Chapter 157 Steam Turbine

Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

The brothers Albrecht and Friedrich did not seem to be in a very good mood, drinking silently without saying a word.

In fact, Franz was also very unhappy. Although legislative protection could reduce the slave trade to a certain extent, the punishment was too light.

Each accomplice was fined 10,000 florins, each principal offender was fined 50,000 florins, and the real mastermind was at large.

The Austrian Empire confiscated a total of 5.9 million florins from Hungarian human traffickers. The money will be handed over to the Hungarian government for the compensation of victims and relief of disaster victims.

Hungarian Speaker Bilal was forced to resign, along with nearly 100 officials involved. At the same time, 17 Hungarian officials directly involved were dismissed.

The Austrian Empire will send officials to Hungary to supervise disaster relief and pension work.

Archduke Karl did not make a big fuss in Hungary as everyone expected, but just went through the motions in Budapest.

When he came back, he gave Albrecht and Friedrich a lesson and reprimanded them for their nonsense.

With the resignation of a large number of Hungarian officials, the entire region fell into chaos, a large number of horse bandits appeared in the area, and even the royal estate was attacked.

Franz was sure that these attacks were organized and purposeful, and ordinary bandits did not dare to attack the royal estate. It was not easy to hide on the Great Plain of Hungary, but their nonsense actually helped Franz.

Franz had always wanted to transport weapons into Hungary, and this time he had a legitimate reason.

Now all parties are not satisfied with the result, so someone will definitely lose patience.

"I have a newly invented dessert here - almond tofu, do you want to try it?"

Albrecht was not interested in eating, but Friedrich was open-minded. Since there was no result, he might as well do something else. He was hungry and said.

"What is tofu? You are really amazing to get almonds in this season." Friedrich said.

At that time, the preservation and storage technology was very poor. Even the emperor could only taste almonds when they were ripe.

That's why there was the famous saying "I want to eat dumplings!"

However, preserving almonds was too easy for Franz, but making tofu took Franz a lot of effort.

"Thank you for your compliment, Uncle Friedrich. I have another gift for you."

Franz handed Friedrich a drawing after he finished speaking, and the latter looked at it for a long time.

"Isn't this a steam engine? But the parameters are too high, right? It wasn't developed by a scientist when he was drunk!" Friedrich has been immersed in military technology for many years, and he doesn't think there is any power machinery he doesn't know.

"This is called a steam turbine. It is much more efficient than the current reciprocating steam engine. It is normal that you cannot understand it. The thermal efficiency of the best steam engine now is only 8%, while the thermal efficiency of this thing can easily exceed 40%."

Even if the more advanced reciprocating steam invented in the future has a maximum efficiency of no more than 20%, the steam turbine is completely different. With the steam turbine, the maximum efficiency can reach 80%. To this day, American aircraft carriers are still driven by this thing, which shows its powerful driving force.

What's more terrible is that the steam turbine has a simple structure, small footprint, lighter, quieter, low manufacturing cost, long service life, low failure rate, easy maintenance and countless other advantages.

In history, the emergence of steam turbines almost instantly killed the reciprocating steam engine, but now there is a problem, that is, the lack of rubber. Mr. Doppler tried to use Eucommia gum instead, but due to the problem of airtightness, a violent explosion occurred, which directly led to the suspension of classes at the Vienna Royal Women's College for one month.

The entire laboratory was blown away on the spot. Fortunately, there were no casualties, but it caused great damage to the reputation of the college. Many noble families refused to send their children back to school. They would rather ask teachers from the Holy See to teach than let their children stay in this dangerous place for even one more minute.

At the same time, a large number of noble families who could not afford dowries sent their children here, and the number of students in the college increased.

The enrollment of the Vienna Royal Women's College was not smooth. At present, there were no students in the high school and university departments. Most of the students who came to class were little girls, and they were generally spoiled. This place was more like a kindergarten than a college.

The junior high school department was a group of young women. They were often idle after marriage, or victims of unhappy marriages. The most appropriate word to describe them was the center for the exchange of resentful women. They talked about the family affairs of the whole Vienna.

In addition to the two compulsory courses of mathematics and German, the popularity of housework and communication courses has broken through the sky. Some people also signed up for literature and theology, while history and law courses were deserted. As for physics and chemistry, no one cared at all.

That’s why Doppler and a group of physicists had time to conduct experiments. For this steam turbine, all participants understood that it would be an epoch-making invention, and at the same time they also felt a deep sense of frustration.

Archduke Franz was only 9 years old, but his vision and wisdom seemed to have surpassed all the geniuses present.

“40%?” Friedrich seemed a little unbelievable.

“Yes, with this guy, your warships can easily break through 30 knots, and then the British and French warships can only follow behind you and eat dust.”

"There is no ash in the sea." Talia complained in a low voice.

"You are turning your elbow outward, right? It's true that a girl can't be kept at home. What's the matter with you, the principal, following me all day long?"

Franz pinched Talia's buttocks, and the latter could only stand up straight and endure it. After all, there were other members of the royal family present. If Talia knocked Franz's hand away as usual, it would cause unnecessary trouble.

Ajani saw that Friedrich's eyes were wrong, and coughed twice to remind Franz.

Franz turned his head and saw Friedrich staring at him angrily.

"You dead kid, you are simply wasting heaven's gift!"

Franz could only smile awkwardly, not knowing whether he was referring to the steam turbine or Talia.

"Now this design is still in the experimental stage. I will give it to you after it is stable. This will definitely become the secret weapon of the Austrian Imperial Navy."

Friedrich was angry and didn't want to talk, but was hit on the head by Albrecht.

"Be polite and remember your identity."

The line of Archduke Karl can only be considered a collateral line at this time, and if nothing unexpected happens, Franz will inherit the position of patriarch in the future, so whether as a minister of the Austrian Empire or a family member, they should respect the future monarch.

Archduke Albrecht, who is 185 cm tall, feels a strong sense of oppression towards Archduke Friedrich, who is 158 cm tall, and the latter can only bow his head and admit his mistakes.

"Uncle Albrecht, don't worry. Those Hungarians will lose their patience sooner or later. When the time comes, I will find a way to let you vent your anger in person."