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Behind the rapid economic development, there are also many hidden dangers, the most typical of which is the widening gap between the rich and the poor.

There is no pair of indices to represent yet, Franz can just look at the statistical big data.They are all viewed by the high-level government officials and will not be announced to the public. Naturally, there is no need to inject water.

In 1875, the local GNP was about 54.6 billion Aegis, well-deserved first in the world. (Statistics of localized African parts and states)

Looking at the big data alone, the gross domestic product of the country is twice that of the United Kingdom. The data is really beautiful. If you compare the following data, you can't see it.

The population of the European part of Austria is about 7826.14 million, and the population of the African localized area is about 621.52 million, a total of 8447.66 million, while the population of the British is just over 3000 million.

The population is 2.8 times, and the total economic output has just exceeded 2 times. When it comes to per capita, it is overtaken by the British.

Due to incomplete information, the Vienna government can only roughly estimate that the per capita income of Austria is only about seven layers of that of the British.

The only thing that is gratifying is that it has surpassed the French. Since the addition of Italian regions has dragged its feet, the per capita income of France has gone behind Austria.

Of course, France's economic aggregate is still on the rise. Like Austria, it relies on the strength of its population, and its gross national product surpasses that of the United Kingdom.

Just looking at the total is meaningless.In addition to Austria's own survey, other countries are estimated by economists, and the error of one or two percent is normal.

However, the gap between [-]% and [-]% is huge. At present, there are many opinions in the domestic economic circles of Austria, and everyone agrees that the five largest economies in the world are: Austria, Britain, France, the Far East Empire, and India.

But there was an endless quarrel over the rankings, and no one could convince anyone.

The first type: Austria>France>Britain>Far Eastern Empire>India;

The second type: Far Eastern Empire>India=Austria>France>Britain;

The third type: Far Eastern Empire>India>Austria>France>Britain;

……

Without detailed survey data, everyone has their own theoretical basis, and Franz is not sure who is right.This does not prevent the Vienna government from putting itself first.

Even if it is not the number one in the world now, it will become the number one in the world soon.Now is the period of the Industrial Revolution, and we are in a period of rapid economic growth. Industrial countries have too great an advantage over agricultural countries.

In addition to the mainland, Austria's total colonial production value is also listed. Franz was surprised that the production value of the Southeast Asian colonies was about to catch up with Austrian Africa. (Only calculate and deduct localized areas)

It should be known that the Vienna government attaches more importance to Austrian Africa than the Southeast Asian region, and the size of the two is also very different.

Now the Austrian Southeast Asia is mainly composed of Kalimantan and New Guinea, as well as some surrounding small islands.None of these areas are the most prosperous areas in Southeast Asia, yet they are able to create such a high output value.

precise data:

4.5 million Aegis in Austrian Africa;

3.6 million Aegis of Austrian South Seas;

2.5 million Aegis in Austrian Central America;

1100 million Aegis in Austrian South America;

Austrian Alaska 5.4 Aegis;

(The Austrian Arabian Peninsula is not fully occupied, it is in a period of chaos, not counted)

From the data point of view, the gap between the two is still 20%, which seems to be far from the gap, but compared with the statistics of five years ago, the gap between the two has narrowed by 8 percentage points.

Seemingly aware of Franz's doubts, Colonial Minister Stephen explained: "Your Majesty, the Austrian Southeast Asia has developed very rapidly in recent years. Especially in Lanfang Autonomous Province, agriculture has developed very rapidly.

Now the world's largest rubber plantation has been established, and pepper plantations have also been developed.Local residents have opened up about 1500 million hectares of farmland to grow rice, corn, pumpkins and other crops.

In addition, several new gold mines have been discovered on the island, and coal mines have been discovered in the southwest, which have already been mined. "

This answer made Franz even more puzzled. In his memory, most of Kalimantan's land was poor except for a few fertile areas.

Of course, it is still possible to grow food, but in an era without chemical fertilizers, the output will be very impressive.

He knows that the Chinese like to farm, but he will also consider the return, and open up so much farmland. Does Kalimantan have so much fertile soil?

Franz asked: "What is the population of Lanfang Autonomous Province now, and how is the output of so much farmland?"

Colonial Secretary Stephen: "The population of Lanfang Autonomous Province is growing very fast. Now there are about 800 million people, and it may exceed [-] million in a few years.

The agricultural production method on the island is still somewhat backward, mainly relying on human and animal power farming, almost no machinery, and the output is only slightly lower than that in China.

I have to say that Lanfang people are the best farmers. Now they are still keen on reclaiming wasteland. If other regions have half of their enthusiasm, the food in the world will be unsalable. "

Compared with the British, French, and Italians, the Germans' enthusiasm for farming is already high. Just look at the number of farms in the colonies of various countries.

Most of the people who go to the colonies these days are for making money, not for farming.These people would rather take risks than farm the land honestly.

