Chapter 716 The Girl Next Door

Honestly speaking, it is impossible for a young man who is full of vigor and has no physical disability to have never thought about that aspect.

However, considering his own actual situation, his major event in life is not so much marriage as a transaction of equals.

Perhaps because he has been in this world for a long time, or perhaps because he has grown up, Franz began to agree with some of the nobles' views unconsciously.

Although it is cruel, it is so damn real.

In order to make this transaction more valuable, Franz really looked up the information of princesses from various countries. However, there are really not many who are well matched with the Habsburg family, and even fewer countries that share the interests of the Austrian Empire.

And then, marriage is related to the next generation after all, so the blood relationship cannot be too close, the body must be healthy, and of course, it cannot be too ugly.

After roughly excluding, there are only five countries left: Russia, Prussia, Denmark, Saxony, Spain, Portugal and Brazil.

Among them, there is an option that can kill two birds with one stone, that is, the youngest daughter of Pedro I, the former "double champion" of Brazil and Portugal.

Maria Amelia was once engaged to Franz's second brother Maximilian, but unfortunately the princess was infected with scarlet fever and tuberculosis the year before her marriage, and died soon after.

Although Franz had no ability to treat these two diseases, he could still keep her away from the source of infection.

The reason why Maria Amelia was infected with scarlet fever was largely due to her mother leaving Munich, where she had been living, and suddenly returning to Portugal, where scarlet fever was raging.

Even if she was not infected with scarlet fever, it would be easy for a person who had lived inland for a long time to suddenly live by the sea to be unfit.

So Franz thought that as long as she stayed in Munich honestly, the princess would not necessarily be short-lived.

In fact, the two had met at a court banquet, but that was seven or eight years ago. A little girl tried to pounce on him and was subconsciously pushed down by him.

Franz was quite likable when he was young, but he was scolded by Mrs. Sophie for this.

Judging from the photos and court portraits sent back from Portugal in recent years, this princess is a beauty.

Princess Maria Amelia studied hard in history, and the courses she studied covered many subjects, including rhetoric, philosophy, history, geography, German literature, mathematics and physics.

In addition to Portuguese, she also studied English, French and German, and reached a very high level in sketching, painting and piano playing.

Legend has it that she is quick-witted and self-taught, and even a law professor claimed that if she became a lawyer, she would be able to achieve great things.

These legends cannot be verified, but Maria Amelia at this time was indeed very hard-working, because the conversation with Franz left an indelible impression on her.

Even if she was a real genius child, she would be dwarfed by Franz, who had lived two lives and was also a time traveler.

However, Franz had long forgotten these things. After all, he had done too many things that were shocking to outsiders, although he had tried his best to act normal.

Although Portugal is on the decline and the Brazilian Empire is neither up nor down and is regarded as fat meat by the British, Portugal still has a strong influence overseas.

Especially in Africa, its colonies occupy many key nodes and are also connected with the colonies of the Austrian Empire.

In the wave of colonization, the Portuguese have been unable to cope with it and urgently need a strong ally to inject new vitality into it.

The Austrian Empire has a population of 46 million, backed by the German Confederation, and has opened up two labor export places in Japan and India. It is definitely a very good choice.

The most important thing is that Franz feels that his character is much better than that of the British. He will not make a lot of money and then let his teammates die.

There are many reasons why the Brazilian Empire is neither high nor low, but they can be summarized into three.

One, no money.

Two, no people.

Three, no power.

The Austrian Empire just has all the above conditions, coupled with Franz's vision far ahead of the times, it is not difficult for the Brazilian Empire to directly join the great powers.

However, the royal family of the Brazilian Empire is not very valuable, and the European aristocratic circles may not necessarily agree with it. Fortunately, Maria Amelia also has the title of Portuguese princess.

As for the difficulty of marrying Maria Amelia, it is almost zero, as long as Franz or the Habsburg family shows this intention.

It is hard to say about the Portuguese royal family, but Pedro II, the emperor of the Brazilian Empire, will definitely send his sister here with drums and gongs.

The only possible problem lies with the British. In their view, both Portugal and Brazil are meat in their bowls, and there is absolutely no possibility of sharing them with others.

The most important thing is that the princess is about the same age as Franz, and the blood relationship is very distant. It is also a small change in history.

Denmark, the former Nordic lion, is now a toothless old cat. The fleet that once crisscrossed the North Sea will not be rebuilt until 161 years later.

(This is a joke. After the defeat in the Battle of Copenhagen in 1807, the Danes planted 90,000 oak trees to rebuild their navy.

200 years later, in 2007, the Danish Forestry Bureau informed the country's Ministry of Defense. "The oak trees are mature and ready for revenge."

This also confirms the term "Centennial Navy" in some ways.)

Similarly, their princesses will have to wait a long time, because the next two consecutive Danish kings have no offspring, and the Danish throne will be inherited by Christian IX from Glücksburg.

The advantage of marrying with Denmark is that the problems of the two principalities of Schleswig and Holstein can be peacefully resolved, at least they will not be used as traps by Bismarck again.

In fact, after the real marriage, not to mention Denmark, even Norway will have to be incorporated into the German Confederation.

In this way, the Skagerrak Strait, the Kattegat Strait, the Øresund Strait, and the entire Baltic Sea will become Germany's bathtub.

Although Denmark and Norway were forcibly separated at this time, the former has always been very dissatisfied, while the latter does not have too many ideas, mainly because their strength does not allow them to have too many ideas.

Norway is actually more pro-Danish in culture, and even directly pulled a prince from the Danish royal family to be its king after its independence.

In addition, Norway has a strong desire for revenge against Britain and Sweden, which is not entirely for Denmark, but also for themselves.

Britain once blockaded the Norwegian coast, and the main food and raw materials could not be transported in. In the three years from 1807 to 1809 alone, more than 70,000 Norwegians starved to death.

Sweden did not do a good thing by entering Norway by force, and the latter has always been treated as a colony by the former.

However, this Danish princess, like their fleet, still needs time to grow up. After all, Christian IX's daughter Princess Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia was just born in 1844.