Holy Roman Empire

It was a thing before that it was impossible to carry out industrial production. After so many years, science and technology have made great progress.

Austria has been able to realize mechanized production, but the products produced are defective, not only the defective rate is high, but the efficacy of the medicine will also be discounted.

In order to ensure the selling price of the medicine, news of industrial production was naturally kept strictly confidential.

Even if someone finds that the medicine is not effective enough, they will only think that the production staff was careless and made a mistake in the operation.

The news that people in the industry don't know, even laymen don't know.After hearing this explanation, Alexander III was very moved.

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Chapter 46 Flame Burns the City

Rat control is a traditional technology that appeared in human civilization thousands of years ago. The earliest rat poison can be traced back to the pre-Qin period.

"Shan Hai Jing·Xishan Jing" records that on the "Mountain of Gaotu", "there is a white stone, its name is Ju, which can poison rats. There is a grass, its shape is like a longan, and its leaves are like sunflowers with red backs, and its name is Wutiao. , can poison rats".

At first, plant toxins or mineral toxins were used. By the 19th century, there were many kinds of rat poisons, and there were hundreds of different rat poisons.

The reputation of the "Black Death" was too strong. After receiving the note from the Vienna government, the governments of various European countries expressed their support in a daze.

The messy rat poison was sent to the peninsula of Asia Minor one ship after another.All kinds of strange usages broke the heart of the Austrian army who performed the rodent control work.

The eyes of the European world have gathered, and various countries have sent medical experts to check on the spot.

Of course, such hot news will never be without reporters.After seeing the horrors of the Russian camp, all doubts disappeared.

No matter how much the Anti-Turkish Alliance plays, it is impossible to use the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers to play tricks, and the name of the "Black Death" is well established.

During the hundreds of years that the Black Death ravaged Europe, it also broke out in stages and regions, and lasted until the 18th century.

From 1347 to 1353, it was the most powerful, starting from Sicily, then Italy, Austria, France, England, Central Europe, Northern Europe...

后面1629年到1631年的意大利瘟疫、1665年到1666年的伦敦大瘟疫、1679年的维也纳大瘟疫、1720年到1722年的马赛大瘟疫，以及1771年的莫斯科瘟疫。

Though considered the Black Death, there is still a distinction.Whether the plague virus mutated or a new virus is still an unsolved mystery.

The plague in the Near East has just begun to exert its force, and it has already exploded with astonishing lethality, and it is normal to attribute it to it.

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Marshal Ivanov, the supreme commander, has not been in a good mood since the plague spread in the army.Others can find excuses to sneak back to China, but he can't escape.

It is not easy to be the boss of the military. In addition to the military exploits that can be obtained, one must also have a character that can be trusted by everyone.

The conservative Marshal Ivanov is undoubtedly a qualified soldier.After receiving the news of the outbreak of the plague, he rushed over from St. Petersburg non-stop and assumed the responsibility of the supreme commander.

Ivanov asked with concern: "Has the medicine promised by the Austrians been delivered?"

For this batch of medicines, he risked everything.In St. Petersburg, there was also a big quarrel with the top officials of the government. The main purpose was to prevent the tsarist government from passing.

It is an old problem of the tsarist government to pluck the feathers of geese.

During the period of Alexander II, relying on iron and blood methods, he was able to deter the bureaucrats; during the period of Alexander III, the governance philosophy became more relaxed, and the bureaucrats became bolder again.

Originally, the quantity of medicines was not enough, and if the domestic guys were to pick up the skin, there would be even fewer of them.

These medicines are all in short supply in the market, and it's fine if they are deducted partly. If they are exchanged directly by a bold one, it will kill people.

Marshal Ivanov never had any confidence in the integrity of the domestic bureaucrats.

Lieutenant General Ozgul replied: "Only 310 eight pieces have been received, and the rest will not arrive until next week at the earliest."

Hearing this answer, Marshal Ivanov felt even heavier.

There are more than 5 Russian soldiers who are sick now, and the medicine is only one-tenth.Who to use and who not to use is a headache.

"Give domestic power generation, let the government find a way to purchase, no medicine is a big deal!"

What Ivanov regrets most now is returning to China to attend the celebration banquet, so that he wasted the best reaction time.

Theoretically speaking, the war is over. As a victorious country, the Russian army can withdraw at any time, but reality does not allow it.

Not to mention the deal reached between Russia and Austria, the key is that there are so many infected soldiers now, if they go back at this time, wouldn't it also implicate the mainland?

