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After Tina learned the details, she immediately went to the regent's office without stopping, where August had been waiting for her for a long time.

"Tina, what do you think about the reduction in agricultural product production?" August assumed a classic Ikari Yuantang pose.

"I see with my eyes..." When Tina first received the news, she wanted to say how urgent it was, but looking at August's appearance, it didn't seem to be very urgent.

"No kidding, the reduction of food production is a very serious problem. Now is the final stage of the first industrial revolution. We have to invest all resources into industrial production, but the food problem is not something that can be postponed. If things are not resolved during this period, the situation will become very critical by June.”

August said, and handed her a document. As a member of the old Junker landowner class, Tina knew much more about the Junker aristocracy than August, a real aristocrat, so August Gust thought it best to leave the matter to him.

"You are really going to find problems for me. What about your request? If it is just to bring agriculture back to life, you don't need to ask me at all, right?"

"Hmm~ Tina, you should be aware of this, right?" August said with a smile.

"Really, I don't want to let it go at all, okay, let me think of a way? Originally, I was supposed to safeguard the interests of the Junkers landowners, but all these things you have done to me are forcing me to forcefully change my course... .”

"Compared to your class, you love me more, right? A little betrayal doesn't hurt, right? We've done this so many times." August teased Tina, and Tina said helplessly.

"Don't always say such misleading things, I will find a way to solve it."

Tina knew very well that August did not intend to give benefits to the landlord class in any substantial way. To solve this problem, we only need to repeal the Agricultural Adjustment Act and then give benefits to the Juncker landlord class. This problem will soon disappear. It can be solved, but August doesn't want to do it this way, because it is equivalent to once again handing over the lifeblood of the country to those Junker landowners who are greedy for money. Tina doesn't like this either. Although it goes against her ancestors, it doesn't matter. Method.

But before that, Tina has to figure out the interest relationship between farmers and landlords on her own. If you want to say it is profitable, then you must see if it is developing normally, so you have to reverse the car and review the content. How did the Croat class get to where it is today?

As early as 1806, Prussia was conquered by Napoleon in half a month, and the country suffered a devastating blow. The Treaty of Tilsit in 1807 caused Prussia to lose nearly half of its territory and bear a large amount of compensation. French troops were also stationed. The crisis of national subjugation and financial collapse forced the Prussian feudal dynasty to implement reforms.

The people who stood up at this time were Stein and Hardenburg. Stein's reform measures were to liberate the peasants, urban reforms, administrative reforms and military reforms, to cancel the personal dependence of all Prussian farmers, to abolish class restrictions, and to Being able to freely acquire real estate, leaving the land to freely choose a career and get married, etc., all seemed wonderful, but they caused serious damage to the interests of the Junkers. Therefore, they were reported by the Junkers and forced to step down.

In this case, Hardenburg succeeded Stein, which was no less difficult than connecting Venus's arms. In order to ensure that he would not follow in Stein's footsteps, Hardenburg tried his best to maintain it during the reform. It served the interests of the Junkers class, but also diluted the power of the Junkers, turning them into landlords and wealthy people, turning Prussia's feudal monarchy into today's Prussian capitalist constitutional monarchy.

As a landowner, the Junkers had a natural desire for the army. A large number of Junkers were mixed in the army, so they could not be uprooted. Later, August ordered the establishment of comprehensive industrialization. The rise of industry created many jobs. Augustus protected workers' rights and brought about agricultural malaise, and war was the ultimate solution to everything.

You can only say that Prussia is a really weird country. Other countries avoid war, but it is keen on war, even more fanatical than Mussolini. Even if it can get two or three times what it needs through peaceful means, it Nor does it want it. All Prussia wants is war. All policies and decisions are for war.

The war against the Ming Dynasty did help Prussia solve some problems, such as the food problem this time. When everyone's eyes are dazzled by the booming development of military industrial enterprises and the dazzling light of war, all problems will be covered up, and once The war machine stopped running, and all conflicts in Prussia from bottom to top, from peasants to big nobles, would break out.

Tina made some modifications to the content of the "Agricultural Adjustment Act". The main focus was on how to make the Junkers willing to use their fields for planting rather than for speculation without giving up tangible benefits. In fact, as long as they can make They just make money under this system.

The "Agricultural Improvement Act" drafted by Tina has been introduced. Agriculture is officially included as one of the subjects of the university, and will also be included in the important research fields of the National Academy of Sciences. Those who have made outstanding contributions in this area will receive great rewards. honor.

Limit the price of land transactions. The local local government in each area sets the maximum and minimum land price based on the economic situation and development prospects of the area. Prussian citizens can negotiate with the land owner to purchase this land, and also allow installment purchases by One party enters into an agreement individually with the landowner, and the agreement has legal effect.

The provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act that limit the maximum and minimum prices of grains are repealed, and the price of grains can be increased or reduced according to market needs.

The farmhands of the Junker landowners were workers employed by the Junker landowners and enjoyed all the rights and interests in the Prussian Industrial Restoration Act. From now on, the relationship between the Junker landowners and the farmhands was no longer that of manor owners and serfs, and the farmhands had no right to acquire farmland. As a result of the harvest, the Junker landowners must pay the laborers the prescribed wages, and both parties must sign a labor contract.

This is completely squeezing the living space of the Junker landowners. Tina also feels that this cannot be done, so it is also mentioned in the improvement bill that the Junker landowners can set the minimum wage and maximum working hours based on their own conditions, while the farm laborers will resume A free agent must bear the economic losses of the Juncker landowners if he breaches the contract.

Tina's bill can be said to be impeccable, but it is obvious that Tina intends to bleed the Junkers. This approach that goes against the interests of her own class may not be very moral, but with August's support, this The bill was passed successfully.

Tina intends to allow farmers and the Junkers to check and balance each other. The passage of this law did not receive much opposition, because in the short term, this is beneficial to the Junkers, and they can directly save the money given to farm laborers. Part of the food, but wages and working hours are all decided by you.

In order to prevent those farm laborers from falling into the arms of the capitalists, Juncker must be a little more individual and sacrifice a little money. If he continues to insist on his own way, according to the above bill, it will actually open up an alternative way for land annexation. Large landowners can annex small landowners. They could even rent the land and take over the Junker territory in installments.

Of course the big landowners are willing. The expansion of land area also means an increase in food production. In fact, it is the same as for enterprises. A slight profit concession allows employees to work for themselves and buy their own food. This money is not left to the right. The small landowner's protest was quieter than the sound of a mosquito, and Tina didn't care at all.

In the long run, this can concentrate the power of the Juncker class on those particularly large landowners, which will make it easier to deal with in the future, and the main contradiction between the small and medium-sized Juncker class will also shift from the government to the large landowners, which will also make domestic conflicts more difficult. Can get a good environment.

And coincidentally, most of the Junckers in the parliament hall are big landowners. In their ears, the price of food can be raised, the cost of annexing land is lower, and there is no need to pay food. Although they have to pay wages, but anyway For them, the money is really not too much. They can earn so much for the price of one less party a year. Although they don't earn much, they are not a loss.

And after August's violent law enforcement for so long, they have learned to be more or less obedient. As long as they can make money, it doesn't matter whether they have more or less.