Hearing Lakshmi Bae's words, Franz subconsciously wanted to refute.

But the further he went, the more ruins and weeds grew, and there was nothing but silence and desolation along the way, which struck Franz as unusual.

Dorobi is considered a rich place in the whole of Galicia, and the Yałudski family has a centuries-old heritage, which in theory should not be a virtue for hundreds of years.

And those wild grasses ruled out the possibility of being destroyed in this rebellion, after all, such tall weeds could not grow in a short time.

Franz could only sigh helplessly: "This shouldn't be the case here." ”

"It's really not supposed to be like this, I came here when I was a kid, it was full of farmland, and Mr. Yaszszski was very kind."

Mia Artiaces recounts her childhood memories.

"You've been here?"

Franz was curious about the new clerk, Miss Artiace, who was a part-time accountant, and that the elder Artiace had been nothing more than a second-rate Jewish banker.

The family's business was supposed to be mainly in Vienna and Italy, and it was not heard that they were related to the Poles.

At this sensitive time, Franz had to be careful, after all, there have been many overturns in the gutter in history.

Although Miss Mia had done a detailed investigation before using it, it seemed that there were still some flaws.

"Yes, I was here with my father when I was younger."

Mia Artiaces is not stupid, so she explained it in detail.

"At that time, it was common for the farms of the big nobles to have occasional problems with cash flow because of business matters."

Franz nodded, and didn't press on. Because agriculture in this era was already very unstable, natural disasters and man-made disasters could affect the harvest, and it was almost common for nobles to borrow money from bankers.

In fact, there are not many normal loans, and most of them are usury. Even if it is a normal loan, the interest rate is frighteningly high, and 10% can be called a "conscience businessman", so bankers are often hated.

It is highly unlikely that Miss Mia has any contact with the Poles, for her Jewishness is hardly recognized by the latter.

And if she really had that kind of thought, she wouldn't expose herself so stupidly, and more importantly, Franz was going to Dorobi, and only Albrecht knew about it, and everyone thought that there was only one Krakow as the goal.

Lakshmi Bhayi rolled her eyes on the side, subconsciously feeling a little uncomfortable because she didn't come into focus.

So I repeated it again.

"This place is really broken."

"Yes, but there's a lot of potential here, and it could become a city in the future."

Franz knew very well that, after all, this was the only oil field in all of Central Europe. Beyond that, coal, iron ore, and fertile black soil, he couldn't find a reason not to rise here in the industrial age.

Historically, due to a series of complex reasons such as geopolitics, history, and ethnicity, coupled with the threat of the Russians, the Austrian Empire has always been suspicious of the development of Galicia.

However, Franz knew very well that only when the country is strong and prosperous can the economy be most conducive to the stability of the country. Only national stability can better promote development, and at the same time, it can also promote national identity and national integration.

National stability is both an end and a means. Historically, Austria only regarded it as an end in itself, and the result was to exploit its land like a thief.

Naturally, it is difficult to win the trust of the people, after all, even the top of the empire themselves do not believe it.

As it turned out, this path did not work, and Franz categorically did not choose to repeat the mistakes of the past. Therefore, the future Austrian Empire will not quietly engage in construction, and then secretly make a small fortune and be happy (referring to the oil of Galicia).

Franz will do it with great fanfare, with a bang, so that people can see the gaps and benefits more clearly.

But Lakshmi Bayi didn't know this, she only saw a desolate scene everywhere.

In fact, the main reason why Lakshmi Baui has the feeling of "this place is too broken" is that the two cities where she has stayed in Austria for the longest time are Venice and Vienna.

An ancient capital with a history of more than 2,000 years, it was also the economic, cultural and political center of Austria at this time. The other was the empire's largest trading port.

In addition, due to the development of the railway, Lakshmi Baui can only see the scenery along the railway line at a time, such as the Alps, the Semerin Railway, etc., which is an important tourist attraction even today.

What she had seen before was either prosperous or picturesque, in stark contrast to the decay of the grass at this time.

Franz said that there was a lot of potential here, and that it would become a city in the future. Because in Lakshmi Bayi's eyes, this is a hard mouth, it is sophistry.

Children are born with a penchant for testing the bottom line of others, and there is a saying that "heroes have come out of teenagers since ancient times".

"How much potential is there? What is the future? ”

For this kind of face-jumping behavior, Franz naturally couldn't bear it, and he caught the arrogant little skin monkey as soon as he could.

"We're civilized, don't be rude!"

Lakshmi exclaimed, but this kind of moral kidnapping was useless to Franz, their moral standards were fundamentally different.

The latter flicked a brain melon on the former's forehead, and then returned to normal.

"It won't be too long, ten years, maybe twenty years."

Lakshmi covered her reddened forehead and muttered.

"I thought you were amazing! It takes that long to build a city! ”

Franz looked at the former again, and the former slammed his neck and fled to the side. In fact, children instinctively observe words, and she can see that Mia Artiace on the side has no resistance to Franz.

If Franz really wanted to continue beating her, I was afraid that Miss Mia would not only not protect her, but also help, so Lakshmi Bayi hid in the corner.

Franz lamented, "It's not so easy to build a city, roads, transportation, hospitals, schools, churches, police stations, fire stations, waterworks, all kinds of infrastructure, the arrangement of pipelines, all this needs to be planned."

What is the purpose of the most important city construction? Commerce? Industry? Agriculture? Politics? Military? You have to choose one, and the city needs pillar industries to continue to develop."

Franz said a lot to himself, but it was a bit too far ahead for Lakshmi Baeyi, and even Mia Artière, who didn't think so much and listened stupidly.

Note: Mia Attiaces is not yet twenty years old, and her ability to understand one or two subjects is already very good, and access to information in the nineteenth century is very limited compared to modern times.

After a bumpy ride, Franz finally arrived at the estate of Vikhliu Yałudski.

What do you say about first impressions? Extravagant, but not gorgeous, in short, this kind of taste Franz really did not dare to compliment.

(End of chapter)