Chapter 774 Fire
Ireland, Queens Village.
In a small courtyard, Franz and Jennings' family were eating porridge made from sorghum rice and beans.
In fact, Franz doesn't cook much, and his skill is naturally not very high. However, he hasn't eaten this kind of rice for more than ten years, so he still eats it with gusto.
Since the Jennings family usually can't even fill their stomachs, they have no resistance to this kind of rough food, or they are happy to eat some.
Scathach scratched his head.
"You're right, but we won't be able to survive this year. At worst, it will be cheaper for you."
She still wanted to sell her hair to Franz, but the latter was helpless and took out two pounds and handed it to the former.
Scathach was very excited because this was the first time in his life that he had been exposed to a large amount of money. After carefully putting away the two large silver coins, he handed the scissors to Franz.
Seeing that the latter did not act, the former had to give himself a haircut.
Franz had no choice but to stop him verbally.
"It's better to leave it on your head and get it when I need it."
Franz's words were strange, Scathach thought for a while and said.
"Then should you still pay the storage fee?"
The former almost choked and glanced helplessly at the simple yet shrewd farm girl in front of him.
"Pay the money and deliver the goods. If there is anything else you need to exchange, come to the old church tomorrow."
After Franz left, his sister Ella reacted.
"That gentleman just now was so handsome."
Scathach nodded, "I can still do farm work."
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This is an unrealistic dividing line——
After confirming the situation in the entire village, Archbishop Rauscher found the local village chief.
The archbishop's hair and beard are all white, with no trace of green hair missing. He has a kind face and a big belly, but what is not commensurate with his body shape is a pair of bright and deep eyes, which feel full of the light of wisdom. There is a temperament in every gesture that makes people unconscious. He bowed his head and listened.
Rauscher said he wanted to borrow the abandoned church in the village, and the old village chief agreed almost without thinking. The former said he hoped all the villagers would come, and the latter also agreed.
After that, he was so busy that he was so active that he even surprised himself.
When the villagers came to the church with their private treasures, they found that the wealthy old businessman had turned into a kind-hearted old monk.
Although Franz was quite critical of Archbishop Rauscher, it was undeniable that the old sage's sermons were more than enough to deal with a few villagers in a lifetime, and even made some people burst into tears and immediately began to repent.
Every word that the Archbishop spoke thereafter was the product of the finest demagogues in Austria.
Although there is no sentence that tells Ireland to rebel against the British Empire, it goes straight to the core of the contradiction everywhere, and the ultimate guide is that only by becoming independent from the United Kingdom can Ireland gain real relief.
Of course, apart from the future floating in the sky, how to survive this disaster is the core of this sermon.
"Sorghum" is the fundamental reason why the Irish can survive and become independent from the British Empire. After all, food is the most important thing for the people. How can we talk about independence if we can’t even fill our stomachs?
Although the yield of sorghum is not as high as that of potatoes and sweet potatoes, its yield is far better than other crops of the same period. It is relatively easy to feed and is less restricted by land.
In fact, if the historical trajectory develops normally, the Irish will lose all their arable land in 20 years, and there will no longer be an inch of land among the 39.42 million acres of arable land in Ireland that belongs to the Irish.
Those lands will belong to 300 landowners from the UK, some of whom have never set foot on Irish soil in their lives.
In this life, Franz will leave some fire on the island of Ireland and prevent their inheritance from being cut off.
As for whether to remain silent until death or to break out and fight, it depends on their own choice.
There are actually many political parties on the island of Ireland. They all feel that they are very radical, and the history books written by the British also describe them as very radical.
However, in terms of actual performance alone, they are not as good as African blacks, and their combat power is similar to that of African wild animals. Before the Easter Uprising in 1916, they were truly mediocre in scale.
In fact, whether it is Young Ireland, the Irish Liberators, the Orange Order composed of Irish Protestants, or the Catholic Association led by Daniel O'Connell, in the final analysis they still need the British to pay wages, and they are not economically independent. Not straight.
Moreover, the Irish are deeply influenced by British parliamentary politics, and as a result they like to follow procedures. To put it simply, the thunder is loud and the raindrops are light.
Many actions may seem grand, but in fact they are insignificant.
On the contrary, although the League of Defenders, funded by the French, had a small number of people, it was able to fight several times. However, with the fall of the July Dynasty and the rise of Napoleon III, the relationship between Britain and France shifted from confrontation to cooperation, and this organization naturally collapsed.
Due to the oppression of the British, countless resistance and protest organizations were born in Ireland, but they were difficult to survive for a long time before World War I.
What if the Irish could feed themselves? What if the Irish tried to develop industry and agriculture and wanted to turn over? What if a strong leader emerged among them?
Franz was still very interested in experimenting with the British Empire. As for whether Ireland succeeded or failed, they should be grateful to Franz for at least giving them a chance.
In fact, whether it is a radical violent uprising or a so-called peaceful protest, it is a drain on Britain's national power.
Generally speaking, it will not have much impact, but the premise is that the UK can remain strong without external interference.
However, Franz obviously would not stand idly by, or there would eventually be a war between Austria and the British Empire in the future, and it was impossible to stay aloof.
Therefore, Franz needs some people to live strong, and they will continue to provide raw materials and motivation for those resistance organizations.
At the same time, he also needed to take away a group of people because he didn't want another potential enemy to become too powerful.
In fact, those Irish people who have been to Austria will become the best propagandists, no matter how much grain Franz transports to the island of Ireland.
As for why food is not distributed for free, first of all, it is to destroy the British economy, and secondly, to make the Irish jealous, at least to let them know who is cutting off their livelihood.
However, the carrying capacity of Austria itself is limited, and war will break out soon, so most of the Irish rescued will be sent to the colonies.
Of course, Austria will not do it personally when sending to colonies, so an agent is needed.
Such as the furious Mr. Daniel O'Connell on the dock.
This old gentleman has been involved in parliamentary politics all his life, and the British military and police can't do anything about the ribbon he wears.
But words alone cannot change the status quo, and no matter how frugal the Irish are, they cannot conjure food out of thin air.
However, the food problem is not a difficult problem for Franz.