Chapter 388： Benefit Catalyst (1/2)

A dozen kilometers away from Venice, in an old castle, Viscount Orabi is holding a heavy welcoming banquet. The host of the banquet is just the baron Fickney who has just returned.

This is not the first time Fickney has come here, but it is not the same as the last time. The specifications of the welcome banquet are much higher.

It can be seen that Viscount Olabi was very enthusiastic this time, unlike the last time, it was just a courtesy feast.

No one asks the poor in the downtown, while the rich have distant relatives in the mountains.

Baron Fickney felt it deeply. Ten years ago, he borrowed debts to develop in the colony, but he was not ridiculed; to this day, the old ridicule has become praise.

Even if he is far away from the African continent, these are not obstacles for well-informed nobles.

This time is different from the past. In the eyes of everyone, the African continent ten years ago was: pests and beasts infested, and diseases and plagues were rampant. Now the African continent has become: a field of hope.

The successful man is not to be blamed, and Baron Fickney enjoyed the treatment of the successful one, making his vanity satisfied.

There are a lot of Austrian nobles who have developed on the African continent, but after being distributed in the vast Africa, there are few.

Besides, everyone is busy getting rich, and how many have leisurely feelings. How about holding banquets every day?

Fickney's attending the banquet is not without purpose. To promote the localization of the colony, the support of the local nobles cannot be separated.

Apart from those who are developing in the African continent, indigenous capitalists are also a major force in support of the localization of colonies, but this is far from enough.

Austria is not British or French, and capitalists have a low political voice. Even Baron Fickney, the nobles who developed in Africa, have a higher political voice than capitalists.

The main force that promoted the localization of the colony this time was their nobles.

It may be too exaggerated to have a relationship with everyone in the world through five people; but it is not difficult to connect all the aristocrats in Austria through five nobles.

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Baron Fickney said with a smile: ”Olabi, I haven't seen each other in ten years. I didn't expect Harrington, Gardner and Devinton to be so big, and they can all become excellent soldiers.

Viscount Olabi replied, ”Yes, I am proud of them.”

Joining the army is a tradition of the Austrian aristocracy. Noble children must receive military training from childhood. Becoming an excellent soldier is the pursuit of many noble children.

Humility is not a virtue in Europe, it will only be considered a hypocritical manifestation.

Viscount Obila thought that his son would become a good soldier, and he would openly admit it, which was his true heart.

Baron Fickney asked with concern: ”Are you going to send them to the Army or the Navy?”

In recent years, the status of the Austrian Navy has improved significantly, and it is almost on par with the Army.

Many noble children who chose to enter the navy initially seized the opportunity of the naval expansion and skyrocketed.

Now that noble children have served, there is one more option-the Navy.

Olabi proudly said: ”Harrington and Devinton went to the Army and Gardner went to the Navy. They both got admitted to the military academy.

Harrington was studying at the Artillery Command Academy in Vienna. He had already graduated and enlisted for more than a week. Gardner and Devinton sent him to the army this time.

Devinton was in his third grade at the Munich Infantry Command Academy; Gardner was studying at the Austrian Naval Academy at his doorstep and was just in his first grade.

Fickney, you are back at the right time, and if you come later, you won't see them. ”

This is a typical two-headed bet. As the overseas colonies continue to open, well-informed nobles have realized the importance of the navy.

Uncertain about the country's future strategic focus, many nobles bet on both ends. Anyway, Austria ’s land and navy conflict is not big, so it does n’t matter.

All three sons were admitted to the military academy, and Olabi did have proud capital.

Although the nobility was born with a higher starting point, Austrian military schools were not so easy to attend. There are 9 army and naval academies in the country. The number of students admitted each year is no more than 3,500, and the number of applicants is not less than 100,000.

This is the impact of compulsory education. The number of people with basic education has increased sharply, and students with good grades have been admitted to middle school, and can apply for student loans to continue their studies, which has directly led to a sharp increase in the number of middle school students.

The admissions of the Austrian military academy are separate from the admissions of the university. Candidates can apply for both sides. Anyway, they are staggered for three months, which will not affect the admission results.

There is no doubt that this is the era when thousands of troops cross the wooden bridge. Regardless of whether it is a university or a military school, students report first.

The grassroots students who can rush out all the way are not much better than learning, at least in the cultural class.

Even if they are limited by resources, their education cannot be compared with the children of nobles, but geniuses and lucky people always take the lead.

If it only competes with grassroots students, then it is nothing. The problem is that internal competition among noble children is also very fierce. In this era, only children are not popular in Austria, and every family basically starts in three or five.

There are also a large number of children of the aristocracy. Although these people have no title to inherit, they do not mean that their children's education is poor.

These are the middle classes in Austria today. Doctors, teachers, lawyers, small and medium businessmen, most of them were nobles.

Really pure grass roots have too few to rise. The lucky ones who can grow up without knowledge and social connections are all children of destiny.

At present, the proportion of aristocratic students in Austrian universities is only 31.1%, and that of ordinary families is only 1.2%. The rest are in this middle class group.

Military schools are still dominated by noble children, accounting for about 64.8% of the total number of students, the middle class accounted for 34.3% of the total number of students, students from ordinary families can be ignored, there are not many foreign students.

No way, this is the result of fair competition. The reality is so cruel. Since the beginning of public compulsory education, we have lost on the starting line.

In the elementary school, ordinary family students account for the majority, and in the middle school, ordinary family students become a minority. On the surface, the chance of Austria's primary school going to secondary school is around 8%.

However, the end of compulsory education, the children of the wealthy can almost go to school, and this proportion is pulled up.

Grassroots students from ordinary families are not school bullies, and basically have few opportunities. They must enter the top one percent of their entrance examinations before they can get a bursary.