War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

Franz is still worried about the livelihood of Silesian refugees in the future. Those who are not physically disabled will only need two or three months to recover from their skin injuries before they can work like other normal immigrants.

The "reform education" that Franz asked the church to carry out was actually very effective. The vast majority of people who received the "reform education" could become loyal and patriotic citizens.

Of course, there are some exceptions to this, but when these people fight in the colonies and compete with all kinds of monsters and monsters all day long, they will be reminded of the kindness of the empire.

At the same time, colonial officials will no longer tolerate those who may bring disaster to the collective, and they have the right to deal with those "heresies."

Talking back to the weavers in Silesia, these people are old and young, many of them are physically disabled, and there are not many jobs that they can do.

The modern solution is usually to let them make some handicrafts. The problem is that there is no shortage of craftsmen in the 19th century, and even Franz had to find a way to eliminate the vast majority of craftsmen.

As for paid work, it is also difficult for these people to do it. Not to mention their knowledge level, physical ability, and appearance, the workload alone is not something that the weak can complete.

In the 19th century, there were no advanced products such as computer printers. Payment work not only required a lot of mental work, but also required a lot of physical work at the same time.

As for artistic jobs, let alone weavers who have spent half their lives working with handlooms, even professional musical talents have a hard time making a career in Vienna.

It is not possible to continue like this, because there are many people who can buy horse bones, but there are no people who can keep a lot of horses. After all, the former will be regarded as eager for talent, while the latter will only be regarded as a fool.

In fact, Franz is not without options. For example, the ammunition factory in Austria has very low intensity of work, but requires strict confidentiality, which is very suitable for these homeless and disabled people.

However, hiding all the people will not have the same effect as buying horse bones for a thousand dollars, so we have to start from the characteristics of their German immigrants themselves.

In fact, Austria does not lack artistic talents, but those artists are not as convincing as these people themselves.

Franz plans to train these Silesian refugees into storytellers and bards. They do not need a high artistic level, but they need to be able to endure hardship and be determined, as well as have strong empathy and infectious abilities.

Franz planned to combine these storytellers and bards with Vienna's surplus artists and university students to form small troupes.

Let these people tour across the country, one is to promote the so-called "loyalty to the emperor and patriotism" ideology, and the other is to allow them to collect local intelligence.

Although Austria's control over local areas has been greatly strengthened with the arrival of the railway, it is only limited to places that can be reached by trains. However, there are a large number of areas in the Austrian Empire where railway lines have not yet been opened.

Of course, it may take months, or even years, for this plan to actually be implemented. At least the whip wounds on those people's bodies must be healed before training can begin.

Albrecht brought good news. If one hundred thousand pounds could be exchanged for the British to do nothing in this Near East Conference, it would be worth it.

And there is good news, that is, the Russians are also using their brains. Yes, Neserlov said that Russia will not monopolize Kasr Province, and Russia will support Austria's annexation of Montenegro.

Montenegro can be said to be a small power in Eastern Europe. It has not been annexed by the Ottoman Empire for hundreds of years. Instead, it has become a sore on its body and turned everything around it into rotten land.

It can be said that the Ottoman Empire dreamed of getting rid of this burden, and now Maozi actually used it as a bargaining chip to exchange for the support of the Austrian Empire.

"Didn't I say that Russia now has a talented diplomat? Is he of this level?" Franz said with some disdain.

Albrecht was an informal person, so Franz was more relaxed in front of this uncle.

"This time the Russian ambassador is still Neserlov. His level is very worrying. It even made me feel for a moment that I am completely qualified for the position of diplomat."

Albrecht made no secret of his disdain for the other party.

"Grand Duke Albrecht, I think you are very suitable to be a diplomat." Although Adjani's words were somewhat flattering, for a traditional diplomat, Albrecht was completely qualified.

But Franz did not intend to let a war genius become a diplomat.

"Uncle Albrecht is still more suitable for the battlefield."

"Hasn't the news from California come yet? I don't know how Ferdinand's war is going? His level of land warfare is not as good as Friedrich's. Franz, you should have asked me to go there."

There was a bit of resentment in Albrecht's words. After all, among their brothers, he was the only one who had not fought a decent battle in so many years.

In fact, whether in Hungary or Luxembourg, Albrecht faced much more difficult opponents than the US military.

It's just that because he is too strong, and he is leading the elite of the army, and Franz is also making suggestions, he can always surprise him, so he feels that his opponent is not good enough.

"Don't worry, as long as the French don't join the war, the Americans won't last long." Franz was very confident when he said this. He knew well that a thousand-mile embankment collapsed in an ant nest, so there were a large group of rats stealing holes. The United States cannot last long.

Albrecht nodded. Seeing Franz's confident look, he chose to believe the latter. Anyway, the former couldn't be of much help at this time.

"So what do we do next?"

"Continue to leave the Russians alone. They don't have enough leverage and let George Hamilton put pressure on them. If these Russians don't give them some color, I'm afraid they will still look down on us.

If we want long-term cooperation, we should let them learn to respect us. "

Franz's words made Albrecht a little confused. The latter still received the same set of empathy education that regards honesty and trustworthiness as the basis of cooperation. In fact, reciprocity of interests, honesty, mutual trust, and mutual respect are the basis of cooperation. .

On the contrary, Adjani understood this approach very well. After all, she could incorporate Franz's theory into the relationship between men and women.

Afterwards, Franz discussed some details with Albrecht about the details of tomorrow's meeting. After all, the latter is not a professional diplomat. He does not have stage fright, but that does not mean that he can completely control the situation.

In fact, Franz was afraid that he had lost his temper. After all, the Russians' diplomatic level was limited, and it was impossible to determine whether George Hamilton wanted to cooperate or was planning to play some conspiracy.

Therefore, Albrecht must grasp Franz's bottom line in order to ensure the interests of the Austrian Empire.

"We will not let the Russians get the whole province of Kars."