Holy Roman Empire

The number of pirates hanged in the port exceeded three digits, and naturally more were killed directly.

The effect of eradicating pirates is still significant. Regardless of whether there is support behind it, no country supports pirates on the surface.

In the process of encircling and suppressing pirates, navies of various countries participated.Because the probability of a ship accident in the recent period has almost exceeded [-]%.

Sea monster incidents in folklore have also appeared frequently recently.Franz couldn't figure out what the truth was. The witnesses who claimed to have seen pirates all exceeded four figures, and there were people from all over the world.

Of course, these sea monsters are not that scary, as evidenced by the fact that the witnesses are still alive.These sea monsters are still within the scope of scientific explanation. They are nothing more than huge in size and relatively strong in combat effectiveness.

There are no fire-breathing sea monsters, but there are quite a few water-breathing sea monsters.He has no magical ability, nor can he fly into the sky and escape from the ground, but just acts as a demon in the sea.

Many sea monsters just had strange looks and passed by people's sights without attacking ships.

I don't know if it's because of their gentle temperament, or because ships are not in their diet.It's right to think about it, who would be interested in wood lumps and iron lumps?

It's even more ridiculous to say that it is for cannibalism. Such a little meat is not enough for these behemoths to stuff their teeth, so there is no need to attack ships for this.

Catching sea monsters was not part of the Austrian Navy's remit, and despite the biologists' enthusiasm, Franz was not prepared to play with them.

No matter who is playing tricks, there is nothing wrong with catching pirates and exterminating them.It doesn't matter if you kill the wrong one, anyway, pirates are not innocent.

Every cause has its fruit, and if you choose this path of no return, you must be prepared to be killed.People who kill people will always kill them.

The campaign to eradicate pirates lasted until the end of 1869.First, the pirates in the Mediterranean were brutally beaten by the society, then the pirates in the Indian Ocean were unlucky, and finally the pirates in Southeast Asia did not escape.

It can not only protect the waterway, but also train troops. If you are lucky, you can also capture some spoils. The Austrian Navy will fall in love with this meaningful activity.

The pawns of Britain, France and other countries were pulled out, that was just incidental.Anyway, no one will admit that they have connections with pirates. They have wiped out tens of thousands of pirates, but no one has helped them say a word.

The media of various countries are advocating their achievements in eradicating pirates. If all the figures of eradicating pirates in the newspapers of various countries are added together, hand in hand, they can circle the earth.

It doesn't matter if there are so many pirates.In short, after the extermination campaign, the thriving pirate group was hit hard.

Looking at the ever-increasing labor force in his hands, Franz is already considering whether to dig a grand canal.In the original time and space, the Austro-Hungarian Empire also had the ubersi chts·karte canal plan, but it ended without a problem because of the world war.

Now the same plan has been proposed to build a canal from Vienna to Triascu.There are several rivers along the way, theoretically as long as they run through.

However, Franz has no idea, will the Grand Canal really be useful after it is completed?

You must know that the railway from Vienna to Riyasco has been opened to traffic for a long time. Either the capacity of the canal is not enough, and the economic value is lost under the competition of the railway; or the capacity of the canal is large enough, so that the railway loses its economic value.

In short, the final result is that one family always falls down in the railway canal.The Suez Canal and Suez Railway are obvious examples. Now the British Suez Railway Company has gone bankrupt.

From an investment point of view, it does not seem to be very cost-effective.However, a country cannot focus on immediate interests. The operating cost of the canal is much lower than that of the railway. This canal may become another main artery of Austria.

Franz is also very cautious when it comes to the investment of tens of millions of Aegis.This issue was put on hold for the time being, and Franz decided to organize several more field investigations just to be on the safe side.

As for the captured pirate prisoners, let's join the road construction army!Now the size of the road construction army has dropped sharply. On the one hand, the world is peaceful and there are not so many "repeat offenders" joining;

The big projects of this era are filled with human lives.Taking the Suez Canal as an example, there are bones behind every meter of excavation.

