The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria’s Mandate of Heaven

Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

Franz lay leisurely on Adjani's lap. Compared with Thalia, Adjani is more coaxing, gentler, and can sing.

Thalia was reading the newspaper for Franz, and the content was of course inseparable from the Spanish Civil War and the recent Second Turkish-Egyptian War.

Newspapers also used a lot of space to report news about the persecution of Catholics in Serbia and Bosnia. Those people have not been persecuted for a day or two. Why did the report come out at this time? Of course it was Prince Metternich's handwriting.

Prince Metternich agreed very much with Franz's proposal to exchange Ottoman land for Belgrade in Serbia.

After all, who doesn't love the empty-handed white wolf?

Belgrade, as the key to the Balkans, must be in the hands of Austria.

But in order to avoid arousing the anger of Russia and Ottoman's over-vigilance, while Austria took Belgrade, it also needed to strengthen Serbia's strength, and even let Serbia's forces surround Belgrade.

In addition, the purpose of this exchange is to increase the population of Croatia while controlling the population of Serbia in Austria.

Although they are both Yugoslavs, the Catholic Croats are obviously more loyal to the empire than the Serbs.

Franz was not idle either, he opened an arsenal in Tyrol. Adjani was a little surprised why Franz chose Tyrol as the arsenal.

Tyrol had no industrial base, no market, and even if silver mining resumed, it was one of the poorest provinces in Austria. And the most important thing is that there are not enough gunmakers. You must know that it takes 35 years to train a qualified gunmaker.

Adjani didn't understand Franz's approach very much, and she understood this approach as a kindness to the Tyroleans.

Because Franz had donated to schools, churches, and hospitals in Tyrol more than once before.

But in fact, Franz didn't pay any money for these donations, and the church paid for it.

Tyrol was a pilot region, predominantly German, but also a large Italian and a small French by-product of the Napoleonic Wars.

German is enforced in church schools, but education is free and students are given free lunches.

Franz wanted to know how much resistance there would be to forcing the German language, and where the resistance would come from.

Can free education and free lunch attract those poor people to study?

Theoretically speaking, under the banner of free, it will definitely attract many people, and with the real benefits, the locals should flock to it.

There is also the issue of cost. Although free education can solve the problem of illiteracy in the short term, it has insufficient stamina and will cause economic pressure on the country.

And if education is regarded as an industry, there will soon be a new problem, that is, all resources will inevitably flow to the rich and powerful, and finally become a game for the rich.

Then class solidified, as it is in Austria now. Many nobles not only have official positions, but also are capitalists and have received higher education.

Contrary to historical stereotypes, the nobles in this period were generally well-educated and of high quality, and they were not all deformed freaks with fat intestines and brains, ignorant and incompetent.

If Doppler hadn't met Franz, he would still be a middle school teacher now, thanks to the fact that he was born into a family of stonemasons, so he had the money to pay for his education.

If Mendel hadn't been generously funded by a nobleman, he could only mow lawns for others with his father at this time.

Hermann von Helmholtz is one of the greatest physicists in human history. In order to make a living, he plans to give up his favorite natural science, apply for the Berlin Medical School, and prepares to serve in the army for eight years to repay his tuition.

Franz only used a scholarship of 300 florins a year to lure him to Vienna. Of course, the job was arranged for him. He will enter the Royal Women's Academy in Vienna as soon as he graduates in 1843. At that time, he will like to teach or work. Experiments are up to him.

In fact, Franz has prepared for him not only his work, but also his lifelong events. And those noble girls would not elope with him easily.

Anyway, in history, this guy also practiced medicine while writing those great physics books in his spare time. Changed to a place with a better academic atmosphere, there is no reason to get worse.

In fact, apart from physics, this guy has also made great achievements in the fields of physiology, chemistry, mathematics, philosophy, aesthetics and other fields while practicing medicine. Just like the two mentioned before, he is a genius who completely transcends the times.

From the time of Queen Theresa, education has been an important means of breaking down class barriers. Only mobility among classes can bring enough vitality to society.

This was true for the Spanish gold diggers back then, as was the case for British pirates, and it was also true for France, which once singled out Europe.

The Ottoman Mahmud II next door had great foresight, savvy, firm will, and there was no lack of loyal ministers and generals under his command, and a large number of reformers emerged. However, he failed miserably.

The 19th century was an era of rapid progress. At this time, Franz could still be considered a genius, but in a dozen years, he would only be at the level of an ordinary college student. After a few decades, he might be a high school student. Maybe even born.

So education will be a top priority for the Austrian Empire, and the experiments in Tyrol and Chenla are just the beginning.

The church hospital was prepared by Franz to spread Chinese medicine.

At this time, Western medicine was just in its infancy and was still very immature. Although great achievements had been made in fields such as surgery, some fields and medical ideas were still very backward.

Especially for some difficult and miscellaneous diseases in the colonies, the methods of western medicine are often useless, and it is not conducive to the spread of religion.

And traditional Chinese medicine, something that can't be explained clearly at present, is just right for the church.

"Nothing proves the existence of God more than something that works and doesn't make sense, amen!"

Compared with traditional Chinese medicine, the church has two great advantages ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ One is trust, and the other is not hiding anything.

People's spiritual power is powerful, sometimes even a bowl of talisman water with incense ash can save people's lives, let alone a soup that can cure diseases.

The rescuer and the rescued have the same beliefs, which can make them more empathetic, the treatment process will be relatively smooth, and even provide each other with courage to overcome difficulties.

The hiding of traditional Chinese medicine has wiped out many unique skills discovered by accident, but the church does not have this trouble. Every priest who discovers a new medicine wants to name the medicine after himself immediately, so how can he hide it?

"Learn from the outside, see from the inside, know from the small, and change with constant balance." This sentence contains the essence of Chinese medicine, and Franz printed it on every textbook he taught doctors.

At the same time, when promoting Chinese medicine, Western medicine should not be forgotten. It is true that it can cure diseases.

Archbishop Rauscher was very interested in anything that could spread religion, and he gave great support to missionary schools and missionary hospitals.

As for those churches, Franz can only say that "in this painful time, the people need comfort more."

Adjani felt that Franz's construction of an arsenal in Tyrol was costly and laborious, and there was no market for it.

But in fact, in his future plan, this arsenal is not used for commercial profit, but belongs to the secret organization of the Austrian Empire.

Since it does not exist for profit (at least not now), the weapons it produces will only be equipped with a small number of troops.

And Franz is very clear about the fact that the research and development of weapons, especially new weapons, should be as secretive as possible.

Finally, from the perspective of security, Tyrol's terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack. At the same time, it is a relatively loyal area. After all, it is an old area with a relatively strong public base.