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

Chapter 1554: International Industrial Expo (Part )
But Olga's dress was not dyed with murex purple, Franz did not like to waste money. In fact, the dress was dyed with amaranth, thanks to some Japanese scammers.

A few Japanese swindlers discovered that purple clothing was scarce in the Austrian Empire, so they got some purple hibiscus from Japan, dyed the cloth using a special traditional method, and then sold it to merchants and officials of the Austrian Empire at a high price.

The scammers had already succeeded, but unfortunately the news reached Franz. After receiving the news, the shogunate immediately dealt with the matter, and all the scammers were brought to justice, as well as the so-called secret recipes.

The raw materials for dyeing are almost all food, so there is no need to worry about toxicity. The only problem is that this kind of dye fades very easily. There is no need to wash it with water. The clothes will change color after just a few days.

This is naturally due to oxidation, but it is not a big problem as it can be prevented from discoloring by keeping it in a vacuum.

It is quite common for the Queen to only wear her dress for one day, so as long as the dress lasts through the opening ceremony, it will be flawless.

It was obvious that Franz succeeded. Olga became the focus of the ladies at the opening ceremony. Even Queen Victoria couldn't help but look at her sideways. After all, even she didn't have such an expensive dress.

Prince Albert saw the envy and jealousy in his wife's eyes and whispered comforting words.

"That's nothing. Have you forgotten the story of the beheaded queen? Austrians still have such a short memory."

Victoria withdrew her gaze after hearing Prince Albert say this. She knew she had more important things to do - cutting the ribbon for the International Industrial Exposition.

After speeches by Crystal Palace designer Joseph Paxton, Prime Minister John Russell, Prince Albert and others, the streamers finally fell to the ground. As the door of the Crystal Palace was opened, the exhibitors inside had already been eagerly showing off their products to the people around them.

After entering the Crystal Palace, the first thing that catches your eye is the large steam engine that the British are proud of. This steam engine has 630 horsepower and weighs tons.

Considering that most steam engines in 1765 had only one horsepower, this progress was undoubtedly exaggerated.

Next to this huge steam engine are all kinds of British machinery, textile machines, printing presses, etc. Then there are wool, sisal, and high-quality oak and diamonds from British colonies.

It takes a long time to see the French booth. Napoleon III spent a lot of money on this World Expo. All kinds of electroplating technology, photography technology, new microscopes, new artillery steel, steam thresher, gas engine and other cutting-edge technologies were displayed to Britain without reservation.

Napoleon III was even afraid that others would not believe it, so he specially invited a well-known French scholar to give explanations and answer questions for the audience.

The Austrian Empire already had superior alternatives to most of these technologies, which made the technical spies sent out by the Austrian Empire very embarrassed, but they still dutifully recorded these backward technologies.

But for Prussia it was a technological feast. Bismarck even brought a group of technical experts for this purpose. They were also impressed by the French creativity, so they copied it ruthlessly.

However, apart from some professionals and technical spies, there are not many real buyers and spectators who are attracted by high-end technology.

When passing by the French booth, most people stopped at the luxury goods area.

Lyon's jacquard silk has always been a top luxury product in Europe, and it is no surprise that it attracts a large number of audiences. Although these silks are very exquisite, they are expensive, so not many people are interested in them. But what they don't know is that Lyon's silk will become even more expensive in the near future, because the world's largest silk producer is embroiled in a civil war.

In addition to the jacquard silk from Lyon, the imperial blue glaze bottles from Sèvres, and the furniture from Paris also attracted a lot of attention, and the luxury goods booths were always surrounded by people.

The goods exhibited by the German Confederation countries were very lackluster. William IV did want to show off something, but Prussia at that time had no special features, and he did not dare to show off those counterfeits of Britain, France and Austria.

The Ottoman Empire's booth. The Ottomans really wanted to show something to prevent Europeans from looking down on them. But it was just the Koran, wool carpets, top-grade opium, and various classical medical books.

These things can only make Europeans look down on them even more.
In fact, the Ottomans' Damascus steel is really good, but Damascus steel is only suitable for making swords, not for casting cannons.

The result can only be that Europeans look down on us even more.
The church of the Austrian Empire was very interested in various medical books. Even if they were pagan things, as long as they were disassembled, experiments were carried out in the colonies, and finally they were re-copied in Latin, they would be the church's things since ancient times.

Next was the booth of the Austrian Empire. The booth of the Austrian Empire was very large, completely up to the standards of a great power, except that its location was a bit off.

But the Austrian Empire's booth was probably the busiest at this time. Most of the exhibits of the Austrian Empire were daunting, and many people felt that they might not dare to touch them in their lifetime.

For example, clothes sewn with gold and silver threads, porcelain inlaid with gems, and the pure silver carriage that Olga rode in.

Franz also specially prepared some things carved on shit, a model of the ancient Roman city made of gold, and a gun with the Bible engraved on it.

In addition, the Austrian Empire's booth also had a large number of live musicians performing, as well as a large number of paintings and Austrian books.

Various artists showed off their talents here, and at least the Austrian Empire's booth was the most interactive.

At the same time, the Imperial Academy for Girls in Vienna also posted its admission notice at the World Expo, with Talia personally in charge.

In fact, there were not many women in this era who were willing to show their faces, so she had to be in charge personally. Although there were not many women who were willing to show their faces, there were many noble daughters who did not want to be bound and wanted to be self-reliant.

This has a lot to do with the practices of Britain and France at this time. On the one hand, they advocated freedom, but on the other hand, they suppressed women. Many women had to accept the status quo due to financial problems.

But the feminist movement has never stopped, and Talia provided them with an opportunity. Although most people still dare not take this risk, for a few people this is the starting point for them to practice their ideals.

The Imperial Academy for Girls in Vienna treats its students very well. As long as they are under 20 years old, have no disabilities, have good looks, and can pass the basic entrance test, they can have a separate dormitory, free food, school uniforms, casual clothes, admission allowances and a series of other benefits.

Such treatment naturally costs a lot of money, but if these people can really travel across the ocean to Vienna, Franz doesn't mind fulfilling his promise.

After all, there are not many men in this world who have such courage and ability, let alone women.