Power left unused expired and became worthless. While the House of Habsburg still held the Empire's power, Emperor Rudolf had already made up his mind to sell off as many imperial assets as possible.
As one of the world's great powers, the Austro-Hungarian Empire still possessed unique advantages in certain fields, especially military industry, machinery, and infrastructure.
Škoda Arms Factory was most renowned for its artillery manufacturing technology and could produce the world's finest heavy guns. Then there was United Shipyard in Trieste, which possessed the capacity to independently build battleships and other large warships.
In machinery manufacturing, the Austro-Hungarian Empire held distinctive advantages in many sectors, especially traditional machinery manufacturing.
As for infrastructure capabilities, they had been fostered by the Austro-Hungarian Empire's complex geographical environment. The Austro-Hungarian Empire had many mountainous regions, so it held greater advantages than other European nations in transportation and infrastructure construction.
Of course, overall, although the Austro-Hungarian Empire was a European great power, its strength in industry was quite limited. Especially after its old rival, the Soviet Union, accelerated industrialization, the Austro-Hungarian Empire had already been left far behind.
April 2, 1934.
East Africa, Rhine City.
The Habsburgs wanted to sell off assets, and East Africa was naturally their only possible buyer. East Africa was naturally interested in Emperor Rudolf's proposal.
To that end, Crown Prince Friedrich specifically assembled specialists from various domestic fields to assess the technological advantages and industrial development of both East Africa and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, at present, the Empire utterly crushes the Austro-Hungarian Empire in science, technology, and industry. The only nations capable of competing with the Empire are the United States and Germany," said Schmitz, director of the East African Industrial Research Center, without the slightest hesitation.
Schmitz believed that Crown Prince