War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

Schonbrunn Palace, small classroom.

Thalia nodded subconsciously and said.

"There's nothing I can do about it."

Franz's face darkened. It was not a problem to do Talia a small favor and deal with the man who was harassing her.

But it is very problematic for Talia to hide from Franz and use Franz's hand to do things for herself.

This is intolerable as a superior, and Franz must let Thalia know that he was wrong.

Thalia is not a stupid woman. She immediately realized that she was wrong. She deceived a sensitive superior. She regretted being smart because she betrayed Franz's trust in her, and the lost trust is not easy to repair. came back.

Acting like a baby is a woman's natural weapon, and Thalia never thought that she would have to act like a baby to a child.

"I don't want to be pursued by a man with a beard at all. I'm only 22 years old. I don't want to get married. I still want to take care of you."

In fact, 22-year-old Talia is definitely considered an old girl among old girls in this era when 16-year-olds give birth to babies.

"Huh! Lie to me!" Franz also pretended to be very angry, and he couldn't coax him.

Thalia pestered Franz for a while, and when she was done coaxing him, she changed the subject.

"Mr. Costa proposed a new deal. He did not find the legendary Golden City, but he found a kind of wheat he had never seen before and brought back a batch of seeds."

"Wheat seeds? Isn't the Amazon a tropical rainforest?" Franz asked with some confusion.

"Yes, when Mr. Costa was looking for the remains of the Golden City, he accidentally discovered a village that had been abandoned for many years. This kind of crop was grown in the open space of the village." Thalia explained.

"Thalia, you've seen that wheat. Right?

"Yes, it looks taller and bigger than common wheat. I grew a lot of wheat at home in the past. Even the plumpest wheat is not as good as the sample brought back by Mr. Costa. Maybe it can really be improved. of wheat. But he hopes to receive 100,000 florins as his reward."

One hundred thousand florins is not an unbearable number for Franz now. However, Franz had already paid 50,000 florins for Costa's expedition, and the remaining payment was exactly 100,000 florins.

But now no one can be sure whether the seeds brought by Costa are real or fake, maybe it is just a single individual.

Maybe Franz could use artificial pollination to hybridize it with local wheat and create a new variety.

Franz knew the theory but never practiced it.

Speaking of these wheat seeds that may increase yields, the risks involved are too great to be worth another hundred thousand florins from Franz.

And according to the contract, whatever Costa found and brought back, half should be given to the patron.

In other words, if Franz wants to buy all the seeds, he should pay Costa an additional 50,000 florins.

"Thalia, you didn't explain that we should have half of his profits?"

"Costa said he was free to price these things at whatever price he wanted. Unless I was willing to spend the night with him, he sold me the wheat seeds for fifty thousand florins."

Thalia gritted her teeth with hatred, she seemed really unhappy.

Franz originally wanted to tease her, but now it seems that he should not bring trouble on himself.

"Talia, do you think that with just a few words from him, someone would be willing to pay 100,000 florins to buy the wheat seeds in his hands?"

Thalia wasn't surprised and just answered slowly.

"If it were an ordinary nobleman, even a big landowner would not accept this price, because the gain outweighs the loss."

"Indeed, even if the seeds are as he said, it will take a year just to gather enough seeds for sowing. And at the current grain prices in Austria, even if there are 10,000 acres of land, it will take nearly ten years to recover the cost. . And it is impossible to keep the matter of high-quality and improved seeds a secret for ten years. It is indeed more gain than loss," Franz said.

Seeing Franz say this, Thalia knew that Franz had made up his mind, because she knew that Franz was not a small nobleman, he was considering the entire country.

"Then let's continue planting rubber. I heard that the seeds of rubber trees are difficult to survive. You know that, so I bought so many." Thalia deliberately changed the subject.

"Rubber needs to be planted, and wheat needs to be tried." Franz said quickly, "Talia, how much do you think we can get these seeds for?"

"I think it's most suitable to do it without money."

It was obvious that Thalia wanted to make a business without capital.

"Talia, how did that man pursue you and make you hate him so much."

Thalia didn't answer, just smiled cruelly.

It seems that women are very cruel creatures to men they don't like.

"Okay, just try not to cause any loss of life," Franz said.

Thalia patted her chest and said that she had everything covered, but she needed someone to help her.

Franz asked "Who is that man?"

"Colonel Hussel."

Colonel Xussel is Mrs. Sophie's attendant. He is from Bavaria. He always fulfills Mrs. Sophie's orders by any means necessary, so he is deeply trusted by Mrs. Sophie.

Moreover, Colonel Xussel also had close ties with a gang composed of Bavarians in Vienna.

This gang is not big, but no gang dares to challenge it.

A large part of the reason comes from a legend: the real behind-the-scenes leader of this gang is Mrs. Sophie, and Xussel is the messenger.

As the eldest son of Mrs. Sophie, Franz naturally had no reason to refuse when he asked Colonel Xussel for help.

It’s just that Xussel is a very shrewd person and is not easy to deceive. If Franz does something strange, Xussel will probably report it to Mrs. Sophie immediately.

But because of this, Xu Sel will not tell the secret, and will only tell Mrs. Sophie.

Vienna, Türnstrasse, Grizzly Hotel.

This is the edge of Vienna, the legendary ghetto.

Costa lost half of his manpower during the expedition because he failed to find the legendary Golden City.

The dangers involved are self-evident, not only facing bad weather, but also facing countless poisonous insects and beasts and terrible diseases.

Costa understands that his good fortune cannot last forever. He is tired of this life and wants to go ashore.

Although Costa was paid three times as much as the expedition leader, the proceeds from the expedition were not enough to pay for the rest of his life.

But now he has an opportunity in front of him. If he falls in love with this rich lady in front of him, he will not have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of his life.

Although he had only met this young lady a few times, he knew that a family that required women to show up frequently would most likely not have a male heir, and he might be able to inherit a noble title in the future.

Of course Costa could also see that the lady was not interested in him, but fortunately, he got a magical drug among the primitive tribes in the Amazon rainforest, which can cause strong hallucinations.