The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria’s Mandate of Heaven

Vienna, Imperial Garden.

The breeze blows, bringing the fragrance of the earth.

In the woods beside him, Franz Joseph was swinging on a swing.

On the manicured garden lawn, Archbishop Franz Karl was drinking wine at a makeshift round table.

"Wine again." Grand Duke Franz Karl thought.

This is for sure, Franz II got 3,000 barrels of wine in the Elthhazi family's wine cellar, and knew that his son was good wine.

Ever since, Archduke Franz Karl and these wines seem to be inseparable.

Baron Brook was carrying a suitcase and walked carefully on the lawn of the garden, for fear of stepping on those flowers and ruining the overall beauty of the garden.

Baron Brooke took off his hat and bowed.

"Arch Duke Franz Karl, you are looking for me."

Archduke Franz Karl glanced at Baron Brooke.

"Sit... sit down."

Baron Brook actually made appointments with several bankers in the afternoon to discuss loan matters, but Archduke Franz Karl had to attend the invitation. If the Grand Duke, who is not very bright, insists on pulling himself away, it will be over.

"Sit down!" Archduke Franz Karl saw that Baron Brook did not sit down, and emphasized his tone.

Baron Brook had no choice but to sit down, after all, the other party was the royal family.

"Drink..." Archduke Franz Karl handed Baron Brook a cup full of wine.

Baron Brooke looked at Archduke Franz Karl, and drank it down.

"Okay...I have a...a...investment!"

Archduke Franz Karl seldom uttered these words, so it was extremely difficult to speak.

"Investment?" Baron Brook was a little dizzy. He just found out that this not-so-bright duke actually knows how to invest.

Immediately, I thought I was afraid I was cheated, right?

Thinking about it is wrong.

So asked.

"Grand Duke, what kind of investment is it, let me help you with the details."

"No...no need..." As he said, Archduke Franz Karl took out a piece of paper from his arms, slapped it on the table and scratched it.

Baron Brook took out his monocle from his coat pocket, put it on his eye socket, and looked at the note carefully.

It says:

"I have three million florins. You go and buy land in Chicago and New York. Buy whatever you want, as long as you sell it before Christmas 1836."

There is also a simple contract at the back.

The handwriting is very scribbled, and the handwriting is childish, like a child's writing.

But Baron Brook didn't have any doubts. After all, the Grand Duke in front of him, who can't speak well, is good at writing.

"The real estate market in the United States is indeed good, and I also have acquaintances who run real estate in the United States. But Archduke Franz Karl, I must remind you that the United States is a barbaric land, and the credit of those barbarians is very problematic. Those land prices are so high Quickly, sooner or later something will go wrong."

At that time, Europeans regarded Americans as barbarians, and mainstream European bankers believed that there would be problems if the land in the United States rose too fast, but since everyone believed in a free economy, no one came out to stop it.

"I don't care, my son wants to buy it..." Archduke Franz Karl said while drinking.

"...." Baron Brook was speechless for a while, the little prince was only 4 years old, he was a very cute child, and he was just playing on the swing.

"It seems that Archduke Franz Karl really drank too much." Baron Brook thought to himself and asked.

"Whether you want to buy it or the little prince wants to buy it, how should I fill out this contract?"

Archduke Franz Karl realized something was wrong, so he re-spoken.

"I bought it for my son."

Baron Brook let out a long breath, that's right, it makes sense.

Baron Brooke worked on the deed, put the copy in his trunk, and handed the original to Archduke Franz Karl.

At this time, Thalia took the contract and checked it carefully.

After confirming that Baron Brook had done nothing wrong, he put the contract in the box he had prepared in advance.

It's perfectly normal to check the contract, but Baron Brook looked at the legendary Grand Duke with admiration.

After all, the matter of going to the United States to speculate in land means that people in the circle know that the Grand Duke can see this trend and make such a big deal. He must have vision and courage.

"Your Excellency, please rest assured that with me, Brooke, you will be able to buy the best quality land. If you have no other orders, I have an important meeting in the afternoon, which is related to the national finance. You know, we are now Joined the German Zolluge and used money everywhere."

Archduke Franz Karl gestured for Brook to sit down and poured him another glass of wine.

"Drink...drink and go."

Baron Brook seldom drank alcohol, especially during working hours, but the Grand Duke's kindness was hard to refuse, and he finally drank what was in his glass.

Grand Duke Franz Karl watched Baron Brook leave, and made some comments on his temporary drinking buddy.

"What a nice guy, but he likes to push himself too much."

At this time Franz had already jumped off the swing, holding the contract in his hand and was very excited.

Franz knew that this investment of 3 million yuan would multiply 64 times in the next three years.

This money will be a great boost to Franz's future, and even better, it can cut the leeks of the Americans.

But what made him happiest was that Baron Brook was, as he thought, a truly honest and reliable person.

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"Son, I don't think you're normal." Archduke Franz Karl spoke first.

"Father, I am normal. It is you who are abnormal, so you see others as abnormal." Franz replied.

Grand Duke Franz Karl scratched his bald head, thinking that what his son said seemed to make sense.

"Don't think too much, drink. I respect you." Franz Joseph held up his juice.

"Well, I don't want to, one..." Archduke Franz Karl seemed to want to say something, but he couldn't think of what to say.

Franz Joseph continued.

"One drunk can relieve a thousand worries."

"right!"

When two wine glasses collide, there are not a thousand words, but they are worth a thousand words.

Thalia is a witness to everything, but she doesn't know what to say, and no one will believe it even if she says it.

At that time, she was kicked out by her family and came to Vienna alone.

Talia disguised herself as a man and wanted to prove that she was no worse than a man. She stood out in the exam for the clerk of the Prime Minister's Office, but she took off her men's clothes on a whim.

I thought it would shock everyone, but I didn't expect that it would attract the anger of the men present.

Officials and examinees who felt humiliated were going to hang her on a tree. Fortunately, Mrs. Sophie passed by and the royal guards rescued her.

So far, she has become Franz's tutor, and the young grand duke and grand princess are her benefactors, and they are also her only reliance in this palace.

Thalia knew that if she betrayed the little Grand Duke and the Grand Duchess, she would lose everything, which was what Lady Sophie wanted.

It's just that she didn't expect that the little Grand Duke would be so special, maybe this is the emperor.