The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven Chapter 96

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After dinner, Franz had to sprint to the bathroom.

It wasn't that he wanted to shut his throat, but that he wanted to drain the water. After all, he drank too much in one night.

Afterwards, under the protection of the guards, he returned to his room. As soon as he entered the room, he found that Friedrich was indeed cooking barnacles.

Of course, it is better to look at Dayan Shanyin than rawness. Use tweezers to pinch out the barnacle meat, soak it in water, dip it in mustard, and eat it raw!

"Mustard! Where did you get that stuff!"

Franz asked very curiously, after all, he and his party had not encountered a store selling wasabi during this trip to Nanyang. Of course he didn't know that this was his misunderstanding.

In common people's perception, it seems that only the Chinese and Japanese are fond of this condiment, but in fact green mustard originated in Europe and is a common condiment.

"The kitchen..." Dayan Shanyin replied.

"Why is there such a thing on the ship?" Franz asked with some doubts.

"Every ship will bring some of this kind of thing, and add it to the dishes to prevent the crew from having diarrhea. It's just an ordinary condiment, what's the fuss?" Friedrich said casually.

"Oh..."

"Is there any business opportunity?" Friedrich felt that Franz always had some weird ideas.

"No..."

"Grand Duke Franz, would you like to taste it?" Dayan Shanyin asked expectantly.

Franz made a embarrassed expression. After all, in his impression, mustard seemed to be used only when treating people.

"That's such a pity." Dayan Shanyin put a piece of barnacle meat covered in mustard into his mouth, and after savoring it carefully, he showed a very intoxicated expression.

But Franz still felt that this thing was scary, so he turned to Friedrich and asked.

"Do you eat too?"

Friedrich glanced at Franz, then spooned a spoonful of mustard onto his plate.

Just when Franz was wondering what the other party was going to do next, Friedrich picked up the plate and wiped off the mustard with his tongue, showing a fierce look that reminded Franz of the man who licked the poison dart and died assassin.

“The taste is not bad!”

Franz was numb all over, so he took the opportunity to find a corner and sat down.

"Why do you invite those old British people with upturned nostrils to dinner? Have you forgotten how arrogant they were to us before?"

Friedrich was still full of confusion and disapproval of Franz's banquet with the British. After all, the Anglo-Saxons, who started as pirates, made things difficult for their own fleet on the way here. The matter of the soldiers laid the groundwork.

During the previous trip to Nanyang, the Royal Navy even sent a fleet to follow all the way to monitor every move of the Austrian counterparts, and even played deliberate provocative tricks, such as opening the gun doors to show off force.

Of course, this approach caused great dissatisfaction on the part of the Austrian Empire. After all, this behavior is almost the same as a declaration of war.

But facing the British Indian Ocean Fleet, even Friedrich, who was full of energy and confidence, did not think he was sure of victory.

Even if they were lucky enough to defeat the opponent, they would have to face their African and Mediterranean fleets chasing and intercepting them on the way back. This is simply an endless and impossible task.

It's just that time has changed. A sudden tsunami a few days ago completely overturned the British's incomparably firm confidence. Of the eight battleships moored in Calcutta, two were scrapped directly, and the remaining six became a pile at this time. "Landland duck".

As for those local employees of the East India Company in India, they have even changed their faces to please their new masters, and their pious expressions seem to be like a pilgrimage.

In fact, these "chameleons" cannot be blamed. Although the Austrians have only arrived here for more than a day, they seem to be more terrifying than the British.

Whether in terms of the size of the ships or the appearance and quality of the officers and soldiers, this Austrian ocean-going fleet is far stronger than the British colonial army stationed in India.

The Indian compradors who are used to watching the wind and the wind naturally saw this. Tonight, many Kshatriya girls boarded the Austrian warships and prepared to fight against the officers and sailors. Of course, other interested people also intentionally or unintentionally From them and other channels, they obtained a lot of information about the number of British troops stationed in Calcutta and their deployment.

However, Franz, who had obtained this valuable information, was not crazy enough to plan to take down India. He just learned from this information the primary reason why the British suddenly became so cowardly.

There are more than 3,000 British troops stationed in Calcutta, but more than half of them belong to the navy. There are more than 10,000 Indian soldiers, but the equipment and morale of those people are not enough to support them to fight rashly with the real army.

"As a proverb says, how arrogant they were before, they are humble now." Franz replied with a smile on his face.

"Don't be easily fooled by their appearance. Those rebellious guys will not give in. What you see now is just the superficial obedience. In fact, when we visit next time, they will still be the same as before. Vice face."

As a soldier, Friedrich had his own pride, so he did not agree with his nephew's conclusion.

"This may be what Mencius said, you can't be subdued by might." Franz said with emotion in his heart, and then changed the subject,

"Uncle Friedrich, in fact, my purpose just now was to make those British people feel uneasy."

"Really? Then why is there a different scene in front of me? They are wolfing down like beggars who haven't eaten for three days, wasting a lot of precious supplies on our ship." Friedrich said with a hint of sarcasm .

"Uncle Friedrich, you are wrong. It is their own supplies, I just redistributed them for them."

Franz explained slowly that the one-day search had brought rich fruits to the Imperial Expeditionary Fleet. And the right to control the allocation of resources has directly turned one's side into the "big master" here.

Several German businessmen and Italian laborers were also found during the disaster relief process. They not only received better care, but also recovered their losses.

These businessmen and workers have lived and worked overseas for many years, and this experience can be said to have completely changed them. For the first time in their lives they are glad they are German/Italian.

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In the moment they are proud of their identity, but in the near future it will turn into a real sense of honor.

"No wonder that fat sage brags every day that you are a great man from heaven..." Friedrich didn't know what to say for a while, and he thought that Franz's "saint" disease had another fever in his head before going to rescue him. people.

"So what about the feelings of others, as long as the result is good, it can't be considered wrong. If we didn't maintain order and organize effective disaster relief, God knows how many people would die."

Franz's awe-inspiring words sounded as if they were all the way they should be. Dayan Shanyin, who has not interrupted all the time, feels more and more that he is right. After all, in her life experience, the order will collapse after every tsunami~www.mtlnovel.com~ and a series of human tragedies will happen .

"Sometimes I really think you should be a philosopher. Well, what are you going to do next?"

"The Indians sitting at the table just now are rich and powerful local nobles. They are obviously not welcomed by the British, because those British always covet their land and wealth. What we can do is provide them with protection."

As soon as he said this, he was interrupted by Friedrich.

"Are you trying to establish a protectorate and collect protection money from it?"

 …

Franz was speechless for a while. It seemed that this guy who was immersed in the navy really knew nothing about politics, or the political methods of this era were too simple.

"No! That would anger the British, not to mention we don't have the strength to confront them head-on."

"Is there any other way?"

"free trade!"

"speak English!"

"Sell guns, sell cannons, we will sell whatever they want. We can also provide mercenaries and commanders when necessary."

Friedrich asked puzzledly, "But this is the territory of the British, and they will not allow those goods to enter India."

"What do you think I'm entertaining those pugs for?" Franz asked back.

Friedrich couldn't help but gasped, and then looked at Dayan Shanyin.

"Miss, I'm afraid you will be tricked into bed by this kid one day, and you will have to wash the quilt for him."

Dayan Shanyin responded with a smile.

"That's my pleasure."

Chapter end