Prussia, Pomerania.

The stone walls that Monsieur Otto had organized for the local population did not work, the Russians did not arrive, the war did not take place, and he himself received the title of "Pomeranian Defender".

Of course, Bismarck did not care what others thought, and he was both glad and relieved that the situation did not go in a bad direction, and that was enough.

However, the poor performance of the Prussian army in Namur was a real disappointment to him. He could not understand how incompetent the command of a man could lead to the defeat of an army of 100,000 to 20,000 French troops, and the main force was still blocked in the city.

This operation to send troops to Luxembourg not only achieved nothing, but also made a big scandal. This was a great loss to Prussia's international prestige, and in the end it had to make concessions on the question of the ownership of the Duchy of Liège.

In Bismarck's view, this was the only gain for Prussia, and the Austrians were once again pushed to the front line, facing the French threat head-on.

"It is possible to exploit the Franco-Austrian contradictions for the benefit of the kingdom, but to do so will undoubtedly provoke resentment from the other countries of the Confederacy. But if you want to lead Germany, sooner or later you have to clean up those small states. That doesn't seem to matter."

Mr. Otto's mind was racing as a group of laborers moved a large amount of goods into the mansion.

"Tap, tap! This was found in Vienna! Very valuable! ”

Yes, Bismarck also joined the army of bargainers who went to Austria. While his patriot status allows him to reject this sprawling southern neighbor, he can't do without its goods.

What's more, the sales of Austrian domestic products in Prussia are very tight, and this time the Junker aristocrats, who have the strength and warehouses to reduce the price, have hoarded a large number of goods.

They believe that once the sale in Austria ends, those items will return to their original prices so that they can make a fortune.

Bismarck decided to sell these items and decided to use some of his savings to go to Paris. His curiosity drove him to see the world up close, to see the world's largest metropolis up close, to see the homeland of wise men such as Rousseau, Montesquieu and Voltaire

At this time, the French culture represented by Paris was still sought after by the world. But as a butterfly flutters hard, the crossroads of history take a slight turn.

Vienna and Paris are both recognized as the only metropolises on the European continent, and the former surpasses the latter in terms of academic and artistic vibes.

However, Otto of Pomerania visited Vienna once as an inconspicuous member of the Prussian mission, and the beautiful city made a mixed impression on him.

It is magnificent and prosperous, but it loses the majesty of the capital of a country. It's hard to be in awe of the beautiful architecture and the sounds that float everywhere.

(In the previous episode, Bismarck had been to Vienna.) ）

Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace, Franz is noncommittal about Adjani's assassination proposal, Count Andrew is just a small man, and his life and death have little effect on the overall situation.

Outer Leitania is almost out of touch with Inner Leitania, and when the Zagreb and Sibiu lines are opened, it will become a complete state within a state.

(Zagreb is the central city of Croatia, the Zagreb line is the southern route around Hungary, the northern route of Bukovina has been completed, and the remaining line is the Sibiu line of the eastern route.)

Someone must have asked why there was no Western Front, because the west was Austria proper. ）

Franz reviewed documents on recent domestic pre-sales and found that beer sales were far ahead of the curve, even to the point where they could threaten food security.

Fortunately, the agricultural products that Britain was busy selling ended up in their own hands. It's just that the price is not as much as what they paid for it.

Franz also bought a shipment of grain in the name of his own church and smuggled it to the island of Ireland in response to a possible crisis. In addition, the Church was still secretly sending religious talents to the local area, and at this time there were only more than 100 Catholic churches on the island of Ireland, of which as many as 100 had already penetrated.

In fact, the clergy sent to Ireland did not know what their specific task was, they were only told to deal with possible disasters.

"It's sacred, sacrificing hundreds or thousands of years of time because of an uncertain prophecy."

Of course, only believers can do such things.

Most priests felt that the prophesied "calamity" was poverty, because most of them came from the wealthy regions of Austria. Although the poor live all over the world, the Irish are still poorer than they ever imagined.

"They had no beds, no quilts, only straw, and the houses were more rudimentary than stables. Those sour potatoes are only worthy of feeding pigs in our country, and the mush of grass seeds mixed with tree bark makes my throat hurt like a knife."

"It is hard to imagine that a people can live so tenaciously and humbly"

"It's a cultural desert where almost no one is literate, they say they believe in God, but they don't know what the Bible says"

"The Irish have no land, and almost all of it belongs to outsiders and their servants."

"People here sleep all day. But unlike the British, they are not lazy, they just have to save energy in order to survive."

This was how the first Austrian priests to arrive in Ireland felt. These clergy were gifted by "well-wishers", but they did not quite know what to do.

Some people choose to sell their food and use the money they earn to build schools in the diocese because they believe that knowledge is power and that learning is the only way to become rich.

Others bought land from landlords and gave it to the Irish to cultivate, charging only a small rent to maintain the church.

Soon they ran into a problem, which was to arouse the alarm of some of the British, and some even created and spread rumours because of this.

"Those Catholics are buying the Irish with the land, and they want to kill us [Protestants/Anglicans]."

This rumor has been prevalent in the United States several times in history, and each time it has caused a widespread humanitarian crisis.

Eventually, the priests had to return the land to the English landowners in order to keep the church, and the matter was suppressed.

Of course, there are also those who realize that buying land and schools are too cumbersome, and it is difficult for ordinary believers to feel "God's mercy." The solution for this group of charity was to make the food directly into communion and distribute it to all believers who came to the service.

In order to prevent the precious food from rotting due to a long period of shelf, some thoughtful priests simply went to the village with the sacrament to distribute it.

In a short time, the church became lively, and even many well-dressed people came to share communion.

It also made the clergy more satisfied with the results of their mission, but soon with the end of the communion distribution, the church was again filled with the poor. All their efforts seem to have been in vain.

Some clergy do the opposite, why not do it, since hoarding food is the most effective way to deal with calamity?

The activists said they would do it immediately, and the organizers began digging cellars under the church to store food in case of emergency. These people lived an unusually hard life, and they were called misers by their peers.

Of course, there are also many "decent gentlemen" who are not accustomed to living a hard life after leaving their country, and because of the lack of supervision and control, they become reckless, greedy and addicted to pleasure, and they not only regard the sale of grain as a kind of business to collect money, but even hook up with the British and sell the information of the Austrian Church.

Of course, because they didn't get valuable information from them, the British didn't bother to deal with these spineless and worthless guys.

(End of chapter)