Chapter 54 Who Is the Most Powerful

Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

The rubber seeds have been sent directly to the Royal Greenhouse, waiting to be cultivated into seedlings before being shipped to Zhenla, so that Ambrosius and the church can promote planting in Zhenla.

The cycle of rubber trees is very long. It takes 8 years to start tapping rubber, and it takes five years to reach the peak of tapping rubber.

Franz looked at the check and wheat seeds in front of him, and he felt that Talia had gone a little too far.

"What's the matter with these 100,000 florins? We have signed a contract. You are a robber, a Westerner with no sense of contract."

Talia spread her hands indifferently.

"Now that the contract is gone, do we still need to abide by it?"

"Where is the contract?"

"He tore it up himself, it's none of my business."

"How is that possible!"

Talia made a stop gesture, and then took out a bag from the pocket of her skirt.

"This is a gift for you, you will need it in the future." Talia thought for a while and added, "I hope you don't need it."

"Costa tore up the contract himself, how is that possible?" Franz asked.

Talia pointed to the bag on the table.

"The powder in it will make people feel weak and submissive. Costa did something in my tea."

Franz looked at Talia and asked curiously.

"Are you okay?"

"Of course I'm fine. He got what he deserved." Talia said proudly.

"Well, it seems that he has received the punishment he deserves."

Franz looked at the check on the table and thought that since it was already issued, he might as well spend it directly.

"Talia, you did a good job. Do you want any reward?"

Talia looked at Franz in surprise. What is this little brat thinking? Is he trying to control me? I am Talia. Suddenly, she remembered that she seemed to be Franz's person now.

"Reward?!" Talia rolled her eyes.

"Let's put it another way. Do you have any dreams?"

"Dream? I want to study like a man, become an official, and then let people worship me." Talia seemed to remember the stupid things she had done.

As the stronghold of conservative forces in Europe, Austrian women at that time just had the right to receive education. Universities did not allow women to enter, let alone become officials.

"Why not, I will help you build a women's college and let you be the principal. In this way, you can be an official and admired by others." Franz suggested.

"Can you be admired by being the principal?" Talia asked.

"I ask you who is the most powerful in the zoo?" Franz asked back.

"Tigers and lions? Elephants..." Talia did not have a definite answer to this question.

"It's the director!"

Talia suddenly realized and felt that Franz's words made sense.

At this time, she realized that a women's college! ? This was an unprecedented event, because there was no school in Vienna that specifically recruited women before.

It was not until 1835 that Ferdinand I approved the decree that women could go to school.

But there was no compulsory education in Austria at that time. Going to public schools or hiring tutors usually meant expensive tuition fees.

Church schools or private schools established by nobles all have strict requirements for admission.

The extremely high illiteracy rate in the Austrian Empire is the best proof.

Austria implemented completely free compulsory education during the reign of Empress Theresa and Joseph II, but it was completely abolished during the reign of Leopold II.

After the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Franz II briefly recovered, but the finances were not enough to cover the expenses, so he asked the schools to find a solution themselves.

The illiteracy rate of 70%+ is only comparable to that of Russia in the east.

"Franz, are you serious? To establish a women's college, you need the approval of His Majesty the Emperor." Talia pretended to touch Franz's forehead.

"What's the matter, I'm Franz." Franz did not brag. Although Franz did not dare to intervene in national affairs easily, as long as it did not involve the national level, no one would object even if Franz wanted to build a playground in the Vienna Central Garden (i.e. Vienna Central Cemetery) tomorrow.

"Oh, so I can be the principal?"

"Of course, I have two manors in the north of the city, which can be converted into schools. There is the Danube in front and the Karen Mountains in the back. It is a good place to build a school. Even the houses are ready. Anyway, I won't live there, so I'll give it to you."

Talia had seen there from a distance once before. They were two beautiful royal manors. She hugged Franz excitedly. The weak, pitiful and helpless Franz was squeezed to the point of being unable to breathe.

Talia suddenly let go of Franz. She thought of another problem. There were only a few people like her in the whole Austria, and three of her predecessors had been burned to death. She herself was almost hanged on the chestnut tree in front of the Prime Minister's Office.

"Where can I recruit students! How many girls with high school education are there in Austria, let alone girls who want to go to college."

In Austria, women who graduate from college face a major problem, that is, there are no jobs suitable for them. They can only choose to be husbands and raise children, or go to other nobles' homes as tutors.

Therefore, in the Austrian Empire, education for women usually stopped at reading and writing.

"This is simple. If Austria doesn't have it, can we recruit from foreign countries? And it doesn't have to be taught like ordinary universities. We can tailor courses for you.

For example, simple courses such as etiquette, housework, calculation, language, literature, and theology are combined with complex subjects such as economics, law, society, psychology, natural science, engineering, and mechanics.

You can start from elementary school, and then extend to middle school, high school, and university. Anyway, there is still a blank in the women's college in Vienna. "

Talia was a little speechless.

"Where can I find so many female teachers?"

"The ladies-in-waiting of the Vienna court, those who have retired, and those who are too old to continue working in the court."

"You want to change to some young and beautiful ones! "

In fact, Franz wanted to implement compulsory education for all, but under the current circumstances, this project would not be passed.

Even if the emperor approved it, it would be rejected by Korolav and Metternich of the Regency Council because Austria's finances could not support it.

The French used their influence to reduce bank loans to the Austrian Empire and deliberately suspended the construction of railways contracted by French businessmen.

Friedrich List also used the relationships he established while working in the Austrian Empire to promise benefits to Austrian officials, allowing them to make all kinds of difficulties in railway construction.

Hungary introduced a new bill to refuse to sell to Austria Pig iron, sandstone, and logs. Although Hungary was not the main supplier of Austrian railways, the original suppliers asked for price increases after seeing this bill.

This caused the merchants in the Austrian Empire who were originally enthusiastic about investing in railways to be shrouded in panic and sell off railway stocks. The result of capital outflow was a large-scale shutdown.

Count Korolav and Prince Metternich were also arguing over whether to protect the south or the north.

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