Holy Roman Empire

Knowing that there was something wrong with the matter, V. Vlublevsky could not continue to investigate.It is the instinct of politicians to pretend to be confused. If they go deeper, the final result will not be borne by the Polish government.

Whatever the reason, the Vienna government will not give up easily.After a formal diplomatic note, you must bear the consequences.

Dombrovski said with a straight face: "There is no need to explain to me, the question now is how to make the Austrians stop.

It has not been a day or two since the Vienna government wanted to interfere in Poland's internal affairs, and now you have sent excuses to your door, telling me how to deal with the aftermath? "

The Polish government is still very tragic. Politically, it has been influenced by European powers, especially Prussia, and its own autonomy is very limited.

Including social reform, the Polish government has not been able to promote it according to its own will.There is no need to think about the proletarian revolution, they have not even been able to carry the bourgeois revolution to the end.

Dombrowski has always wanted to get rid of the influence of various countries on Poland, but he couldn't take the first step.Now that the Polish army is deeply influenced by Prussia, the military wanted to gain greater rights, and had a fierce collision with the government.

The Polish military has always wanted to support William I as the supremacy, and then obtain the equal status of the Junker nobles in Prussia.

Since there is no king, the officers who have made great contributions in the war have not been able to become members of the nobles.

These people have become vested interests. They want to consolidate their position and are very resistant to the various policies of the Dombrowski government.

Had it not been for the support of Britain and France, the Dombrowski government might have been overthrown.Prussia did not dare to offend Britain and France, and is now borrowing Austria's knife.

From the perspective of interests, it is easy to analyze the cause and effect.If you know what you know, Dombrowski has no more choices.

Either calm down Austria's anger as soon as possible, or concentrate on fighting Austria, there is no third way to go.

Foreign Minister Vlublevski: "We have already contacted Britain, France and Prussia, and they said they would pay close attention.

Britain and France suggested that we accept the demands of the Austrians, suppress the domestic anti-Austrian movement, and make an apology to quell the disturbance.

The Prussian government stated that it would not sit back and watch Austria invade Poland. They did not give a clear answer on what to do. "

In theory, accepting Austria's conditions is not difficult at all.It's nothing more than losing face, and it doesn't need to harm the interests of the country. Most people in power know how to choose.

However, this is only in theory.If the anti-Olympic movement is suppressed, the Polish government will lose its popular base, and the day of its collapse is not far away.

Prussia's position is even more a mystery. With Russia as the common enemy, Prussia and Poland are allies.But it is no secret that the Berlin government wants to annex Poland.

The Prussians will not sit back and watch Austria invade Poland, which does not mean that Prussia will send troops to protect Poland, and may divide Poland with Austria.

In the face of interests, it is best not to test the integrity of a country, otherwise the result will be very touching.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Badrewski stood up: "Things are not that simple. Don't forget that there are Russians. The Russian-Austrian alliance broke down, but it didn't break down after all.

If the Russians take the opportunity to join us, and Russia and Austria join forces, even if Britain, France and Prussia support us together, the final result may not be ideal. "

Badlewski advocates compromise, and if he loses face, he loses it.The popular base can be said to be the most important thing for a government, or it can be said to be the least important thing, depending on the specific situation.

It is serious to lose the popular base now, but there is still a chance to recover it, which is better than letting the Austrians call.

I didn't see that the military, which always likes to meddle in politics, is silent this time, as if it has become a little transparent, leaving all matters to the government.

"Will the Austrians do it? I don't think so."

Dombrowski sneered: "It's easy to beat us, but is it in Austria's interest?

You must know that after we are overthrown, the next government must be pro-Publicist.The influence of Britain and France in Poland has been greatly reduced, and the possibility of William I ascending the Polish throne has greatly increased. This is not what the Vienna government wants to see.

The Polish government is so poor that the Austrians can't even get back their military expenses.The Russian-Austrian alliance has not been disbanded. Even if they can seize a piece of land from Poland, should they return it to Russia morally?

I don't think the Viennese government can't see that it's been a busy day, all making wedding dresses for other people.

From the beginning to the end, we have not substantially harmed the interests of Austria, and what is involved is only a face.From the perspective of interests, the Austrians are more likely to bluff.

We are the government of the people, and we cannot suppress patriotic movements.However, the government can still apologize to the Austrians and give them a step down.

