The blue bike, the white bike, compared to other means of transportation, the bicycle has always been Ernst's preferred tool, and he doesn't want Prague to be another London in 80 or 100 years.

On the benches on the bank of the Vltavar embankment, girls and tourists admire the turquoise water, and the second generation of the rich family drives the yacht to set off the waves while showing off their wealth. Bell towers, parapets, and some years of ground, this is Prague, the political center of the Czech Republic with its own charm.

In his spare time, Ernst would occasionally go out for a stroll, and at this time he would often not bring too many bodyguards, just walking quietly on the streets of Prague alone, perhaps it was interesting to come to the café next to him for a cup of coffee and listen to other people's whispers. Of course, Ernst could never really be alone, and he was surrounded by guards from the Czech Royal Guard, both openly and covertly.

Not to mention the fact that because of traditional Chinese medicine, even his identity is destined to have many people who want his life, after all, the rise of the Czech Duchy hinders the interests of too many people and countries. The death of an Ernst may not change anything, but at least it will cause chaos in the Czech principality, knowing that Ernst has no heirs.

Ernst had always felt that he was very conservative in his character, because he had only one mistress compared to the other kings and archdukes, although he did feel a little sorry for Maria for Rosa's identity.

Both women have their own busy schedules, and it goes without saying that she needs to ensure her influence in Prague and even in the Czech Principality from time to time, such as large charity banquets, children's treatment centers, medical care centers, service centers for the disabled, and fundraising centers for poor areas.

If Maria's career is humanity and charity, then Jessica's career is business and wealth. Neumann Film is the focus of Jessica's career, and the film company named after her family can be said to be the focus of most of her efforts, and the Jewish blood gives her commercial talent, which is one of the main reasons for the development of the film company.

The world war is over, countries are trying to restore their own economic systems, and the Czech Principality, in addition to the important allocation of roads and education, is all that remains is support for the film and television industry.

The Prague Film Festival is a symbol of the Czech principality, and even every year films from the United States come all the way to Prague to participate, and several awards at the Prague Film Festival can even be said to be the vane of world cinema.

Because of the need for fairness, the judges of the Prague Film Festival are all royalty from European countries, they are not lacking in wealth, they are not lacking in international status, they are a group of people who really love film, it can be said that they are almost impossible to be influenced and pressured by the outside world.

Of course, the jury can not only be members of the royal family of European countries, Prague films are the world, not just Europe, and all countries from the five continents have carefully selected people who really love movies as judges, and to a certain extent, they can ensure that Prague films are free from ethnic and national discrimination.

When Ernst was still the Count of Moravia, Moravian red wine began to sell well throughout Europe, so the hotel industry in the Czech Principality is also very hot, six of the top ten hotel chains in Europe are registered in the Czech Principality, and more than 20 of the top 100 richest people in Europe are Czech nationals.

Unfortunately, the gap between rich and poor in the Czech Duchy is still somewhat large, but Ernst believes that in 20 years, the Czech Duchy will be a holy place that everyone will yearn for, provided that World War II does not break out. In the system of the Czech principality, the Czech Grand Duke is a very sacred definition of the position of overseer, so in daily life there are really few things to do in Ernst, unless it is a world event, most of it is handled by the cabinet government.

The Royal Palace in Prague is busy today, because on this day a friend from far away Italy is coming to visit Ernst, Count Álvaro of the Bonarroti family and his wife Mosetti. Speaking of which, many of the high-ranking officials of the Czech principality have quite close ties with him, such as Lieutenant General Balbo of the Ministry of Defense, Cosimo of Prague, and Prime Minister Massena......

Ernst had been in correspondence with Count Alvaro's daughters, Mara and Adeline, a few years earlier, but their communication had been interrupted since the outbreak of World War I, but Ernst had heard that Count Álvaro had gone to England to treat his illness, and had now added a new brother to Mara and his wife.

The war was over, the blockade of the countries had begun to be lifted, and Count Alvaro intended to take his family on a trip, and it happened that after the war was over, Prague was still complete and peaceful, and after some discussion, they decided to visit Ernst, an old friend.

