Holy Roman Empire

The rest is the financial industry. It is a pity that Franz lacks knowledge in this area. The financial industry is full of shady things in this era. If someone tricks him, it will be too late for him to cry.

Don't think that no one dares to cheat the emperor. For capitalists, as long as the profits are enough, there is nothing they dare not do.

After picking and choosing, Franz felt that there is still a future for investing in refined food processing. Usually, companies that follow the policy have a "money" future.

Once the Holy Roman Economic Alliance is established, it can immediately achieve explosive development. With the contacts of the Habsburg family, there is no need to worry about the sales network.

The various snacks of later generations cannot be produced, but products without technical content such as popcorn, French fries, biscuits, canned food, and beverages are very simple to manufacture.

In addition, mining is also a very promising industry. It does not require much technical content. As long as the background is strong enough and a rich mine is found, you can make money lying down.

This is simply tailor-made for Franz, at least in Austria to open a mine, he only needs to find a mine to make money, don't worry, no one has dared to cut off the emperor's money.

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After a while, Franz wrote a bunch of business projects in his notebook, how to implement them, and market research.

The common problem of all time travelers is that they love to do one thing - to be at the forefront of the times.This is very dangerous and easy to become a martyr.

Franz is very wary of this, and rarely asserts himself.In his opinion, if something that even the elites of this era cannot accept, how can ordinary people accept it?

"Jenny, give the information I listed to Baron Cass, and ask him to conduct a market survey on these industries and collect as much information as possible, and I will select suitable projects for investment." Franz ordered

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Jenny replied

This is the advantage of being an emperor. You can order others to do anything, and some people are willing to work hard for him.

For example, the Baron Cass is a retainer of the Habsburg family. His ancestors have served the Habsburg family for five generations.

After Franz's regency, in order to strengthen the control of government departments, many people were stuffed in. Baron Cass was just one of them, and he was placed in the Ministry of Commerce.

At this time, Franz asked him to do private work for him, and Baron Cass would be more attentive than his official work.

If Franz did not allow him to do private affairs, but handed it over to his colleagues, he would probably still be worried, worried that he would be given up by the emperor.

Regarding the issue of private use of public equipment, I’m sorry that people really can’t tell the difference between the country and the emperor in this era. In many people’s eyes, their allegiance is to the emperor, not the country.

This situation is very common in the Austrian Empire. The link that connects many peoples in Austria is not the government but the emperor.

Chapter 15 Reformers

The uproarious Austrian civil service examination lasted until February 1849, and the final results were released, with some happy and some sad.

Franz breathed a sigh of relief, and it finally ended smoothly. With this good start, Austria's talent selection system has changed.

The central government uniformly selects talents and dispatches them to serve in local areas, which greatly weakens the local power faction and strengthens the centralization of power.

On February 1849, 2, the Austrian National Assembly officially opened, marking the beginning of the joint participation of all ethnic groups in Austria and the determination of the country's destiny.

A total of 115 parliamentarians from various nationalities in Austria participated in the meeting. Theoretically, the quota was allocated according to the population ratio, but considering the actual situation, it was increased to 15 people.

Many nationalities in Austria live scattered, and it is naturally impossible for Franz to gather them together. This election of parliamentarians is based on regions.

Candidates are naturally nominated by His Majesty the Great Emperor, and then elected by local votes.If a certain nation is not represented, don't worry, don't panic, it's just being represented.

Amid the cheers of the people, Austria's nominally highest authority, the Austrian National Assembly, was established in this way.

The first thing the National Assembly opened was the adoption of the Austrian Compulsory Education Law.The much-anticipated compulsory education has finally been legalized in Austria.

The government's solicitation of opinions from various sectors of the society has also come to an end, and hundreds of thousands of suggestions have been received one after another. Of course, most of them are repetitive.

To Franz's surprise, there are so many people who oppose compulsory education. Nearly half of the opinions are suggestions that the government should not waste money and people.

Yes, in the eyes of many people, compulsory education is a waste of time and money.

They also cited the example that Britain and Russia, the two major powers in the world today, did not implement compulsory education, while the Kingdom of Prussia, which is next door, implemented compulsory education and did not become a world hegemon.

Franz, who has a strong psychological quality, decisively ignored these different opinions.

The dividends brought by compulsory education in the Kingdom of Prussia are not yet obvious. When the Second Industrial Revolution breaks out, everyone will suddenly discover that there are so many skilled workers and engineers in the Kingdom of Prussia.

Relying on a large number of skilled workers and engineers, after the outbreak of the second industrial revolution, the German economy soared and surpassed that of the United Kingdom.

After several rounds of screening, there were five more feasible solutions in Franz's hands, including the sand table teaching that he arranged for someone to propose.

Seeing one of them, Franz was very angry.

"Part-time work-study compulsory education" simply means that children who receive compulsory education first go to the factory to do half-day work, and then take half-day classes, and use their income from working to pay for the compulsory education expenses.

