In 1855, the British engineer Bessemer invented the converter steelmaking method, which replaced manual mixing with machinery, which greatly improved the production efficiency.

In this era, everyone's sense of secrecy is not high, and the news spread quickly. Of course, you can't keep it secret, as long as you apply for a patented technology, it will be leaked.

The converter steelmaking method is not a lofty technology, and we have not adopted it, mainly because of the ideological problem, not how difficult the mixing mechanical production technology is.

When the news reached Vienna, it immediately caused a sensation, which meant that the efficiency of steel production would be greatly improved, and the embarrassing situation of lack of steel on the market would be improved.

Franz, who occasionally flipped through the newspapers, saw this technology, and remembered that the steelmaking technology of this era was still very primitive.

Austria's largest steel group employs more than 100,000 people and produces more than 500,000 tons of steel annually.

This production alone also accounts for half of the total steel volume of the new Holy Roman Empire, which is known as the first steel group on the European continent.

Austria is second only to the British in terms of steel production, and its total production capacity has surpassed that of the French.

This figure is enough to satisfy the Vienna government, and the Austrian steel production capacity is now growing at a rate of more than 20 percent per year.

The main reason for the surge in production capacity is still caused by market demand, and now the steel market is completely in short supply, not only in Austria, but also in the entire European continent.

Now the international steel exporters are mainly British, Belgium is also a steel exporter, and the rest of the countries do not import steel, even if they are industrial powers.

After five years of hard farming, the steel production capacity finally exceeded one million tons, which was still based on the premise of annexing the South German region, otherwise this figure would not have been reached.

The Vienna government rejoiced, and Franz was not the least surprised. There is no harm in comparison, and now the British have close to 3.3 million tons of steel production, which is about the same as the European continent combined.

At this point, it's time to open the hanging. In terms of steel production capacity, the local resources of Britain and France determine the upper limit of their steel production capacity.

Even if steel technology continues to make breakthroughs, there is no way to solve these problems. In the short term, it is not visible, and in the later stages, the lack of resources limits their growth.

Of course, they had colonies to make up for the lack of resources, but the increase in costs also caused a decline in profits, and the capitalists lost interest in continuing to invest.

Franz asked with concern: "Mr. Algist, is it feasible to use open-hearth furnace steelmaking in our existing technology?" ”

There is no way, there are too many things, Franz has forgotten to promote the innovation of steel technology, and there is still this hanging can be opened.

Of course, he is not even an amateur on this issue, and Franz remembers the words "open-hearth steelmaking" in open-hearth steelmaking technology.

Algist looked at Franz with a bewildered expression, what the hell is open-hearth steelmaking, do you put the furnace flat?

Franz couldn't answer this question either! He can only explain bluntly: "It is to improve the efficiency and quality of smelting steel by changing the steelmaking furnace." ”

Algist nodded thoughtfully, still confused, and replied uncertainly: "Your Majesty, this question needs to go through a lot of experiments to know, or should I go to the experiment first?" ”

"Good!" Franz replied without hesitation

Obviously, this is not just a matter of concept, but also of technology. At least Franz can be sure that it is definitely not enough to lay the furnace flat.

After sending Algist away, Franz decided that in the future, this kind of thing should not be blindly hard, it is better to involve industrial technology, or directly dig people.

Isn't it the Siemens family, is it that with his influence in the German region, he is still afraid that he will not be able to dig people?

Franz can proudly say that after so many years of operation, except for the Junker nobles of Prussia, who can't dig up, everyone else is basically the price of the people.

The Junkers aristocracy has no choice, this really can't be dug up, people are the army owning the country, and Franz can't give that treatment anyway.

Of course, ordinary Junker aristocrats, there are many people who come to work for him, after all, many nobles understand the truth that eggs are not put in one basket.

Judging from the current development, it is clear that the German region is the new Holy Roman Empire with more potential and the most orthodox existence.

