Chapter 533 Bottom Line

Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

Franz was still worried about the livelihood of the Silesian refugees in the future. Those who were not physically disabled only needed to heal their skin injuries in two or three months before they could go to work like other normal immigrants.

The "reformation education" that Franz asked the church to carry out was actually very effective. Most of those who had received "reformation education" could become loyal and patriotic citizens.

Of course, there were some exceptions, but when these people were fighting against heaven and earth in the colonies and fighting wits and courage with all kinds of monsters and demons all day long, they would think of the kindness of the empire.

At the same time, colonial officials would no longer tolerate those who might bring disaster to the collective, and they had the right to deal with those "heretics".

Back to the weavers in Silesia, these people were old and young, and many of them were physically disabled, so there were not many jobs for them to do.

The modern solution is usually to let them make some handicrafts. The problem is that there was no shortage of handicrafts in the 19th century, and even most of the handicrafts Franz had to find a way to ban.

As for paid work, these people are also not competent. Not to mention the knowledge level, physical ability, and appearance, the workload alone is not something that a weak person can complete.

In the 19th century, there were no advanced products such as computer printers. Not only did paid work require a lot of mental work, but it also required a lot of physical work at the same time.

As for artistic work, let alone weavers who have been dealing with hand looms for half their lives, even professional musicians find it difficult to make a name for themselves in Vienna.

This won't work, because there are people who spend a lot of money to buy horse bones, but there are no people who spend a lot of money to raise a poor horse. After all, the former will be considered eager to seek talents, while the latter will only be regarded as a fool.

In fact, Franz is not without a way. For example, the ammunition factory in Austria has a low work intensity, but it needs to be strictly confidential, which is very suitable for these homeless disabled people.

However, hiding people will not achieve the effect of buying horse bones with a lot of money, so we have to start with the characteristics of their German immigrants themselves.

In fact, Austria does not lack artistic talents, but those artists are not as convincing as these people themselves.

Franz plans to train these Silesian refugees into storytellers and bards. They do not need a high level of art, but they need to be able to endure hardships and be determined, and have strong empathy and infectiousness.

Franz plans to form a small troupe with these storytellers and bards and the surplus artists and college students in Vienna.

Let these people go on tours all over the country, one is to promote the so-called "loyalty to the emperor and patriotism" ideas, and the other is to let them collect local intelligence.

Although Austria's control over the local areas has been greatly strengthened after the railway, it is limited to places where trains can reach, and there are a large number of areas in the Austrian Empire where railway lines have not yet been opened.

Of course, it may take several months or even years for this plan to be truly implemented. At least the whip wounds on those people have to heal before training can begin.

Albrecht brought good news. If 100,000 pounds can be exchanged for the British to do nothing at this Near East Conference, it would be worth it.

And there is another good news, that is, the Russians are also thinking crookedly. That's right. Nesherlov said that Russia would not monopolize the Kasir Province, and Russia would support Austria in annexing Montenegro.

Montenegro can be said to be a small strong country in Eastern Europe. It has not been annexed by the Ottoman Empire for hundreds of years. Instead, it has become a rotten sore on its body, turning all the surrounding areas into rotten land.

It can be said that the Ottoman Empire dreams of getting rid of this burden, and now the Russians actually use it as a bargaining chip to exchange for the support of the Austrian Empire.

"Isn't it said that Russia has a genius diplomat now? Is it this level?" Franz said with some disdain.

Albrecht is a casual person, so Franz is more relaxed in front of this uncle.

"This time, the Russian ambassador is still Nesherlov. His level is very worrying, and even made me feel for a moment that I can be fully qualified for the position of diplomat."

Albrecht did not hide his contempt for the other party.

"Archduke Albrecht, I think you are very suitable to be a diplomat." Although there was some flattery in Ajani's words, Albrecht was fully qualified for the traditional diplomat.

But Franz did not intend to let a war genius be a diplomat.

"Uncle Albrecht is more suitable for the battlefield."

"Hasn't there been any news from California yet? I don't know how Ferdinand's war is going? His land warfare level is not as good as Friedrich's. Franz, you should have asked me to go."

There was some resentment in Albrecht's words. After all, among all the brothers, only he, the eldest brother, had not fought a decent battle for so many years.

In fact, whether in Hungary or in Luxembourg, the opponents Albrecht faced were much more difficult than the US military.

It's just that because of his own strength, coupled with the fact that he led the elite of the army, and Franz was making plans, he could always surprise them, so he felt that his opponent was not good enough.

"Don't worry, as long as the French don't join the war, the Americans won't be able to hold out for long." Franz was very confident when he said this. He knew that a thousand-mile dam can be breached by an ant hole, so the United States with a large group of rats stealing holes will not be able to hold out for long.

Albrecht nodded. Seeing Franz's confident look, he chose to believe the latter. Anyway, the former couldn't help much at this time.

"So what should we do next?"

"Keep leaving the Russians alone. They don't have enough chips. Let George Hamilton put pressure on them. If these Russians don't show them some color, they may still look down on us.

If we want long-term cooperation, we should let them learn to respect us."

Franz's words puzzled Albrecht. The latter was still educated in empathy from this to that, and regarded honesty and trustworthiness as the basis of cooperation, but in fact, mutual benefit, honesty, mutual trust, and mutual respect are the basis.

On the contrary, Ajani expressed great understanding of this approach. After all, she can apply Franz's theory to the relationship between men and women.

Afterwards, Franz discussed some details about tomorrow's meeting with Albrecht. After all, the latter is not a professional diplomat. He is not afraid of the stage, but it does not mean that he can completely control the situation.

In fact, Franz is afraid of playing too much. After all, the Russians' diplomatic level is limited, and it is uncertain whether George Hamilton wants to cooperate or is planning to plot something.

So Albrecht must grasp Franz's bottom line to ensure the interests of the Austrian Empire.

"We will not let the Russians get the entire Kars Province."