War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

Chapter 35 The Seed of the Future (Additional update for Pyrotechnic Dao Fan and Shenzhou Buwu Tianxia Swordsman who celebrates his birthday)

Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

Franz was lying on Thalia's lap, listening to her read the newspaper.

The price of land in the United States has gradually become outrageous, which Franz expected.

But what Franz didn't expect was that this land craze was gradually developing from the east coast of the United States to the west.

This makes Franz a little confused, because in Franz's plan, the American pig can cut several crops.

At this time, every piece of land sold by the U.S. government is sold at a premium. Even so, the buyer will make a lot of money within a few days.

Fortunately, the American war to expel the Indians prevented the real estate craze from spreading to the west.

Otherwise, Franz would have to consider whether to buy land in the west more than ten years in advance.

The UK had a huge wheat harvest, which led to dumping of wheat everywhere in the UK, causing the price of wheat to plummet by 40%.

Austria also had a bumper wheat harvest. Fortunately, the German Customs Union and Italy could dump it, but Hungary was in dire straits.

Hungary's wheat suddenly lost its market, which also caused a large number of landowners to switch to other crops to make up for the shortfall. The consequences would be seen a few years later.

The imperial faction represented by Széchenyi had the upper hand. Historically, Hungary’s royal faction had always had the upper hand.

However, due to Prince Elthazy's sudden loss of power and Austria's successful entry into the German Customs Union, the original royalist faction suffered serious losses while at the same time strengthening the imperialist faction.

Imperialists: They support Austria's rule in Hungary, hope that Austria and Hungary will be fully integrated, and believe that Hungary's departure from Austria is tantamount to self-destruction. The best way to safeguard its own rights and interests is to let the empire see the value of Hungary.

Most of these people belong to Hungary's emerging aristocrats and capitalists, as well as the great aristocrats who have lived in Austria for a long time and identify with Austrian culture.

Royalists: They demand autonomy, put Hungary's interests first in everything, hope to rebuild the Kingdom of Hungary, and draw a clear line with Austria.

These people considered the Austrians to be robbers who had taken away their property and kingdom. The power of the Hungarians must be in the hands of the Hungarians. The Hungarians should not work for Austria or the Habsburg family. Austria and the Habsburg family should repay their debts to Hungary.

Some of these people were traditional landed aristocrats who held large amounts of land in their hands, and many of them lived in Vienna and Paris.

They had their own territory in Hungary and could control taxation, justice, and even organize the army. These big nobles opposed Austria more just to gain more benefits.

The main supporters of the Kingdom faction are the so-called "single-clothed aristocrats". "Single-clothed aristocrats" refer to those who are poor and have only one piece of clothing to wear except for one noble status.

These people are extremely poor, eager to change the status quo, and want to achieve a class jump by violently seizing power.

Austrian explorer Costa will organize a team to explore the Amazon rainforest to find the mysterious kingdom hidden deep in the rainforest. He is now looking for philanthropists to sponsor, and the profit distribution can be discussed in detail.

This news caught Franz's attention, and Franz didn't care about the mysterious kingdom in the rainforest.

As far as Franz knew, there were only some indigenous tribes inside, and there were no treasures.

What Franz wants is the seed of a plant, the seed that will change the world in the future.

"Talia, can you contact this explorer?"

"Legends are all lies. If you have too much money to spend, you can consider improving the food." Thalia lowered her head and said to Franz.

"I don't want any treasure, I want the seeds of a plant."

"Plants? There are no plants in the royal greenhouse. Are they edible?" Thalia asked.

"Ahem, no. But it is said that it is a plant that sheds tears. Don't you want to see it?" Franz tried to arouse Thalia's interest.

"Wouldn't a plant that sheds tears affect people's mood? When you hear it, you can tell that it is a sad plant, and it cannot be eaten." Talia complained.

"Haven't you ever heard of basing your own happiness on the pain of others?" Franz said.

"Archduke Franz, you are wrong. You cannot base your happiness on the pain of others." Thalia said.

"Now that I can't see the weeping plant, I'm in pain. If I'm in pain, I want to build my own happiness on the pain of others." Franz pinched Thalia's thigh as he said it one time.

Thalia begged for mercy.

"Okay, you convinced me. Now can you tell me, what do you want those rubber seeds for? If you like to play pool, ivory ones are better, the rubber ones are too soft."

Franz had bad memories of playing pool, having to be carried while playing because he was too short.

It’s not good at all to feel like you’re being used as a pillow and have no autonomy at all.

Zhenla, pound son.

When Ambrosius arrived in Kampong Som, he felt that he had been deceived. This place was not a port, it was obviously a fishing village.

The surrounding Chenla people looked at Ambrosius and his party with horrified eyes.

The ancestors of these local people were not fishermen, but honest farmers. However, Vietnam and Siam invaded one after another, causing the fields to become barren and the people to make a living.

The Chenla government used force to resist the invasion of Vietnam and Siam, but instead colluded with bandit bullies and intensified the exploitation of the people.

In order to survive, their ancestors ran to this uninhabited beach and became fishermen.

Guan Jin Pan Guan still had some authority, and he immediately gave an order, scaring the local petty officials so much that they sat on the ground.

"This place will be under the command of An Qianhu from now on. Don't be too meddlesome, or you may lose your head."

It was the first time for the local officials to see the second-grade Dayuan, and they also heard that the fifth-grade thousand households were surnamed An, so they were naturally connected with the national surname.

As for the emperor's relatives, why do they come to this remote country? After thinking about it, the junior officer easily came to the conclusion that this man with the surname Guo looked so weird, he was probably driven out of Phnom Penh.

Now the official figured it out and immediately shut up. There were not many people in his place anyway, so An Qianhu could do whatever he wanted.

Although Ambrosius was dissatisfied, these Catholic priests were extremely happy. They did not expect to gain a foothold so easily. This was a big step for the church in Southeast Asia.

You know, the French came here, the Spanish came here, and the Dutch came here, but they didn't even leave a church, let alone a stronghold.

Moreover, once the Austrian Empire establishes a port here, they will be able to preach in Chenla with peace of mind.

These Catholic priests have told their colleagues about Kampong Som along the way, and they believe that Catholics in Chenla will soon come to Kampong Som to settle down.

The two officers brought by Ambrosius were also very happy. After all, this was considered a small colony. They might be recorded in history as the first colonists in the history of the Austrian Empire.

Only diplomat Zucker was worried about Zhongzhong, because he knew that Austria had neither plans nor the strength to expand in Southeast Asia at this time.

An additional update for Pyongyang Daofan and Shenzhou Buwu Tianxia who are celebrating their birthdays