On the surface, it seems that there is no problem, but in fact it is a big problem.Once capitalists and schools colluded, it is estimated that good compulsory education has become a source of cheap labor for capitalists.

Even if they are all assigned to state-owned enterprises, the final result will not be much better. The managers of state-owned enterprises will also pursue interests. In the end, everyone will collude and work half-time instead of one-day work. It is not surprising.

Franz still has integrity, and he can't do things like exploiting children.

Moreover, the Kingdom of Prussia, which is poorer than Austria, can complete compulsory education, so there is no reason why it cannot be carried out here.

After decisively kicking out this one, Franz found that there is no worst hole, only worse.

Someone actually proposed: Church-style compulsory education, in other words, entrusts compulsory education to the church, the government allocates funds to the church, and let the church take charge of compulsory education.

Franz really wanted to find the bastard who made that comment and cut it up.

In terms of cost, it can indeed save a part. Churches are spread all over the country, and students can go home to live, which saves the cost of school construction.

But what about the consequences?Whether the next generation trained by the church will be loyal to the emperor or to the church is a serious problem.

Franz did not dare to underestimate the influence of religion. From the Middle Ages to the present, European governments have been working hard to weaken the influence of religion and turn history back. How is this possible?

These two seemingly feasible suggestions are actually malicious, but there are still so many people who agree with them. Franz couldn't help but sigh, "National quality education needs to be strengthened!"

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After excluding the two fake suggestions, Franz said: "Prime Minister, please submit these three reliable opinions to the parliament for discussion, and choose the compulsory education that is most suitable for Austria's national conditions."

"Yes, Your Majesty," Prime Minister Felix replied

The so-called discussion is nothing more than a formality. The will of the emperor is the will of the Austrian National Assembly.It is okay to have your own opinions, but they cannot conflict with the emperor's opinions.

Of course, if there are sufficient reasons to convince His Majesty the Emperor, Franz is also willing to follow suit. As long as it is a good suggestion, he is willing to adopt it.

The Minister of Education, Earl Leo von Tus Hohen, handed over a thick document and said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Education has prepared a plan for compulsory education. Please have a look."

Franz took the document. There were about two or three hundred pages. He was not in a hurry to open it. It would not be possible to read through so much content in a short while.

Austria is a multi-ethnic country with very complex national conditions. The implementation of compulsory education in different ethnic areas uses different methods.

There are more aspects involved, and the final plan becomes thicker.

"Count Huoheng, let me tell you about your plan. Have you reached that point?" Franz asked with concern.

Huo Heng quickly replied: "Your Majesty, after the Ministry of Education sent people to conduct field research across the country, it decided to adopt a batch-style compulsory education, starting with the densely populated metropolitan areas and gradually spreading it to the countryside.

Our goal this year is to launch compulsory education in major cities such as Vienna, Prague, and Pecs, and strive to popularize compulsory education throughout the country within five years.

The locations of schools in these big cities have basically been determined. Considering the problem of funds, we are in principle to renovate the existing buildings.

So far, the construction of 1023 schools has been completed, and a total of 34216 teachers have been recruited. These teachers are undergoing emergency training and are expected to be completed in May.

The Ministry of Education plans to officially start compulsory education in June this year.In the early stage, considering the carrying capacity of the school, we first recruited students who voluntarily signed up, and after five years, we forced all school-age children to receive compulsory education. "

Franz nodded. What he was most afraid of was that officials would blindly apply for projects for the sake of political achievements, ruining a good compulsory education.

"Has the Ministry of Education considered students from better-off families, who have money to pay their tuition fees and need better educational conditions.

There is no need to compete with ordinary children for compulsory education resources. Has the Ministry of Education distinguished them? " Franz asked suspiciously.

Poor education is naturally the monopoly of the poor. We can't let the descendants of capitalists and nobles go to class with a sand table, right?

Earl Huoheng explained: "Your Majesty, there were fee-paying schools in Austria, and we have not made major changes. These schools are not included in the compulsory education management system.

Considering the fairness of choice, the Ministry of Education will gradually reduce the amount of funds allocated to these schools in the future, and the Ministry of Education of all schools will allocate education funds in a unified standard according to the number of students. "

Perhaps this is not the best choice, but it is the most suitable choice.The Austrian central government allocates equal education funds to every student receiving compulsory education, taking into account the principle of fairness to the greatest extent.

If the family has money, they can pay to go to a school with better conditions. These are their freedom.After the government lowered the funding for these fee-charging schools, the tuition fee will naturally increase.

Times have changed. It used to be that the Austrian Empire only had to pay for the education of these 30 million students. Now it has to pay for the education of millions of students. The polarization of education has become inevitable.

Of course, local finances also have education funds, a little more in rich areas, and a little less in financially difficult areas.The education funds allocated by the central government can only ensure that the most basic students complete compulsory education.