Although the railway construction is not so exaggerated, on average, several people will fall down per kilometer, especially the construction losses in cliff areas are more serious.

On the one hand, the protection awareness of the engineering team was not high enough, and the relevant safety education was not done well; on the other hand, these criminals were destined to be consumed from the very beginning, and their casualties did not attract the attention of the railway company.

It was too late when Franz realized the problem.He doesn't have the ability to educate these people, since he is destined to be an enemy, it is naturally impossible to let them out.

Full of hatred, with no hope in sight, these people are not so easy to manage.

Prisoner riots occur almost every month. In order to guard these people, a division of troops is stationed nearby.

The internal situation does not need to be described, but it is very bad.The management mode of capitalists is to minimize costs and squeeze profits.

Franz is not a virgin, and he has never been merciful to his enemies.For the long-term stability of Austria, he directly chose to ignore it.

For this reason, the prisoner construction team in Austria on the European continent has been criticized, and even Franz's reputation has been damaged.

If it weren't for the governments of all countries to sit upright, Austria's life would be impossible.There are many people who sympathize with the rebellious party, and many of them think they are right and boastful.

There are also quite a few talkers in Austria. When dealing with these people, Franz directly invited them to educate the prisoners.

To put it simply, let them keep company with the criminals, and do ideological work for them without doing anything else.After personal experience, these people have changed their positions after leaving.

Of course, some of them remain forever.If you don't die, you won't die. The Notre Dame believes that they are all good people, and the price they pay is their lives.

There is no way, except for political prisoners in the prison camp, there are vicious and vicious repeat offenders.Many people are deserving of the death penalty, and sending them here is just waste utilization to extract the final value.

If someone wants to influence them with love, Franz will not object, anyway, whoever wants to go can go by himself.

Adults have to be responsible for speaking, and they can't just talk without practicing. Since they dare to advocate in newspapers, they have to go to prison to practice.

It may be cruel, but this world is more cruel.The interests of tens of millions of people cannot be sacrificed for the sake of one brain-dead.

Strict law enforcement, in exchange for social stability.Now that you have taken the wrong path, you must pay the price, although the price may be very cruel.

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In Mexico, Maximilian I was smart once in a while, accepted Franz's suggestion, and contracted the task of suppressing the rebels to the French.

The arrogant French don't know yet, this is a big trouble.With the introduction of the reform measures of Maximilian I, the strength of the rebels is also growing.

He is not only imitating Austria, he has done many policies more thoroughly than Franz.For example, the legal situation stipulates that:

Workers have the right to leave their place of employment at will, regardless of whether they are in debt to the employer, cancel all debts above 10 pesos, limit working hours and use child labor, and prohibit corporal punishment of workers.

At the same time, restore the rights of Indian communes to own property and give communal land to those villages that do not have communal land.

To put it simply, the serfs were liberated, the debts of the people were forgiven, and at the same time, the land was distributed to the people.

Obviously, this is in the interest of the people at the bottom.Logically speaking, this kind of agrarian revolution should be very popular, and the emperor who has won the support of the people can quickly put down the rebellion.

The reality is just the opposite. The unorganized people at the bottom just passively accepted and did not stand up to support the emperor. Many people even stood on the opposite side of the emperor.

There is no way, the right to speak in society is not in the hands of the emperor, nor in the hands of the people at the bottom.Without the cooperation of the ruling class, Maximilian I, an outsider, was ordered not to leave the palace.

Landlords and capitalists whose interests were damaged during the reform did not receive any compensation, and these people were naturally very dissatisfied.In addition to resisting reforms, they also tacitly supported the rebels.

These people had the right to speak in society, and soon Maximilian I was notorious in Mexico, greedy, inhumane, careless about human life, moody, dictatorial...

All the words to describe the tyrant have become the title of Maximilian I.Only idealists are left to support the emperor, and these people are all talkative kings.

The actual ability probably does not exist, otherwise this kind of policy that offends the entire ruling class should not have been introduced.

Even if it is to reform, it must be done step by step!One step in place, that is not ascending to heaven, but falling into hell.

