, so I won’t go into details here.)
In fact, one of these two companies sells bleach, while the other sells medical alcohol.

Although they seem to be two low-end industries, in fact, these two companies have contributed more to Austria's public health and medical care than doctors in Austria, and the income generated is self-evident.

Bleach and the new habit of drinking hot water reduced waterborne infectious diseases by 95%, cholera, dysentery, hepatitis A, hepatitis E, dracunculiasis, typhoid fever, acute diarrhea, tapeworm cysticercosis
These infectious diseases, which frequently broke out in large European cities at this time, were extremely rare in the large cities of the Austrian Empire.

At the same time, there were many large-scale plague outbreaks in London and Paris, especially the former had multiple cholera outbreaks in 1844.

As for why there is no Berlin?Because Berlin was not a big city at the time. In 1844, the population of Berlin was only over 20, which was not even a fraction of the population of London.

At the same time, due to the mandatory promotion of hand washing with medical alcohol, the surgical mortality rate in the Austrian Empire fell precipitously, and the number of patients who had to be amputated due to postoperative infection was greatly reduced. At the same time, the mortality rate of newborns and mothers was far lower than that of other European countries.

Moreover, with the application of hygienic conditions and anesthetic gas, the medicine of the Austrian Empire has also developed by leaps and bounds, especially in the field of surgery, which has completely reached a height that other countries cannot match at this time.

These achievements are derived from those inconspicuous gadgets and the efforts of inconspicuous little people.

However, these achievements are not enough. The remote cities of the Austrian Empire are still so backward that someone needs to promote these things and popularize this knowledge.

And there is no one more suitable than these priests with firm beliefs. Just let them believe that what they are doing is right, and then let them see what they have achieved. After all, there is nothing more important than believing that what they are doing is right. persuasive.

These people will not be afraid of any risks, obstacles, or even the cold eyes of the world, and they can even be self-motivated, self-indulgent, and self-evolving.

Of course, besides bleaching powder and medical alcohol, Franz also has a lot of new gadgets, such as toothpaste, toothbrush, soap in the modern sense...as well as modern hygiene common sense and anti-fraud common sense
As long as the stubbornness of these people is used in the right place, it can also play a role in promoting history.

In addition to selling products, promoting common sense, and spreading the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, these people can also shoulder the responsibilities of the aunts of the living committee, such as supervision, reporting, preaching, gathering intelligence, coordinating neighbor relations, and so on.

The most important of these should be to help new immigrants better adapt to life in the Austrian Empire, and at the same time help them find their correct position and fully integrate into the Austrian Empire.

At the same time, the organization of the church is also constantly expanding, such as the alms hall at the railway station, and mission stations abroad.

In particular, it would be more convincing to let these once most useless people receive those desperate new immigrants.