"Let's do this first, and continue to solicit opinions from domestic education experts. As long as they are feasible and beneficial to Austria, we can accept them." Franz thought for a while and said

Since we want to make a political show, we must do a full set. We have solicited opinions from the people in the early stage, and now we will naturally continue.

Regardless of whether it will be adopted in the end, at least after a round of heated discussions, the relationship between the Austrian government and experts and scholars in society has eased a lot.

The Austrian government suppressed the rebellion last year, which created a barrier with people in the cultural circles, which has been gradually eliminated.

Many people are dissatisfied with the Austrian government. They are dissatisfied with the rigid system, which hinders the development of the country. It does not mean that these people are not patriotic or want to rebel.

In fact, Austria is quite conservative.The revolutionary ideas prevalent in France have little room to survive here. Everyone wants reform, not revolution.

During the Metternich era, reform was used as a slogan every day, but it was reflected in actions, but the government did not make any movement, which made everyone very dissatisfied.

In the era of Franz, the reform of the Austrian government has not stopped, first the abolition of serfdom, and the implementation of the labor protection law, followed by the civil service examination, the promotion of compulsory education and so on.

Although these reform measures left a lot of leeway and did not cut across the board, such progress was enough to satisfy the reformers.

Except for the second-year boys, I didn't think about getting it right in one step.Especially older people prefer to boil frogs in warm water and carry out social changes step by step.

Chapter No.16 Basic Operation - Digging a Pit

With the opening of compulsory education, Austria's internal reforms have temporarily come to an end.The government's energy is limited, and it is impossible to take care of all aspects at the same time.

Taking advantage of the Revolution of 1848, Austria's domestic reforms had taken a big step forward, and now it was time to consolidate their successes.

Any reform cannot be accomplished by a single decree from the government, and more needs to be put into practice.

The government is busy up and down, and Franz is relaxed.In his opinion, the emperor's life will be easier only if all the bureaucrats under his command have work to do.

Once you let them idle down, then the problem comes.Either the power struggle within the government intensified, or they united to seize power from the emperor, or even both.

Schönbrunn Palace

The maid Jenny chirped in Franz's ear, "Your Majesty, this is the best tea brought back from the Qing Dynasty by Viscount Paul Kochakin - Longjing.

It is said that it is produced in the West Lake, where the water quality is the best. I did not expect that tea trees can grow in water. "

Franz laughed and said, "Nonsense, who told you that tea trees grow in water?"

As an emperor, how could there be fewer people who flatter him?After knowing Franz's tea-drinking habit, some people will naturally fall in love with him.

Due to cultural differences, many things will naturally change when they are translated.

As for whether this tea is West Lake Longjing, only God knows.At best, Franz can be sure that this is Longjing tea, whether it is produced in West Lake, Yuezhou, or Qiantang, which is too embarrassing.

Considering the relationship of production, Franz estimated that even if these teas were produced in West Lake, they would not be the best Longjing. Paul Korchagin was probably deceived by businessmen.

In this era, they were not able to go deep into the inland areas, and there were many people who were deceived in doing business there.

"Could it be that bastard Paul Korchagin who lied to me? Hmph! Turn around, I must settle the score with him!" Jenny said angrily

She was really angry. As Franz's maid, there were many people who fawned on her.

For example, if Franz drank the tea leaves delivered by himself, he might not be able to finish them in the next century.

Paul Korchagin also exaggerated the tea leaves and gave them a lot of gifts, so Jenny made a casual mention in front of Franz.

In the end, there was a big oolong, and the little maid, who thought she was ashamed, was going to lose her temper.

Franz touched Jenny's forehead and comforted him, "Okay, don't be angry, he must have been fooled.

West Lake Longjing has a history of more than 1000 years, and it was only a top-grade tea hundreds of years ago.In modern times, an emperor of the Qing Dynasty visited the West Lake, and he liked Longjing very much.

As a result, the status of West Lake Longjing tea has been improved. The best Longjing tea has now become a tribute.

In fact, there is no such thing as the best tea in the world. Everyone has different tastes, and only the one you like the best is the best.

This tea is still pretty good, complete in color, aroma, taste, and shape, it's top-notch. "

After some showing off, Franz successfully gained the admiration of a wave of little maids.

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After the episode, Franz successfully remembered Paul Korchagin.

There is still no shortage of talents in Austria. Although these people have not left a big name in history, this is the relationship between the stage and it does not mean that their ability is really bad.

There are usually only three types of people who go overseas in this era, one is desperadoes, the other is those who desire to improve their social status, and the other is those who want to make a fortune.

No matter what kind of person they are, they are all talents in Franz's view.Once Austria's overseas colonization plan starts, these people have a place to use.

Drinking tea, reading newspapers, and reading books are Franz's spare time.He also wants to try the luxurious life of luxury and money, but it is a pity that the human design cannot be collapsed.