Presumably the Vienna government will not make a fuss, the big deal is that we are lowering the industrial and commercial tariffs of the two countries and giving up some benefits. "

This is a big gamble, using Poland's national luck to bet whether Austria will do it.Badlewski hesitated to speak, everyone wants fame, and the reputation damage caused by suppressing the patriotic movement is too great.

The Polish government's control over the military is too weak. In addition to the support of Britain and France, the support of the people is also very important.If they lose popular support, their chances of retaining power are very low.

Chapter 100 Unlucky

Affected by the agricultural crisis, farmers in European countries are having a hard time.Families with savings are fine, but families without savings can only borrow money.

The food is grown at home, and the cost of living is not big. The biggest expense is the government tax. In most areas, the agricultural tax is not heavy. If you can find a way to make up, you can still owe it. with.

Some countries have also reduced or exempted taxes, or accepted tax offsets in kind.There are only a few bankrupt farmers, and most of them can live on.

If the agricultural crisis had ended in 1873, it would have been an episode equivalent to a bumper harvest of agricultural products for one year, leading to a drop in prices, and it would not have shaken the small-scale peasant economy in Europe.

Obviously, this is impossible. In the spring of 1873, everyone put into production again with enthusiasm.In addition to the decrease in grain planting area in some countries and regions, the grain planting area in many areas has not decreased but increased.

It’s not that farmers don’t know that grain prices are bad and the income from growing grain is not high. The main reason is that their ancestors have been used to this kind of planting method for generations. If they don’t grow grain, they don’t know what to grow.

Austria is considered to be a country that has made great efforts to reduce food production capacity. The farms under the state-owned agricultural company were ordered by Franz to stop growing food and switch to commercial crops.

If it was more than ten years ago, this administrative order alone would have allowed Austria to survive the agricultural crisis.

It is a pity that today is not what it used to be, and many people have joined in the land redemption. Over the years, the area of ​​state-owned arable land held by the Vienna government has been less than 3% of the country's arable land.

In order to pursue higher returns, agricultural companies actually seldom grow food. Except for a small amount of rations for their own consumption, most of them grow cash crops.

These economic crops do not need to be sold outside. The agricultural company itself has a processing plant, and the game is production + processing, integrated agriculture.

Not only state-owned agricultural companies, but also many aristocrats have developed in this way.In the face of interests, everyone has a strong learning ability.

Everyone adjusts the planting mode immediately according to market demand. Relatively speaking, this kind of integrated agriculture is less affected by the agricultural crisis.

The Ministry of Agriculture originally planned that this year's grain production would drop by 5.2% to 8.6%, but the reality turned out to be very disappointing.Even though the government has made a big publicity call on the people to reduce the area of ​​food planting, the big data of the end of spring plowing tells them that they are too good-looking.

During the spring plowing in 1873, the grain planting area in Austria fell by only 1.3%, which was the result of fine-tuning by the Vienna government.

The data may not be accurate. In such a short period of time, the Vienna government has not been able to make comprehensive statistics. This is only the result of a sample survey.

Franz didn't think the error would be that big. Even if the error was doubled, it would be only 2.6%, which was more than double the target.

This is the result of Austria, and other countries can imagine.Not to mention the reduction in production, Franz felt that if they did not increase the area of ​​grain planting, it would be regarded as a strong government regulation.

The agricultural crisis will continue. Franz is prepared for it, and this is also planned by the Vienna government.

Use the agricultural crisis to impact the agricultural production systems of European countries, promote the land merger movement in various countries, and create a large number of bankrupt farmers.

The Colonial Department is well prepared and plans to accept a total of 15 million immigrants from the European continent in the next 1000 years to provide labor for the development of the Austrian colony.

This is also something that can’t be helped. Those who want to immigrate from the German region have been fooled away long ago, and the same is true in Austria.

From the peak period of 10 immigrants per year, to now the number of immigrants in Austria is only [-] to [-] each year. The German Federation can provide about [-] to [-] immigrants each year, and other European countries and regions will contribute about [-] to [-] immigrants.

Of course, there are more than just a few immigrants from the entire European continent every year. The problem is that these people cannot all go to the Austrian colonies, and Britain, France and Hopsy are all fooling immigrants in Europe.There are also a bunch of countries in the Americas, which are also the choice of immigrants.

