The reason for setting it at the three-month mark was, on the one hand, that any shorter would lack educational value and would be more likely for people to simply tough it out.
At the same time, three months was also the physiological and psychological limit for most people. A longer period could inflict trauma on both body and mind, perhaps even leaving permanent damage.
This was also an important reason why most survival programs ended at around three months: once that threshold was crossed, every risk factor rose exponentially.
Seeing no objections, Franz continued.
"Now, let us discuss the real business."
Everyone immediately sat up straighter. They knew the main subject had arrived. Trade with the Russians had already been a settled strategy, so there was no need to keep stressing it now.
Some among them had, in fact, caught wind of something: Britain had also signed a secret treaty with the Austrian Empire.
After all, compared to the backward Ottoman Empire, the Austrian Empire possessed stronger industrial capacity and could more readily meet Britain's supply needs.
Moreover, compared with the exorbitant shipping costs from the British mainland, purchasing from the Austrian Empire was clearly more cost-effective.
Naturally, neither Britain nor Austria would make this arrangement too obvious. The solution was simple enough: conduct the trade through a third country.
Greece was the perfect choice for that role.
Franz's cousin, Otto I, could hardly be called a wise ruler, and the limits of his era had left him narrow-minded.
Even after the Greeks had cost him his wife and an arm, he still harbored illusions about them.
Of course, it was unrealistic to exclude Greeks from the core of power in Greece. But as long as Otto I kept his mouth shut and honestly accepted trusteeship, the professional team