Holy Roman Empire

The nobles are acting, and the capitalists are naturally not idle. They have always been self-proclaimed by the reformists, and now they have suddenly changed roles. Many people are very uncomfortable.

A banquet is being held in a manor in Vienna, most of the participants are Austrian capitalists, and of course there are a lot of experts and scholars.

"Mr. Verris, the current public opinion is very unfavorable to us. Many people are attacking us for profit. If we do not take action, the enemy's conspiracy will be realized!"

"Yeah, they stood up and talked without back pain or thinking about the actual situation. Now that competition is so fierce, our profits are already very thin!"

"That is, we have such a little profit, and the market is ever-changing. Maybe if we make money today, we will lose money tomorrow, and we will continue to invest in expanding production. It is good to be able to feed the workers!

Where is there money to improve their treatment? If there is a labor protection law that cedes all benefits to the workers, why don't we just do it in vain?

By then, who will invest in industry?This group of nobles, they lie every day to make money, thinking about these crooked ways!"

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The highly respected Verris said: "Okay, gentlemen, we are all aware of these issues. At this time, we must unite and let the enemy see our strength!

The labor protection law is absolutely not allowed. With the first time, there will be a second time. If we give in, the enemy will press hard.

The nobles wanted to strangle us, they did not have the courage to start directly, they came up with a shady idea.

Do n’t look, the current labor protection law only requires us to give back a small step, but once the enemy ’s ambitions are achieved, they will constantly encourage the workers to rise up against us.

Finally, the use of high labor costs, let us go to decline, so as to ensure that their high position is not shaken!"

"Mr. Verris, what should we do now? To know that the government is now a noble, many of us may have used their influence to lobby the government, but it is still not optimistic!"

Veris sneered and said, "Mr. Trios, you are right. The aristocracy controlled the government. How could our complaint work?

Why did the nobles propose the "Labor Protection Law", is it rare that they really spread love?If so, why do n’t they liberate serfs?"

Yes, why did the nobility suddenly become kind?

Everyone is an old fox. This question is very clear, and in a short time everyone came up with several reasons.

For example: everyone's attention is diverted, and the attention of the reform is turned to the welfare of the workers; or the revenge of the noble class against the bourgeoisie for abolishing serfdom ...

"Mr. Verris means, shall we continue to do ours?" Trios asked uncertainly

Veris said indignantly: "Yes, we cannot be led by the enemy. The main purpose of the nobles'" Labor Protection Law "is to let us make concessions.

But can we give in?

Taking a step back is an abyss!

The most important thing for us now is to expose the enemy's wolf ambitions and to attract more people to stand on our side to win the final victory!"

"But Mr. Verres, the enemy suddenly shot us by surprise, and now public opinion is very unfavorable to us, and many neutrals fall on them on this issue!" Ham frowned and asked.

Verris's face changed, and he knew that his leader was not convincing. Ham was one of his challenges. On the surface, he had no problem with the question, but secretly, there was a secret killer.

"Mr. Ham, I think such a simple thing is not a problem for everyone at all. Is it not easy to convince them?

This is not the first time we have bought some of the people, let them speak for us, kill the diehards among them, and blame the secret police!"

Black and white are no longer important, and public opinion can also be manipulated.Everyone is struggling for the benefit, and the capitalists do not want to give up the benefits that have been obtained, even if they use the government to make concessions in other ways.

Just want to get, not want to pay, this is the nature of the capitalists, they may be weak elsewhere, once they involve their own interests, then they can also break out of 12 points of fighting power.

Now that Verris has clarified things, then everyone's gentlemanship can be eliminated, and soon Austria will feel what a capitalist's mouth is.

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The fighting power of the capitalists is tough, at least in terms of their influence on public opinion, it is much stronger than that of the nobility. If there is no book review system, the current public opinion has been reversed.

Looking at the information in his hands, Franz was too lazy to vomit. In this battle, the nobles of the conservatives were really unable to support the wall.

The first thing that was fooled by the capitalists was the student. The University of Vienna was the first to be captured. Many people think this is a scam prepared by the government.

Really think, or falsely think that Franz will not know, anyway, he knows that many people are bought by the capitalists.

Franz instructed: "Tylon, give Grand Duke Lewis a hint that they will discover the bourgeois conspiracy and come up with the Labor Protection Law as soon as possible!"

The best way now is to take advantage of the capitalists' counterattack and create established facts.

Franz was too lazy to join in the specific content of the Labor Protection Law. He knew that nobles now wanted to retaliate against the bourgeoisie, so the provisions of this law would be very detrimental to the capitalists.

Franz was too lazy to manage the connection between the intelligence organization and the nobles. He had to admit that he overestimated the rotten nobles.

In any case, it also controlled the government, and a bill in every district, under the influence of the bourgeoisie, actually did not land for several months.

Time passed in a hurry, after months of controversy and blunders. On November 21, 1847, history finally opened a new page, and the Austrian Empire ’s first Labor Protection Law was shocked.

The Labor Protection Law provides:

1. From March 1, 1848, Austria began to implement an eight-hour work system, workers can voluntarily choose whether to work overtime; (capitalists must not reduce wages, overtime must pay overtime fees)

2. The local governments will formulate minimum wage standards in the near future. Any factory operating in Austria must comply with the regulations;

3. Implement work injury protection regulations, and specific measures will be issued by the government in the near future;

4. It is forbidden to withhold wages and owe wages without reason. Offenders will be compensated more than ten times, and the industry and commerce department will be fined according to the severity of the circumstances;

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