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

Chapter 1327 Austrian Cuisine
But the reality was that the pig and carp farming industries in the Austrian Empire were developing rapidly. In 1834, there were only 500 million pigs in the Austrian Empire, and the total number of pigs had not changed much until Franz began to get involved in the pig farming industry in 1842.

However, at this time, the total number of pigs in the Austrian Empire had exceeded that of cattle and was approaching that of sheep, which ranked first.

1849年奥地利帝国生猪总量1500万头、牛1100万头、羊2900万头、马330万匹。

This was an amazing achievement, but the problem was that the pork from the Austrian Empire was sold well in the German states, but the cheap pork in Austria was unsalable.

In Austria, the nobles and the rich looked down on pork, while the common people and the poor felt they could not afford to eat pork.

Therefore, most of the pigs raised by Franz could only be produced and sold by himself. They were either sold to the army, consumed within the royal estate, or made into cans and sold as beef.

The problem of unsaleable pork has troubled Franz for a long time, and he never expected this situation to happen.

Franz must change this consumption concept. In addition to necessary publicity and advertising, the most effective way is to set an example for others in the Austrian Empire.

As long as Franz often invited others to eat pork chops, the upper class would soon start a trend of eating pork, then the rich and low-level officials would follow suit, and then the common people would start to try it.

Propaganda and advertising were also necessary, as there were many Jews in the Austrian Empire, who often portrayed pork as an unclean food, while others who supplied other meats denigrated pork for various purposes.

Once people form preconceived ideas, it is difficult to change them. Fortunately, Franz was the emperor, and he was able to invite many people who were high enough in status in people's minds to eat pork in order to change this inherent impression.

Franz doesn't need too much explanation, nor any scientific discussion, he just needs to eat.

The expansion speed of carp farming in the Austrian Empire was even more exaggerated. In 1845, the carp production of the Austrian Empire was about 1000 tons, which was one-eighteenth of the marine fish catch.

At this time, the carp production of the Austrian Empire was 12,000 tons, and the total amount of freshwater fish farming in the Austrian Empire exceeded the marine catch for the first time.

However, the profits of the entire freshwater fish farming industry are pitifully small. The problem lies in the inverted supply and demand. Although the output is large, few people are willing to spend money to buy it.

In the end, in order to clear the inventory, they could only adopt a half-sell, half-give-away strategy, giving away freshwater fish when selling other goods, or selling them directly to churches or doing charity activities.

This was not the case with chickens, ducks, and rabbits. Even the poorest families in the Austrian Empire would not be stingy with a chicken or a duck.

As the poultry farming industry in the Austrian Empire expanded, consumption increased as well, and eggs were even in short supply in some areas.

Franz was surprised at where the rabbit meat would go. Apart from a few restaurants, the largest buyer of rabbit meat was the Hunting Association of the Austrian Empire.

In the eyes of Austrians, only frogs and French people eat rabbits, so except for a few people with special tastes, few Austrians will buy rabbit meat.

On the other hand, the Austrians believed that feeding rabbit meat to hounds would allow them to acquire the speed of rabbits and remember the taste of rabbits, so the upper-class aristocrats would choose to buy rabbit meat to feed their hounds.

Although he was a little speechless, Franz was still quite happy that the products were selling well.

Of course, in order to fit the image in people's minds, Franz could not eat rabbit meat. Pig's trotters and pig's stomach, which are extremely outrageous foods in the eyes of the British and French, are very down-to-earth in the eyes of Austrians, especially Germans. The development of the Austrian Empire's livestock industry is inseparable from the development of the transportation industry. The railways connected to the whole country made it possible for individual households to cash in on their livestock.

By accessing a larger market, retail investors do not have to worry about being undercut by local acquirers and can obtain more reasonable prices.

Likewise, buyers do not have to worry about retail investors raising prices arbitrarily. The dynamic balance between the two sides makes the market price more reasonable. It is difficult for anyone to have absolute control over the market, which also increases the enthusiasm of both sides.

The development of the pig farming industry in the Austrian Empire also promoted the development of the brush manufacturing industry. After a long period of artificial breeding, the Austrian Empire finally bred a kind of meat pig with strong disease resistance, diverse diet, large litter size, fast growth and bristles.

However, this type of pig is much smaller than the Landrace pig, grows slower than the Yorkshire pig, and produces fewer piglets than the Taihu pig. In addition, it has an unstable temperament and is often aggressive towards other livestock. It will even actively attack coyotes and wild dogs that break into the pigsty, which is also its disadvantage.

However, on the whole, it was the most suitable pig breed for the Austrian Empire at that time. After all, Landrace pigs were too susceptible to disease, and with the level of epidemic prevention at that time, it was difficult to detect and deal with livestock epidemics in a timely manner.

The large amount of pig bristles also reduced dependence on foreign imports, while also boosting the employment of pig castrators and bristle cutters.

Pig manure is an important part of the agricultural cycle.
Freshwater fish farming theoretically has the highest profit, but in reality, affected by other uncontrollable factors such as consumer concepts, it has the lowest profit.

Fortunately, the church is very interested in this. After all, this is the church’s main business and it has some connection with faith.

For example, restoring the old customs and continuing the fasting regulations of the Roman era, no meat can be eaten on Fridays except for special groups of people, but the meat in this regulation does not include fish.

The scale of rabbit farming has never been developed, and the demand for rabbit skins is far greater than the demand for rabbit meat. The market recognition of rabbit skins is too low, and they cannot enter the high-end fur circle, and the high price cannot attract the low-end market.

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Franz thought that he could ask Madame Sophie to organize a Vienna Fashion Week to kick things off. Madame Sophie also thought this was a good idea, but the Austrian Empire was always in a state of war and was not suitable for hosting such an event.

If it were to happen in other countries, Franz would not be willing to be a scapegoat for others, so he put it on hold.

Miguel I naturally didn't know the considerations behind this. He only knew that although these dishes were a bit weird, they tasted pretty good.

In addition, as he was in a good mood due to the good news, Miguel I naturally gave a very high evaluation.

What he didn't know was that his words would soon appear in major newspapers and become a propaganda tool for Austria.

To ordinary people, this was just an ordinary dinner, where His Majesty the Emperor of the Austrian Empire demonstrated the national strength and culinary style of the Austrian Empire to a foreign monarch.

However, in the eyes of the Portuguese, it was a naked threat. If Franz could change the king of Spain, there was no guarantee that he would not change the king of Portugal as well.

Ferdinand II, who had previously clamored to teach the Austrian Empire a lesson, instantly became a deflated eggplant. At this moment, he suddenly felt that the Azores and the Malades Islands were not so important.

This time, no matter how Viscount Stratford urged, Ferdinand II did not dare to make any more promises, and the troops previously sent to Olivenza were withdrawn.

At this point, the Austrian Empire completed the occupation of the last piece of Spanish land without bloodshed, and the nobles who had not contacted Miguel I for more than ten years became diligent again.