Chapter 278 Allicin

Franz came to his laboratory, and garlic was ready on the side. Of course, these garlics have been strictly screened. They are undoubtedly mature, dry, free of insects and mold; and the stems, cloves, and inner skin have been removed. After washing with clean water, impurities are removed.

First, it is mashed into a paste, and then dehydrated at low temperature.

(Low temperature dehydration does not mean below zero, but below a certain critical value. For example, 50-60 degrees is just right for garlic.)

After grinding into powder, add anhydrous alcohol, then seal with a lid to allow allicin to be fully released and dissolved after 24-48 hours.

Pour into the filter to obtain relatively pure allicin, pour into a chicken heart bottle, heat to 78 degrees to evaporate the alcohol, and the chemical properties of allicin will only be destroyed at above 80 degrees.

Then filter again, the purity of allicin is greatly improved, and after low temperature dehydration, grind into powder, put into a special seaweed capsule, and seal with a metal hose on the outside. The storage time can reach 6-12 months.

Of course, this is just a laboratory practice. In fact, the procedures and methods of industrial production will be slightly different, but this is Europe in the 19th century, not the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Mass production of this simple drug is still possible.

After mass production of this thing, a considerable number of quack doctors in the Austrian Empire will be laid off, and of course it will also lead to the problem of abuse of antibiotics, so the only way to limit this situation is to raise the price.

Since the production cost of this drug is very low, the profit will be very high. However, its popularity is not very obvious in the early stage, so the main purchase targets are still the military and government officials, as well as overseas colonists.

Of course, Franz did not intend to promote this drug on a large scale in the early stage. There is no doubt that the biggest beneficiaries will be Britain, France and the United States.

The consequence is that the colonial efficiency of these countries has directly increased like a rocket. With the existing quinine, there is no need to go through a long process. The division of the world map can be completed within ten years.

For Austria at this time, the colonies it owns have reached the limit of what it can support. It is meaningless to conquer more territory, which can neither develop nor increase defense pressure.

The most deceptive thing about this thing is that the technological content is extremely low, and it is effortless to copy. Even if the technological level of the Qing Dynasty at that time wanted to copy it, it would only take time.

Therefore, even if Franz gave up 99% of his interests, it would be impossible to slow down the pace of Britain and France. It would be better to register a patent directly, and then raise the price desperately, so that no one could afford it.

So a drug that cost only a few pfennigs was forcibly raised to 20 florins. (1 florin equals 120 pfennigs)

But its appearance directly revitalized the Austrian colonies, and combined with quinine, it could resist the threat of almost all diseases at that time.

Especially in the hot and humid Indochina Peninsula, the combination of allicin, quinine and bleaching powder greatly reduced the local mortality rate and the spread of the disease.

In the Jiulong River Plain, the liberated slaves felt as if they had stepped into paradise; as long as they were diligent and worked hard, they would not enjoy the whip treatment, and they could also meet the passing level of three meals a day, and even owning private property was not a problem.

The introduction of various medicines and treatments made the locals feel in awe of the mysterious country of the Austrian Empire.

Almost all the spies sent by Emperor Thieu Tri to the Zhenla Diocese to gather intelligence were turned against by missionaries. Naturally, these servants of God would not abandon these lost lambs.

So they were sent to Vietnam after some training and teaching. These spies also successfully developed their downline, and their tentacles even extended to the Hue Palace.

The result of the First Austro-Vietnamese War also reached Siam (Thailand) at this time. As a wise ruler, Rama III generously sent a horse, gold, silver, jewelry, beauties and a series of unequal treaties to his eastern neighbor.

Even the iron ore that Franz had always coveted was given to Austria, which made it impossible to find any reason to find fault.

At the same time, due to the deepening of trade between the two countries, war gradually became a negative-benefit option. In order to ensure that other powers could not annex Siam, Austria had to sell weapons to them at low prices on a regular basis.

Although Rama III always looks like he is at the mercy of others, the equipment in his hands can already arm a considerable army.

At the same time, since the powers make money from the Siamese, the civilians have always firmly supported the royal family to fight against foreign invaders. Franz doesn't know whether the country with the ambition to monopolize Thailand will be beaten up by the powers, but it is true that they are very likely to not be able to take this country at all.

In fact, the purpose of the powers to colonize here is to make money. As long as they can make money, who cares who owns this land. Franz is no exception. The only excuse for war to fill the gap in iron ore no longer exists, and there is no reason to take the approach of exhausting the pond to catch fish.

And if the fish bites back when frying fish, or hurts yourself, it will be even more unprofitable.

Let's turn our attention to Africa. Except for Namibia, the entire Austrian West Africa has fallen into cotton fever. Due to the unprecedented development of the textile industry in the Austrian Empire, it has dominated the entire Central European market not long ago, and the demand for raw materials has naturally increased exponentially.

At this time, only cotton income was stable in its West African colonies. Other commodities either had large price fluctuations or unstable demand, and it was impossible to judge the expected benefits. In fact, when visiting the chiefs in West Africa before, Franz also gave suggestions on promoting coffee, cocoa and rubber in the local area.

However, in view of the long growth cycle of those crops (5 years for coffee, 4 years for cocoa, 8 years for rubber at the fastest, and 5 months for cotton at most), the idea was finally temporarily abandoned. After all, the laws of economic benefits and crop growth cannot be changed artificially.

As mentioned earlier, before ending the trip to West Africa, Franz gave the local chiefs, or more accurately, the future plantation owners, two options: one is to trade in the traditional barter mode, and the other is to trade in the purchase mode of exchanging expected banknotes.

The former is mainly to obtain cheap industrial products and weapons. This model is very familiar to the natives and they are happy to accept it. Under this model, the empire can not only make huge profits, but also dump some of its goods.

Few tribes will choose the latter, after all, they do not understand the actual role of these pieces of paper. However, with the emergence of the first chief who dared to take the plunge, other onlookers found that the purchasing power of this prospective banknote was completely beyond their imagination.

Don't underestimate this thin roll of paper. Tribal members can go to Austria to freely purchase the materials they want with it. The only disadvantage is that they can only hire Austrian ships, and they have to pay part of the cost for round trip.

However, these indigenous high-level officials who were skeptical at first saw that this was a perfect opportunity. If they grasped it well, it would be an opportunity for them to escape from Africa and enter Europe.

Although the direct profit generated by the empire will be slightly less under this model, once those tribes adopt the second model, they will be incorporated into the Austrian economic system unknowingly.

In the long run, it is obvious that the latter will have higher returns, more significant control over the colonies, and can also cultivate a group of "elite Austrians" for free.

When all the elites of a country or a nation betray, the success rate of its own resistance is almost zero. Unless it is pushed by a stronger external force, this evil balance can be broken.