War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

Regardless of wind, rain or sun, sheep and pigs have thick hair on their bodies, and Landrace pigs obviously can't stand it.

In addition, although sheep and pigs are very gentle, they are still behemoths weighing 500 kilograms. In addition, it is not a problem to drive away a few coyotes when they are free-range all year round.

But everyone knows that Franz’s style must be hybridized. But it's not just crossbred with local sheep and pigs, but Taihu pigs brought back from the Far East.

Even in modern times, Taihu pigs are still the pig breed with the largest number of litters in the world. They are also very protective of their litters and cautious in getting up and lying down. These are advantages that Landrace pigs do not have.

Landrace pigs often crush or crush piglets, and may even fight for food or attack piglets for no reason. The piglets killed and eaten by them will cause huge losses.

Taihu pigs can just make up for these shortcomings. In addition, Franz also introduced Yorkshire pigs, and Russian Pig hopes to create better pig breeds.

Why are there no African pigs? Because African swine fever is so scary! Humans will not have drugs that can theoretically combat it until 2022. Before that, they could only choose to treat it harmlessly.

However, for a long period of time, the pig industry will still have to rely on Franz to support it. This is not to say that pig farming is not profitable.

But ordinary farmers cannot afford to raise it, and small landowners cannot carry out large-scale breeding. The benefits are also limited, and the ability to resist risks is seriously insufficient.

On the one hand, the big landowners and nobles have no motivation for reform, but on the other hand, they also want to sit back and enjoy the gains. After all, they are big enough, and it doesn't matter if they miss one or two opportunities.

It's just that Franz is much stronger than the opponents they faced before, and has more cards than they can imagine.

This was coupled with rock-solid determination and the support of an army of biologists that they could never have imagined.

And the royal family is a brand that no amount of money can overwhelm.

Franz's wish was to allow the people of the Austrian Empire to eat meat, but the stability of chicken was really worrying, and fish and rabbit meat were even worse.

As for beef, that goal is too ambitious, so pork is more reliable.

If you want to eat beef, you have to at least wait until the Argentines control the Pampas, which is still the territory of the Indians.

As for why Austria didn’t take the lead?

Because the British and Rosas of the Viceroyalty of La Plata were still in the honeymoon period at this time, Austria could send a small force to capture the port of Punta Arenas, but it was impossible to send hundreds of people to capture the Pampas. prairie.

In reality, in addition to considering the strength of the indigenous people in the colony, we also need to consider the patience and endurance of the colonists.

Naturally, some are willing to take unpredictable risks and live a precarious life for the sake of gold, silver, diamonds, and the lucrative spice trade route, or they are religious fanatics with strong beliefs.

But if you go halfway around the world and ask people to farm land and herd cattle, I'm afraid not many people will accept it.

Closer to home, Archduke Franz Karl could only tell everyone to eat well and drink well at the family dinner.

As a mother seeing her children, Mrs. Sophie's blood pressure naturally increased, and she started to criticize everyone one by one like a disciplinary committee member.

Franz hadn't been to class for a long time; while Maximilian had good grades, his attitude of fishing for three days and drying nets for two days was annoying; Ludwig didn't skip class, but he couldn't learn at all.

Little Maria has no ladylike image at all, and four-year-old Victor even wants to taste the food in the dog bowl.

At some point, Mrs. Sophie gave Archduke Franz Karl a wink, and then Franz began to be drunk by his parents.

"Although he is an adult, there is no rule that prohibits drinking under age!" Franz really couldn't refuse the sudden "love" from his parents.

This made Maximilian beside him so jealous that he was scolded after just two sips. Franz didn't realize until he was halfway through drinking that it was bull's blood with great stamina.

Bull's Blood is a kind of wine, but unlike modern brewing techniques, the Bull's Blood of the 19th century actually contained blood.

Franz, who was extremely thirsty, wanted to eat something to quench his thirst, only to find that the dish he was eating was either khvar candy, black truffles, or seafood such as oysters and raw oysters.

Although hiva sugar, black truffles, and seafood are all very expensive dishes at this time, these things will only make people feel more uncomfortable.

Fortunately, a bowl of beef soup was brought out at this time, and Franz hurriedly took a big spoonful of it.

However, it was still uncomfortable for his body to take in so much alcohol for the first time. He felt that his head was dizzy and even his breathing was a little heavier.

Mrs. Sophie and Archduke Franz Karl did not continue to make Franz drink. After eating some food and resting for a while, he felt that he had sobered up a lot.

However, Maximilian's eyes on the side were a little unfriendly. Only then did Franz realize that his dishes seemed to be very different from others.

Family dinners are generally more casual, and it's normal for the dishes to vary.

For example, Maria and Madame Sophie like to eat sweets, Ludwig likes to eat meat, Maximilian likes to eat fish, and Archduke Franz Karl likes to drink.

Due to the influence of alcohol, Franz's brain was a little sluggish, and he later chatted about some trivial matters in the palace. The dinner ended in such an ordinary and compact environment.

At this time, Franz just wanted to go back to his room, take a hot bath, and then have a good sleep.

Although Mrs. Sophie asked Franz to take a cold shower and sleep on a camp bed, the actual decision-making power on these matters rested with Franz himself.

Therefore, Franz will not treat himself badly. He feels that long-term and hard semi-military training is much more useful than these forced hardships.

Franz entered the bathroom and immediately got in when he saw the steaming bath. He covered his head with a towel and let the heat flow through his limbs to relieve the fatigue caused by alcohol. .

Franz breathed a sigh of relief.

"ha!"

But when he woke up, he heard the door creak open, and soon smelled another smell, which was the intoxicating aroma of apples that have fallen to the ground and fermented for a long time.

At this time, how could Franz not understand why Archduke Franz Karl insisted on getting the former half drunk tonight.

Franz said as he took off the towel from his face.

"You came."

"it's me."

"Does it have to be this way?"

"Do I have a choice?"

"My feet are on you, why don't you have a choice, and I've already done everything I can do."

"But I still have some unfinished business, don't I? Or do you think I can't handle a stupid kid like you?"

Adjani pulled away the ribbon around her waist, and her large yukata slipped to the floor.

After that, he walked past Franz in a few small steps and gave the latter a frivolous and contemptuous look.

"Little brat?"

Then he walked towards the bedroom without looking back.

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This is the indescribable dividing line——