War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

Vienna, Old Town Opera House.

Chio Rom looked at the theater where everyone was seated, but he was not happy at all. Because the quality of the audience has obviously declined, there are obviously fewer people appreciating "art" and they are replaced by a bunch of arty bastards.

These guys behave rudely and rarely make additional purchases or sponsor investments, but they are very keen on making comments and often making trouble. They like to incite others and are easily incited. They are indeed very embarrassing to the theater managers. People have headaches.

This group of people was exactly the same as the gangsters he sent to cause trouble in other theaters, but they were really not sent by Franz.

This is thanks to the increasingly fat wallets of Austrians, so they are more likely to engage in luxury spending. Moreover, the technical conditions at that time were limited, and people had not many entertainment options to choose from.

As a result, some people are willing to try the entertainment activities of the rich in the past, such as listening to music and watching operas. As for horse racing, hunting, and holding dance parties, they are too luxurious for common people.

And Franz doesn’t want to interfere too much with cultural and entertainment matters for the time being, which are much more important than basic education and literacy education.

Besides, Franz has already provided the venue, funds, security, script, momentum, and development direction. If they still fail to succeed, they can only blame their incompetence.

In fact, opera houses in this era usually have a membership system, but Dark Moon Theater just doesn't follow the routine and cancels the membership system.

This operation brought a huge customer flow to the Dark Moon Theater in a short period of time. Other theaters were naturally jealous when they saw this kind of scene, and they also knew that they had to either keep up with the other party or be eliminated by history.

Especially for the managers of these theaters, the awareness of crisis is even stronger, because they have seen too many popular theater groups disappear from people's sight like meteors.

So almost overnight, all theaters in Vienna opened restrictions. This has caused the theater's ticket revenue to surge, but some gray income has been declining rapidly.

In fact, theoretically speaking, a large number of people should be more suitable for underground transactions, but in fact, due to some changes in history, the economic situation of the Austrian Imperial Government is much better than in history, so the secret police have no reason to slow down their work.

These guys are so pervasive that they have disrupted a lot of business. But there is nothing we can do against them, because the number of secret police is huge and their organization is relatively high.

Historically, businessmen and politicians used bribery, but the power of the empire at this time made this approach no different than seeking death.

The remaining method is to use power to suppress people, but there are not many people in Austria who can suppress the secret police. Interior Minister Count Korolaf, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prince Metternich, War Minister Count Latour, the Central Committee of the Empire Bank President Baron Brooke, His Majesty the Emperor, several real royal princes, and Lady Sophie

It is simply impossible to get these people to come forward, and at least the cost must be astronomical. Although the real bosses of these theaters may be attached to these big shots, the big shots will not show up for these petty profits.

Even if it's just a sentence, I don't want to leave any clues to others.

In fact, he went to the Dark Moon Theater Company to watch those performances in person. He didn't think much of them. They were even a bit vulgar. They were just a variant of citizen drama.

What made him most angry was that Carmela Settles, who was once known for being aloof in his theater, was smiling like a fool in the center of the stage.

However, Chio Rom had to admit that this smile was very contagious. The eldest son of the Talon family once offered him ten thousand yuan to buy a smile, but in the end he managed to force out a smile under coercion and inducement.

At this time, he was so "disrespected", which made Chio Rom, his former employer, angry, but he had nothing to do, because the other party had become someone else's commodity.

To be honest, as a high-class person, Chio Rom looked down on this kind of citizen drama, which was vulgar and crude, but money still had to be earned.

So he introduced the local kick dance from North America, which is absolutely naked and vulgar. It is said that this dance originated from the dance of black slaves in Africa.

But for a businessman, the most important thing is to make money, and other things are not particularly important.

As long as this kind of dance becomes popular, Chio Rom has reason to believe that other theaters will follow suit. By that time he was no longer an admirer of degenerate art, but a pioneer.

In fact, there was no so-called tap dance at this time, but its predecessor, kick dance, was indeed a coquettish dance, which was simple and popular.

However, this dance was actually only a niche dance in Europe at this time, and its evaluation was very low. However, in fact, because this dance had fewer restrictions on dancers, it became popular for a period of time later.

However, this vulgar dance from a foreign country failed to save Chio Rom and his Old Town Opera House. Instead, it was rated as "immoral" by various experts.

This made Chio Romm very depressed. In fact, the model that Franz asked the Dark Moon Theater Company to adopt was not, strictly speaking, a traditional European citizen drama, but a variant of a stage play under the category of drama.

Compared with those traditional art models in Europe, this successful business model in later generations has obviously had a huge impact on the market.

As for those sent by Kio Rom and other forces to cause trouble, they were easily neutralized by the Dark Moon Troupe.

After all, the four former chiefs knew these tricks very well. Carmela Sittles, Credia, Tina, and Fleglova were still very interested in the Dark Moon Troupe. Some people regarded it as In my own home, some people want to prove themselves, while others want to climb up.

Although they have different ideas, in order to realize their ideals, the Dark Moon Troupe must succeed. People who share the same belief will get twice the result with half the effort, not to mention they are not ordinary people. To be able to stand out from tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dancers across the country must be special.

Carmela Sittles, Credia, Tina, and Fleglova have actually always wanted to know who "Mr. K" is, because everyone under Guy's mask that day They are all big shots.

The Guy mask, now also known as the "V-shaped mask", actually originated in England.

There was a terrifying smile on the mask, and the cold eyes formed a sharp contrast with the pale mask.

There are two small patches of red blush on the cheeks, as well as two funny mustaches underneath, but what people often feel is not enthusiasm and comedy, but mystery and weirdness.

This weird and mysterious thing always fascinates people.

At least to most people in this country, he is a big shot, and that "Mr. K" is undoubtedly the biggest one among them.

