Lunch was generally pleasant, but Massena and Cosimo had a lot of official business to do, so they left after lunch. The rest of Maria accompanied Countess Mosetti and Mara on a stroll, while Ernst prepared to enjoy Prague's nature with Count Alvaro.

It was not appropriate to hunt with only two people, so Ernst specially invited several nobles from Germany and the Russian Empire to accompany him to hunt, so that no one would refuse to be able to establish relations with Ernst.

On the peak of the mountain on the side of Prague, Ernst and the others advanced slowly, and with the sound of gunfire, they had also reached the peak, which was still cooler than the upper part below. A few hounds were trying to breathe with their tongues stuck out at their feet, Ernst had no prey and Count Alvaro was not as good as that, but the two young German nobles seemed to have a good harvest.

"It's a great place to see Prague at night, there are a lot of industrial companies around Prague in the past two years, the river is a little polluted, and although the cabinet has cleaned it up, I believe it will take a few years to restore it to its original appearance."

"The Vltavar River?"

Ernst knew Count Alvaro's doubts, the river in Prague is naturally very clear, but the suburbs are very poor, there is even garbage blocked in some places, the river is surrounded by a foul smell, not to mention that humans are even animals, it is also avoided from afar, dead fish and garbage are mixed together, making people suspect that there will be a possibility of disease outbreaks here for a long time.

After receiving Ernst's explanation, Count Alvaro nodded very sympathetically: "Human civilization is progressing, but the price paid is environmental pollution, London is already covered in clouds, I believe you don't want Prague to become a second London." ”

"No, even if Prague is very polluted, it will only be the first Prague and not the second London."

Ernst's very serious appearance made Count Álvaro couldn't help but smile, sure enough, he was no longer the young and relatively simple Prince Ernst back then, although his personality did not change much, but many years of monarchical career made him change a lot after all, and such small things can be clearly justified.

"That's right, the first Prague and not the second London."

Count Álvaro's repetition made Ernst laugh too, he had just habitually argued, but there was no point in forgetting it.

Several other nobles of the German and Russian Empire were very envious when they saw Count Alvaro talking and laughing with Ernst, and they were a little remorseful, why didn't they deal with Ernst in advance when Ernst went to Germany and Russia? Not to mention the rest, at least now their titles can be recognized!

The most frustrating thing in the world is that there is no chance to do it all over again, because regret can only regret that you can't make changes. Ernst told Count Alvaro that the pollution in Prague would naturally lead to other places, such as music, film, and industry, something that Count Alvaro was very eager to know.

The economy of the Kingdom of Italy at this time was not good as a whole, and the Czech Duchy could be regarded as a pioneer of the European economy at this time, and Count Álvaro naturally wanted to get some news from here. He doesn't have any big ambitions, and the main thing is that keeping the family running is enough to satisfy him. When Count Álvaro made his request, Ernst smiled and gave a suggestion.

"Movies?"

"That's right, it's the film industry, it's an industry that's destined to flourish in the future, and even after a hundred years, it's only going to make more and more money, not to mention keeping the family running, even if you buy a few more castles."

Ernst's words made Count Álvaro shake his head hurriedly: "Now the family's expenses have given me a lot of headaches, even if I have money, I will not buy new land and estates, the cost of operation is too great." ”

Seeing Count Álvaro's taboo look, Ernst couldn't help but want to tease, but seeing that the other nobles from Germany and the Russian Empire all had the same expressions, Ernst couldn't say what he wanted to say, and it seemed that he really underestimated the cost.

This also has a lot to do with Ernst's rise too fast, he has been very financially surplus from the beginning, and the family affairs are all solved by Bert, he naturally does not know how much cash is needed to maintain a castle or manor, not to mention the rest, how much does it cost to repair those servants, cooks, and repairs? That's a lot of money.

While talking, the chef has already started to barbecue meat, although they have already eaten lunch, but it is good to taste it a little, the hounds have no lunch without lunch, looking at the fragrant barbecue, they can't sit still and stick out their tongues around the grill.

"There are about 40 films released in Prague this year, and more than 100 films in the entire Czech principality, of which less than 20 are not recovered at the box office, most of them have 80% of the profits, and a few even have five to ten times the profits, which is also the main reason for the popularity of the Prague film market."

In fact, the main reason why the movie is not popular at this time is still in the theaters in Europe, Europe is not big and it is still in a state where the war has just ended, and it is very difficult to carry out cooperative theaters. For example, a cinema chain run by the royal family has a total of some cinemas in the Czech principality and Siberia, and even the German region has not yet been negotiated. Of course, there is also an element of Ernst's hesitation, after all, there will be the outbreak of World War II in the future, and the investment at this time is likely to be empty by that time.

Ernst is reluctant to take risks, and it is naturally difficult for other private cinema companies to negotiate, Germany is better, but Britain, France and Austria are not face-saving at all, and they only have one sentence for the acquisition of drama theaters to renovate theaters, and they need to be down-to-do with the above policies.

The relationship between the Czech principality and the Beiyang government was very good, but who would dare to build a cinema in the Far East at this time? Japan is menacing, they dare not infringe on the interests of Britain and the United States, but the Czech principality they don't care, you must know that from the beginning the Czech principality has been in a state of opposition to Japan.

The Italian market is also not favored by Ernst, but if Count Álvaro only manages the Florence area well, then there is no problem in ensuring the interests of the family, and the film is likely to bring great benefits to the Bonarroti family, such as increasing local influence.

"The war has just passed, and comedy and inspirational movies are more popular at this time, you can start with these two aspects, and if necessary, I can arrange for Jessica to be there......"

Ernst's kindness, Count Alvaro did not refuse, he nodded as a sign of gratitude, the economic crisis of the Bonaroti family does need the help of some external forces, there is no doubt that Ernst, who can help the Bonaroti family at this time, is the most suitable person.

"Florence is a good place, and it's great to shoot there."

Several high-ranking nobles of Germany and the Russian Empire also spoke up to suggest that Florence was a famous city in Europe, and most of these great nobles had visited there. Of course, this is also after the railway, before Berlin to Vienna took several days and nights to travel, who would risk running so far to visit?

While Ernst was talking to Count Alvaro about the film, Maria in the palace was talking to Countess Mosetti and Mara about some of the more popular topics among women.

"Mara is also of marriage age, is there no suitable person in Italy?"

Maria's words made Countess Mosetti slightly embarrassed, and Mara looked at Maria as if she had expected something, was it a warning or ......

One sentence made the environment that was originally good for getting along instantly embarrassing, and the Countess Mosetti casually found an excuse to change the topic and quickly excused herself from being unwell. Maria didn't insist, and asked Bert to arrange for the room to leave later.

"Mom's ......"

"This is Prague, not Florence, Mara, and I hope you know that."

Mara's words were directly interrupted by Countess Mosetti, seeing that Countess Mosetti's face was very ugly, Mara didn't dare to say anything more and could only shut up. She glared at her daughter again as a warning, and then continued to follow the maid in front of her towards the guest room.

At the same time, there was an incident in Hungary, which was a place of great concern to the Czech principality, after all, Ernst was preparing to make his brother Mesimilian king here. The Hungarian affair was not a big deal, as several generals were appointed and dismissed, and the royalists had taken control of almost all the power of the country.

As soon as the Czech principality received the news, Massena began to arrange for an envoy to Hungary, and at the same time, he also received the news that the exiled Emperor Karl seemed to have arranged for someone to contact the Hungarian government. Now it depends on who has the highest chips on both sides, if nothing else, Karl is by no means an opponent of Messimilian, after all, there is the entire Czech principality behind Meisimilian.