Austria is lucky. Many German farmers dream of becoming farmers. These people have become the core of the economic development of the Austrian colony.

However, everyone is rational, farming must make money.The barren land is absolutely untouchable, and most of Kalimantan belongs to the barren land.

Franz frowned slightly: "How do they guarantee the food production? I remember that the investigation report seems to say that the land in Lanfang Autonomous Province is barren and has no value for agricultural development."

The Vienna government has sent people to evaluate each colony, what is suitable for development and what is not suitable for development, there will be detailed information for the colonial government officials to check.

Lanfang Autonomous Province is no exception. Since the flag of Austria is planted, these basic work are still indispensable.

After pondering for a while, Stephen replied: "Guo, Lanfang Province uses a lot of guano as fertilizer. We have several guano islands in the Pacific Ocean, near the Marshall Islands.

Initially, these islands were not occupied by us, but only after Lanfang Autonomous Province applied to the government, the Colonial Department was incorporated into the area under its control. "

Franz nodded, if nothing else, it should be Nauru in the future.

Austria occupies more than [-] islands. Because of the butterfly effect, the names of many islands have been changed beyond recognition, and it is naturally impossible for Franz to distinguish them.

"Well done, bird droppings are also a resource, which is very useful for agricultural production. This is a gift from nature. For long-term development, it is necessary for us to protect it in advance and develop and utilize it rationally.

The colonial government quickly enacted laws prohibiting anyone from hunting around Guano Island.The development of guano must also choose the right season and cannot affect the survival of birds.

A little more effort can be made in this regard, and unowned islands can be circled more.Even if it has no value, it can be marked first.

It is to increase the area of ​​​​the sea. According to the current situation, after the international conference next year, the division of the sphere of influence is likely to include the coastline.

Especially islands with ports, no matter if they are useful or not, they will be occupied first. "

It is necessary to protect the guano island. If the birds are gone, what kind of guano is there to sell?

This is a wealth that is delivered to your door. Reasonable development can be used for many years. Naturally, it cannot be exhausted.

It is necessary to seize the island. In the era of running boats and enclosures, it is really fast and slow.

Once the international situation has stabilized and everyone's sphere of influence has been demarcated, this good thing will end.

It is also a good thing for Austria.Once the new international order is in place, Alaska's gold mines can be mined.

So hidden and tucked, Franz couldn't hold it any longer.However, Alaska is not suitable for human habitation, even the climate in the canyon is not good.

This means that it is difficult for Austria to establish a solid foundation locally. Maybe no one dares to snatch it on the surface, but it can't stand people secretly stabbing a knife.

If nothing else, just the long border between Alaska and Canada, the Vienna government has no way to wipe out the gold thieves.

After the establishment of the international order, it will be different. Everyone signed a treaty and agreed not to stab each other. No matter what, they must be restrained.

If you break the contract just after you make a promise, do you still want to get mixed up internationally?

Although Alaska's gold mines are abundant, they cannot be developed in a day or two. The parts that can be developed now are not enough to make John Bull lose credibility.

Of course, the most important thing is that Austria is not weak and can retaliate back.

Once the Vienna government gives up the bottom line and makes trouble for John Bull, not to mention shaking their colonial system, it is necessary to increase the cost of rule by millions of pounds every year.

With the current technology, it is unknown whether the gold mines in Alaska will make millions of pounds a year in profits.

John Bull may do things that harm others and not himself; but the London government should think twice about doing things that harm others.

Colonial Secretary Stephen: "Yes, Your Majesty. The Colonial Ministry will strive to bring as many unowned islands into its domination as possible before the end of the Paris Conference."

Chapter 179 Resource Trap

The era of colonial expansion was over, and the work of the Vienna government was back at home.The most serious problem in Austria now is the unbalanced domestic economic development and the widening gap between the rich and the poor.

Just looking at the per capita income of 64.6 Aegis, this figure is not low.After deducting children and the elderly, the per capita income of the labor force is even more than [-].

However, the reality is that the annual income of big capitalists and aristocrats is tens of millions, and the actual annual income of most ordinary workers is less than 30 Aegis.

Franz is also a vested interest in this regard. As the existence of raising per capita income, now he has to worry about the widening gap between the rich and the poor.

Take Vienna as an example. As the city with the highest per capita income in the world, Vienna's per capita annual income is as high as 328 Aegis.

This income is placed in any country and region in the world, and it is the middle class.

Vienna, as the financial capital, cultural capital, technology capital, and education capital of Austria, has so many resource bonuses, it seems not surprising to reach this level.

However, statistics tell Franz that this is only a superficial prosperity, and the problems inside are already very serious.

维也纳106万人口，其中适龄劳动力62万。年收入达到328神盾的仅有不到11.2%，年收入超过100神盾的也只有29.6%，年收入低于30神盾的占24.6%。（只计算劳动力人口）

This is still the capital, and there are only so many low-income people. If you change to other areas, it will be more serious.

