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

Chapter 654 An Attempted Aid

In fact, the British did start an attempt to explore the North Pole, but it would not end well, because Franz knew very well that humans did not conquer the North Pole until April 1909, 4, and the action at this time was doomed to failure.

However, Franz still paid tribute to Sir Franklin and his expedition team, and gave help to a certain extent.

Funding is naturally impossible. Sir John Franklin himself was a member of the British Navy and even participated in the Battle of Trafalgar. Most of his expedition members were selected from the Royal Navy.

This Sir John Franklin is a legend. He has challenged the North Pole three times and has also served as the Governor of Tasmania.

However, the genocide of the Tasmanians had nothing to do with him. After all, when Sir John Franklin took office, the number of the population was less than 200, and they were all imprisoned on Flinders Island.

Between 1819 and 1822, Franklin led 20 people on a land expedition along the Copperman River in the Northwest Territories of Canada. As a result, 11 people died halfway, most of them died of starvation, and the rest of the survivors were forced to eat lichens to survive, and even Trying to eat boots to satisfy hunger.

He also won the title of "The Boot Eater", but this move has won him a huge reputation, and British civil and government officials think highly of him.

Therefore, under the high attention of the people of the whole of Britain, the Royal Navy gave Sir John Franklin sufficient financial support, including two latest steam-powered ships, the 372-ton "Ghost", and the 325-ton "Scary". Number".

It's just that these names are really not auspicious.
The so-called help does not necessarily have to be money. Franz did not know much about Arctic expeditions, but he did know that Sir John Franklin and his men died of lead poisoning and scurvy.

So Franz offered Sir John Franklin a deal that he could purchase regular cans from Austria.

This annoyed the British side very much, but John Franklin still hoped to be safe, so he specially received Franz's envoy.

Alina Harrington is an outstanding graduate of the Royal Women's Academy in Vienna, but she is proud and arrogant, and she didn't intend to play for the royal family at first.

But soon Elina discovered a problem. No one would hire her except Franz. Whether she entered the government as a clerk or went to the Royal Academy of Sciences as a calculator, they were all under the control of the royal family.

Franz is indeed short of people, but he does not lack people who are taller than the sky and cannot prove themselves.

Alina received her first relatively formal job after being frozen for a year, going to Portsmouth to prove that the canned food of the Austrian Empire was better than that of the British.

Relevant data, samples, and even technical expert Franz have all been prepared, and the rest is just scheduling and negotiation.

Although Alina was very unconvinced, a year of tedious life as a bookkeeper dissipated her energy a lot, and she cherished this opportunity very much.

After all, according to Ms. Thalia, it was she who sold her appearance and finally got it back. Alina secretly made up her mind to handle this job well.

In fact, Thalia just asked Franz if there was anything innocuous recently, and the latter talked about doing business with the British expedition team.

Although Talia is not a nationalist, she still feels very uncomfortable that Franz wants to help the British.

However, the explanation of the latter is irrelevant. Let’s not say that exploring the North Pole may not necessarily be successful. Even if it is successful, it will not bring actual benefits to the UK like opening up a new sea route.

This is not to say that exploring the Arctic is meaningless, but that resources cannot be transformed into wealth due to the limitations of the times and technology.

Even today, mankind's development of the Arctic is still a disaster, and so far income and expenditure are still inversely proportional.

As for the huge prestige that the British may gain after fully exploring the North Pole, Franz doesn't care, after all, he also has his own adventures, and there is no need to be jealous about it.

The end result of wanting everything is often nothing in the end. Franz just wants to take care of his own affairs.

Closer to home, Elina didn't know about this, she thought it was an opportunity that the principal gave her back with great difficulty, and naturally she cherished it all the more.

I made sufficient preparations before heading to Portsmouth, and the British cans are indeed as rumored as rubbish.

Elina gained the trust of Sir Franklin after a brief exchange, one of which was because of the former's name as the Austrian Imperial Development Company.

Another reason is that the latter has never seen a woman so confident, and with his gentlemanly demeanor, he can't look suspicious.

So Sir Franklin took Elena into the warehouse of the "Ghost" in spite of the custodian's objection. At the same time, the members of the expedition team also went after learning about the incident.

In the end, the custodian had to take out two cans under the watchful eyes of everyone. After opening, the aroma was savory, which made everyone present breathe a sigh of relief.

"Miss Alina, look at our British industry, which is number one in the world, it is impossible to produce substandard canned food."

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

Everyone also echoed, and the custodian snorted two cold airs from his nose.

"Do you know how expensive this can is? Well, you have also seen that it is all top-quality beef. Let's go! Let's go!"

Alina blocked the way.

The custodian: "What? You still want to open all the [-] cans in this warehouse?"

"No, sir, I want you to change the box and check it again."

Elena's tone was firm, but the custodian looked impatient. At this time, Sir Franklin still spoke in a noble and gentlemanly manner.

"Let Miss Alina test it, and I will talk to General Bidford personally."

John Bidford was Lord of the Admiralty at this time.

Naturally, the custodian did not dare to disobey such a big man, so he picked another box next to him.But it was interrupted by Alina.

"Sir, I want the innermost box."

Hearing this, the custodian's expression changed, and he said in an impatient tone.

"It's too close to the inside, so I can't move it out."

The officers around Sir Franklin were not very gentlemanly, and it was just a mouthful to go up and grab the collar of the custodian.

"How do you talk? Do you know what you do? You can move as soon as you are told!"

Being able to become a warehouse keeper naturally has a background and a temper, but compared with this kind of person who has been on the battlefield and dared to go to the North Pole to fight his life, he is really nothing, just staring at each other, and he is persuaded.

"Let's move..."

"Sir!" The officer slapped him again. In fact, nobles from all over Europe are facing the same problem at this time.

That is the rise of the bourgeois nouveau riche, making these old aristocrats look absurd and comical.He just couldn't bear the sight of a warehouse keeper dressed more decently than a noble officer like him.

Soon the innermost box was hoisted by a crane (wooden). After the box was opened, the cans were intact, and the custodian let out a sigh of relief.

However, when Sir Franklin cut open the can with a knife, an unpleasant sour gas rushed to his face, and everyone couldn't help covering their mouths and noses.

(End of this chapter)