After a few years, the status of the two sides was completely different, the Count of Álvaro was still the same count who lived in the local area, and Ernst was already the head of state and the top five archdukes in Europe.

Seeing that the servants in the house were very busy, Maria inquired, and when she received the answer, she suddenly said, "Count Álvaro? The Italian aristocrat you once said you met in Florence? ”

Ensette nodded and said, "That's right, Massena and Cosimo met there, and I'm sure they also want to meet Count Álvaro!" ”

"Cosimo may really want to, but Mr. Massena may not think so."

With a playful smile, Maria was not unaware of Masséna's experience, a descendant of Napoleonic nobility who did not have a good impression of an Italian nobleman like Count Álvaro.

Maria's look of wanting to see a good show made Ernst cry and laugh a little, but considering Maria's age, he didn't say anything. At this time, it was already June, and the temperature began to warm up, and people began to get used to being a little lazy, and it was rare to see Maria in such high spirits.

The black evening dress gave Maria's figure a clear view, but the slight bulging belly was a little hindered. Don't get me wrong, it's not obesity, it's Maria who found out a month ago that she was pregnant, and most likely a boy. Maria's pregnancy was a family affair for Ernst, and it was very important for the entire Czech principality, and millions of Czech citizens were waiting for the birth of the little duke.

"Ernst, is it true that Count Álvaro is just coming to visit you?"

Maria's meaningful appearance made Ernst smile bitterly, sure enough, she was worthy of being the Empress of Russia, and her political sensitivity was no worse than that of a cabinet official, but at a glance she could see that Count Alvaro had other intentions.

"It's true that I want to visit, but it's also true that he was commissioned by the King of Italy."

Entrust? After a moment's pause, Maria understood what Ernst meant, and she asked tentatively, "Grain and Italy's territorial claims in the Treaty of Versailles?" ”

Ernst continued with a wry smile: "Maybe! The rejection of Italy's territorial claims by Britain and France led to the early departure of Italian diplomats, and although Britain and France later compromised, it is now clear that they are not ready to fulfill, and if it were us, I think we would be in a hurry as well. ”

"That's what Italy deserves, say let them ......"

Before Maria could finish her childish words, she was interrupted by Ernst: "There is nothing to deserve in state affairs, only strength and military strength, Italy is not as good as England and France, he is naturally helpless, and his behavior of turning his back on his allies is indeed somewhat incomprehensible." ”

"So what should we do?"

"This has nothing to do with Count Álvaro, they are just helping to bring a word to test our attitude, food can be talked about but supporting them is not, the United States is still looking for our handle, we can't act rashly at this time."

To say that it is rash is actually to meddle in things, and at this time, the Czech principality can only barely protect itself, where is it capable of helping others? Moreover, the Kingdom of Italy did not last long, and most of what he was able to come up with could not attract the attention of the Czech principality.

There is no deal without interest, how can a deal be made where the Kingdom of Italy does not attract Ernst? It was already good for Enstecen to risk offending England and France in a grain deal with them, and to expect the rest was delusional.

On 4 July, Italians went on a nationwide general strike to demand lower prices for grain and foodstuffs; On 7 July, serious bloodshed broke out between Italians and French living in Fulu. During the Paris Peace Conference, Britain and France reneged on the London Secret Treaty and refused to fulfill the promised promises they had agreed to meet Italy's territorial claims, which caused strong resentment in Italy, and many armed conflicts and bloodshed broke out afterwards.

This was the news report about Italy, and it was from the newspapers that Ernst saw it that he was associated with the arrival of the Count of Álvaro. Most of Italy's grain is in the hands of grain merchants, and even the government can't force them to lower their prices, the only way is to import!

Where is Europe's main food base? There is no doubt that it is Moravia in the Czech principality, and as the scope of Moravian agricultural technology has increased, the agricultural output of the entire Czech principality has increased dramatically. The simple statistic is that the Czech-principality produces enough grain to meet the needs of half of Europe every year, while in fact Germany and Austria-Hungary have been importing Czech-duchy grain all along.