"Ajani, do I have a relatively large shop in a bustling street under my name?"

"No." Ajani answered simply. "Didn't you sell all the shops in the city last year and replace them with those outside the city?"

Only then did Franz remember that after the flood in Vienna in history, the Austrian government carried out a large-scale urban transformation.

Franz originally wanted to take advantage of this urban expansion opportunity to make a fortune. At that time, the land price difference between the inner city and the outer city was nearly seven times.

However, due to Franz's work-for-work, the embankments of the entire Vienna have been reinforced, and many roads have been rebuilt, so everyone has a good life, so they forgot to renovate...

"...." Franz scratched his head, it seems that the wings really can't be flapped randomly, otherwise, I really don't know what direction the world will develop.

"Kerntenstrasse, Grabenstrasse, Coalmarketstrasse, Hilferstrasse. These four streets are very good, especially Hilferstrasse, as you said, with the development of the railway, it changed from a slum to a Phoenix nest .”

Looking at Adjani's expression, she knew that she must have been prepared.

"How many shops do I have on these four streets?" asked Franz.

Ajani raised her chin pretentiously.

"How much, tell me."

This time it was Franz's turn to hug people's arms and act like a baby, but he still felt that he was very profitable.

"Except for Graben Street, I bought all the other three streets. You can buy as much as you want, and I'll buy them all."

Adjani was able to buy these three avenues not only because of the money, but also because of Madam Sophie's face.

Mrs. Sophie can only buy these lands. If Adjani goes, there is a high probability that she will not succeed. Instead, she will be questioned, and some opponents will even shoot at her.

"Excellent, your eyesight is really sharp." Franz pointed to the map and said, the four most profitable streets in Vienna have now got three.

Once Vienna starts to transform, the price of these lands can definitely double.

"You haven't said what you're going to do? Grand Duke Franz, do you want to open a general store?" Adjani has roughly guessed what Franz is going to do.

"You guessed it right, but it's not just a general store, it's a department store."

"Department store?"

"That's right, it's not a big grocery store like the Jewish ones. Our shopping malls need to be luxurious, stylish, and at the same time have everything!" Franz explained.

"A super-large luxury grocery store?" Adjani laughed.

Although Franz was not satisfied with this explanation, it was actually the case.

"The area near the train station has developed extremely rapidly in recent years, and people from other places have more money in their pockets and desire to shop."

"That makes sense," said Franz.

"How about driving on Hilfer Street?" Adjani gave her suggestion without any trace, and at the same time made a wave of rational analysis.

"Well, yes." Only then did Franz realize that he had unknowingly fallen into a passive state again. Adjani's language, movements, and ability to handle affairs are impeccable. Being with her makes people feel comfortable, and people can't help but think about other things...

"Well, I will go to Mr. Sina tomorrow. He is a very talented businessman, and I think he must give some useful advice." Adjani said.

(Mr. Sina, the president of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce and Industry, who was supported by Franz before, and the sworn enemy of the Rothschild family.)

"Well, if he can't solve it. If you have a problem, you can call me. If you have a problem, you can call my mother. You understand?" Franz said.

"Yes." Ajani nodded.

"Then you haven't announced the good news yet?" Franz asked.

"The sales of rubber shoes are very good! The military plans to purchase one million pairs at a time, and the imperial government also plans to purchase two million pairs."

Because Franz pre-empted vulcanized rubber technology, he set up a shoe factory by the way.

A good pair of leather shoes in this day and age cost 11 florins, and even poor grain shoes with linen-covered cork soles cost 5 florins.

And thanks to the sewing machine, Franz's rubber shoes cost only two florins.

Even sold at three florins, the price is much lower than that of contemporary handmade shoes.

Strictly speaking, in this era, there are no shoe factories, and custom-made shoes are usually made by shoemakers. Dozens of processes for a pair of shoes are all completed by the same person, so the efficiency is naturally much lower.

Not only the price, but the performance and practicality of rubber shoes are also perfect for the shoes of the same period.

The rubber sole has good wear resistance, non-slip, elastic, not easy to break, good softness, good extensibility, stable shrinkage, good bendability, and waterproof.

"So many?" This really surprised Franz.

"Yes, there will be more in the future! Because many soldiers said that these are the best shoes they have ever worn, and the price is more acceptable to ordinary people. I believe that in the near future, everyone in Austria will be able to wear shoes. ’” Ajani said.

There are many people who can't afford to wear shoes in this era. Many people don't know how to wear shoes when they work or even climb mountains. They only wear shoes when they go to the city.

In the rural areas of Austria, homemade straw sandals are the mainstream. Although the straw sandals are cheap, they are not wear-resistant and easy to break. What's more terrible is that these things grind the feet, which can easily cause a lot of wounds on the feet, often **** The lake is very scary.

Generally speaking, straw sandals need a pair of thick socks, but the price of thick socks is not cheap, and they are easily worn out by straw sandals.

In this era, there is still a lack of anti-inflammatory drugs. Once an infection occurs at the breach, tragedies are prone to occur.

"How many pairs of shoes can we make every day?" Franz felt that the quantity was too large, and he was afraid that the production capacity would be insufficient.

"Before, there were less than 1,000 pairs per day. After purchasing a thousand sewing machines, now we can make 20,000 pairs per day." Adjani replied.

"Great! This is really good news! I think we can continue to expand production capacity. After all, there are still many people in the Austrian Empire who cannot afford shoes. We can also open up overseas markets..." Franz was thinking about his wonderful plan.

However, Adjani poured a basin of cold water on him.

"Arch Duke Franz, now we have a problem."

"What's the problem?" Franz had a bad premonition~lightnovelpub.net~ Our rubber inventory is insufficient, counting this year's imports, we still have a shortfall of 1,000 tons... Brazil said, if you want to If they want rubber, they have to send people to the depths of the rainforest, so it can't be calculated at the price of 450 florins..." Adjani hesitated.

"How much do they want?" Franz knew that he would be stuck by the **** Brazilian.

"One thousand florins per ton, otherwise they wouldn't risk their lives to tap rubber." Adjani said.

"The premium is 120%! Why don't they grab it! The rubber tappers are obviously slaves, but they are said to be risking their lives." Franz was angry, but he was powerless, because at this time only Brazil produced natural rubber in the world.

Historically, in 1839, the sales volume of natural rubber in the world was only 200 tons. Franz has been hoarding rubber, so now Brazil's rubber production has more than doubled, reaching 500 tons.

But Franz suddenly received a huge order, which directly exceeded the upper limit of Brazil's production. At this moment, Franz has only two choices, either to pay the money honestly and complete the order, or to delay the order until next year and wait for the price of rubber to fall before buying.