Author: Seven Years Period

Not surprisingly, Palmerston's plan for a Jewish state met with unanimous opposition from all countries. Even the Ottoman Sultan Megid, whom Britain said was the biggest beneficiary, opposed the establishment of a Jewish state on his own land.

Of course, the opinions of other countries did not make Britain intend to give up. They tried to contact organizations such as the Zionist Congress and the Freemasons, hoping to use the help of these organizations to move a large number of Jews directly into the Jerusalem area.

This created a fait accompli. Even if the five-nation conference disagreed, it didn't matter, because Britain could rely on its powerful power to make rice cook.

The British idea and beautiful promise of the Jewish state, spread from one place to another through newspapers and businessmen, indeed attracted many lower-class and middle-class Jews, some of whom planned to leave after the war in the Near East and North Africa ended.

Syria gets the "promised land".

Franz did not know this history, but he knew that the establishment of the state of Israel was after the end of World War II. So he was sure that the establishment of a Jewish state would not succeed.

The Austrian aristocratic circle even held a handicap for this purpose.

Franz originally wanted to make a fortune, but found that the odds of the Jews successfully establishing a nation were pitifully low. Most of the nobles believed that the Jews would not be able to establish a foothold in the Syrian desert.

Only a small number of Jews can succeed in suppressing the Jewish state.

Even Solomon Rothschild, the backbone of Austrian Jewry, only paid a symbolic one thousand florins.

Franz could only sigh, "It's really hard to make some extra money."

"Archduke Franz, your ability to make money is already very strong. No matter how powerful you are, you can only rob it." Adjani comforted with a smile.

"Robbing? This is a good idea." The Bactrian hills in Afghanistan, shipwrecks in Spain, and temples in India are all good places to make money, but these things cannot be accessed due to limitations of technology and strength for the time being.

"Do you really want to rob him?" Adjani said, pricking up her ears in front of Franz.

Franz grabbed Adjani's ear and said.

"You ask too many questions!"

"Yeah! It hurts! Don't ask!"

Franz then let go of his hand. In fact, he didn't use too much force, it was just that Adjani was too devoted to her performance.

"Archduke Franz, there is good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?" Adjani said with a smile.

".Are you taking revenge on me?"

"How dare you!" Adjani said, covering her ears.

"Okay, let's hear the bad news first." Franz sighed.

"The sales volume of your improved pedal sewing machine has been bleak. Except for a few nobles who have good relations with the family, almost no one cares about it."

At this time, the sewing machine was still a very troublesome hand-operated sewing machine. It required two people to operate, one person shook the handle, and the other person put the fabric into it to operate, and it was extremely easy to cause accidents.

After all, it is impossible for two people to share the same brain, so they can only perform some simple mechanical sutures.

Although the foot-operated sewing machine superficially changes only the driving method, it actually has a dimensionality reduction impact on the past hand-operated sewing machines. It greatly simplifies the operating process and enriches the operating methods, allowing it to be used in most applications.

Instead of manual operation.

But Franz didn't expect these people to be so ignorant. They only retailed less than ten units every month, but his mother purchased a thousand units one after another.

At this time, the price of an old-fashioned hand-operated sewing machine was 250 florins, while the pedal sewing machine modified by Franz only cost 300 florins.

Franz felt that the price increase of only 50 florins was already a very good deal. However, after half a year, only 69 units were sold in retail. After deducting costs and other expenses, he only made 12,000 florins.

The thousand units purchased by Mrs. Sophie were all taken at cost price, and Franz did not make a penny from this business.

As for the patent fees, there is not even a penny.

"Adjani, didn't you say that the sewing machine is very useful?" Franz asked.

"It's very easy to use. I don't know how many times faster it is than doing it by hand." Adjani replied.

In fact, someone has calculated that if the material is soft or thin, the sewing machine's speed is almost fifteen times that of manual sewing.

If the material is hard or thick, the sewing machine's speed is more than thirty times that of manual sewing.

"Then why can't it be sold?" Franz asked.

"It always takes time for people to accept new things, and the price is indeed a bit expensive. But it is indeed a great invention. Don't be discouraged. People who have used it say it is good." Adjani explained.

"It's been half a year! It's just for ordinary people, don't those tailor shops have any foresight?" Franz said angrily.

In fact, sewing machines will be called one of the "four major items" not to mention now, even a century later. It is normal for ordinary people to not be able to afford them. However, the owners and professionals of tailor shops are actually unwilling to spend money to buy them.

, which made Franz very chilled.

Is it really like what is said in the book that if you have a first-mover advantage, you will not be willing to update the equipment, so that it will become obsolete until it is eliminated by the times?

Thinking of this, Franz couldn't help but start to worry about the future of the Austrian Empire.

At this time Adjani said.

"But the tailors in the shop usually don't visit noble shops."

"Noble store?"

"Well, that's right! Many families run their own shops, and the royal family is no exception. But because of Mrs. Sophie's relationship, our products can be sold in several noble shops. For example, Elt Hazy, Windisch

Gretz. Maybe we can hire some people to sell it, or try our luck at a general store."

"General store?" Franz didn't quite understand the word.

"It's a relatively large-scale store with a wide range of varieties. The people who run this kind of store are usually Jewish merchants. If you put your products in, they may be used by malicious people to create rumors that don't exist." Ajia

Ni said worriedly.

After listening to Adjani's words, Franz realized that there were no supermarkets in this era.

However, it is a bit difficult to open a supermarket, and it will take away business from ordinary people. Maybe department stores are a good choice.

Department stores pay more attention to image than supermarkets, and their profit margins are higher, but they are still much cheaper than the products in contemporary stores.

In this era, restricted by transportation, transportation, storage and other conditions, the business model of shopping malls is destined to be more profit-oriented.

Perhaps because he suddenly figured out the reason and felt happy, or perhaps because he was always being teased and wanted to fight back, Franz put his arm around Adjani's neck and kissed her on the cheek.

It smells like aloe vera. This is because Franz said that aloe vera has whitening effect, so the aloe vera in the royal garden suffered. Adjani would break the aloe vera after getting up early every day and before going to bed.

But Franz thought for a moment, and it was good, at least she wouldn't use arsenic trioxide to paint her face. Otherwise, Franz would end up like Mrs. White's dog one day.

In 1888, a tragedy occurred in New York, USA. A lady found her pet dog dead when she woke up in the morning. For this reason, she offered a reward of US$10,000 to the person who poisoned her dog.

This incident not only shocked New York, but even detectives throughout the United States were eager to try it.

Finally, after analysis by a group of famous detectives, they concluded that the dog died because it licked Mrs. White's face and was poisoned by cosmetics.

It was completely different from what Franz thought. Not only did Adjani have no reaction when Franz kissed her, but it was as if nothing happened after the kiss.
Chapter completed!