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After moving into the new Congress, August didn’t go to work in Congress very often. It’s not that Congress is not good, it’s just that he’s just lazy. His daily job is to stamp seals and sit for the whole day. This kind of thing is originally She doesn't need to do it, but as the regent, you can always find something to do for yourself no matter what.

When there was no need to adjust the policy direction, Auguste was too lazy to go to Congress every day. Anyway, if he had something to do, he could just call someone to Sanssouci Palace.

Of course, she doesn't just stay at home. Even when she stays at home, she is seriously thinking about how to balance the relationship between all parties. Most of Prussia is no longer conservative, and the liberals are constantly dividing and dividing. During the merger, the Prussian Democratic Party won the final victory and became the largest party in the democratic camp and an important role in checking and balancing the royalists.

Then there is the royalist party composed of Junkers and nobles. They generally support the rule of August and oppose the democratic politics of the Democratic Party. Although Tina is not a member of their party, her ideas are actually the same as those of the old Junkers. almost.

It's just that she occasionally sells her class. Don't ask why, it's just that August wants to weaken their influence.

"Miss August, are you still not going to go to work today?" Valentina lifted August's quilt. It's already past nine o'clock. Even if she ran to Berlin now, she would definitely go straight to lunch. .

"Tina will come to me if there is any problem. I can just stay here and rest peacefully."

Valentina could only sigh, "Miss August, you are becoming more and more like a coward..."

"Where can I find it? The emperor completely ignores the government affairs, and I just don't want to go to the Congress. I can work at home, and I can also plant flowers and fish when I have nothing to do. Isn't this good? Sitting in the Congress is the same as going to jail. Same."

Valentina wiped August's face with a towel, "Comparing work to going to jail, only Miss August can say such an amazing thing."

"I'm just expressing what the public thinks. People are still tied to their workstations. In fact, it's no different from going to jail. If you are willing to do this, you may feel happy, but if you don't like it, that's fine. Just torture yourself in exchange for some reward.”

August still believes that even in the current Prussian society where the people at the bottom cannot be rich and powerful, but they can solve the problem of food and clothing, there are still such people, but after all, people have to live, and good jobs are not always available. Yes, unless you start a business, but the difficulty of starting a business in Prussia is too high. The involution between enterprises is very serious. Anyone who can survive for more than a year is considered a big and powerful enterprise.

There are also social problems in Prussia. While August's reforms have achieved results, many problems have gradually emerged. Although too many people have started their own businesses, the number of jobs has increased, but after all, the total value circulating in society is not It will suddenly increase too much in one fell swoop. The minimum wage set by August is not very friendly to small businesses. If many small businesses with no background have no improvement in the first year, they will basically be dead in the second year. .

Therefore, the rapid operation of the entire Prussian society has caused some workers to change jobs seven or eight times in one year. The total pie is so big, so how do you deal with it?

August has been thinking about this issue, and she decided to find a way to set a threshold for starting a business. In order to stimulate the economy, and everyone had little money, there was no threshold set, and the minimum wage was more in line with the normal operation of society. But when Prussia switched to the euro, because the mark and the euro were not equivalent, problems occurred during the fine-tuning of the economic sector. The minimum wage was actually about twice as high as before.

This makes many companies unable to pay so much money and can only lay off employees. The number of unemployed people has increased to more than [-]% from the beginning of the year. This has also caused considerable social unrest. On the contrary, wages are generally lower than in Prussia. The unemployment rate in the Japanese region is less than [-]%, and it is not known that Japanese people do not have enough to eat.

These are the things that August will solve. Since private enterprises cannot afford to hire people, let the state-owned enterprises allocate all resources to light industry, build a civilian economy, and use all the money in sectors that can create profits.

August is also planning for the future. Germany's population will be very large in the future. By that time, the basic salary will definitely be reduced. There is no way to force the situation. In order not to starve to death, the people can only suffer. .

Valentina looked at August and said, "I feel quite happy. It's great to have this job."

"The job of Secretary of the General Staff?" August said jokingly.

"She is August's maid. Apart from me, there is no other person in Europe who can be so close to Miss August, right?"

"The other one is Tina, right?"

"Yes, she slept with August, which makes me a little envious, and the topics you always talk about are so dark..." Valentina said, covering her mouth and nose.

"Huh? Is that my problem? That's how things are, right? It's not what I thought. Of course I hope people can live a good life, but after all, we need development... "

"As long as Miss August thinks it's right, don't force yourself too hard."

At noon, August and Valentina came to rest in the courtyard outside. August was in a good mood today, and she stayed in the courtyard quietly to enjoy the new day.

The sun was very bright today. While Valentina was making tea for August, she asked, "Miss August, you said that your wish is to unify Greater Germany, right?"

"Well, what's the problem?"

"No, then the enemy we are going to face is France, right? I've heard that the four South German states are France's sphere of influence. France has always wanted to annex the four South German states in order to restrict Prussia's development." Lentina said.

August nodded, "War with France is certain. As long as Prussia rises, conflict with France is inevitable! The history between Germany and France is the history of our two nations competing for European hegemony."

"War...how many people will die? Is the so-called hegemony really that important? The whole world wants this thing...After all, what is hegemony?"

"Hegemony? It's like an emperor. The strongest one among a bunch of countries, with overwhelming advantages in economy, military and culture. If we insist on talking about the current world hegemony, it is the United Kingdom. When we hear its name, we will subconsciously are afraid of it, and this is the hegemony that Britain has established in terms of economic and military strength."

"So that's it. Miss, if you unified Greater Germany, would you want this hegemony?"