Every year, 2000 to [-] immigrants have to disperse on Austria's colony of more than [-] million square kilometers, and they can't even hit a single wave.

From this perspective, Franz deceived the German Federation and Prussia to open up overseas colonies, and he was also robbing himself of immigrants.

Looking at European countries, Russia is the only one with the most potential to become a major exporter of immigrants, and the potential of the German region has basically been squeezed out.

The agricultural crisis is the best means. Alexander II's land reclamation did solve the farmers' land problem.

However, the time for the tsarist government to liberate the serfs was too short, and these people encountered an agricultural crisis before they had time to accumulate wealth.

In terms of ability to resist risks, these Russian farmers who have just acquired land still owe a huge amount of debt to the government, which is undoubtedly the lowest.

The land is newly reclaimed, and the output is relatively low; Russia's natural environment is not good, and many places can only be planted for one season, and the cost of food planting is relatively high; restricted by transportation, food transportation is difficult, and it is difficult to create economic value.

According to preliminary estimates, the agricultural crisis in 1872 created tens of thousands of bankrupt farmers in the Russian Empire.With such a small number of people, naturally they can't make waves, and they were absorbed by Russian industry and commerce as soon as they came out.

Is it too early to absorb immigrants?Only when there is a massive wave of bankruptcies, beyond the absorption limit of Russian industry, can a large-scale exodus be possible.

Otherwise, go to Russia and compete with local Russian capitalists for labor, isn't that a brain damage?They are local snakes, and the custody makes people learn to be human again.

This plan does not include Austria itself.Although with the development of the times, in order to reduce production costs, land mergers are the best choice, and Franz is not prepared to do so locally.

Stability overrides everything else. In the face of "stability", everything else must be relied on.Boiling frogs in warm water, the subtle influence is the best choice.Directly making farmers bankrupt and increasing immigration is the next best thing to do.

Putting down the information in his hand, Franz looked at Halls and asked, "The grain production reduction plan failed. How will the Ministry of Agriculture plan to deal with it?"

If output cannot be reduced, consumption can only be increased.Prior to this, the Vienna government had a plan to develop animal husbandry, which has already begun to take shape.

The main reason for not being able to develop and grow is that the market consumption capacity has not kept up.Compared with the per capita meat consumption of more than [-] kilograms in later generations, Austria has only reached one-third of it now.

It's not that the people don't like meat, the problem is that everyone has limited income and can't afford meat at all.Being able to manage enough bread is already a brilliant achievement in the reform of the Vienna government.

Franz's plan to provide extra meals to compulsory education students has been implemented. Since the price of agricultural products fell, the students have increased their pork supply by 300 grams every week.

Add 550 grams of fish, 100 grams of chicken or goose, this intake is enough to meet the nutritional needs.If it continues to increase, maybe Austria will be rich in fat people.

The per capita meat consumption is actually a fallacy, which is usually averaged out.According to Franz, sailors and fishermen consumed the most meat products in Austria, followed by capitalists and nobles.

It’s not that sailors and fishermen are richer. The main reason is that it is relatively easy to obtain meat products at sea. The cheapest thing in their hands may be fish. In many cases, fish is the staple food.

People in coastal areas eat more meat than those in inland areas.Take Venetian Port as an example, the price of local fish is less than one-tenth of that of beef, and the main meat product of common people is fish.

If you go to the inland area, the price difference will not be so big.Especially in the Hungarian prairie, the price of beef is only five times that of fish, and the consumption of beef by the people is relatively high.

This height is actually very limited, and most people still cannot eat with their stomachs open.Even in Vienna, the most economically developed city, the per capita annual consumption of beef does not exceed 20 kilograms.

However, the per capita consumption of meat products in Vienna has exceeded 85 kg, ranking in the top five of all cities, greatly raising the per capita level of Austria.

In terms of cost, in fact, increasing the amount of fish caught is the cheapest way to increase the consumption of meat products by the public.

Many problems should not only consider the cost, but also consider the chain reaction brought about.Blindly increasing the supply of fish and destroying the domestic animal husbandry industry is not a joke, but a real possibility.

The reason is only one word - poor!For the vast majority of ordinary workers, cheapness is the most important thing, and eating habits are not impossible to change.

Secretary of Agriculture Hals: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Agriculture intends to promote livestock breeding, increase food consumption, and enrich farmers' tables."