In the original time and space, Maximilian I went to the guillotine in this way, and personally pushed the constitutionalists and churches who supported him to the opposite side.

Now Franz's intervention still hasn't changed his determination to die.Didn't he just fool the French, thinking that the world is going well, and he can die with peace of mind.

It's nothing more than a bad domestic toss, and the Second Emperor has chanted political slogans to regain lost ground.It seems that they really think that Americans are easy to bully and will spit out the meat they eat.

This move obviously offended the federal government.With the three countries of Britain, France and Austria pressing on it, the Federation does not dare to act recklessly on the surface, but no one can guarantee it secretly.

This is not over yet, another thing happened that made Franz vomit blood.

Since the emperor and queen had no heirs, they adopted Agustin Jr. and Salvador, the grandsons of the former Mexican Emperor Agustin de Iturbide, as adopted sons, and granted them the title of His Royal Highness Prince Iturbide, and established Agus Jr. Ting is the heir to the Mexican throne.

He came up with the heir to the throne without saying a word, and directly declared that the Mexican throne had nothing to do with the Habsburg dynasty.

At this moment, Franz really had nothing to say.Even if the Habsburg family is not interested in the Mexican throne, they still need to say hello if they want to establish another heir!

Could it be that Maximiliano was the son of destiny, who was guillotined in 1867 in the original time and space, and is still alive and kicking sitting on the throne, the Habsburg dynasty also made great efforts.

Anyway, after the news came back, Franz was held accountable by a group of grand dukes of the Habsburg family and asked to cut off any support for Maximilian I.

The reasons are all ready-made, and the family's resources are limited, so they can't just be wasted on outsiders.

The opinions of family members also need to be considered. Regardless of their seeming insignificance, they have actually contributed to the family through political marriages.

European royal families are all one family, that’s how they came about.Otherwise, relying solely on the marriage of the children of the emperor and the king would not be enough!

Franz agreed without any hesitation.Anyway, the elder brother has already fulfilled his duties, and he has already consumed enough resources on Maximiliano, so much that the children of the family have come to protest.

At the age of Maximilian I and his wife, there is no time for sterilization. Queen Carlota is less than 30 years old, and it is entirely possible to have offspring.

Now, in order to gain the support of the previous dynasty, it can only be said that it is a complete stupid move to make Agustin Jr. the heir to the Mexican throne.

Not to mention how to deal with yourself when you have a biological son, just considering the reaction of the Habsburg family, you should first consider the children of the family.

Maximilian I had no sons, but he had a bunch of nephews, more than a dozen of them were qualified.

Even if the direct branch is not interested, isn't there a side branch?No matter how far the blood relationship is, as long as you are still a child of the family, everyone will not be so conflicted.

Political resources have always been limited, and the rules of the game have always been that you get more and others get less.

There are no ambitious people in this generation of Franz. Except for the idealist Maximilian I, the other two younger brothers are also of average ability, and the princes of the side branches are also similar.

Otherwise, these people would have jumped out to compete for resources.Don't underestimate these political resources. If you invest in a certain person, the current Spanish throne and the Polish throne are all contenders.

Taking a step back, they can also go to South America to hook up with the constitutionalists of a certain country and participate in the struggle for the throne.

This is the legacy left by their ancestors. Now the nobles of many countries in South America have a bit of a relationship with the Habsburg family.

This is a hundred years ago, the Spanish Habsburg dynasty died out, and the crown fell to the Bourbon dynasty.One emperor and one courtier, this saying exists everywhere.

The nobles who were originally too close to the Habsburg dynasty were gradually squeezed out of the core of power, and many family children were forced to participate in the colonial expansion movement.

Now many of these people have become the rulers of South American countries. The relationship between the nobles is always unclear, and the secret connection still exists.

Especially after the rise of Austria, these potential networks were established again, and it was impossible for them to continue their allegiance.

However, in some countries with severe internal strife, the constitutionalists still want to restore.After all, South America has only been independent for a few decades, and the Americans who are the overlords of the Republic have been beaten severely. The mainstream of the world is still the monarchy.