Because neither Richard Metternich nor Akadov revealed any information about this person. The only people in this country who are more powerful than Prince Metternich and Count Korolaf are the royal family and King Rothschild.

But they have seen most of the young people from the Rothschild family, and it seems that most of the young people from the royal family are crooked.

For example, Archduke Friedrich, who was less than five feet two inches (1.58 meters tall) and looked like he had never seen a woman before, how could he withstand their repeated "attacks"?

After some elimination, the four people came to an unlikely conclusion that made them feel excited.

That "Mr. K" is most likely one of the three Archduke Wilhelm Karl, Archduke Franz Joseph, and Archduke Maximilian.

Among the three, Archduke Franz Joseph was the one who showed up the most, but he was also the one with the most consistent body shape, and of course the one that best met their expectations. After all, being the lover of the emperor or crown prince was not a shameful thing at that time. It’s an honor for many women.

Archduke William Carl, the sixth son of Archduke Carl, is the most mysterious. His age matches the age, and almost no one has seen him. It is said that he lives in Welburg all year round, and he is just sixteen years old and his age is more consistent.

As for Archduke Maximilian, he just made up the number. The reason is that he rarely shows up and is the younger brother of Archduke Franz. In theory, the two brothers should be about the same.

But in fact Maximilian was a head shorter than Franz, and he was famously "lecherous" in Schönbrunn Palace. He would follow anyone he saw with long hair.

In fact, they have also tried more radical methods, such as trying to get close to "Mr. K" and remove his mask or clothes.

Of course, the result was a failure, and they were all thrown to the ground and piled on top of each other by "Mr. K". Fortunately, their bodies were relatively soft and no injuries were sustained.

But what makes people a little confused is that although they are dancers who look thin, their physical strength and explosive power are actually not weak, and are even stronger than ordinary women.

And sometimes Mr. K was too restrained, which gave them another layer of worry.

"Could he be the bodyguard of some big shot?"

On the other hand, Chio Rom was severely reprimanded by Solomon Rothschild.

"Just you? You can't even deal with several little girls! How dare you call yourself the 'King of the Night'? Do you want to rebel?!"

"Don't dare, I'm sorry, sir. I shouldn't use this title, I'm not qualified to be compared with you." Chio Rom kept apologizing, but Solomon did not let him finish his words, and instead said even more angrily.

"With me? What does this have to do with me! You pig head! Idiot! Idiot! You are provoking His Majesty Emperor Ferdinand I!"

"That idiot emperor?" Chio Rom said with some confusion.

The corner of Solomon's mouth twitched a few times. He rarely said so many swear words in the past, but in recent years, he had been really unhappy and he had to vent.

But at this time, Solomon found that it seemed that just swearing was not enough. He wanted to slap the arrogant idiot in front of him, but he still held back. After all, half of the Rothschild family's underground power in Vienna depended on the man in front of him. Idiot management.

Solomon straightened Chio Rom's clothes and then grabbed the other man's tie.

The tie was tightened instantly, and the latter felt it was difficult to breathe, but he did not dare to resist and could only squeeze out a few words from his throat.

"Spare my life"

It took a while before Solomon loosened Chio Rom's tie. The latter was breathing hard, and the former was also panting from exhaustion.

"If you don't change your tune, you will go to hell and become your king in a few years!"

This is Solomon's last advice to Chio Rom. If the latter continues to go his own way, then he can only choose to replace him.

After all, things in Vienna have changed. It is no longer the Vienna where business opportunities abound. The royal family and the government are interfering wildly in the market, making it impossible for outstanding businessmen like him to make money.

In a few years, Archduke Franz will inherit the throne of Austria. By then, judging from the young man's performance in several crises, it will be easy for him to control the market.

If Solomon had this kind of strength, then he would definitely not leave any rivals that could compete with him.

But this is just Solomon's wishful thinking. Franz no longer regards him as an opponent. As long as the other party doesn't do anything extraordinary, he doesn't bother to care.

In fact, Chio Rom came to Solomon this time to find out the details of "Mr. K", but he was scolded because some words stung the latter's sensitive nerves.

But even Solomon Rothschild was not sure whether Mr. K was Archduke Franz.

Because for the Archduke, the theaters in Vienna seemed too small, not enough for him to hold with one hand.

You must know that every time Archduke Franz wrote something in millions.

(The largest unit of measurement in business at the time was the million, but this was generally not used.)

Of course, the Grand Duke had also reached the age of youthful restlessness, but Solomon had also gone to those stage plays. Among them was a play about a Viennese café, which impressed him very much.

The various people in the cafe and the big and small things vividly describe the glory of Teresa's era, the radicalness of Joseph's era, and the precarious situation of Vienna during the Napoleonic Wars.

Even though the entire troupe was beautified and the effects were dramatic, only people of that era could understand the depth of it.

Many of the plays Solomon thought were satires on himself, such as the arms dealer who made a fortune during the war, went to England to get gold plating, and then returned to his country to continue to dominate.

So Solomon was even more convinced that it was impossible for a child to write such a profound script.

But Chio Rom didn't get the answer he wanted, so he decided to use his own method.

Mr. K is hard to find, and why are the four proprietresses standing in front of the stage hard to find?

Chio Rom was going to start with Carmela Sittles, the traitor of the Old Town Opera House. He was already familiar with these things.

It was nothing more than tying her to the carriage, breaking her legs, and then throwing her in the slums.

Of course, tabloid reporters must be notified in advance to stay on site.

The major newspapers in Vienna can spread this story the next day, and by then, both the traitor Carmela Sittles and the Dark Moon Theater Company will be discredited.

That night, Chio Rom led people to squat at the entrance of the Dark Moon Theater.

The next day, Chio Rom died.