Chapter 115 Give someone a rose, and the fragrance will linger in your hands
"This is indeed a problem, but it is not a problem." Franz replied.
"Why is it not a problem? Not only are the languages, skin colors, and appearances different, but even if you learn Arabic, it is difficult to imitate their pronunciation and it will be easy to be discovered."
"First of all, we can train Egyptians, or directly spend money to hire Egyptians and let them guard themselves. Of course, this is not a good way because the risks and uncertainties are too great." Franz said.
"Hiring Egyptians? This is indeed a good idea, but as you said, the uncertainty is too great. If they betray us when we attack and stab us in the back, the entire Austria will be ruined. Navy!" Friedrich said worriedly.
"Don't worry. Although we don't look like Egyptians and we don't speak Arabic. But we can pretend to be French. It's very easy to find dozens or hundreds of people in Austria who can speak French."
Once Franz reminded him, Friedrich immediately responded.
"That's right! Even if our French pronunciation is inaccurate, those Egyptians can't tell!"
"And we can send people to observe and learn from the French's words and deeds openly. If we want, we can be more French than the French in the eyes of the Egyptians." Franz smiled.
Friedrich also laughed. Although Franz's idea was bad, he liked it very much. If fighting a war can benefit him and others take the blame, then it shouldn't be too satisfying.
At this time, Adjani happened to come back with double breast milk. Seeing the two talking and laughing, she couldn't help feeling a little emotional that they were indeed two children.
Thalia, on the other hand, was rather disdainful of Franz and Friedrich's methods. Her ideal war would be a group of brightly dressed knights launching a neat charge, and returning from the battle with food in their mouths. with a rose
However, the war described by Franz and Friedrich was so dirty that they even studied what to throw into the opponent's well to pollute the water source as much as possible and weaken the enemy's will to resist.
"Archduke Franz, Archduke Friedrich, come and try it, I made it myself." Adjani said.
In fact, in this era, chefs generally prohibited women from entering the kitchen to cook because it was considered an offense to the chef himself.
However, Adjani is a kind of attractive woman, so the chef welcomes her.
Secondly, desserts were not considered cuisine during this period.
The mainstream view of this era was that women could cook, but not know how to cook.
Therefore, Friedrich showed a skeptical attitude towards the food in front of him.
Franz didn't care very much. He just picked up a bowl and tasted it. It tasted good, but why did this woman like to add butter?
But I have to admit that Adjani’s work is much better than Franz’s half-finished product.
"Very good! Your dessert will definitely be praised by Mr. Fraser."
Fraser is a Bohemian and the royal chef, responsible for the royal banquets and daily meals. Bohemia has produced many famous chefs in history, so in Austria, Czech chefs are the best chefs by default.
"Thank you for the compliment. Mr. Fraser has already praised me." Adjani replied.
"Does Fraser still weigh more than two hundred pounds now?" Friedrich asked.
"No, he is almost 250 pounds now." Franz replied.
Friedrich and Franz both laughed, Friedrich picked up a bowl of double skin milk and said.
"I have to try a dessert today that can be praised by that fat man Fraser."
In fact, Friedrich still looked doubtful. It is difficult to change the stereotype of an era. Until he ate it, it was soft and mellow, with clear layers and moderate sweetness. It was really unforgettable.
Friedrich took a deep breath, looked at Franz, and then at Adjani, and strange thoughts suddenly flashed through his mind.
"Not bad, it's delicious. Thank you for your hospitality."
Adjani returned the gift, and Thalia watched helplessly. Adjani walked up to Thalia, took out a bowl from the layer of her skirt, and whispered in Thalia's ear.
"this is for you."
"Thank you." Thalia looked very excited.
"Let's talk about your trip to Mexico." Franz said.
Northeastern Mexico, Port of Tampico.
Most of the supplies have been transferred to Mexico City, and the rest are mainly weapons.
Tasan Anna was afraid that if these weapons were transported into Mexico City, it would cause a new rebellion. After all, he took the main force to fight the south.
If someone instigates rebellion in Mexico City at this time, the civil war in Mexico will be endless.
There are more factions in Mexico than the Americans imagine, otherwise they would not put all their bets on Jose Epula, including Gabriel, who has always been an ally of Tasan Anna, and is opposed to Tasan Anna. Anna's reasons and strength.
At this time, the northern part of Mexico was almost no man's land. The three largest states, California, New Mexico, and Texas (sold to France), had a combined population of less than 100,000.
The central part is rich in mining, while the south relies on plantation, especially sugar cane and tobacco.
Although the Spanish had been driven away, the royalists in Mexico were strong, and Tasan Anna was a republican.
In fact, royalists value family background most. Tasan Anna's family background is obviously not noble enough. In addition, he is a Frenchman himself, and the person he admires most in his life is Napoleon, so he always feels that he can be like Napoleon. Be the first consul and then the emperor.
As a result, a strange phenomenon occurred in Mexico. The royalists in the south wanted democracy, while the republicans in the north pursued authoritarianism.
Every attack deployed by Tasan Anna before could be discovered by the opponent in advance. This is simply impossible.
There is no doubt that there is a traitor on his side.
After receiving the supplies and weapons from Austria, Tasan Anna simply led the army to forcibly attack the Cerro Gordo Fortress.
There is a huge gap between the strength of the rebels in the south and Tasan Anna's army. Under the strong attack of the government forces, the leaders of many factions of the rebels chose to protect their lives and surrendered to Tasan Anna one after another. Book, or leave the Cerro Gordo fortress with the troops.
Epula's troops were naturally unable to support themselves. He could only choose to abandon the fortress and evacuate to the south, using the vast southern plains to fight guerrilla warfare with Tasan Anna.
However, Tasan Anna did not intend to give him this opportunity. He directly ordered the troops to plunder the property of the rebel families in the south, burn farmland, and hunt down the rebels.
In order to completely eliminate the fighting spirit of the rebels, Tasan Anna directly ordered the soldiers to grab food, leaving only winter rations for each household. Those who did not want to starve to death could follow him to the north to open up wasteland.
Tasang Anna's approach was very smart. He could suppress the rebels and immigrate to the border, but he unintentionally offended many people.
At the same time, due to Tasan Anna's fire, the price of sugar in Europe unexpectedly increased, which in a sense saved Franz's pancreas.