Holy Roman Empire

Chapter 254 Economic Transformation

After the Vienna Conference, the European continent once again returned to tranquility.

The signing of the "Four Nations Convention" is a matter of joy and sadness for many countries, which is naturally a good thing for most countries. Once the international order is re-established, everyone can sleep well.

Order means stability. Since the European continent is stable, for the Kingdom of Prussia and Sardinia, this means that the road to expansion on the European continent is broken.

To break the international situation, they must suffer the backlash of the international order. This kind of price is not something they can afford.

Turin, looking at the Four-Country Convention in his hands, Prime Minister Cavour is mixed.The stable international situation is conducive to their economic recovery, but it is even more difficult to unify the Italian region.

After the Orssa War, the unified route of the Kingdom of Sardinia changed. Most people think that it is too difficult to recapture Lombardy and Venezuela from Austria. It is better to start with Tuscany, the Papal State and the Kingdom of Naples.

Cavour is also a supporter of this route, and the unification of the route from easy to difficult is in line with the actual situation of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Do n’t look at the heavy losses after the Osa war. They have n’t recovered until now, but among the several states in the Italian region, their strength is still one of the best.

Now that the Four Nations Convention came out, their plan went bankrupt, and even the British who supported them would not let them break the situation on the European continent at this time.

Since Britain and France lost in the Near East War, as a member of the investors, the Kingdom of Sardinia will naturally also suffer losses. It will take thousands of lives in vain and no profit will be gained.

Without strength to benefit them, they dare not take it.The French can share their interests in the Balkans, which is based on strong strength.

In the Near East War, the combat power of the French Army was widely recognized by all countries. It is no problem to keep one-third of the Balkan Peninsula. No matter whether it is Russia or Austria, it is impossible for the French to die for such a benefit.

The high cost of modern warfare has told everyone that it is a last resort, and it is better not to fight a big country.

"Prime Minister, you said you want to repair with the Austrians?" Vittorio Emmanuel II asked incredulously

You must know that in order to inspire everyone's courage, the Sardinian government did not take the hatred of the two countries into account, and now suddenly has to change its policies, which seriously stimulates the fragile nerves of Vittorio Emmanuel II.

Garfur explained: "Your Majesty, the international situation has now changed. After the reconstruction of the Vienna system, there will be no war between major powers for a long time in the future.

It is very difficult for us to defeat Austria by our strength alone. To continue to be hostile to the Austrians, there is no substantive interest except for raising their vigilance.

Because of the political opposition between the two countries, they have also been blocked by the enemy economically, which has caused us huge losses."

As a qualified politician, Cavour can calmly weigh the pros and cons without being blinded by hatred.

At present, the Kingdom of Sardinia is in vain, and the Osage War has only five years passed. They have not yet come out of the shadow of war.If you want to restore the economy as soon as possible, it is obviously not wise to continue to fight against Austria.

Historically, the unification of the Italian region is full of coincidence.Now the Kingdom of Sardinia wants to unify the Italian region, but in fact this is just thinking, and everyone still has no idea.

In particular, the unification war launched in the German region ended in failure, which also hit the confidence of the Italians.

Apart from the British, which other powers want to see the unification of Italy?The answer is: none.

Even the support of the British is only lip service. It would be a fool's dream to want the British to contribute to the united war in Italy.

After hesitating for a moment, Vittorio Emmanuel II asked: "How to explain to the people, we must know that in order to stimulate everyone's fighting spirit, the hatred of Osage we have provoked has been deeply rooted."

Between the speeches, Vittorio Emmanuel II had a few sorrows in his eyebrows. Obviously, he was not optimistic about the proposal of Prime Minister Cavour.

Garfur calmly replied: "Your Majesty, you don't need to do anything, just dilute it. The domestic phobias will explain it to us. After all, the enemy is strong and the weak is strong, so we have to be patient."

He dared to propose a relaxation of relations between the two countries, that is, there are many aophobias established within the Kingdom of Sardinia. These people have lost their courage, lest the two countries have a war again.

Do n’t look at the earth-shattering slogans of unifying Italy. In fact, not many people are interested in this in the civil society. Most people do not believe that the Kingdom of Sardinia can unify Italy.

Especially after a war, most of the Sardinian people were Lords and Pies. Dai Xiao and everyone wept and cried experienced once, and no one wanted to come for the second time.

More frustrated and more courageous?nonexistent!

