Chapter 682 Penalty

Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

"Is it really necessary?" Adjani couldn't help frowning.

"It is necessary." Franz said with certainty.

Although there were no signs of cholera in Vienna at this time, this did not mean that it would not occur in the future.

After all, smuggling between the German region and Britain and France had never been cut off, and Russia, where the cholera epidemic was most severe, had close trade relations with the Austrian Empire.

In particular, the Russian-Austrian border that originally belonged to Poland is simply in name only. Although the border is in name only, residents of the two places almost never cross it.

As for the reason, both parties feel that they are living a good life. You must know that in Anglo-Saxon propaganda, Austria and Russia have always served as the lower limit of the human political system.

However, in a sense, this can also reflect the life of the lower class people in Poland in the past.

However, what is surprising is that the Polish restorers are still full of vitality after experiencing a series of tragic blows, and even plan to use the opportunity of natural disasters to revive Poland again.

Back to business.

"But wasn't it just repaired a few years ago?"

Adjani still didn't understand Franz's approach. The former felt that with such a large sum of money, whether it was used to repair the railway or do anything else, he could make a very large profit.

However, the establishment of an urban sewage management system will not only not receive financial support, but the nobles and the public may not support it either, because this will not only increase the cost of sewage discharge, but also make "simple" things "complicated".

"It was indeed repaired once, and a lot of money was spent at that time. But now you have seen the speed of development of the Austrian Empire. As the capital, Vienna can only be faster.

There used to be less than 400,000 people in Vienna, but now it's almost one million. This is what you’re talking about happening in a few years, and Vienna’s population and city size will continue to expand for the foreseeable future.”

What Franz said was an inevitable result. As long as the Austrian Empire did not collapse, it was already certain that Vienna would become a super city in the future.

Historically, before the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Vienna's population had exceeded 2 million at its peak. Franz did not feel that he would do worse than the original owner.

What Franz thought was common sense seemed incredible to Adjani.

"Do you want Vienna to be bigger than Paris?"

Adjani has been to Paris. Although she doesn't think Paris is as good as Vienna now, a special complex she has developed since she was a child makes her feel that Vienna is not as good as Paris.

This is the benefit of cultural export. It can subtly influence the judgment and choices of many people, and even allow people to defend you for free.

Franz seemed unconcerned with Adjani's question and directly answered in the affirmative.

"I think two to three would be a more conservative estimate."

"Oh my God! Did I hear you right?"

"No."

"Okay, Archduke Franz. Your plan will be astronomical."

"I know, so let's renovate the old city first. For example, those old city walls, although they are of great commemorative value, should be allowed to disappear into the old pile.

Just leave one or two paragraphs as a souvenir, but since you want to commemorate, you need to make it more formal. You can build a memorial hall. "

Franz had enough money, but he didn't want to waste it all on this at this moment.

"Well, a museum."

"It's a big museum. After all, this period of history is still very glorious."

"Are you referring to Leopold I who fled in panic? Or Count Stallenberg who fought alone? Or the Polish Confederation, which saved Europe but was annexed?"

Franz could only roll his eyes at Adjani calmly, and then pulled the latter into his arms unprepared.

Regarding Franz's sudden attack, Adjani did not appear panicked, but generously chose a more comfortable position to sit down.

"Mrs. Sophie is looking for a Countess of Hygiene for me. Are you interested?"

Adjani tilted her head, raised Franz's chin with her fingers, and lightly opened her red lips.

"Don't you know that the Countess of Hygiene remains a virgin?"

Then he threw the documents he had just drawn up into Franz's arms and walked away.

When he went out, he was bumped by Colonel Bordeaux, and then he stamped hard on his feet with the heel of his shoe.

"Oh my God, this damn crazy woman didn't mean anything to you, did she?"

After Adjani left, Colonel Bordeaux limped in.

"No, what's the matter? Mr. Bordeaux."

"It's nothing too important, it's just that"

"Just what?"

"It's just that I found that there were a few fewer guns issued to the Guards."

"How many are missing?!" This immediately touched Franz's sensitive nerves, and he had an ominous premonition.

"No, it's just that a few new lever-action rifles were replaced by muzzle-loading guns. They thought I wouldn't notice, but as soon as they trained, they revealed their flaws. Several people were muzzle-loading."

"What did you say!" Franz roared angrily, directly and rudely interrupting Colonel Bordeaux's narrative.

"A few lever-action rifles were replaced with muzzleloaders..."

"Damn it! Arrest him now! No matter what method you use, you must recover my gun!" Franz roared.

"Yes!" Colonel Bordeaux saluted, then turned around and ran out in a panic.

Franz slammed his fist on the table. Although he knew that the secret would not be kept when he equipped the lever-action rifle to the troops, even if he did not equip the troops, there would be countries that could get the news that the new rifle had been developed.

But what Franz never expected was that the Royal Guard, which he thought was the most strictly managed, had problems first.

Fortunately, it was just a false alarm. The two Royal Guards just mortgaged their guns to the casino and did not secretly sell them to spies or arms dealers in other countries.

When the two arrived in front of Franz, they had been slapped into pig heads by Bordeaux. The latter was the only one who was angrier than Franz.

This was not because he was scolded by Franz, but in Colonel Bordeaux's mind, being a Royal Guard was a very honorable thing.

And the two guards not only violated the discipline of the Royal Guard and the orders of Archduke Franz, but also mortgaged their weapons to the casino.

To Colonel Bordeaux, it was like a knight selling his sword, and as the leader of these people, he really felt ashamed.

From the perspective of an old noble like Bordeaux, these two people were simply unforgivable. Not only did they ruin themselves, but they also brought shame to their family and the entire royal guard. It was simply a great shame.

However, Grand Duke Louis (the nominal supreme commander of the royal guard, but in fact the guard was divided into many factions) who rushed over after hearing the news made a surprising judgment:

"Since the guns have been found and the two children know they are wrong, then punish them by not allowing them to use this new gun in the future."