Not surprisingly, Palmerston's plan for a Jewish state was unanimously opposed by all countries. Even the greatest beneficiary of the British, the Ottoman Sudan Gid, opposed the establishment of a Jewish state on their own land.

Of course, the opinion of other countries did not make the British intend to give up, and they tried to contact organizations such as the Zionist Congress and Freemasonry, hoping to use their help to move large numbers of Jews directly into the Jerusalem area.

This creates a fait accompli, and it doesn't matter if the five nations don't agree, because Britain can use its power to cook raw rice.

The British vision and promise of a Jewish state, spread through the newspapers and merchants, and did attract a number of low-class and middle-class Jews, some of whom planned to leave for Syria to acquire the "Promised Land" after the war in the Near East and North Africa ended.

Franz didn't know this history, but he did know that the state of Israel was established after the end of World War II. So he was sure that Jewish statehood would not succeed.

The aristocratic circle of Austria even set up a handicap for this.

Franz had wanted to make a fortune, but found that the odds of a successful Jewish state were pitifully low, and the vast majority of the aristocracy believed that the Jews would not be able to gain a foothold in the Syrian desert.

Only a small number of Jews who insist on suppressing the Jewish state will succeed.

Even the backbone of the Austrian Jews, Solomon Rothschild, only symbolically crushed a thousand florins.

Franz could only sigh: "It's really hard to make some extra money." ”

"Grand Duke Franz, your earning ability is already very strong, no matter how powerful you are, you can only rob it." Adjani smiled and comforted.

"Rob? That's a good idea. "The Bactria Hills in Afghanistan, the shipwrecks in Spain, and the temples in India are all good places to make money, but these things can't be gone for the time being due to the limitations of technology and strength.

"Do you really want to rob it?" Adjani said as she put her ear up to Franz.

Franz grabbed Adjani's ear and said.

"You're asking too much!"

"Yikes! Hurt! Don't ask! ”

Franz let go of his hand, but he didn't push too hard, but Adjani was too involved.

"Archduke Franz, there's good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?" Adjani said with a grin.

"Are you taking revenge on me?"

"How dare you!" Adjani said, covering her ears.

"Okay, let's hear the bad news first." Franz sighed.

"The sales of the improved foot-operated sewing machine were dismal, and almost no one cared about it except for a few nobles who were close friends with the family."

At this time, the sewing machine is still a very troublesome hand-cranked sewing machine, which requires two people to operate, one person shakes the handle, and the other person puts the cloth into it to operate, and it is extremely easy to cause accidents.

After all, it is impossible for two people to share the same brain, so they can only perform some simple mechanical sutures.

Although the foot-operated sewing machine only changes the driving mode on the surface, it actually does reduce the dimensionality of the hand-cranked sewing machine in the past, which greatly simplifies the operation process and enriches the operation mode, so that it can replace manual operation in most cases.

It's just that Franz didn't expect these people to be so illiterate, and only less than ten units were retailed every month, but his mother purchased 1,000 units successively.

At this time, an old hand-cranked sewing machine cost 250 florins, and Franz's modified foot-operated sewing machine cost only 300 florins.

Franz felt that only 50 florins were added to the price, which was already a very discount. However, in half a year, only 69 units were sold at retail, and after deducting costs and other expenses, only 12,000 florins were earned.

The 1,000 units purchased by Mrs. Sophie were taken at cost price, and Franz did not make any money in this business.

As for the patent fee, there is not a single child.

"Adjani, didn't you say that the sewing machine is very good?" Franz asked.

"It's very easy to use, I don't know how many times faster than manual." Adjani replied.

In fact, it has been calculated that in the case of soft or thinner materials, the speed of a sewing machine is almost fifteen times that of a manual one.

In the case of hard or thick materials, the speed of the sewing machine is more than 30 times that of manual work.

"Then why can't it be sold?" Franz asked.

"It always takes time for people to embrace new things, and it's really a bit expensive. But it's really a great invention, don't be discouraged, people who have used it say it's good. Adjani explained.

"It's been half a year! It's just that for the common people, don't those tailors have any foresight? Franz said indignantly.

In fact, the sewing machine can be called one of the "four major pieces" even a century later, and it is normal for civilians to not afford it. But the owners and professionals of those tailor shops refused to spend money on them, which made Franz very cold.

Is it really like what the book says, with a first-mover advantage, you are unwilling to update your equipment, so that you will rot until you are eliminated by the times?

Thinking of this, Franz could not help but worry about the future of the Austrian Empire.

At this time, Adjani said.

"But the tailors in the shop don't usually go to the aristocratic shops."

"Noble shop?"

"Well, that's right! Many families run their own shops, and the royal family is no exception. But thanks to Mrs. Sophie's connections, our wares can be sold in several aristocratic shops. For example, Elthazy, Wendy Schgretz. Maybe we can hire some people to sell it, or try our luck at a general store. ”

"General store?" Franz didn't quite understand the term.

"It's the kind of store that is relatively large and has a wide range of types. It's just that the people who run this kind of shop, usually Jewish merchants, if they put your goods in it, they may be used by people with good intentions to create some rumors that don't exist. Adjani said worriedly.

After listening to Adjani's words, Franz realized that there were no supermarkets in this era.

However, it is a bit difficult to run a supermarket, and it will steal the business of ordinary people, maybe department stores are a good choice.

Department stores are more image-oriented than supermarkets, and their profit margins are higher, but they are still much cheaper than the goods in contemporaries.

In this era, due to the constraints of transportation, transportation, storage and other conditions, the operation mode of shopping malls is destined to be more profit-oriented.

Maybe it was the joy of suddenly figuring out one of the joints, or maybe it was always trying to fight back, Franz put his arms around Adjani's neck and kissed her on the cheek.

A smell of aloe vera, which is blamed on Franz for saying that aloe vera has a whitening effect, so the aloe vera in the royal garden suffered, and Adjani would break aloe vera every day after waking up and before going to bed.

But Franz thought about it, it was fine, at least she wouldn't paint her face with arsenic trioxide. Otherwise, Franz will end up with Mrs. White's dog one day.

In 1888, there was a tragedy in New York, USA, a noble lady woke up in the morning to find that her pet dog was dead, for which she offered a reward of $10,000 to catch the murderer who poisoned her dog.

This incident shocked not only New York, but even the entire United States detectives jumped to the test.

Finally, under the analysis of a group of detectives, it was concluded that the cause of the dog's death was because he licked Mrs. White's face, and as a result, he was poisoned by cosmetics.

is completely different from what Franz thought, not only did Adjani have no reaction when Franz kissed, but even after the kiss, it was as if nothing had happened.

(End of chapter)