A constitutional constitution naturally requires a king, and the Habsburg dynasty is just one of the candidates.There are connections, and everyone is naturally willing to support acquaintances.

If there are ambitious people in the family, Franz doesn't mind giving it a push.Just learn from Napoleon III, appear directly as a presidential candidate, and then change from a republic to a monarchy.

Fortunately, there is no such person, otherwise Maximilian I would be really tragic.If political resources are divided, he will be in danger, and he may be guillotined again.

A member of the family who is valued and a member who is not valued are completely two concepts.

In the original time and space, because of the decline of Austria, the limited power of the Habsburg dynasty was unable to intervene in Mexico, and Maximilian I was guillotined.

If the army appeared directly at the door of the house, the Mexican Revolutionary Party would also think calmly.Even if they are not calm, the artillery fire will calm them down.

Sighing, Franz sent a letter to Maximilian I, directly conveying the position of the Habsburg family, and from now on the two sides will draw a clear line.

Chapter 20 Scientific Research

As the sun sets, the colorful clouds rise in the sky, and the reflected Vienna is even more colorful.

Busy people don't have time to appreciate this beauty.Orabive is an exception. Recently, the laboratory has assigned him a light job, which is considered a vacation.

Bathed in the sunset, Orabive did not forget the work in hand.He picked up what looked like a receiver and a microphone in his hand and shouted loudly.

Yep, that's his day's work.Since it is a vacation, naturally there is not much to do.Three call tests a day is a day's work.

At the beginning, it was just outside the laboratory, and then the distance gradually increased.Now Orabive is more than [-] kilometers away from the laboratory. If it is any further, it will be out of Vienna.

Orabive has been working at the Royal Academy of Sciences for five years, and there has been no accident. It is common for scientific research institutions to work overtime.

In the past five years, the longest vacation of Orabive was less than three days.The so-called long vacation is nothing more than adjusting the position to a more relaxed position to relax the pressure.

Telephone research has always been one of the key projects of the laboratory. The word "telephone" existed in Europe as early as the 18th century. In 1860, Antonio Muzi in Italy invented the telephone.

But it doesn't work very well, or doesn't work at all.The original time and space always defaulted that Bell invented the telephone in 1876, only because Bell had improved it and had practical value.

Naturally, we can't wait that long now. Franz has been eyeing this relatively easy technology for a long time.

It can be seen from the test distance that the Royal Academy of Sciences has already taken the first step in telephone research, and it is not far from success.

If the quality of the call is not considered, the phone can now carry out "voice chat in the same city", which has a certain commercial value.

The birth of the telephone was originally for the convenience of people's communication.Achieving call coverage of only tens of kilometers is obviously unable to meet Franz's needs.

Improving call quality has become the biggest problem.As long as the voice communication technology gets a breakthrough, it will be very convenient to expand the calling distance.

The big deal is manual wiring. Franz does not have such high expectations. He takes it for granted that it can be done in one step and realize intelligent line change.

Oscar on the other end of the phone complained pleasantly: "Olabifer, please keep your voice down, I'm not deaf."

Orabifer was overjoyed, and the quality of the call had improved.New equipment is being replaced almost every day, and ideas are messed up, and they are all taking turns to test.

Invention and creation are often very boring. Only by looking at the brains of scientific researchers and adding a lot of experiments can the final results be achieved.

Of course, the most important thing is luck.Almost all scientists admit that scientific research depends on luck, and those who are unlucky are not suitable for scientific research.

Orabifer, who was in a good mood, directly yelled back: "I know Oscar, if you are deaf, you won't complain about my loud voice.

However, I think you should not focus on this right now.It seems that the quality of the call has improved this time, and success is not far away. "

The improvement of call quality does not mean success.After all, this is just a private line, and in actual use, this thing does not have economic value.

However, the laboratory has this advantage. It can divide labor and conduct research on multiple technologies at the same time. There are even multiple groups for the research of each technology.

Taking the quantitative route, this has a huge advantage over individual researchers.