War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

"Does it look good?" Oshio Shanyin spoke first.

"Fuck you!" Franz rolled his eyes inwardly.

"Huh?" Oshio Shanyin is very confident in her appearance. It is precisely because of this that she has received a lot of conveniences since she was a child. She even thinks that this is a gift from God. However, Franz did not appreciate it at the moment. Mood.

"What? I think he is unconscious, ship's doctor!" Franz had already decided in his heart that the other party was abnormal.

"Archduke Franz, what are your orders?" Jack, the ship's doctor, responded immediately. He was the most neglected person on the ship because the indigenous people did not believe in Western medicine. Instead, the accompanying priest showed some traditional Chinese medicine skills that made them worship him. .

This made the ship's doctor Jack very hurt, and he immediately cheered up when he heard Archduke Franz shouting.

"Miss Shanyin may have heat stroke, please come and help." Franz shouted.

Realizing that someone was coming towards him, the shy Oshiosugi Yin immediately put on the white clothes that he had just taken off.

The ship's doctor Jack examined her carefully for a long time, which made Franz feel a little strange, and then a bad premonition arose in his heart.

Finally, the ship's doctor Jack sighed and walked out of the tent. Franz stepped forward and asked.

"Doctor, how's it going?"

The ship's doctor Jack shook his head and spread his hands helplessly.

Franz swallowed a mouthful of saliva and thought, "Isn't it really a terminal illness?"

"how is she?"

"She's not sick." Jack, the ship's doctor, said helplessly. He originally wanted to show off his skills, but unfortunately he didn't have the chance.

Franz said "doctor, go slow" and thought about greeting the other person's family. He was pretending to be serious and almost made himself think that Oshio Shanyin really had a serious illness.

After the ship's doctor left, Franz opened the curtain and said.

"Look hard, study hard, and don't think too hard."

Oshiosugin nodded blankly.

After a short rest, Franz continued his journey, this time targeting the last stop in the Congo.

The Congo is divided into two parts. One part is the Kingdom of Angolo, which declined due to the prohibition of the slave trade. It later became a French colony. It is rich in oil and gas reserves, potassium salt mines, phosphate mines, and iron ore reserves. In addition, there are Aluminum, zinc, copper and other metal mines have great agricultural potential, but overall they can only be said to be mediocre.

The other part (the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in case anyone can't understand) is blocked by a large waterfall at this time and is rich in natural resources. It is known as the "World's Raw Material Warehouse", "Central African Gem" and "Geological Miracle".

The country contains a variety of non-ferrous metals, rare metals and non-metallic ores, including considerable reserves of copper, cobalt, industrial diamonds, zinc, manganese, tin, tantalum, germanium, tungsten, cadmium, nickel and chromium. Iron, coal, gold, Silver and other reserves are also abundant, as well as platinum, lead, phosphates, silicates, etc.

At the same time, the land is fertile, the water resources are abundant, there are few geological disasters, and the indigenous people are very docile. It can be said to be a paradise for colonists.

However, it is not easy to explore here. Numerous expedition teams have disappeared here, the more famous of which is the Tucker expedition in 1816.

After the Napoleonic Wars, a brave British naval captain decided to explore the unknown lands for his country, and he found fifty-eight experienced explorers.

However, they never came back. It was not until a few years later that another group of explorers discovered Colonel Tucker's expedition notes in an abandoned camp near Yelela Falls and learned about this dust-laden secret. .

In the following decades, Europeans conducted countless expeditions to this land. When the exploration was completed, it happened to catch up with the frenzy of partition. The great powers refused to give in to each other, and in the end it was the Belgians who picked the peaches.

The purpose of Franz's visit to Congo this time was not only to establish a trading station, but also to bring two experienced expedition teams. Their mission was not only to explore unknown areas and regions, but also to try to establish contact with the local indigenous people.

Franz's ultimate goal in exploring this land was to paint it with the colors of yellow and black (the flag of the Austrian Empire).

The indigenous people on the coast were numb to the free trade agreement, and the protection agreement had to be abandoned due to the strong opposition of the French. However, a trading station was established, but it is not clear whether there will be any profits in the future.

For the expedition team that was about to set off, Franz could only promise generous financial and material benefits. He was not an expert in exploration and could provide limited substantive help. He could only write a letter to them based on his own memory and later insights. Adventure Guide.

First of all, don’t camp in a swamp.

Secondly, mosquito nets and insect repellent are essential.

Third, don’t take off your clothes and tie your leggings.

Fourth, if you are bitten by a venomous snake or insect, you must first stop the bleeding and then detoxify.

fifth,.

These things that seem to be common sense to modern people were simply words of wisdom in the eyes of people at that time. The explorers thanked Franz for his advice.

At the same time, they also got some gadgets specially made by Franz, such as a Swiss Army knife, a multi-functional compass, allicin capsules (I have already talked about how to make and its source before.), a map in memory, and a lighter (I talked about it specifically before) (over), kerosene.

As experienced explorers, they understood the indispensability of these objects. After sighing, they thanked Archduke Franz again for his carefulness and thoughtfulness, and soon embarked on the road of exploration.

"You said there is a country here with a territory larger than four Frances?" Friedrich asked in disbelief.

"Yes, and the products are extremely rich. Its potential is even comparable to that of the Holy Roman Empire." It's no wonder that Franz gave such a high evaluation. The richness of Congo's products is simply fed by God.

"Then let's just build our country here. I can wipe out all the few trading stations in one day." Friedrich said boldly.

"This land is not suitable for our survival yet. It needs development by colonists. If our team enters this area now, half of the people will die within three months, and the remaining half will also be infected with various unknown diseases. diseases, and there is a high chance of being directly bitten to death by mosquitoes.”

Franz’s words are not alarmist. The primitive jungles of the African continent are not a fun place. You must know that this is the gathering place for various super viruses in the future, such as Marburg, Ebola, super malaria, and monkeypox.

Any one of them is a terrifying existence that gives modern medicine a headache. Moreover, it is difficult to investigate whether those viruses originally existed or were later mutated. It’s better to let experts think about this extremely mentally labor-intensive problem.

"Then let's go back and see if the Togolese natives are ready to sign a contract with us." The word "Jianguo" that came out of Friedrich's mouth was just words. After all, his ambition was to do something A great general rather than a great landowner.

For the third son of Archduke Karl, who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, money, land, and status are innate and are not things worth cherishing. For him, only one thing is the most important, and that It is to surpass his great father and let history and the country remember his name.

The voyage fleet once again arrived in Togo in a mighty manner. At this time, the temporary trading post had been turned into a decent port fortress. The soldiers who stayed behind were all in high spirits. It seemed that they had spent their recent days Having a good time.

It was only when Franz entered the fortress that he discovered that there was a circle of densely packed crosses centered around the port that made people's scalp numb. They were covered with all kinds of indigenous people who died tragically.

This made Franz feel very bad, and he did not like to use this kind of terror to rule.