Queen's Village, Ireland.

In a small courtyard, Franz and Jennings are eating porridge made from sorghum rice and beans.

In fact, Franz didn't cook much, and his level was naturally not very high, but he hadn't eaten this kind of rice for more than ten years, so he still ate it with relish.

The Jennings family usually can't even fill their stomachs, so they don't have any resistance to this rough food, or they are very happy to eat it.

Skaha scratched his head.

"You're right, but we're not going to survive this year. It's a big deal, it's cheaper."

She still wanted to sell her hair to Franz, who was a little reluctant to pull out two pounds and hand them over to the former.

Skaha was excited, for this was the first time in his life that he had touched a large sum of money, and after carefully putting away the two large silver coins, he handed the scissors to Franz.

Seeing that the latter did not act, the former had to give himself a haircut.

Franz had no choice but to speak out.

"I'd better keep it on your head and get it when I need it."

Franz's words were strange, and Skaha thought for a moment.

"Then you should still pay the storage fee?"

The former was almost choked, and helplessly glanced at the simple and shrewd peasant girl in front of him.

"Pay with one hand and deliver with the other. If there's anything else to exchange, come to the old church tomorrow. ”

When Franz left, his sister Ella reacted.

"That gentleman just now is so handsome."

Skaha nodded, "I can do farm work." ”

——

This is an unrealistic dividing line –

After confirming the situation of the entire village, Archbishop Rauscher approached the local village chief.

The archbishop's beard is white, and a green silk has long been missing, his face is kind, and he has a big belly, but what is not commensurate with his body type is a pair of bright and deep eyes, which feel that they are full of wisdom, and there is a temperament between his gestures, which makes people unconsciously bow their heads and listen.

Rauscher said that he wanted to borrow the abandoned church in the village, and the old village chief agreed almost without thinking, the former said that he hoped the villagers would come, and the latter also agreed.

After that, he was so busy that he was so positive that he was surprised.

When the villagers came to the church with their private treasures, they found that the wealthy old merchant had turned into a kind old monk.

Although Franz had a lot of criticism about Archbishop Rauscher, it was undeniable that this old god's preaching and preaching was more than enough to deal with a few villagers in his lifetime, and even made some people cry bitterly and immediately began to repent.

Every word of the archbishop after that was the result of the finest demagogues in all of Austria.

Although there is not a single sentence that makes Ireland rebel against the British Empire, it goes straight to the heart of the contradiction everywhere, and the ultimate point is that only by being independent of Britain can Ireland achieve true liberation.

Of course, apart from the future that floats in the sky, how to survive this catastrophe is the core of this sermon.

"Sorghum" is the fundamental reason why the Irish can survive and become independent from the British Empire. After all, the people live on food, and if they can't even fill their stomachs, how can they talk about independence?

Although the yield of sorghum is not as good as that of potatoes and sweet potatoes, the yield is far better than that of other crops of the same period, and it is relatively easy to feed and less restricted by land.

In fact, if the historical trajectory is normal, the Irish will lose all their arable land in 20 years, and there will not be an inch of Arable Land in Ireland of 39.42 million acres of arable land.

The land would have belonged to 300 landowners from the British mainland, some of whom had never set foot on Irish soil in their entire lives.

In this life, Franz will leave some sparks on the island of Ireland to prevent their legacy from being severed.

As for whether they will be silent to death or break out, it depends on their own choice.

There are actually quite a few parties on the island of Ireland, and they all feel that they are radical, and they are also described as radical in the history books written by the British.

However, in terms of actual performance, they are inferior to the black people of Africa, and the combat power of African wildlife is about the same, and before the Easter Rising of 1916, it was truly lackluster on a scale.

In fact, whether it is the Young Ireland, the Irish Liberators, or the Orange Order of Irish Protestants and the Catholic Association led by Daniel O'Connell, in the final analysis, they still need British salaries, and they are not financially independent.

And the Irish are heavily influenced by British parliamentary politics, and as a result, they like to go through the process. To put it simply, the thunder is loud and the rain is small.

Many of the actions may seem like momentum, but they are actually painless.

On the contrary, the alliance of defenders, which was financed by the French, although small in number, was ruthless several times, but with the fall of the July Dynasty and the coming to power of Napoleon III, the Anglo-French relationship turned from confrontation to cooperation, and the organization naturally collapsed.

Due to the oppression of the British, Ireland had countless groups of resistance and protest, but it was difficult to survive for long before the First World War.

What if the Irish could feed themselves? What if the Irish tried to develop industry and agriculture and wanted to turn over? What if there was a strong leader among them?

Franz was still very interested in experimenting with the British Empire, and as for Ireland, whether it succeeded or failed, they should be grateful to Franz for at least giving them a chance.

In fact, whether it is a radical violent uprising or a so-called peaceful protest, it is a drain on Britain's national strength.

Normally, it doesn't have much of an impact, but only if the UK remains strong and free from external interference.

However, Franz was clearly not going to sit idly by, or that there would be a future war between Austria and the British Empire, and it was impossible to stay out of it.

So Franz needs a part of the people to stay strong, and they will continue to provide raw materials and motivation for those resistance groups.

At the same time, he also needs to take a group of people, because he doesn't want another potential enemy to become too strong.

In fact, the Irish who had been to Austria would be the best propagandists, better than Franz could bring as much food to the island of Ireland.

As for why food is not distributed for free, the first is to bring down the British economy, and secondly, to make the Irish angry, at least to let them know who is cutting them off.

However, Austria itself had limited carrying capacity, and war would soon break out, so most of the Irish who came to the rescue would be sent to the colonies.

Of course, the Austrian side will not do such a thing as sending it to the colonies in person, so it needs an agent.

For example, the man who was furious on the docks, Mr. Daniel O'Connell.

This old gentleman has been engaged in parliamentary politics all his life, and the ribbon on his body makes it impossible for the British military and police to take him.

But lip service alone can't change the status quo, and the Irish can't conjure food out of thin air, no matter how much they save.

However, the food problem was not a difficult problem for Franz.