Holy Roman Empire

I have to say that Prime Minister Metternich still has some ability. At this time, the Austrian government is also very strong, and the bourgeois strikes still cannot scare them.

The big nobles supported the government at this time. Their energy was no less than that of the capitalists. Other supplies may not have much in their hands, only food.

Each one is a big landlord, and there are a large number of serfs in the family. Whose family does not have any food?The government bought a batch of grain from them and transported it for emergency. That was no problem at all.

The concatenation of capitalists could not be achieved at all. If the crisis broke out, the Vienna government bought a batch of grain from the nobles to make reserves.

At the beginning of the strike, the government sold grain to ensure the supply of food in Vienna, but the prosperity of the past was gone.Looking at the depressed market, many people in the government are anxious.

The Minister of the Interior, Fisher, embarrassedly said: "Your Excellency, this will not work. Although the food problem has been solved, other materials are still in short supply.

Moreover, now that the capitalists have closed the factories, the workers have lost their income. I am afraid that the money in their hands will soon be exhausted, and when the time comes ... "

Metternich sneered and said, "Don't worry, this situation won't last long. Be aware that now the market strikes, capitalists lose gold every day, and small businessmen can't persist for a few days!

However, we really can't just sit back and ignore it. Are there nobles participating in the strike? I will invite Grand Duke Louis to work for them. If they stand with the capitalists, they will be removed from the nobility.

As long as someone takes the lead, the following things are easy to manage, and the capitalists are not alone, even if they are not satisfied, they will not be able to live with the money!"

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This is indeed the case. The strike of the strike lasted less than a week and ended in the failure of the capitalists.

The nobles who participated in the strike were persuaded first.

Do you want the glory of the nobility?

For the sake of a little benefit, the fact that he fell into the company of the capitalist is ashamed of the nobility.

Anyway, standing and speaking without backache, most aristocrats in this era have not yet become capitalists.Looking at the upstarts engaged in industry and commerce, their hearts have long been unbalanced. Of course, this time they must be justified.

Noble banquets no longer invite them to participate, they invite others, and they also justly refused, and friends and family have come to do ideological work.

The radical aristocracy has been clamoring for kicking this part of the fallen aristocracy out of the aristocracy circle, which suddenly frightened many people.

Although Austrian capitalists have money, they have no political status!It ’s not easy to get a hereditary title. If it ’s lost, will it still be?

The nobles who could not resist the pressure had to draw a line with the capitalists and withdrew from the strike.

There are even people who think: to improve the treatment of workers, we will increase the treatment of workers.

Well, such idiots are only a few, and most people know that once compromised, future labor costs will inevitably rise.

Want to use serf?Dreaming, do you really think that society is calling for the abolition of serfdom every day, just shouting slogans, will it not become a reality?

Someone took the lead, and the capitalist nature of profit-seeking doomed them to form an alliance, which could not be sustained for a long time.

Everyone is not a selfless person. Looking at someone who opens a business to make money, other people naturally have an unbalanced heart. Why should we take advantage of the risk of head-to-head to fight for benefits?

The first counterattack launched by the bourgeoisie, because the organization was not tight enough and did not have any binding force on the members, quickly defeated.

For all this, Franz was not surprised.Unless the supply of food and coal, the necessities of life, can be cut off, it will be difficult for the Vienna government to compromise in a short time.

But these cannot be done by the capitalists. During this period, the Austrian nobility was too strong. Grain and coal were produced by the people on the land. If the capitalists did not sell it, would n’t they be sold by themselves?

Do you have an acquisition contract?At this time, still expecting people to abide by the rules of the game?As the rule maker, others have the right to modify the rules!

Franz knows that this matter is not over, and the capitalists will not be willing to fail. If the government is not prepared, then they will suffer a big loss in the next economic war.

Thinking of this, Franz secretly regretted it. He knew that he had hoarded a batch of materials. When the capitalists went out of market, the price of Vienna had nearly doubled.

"Raul, how much food can be sold in my manor?"

"Dagong, according to your instructions, we did not sell the grain this year, but when the strike broke out earlier, we also sold 1.5 million pounds of wheat to the government for emergency, leaving enough food to eat. There are about 3.86 million pounds. "Raul replied

(1 lb = 0.45359237 kg)

Franz naturally knew the food sold to the government. His manor was only thirty kilometers away from Vienna. In such a crisis situation, Franz, as the imperial crown prince of the empire, was still very ethical.

3.86 million pounds. This number sounds very large. If converted into tons, it will be more than 1,750 tons, and it will be sold for only two or three thousand gold coins.

Only after deducting the production cost, can Franz obtain the benefits. All the estates of the royal family have released the serfs, and the labor cost is also a considerable expense.

"Be prepared. Once the price of wheat rises by more than 20%, sell these grains!" Franz said after thinking about it.

He knew that the capitalists would not give up, and high prices are one of the most commonly used means, and the price of food in Vienna will inevitably skyrocket.

Industrialization has already begun, and now wheat can only be sold to flour mills, no matter how high the grain price in the market soars, the purchase price given by the flour mill will not be too high.

The biggest advantage of Franz ’s manor is that it is close to Vienna, but when rebellion may break out at any time, this becomes a disadvantage, and a bad one will be blamed by the rebels.

At this time, a large amount of food was hoarded, that is, taking risks, even if he knew that the Hungarian revolution would break out next year, Austria ’s food prices would skyrocket, and he could only bear to sell it.

In the next game between the capitalists and the government, it is true that the high prices will come quickly. Unfortunately, Franz ’s identity is doomed to not play, otherwise the nobles will follow the example and Prime Minister Metternich will be unable to withstand it.