Franz heard the implication, that is to sacrifice animal husbandry.Once the amount of livestock breeding increases greatly, overcapacity in animal husbandry will appear.

However, the scale of free-range farming by farmers is usually not too large, and if they cannot be sold, they can only be eaten by themselves.

Generally speaking, it is an artificial increase in food consumption.By the way, lower the price of meat products and increase the amount of meat eaten by the people.

It's just that in this way, the farmers engaged in animal husbandry will be in tragedy.It is inevitable that profits will be squeezed, and they may lose money.

There is no way, someone's interests will always be damaged.Compared with the extensive agriculture, Austria's animal husbandry is much smaller and even less large-scale.

This is only theoretically feasible, but there are still many practical problems.After contemplating for a moment, Franz shook his head: "Has the Ministry of Agriculture conducted an in-depth investigation?

As far as I know, many farmers have the habit of raising livestock, especially poultry.Even if it is for promotion, are farmers willing to feed it with grain?

For example, if you raise geese, even if you don’t feed them with food, they can still be raised on grass.The same is true for cattle and sheep. If it is a small-scale farming, it can be just fed grass.

In this way, the output of meat products has increased, but the food consumption may not be able to increase. What is the Ministry of Agriculture planning to rely on to complete the plan? "

Franz is not someone to be fooled with. In his previous life, he came from the countryside.When I was a child, the economic conditions were not good, and no one used food to feed chickens, cows, and pigs at home.

Although in this way, more labor force needs to be invested and the livestock growth time will be longer, everyone still persisted.

Comparing my heart to my heart, the economic conditions of Austrian farmers are not much better these days. Everyone has just had enough food for a few years, and saving food is almost an instinct.

If the economic conditions are better, then the Ministry of Agriculture's plan is estimated to be less problematic to implement.If it is not possible, grain can also be used to make wine.

The consumption of beer and wine in Europe is large, but the consumption of liquor is small. Except for Russia, the vast majority of European people are not interested in liquor.

Otherwise, Franz would have used grain to make wine.Even if the market cannot consume it in a short period of time, it can be stored for a long time. The longer the storage time, the better the taste.

Unfortunately, the most consumed beer is not suitable for long-term storage.Liquor can be stored, but there are no customers.The Russians also have a surplus of food, and they have already made it by themselves, and there is no need to buy it from outside.

Given the current level of domestic consumption, Franz felt that it was more cost-effective to burn the grain than to use it for winemaking on a large scale, at least he could pay less.

Secretary of Agriculture Hals was dumbfounded that such a big loophole existed in the carefully prepared plan.If it is implemented, the agricultural crisis is not resolved, and the animal husbandry crisis will be detonated again.

Now is the era of imperialism, what if the crisis cannot be resolved?The most commonly used method is naturally to transfer to the outside world.The reality is so cruel, and this is the style of the great powers these days.

Among the great powers, Austria pays the most attention to eating.But in essence, Austria is still a member of the great powers. Now that it is in crisis, the Vienna government can't help but want to find a bad guy to bear the loss.

Chapter 1 and One

In South Africa, since a large number of gold mines were discovered, there has been a labor crisis there.In order to get rich overnight, many people joined the gold rush team one after another.

With the emergence of the first wave of upstarts, it ignited a gold rush.Farms were closed, shops were closed, and even many employees of the colonial government quit their jobs and went to pan for gold.

The lack of people has become the biggest problem for the colonial government at present.Although the number of immigrants has increased sharply in recent times, it still doesn't help. These people are all gold diggers, and they don't feel at ease working in the local area.

Even the arrival of these outsiders disrupted the order in South Africa. In order to maintain local stability, Governor Fickney tripled the police force in South Africa.

"Your Excellency, last month, 386 government staff submitted their resignation letters, including 136 police officers. According to regulations, 194 people's resignation applications have been approved.

We can't find anyone to replace us in the short time left, so we can only force people to stay.According to regulations, this period should not exceed 3 months, which has brought great pressure to our recruitment work.

Affected by the gold rush, the number of candidates for government office has been greatly reduced.The personnel department has lowered the recruitment standard to the minimum, but it is still unable to complete the recruitment task.

The Ministry of Personnel suggested asking for help from the country, and the central government would coordinate and transfer some people from other parts of Africa to take over the job, so as to ensure the normal operation of the colonial government. "