Because of the war, the Kingdom of Sardinia was financially bankrupt. In order to repay its debts, even now the military exists only in name. What is the purpose of taking revenge?

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Franz is ignorant of the change in the foreign policy of the Kingdom of Sardinia, and these are not the focus of his attention.

The Near East War is over, and the opportunity for Austria to make a fortune in war is also over.Military enterprises have just made a fortune, and they have gained huge profits in the war. Naturally, there is no so-called crisis.

In this war, Austria exported 1.2 million rifles and more than 2,000 artillery pieces to the Russians. There were a total of more than 100,000 tons of various weapons and ammunition, and a number of miscellaneous weapons and equipment.

The total transaction price of weapons and ammunition is as high as 250 million rubles, setting the highest record for weapons transactions in human history and exceeding the total amount of arms transactions on the international market in the past 100 years.

This data is inconspicuous in the future, but now it is a huge sum of money, which is enough for the Austrian military industrial enterprises to carry out a comprehensive technical upgrade.

There is no need to worry in the field of military industry. They are not open for three years, and open up a profiteering industry that eats for three years.

Other industries will not work, because the supply and demand relationship of products at the end of the war has changed, and it is necessary to adjust the production line.

Originally, post-war reconstruction was a big deal, but unfortunately the tsarist government was too poor to afford post-war reconstruction.

The client has no money, and Franz is powerless.In the current international political situation, it is still very difficult for the tsarist government to seek loans from abroad.

It is conceivable that the Austrian economy will be challenged in the next 1855. Of course, market feedback will take time, and the crisis will not erupt in the short term.

Even if the war is over, Austria has seized a lot of markets, and these markets can continue the life of domestic industry and commerce.

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Franz said seriously: "The Near East War is over, and the domestic economy must be adjusted. Private enterprises are determined by the capitalists themselves. We do not need to worry about them, but state-owned enterprises must do industrial transformation.

Many materials consumed in the war are now no longer needed in the market, so these production lines must be adjusted, the reduction of the reduction, the closure of the closure.

Adjusting the production direction to where the market needs it is really an industry that cannot be adjusted, or an industry with too low a profit can be auctioned out.

The government only needs to control some industries related to national economy and people's livelihood, as long as it maintains a certain influence on ordinary industries."

If you ca n’t make a profit, you can give up. Franz does n’t hold the idea that state-owned enterprises cannot be shaken. The mainstream economy of this era was all private capital.

The Austrian government owns such an industry for special reasons. It was not that the government was prepared to engage in so many industries at the beginning, and now there is no pressure to sell some Franz.

Prime Minister Felix replied: "Your Majesty, it is probably not a good opportunity to deal with these industries now. Everyone knows that the war is over, and these companies simply cannot sell the price without foreign trade orders.

Moreover, the placement of state-owned enterprise personnel is also very troublesome, it is better to slowly, wait for the market to complete self-adjustment, and then deal with this problem."

Franz shook his head and said: "No, after the market has completed the adjustment, new companies have already emerged. Who will these low-value companies sell to us?

The same enterprise, in the hands of the government and capitalists, is not a concept at all.According to past experience, many governments directly managed failed enterprises, and sold them to capitalists after a long time.

We cannot simply consider the price issue, we must proceed from the overall situation to ensure the rapid development of the domestic economy.

The staff is afraid of what to do, and they are transferred directly. The Balkan Peninsula still lacks administrative officials and can send some people to the past.

A company has reached the point where they want to auction in their hands. Are they embarrassed to claim to be a hero?"

Others do not know that the economic crisis is coming, but Franz feels unusual in the capital market. Before the crisis broke out, raising funds as much as possible was king.

Employee arrangement Franz does not worry at all, no matter who is the boss, it is the same for ordinary employees at the bottom.

Austrian state-owned enterprises have only existed for a short time, have not had time to form interest groups, and have no ability to talk to the government about conditions.

The enterprises have all been sold, and the leading cadres to be adjusted are lucky if they are not held accountable. I want to enjoy the heroic treatment and dream!

The autonomy of SOEs in Austria is very high. Under the environment of good economic development, enterprise operations are in trouble, or they have entered a dead end, which proves their incompetence.

For the incompetent, Franz will naturally not give them a good face. If he does not rush these people home, it will be merciless.

Of course, the serious shortage of grassroots civil servants in the Austrian Balkan Peninsula is also an important factor.These people may have average ability, but Sheng is safe to use, don't worry about colluding with the missing Ottomans.