【War court and knee pillow, Austria's destiny】【】

, the War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

"Why are things in Brazil always so bad?" Franz wondered. He was really confused about the Brazilian's ability to handle affairs.

Taking trade as an example, Austria imports a large amount of natural rubber from Brazil every year, but their production capacity has barely improved, and the outbreak of the civil war has caused a sharp drop in production.

It seems that Austria's rubber industry has a long and difficult road, and relying on unstable import channels is not a long-term solution.

At this time, Franz supported the development of hundreds of scientific research projects, but not many of them could make a profit in a short period of time.

For example, instant coffee, which he had placed high hopes on before, was not favored by the high society in Vienna, which is known for its luxury enjoyment, but was awarded the "honor" of "the worst drink in the 19th century".

The only people who have shown any interest in this invention are the military.

Military executives call it "black gold", because the bitterness of this drink has a strong impact on people's sense of taste, so there is no need to worry about being stolen by a soldier or greedy.

Although its taste will be unacceptable for a while, some insightful people were pleasantly surprised to find that coffee has the same refreshing effect as alcohol after tasting, and it is not easy to get drunk, which is not easy for soldiers to perform tasks. cause negative impact.

It is also worth noting that several other advantages of instant coffee are also a big factor affecting purchases. First, it is much less expensive than fresh coffee beans, and it also lasts longer, usually one to twice as long as coffee beans.

At the same time, on the battlefield, if you want to use a coffee machine to grind coffee finely, and then consume precious fuel to cook it slowly, this kind of treatment is a luxury even for an officer, let alone an ordinary soldier.

But it is much easier to drink instant coffee. You only need a cup of hot water, and you can enjoy a cup of fragrant coffee after waiting for another minute.

This instant coffee can also solve the problem of excess coffee beans, but Franz's coffee trees in Africa have just been planted at this time, and this distress will not appear until five years later.

With the official opening of the first department store "United Forces" near the Vienna Railway Station, the new pedal sewing machine designed by Franz finally opened the market.

The sales volume of pedal-operated sewing machines has grown geometrically, and large orders are coming in like snowflakes. Originally, only 1,000 pedal-operated sewing machines were sold a year, but sales have increased tenfold within a month.

It is true that the pedal sewing machine is indeed a great advancement in the history of sewing machines, but such a growth rate is also due to the addition of the royal star effect, which has given this department store unprecedented attention.

Of course, it is also inseparable from Adjani, this capable planner.

She came up with a creative proposal to have a pedal sewing machine compete with a hand sewing machine, with a prize of 10,000 florins for the successful challenger using the latter.

This proposal really caused a great stir among the people, not only those textile experts who wanted to get bonuses, but also many ambitious merchants who wanted to make a name for themselves.

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Soon the news spread throughout Austria along with railways and newspapers, and even many interested people in Germany and Italy expressed concern about it.

However, the result of the whole competition was astonishing. It can be said that the pedal sewing machine was completely unilaterally beaten by the hand-operated sewing machine. No matter how skilled and skillful the user of the latter was, they would be ruthlessly crushed in the end.

Although there were many accidents in the competition, such as a certain machine malfunction, the pedal sewing machine was far ahead even in terms of repair speed, and the degree of completion of the work was not the same.

In fact, the real value of this competition is not to prove that the pedal sewing machine is better than the hand-operated sewing machine, but to open people's horizons and let them know this brand new tool for the first time.

Most of the people who sent orders to Franz were factory owners, who were keenly aware that this new type of machine could greatly improve the work efficiency of textile factories.

The owners of garment factories and tailors are also full of praise for the huge potential of this product, and believe that it will be an indispensable weapon to ultimately improve the efficiency of the entire garment industry in Austria.

But the problem came again, this time it wasn't that the sewing machine couldn't be made. Thanks to the help of the hydraulic machine, Austria's precision parts manufacturing industry can be said to be the absolute No. 1 in the world at this time.

The efficiency of the garment industry has increased more than ten times. However, the weaving industry still produces according to the previous market demand. The sudden surge in orders has forced the weaving industry to expand its production capacity.

However, they soon encountered an embarrassing problem, that is, there was not enough cotton in Austria.

Therefore, the dividends of this industrial revolution did not benefit ordinary civilians, but caused unemployment to a certain extent.

However, all of this was within Franz's plan. Instead of reducing the scale of the industry, he took the opportunity to expand the scale and acquire a large number of competitors' factories and downstream industries.

The Royal Grand Duke's behavior was very abnormal, and many people smelled something different, but no one dared to follow suit.

Because they don't have the huge size of the royal family, and they can't bear such exaggerated risks.

Moreover, the clothing industry in this era has just started. Both the rich and the poor are more inclined to go to tailors to sew clothes. Only the staff and some relatively wealthy technicians like ready-made clothes.

But that's just a question of price and style. The world of the future must belong to garment factories. Franz is convinced of this.

Adjani was extremely puzzled by Franz's actions. Although the latter became the overlord of the entire clothing industry in a short period of time, due to overcapacity and the employment of a large number of skilled workers who did not work, the profits were reduced. A sharp decline.

Adjani is not an uninformed businessman. She knows that Franz has established many plantations in Africa, but their scale is not enough to support the raw materials needed by the entire clothing industry in Austria.

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For this reason, she even went to Mr. Sina, who also believed that if this continued, Grand Duke Franz's clothing factory would lose money.

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"Grand Duke Franz, do you consider suspending your acquisition plan~lightnovelpub.net~why?" Franz said.

"If you look at the performance report, the profits of garment factories across the country are already very thin. If this continues, they may fall into a comprehensive loss. If the cotton crisis happens again, it will be a disaster for you."

Adjani expressed her concern again, but Franz still didn't care.

"This is not something to worry about, and now the sales of sewing machines are booming, and the profit can just be used to expand the scale of the garment industry. And I told you before about the advantage of monopoly, as long as we occupy the entire market, everything It'll all be fine."

"How is that possible! How could nobles buy those cheap ready-made clothes, not to mention that farmers living in the countryside would not take the initiative to buy those expensive clothes. You know the living habits of those people. They can even wear more than a dozen pieces of clothes. Years are nothing new..."

"Do you know why a piece of clothing is worn for more than ten years? It's because of the price, they can't afford it, as long as we lower the price."

Adjani shook her head, she felt that Franz was a bit too whimsical.

"If the price is lowered, what is the point of our monopoly? Where does the profit come from? Grand Duke Franz, from ancient times to the present, no matter in any country, in any era, there are always people who cannot afford clothes.

You are so naive! Just like you wanted all the people in this country to wear shoes, in the end you worked so hard to let all the soldiers in this country wear shoes.

In fact, you have done well enough. This is a feat that Queen Teresa failed to accomplish back then. "

"Then why don't we make a bet!" Franz said with great interest.