With the help of Archduke John of Austria the plan was submitted to the Austrian government which in turn had consul Stürmer present it to the Ottoman Empire.

During this time he visited many communities in order to win support to the productivity plan and studied medicine and astronomy in University of Munich for six months.

Sachs was opposed by the brothers Akiba and Hirsch Lehren of bankers who controlled the fundraising system in Europe and the distribution of funds to the Yishuv, the Jewish communities in the Land of Israel.

They believed that the purpose of the Yishuv was hastening salvation by prayer and Torah study and thus found productivity dangerous.

In 1860 he left again to Europe to collect contributions for the Batei Machse established by Kollel Holland veDeutschland.