Holy Roman Empire

At the end of the wedding celebration, Franz became busier. So many guests came and how could they not entertain as the host?

Banquet, banquet, or banquet, these days Franz welcomes the banquet.No way, etiquette can't be less.

Several younger brothers and a bunch of Grand Duke of the Habsburg family have become coolies, but these people seem to be enjoying it, leaving Franz with nothing to say.

Under the impact of the good news of the Franz marriage, the news of the Vienna government's acquisition of gold was blocked.In the eyes of ordinary people, the emperor's wedding is more worthy of attention. The acquisition of gold is blocked, and only professionals are concerned.

After spending more than a month in a row, all the guests were sent away. During the period, he made a little promise of peace, which Franz himself did not remember.But it does not matter, there is a dedicated staff record.

These kings come to attend the wedding in person, certainly not simply to go relatives, otherwise the transportation is inconvenient in this era, there are many relatives of the nobility, relatives are married all year round, they are not busy dying?

Franz did not plan to engage in storms on the continent, so he naturally had a good relationship with everyone.

Do n’t look at the strength of these small countries, and do n’t have much say, but it ’s because of this that everyone can be a friend!

As an emperor who admires pacifism, Franz's favorite thing is that everyone should be a good friend, and what can kill, kill or kill is not good.

Europe is too peaceful, but the world is not peaceful. The idle Britain and France are starting to engage in things in the world again.

In 1852, the acting commander of the East India Company, Lambert, stared at Myanmar, extorted 100,000 pounds from the Burmese king and issued a war ultimatum on the grounds that the chief executive of Baigu, Myanmar, did not receive him.

Franchise had such an excuse to think of, Franz had nothing to say.Whether people would like to be received or not, that is their freedom.It's normal for the wicked to come to the door and don't want to receive it.

But in this era, the British were pursuing dominance in the East, and even the British diplomat Dahe Xu declared openly: "Nowhere in the East can we be turned away."

The King of Burma had good luck. The Near East War broke out suddenly. The London government's energy was concentrated on the European continent. Overseas colonial expansion and expansion activities inevitably contracted.

After losing a sum of money, the Myanmar government survived a crisis.

It is a pity that the Near East War did not continue, and the decaying Burmese government did not seize this opportunity to engage in the prosperity of the country.

Now the idle British have come to the door again, and this time nothing has attracted the attention of the London government, so no suspense war broke out.

The war is still going on, and British diplomat Dahexu has openly declared: Myanmar is a colony of the British Empire.

This brutal approach directly refreshed Franz's three views, let him re-understand what colonialism is.

In the Pacific region, Britain and France also fought fiercely.Generally speaking, the British took advantage, and the French also gained something.

Looking at the British and French horse racing enclosures, Franz is only envious, and colonizing the Pacific region is still very challenging for Austria.

The axiom is always within the range of the artillery. The Austrian artillery can't shoot so far, and it is easy to be taught to be a human being when running over.

The Netherlands and Portugal are examples in this regard. As pioneers of the colonial movement, they had to be cautious when facing the competition between Britain and France at this time.

Of course, the tiger's mouth is also indispensable.The Dutch won the Fusuo Indonesian region in the competition between Britain, France and the Netherlands.

This is of course related to international politics. More often than not, the Dutch in the Indonesian region have a first-mover advantage and operate for a longer period of time, which has advantages over the British and French colonial forces in the local area.

If the Dutch do not have local strength, no matter how they operate diplomatically, Britain and France will not be able to give up the rich Indonesian region. No matter whether it is spices or various minerals, everyone cannot give up.

Now is the climax of carve up the colony. There are still many landless areas in the world. Although the competition is fierce, it is not as cruel as the end of the 19th century.

Austria did not participate in this wave of division, and the main focus of the government was on currency reform. At most, the African colonies began to slowly expand outward.

This is a small problem. The eyes of various countries are overseas. The African continent with poisonous beasts and beasts has not attracted everyone's attention. Naturally, Austria's small movements have no one to pay attention to.

Vienna Palace

Chancellor of the Exchequer Karl said angrily: "Your Majesty, the price of gold suddenly fell, the London stock market caused a violent turmoil, the British consortium began to harvest, we are considered to be affected by the pond fish."

Inferring from the logic of who is the mastermind, the Vienna government naturally thinks that the mastermind is the British consortium.

As for the small actions of the London government?Obviously it was either being fooled, or a real economic idiot.