What's more, if you stay in the Asia Minor peninsula, you can still ask your allies for help. Once you return home, you don't have to count on it.

Even the aided medicines will be divided up by the rich and powerful in the country, and these ordinary soldiers who really need them will not be able to reach them.

Lieutenant General Ozgul reminded: "Marshal, this may be difficult to do. These medicines are produced in laboratories, and the supply has always been in short supply.

Even if the government is willing to spend money to buy it, it can only buy a small part of it from the black market at a high price, which still cannot meet the demand. "

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Ankara, since the withdrawal of the Russian army, the city has been completely deserted.

As the birthplace of the epidemic, this place has become the top priority of the rodent control work. The Austrian airship troops have dropped dozens of tons of rodent control drugs from the sky.

The former anti-Turkish coalition headquarters has now become the anti-epidemic work headquarters.Albrecht, the commander-in-chief who destroyed the Ottoman Empire, became the commander-in-chief of rat extermination.

This is an inevitable result. The soldiers are all on the peninsula. If the high-level officers run away, the morale of the army will be broken.

Albrecht: "The current rodent control efficiency is too low. It is winter and the rats have stored enough food, so they don't come out frequently.

In order to eliminate rats to the greatest extent before the end of winter, we must adopt more active measures.

No one knows how many rat-raising basements the Ottomans have prepared, and the current situation is not suitable for sending soldiers into the city to search. I suggest burning the city directly with fuel oil. "

It is impossible to oppose nature.These places are now the territory of Austria. In order to prevent and control the epidemic, Albrecht wants to burn his own city, and everyone will naturally have no objections.

If you are an uninformed person, you may be very moved, thinking that Austria has made a great sacrifice.

After all, the burned cities are all their own property.Even if it was damaged in the war, the general framework is still good, repaired and revived with full blood.

Albrecht was an insider, and he knew early on that the Vienna government's Near East development plan did not include the old city restoration plan.

Either re-select the area to build a new city, or carry out large-scale reconstruction, anyway, it will be completely different in the end, and it will not hurt to add fire.

Russian Marshal Ivanov: "Your Excellency's proposal is very good. The Russian Empire is willing to provide 20 tons of kerosene."

British representative Sheryl Eberly: "Britain is willing to provide 30 tons of kerosene to eliminate hidden dangers."

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This is not a matter of one country and one country. For their own safety, it is rare for European countries to tear each other down this time.No matter how big or small the ability is, everyone has contributed more or less.

There are a lot of fuel oil provided by various countries, but they are all theoretical values. When it will be in place, it still depends on the integrity of the bureaucrats.

As the host, Austria has to take responsibility.Fortunately, electricity has been popularized in most cities in China, otherwise the people would not even be able to buy lamp oil.

Since the epidemic prevention headquarters made the decision to burn the source of the disease, Austria has been short of oil.

There is no way, Austria does have a lot of oil, but the problem is that it is buried underground, and it is impossible to dig it out in a while.

The production capacity provided by the few oil fields in Romania alone cannot meet Austria's demand at all.

Since five years ago, until now, Austria has been the world's largest oil importer.

Prime Minister Felix: "The government has done its best, and all the fuel that can be raised in the country has been sent to the Near East.

The international spot goods have also been swept away by us, and even the international fuel prices have risen sharply.

However, this is still a drop in the bucket. European countries have promised to provide a lot of fuel, but unfortunately their efficiency is too low.

When their supplies are in place, it is estimated that it will be almost summer, and the epidemic situation in the Near East cannot be delayed. "

After hesitating for a moment, Franz said slowly: "Then use our strategic reserves to eliminate the source of Ankara first."

If you change the time point, Franz will never give up the national strategic oil reserve so easily.

Oil is an important energy source in Austria today.The internal combustion engine industry that emerged during the second industrial revolution was driven entirely by oil.

Without sufficient oil supply, half of Austria's industrial advantages established during the second revolution would be lost.

But it is different now. With the relaxation of the international situation, war will not break out in the European continent for a while.

Especially after the annexation of the Ottoman Empire, Austria's strategic security has been guaranteed, and the government can safely and boldly develop oil in the Middle East.

It only needs to survive the most difficult period of time, and the oil in the Middle East will be extracted later, so there is no need to worry about the lack of oil.

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Ankara, became the first city to be set ablaze.Billows of smoke rose, and endless crimes were reduced to ashes in the flames.

This is just the beginning. Wherever a large-scale epidemic occurs, nearby cities have become targets of purification.

