War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

Vienna, Caesar Hotel

In a luxurious suite decorated in Baroque palace style, Solomon Rothschild was having dinner with a young man.

"I admire your courage. No one would have thought that you were still lurking in Vienna at this time. Do you know how many people are working hard to find a wanted person?

Our dear Archduke Franz offered a generous reward of 1 million florins for your head. "

The other party tied up the scarf very elegantly, picked up the knife and fork, poured himself a glass of wine, swirled the scarlet wine in the glass, sniffed and smiled.

"It seems like you don't intend to trade me for that hefty bounty, so I won't be polite."

Soros drank the contents of the cup in one gulp. This rude behavior did not arouse Solomon's disgust.

On the contrary, it made him appreciate the intelligence, cunning, confidence and domineering qualities of the person in front of him even more, as if he was seeing himself back then.

"This young royal nobleman is still very difficult to deal with. If it weren't for him, the income this time would have reached at least 200 million."

After listening to Solomon's words, Soros couldn't help but frown slightly. The former was keenly aware of this subtle movement.

"What's wrong?" the former asked deliberately pretending to be casual.

"Oh, no. It's nothing. I just think it should be a little higher." Soros said thoughtfully, shaking the glass.

"I think so."

After saying that, the two of them looked at each other and smiled. Solomon already knew that the other party had not only successfully cashed out before, but had even successfully completed the asset transfer.

However, instead of feeling resentment, he admired the other party's courage and wisdom.

Since his brother can marry his daughter to a "savage from South Asia", why can't he follow his family's example and marry his granddaughter to this young talent?

The savages in South Asia refer to the Sassoon family, which is also known as the Rothschild family in the East.

But in Franz's view, they are the drug kings of Asia. First, he sold opium, and then used starch mixed with kaolin clay as a "detoxification pill" to repeatedly harvest the wealth of local people. In the end, he successfully laundered his money and became a so-called business legend.

During the Indian Ocean tsunami, Elias David Sassoon and his eldest son were trapped in Calcutta. They were imprisoned in a water prison on his own order and smoked opium for seven days, almost losing half his life.

However, historically, these two men had been running the opium business in East Asia for a long time. As the British troops stationed in Hong Kong, they also ran the piglet business. More than tens of millions of people were harmed by them. Who should these victims turn to for judgment?

In comparison, the so-called punishment they received cannot be called punishment at all.

“However, this trick is really powerful in squeezing the bottom line. Many people went bankrupt this time because of the backlog of orders.

Coupled with the subsequent establishment of the Royal Overseas Development Company, many people who sold at a discount were angered to death. It can be said to be both murderous and heartbreaking.

If you want to get on board again, you will have to pay a higher price than before, otherwise you will fall behind others. After all, this company can almost be regarded as a national industry. "

Solomon Rothschild sighed sincerely, and even he regretted it at this moment. After all, a full meal is not as good as a full meal.

But now that the stock price has been artificially increased by almost double, if you want to buy the stock back again, you will probably add the money you earned before, and all your previous efforts will be in vain.

Soros smiled and spoke.

"Not only that, all this is still an illusion. It's just a hard-to-get trap set by the opponent."

This sentence aroused Solomon's interest. After all, not only Austria but also the entire European financial community are very optimistic about the future of this company.

You must know that the reason why Britain and France are powerful is that they can obtain massive amounts of raw materials and a broader market than their own countries from their large colonies.

"What do you mean by this?" Although Solomon Rothschild had his own considerations, he still asked.

It is obvious that Austria is currently copying the successful path of Britain and France, and the influence of a wise king on the feudal dynasty is unparalleled.

Although the current Emperor Ferdinand I has no ability to govern, everyone knows that there is a person in the royal family who is extremely far-sighted and has extremely strong execution ability.

A wise king is very likely to turn the tide, so the people are full of confidence in the future of the country. They felt that Archduke Franz, the "born saint" who was the hero of recapturing Belgrade, captured Tanzania, conquered West Africa and was sought after by the Catholic Church, was their hope.

On the contrary, middle-level and high-level bureaucrats and people with a little knowledge of politics believe that all this is just the Habsburg family building momentum for future generations of kings, and the real masterminds behind the scenes are his parents.

The views of senior officials were confused by the true and false information. Interestingly, some scientists believe that the above evaluation overestimates Archduke Franz's intelligence.

Every one of his suggestions and hypotheses deserves to be listened to by the entire scientific community, as everyone at the Royal Society of Science in Vienna agreed.

For example, Babbage's Analytical Engine, which had been stuck on its own for decades, opened a skylight to a new world after using binary bits.

A so-called "periodic table of elements" shocked the chemical community throughout the empire. No molecular chemist could remain sane after seeing it, and they all fell into unspeakable hysteria.

But Franz’s periodic table of elements is incomplete. Who told him to only remember the first five issues?

It infringes on your Pippen and itches your breasts. (Hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, neon.)

Phase 3: The beautiful woman is kneeling and showering in the willows. (sodium, magnesium, aluminum, silicon, phosphorus, sulfur, chlorine, argon)

Issue 4: Remarry Kang Tai and rebel! Tie Gu pinches the newlywed. Horizontal comment: Anger and shock. (Potassium, calcium, scandium, titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, gallium, germanium. Arsenic, selenium, bromine, krypton.)

Five issues

Although it is just modern junior high school common sense in the eyes of modern people, it was advanced for the chemical community at that time.

After all, Mendeleev's periodic table of elements had to wait until 1869 to come out, and this achievement alone was enough for him to go down in history and become one of the most famous chemists in the entire history of mankind, together with Nobel.

In addition, the number of elements discovered by humans is still relatively rare, so even if he knew about the sixth and seventh rows, he would not dare to write rashly due to the high risks and fear that the scientific community would be misled.

And he always believed in the truth that as long as he gave a correct direction, those chemists who were destined to leave their mark in human history could work backwards and finally decipher the entire periodic table of elements.

As a scientific giant, Avogadro's theories should be taken seriously by the world. It was Franz's discovery that made this unlucky man, who was supposed to be recognized only after his death, now a rising star in the world of chemistry.

He himself had great trust in the young Archduke, but when the genius saw the periodic table of elements, he fell into madness.

He began to talk to himself non-stop, and then continued to write and draw on the piece of paper. He even occasionally tore his hair and looked around for books until he marked the atomic weight and element properties one by one, and then he breathed out, "What a masterpiece!"

A few days later, Avogadro handed over the revised periodic table to his colleagues at the Royal Academy of Sciences in his own name.

By the time Franz returned from overseas, the former had been elected president of the Royal Society of Science.