Chapter 393 Be Prepared

The benefits of industrialization are obvious. It can make goods cheap and very reliable.

At least there will not be a situation where the first bottle of wine from the same workshop is very delicious, and the second bottle makes you vomit the overnight meal.

But it also leads to a problem, that is, traditional brewing workshops are constantly closing down and their living space is constantly being squeezed. Even if Franz has left them profit margins in terms of price and other aspects.

In addition, in order to leave a way out for those taverns as much as possible, Franz adopted the wholesaler model. Except for some royal industries, they need to purchase from wholesalers.

Although this business model seems relatively backward in modern times, it is definitely one of the most reasonable models in the 19th century.

Franz hopes to preserve the good ones and eliminate the not-so-good ones. The industrialization of beverages is irreversible. Because with the advent of the industrial age, the population increases, and people's demand for beverages is also increasing.

The manual methods of the past are obviously not enough to meet people's growing needs, which requires reform or increased investment.

Franz naturally cannot invest all his precious resources in brewing. With the expansion of the empire and the development of the times, too many places need money and people.

Therefore, choosing cheaper and more efficient industrialized production is an inevitable choice. At the same time, the earlier industrialization is carried out, the easier it is to take the initiative in the market.

February 11, 1843.

Franz's father was assassinated by a shop owner of a self-brewery.

When the carriage passed the tavern, the owner suddenly rushed out from the roadside and shot the carriage with a pistol, but the bullet failed to penetrate the steel plate wrapped on the outside.

The attacker was caught on the spot, and after a 72-hour interrogation, the prisoner died in prison. But the result was that no useful information was obtained. It was only known that the prisoner was resentful because the new beer sold by the royal family affected his business.

In fact, Franz also allowed the beer hall to operate the royal products, but the owner wanted to sell his own wine.

The decline in the tavern's turnover caused him to be depressed, and under the influence of alcohol, he decided to assassinate members of the royal family.

Franz looked at the photo of the prisoner's body. There was no intact skin and flesh on his body. It seemed that he should be telling the truth.

But unfortunately, Franz had no way to save him, because no one could go against the tide of the times. There couldn't be only one such person, and it seemed that it was difficult for both good and bad people to be good.

However, in order to prevent similar incidents from happening, we should take precautions early.

Franz believed that the best way was to ban guns completely, but such a decree could not be completed in the social environment at that time, or the resistance was too great.

However, a registration system could be considered, that is, a gun license was required for the purchase and possession of firearms, and taxes were required. At the same time, the inspection of guns in and out of the city was strengthened, and patrol police were increased.

However, it was not easy for these decrees to be passed by the Regency Council, and the top priority was to start with ourselves.

Franz made a comprehensive modification to the carriages used by his family, and they were all modified according to his own carriages. Bulletproof glass + steel plates were necessary.

This would undoubtedly increase the weight of the carriage. The Grand Duke could not make a carriage pulled by six horses, so he changed it to four horses and two mules. Anyway, Franz's family had been mentally ill for a long time.

Then the guards were strengthened. Before, Archduke Franz Karl had only 22 guards, including two captains of the guards. Franz decided to increase this number to 102, and the extra 80 would be in charge of Franz.

For this reason, Franz felt it necessary to set up a security company, which depended on the relationship of Archduke Karl's family, after all, their family had a very good relationship with the military.

And Archduke Karl himself often recruited some capable veterans and retired officers to work in his manor or guard.

Vienna, Albrecht Palace (today's Albertina Museum and its nearby streets).

This is the winter palace of Archduke Karl's family, and the whole palace exudes a warm and cheerful atmosphere.

Archduke Carolina, wearing a white dress and riding a pure black horse, ran rampant on the lawn in the palace. The servants turned a blind eye, and a trembling old butler walked to Franz's carriage.

"Hello, respected Archduke Franz. The host has been waiting for a long time."

"Okay, please lead the way." Franz replied politely.

A team of nearly two hundred people entered the manor in a mighty manner. At this time, Carolina realized that the guest was Franz, and she rushed over on horseback.

This behavior naturally led to a commotion. Franz's guards raised their guns to block Franz, and Archduke Karl's guards also raised their guns to those royal guards who might threaten their own young lady.

This made the old housekeeper anxious.

"Put it down, put down all the guns! Miss, you get off the horse first! Archduke Franz is here, don't be too rude."

"Put down all the guns!" Franz scolded.

"But" Colonel Bordeaux wanted to refute, but Franz didn't want to give him this opportunity.

"Shut up! Put down all the guns!"

The royal guards put away their guns, and Archduke Karl's family guards naturally would not entangle and put away their guns.

Karolina also realized that her behavior seemed to be a bit problematic, and quickly got off the horse. Archduke Karl did not like to socialize with people, and those who came here to visit their family were usually soldiers, who did not care about Karolina's rude behavior.

"Cousin Franz!" She rushed over and hugged Franz. Fortunately, the latter had good physical fitness and long-term exercise, otherwise he would have been knocked down by this pounce.

The butler on the side reminded.

"It should be the nephew, Miss Carolina."

Carolina turned around and glared at the old butler.

"I know, you don't need to bother."

The old butler was speechless for a while, but still went to lead the way.

The architectural style of the entire palace is diverse, from Gothic to Baroque, and then to Rococo, which is dazzling.

Carolina was also chattering around Franz, and Ajani deliberately kept a distance to avoid being accidentally injured.

"Franz, you have grown taller again?"

"Why don't you smile, are you pretending to be cool?"

"By the way, I can ride a horse and swim."

Franz didn't know how to communicate with adolescent girls. After all, he couldn't pick her up and beat her up like his sister.

"That's great, aunt. I wonder what kind of books you like to read?"

Carolina was speechless for a moment. She had no problem reading and writing. But due to her overly free growth and the special environment of her family, she had almost no communication with her peers, and reading was naturally impossible.

"On War!" Carolina thought of a book her father had mentioned in a hurry.

Franz smiled.

"Well, let me test you. What should be the speed of normal march and forced march?"

"."Carolina was full of black lines, thinking, "Why are all the men around me like this? Are they all war maniacs?"

After Franz's test, Carolina could only choose to turn around and run away.