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

Chapter 746 Small talk
Hearing what Lakshmi Payi said, Franz subconsciously wanted to refute.

But the more we walked forward, the more ruined buildings and overgrown grass, there was only silence and desolation along the way, which made Franz feel unusual.

Dorobichi is considered a wealthy place in the whole of Galicia, and the Yasuski family has hundreds of years of inheritance. In theory, hundreds of years of business should not be such a virtue.

And those weeds ruled out the possibility of being destroyed by this rebellion. After all, such tall weeds cannot grow in a short period of time.

Franz could only sigh helplessly: "It shouldn't be like this here."

"It really shouldn't be like this here. I used to come here when I was a kid, when it was full of farmland, and old Mr. Yasuski was very kind."

Mia Artius tells her childhood memories.

"Have you been here?"

Franz was rather curious about this new clerk, Miss Artius, who also worked as an accountant. You must know that old Artius was only a second-rate Jewish banker in the past.

The business of this family should be mainly in Vienna and Italy, and it is not heard that they have relations with the Poles.

At this sensitive time, Franz had to be careful, after all, there were many things that capsized in the gutter in history.

Although I did a detailed investigation before using Ms. Mia, it seems that there are still some mistakes.

"Yes, I came here with my father when I was young."

Mia Artius was no fool, so she gave some more detailed explanations.

"At that time, it was because of business matters. It was very common for the farms of the big nobles to have capital turnover problems occasionally."

Franz nodded, but did not continue to ask.Because agriculture in this era is inherently unstable, natural disasters and man-made disasters may affect the harvest, it is almost common practice for nobles to borrow money from bankers.

In fact, there are not many normal loans, and most of them are usury loans.Even for normal lending, the interest rate is frighteningly high, and 10% can be called a "conscience businessman", so bankers are often hated.

As for the possibility that Ms. Mia has contact with the Poles, it is very unlikely, because her Jewish identity is difficult to be recognized by the latter.

And if she really had that kind of thought, she wouldn't expose herself so stupidly. More importantly, only Albrecht knew about Franz's going to Dorobichi. Everyone thought that there was only one target. Krakow.

Lakshmi Payi rolled her eyes from the sidelines, subconsciously feeling a little upset because she wasn't the focus.

So I repeated it again.

"This place is broken."

"Indeed, but there is a lot of potential here, and it may become a city in the future."

Franz is very clear, after all, this is the only oil field in Central Europe.In addition to coal, iron ore, and fertile black land, he couldn't find a reason why this place didn't rise in the industrial age.

Historically, due to a series of complex reasons such as geopolitics, history, and nationality, and the threat of the Russians, the Austrian Empire has always had a grudge against the development of Galicia.

However, Franz is very clear that only when the country is strong and prosperous, economic prosperity is most conducive to national stability.Only when the country is stable can it better promote development, and at the same time promote national identity and national integration.

National stability is both an end and a means.In history, Austria only regarded it as the so-called ultimate goal, and the result was to develop its own land like a thief.

It is naturally difficult to win the trust of the people in this way, after all, even the high-level officials of the empire themselves do not believe it.

Facts have proved that this road will not work, and Franz will definitely not choose to repeat the same mistakes.Therefore, the future Austrian Empire will not quietly engage in construction, and then enjoy it by secretly making a small fortune (referring to Galicia's oil).

Franz will do it with great fanfare and with great fanfare, so that people can see the gaps and benefits more clearly.

But Lakshmi Payi naturally didn't know this, she only saw a desolate scene everywhere.

In fact, the reason why Lakshmi Payi feels "this place is too broken" is mainly because the two cities she has stayed in Austria for the longest time are Venice and Vienna.

An ancient capital with convenient water and land transportation and a history of more than 2000 years, it was still the economic, cultural, and political center of Austria at this time.The other is the largest trading port of the empire.

In addition, due to the development of the railway, Lakshmi Pai can only see the scenery along the railway line every time, such as the Alps, the Semerin Railway, etc., which are still important tourist attractions even today.

What she saw before was either prosperous or picturesque, which was in stark contrast to the dilapidated grass at this time.

As for Franz's words that this place has great potential and will become a city in the future, he dismisses it.Because in the eyes of Lakshmi Payi, this is stubbornness and sophistry.

Children naturally like to test the bottom line of others, and there is a saying that "from ancient times, heroes come from youth".

"How big is the potential? How far is the future?"

Franz naturally couldn't bear this kind of face-jumping behavior, so he grabbed the arrogant little monkey.

"We are civilized people, don't be rough!"

Lakshmi yelled, but this kind of moral kidnapping was useless to Franz, their moral standards were fundamentally different.

The latter flicked the head hard on the forehead of the former, and then returned to normal.

"Not for long, ten years, maybe twenty years."

Lakshmi muttered softly, clutching his reddened forehead.

"I thought you were amazing! It takes so long to build a city!"

Franz looked at the former again, and the former shrank his neck angrily and fled to the side.In fact, children can instinctively observe words and expressions, and she can see that Mia Artius is powerless against Franz.

If Franz really wanted to continue beating her, Miss Mia would not only not protect her, but also help her, so Lakshmi Payi hid in a corner.

Franz sighed, "Building a city is not so simple. Roads, transportation, hospitals, schools, churches, police stations, fire stations, water plants, various infrastructures, and the layout of pipelines all require planning. .

What is the most important purpose of urban construction?Business?industry?agriculture?politics?military?You have to choose one, because if the city wants to continue to develop, it needs pillar industries.”

Franz said a lot on his own, but these were a bit too advanced for Lakshmi Payi and even Mia Artius, they didn't think so much and they were just silly listening.

Note: Mia Artius is not yet 20 years old, and it is already very good to be able to figure out one or two subjects. Compared with modern times, the access to information in the [-]th century was very limited.

After a bumpy journey, Franz finally came to the manor of Vikhliu Yasuski.

What about first impressions?Luxurious, but not gorgeous, in short, this kind of taste Franz is really not flattering.

(End of this chapter)