Holy Roman Empire

Vienna

Prime Minister Felix said frowningly: "His Royal Highness, the Hungarian rebellion is now over. However, some nobles did not participate in the rebellion, but they were divided in the war.

If according to the Land Redemption Act we promulgated before, the Austrian government now has to pay a total of 2.37 billion rupiah for land redemption."

(1 shield = 11.69 grams of silver)

"How come there are so many?" Franz asked in surprise

It should be known that after this rebellion, almost seven layers of nobles in Hungary were finished, including those who had already received lunch boxes and nobles who were deprived of the title during the rebellion.

Felix explained: "His Royal Highness, several large nobles in Hungary did not participate in the rebellion, and nearly half of this ransom was paid to them.

In addition, there are some open-minded aristocrats in China who are willing to give up the land and require us to pay the ransom.

In addition, there are some nobles loyal to us in the Italian region, and land was also separated during the war.

Adding up these totals, it is initially estimated that we will have a 2.73 billion rupiah land ransom, and if some people continue to give up the land, this number will increase."

Franz rubbed his forehead. In order to encourage the nobility to abandon the land, the ransom was evaluated according to the market price.If converted, this is equivalent to 550 million two silver.

This money is obviously not a one-time payment that the Austrian government can take out, although the Austrian government now has a large amount of assets in the hands of the family.

However, these real estates are not equal to cash, and there is no way to realize them in the short term. The Austrian government is still poor.

According to the Land Redemption Act, the land redemption payments paid by farmers are collected by the government, and the government is responsible for directly compensating the nobles who abandoned the land.

This huge debt hit the Austrian government.Franz could not pay this huge amount of debt in one lump, and it was even more impossible to pay off the debt. This was related to the issue of government credibility.

Franz asked with concern: "How much land ransom can we collect each year?"

Prime Minister Felix thought about it and said, "It's about 180 million rupiah."

This 180 million rupiah is not only for these lands, but also includes a large amount of land seized by the government, as well as the land of noble heirs.

If only these lands are used, the ransom will be withdrawn at a rate of 30% of the output.

After calculating it again, Franz reluctantly found that farming was really not a good deal, even if it did not calculate the time cost of capital, it would take more than ten or twenty years to pay back.

The land ransom paid by the government is probably not enough to pay the interest cost of the funds.

Franz thought about it and said, "Pay in installments, explain to the nobles clearly, tell them our difficulties, and let them be considerate.

The enlightened nobles who voluntarily gave up their land in the country paid half of their ransom first, and the rest were paid in installments within 20 years.

Several large aristocrats in the Hungarian region told them that the small actions in the rebellion will not be pursued by the government, but as a punishment for their land ransom, it will be extended to 40 years in installments.

The rest who have braids will warn you and extend their ransom payment time. If there is no problem at all, they will follow the plan of voluntarily giving up the land!"

Franz finally felt it once—the uncle owed the money.

After a revolution, interest groups in Austria also reshuffled, and these nobles who were forcibly bought by the land are naturally losers.

The money is in the hands of the Austrian government, and the land is in the hands of the peasants, and they have no choice at all.

Prior to this, the Austrian government was afraid of them, because each large noble owned a lot of land, serfs, and a large group of small and medium nobles attached to them. They could armed thousands at any time, even tens of thousands of troops. .

Now, this situation has changed. The serfs gained freedom and were no longer under their control. The small and medium nobles who depended on them were hit hard.

The tiger with no teeth, only Huwei.There was no killing, because Franz was also a member of vested interests and was unwilling to break the rules.

"Yes, Your Highness!" Prime Minister Felix replied

On the issue of combating local power, both the Austrian Cabinet and Franz stand on the same position.

The so-called instalment payment, which does not include half interest, is paid in forty years. In fact, even interest is not enough.

Even if it is paid in installments, it is unknown when the money will be available. As long as the payment is completed within the promised period, it will not be considered a breach of contract.

The specific situation depends on whether these nobles are smart people.If Ken is willing to cooperate with the government's actions, then all is well said, the Austrian government will repay the money as soon as possible.

If you continue to do nothing about life and death and the government is working against it, it is estimated that they will not necessarily see the money in their lifetime.

Not everyone is so optimistic, Metternich frowned, and hesitantly said after half a ring: "His Royal Highness, so many nobles suddenly lost their land and lost their income sources. It is not easy to transform.

If they cannot find a way out for them, they may become a hidden danger in the future."

This is a realistic problem. It is impossible to turn all nobles into capitalists and lose money in doing business. If they are blindly transformed, most of them will lose their blood.

Don't expect these people to go bankrupt, just honestly become workers, and go to the factory to work.

It is more likely that after bankruptcy, they will join the revolutionary army in an attempt to break the social order and redistribute social wealth.

The Minister of Education, Count Leo, thought about it and said: "Our Ministry of Education can hire some nobles as language teachers, and most nobles can do the job, but this requires higher salary!"

For the same position, the salary between nobles and non-nobles is also different. Do n’t be surprised. This is the general status quo in continental Europe.

"It's just a stubborn salary. A noble with no ambition may accept the position of teacher, but most nobles can't give up the shelf and become a village teacher!" Felix shook his head and said

Grand Duke Louis proposed: "Should we open up a colony and let them colonize overseas, so that the province will not stop in the country?"

During the Metternich era, Austria did not develop colonies overseas, and it does not mean that Austria did not have the power to develop colonies.

As the top four countries in the world, it is not difficult to obtain a colony overseas as long as the government lets go.

Seeing Britain and France attacking cities overseas, even small countries such as the Netherlands and Portugal have colonies. How can the nobles in Austria not lose sight of it?