Chapter 52 Costa's Plot

Schönbrunn Palace, small classroom.

Talia nodded subconsciously and said.

"I have no choice."

Franz's face darkened. It was not a problem to help Talia with a small favor and solve the man who harassed her.

But it was very problematic for Talia to hide it from Franz and use Franz's hand to do things for herself.

This was intolerable as a superior. Franz had to let Talia know that she was wrong.

Talia was not a stupid woman. She immediately realized that she was wrong. She deceived a sensitive superior. She regretted being smart because she failed Franz's trust in her, and the lost trust was not so easy to regain.

Acting like a spoiled child is a natural weapon for women. Talia did not expect that she would act like a spoiled child to a child.

"I don't want to be pursued by a man with a full beard. I'm only 22 years old. I don't want to get married. I still want to take care of you."

In fact, Talia, 22 years old, is definitely an old girl among old girls in this era when 16-year-olds have babies.

"Hmph! You lied to me!" Franz also pretended to be very angry, the kind that can't be coaxed.

Talia pestered Franz for a long time, and when she saw that she was almost coaxed, she changed the subject.

"Mr. Costa proposed a new deal. He didn't find the legendary Golden City, but he found a kind of wheat he had never seen before and brought back a batch of seeds."

"Wheat seeds? Isn't the Amazon a tropical rainforest?" Franz asked with some doubts.

"Yes, when Mr. Costa was looking for the remains of the Golden City, he accidentally discovered a village that had been abandoned for many years. In the open space of the village, this crop was planted." Talia explained.

"Talia, you have seen that kind of wheat. Is that right?

"Yes, it looks taller and bigger than the common wheat. My family used to grow a lot of wheat, and even the fullest wheat is not as good as the sample brought back by Mr. Costa. Maybe it can really increase the yield of wheat. But he hopes to get 100,000 florins as his reward. "

One hundred thousand florins is not an unbearable figure for Franz now. However, Franz had already paid 50,000 florins for Costa's expedition, and the balance was exactly 100,000 florins.

Now no one can be sure whether the seeds Costa brought are real or fake. Maybe it is just a single individual.

Perhaps Franz can use artificial pollination to cross it with local wheat to create a brand new variety.

Franz knew this theory, but he had never put it into practice.

Speaking of these wheat seeds that may increase production, the risks involved are too great, and it is not worth Franz to pay another 100,000 florins.

And according to the contract, no matter what Costa finds and brings back, half of it should be given to the sponsor.

In other words, if Franz wants to buy all the seeds, he should pay Costa another 50,000 florins.

"Talia, didn't you say that we should take half of his profits?"

"Costa said that it is his freedom to set the price of these things. Unless I am willing to spend the night with him, he will sell me the wheat seeds for 50,000 florins. "

Talia gnashed her teeth in hatred, and it seemed that she was really unhappy.

Franz originally wanted to tease her, but now it seems that he should not make trouble for himself.

"Talia, do you think that based on his few words, someone would be willing to pay 100,000 florins to buy the wheat seeds in his hands?"

Talia was not surprised, but answered slowly.

"If it were an ordinary noble, even a big landowner would not accept this price, because the gain would not outweigh the loss."

"Indeed, even if these seeds are as he said, it would take a year just to collect enough seeds for sowing. And with the current grain prices in Austria, even if there are 10,000 acres of land, it will take nearly ten years to recover the cost. And it is unlikely that the matter of high-quality seeds can be kept secret for ten years. It is indeed not worth the loss. "Franz said.

Seeing Franz say this, Talia knew that Franz had made up his mind, because she knew that Franz was not a small nobleman, he was considering the whole country.

"Then let's continue to plant rubber. I heard that the seeds of rubber trees are difficult to survive. You know that, so you bought so many." Talia deliberately changed the subject.

"Rubber needs to be planted, and this wheat should also be tried." Franz hurriedly said, "Talia, how much do you think we can spend to get these seeds?"

"I think it's best to give it no money."

It's obvious that Talia wants to make a deal without cost.

"Talia, how did that man pursue you to make you hate him so much."

Talia did not answer, but showed a cruel smile.

It seems that women are particularly cruel to men they don't like.

"Well, try not to kill anyone. "Franz said.

Talia patted her chest, indicating that everything was up to her, but she needed someone to help her.

Franz asked, "Who is that person?"

"Colonel Schüssel."

Colonel Schüssel was Mrs. Sophie's aide-de-camp. He was from Bavaria. He always did everything he could to complete Mrs. Sophie's orders, so he was deeply trusted by Mrs. Sophie.

And this Colonel Schüssel also has close contacts with a Bavarian gang in Vienna.

This gang is not big, but no gang dares to challenge it.

A large part of the reason comes from a legend: the real mastermind behind this gang is Mrs. Sophie, and Schüssel is the messenger.

Franz, as Mrs. Sophie's eldest son, naturally had no reason to refuse when he asked Colonel Schüssel for help.

But Schüssel is very shrewd and not easy to deceive. If Franz did something strange, I'm afraid Schüssel would report it to Mrs. Sophie as soon as possible.

But because of this, Schüssel would not tell the secret to anyone, and would only tell Mrs. Sophie.

Vienna, Thun Street, Grizzly Bear Hotel.

This is the edge of Vienna, which is the legendary slum.

Costa lost half of his men in the expedition because he did not find the legendary Golden City.

The danger is self-evident. Not only facing bad weather, but also facing countless poisonous insects, beasts and terrible diseases.

Costa knew that his good fortune could not last forever. He was tired of this kind of life and wanted to go ashore.

Although Costa could get three times the salary as the expedition leader, the income from this expedition was not enough to pay for the rest of his life.

But now he has an opportunity. If he can get close to this rich lady, he will not have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of his life.

Although he and this lady have only met a few times, he knows that a family that needs women to show up frequently is likely to have no male heirs, and he may be able to inherit a noble title in the future.

Of course, Costa can also see that the lady is not interested in him, but fortunately, he got a magical drug in the primitive tribe in the Amazon rainforest, which will make people have strong hallucinations.