Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

Franz lay leisurely on Adjani's lap, who was more coaxing, gentle, and singing than Talia.

Talia was reading the newspaper for Franz, and of course it was inseparable from the Spanish Civil War and the recent outbreak of the Second Turkish-Egyptian War.

The newspaper also devoted a great deal of space to the persecution of Catholics in Serbia and Bosnia. Those people have not been persecuted for a day or two, why did they report it at this time, of course, it was the handiwork of Prince Metternich.

Prince Metternich was very much in favor of Franz's proposal to exchange Ottoman land for Belgrade in Serbia.

After all, who can not love the white wolf with empty gloves?

Belgrade, as the key to the Balkans, must be in the hands of Austria.

But in order to avoid arousing the anger of Russia and the over-alarm of the Ottomans, Austria needed to strengthen Serbia at the same time as taking Belgrade, and even let Serbian forces surround Belgrade.

In addition to this, the purpose of the exchange was to increase the Croatian population and at the same time control the Serbian population in Austria.

Although they were also Yugoslavs, Catholic Croats were clearly more loyal to the empire than Serbs.

Franz was not idle, either, and he opened an arsenal in Tyrol. Adjani wondered why Franz chose Tyrol for the arsenal.

Tyrol has no industrial base, no market, and even if silver is remined, it is one of the poorest provinces in Austria. And most importantly, there are not enough gunsmiths, knowing that it takes 3-5 years to train a qualified gunsmith.

Adjani was very incomprehensible to Franz's approach, and she felt that such an almost gracious approach was unnecessary.

Because Franz had donated schools, churches, and hospitals in Tyrol more than once.

But in fact, Franz did not pay a penny of these donations, and it was the church that paid for them.

Tyrol is a pilot area, predominantly German, but also large numbers of Italians and a small number of French (a by-product of the Napoleonic Wars).

The Church's schools will force the promotion of the German language, but education is free and students are provided with free lunches.

Franz wondered how much resistance there would be to pushing the German language, and where it would come from.

Can free education and free lunches attract those poor people to study?

Theoretically, under the banner of free, it must attract a lot of people, and with the real benefits, the locals should flock to it.

There is also the issue of cost, although free education can solve the problem of illiteracy in the short term, but it will not have enough stamina and will put economic pressure on the country.

And if education is an industry, there will soon be a new problem, that is, all resources will inevitably flow to the powerful, and finally become a game for the rich.

Then the classes solidified, as in Austria today. Many aristocrats were not only official, but also capitalists and highly educated.

Contrary to historical stereotypes, the aristocracy of this period was generally well-educated and of high quality, and not all of them were fat, uneducated, and deformed freaks.

If Doppler hadn't met Franz, he would still be a junior high school teacher, thanks to the fact that he was born into a family of stonemasons, so he could afford to study.

Mendel, if it had not been for the generosity of a nobleman, would have been left to mow the lawn with his father.

Hermann von Helmholtz, one of the greatest physicists in human history, was about to give up his passion for the natural sciences to make a living, enroll in the Berlin Medical School, and prepare to serve eight years to pay off his tuition.

Franz tricked him into going to Vienna with only a scholarship of 300 florins a year, and of course a job was arranged for him, and as soon as he graduated in 1843 he would enter the Royal Female Academy in Vienna, where he would teach or experiment.

In fact, not only his work, but even his life's events, Franz also prepared for him. And those noble women will not elope with him easily.

Anyway, in history, this product was also practicing medicine while writing those physics masterpieces in his spare time. If you change to a place with a better academic atmosphere, there is no reason to get worse.

In fact, in addition to physics, this product has also made great achievements in physiology, chemistry, mathematics, philosophy, aesthetics and other fields while practicing medicine.

Since the time of Empress Teresa, education has been an important means of breaking down class barriers. Only inter-class mobility can bring sufficient vitality to society.

This was true of the Spanish gold diggers, the same was true of the British pirates, and the same was true of France, which once singled out Europe.

Next door, Osman Mahmud II was a visionary, skillful, determined, loyal general, and a large number of reformers, but he was defeated, and he was defeated.

The nineteenth century was an era of rapid progress, and Franz could still be considered a genius at this time, but in another ten years, he could only be at the level of an ordinary college student, and if he lived a few decades, he might be a high school student.

So education would be a top priority in the Austrian Empire, and experiments in Tyrol and Chenla were just the beginning.

The church hospital was prepared by Franz for the purpose of spreading Chinese medicine.

At this time, Western medicine was just in its infancy, and it was still very immature, although great achievements had been made in the fields of surgery, but some fields and medical ideas were still very backward.

Especially for some incurable diseases in the colonies, the methods of Western medicine are often useless, and they are not conducive to the spread of religion.

And Chinese medicine, which is currently inexplicable, is the right appetite for the church.

"There's nothing like something that works, and doesn't make sense, more proof of God's existence, Amen!"

The church also has two great advantages over traditional Chinese medicine, one is trust, and the other is that it does not hide selfishness.

People's spiritual power is powerful, and sometimes even a bowl of talisman water with fragrant ash can save people's lives, not to mention a decoction that can cure diseases.

The rescuer and the rescued person have the same beliefs, which can make the two empathize, and the treatment process will be relatively smooth, and even provide each other with the courage to overcome difficulties.

I don't know how many stunts discovered by chance have been exterminated, but the church does not have this trouble, and every priest who discovers a new medicine is eager to immediately name this medicine after himself, so how can he hide it?

"Outside the company, see the subtle knowledge, and always balance the change." This sentence contains the essence of Chinese medicine, and Franz imprinted it on every textbook of the church physicians.

At the same time, when promoting traditional Chinese medicine, we must not forget Western medicine, which can cure diseases is true.

Archbishop Rauscher was very interested in anything that could spread religion and was very supportive of the mission schools and mission hospitals.

As for those churches, Franz could only say that "in these painful times, the people need more comfort." ”

Adjani felt that Franz's construction of an arsenal in Tyrol was costly and laborious, and there was no market.

But in fact, in his future plans, the arsenal was not used for commercial profit, but belonged to the secret agencies of the Austrian Empire.

Since it does not exist for profit (at least not yet), the weapons it produces will only equip a small number of troops.

And Franz is very clear about a truth, the research and development of weapons, especially new weapons, is as secretive as possible.

Finally, from the perspective of security, the terrain of Tyrol is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and at the same time it is a relatively loyal area, after all, it is an old area, and the population base is relatively strong.

(End of chapter)