Chapter 170 Church Hospital Arsenal

Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

Franz lay leisurely on Adjani's lap. Compared with Talia, Adjani is more coaxing, more gentle, and can sing.

Talia was reading the newspaper for Franz. The content was of course inseparable from the Spanish Civil War and the recent Second Turkish-Egyptian War.

The newspaper also used a lot of space to report the news of the persecution of Catholics in Serbia and Bosnia. Those people have been persecuted for a long time. Why did they report it at this time? Of course, it was Prince Metternich's handwriting.

Prince Metternich was very supportive of Franz's proposal to exchange Ottoman land for Serbia's Belgrade.

After all, who wouldn't love to get something for nothing?

Belgrade, as the key to the Balkans, must be in the hands of Austria.

But in order to avoid arousing Russia's anger and Ottoman over-vigilance, Austria needs to strengthen Serbia's strength while taking Belgrade, and even let Serbia's forces surround Belgrade.

In addition, the purpose of this exchange is to increase the population of Croatia and control the population of Serbia in Austria.

Although they are both Yugoslavs, Croatians who believe in Catholicism are obviously more loyal to the empire than Serbs.

Franz was not idle either. He opened an arsenal in Tyrol. Ajani was a little surprised why Franz chose Tyrol for the arsenal.

Tyrol has no industrial base and no market. Even if the silver mine is re-mined, it is one of the poorest provinces in Austria. And the most important thing is that there are not enough gunmakers. It takes 3-5 years to train a qualified gunmaker.

Ajani did not understand Franz's approach at all. She felt that this kind of approach, which was almost like charity, was unnecessary.

Because Franz had donated to schools, churches, and hospitals in Tyrol more than once before.

But in fact, Franz did not pay a penny for these donations. It was the church that paid.

Tyrol is a pilot area, where the local population is mainly German, but there are also a large number of Italians and a small number of French (a byproduct of the Napoleonic Wars).

Church schools will force the promotion of German, but education is free and students will be provided with free lunch.

Franz wanted to know how much resistance there would be to the forced promotion of German and where the resistance would come from.

Can free education and free lunch attract those poor people to study?

Theoretically, the banner of free education will definitely attract a lot of people, and the benefits are real, so the locals should flock to it.

There is also the cost issue. Free education can certainly solve the problem of illiteracy in the short term, but it lacks stamina and will cause economic pressure on the country.

And if education is regarded as an industry, there will soon be new problems, that is, all resources will inevitably flow to the powerful, and finally become a game for the rich.

Then the class solidification, just like Austria today. Many nobles not only have official positions, but are also capitalists and have received higher education.

Unlike the historical stereotype, the nobles of this period were generally well-educated and had high quality. They were not all fat-headed, unlearned and deformed freaks.

If Doppler had not met Franz, he would still be a junior high school teacher. This was thanks to his birth in a stonemason family, which provided him with money to study.

If Mendel had not received generous support from a nobleman, he could only mow lawns for others with his father at this time.

Hermann von Helmholtz was one of the greatest physicists in human history. In order to make a living, he planned to give up his beloved natural sciences, apply for the Berlin Medical College, and prepare to serve for eight years to repay his tuition.

Franz only used a scholarship of 300 florins per year to trick her to Vienna. Of course, he also arranged a job for her. As soon as he graduated in 1843, he would enter the Vienna Royal College for Women. At that time, he would like to teach or do experiments.

In fact, not only work, but also his lifelong event, Franz prepared for him. And those noble women would not elope with him easily.

Anyway, in history, this guy also practiced medicine while writing those physics masterpieces in his spare time. There is no reason for him to become worse in a place with a better academic atmosphere.

In fact, in addition to physics, this guy has also made great achievements in physiology, chemistry, mathematics, philosophy, aesthetics and other fields while practicing medicine. Just like the two mentioned above, he is a genius who is completely ahead of his time.

Since the time of Queen Theresa, education has always been an important means to break down class barriers. Only the mobility between classes can bring enough vitality to society.

The Spanish gold diggers of the year were like this, as were the British pirates, and the French who once challenged Europe alone.

The Ottoman Mahmud II next door was far-sighted, skillful, and determined. He also had loyal ministers and generals under his command, and a large number of reformers emerged, but he was defeated, and defeated miserably.

The 19th century was an era of rapid progress. At this time, Franz could still be considered a genius, but in a dozen years, he would only be at the level of an ordinary college student. If it were a few decades later, he might be a high school student.

Therefore, education will be the top priority of the Austrian Empire, and the experiments in Tyrol and Zhenla are just the beginning.

The church hospital was prepared by Franz to spread Chinese medicine.

At this time, Western medicine was just in its infancy and was still very immature. Although it had made great achievements in areas such as surgery, some areas and medical ideas were still very backward.

Especially for some difficult and complicated diseases in the colonies, Western medicine methods were often useless, and it was not conducive to the spread of religion.

And Chinese medicine, which is currently unclear, is just what the church wants.

"Nothing can prove the existence of God better than something that is effective and unclear, Amen!"

Compared with traditional Chinese medicine, the church has two huge advantages: trust and no private interests.

The spiritual power of people is strong. Sometimes even a bowl of talisman water with incense ash can save lives, not to mention soup medicine that can cure diseases.

The rescuer and the rescued have the same beliefs, which can make the two empathize with each other, and the treatment process will be relatively smooth, and they can even provide each other with courage to overcome difficulties.

The private interests of Chinese medicine have wiped out many accidentally discovered skills, but the church does not have this distress. Every priest who discovers a new drug wants to name the drug after himself immediately, so how can he keep it private?

"To understand the outside and the inside, to see the subtle and know the big, to balance the changes with the constant." This sentence includes the essence of Chinese medicine, and Franz printed it in every textbook of church doctors.

At the same time, when promoting Chinese medicine, we must not forget Western medicine, and it is true that it can cure diseases.

Archbishop Rauscher is very interested in anything that can spread religion, and has given great support to church schools and church hospitals.

As for those churches, Franz can only say "In this painful era, people need comfort more."

Ajani felt that Franz's construction of an arsenal in Tyrol was expensive and laborious, and there was no market.

But in fact, in his future plan, this arsenal is not for commercial profit, but a secret organization of the Austrian Empire.

Since it does not exist for the purpose of profit (at least not now), the weapons it produces will only be equipped to a small number of troops.

And Franz is very clear about one truth, the more secret the research and development of weapons, especially new weapons, the better.

Finally, from the perspective of security, the terrain of Tyrol is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is also a relatively loyal area. After all, it is an old area with a strong popular base.