Since he wanted to start a magazine, Franz decided to put "Nature", "Science", "The Lancet", "Time", "Fortune", "Playboy", ". These names are preemptively registered.

It feels that it has to make good use of its advantages, anyway, instant communication in this era is also very difficult, so it simply focuses on high-quality products, color printing weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual magazines, and seizes the high-end market.

Franz knew very well that it was not those newspapers that really had international influence, but these periodicals and magazines, which would be the embodiment of a country's soft power in the future, and that these things would have a direct effect on the elites of other countries, and their influence would be immeasurable.

Of course, Franz was still a little overwhelmed by so many journals in one go, not because of money, but because not all of these scientists in Austria were good at writing papers, and many of them were practical.

However, the publication of such a thing is not compulsory, and Franz will still respect the scientist's own ideas. As for the release language, which is only available in German, this matter is not negotiable.

This was not to win over the Germans, but to establish the official language of Austria, otherwise it would be impossible for anyone but linguists to understand eight languages in a book.

At the same time, it is also to attract top talents from all countries to learn German, after all, translators do not necessarily have professional knowledge, and a few small ambiguities can lead to a disaster, so those people have to learn German in order to deepen their education, which is also a way to increase their international influence.

Of course, this is just a foreshadowing for harvesting, once authority is achieved, it will be like a mountain and a valley, unintentionally the world but clouds and mist, unintentionally everywhere but thousands of streams converge, and like a black hole, unintentionally gathering but absorbing all things, this is the so-called academic hegemony.

However, at home, Franz still had to continue to oppose the emergence of the academic lord, and at the same time encouraged scholars to challenge the authority and the impossible.

The first editions of Nature and Science published Avogadro's work, and although these theories have become common knowledge in Austria, they are still an unaccepted view in the world.

Among them, the strongest opposition was the British, because Dalton, the father of modern chemistry (the absolute authority of scientists at the time), opposed Avogadro, and the former had just died in July 1844, so the British felt that this was an insult to the dead.

Scientists from the Royal Society of Science even jointly stated that they would never accept Avogadro's theory, but Franz only dismissed these people as farts.

The reaction of the French was equally violent, and they did not approve of Avogadro's theory for much the same reasons as the British, because the authorities did not agree with it, and the Austrian journals were clearly not authoritative.

The reaction from the German region was mixed, but some people who traveled to Vienna to participate in the debate agreed.

However, Avogadro's theory did promote the progress of molecular physics and molecular chemistry, which is embodied in materials, medicine, biology, energy, catering, and military affairs. Almost all industries will be affected, and that's a real big step.

It's just that under the catalysis of Franz, the time for its recognition has been advanced by 20 years, so that many detours can be saved.

Historically, Liebig's doctrine laid the foundation for the fertilizer industry, but it was the British who made the first breakthrough in the field of fertilizer.

In 1841, Rouse invented superphosphate, which was obtained from the treatment of natural calcium phosphate. In 1842, Britain established the world's first fertilizer factory. In 1854, the first phosphate fertilizer was produced in England.

However, with Franz's strong support, Austria's fertilizer industry is much stronger than it was in the past, but the quality and production efficiency are not too obvious compared to the UK.

Franz considered making nitrogen fertilizer, which first required separating the nitrogen from the air, which was the ultimate solution in history and much more cost-effective than other methods.

But now there is a problem, the boiling point of oxygen (the temperature at which a liquid boils into a gas) is -183°C, while the boiling point of nitrogen is -196°C, and a temperature of at least -183°C is required to separate nitrogen.

However, Franz found all the methods to make low temperatures at the time, and -120°C was the limit. This gap is a bit big with -183°C, and he can only give up for the time being.

However, a large bounty was still offered for this, and Natalel, a little-known doctor, built the first device to separate the nitrogen gas, but it was not possible to do so according to the people of the time.

In fact, Franz also had misunderstandings about the method of nitrogen separation, after all, he only knew some parameters, and then took it for granted that this was the only way.

The high-pressure gas compressor made by Nateller easily surpassed the figure that was thought impossible to break by the previous people, reaching 250atm (normal pressure), and just when everyone thought it was incredible, this person built an ultra-high-pressure gas compressor of 3600atm.

This record was not broken until the end of the 19th century, but he did not succeed in separating nitrogen from the air, so the Viennese scientific community came up with the concept of an eternal gas.

They believed that a part of the air would never be liquefied, and Franz knew they were wrong, but he couldn't find a way to refute it for a while.

However, he did acquire Dr. Natler's invention at a large price, so that the Royal Society of Science could continue to work on the method of separating nitrogen.

Franz's actions are still seen as an act of charity, after all, the ultra-high compressor does not seem to have any obvious value.

However, it greatly facilitates the study of the power of chemistry and physics, and can also resurrect a unique class of the Austrian Empire.

In fact, Franz's investment in science and technology looked more like charity or entertainment sponsorship in the eyes of the aristocrats at the time.

It's just that Franz did not choose to sponsor artists, but instead chose craftsmen, scholars, and scientists. In fact, at first, some people were dismissive of the awards and positions set up by Franz, and they had the style of a Gushi who starved to death and did not eat the food that came to them, after all, it was usually the rich who engaged in experimental science.

But when they knew the specific amount of the bonus, they all became eager to make the Grand Duke look at them twice.

However, Franz rarely appeared in public, and even when he did, he would be followed by a large number of guards, so it was not practical to go directly to the Grand Duke himself.

But Franz did not refuse scientific progress, although he could not go to see the new inventions one by one, but there is the Royal Society for Science, and now there are two major journals, "Nature" and "Science", plus irregular campus seminars and invention bounties for the whole society.

The talents of the Austrian Empire do not have a sense of grievance that they have never met, after all, no one except Franz himself can cover the sky with one hand, so these people do not have to fear offending authority and being banned.

Franz will try to treat every inventor and patentee fairly, but the exact reward will be calculated according to previous commitments and possible future impact on the Austrian Empire.

(End of chapter)