The most important thing is that Franz implemented a policy that best protects everyone's interests, even the states that have joined the German Federal Empire are also eye-to-eye with the Vienna government.

Although the Paris Conference forcibly divided the German regions, this does not mean that the people of the German regions are really willing to accept it.

On the contrary, because of the interference of the great powers, the idea of great unification spread more widely. In particular, the rebellious Secondary 2 teenagers have become staunch Great Germans.

When it comes to recruiting talent, the Vienna government has an advantage. Because of the resources in his hands, Franz can also offer a higher price than the other two.

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Franz ordered: "Tyron, send someone to check on the Siemens family." ”

After several years of reorganization, the intelligence organization has become more combative, and the peripheral intelligence organization composed of the aristocratic network is mainly to collect some basic information.

There are also specially trained intelligence officers who use this network to arrange new identities to blend in with governments.

These are long-term dormancy and will not be activated unless absolutely necessary. In the short term, it is mainly based on buying, which is the most effective means.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Taryn replied

After a pause, Franz added: "Just build a database of scientists, and collect the information of famous and credible scientists from all over the world, especially those in Germany."

Including outstanding young people who have the potential to become scientists, you can also pay attention to the same. Whatever we need, we can arrange for it to be dug up, and in this regard we can get the Earl Hohen to cooperate in placing them. ”

There is no way, there are so many scientists in this world, and many people who are not famous in later generations, but who have made outstanding contributions at that time, also have the value of wooing.

You can't fool outsiders, you can always fool scientists in the German region with German nationalism and patriotism, right?

Franz had all the slogans in mind: "Strive for the reunification of Germany", coupled with generous treatment, he did not believe it and could not fool people.

It's really oil and salt, and Franz doesn't mind a moral kidnapping. Start with relatives and friends, let them do ideological work together, and educate the diehards in patriotism.

As long as these people come in by surprise, it makes no difference whether they are serving government scientific research institutions, working for private enterprises, or running their own industries.

In the mid-to-late 19th century, there was a great explosion of talent in Germany, far surpassing the rest of the world in terms of quality and quantity.

The Second German Reich was able to become an exploding household because of this wave of talent explosion and walking at the forefront of the second industrial revolution.

Now the new Holy Roman Empire is much stronger than the German Empire. Whether in terms of resources or in the market, this gap is very large.

In 1855, the total population of the new Holy Roman Empire was as high as 51,286,000, with a total territory of about 1,026,000 square kilometers, and the total amount of industry was comparable to that of the French.

With this base, no country on the European continent can compare with it, except for the woolly bear next door.

The hairy bear is a pervert, with a territory twenty times larger than the New Holy Roman Empire, with a population of more than 73 million, and the Crimean War is credited, either this number is 74 million.

It doesn't matter if you can't fight the woolly bear, Franz is just better with Britain and France. The French, in particular, had a population of more than 35 million ten years ago, and now they barely reach 36 million.

This snail-like growth rate continued to decline, and it was not until the First World War that it touched the threshold of 40 million, falling from the second most populous country in Europe to the fifth place.

In the face of this competitor, Franz can rest assured and boldly say: don't worry about anything, let's stay up slowly!

Every year passes, the comparison of strength between the two sides is changing. In less than twenty years, the population of the new Holy Roman Empire will be twice that of the French, and the gap in power between the two sides will be completely widened.

There is no way, if you encounter such a Buddhist opponent, you can surpass the past by relying on the salted fish mode. There is absolutely no need to do anything against them, the French themselves will play with themselves and leave themselves behind.

Napoleon III's ability to develop the economy was indeed good, but there was no way to change the current situation of low fertility among the French people, unless the current inheritance law and marriage law were abolished......

In short, in a word, the French people are not unwilling to have children, but they cannot afford to raise more children. The big cities are full of abandoned babies, and the working class cannot afford to raise them, or they don't have the time to raise them.

The peasants, who were supposed to be the main force of population growth, spontaneously reduced their fertility in order to ensure the quality of life because of limited land.