Holy Roman Empire

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

In this era, everyone's awareness of confidentiality is not high, the news quickly spread.Of course, you can't do it if you want to keep it secret, as long as you apply for a patented technology, it will be leaked.

The converter steel-making method is not a tall technology. Everyone did not adopt it, mainly because of ideological problems, not to say how difficult the mechanical production technology of stirring is.

After the news was sent to Vienna, it immediately caused a sensation, which means that the efficiency of steel production will be greatly improved, and the embarrassment of the lack of steel on the market will be improved.

Occasionally crossing the newspaper Franz, after seeing this technology, I remembered that the steelmaking technology of this era was still very primitive.

Austria's largest steel group has more than 100,000 employees and an annual output of more than 500,000 tons of steel.

At this point of production, it also occupies half of the total steel of the New Holy Roman Empire, known as the first steel group in continental Europe.

Austria ’s steel production is only second to the British, ranking second in the world, the total production capacity has exceeded the French.

This data is enough to satisfy the government of Vienna. Now the production capacity of Austrian steel is increasing at a rate of more than 20% per year, which is completely open development.

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

The international steel exporters are mainly British, and Belgium is also a steel exporter. The remaining countries do not import steel, even if they are industrial powerhouses.

After five years of hard farming, the steel production capacity has finally exceeded one million tons. This is still based on the premise of annexing the Southern Germany region, otherwise this data will not be reached.

Thanks to the joy of the Vienna government, Franz was not surprised.There is no harm without comparison. Now the British steel production capacity is close to 3.3 million tons, which is almost the same as the total of continental Europe.

At this time, it is necessary to hang up.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 obvious. In the later period, insufficient resources will limit their growth.

Of course, they have colonies to make up for the shortage of resources, but the increase in costs has also caused a decline in profits, which has made capitalists lose their interest in continuing to invest.

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

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

Of course, on this issue, he is not even an amateur. The open hearth steelmaking technology Franz remembers the words "open hearth steelmaking". The specific content is not a professional who knows?

Algiest looked at Franz with a brutal expression. What the hell is open-hearth steelmaking?

Franz cannot answer this question!It can only be explained stiffly: "It is through changing the steel-making furnace to improve the efficiency and quality of smelting steel."

Algiest nodded thoughtfully, still confused, and replied uncertainly: "Your Majesty, this question needs a lot of experimentation to know. Should I do the experiment first?"

"Okay!" Franz replied without hesitation

Obviously, this is not just a philosophical issue, but also a technical issue.At least Franz can be sure that it is definitely not a flat steel furnace.

After sending Algiest, Franz decided that this kind of thing should not be blindly hard. When it comes to industrial technology, it is still a matter of digging people.

Isn't it the Siemens family? Isn't it because of his influence in the German region that he is still afraid of finding people?

Franz can be proud to say that after so many years of operation, except for the Junkers nobles of Prussia who can't dig, other people are basically the price.

There was no way for Junker ’s aristocracy. This was really impossible to dig. People were military-owned countries, and Franz could not give that treatment anyway.

Of course, there are a lot of ordinary Junker nobles who came to work for him. After all, the reason why the eggs are not put in a basket is understood by many nobles.

From the current development point of view, the German region is obviously the new Holy Roman Empire with more potential and the most orthodox existence.

The most important thing is that the policy implemented by Franz can best protect the interests of everyone. Even if they have joined the German Federal Empire, they are also eyeing the Vienna government.

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

On the contrary, because of the interference of the great powers this time, the idea of ​​the Great Unity has spread more widely.Especially the rebellious middle school boys and youngsters have become firm Germans.

In attracting talents, the Vienna government has taken advantage.Because of the resources in hand, Franz can also offer a higher price than the other two.

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Franz ordered: "Taylor, send someone to check the Siemens family."

After several years of reorganization, intelligence organizations have become more combative. Peripheral intelligence organizations composed of aristocratic networks mainly collect some basic information.

There are also specially trained intelligence personnel, using this network to arrange new identities to be mixed into governments of various countries.

These are long-term lurking, and will not be activated until a last resort.In the short term, it is still mainly buying, which is the most effective means.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Tylen replied

After a pause, Franz said: "Establish a scientist archive to collect the data of famous and trusted scientists 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.Anything we need can be arranged to dig in. In this regard, Earl Hohen can coordinate their placement."

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

Can't Huyou outsiders, holding German nationalism, under the banner of patriotism go to the scientists in the German region of Huyou?

The slogan Franz thought about it: "Working hard for the reunification of Germany", coupled with generous treatment, he would not be able to believe it or not.

In fact, oil and salt are not allowed, and Franz does not mind moral kidnapping.Start with family and friends, let them do ideological work together, and educate diehards on patriotism.

As long as these people come in, specifically serving government scientific research institutions, or working for private enterprises, or operating their own industries, there is no difference.

In the mid-to-late 19th century, talents in the German region erupted, both in terms of quality and quantity, far surpassing all countries in the world.

The Second German Empire was able to become an outbreaker, relying on this wave of talent explosion and walking at the forefront of the second industrial revolution.

The details of the new Holy Roman Empire are now much stronger than those of the Second German Empire.Whether in resources or in the market, this gap is very wide.

In 1855, the total population of the New Holy Roman Empire was as high as 51.286 million, and the total area of ​​the territory was about 1.026 million square kilometers. The total industry was comparable to that of the French.

With this base, no country in the continent can compare to it except for the bear next door.

The bear is a metamorphosis, the territory is more than 20 times the size of the New Holy Roman Empire, and its population is more than 73 million. This is also due to the Crimean War. The number is either 74 million.

It doesn't matter if you can't fight the bear, Franz just compares it with English and French.Especially the French, France had a population of more than 35 million ten years ago, and now it is barely 36 million.

This snail-like growth rate is still declining. It wasn't until the First World War that the level of 40 million was touched, falling from Europe's second-largest country to fifth.

In the face of this competitor, Franz can safely say: don't worry about anything, let's spend time slowly!

Every year, the strength comparison between the two sides is changing.It takes less than 20 years for the population of the New Holy Roman Empire to double the size of the French, and the gap in strength between the two sides will be completely widened.

There is no way to meet such a Buddhist opponent, and can go beyond the past with the salted fish model.There is absolutely no need to do anything against them, the French themselves will leave themselves behind.

Napoleon III's ability to develop the economy is indeed good, but there is no way to change the current status of the French people's low fertility rate, unless the current inheritance law and marriage law are abolished ...

In short, the French people are not reluctant to have children, but can't afford to raise more children.Big cities are full of abandoned babies, and the working class cannot afford to raise children, or they have no time to raise them.

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