According to statistics, 20% of the impoverished population in the country with an annual income of less than 31.2 SHIELDs is as high as [-]%.This is not the data that a developed country should have, but this is the reality.

The disparity between the rich and the poor is only one aspect, and the imbalance of regional development is even more shocking.In the poorest small county, the per capita annual income is less than 8 Aegis.

This income is estimated to be enough to eat potatoes.This is still based on the premise that Austria is a grain-producing country. If it is in England, it can only make do with wild vegetables.

And this gap is still growing.The poorer the poorer, the richer the richer.

Old problems have not been solved, and new problems have emerged.With the development of the economy, the gap between urban and rural areas is widening at an alarming speed.

From the abolition of serfdom in 1848 to 1854, these five years were the golden time for the development of the Austrian rural economy, and the agricultural output value increased by 5% within five years.

Then the development of the rural economy slowed down rapidly, especially after the outbreak of the agricultural crisis in 1873, the Austrian rural economy once experienced negative growth.

In the case of the country's rapid economic development, in 1875 the growth rate of Austria's rural economy was less than 1%, which can almost be said to be standing still.

With so many problems coming together, Franz's hair is almost gone. "Solution" is easy to say, the question is how to solve it?

Not only Austria's problems, no country in the 19th century was an exception, and no one was able to solve these problems.

Since Franz raised these questions, the Vienna government has been trying to figure out how to do it, but the reality is still so cruel.

Franz didn't even dare to order that the bureaucrats had to solve it, because once the order was issued, he was afraid that he would not see the real data.

Now is not the Internet era. In this era of backward communication, it is very easy to whitewash the peace. It is enough to change the data with a swipe of a pen.

Deception is the innate skill of the bureaucracy, and the tsarist government next door is an example of this.Since Alexander II's reforms, the Russian Empire has grown at an astonishing rate on paper.

Just looking at the data on paper, the industrial strength of the Russian Empire has surpassed that of Austria, and it is estimated that it will surpass the European continent in a few years. Perhaps in the lifetime of Alexander II, the Russian Empire will be able to surpass the world.

Compared with the bureaucracy of the tsarist government, the Austrian bureaucracy still has a conscience.Data falsification also exists, but it is definitely not so frustrating.

This is Franz's credit.As a qualified emperor, rewards and punishments are clearly necessary, so a strict reporting and reward system has been formulated.

You can falsify data, but you must ensure that everyone cooperates. It is not enough to ensure the cooperation of the next government. You must ensure that the next government will cooperate.

Responsibility is lifelong, and all those who do not report will be jointly and severally liable.Cancel all honors and go to jail together for the rest of your life.

As a whistleblower, you are directly promoted to the third level, and you can also work in the investigation department to investigate data fraud.

As a sacrifice to this policy, the bureaucrats in the province of Bosnia and Herzegovina were the first to suffer.An official that Franz was very optimistic about was included in the cabinet's candidate list and was also planted in.

Thousands of public officials were imprisoned at one time, and all the bureaucratic groups in the province of Bosnia and Herzegovina were implicated, and almost the entire army was wiped out.

After being affected by this, everyone converged, and the data returned to normal at once.

In the officialdom, who doesn't have a few political enemies?If the local governments were monolithic, the Vienna government would not be able to sleep long ago!

The top is tightly grasped, and the bottom naturally does not dare to mess around.Isn't it just statistics, just report it honestly.Fraud is indeed easy to get political achievements, and more likely to go to prison.

Vienna Palace, economic conference

Franz slapped the table directly: "The domestic economy is developing rapidly, but the gap between the rich and the poor, the regional gap, and the urban-rural gap is getting worse, and now it's time to solve it.

If you drag it on, it will only be more difficult to deal with it in the future.I don't ask for a [-]% solution to the problem, but it must be ensured that the situation cannot continue to deteriorate. "

The requirements are so low that Franz knows that these problems cannot be solved at all with the current productivity.

Not solving the problem does not mean not solving the problem.Either way, doing it is better than not doing it, and even maintaining the current situation is a great victory.

Prime Minister Felix bite the bullet and replied: "Your Majesty, the regional economic development is unbalanced, and the biggest problem is the limitation of natural conditions.

Only by adjusting measures to local conditions, formulate appropriate economic development policies.There are still a large part of the area, due to natural conditions, industry and agriculture are not suitable for development.

From the perspective of the overall situation, we must make trade-offs in these areas and focus on developing areas that are easier to develop.

The widening gap between urban and rural areas is a worldwide problem.With the development of industrial technology, the scissors gap between industry and agriculture will become more serious.

The most effective way in the short term is to promote land consolidation and adopt a large-scale farm production model to replace the current small-scale farming economy in many areas.

However, this is the least desirable way.The social problems brought about by land mergers are far more serious than the widening gap between urban and rural areas.

In fact, neither of these two issues is the key. The most important thing is that the gap between the rich and the poor is widening and the number of poor people is increasing.