Chapter 483: Drinking and Talking (Part 1)

Chapter 483: Drinking and Talking (Part 1)

Said was horrified that his plan was seen through. He did not expect that this humble little man had actually seen through his thoughts.

Yes, the sultan, whose ambition has not diminished, did hold a banquet at Hongmen, waiting for the generals of the Austrian navy to be introduced to the palace before planning a siege and finally seizing the fleet in the port.

If you are an arrogant, stupid and unfamiliar with the rules of the Eastern game, you may indeed make this mistake. But it is a pity that Franz is well versed in the rules of the Eastern game, and although Friedrich is arrogant, he is not stupid.

Said's words just now caused Friedrich to think deeply. He felt that he was almost at the age of marriage.

Generally speaking, the marriage of a royal member like him must be in line with the interests of the family, which means that it is usually decided by the clan leader.

It's just that the current emperor Ferdinand I probably doesn't have the ability, nor the mood to study his marriage.

The history of the Habsburg family is not without pagan marriages. The first one was his father, Archduke Karl.

But marrying an Arab is very exciting when you think about it, but there are other ways. For example, like Grand Duke Ambrosius, simply asking Queen Chenla to convert to Christianity can solve the problem.

It's just that there is a big difference between Frederick and Ambrosius. After all, one is a direct line of the royal family, while the other is a side branch of the branch.

Although Friedrich wanted to cause trouble, he didn't have the right, let alone the courage. But it’s okay to see what the other person looks like first.

Friedrich looked at the panicked Said in front of him and comforted him.

"It's not that I don't believe you, but I've recently contracted a disease that will kill me if I leave the ship too far. So why not hold the dinner on my flagship. You can bring the food and the princess."

A lie concocted by Friedrich suddenly overloaded Said's brain.

He didn't believe it at first, but then he felt relieved when he thought that the Emperor of Austria at this time was said to be an idiot who could only wake up for two hours a day.

The latter couldn't help feeling that the world was full of wonders, and at the same time began to worry about the rest of his daughter's life.

Although he was very reluctant to give up, Said could only dedicate his favorite daughter, Princess Sneka, because only this princess was the smartest, most beautiful, best able to fight for the interests of the Oman Empire, and at the same time could speak German.

Said separated power and family affection very closely. For the sake of his power and his empire, he could abandon his parents, brothers, wife and children.

The conversation between Friedrich and Said left the entourage of both parties in a state of confusion. They were tense just now, but then they turned around and were about to talk about marriage. This is really easy for people to not react.

However, the officials on the Oman side can understand it. After all, they saw with their own eyes that the Austrian fleet was more terrifying than the legend said, and they could fully understand the Sultan's behavior at this time.

After all, a good man never suffers immediate losses, and daughters are really not a valuable "item" in the Arab world. At this time, women were in a subordinate position in the Arab world, and sometimes women could even be executed in honor for the sake of family reputation.

Therefore, if you can use it for marriage, you can make the best use of it and die well.

When Said boarded the super first-class battleship "Venecia", his performance was not much better than that of his second son Majid.

Said was not ignorant. He had boarded a British 74-gun battleship and purchased two of them with his own money.

But the "Venecia" in front of him was twice the size of an ordinary 74-gun battleship. This was indeed a shock to the East African overlord. He stayed in place stupidly for a long time.

The princes and officials of Oman who were accompanying him also lowered their heads. They couldn't help but admire Mayed, because they would not have dared to engage in a firefight with such a terrifying fleet.

Friedrich only invited a few military officers and Omani senior officials to dinner, so security was not difficult to handle.

Oman was very efficient. Temporary tents were immediately set up near the port, and various delicacies were continuously delivered to the ship.

There were even dancers and bands coming to add to the fun. Friedrich seemed to be lacking in interest, while Said was preoccupied.

On the contrary, the economic officials from both sides were talking very speculatively.

After all, the conditions offered by Austria are too generous compared to the Portuguese and British, and the market is not generally large.

This is natural. After all, Austria has a monopoly on Oman's spices, so it will naturally do its best. As for the so-called broad market, it is naturally the German Customs Union, the Apennine Customs Union, and Russia.

Compared to guys like the UK and Portugal who eat people without spitting out their bones, Franz naturally appears to be much kinder. But in fact, the profit of the latter is higher than that of the former, because of the monopoly.

Franz can adopt a policy of small profits but quick turnover. On the one hand, his citizens and allies can enjoy benefits, and on the other hand, Austria and Oman can also earn more.

The only consequence is to seize the market share of the Netherlands, Portugal, and the United Kingdom, forcing these guys who can eat people without spitting out their bones to lower their prices.

Of course, if these idiots can come up with any kind of price alliance, Franz is guaranteed to beat them to the point where their mothers won’t recognize them.

The Dutch East Indies suffered huge losses due to Austria's troubles, but it didn't matter to the Dutch mainland, especially since the King of the Netherlands wished that those guys in the Dutch East Indies would die early so that his government could better control the overseas colonies.

Britain and Portugal were completely driven out of the German and Italian markets by Austria. However, they are not too concerned about the spice trade now, but focus mainly on the "most valuable" commodity in the nineteenth century-opium.

The abuse of opium was prohibited in the Austrian Empire. There was no reason why the emperor didn't like it, the church didn't like it, and the people at the bottom were not so desperate that they couldn't live without opium.

Therefore, opium has always been treated as a harmful drug in Austria. This is inseparable from the propaganda of the nobility and the church. This is exactly what is said.

In fact, medicine in Austria has developed much faster than in history, so many diseases do not require doctors to use narcotics.

While the church was crazily promoting Chinese medicine, it also killed a large number of rogue doctors who only bled patients and drank laudanum.

In fact, the level of traditional Chinese medicine in the church has developed very rapidly. Because there are a large number of believers and poor people who can use their skills to practice, and there is no so-called hiding of secrets within the church.

The doctors of the church consider this to be the property of the church. A large number of exchanges and practices, coupled with mutual learning, have allowed the overall level of this organization to improve rapidly.

Of course, the Austrian church is also divided into two factions. One faction believes that the same disease is treated in the same way, and failure to cure it is God's will, because the patient and the rescuer are not pious enough.

Another school of thought believes that God is merciful, and the reason why the cure cannot be cured is because the rescuer does not understand God's language, and that the symptoms of those patients are actually a revelation. Therefore, the same disease should not be treated together.

Finally, the two sides started to compete to determine the outcome, and the latter was naturally the winner.

As a result, the development of traditional Chinese medicine in Austria has entered the fast lane. On the contrary, Western medicine, which Franz heavily funded, has not produced any decent results.

The anesthesia technology that was finally born under the urging of Franz himself was plagiarized and stolen by the church.

In fact, although the ideas of these magicians are outrageous, they have found a new way to reach the threshold of the highest realm of traditional Chinese medicine - instant sleep.