Chapter 1: Crossing

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Inside the Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, 1881, admire the reliefs and paintings hanging on the walls. Li Mu (now Ferdinand) once again had a sense of confusion, and he repeatedly compared the difference between the current Stephen's Cathedral and the Stephen's Cathedral a hundred years later.

Just three months ago, the original owner Ferdinand was in Stephen's Cathedral when he suddenly fainted, and then was occupied by Li Mujiu.

Ferdinand, born on February 26, 1861 in the Saxony-Coburg-Gotha-Kohali family, full name: Ferdinand Maximilian Carl Leopold Maria.

His father was Prince Auguste of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and his mother was Princess Clementina of Orleans.

His godparents were Emperor Massimiliano I of Mexico and his wife, Princess Charlotte of Belgium.

Ferdinand was the grandnephew of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and Leopold I, the first King of Belgium.

His mother, Princess Clementina, was King Louis of France. Philip's daughter.

His father, Prince Auguste of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, was the younger brother of King Fernando II of Portugal and the first cousin of Prince Albert, Queen of Mexico, Princess Charlotte of Belgium and King Leopold II of Belgium, and the first representative of Queen Victoria of England.

Among them, since Princess Louise, the mother of Charlotte and Leopold II, was the sister of Ferdinand's mother, the three of them were not only uncles and nephews, but also the first representatives.

To be honest, Li Mu (Ferdinand) is still very satisfied with this crossing, and his background is noble enough. If nothing else, he is still the future king of Bulgaria.

As a dick who opened a Taobao online store, he can barely be said to be a businessman, a part-time military and history enthusiast, thinking about the historical actions of the original owner, Li Mu (Ferdinand) feels a lot of pressure.

Ferdinand's first twenty years of Bulgarian rule were resounding successes, but when he lost the Second Balkan War and was forced to become involved in a world war, it all went up in smoke.

As a traverser, it seems that he should change his life against the sky, beat the whole world, and dominate Unai.

Li Mu (Ferdinand) didn't think so much, as long as anyone who has a certain understanding of Bulgaria knows that a small Balkan country can fight more wars at most. If you want industry but no industry, you want resources but no resources, you want population but no population, a typical three-no country.

If you pass through Wilhelm II, why do you have to break out against the sky, maybe you can really beat the whole world.

The goal set for himself by Li Mu (who was later called Ferdinand) was to at least be a wealthy nobleman, and he felt too negative.

Now it's a little bit better, and it seems that as long as you don't stand on the wrong side, it's not too difficult.

However, anyone who knows the Balkans knows that unless two Balkan wars are won, rising nationalism will still push Bulgaria into the abyss.

If you are poor, you will be good alone, and if you are good, you will help the world!

At the moment, Ferdinand is not the king of Bulgaria, but a minor officer in the Austro-Hungarian local defense forces, and as a nobleman, he only needs to report every day, oh, it doesn't matter if he doesn't go.

From this aspect, it can also be seen that the Austro-Hungarian Empire has decayed, but this also happens to facilitate Li Mu's actions.

After more than three months of understanding, Ferdinand knew that the Kohali family was still very wealthy, and there were a lot of prominent relatives.

However, the greatest wealth is the territory, with the Slovak Abra and the large territory of Sitno.

It looked good at the moment, but Ferdinand knew that after the First World War, these real estate would shrink significantly and be confiscated by the Soviet Republic.

It seems that something should be done, leaving an extra way back, anyway, as long as you have a lot of money in your hand, you can live comfortably in the future.

What exactly is to be done? The first thing that came to mind was "munitions", and then it was ruled out. Most of the arms trade is mixed with politics, and now there are so many powerful buyers in the international market, and the large-scale arms trade has long been carved up.

If you want to do a small business of 180 guns, it is really a shame for the nobles, and the money you make is not as much as your own pocket money.

"Drugs" were immediately ruled out again, but he was a person who wanted to be the king, if he had a relationship with a drug criminal, and hit the "drug king", it would be too terrifying to think about that scene.

Walking to the streets of Vienna, Ferdinand ruled out one money-making plan after another, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration "department store".

In fact, department stores were born in Paris, France as early as 1852, and quickly spread to the world, and there were also department stores in Vienna, but unlike the supermarkets of later generations, they were not so convenient.

It wasn't until 1930 that a new store was opened in New York, USA, where customers could walk in and take the goods on the shelves at will, and only check out at the door, which was the world's first supermarket.

History has proven the superiority of supermarkets, and the competition between them and department stores is not very fierce.

1. Different positioning: department stores are mainly engaged in durable goods, and the grades of goods are mainly medium and high-end. The supermarket is mainly engaged in fast-moving consumer goods, daily necessities, and the commodity grades are mainly medium and low-end.

2. Different profit models: department stores seek benefits from management, that is, they mainly obtain profits through leasing venues; Supermarkets, on the other hand, seek benefits from procurement and make profits by expanding sales.

3. Different sales methods: department store shopping guide is particularly important, guide consumption with professional shopping guide, and settle the bill separately at the time of settlement. Supermarkets are mainly self-selected by customers, unless it is necessary to generally adopt "non-intrusive service", and adopt centralized one-time payment methods at checkout.

After a sober analysis, Ferdinand believed that the economic situation in Vienna at that time was enough to make the supermarket profitable.

After all, it was different from now, the variety of goods was not as wide as it is now, and there was no such thing as home delivery.

No matter how you say it, in that era, he was also the most professional talent in this field, at least he had seen the supermarket, and others didn't even have an impression, and many things could only be done by himself.

After going out early and returning late every day, and living for more than a month, Ferdinand finally figured out the basic situation of Vienna, an international metropolis, and gained a thick notebook.

"This is also a historical material! In the future, people will study the situation in Vienna at this time, and this is the best evidence, covering all aspects of clothing, food, housing, transportation, and most importantly, annotations! It can be placed in a museum for future generations to see! Ferdinand thought beautifully as he lay on the bed

There was a "bang" and the door was kicked open

"Ferdinand, what the hell have you been up to lately? What are you doing every day, you can't be seen at the aristocratic banquet, and the city guards don't report it! "It was Ferdinand's mother, Princess Clemantina.

"No, Kremantine, my dear mother, the aristocracy knows it! Breaking in without knocking is unethical and will affect your reputation! ”

"Hell, fuck aristocratic etiquette, don't change the subject for me, you know that no one will know about this, will you tell it!" Princess Clementina

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