Moving forward

Author: Seven Years Period

Moving forward

Prussia, Pomerania.

The stone wall that Mr. Otto organized the local people to build did not have any effect. The Russians did not arrive and the war did not happen. He himself earned the title of "Defender of Pomerania".

Of course, Bismarck didn't care what others thought. He was both happy and relieved that the situation did not develop in a bad direction. This was enough.

However, the poor performance of the Prussian army in Namur really disappointed him. He could not understand how incompetent the command was that led to the defeat of more than 100,000 troops by 20,000 French troops, and the main force was still blocked in the city.

situation.

This operation to send troops to Luxembourg not only achieved nothing, but also caused a huge scandal. This was a big loss to Prussia's international reputation, and in the end it had to give in on the issue of the ownership of the Principality of Liege.

In Bismarck's view, this was Prussia's only gain. The Austrians were once again pushed to the front line, facing the threat of the French.

"It is feasible to use the contradictions between France and Austria to seek benefits for the kingdom, but doing so will undoubtedly arouse the resentment of other countries in the confederation. However, if you want to lead Germany, you will have to deal with those small countries sooner or later. This does not seem to be important.

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Mr. Otto was thinking rapidly in his mind as a group of workers moved a large amount of goods into the mansion.

"Be gentle, be gentle! This is from Vienna! It's very valuable!"

Yes, Bismarck also joined the army of goods hunters going to Austria. Although his identity as a patriot made him reject this huge southern neighbor, he could not do without its goods.

What's more, the sales of Austrian products in Prussia are very tight. This time the prices have been reduced, and the Junker nobles who have the strength and warehouses have hoarded a large amount of goods.

They believe that once the Austrian promotion ends, the items will return to their original prices and they can make a profit.

After Bismarck decided to sell these items, he decided to use part of his savings to go to Paris. His curiosity drove him to see the world, see the world's largest city up close, and see Rousseau and Montesquieu.

and the hometown of wise men such as Voltaire.

At this time, French culture represented by Paris was still sought after by the world. But as a butterfly fluttered vigorously, some subtle changes occurred at the crossroads of history.

Vienna and Paris are both recognized as the only two metropolises on the European continent, and in terms of academic atmosphere and artistic atmosphere alone, the former surpasses the latter.

However, Otto of Pomerania visited Vienna once as an inconspicuous member of the Prussian mission, and this exquisite city left a mixed impression on him.

It is magnificent and prosperous, but it lacks the majesty of the capital of a country. It is really difficult to awe people with those exquisite buildings and the majestic sounds floating everywhere.

(In the previous plot, Bismarck visited Vienna.)

Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace, Franz did not comment on Adjani's assassination proposal, Count Andrew was just a small figure, and his life and death had almost no impact on the overall situation.

Transletania is almost out of touch with Neletania. When the Zagreb and Sibiu lines are opened, it will become a complete state within a state.

(Zagreb is the central city of Croatia, the Zagreb line is the southern line around Hungary, the northern Bukovina line has been completed, and the remaining line is the eastern Sibiu line.

Some people must ask why there is no Western Front, because the west is the Austrian mainland.)

Franz reviewed documents on recent domestic product pre-sales and found that beer sales were so far ahead that they might threaten food security.

Fortunately, the agricultural products that the British were busy selling finally reached their own hands. But the price was not as good as what they paid to purchase them.

Franz, who was prepared for a rainy day, also purchased a batch of grain in the name of his country's church and smuggled it to the island of Ireland to cope with the possible crisis. In addition, the church was also working hard to secretly transport religious talents to the local area. At this time, there were only

There are more than 100 Catholic churches in the country, and as many as 100 of them have been infiltrated.

In fact, these clergymen sent to Ireland did not know what their specific tasks were. They were only told to deal with possible disasters.

"It's too sacred to sacrifice hundreds or even thousands of people for years because of an uncertain prophecy."

Of course, only believers can do this kind of thing.

Most priests felt that the so-called "disaster" in the prophecy was poverty, because most of them came from wealthy areas of Austria. Although poor people can be found in the streets all over the world, the poverty of the Irish people is still beyond their imagination.

"They have no beds, no quilts, only straw, and those houses are simpler than stables. Those sour potatoes are only suitable for feeding pigs in our country, and the paste mixed with grass seeds and bark makes my throat feel like a knife.

It hurts just like cutting”

“It’s hard to imagine that a nation can live so tenaciously and humbly”

"This is a cultural desert. Almost no one can read. They say they believe in God, but they don't know the content of the Bible."

"The Irish had no land and almost all the land belonged to outsiders and their servants."

"People here sleep all day long. But unlike what the British say, they are not lazy, they just have to save energy in order to survive."

This was how the first Austrian priests who arrived in Ireland felt. These clergy had received gifts from "well-wishers" but they didn't quite know what to do with them.

Some people choose to sell the grain and use the money earned to build a school in the parish because he believes that knowledge is power and learning can make you rich.

Some people purchased land from landowners and distributed it to the Irish for farming, charging only a small amount of land rent to support church expenses.

Soon they encountered a problem, which was that it aroused the vigilance of some British people, and some people even created and spread rumors.

"Those Catholics are buying the Irish with land and they want to kill us all (Protestants/Anglicans)."

This rumor has been popular in the United States several times in history, and each time it caused a large-scale humanitarian crisis.

In the end, the priests had to return the land to the British landlords in order to save the church, and then the matter was suppressed.

Of course, some people realize that purchasing land and building schools are too troublesome, and it is difficult for ordinary believers to feel the "mercy of God." The solution of this group of benefactors is to directly make the food into communion and give it to all believers who come to worship.

Issue.

In order to prevent the precious food from rotting after being left for a long time, some thoughtful priests simply went to the village to distribute the Holy Communion directly.

In a short time the church became lively, and even many well-dressed people came to share the Holy Communion.

The priests were also satisfied with their missionary results, but soon as the distribution of Holy Communion ended, the church was once again filled with poor people. All their efforts seemed to be in vain.

Some priests did the opposite. Since hoarding food is the most effective way to deal with disasters, why not do it?

The activists said they would do it immediately, and organized people to dig cellars under the church to store food for emergencies. These people lived an extremely poor life and were called misers by their peers.

Of course, there are also many "decent gentlemen" who are not used to living a poor life. After leaving the country, they became wanton due to the lack of supervision and control. Greedy and addicted to enjoyment, they not only regarded selling food as a business to make money, but even

Got a line with the British and betrayed information about the Austrian Church.

Of course, because no valuable information was extracted from them, the British no longer bothered to deal with these spineless and worthless guys.
Chapter completed!