The result now is obvious. The Vienna government has to pay more for gold.But no matter how great this loss is, it is not as costly as Britain itself pays.

Some people dare to use the tactics of killing the enemy by one thousand and self-destructing 800, while the tactics of killing the enemy by one thousand and self-destructing 8,000, only the real military Xiaobai dare to use.

A stock market turmoil came down, London's stock market fell by 7%, and tens of millions of pounds of wealth was evaporated.The number of bankrupt companies has increased, and the number of unemployed has increased by more than 100,000.

At such a high price, the only profiter is the British consortium.Not only has he made a fortune, but he has also strengthened his monopoly in the industry.

After analyzing big data, Karl naturally believed that Austria was affected by pond fish.The amount of gold purchases was lower than expected, and the government ’s currency reform efforts were affected, and the losses paid were mainly in time.

Franz thought about it and said: "Don't worry about them, as long as the price of gold returns to normal, we start buying, and once the gold and silver exchange price rises more than 5%, we immediately close.

We can count as much as we can, and after such a toss, we must prepare for a protracted war.When the price of gold falls, we buy it, and if it rises too much, we sell it.

Since the British dare to disrupt the gold market, let this market continue to chaos and see who will lose more in the end."

Others don't know the harm of blindly rising currency value, can Franz not know?The price of gold has gone up, and the value of the British pound has naturally gone up, and the cost of British industrial and commercial products has risen.

Don't look at these points, it seems inconspicuous. In fact, this means that the profits of British export trade have declined.If the profits of the capitalists decrease, it is inevitable to reduce investment and increase the oppression of the working class.

One day or two is fine, and social contradictions accumulate over time.Even though the great cause of the British family can be sustained, the economic development has slowed down, but there is no way to solve it.

This problem is easy to solve, or wait for the Vienna government to complete the gold standard reform, then for their own benefit, it is natural to maintain the stability of the gold market.

Either let the Vienna government buy enough gold, and if the quantity is enough, there is no need to continue to buy it.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Carl replied

After a pause, he added: "Your Majesty, the currency of the New Holy Roman Empire has been designed. Please look at the sample."

After receiving the new version of the Rhine Shield, the front is the Habsburg dynasty logo and the head of his emperor, and the back is the mountains and rivers.

Beauty is not beautiful, Franz is too lazy to care, the most important thing is political morality.As long as the meaning is reached, it doesn't matter if it's smelly, everyone will like it anyway.

After careful observation, Franz asked: "How is the value of the new Rhine Shield determined?"

When issuing currency, the value of the currency is often determined by market demand.If the currency value is too low, it means increasing the face value; if it is too high, it will be inconvenient.

Carl replied: "After our preliminary research, three schemes were designed:

First, one Rhine shield is equivalent to 3.66 grams of gold, about half of the pound;

Second, the equivalent of the Rhine Shield and the British Pound is approximately 7.32 grams of gold;

Third, the equivalent of the Rhine Shield and the Franc is about 0.29 grams of gold.

The main reason for this design is to facilitate settlement in international trade.Now our largest trading partners are the three countries of Britain, France and Russia. The Russians directly use metal currencies and there is no need for exchange."

Indeed, this is the simplest method of determination.The currencies of the British Pound and the French Franc are determined after the study of the British and French. At present, they are very well circulated in the market.

If the Vienna government is new and innovative, it is not impossible to get a new currency value, but it requires a lot of research and consumes precious time.

Franz thought about it and said: "We are exactly the same as the British and French, and we don't know how the outside world will vomit, just use 3.66 grams.

The settlement is more convenient and the figures are more auspicious.The face value of the issue is tentatively set at 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100. If you need it later, you can continue to increase it."

It was so random that Franz determined the value of the new currency.

The full name is the Holy Roman Empire Rhine Shield, abbreviated as: "Rhine Shield" or "Aegis", just another word is a movie.

This name also has its origins. The Rhine is the mother river of the German region. The most used one in the German region was the Rhine Shield issued by the Rhine Federal.

In order to express the determination of the Vienna government to unify the German region, the Rhine shield cannot be cancelled, otherwise the nationalists in the German Federal Empire will be unhappy again.

In this era, the purchasing power of Aegis was still very strong. In addition to the shield, it also naturally had a smaller currency unit.

1 Shield = 100 Shillings = 10000 Groschen

With so many units, you can ensure that the cheapest goods can be paid in currency.