The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 1516 Christmas

In fact, Franz was not optimistic about this deal, but the Austrian Empire itself also had interests in North Africa. If Duke Omar was allowed to develop, he would sooner or later take action against Tunisia.

Although Duke Omar has not had any plans to attack Tunisia so far, Franz does not think this situation will last forever.

On the other hand, the construction of the Tripoli Railway was not in good condition at that time, and the new Pasha of Tripoli was very inefficient at work, and he was far from meeting Franz's expectations.

Replacing a Pasha was not a problem for the Austrian Empire. After all, the Ottoman Empire had actually given up Tripoli, and the Ottoman government would agree to any candidate Franz came up with.

But in fact, it was not easy to build a railway in the North African desert at that time. In order to complete the construction of the railway, the new Pasha of Tripoli had reduced the registered population of the entire Tripoli by 30%, and the city's native residents were directly reduced by half.

Of course, not all of these tens of thousands of people died of exhaustion during the construction of the railway. Most of them escaped or disappeared. The Spaniards and Italians who had just moved into Tripoli were Europeans, and the Pasha of Tripoli did not have the courage to do so.

Due to the extremely low attention received by Tripoli, coupled with the extremely low human rights situation and lack of information.

So this kind of thing did not cause any ripples, but Franz was not prepared to force the locals to rebel completely, and the railway could not be stopped.

So Franz began to think about the Ottomans, but he did not intend to hire Orthodox Christians so as not to offend the Russians. He only planned to hire authentic Ottomans.

Moreover, the Austrian Empire will not come forward in person, but will only use the name of the Duke of Olma. Even the Duke of Olma himself is not aware of this.

Franz wanted to build a railway running through Tripoli from east to west, connecting Egypt in the east and Tunisia in the west. His intention was self-evident.

Although Tripoli is a barren land that no one cares about at this time, its importance will rise sharply with the development of the times.

It was precisely because it was a barren land at that time that the other powers acquiesced in the Austrian Empire's driving a wedge into North Africa.

December 1850, 12, Christmas.

It was the most important annual festival of the Austrian Empire again, and Franz's carp finally had the opportunity to clear out their stock.

This year was a rare year in which no major war broke out in the Austrian Empire, and as people's income increased, carp sales also reached a new high.

However, with the current sales volume, Franz and the church still have a long way to go to make back their investment. At this time, carp can only be used as a side dish most of the time, and few people like to eat carp.

The church is not too worried about this, because in their view this is a way to get people back to their faith, and they are willing to continue raising carp even if it means losing money.

On the other hand, due to Franz's request, chefs all over Europe were studying how to handle carp. They soon invented a variety of cooking methods, but most of them were only suitable for high-end restaurants that did not care about cost.

Various methods of removing bones have emerged one after another, and they even invented a machine specifically for removing bones from carp.

It all started with Franz saying "There should be a carp dish at the state banquet of the Austrian Empire", and this sentence soon became a must for carp dishes at any formal banquet of the Austrian Empire.

Due to Franz's special status, officials and nobles would strictly abide by this rule in formal occasions, and it soon developed into an iron rule in upper society.

These people were unwilling to compromise themselves, but they dared not do anything that might offend the emperor. In the eyes of many officials and nobles, Franz was always a fickle person, who might praise someone to the top of the world one second, and chop him into pieces the next.

Of course, Franz was also very principled, and he could always cite countless principles and laws when dealing with people. But how many people in the entire Austrian Empire could never violate these principles and laws?

The most terrifying thing is that the so-called laws are made by him, and the so-called truth is also under his control.

So these people had no choice but to put pressure on others, and the chefs had to rack their brains to keep their jobs.

The good thing is that carp is finally eaten by someone, but the bad thing is that it causes a lot of meaningless waste.

But perhaps there is no such thing as a wasted effort in the world. In the process of continuous exploration, the chefs of the Austrian Empire discovered that carp meat could be made into fish balls.

Its price is much lower than the main fish balls at that time - northern pike and cod, only one eighth of the price of northern pike and one tenth of the price of cod.

Of course, this method has just been researched and is still in the trial stage, but its low price has quickly gained widespread recognition.

Franz naturally would not miss this business opportunity, and soon the fish balls from the Austrian Empire would occupy the entire Central European market.

Cheap fish + industrialized production, if the French dare to open up trade, Franz is even confident that he can directly capture the French market.

(At this time, France was Europe's largest producer of gefilte fish.)
The chef was rewarded with 10,000 florins, and Franz was temporarily relieved.

Music is always present in Vienna, and beautiful melodies can be heard in every street and alley in Vienna.

However, there is no need to worry about these street artists freezing and starving on the streets during Christmas, because the royal family will sponsor them to help them get through the holidays.

During this period, the tips from the people still belonged to them, so it was difficult to hear sad melodies in Vienna at this time. Those people were sincerely playing the music they liked. After all, the royal family would not really send anyone to supervise them.

Normally, everyone should stay at home and celebrate Christmas with their families, but at this time Vienna has already taken shape as an international city.

Many people are from other regions or even other countries. They cannot go home or cannot go home for various reasons.

So beer halls and coffee shops became the most lively places. While others were smelling the aroma of roasted almonds and cinnamon, they were drinking bubbling beer.

A large group of people from all over the world sat around the fire, drinking beer and singing.
When someone is happy, someone is sad. It is not easy for the corrupt officials of the Austrian Empire at this time. Because the annual inspection of the Austrian Empire has begun again, the most unethical thing is that the execution troops will take turns to rest during this period.

That is to say, they don’t know when and on which day the execution team will find them, and even until the last second of the last day, they cannot be sure whether they have passed.

During the entire Christmas period, the most uncomfortable people in the Austrian Empire were these people, who had to spend the holiday under the pressure of being arrested at any time.

So many people cannot bear the pressure and choose to spend Christmas with their families early, then escape from Vienna or surrender to the Supervisory Committee.