Throughout 1884, the work of the Epidemic Prevention Headquarters consisted of setting fires and releasing rat poison.As of the end of the epidemic, 23 cities have been baptized by fire.

Chapter 47 The Mahdi Revolt

Time passed by in a hurry, and it entered 1885 in a flash.

The shelved development plan for the Near East was launched again, and the world economy came out of the Great Depression and charged forward again.

Everything is developing in a positive direction, and in line with the principle of "only asking about big things", the emperor Franz has also been idle.

Perhaps because of his age, Franz's hobbies have also changed.I don't know when I fell in love with calligraphy.

Quill pens are obviously not suitable for calligraphy, so a scene of disobedience occurred, and an Emperor Shinra who practiced calligraphy with a brush was born.

It's just a personal hobby. There are so many wonderful hobbies of European nobles. Putting it in a large group, Franz's hobbies are really nothing.

There is no minister who is full of food and can't think of interfering in the emperor's daily life, and he is not the censor of Ming Dynasty.

Not to mention changing a pen to write, even if changing a palace to live in, no one will come to compare.

The emperor's wallet and treasury have always been separated. In this world where private property is sacred and inviolable, outsiders can't make irresponsible remarks.

Franz, who let himself go, has no scruples when practicing calligraphy, and writes whatever comes to mind.

Travelers who travel together will find that many famous quotes and poems of later generations appear on paper very abruptly.

Fortunately, too much time has passed, and many of Franz's memories have been blurred, and the written content is often only one or two sentences, otherwise the original author would be confused.

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Colonial Secretary Stephen: "Your Majesty, a rebellion broke out in the French Sudan area. The rebel army has occupied the Wadi Halfa area and is marching towards Egypt."

A rebellion had broken out in French Sudan for some time.It's just that this kind of colonial rebellion happens every now and then, and it's not news until it becomes a big deal.

"Our people didn't participate, did they?"

asked Franz in a skeptical tone.There are too many stabbings between the colonial empires these days, even if everyone signed a treaty and promised not to do anything.

That's limited to not doing anything on the surface, and no one knows about it in the dark. As long as you don't get caught, it's nothing to worry about.

Colonial Secretary Stephen replied after thinking for a while: "The colonial government did not support the rebels, and whether civil forces participated is temporarily uncertain."

This is the aftermath of colonial expansion.There are thousands of large and small colonial forces under Austria's command, and there are dozens of forces in the French Sudan area.

The government's management of these groups is limited to cities and areas that have been localized, and everyone else is free to play.

As long as it does not harm national interests, foreign expansion is legal.The premise is that the colonial team can take down the territory by itself and hold it.

The African continent has already been divided up. If this one wants to make more contributions, he can only point his guns at other colonial empires.

Everyone has been gearing up for many years, but the central government does not allow it.Without the support of the country, they ran to challenge a colonial empire, and most people were not so strong.

You can’t do it directly, but it’s different if you do things secretly.For example, now, if the French cannot extinguish the rebellion, everyone's chance will come.

Anyway, the African continent is so big, the total area of ​​French Egypt + parts of Sudan is as high as more than 200 million square kilometers.A small slice of it would be enough to feed a colony team.

Similar things happen all over the world.The major colonial empires are trying to exercise restraint, and there are still endless incidents of colonial conflicts, most of which are caused by civilian colonial teams.

Franz said indifferently: "Forget it, as long as the colonial government does not participate. If the civilian colonial team wants to go, let them go.

Just to test it out and see what the French are.The French government is very busy recently, as long as they don't get caught by them for evidence. "

This "busy" naturally refers to the French invasion of Annan, the first foreign war provoked by Napoleon IV after succeeding to the throne, and the performance of the French army did not meet expectations.

Now it's time for the Mahdi uprising, enough for the Paris government to drink a pot.

If the rebels cannot be kept out of Egypt, the French will suffer a great loss next.

In case the rebels can't think about it and destroy the cotton plantations in Egypt, the cotton textile industry in France will be hit hard again.

These days, the cotton textile industry is the most important industry in France. One-fifth of the industrial workers in the country depend on the upstream and downstream of this industrial chain to live.

Once something goes wrong, the entire French industrial system will be affected.Not only France, the textile industry occupies a large proportion in all industrial countries.

In addition to cotton producing areas, there is also the Suez Canal, which is related to the lifeline of France.If the rebels hit the river and threaten to blow up the river, the Paris government will have a headache.

Perhaps before the rebels blew up the river, the international intervention forces came first.