Holy Roman Empire

Seeing the two resignations in his hand, Franz could only helplessly sigh.

Years are not forgiving, and non-manpower can change.

Field Marshal Radkis is 91 years old, and this time in history he has taken lunch.It is actually almost fast now. Although nominally serving as the chief of general staff, he was actually retired three years ago.

Anyway, the chief of the general staff was only given high power during the war. In the peaceful years, the strategy was mainly to formulate, and there were not many specific affairs.

Obviously, Field Marshal Radsky was unwilling to spend time together, and found that after his body couldn't hold on, he submitted his resignation to Franz.

The wording is getting more and more fierce, and people will be caught up in office without approval.After hesitating, Franz reluctantly approved his resignation.

If Marshal Radsky's resignation is more emotionally uncomfortable, then Metternich's resignation really made him a headache.

The Foreign Secretary is not a false title. This is one of the three important positions that can go hand in hand with the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance.

Metternich is also 85 years old, and at this age it is clearly unsustainable.At present, most affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are managed by deputies, and he only takes care of important matters.

Two years ago, Franz gave him a special approval, working time is free, work place is random, and there is no need to report on vacation.

After a sigh, Franz had to accept the departure of the two old officials.Maybe not two, but three, Grand Duke Louis is almost leaving.

Franz is sure that he will not stay as long as Metternich leaves office.All the people who are in their 80s, and their political opponents who have been fighting for decades have left, why are they still staying?

This man's ability can't be compared with the previous two, it can only be regarded as a man's posture, even mediocre.But when Franz initially provoked the contradiction between the bourgeoisie and the nobility, this was his supporter.

There are a lot of political issues that cannot be seen on the surface. At first, Grand Duke Louise blamed Franz.To this end, in the Vienna rebellion, he also sacrificed a son.

Regardless of ability, people's loyalty is still high enough.Over the years, Franz has sufficed the hatred of the capitalists and unswervingly led the aristocracy to suppress the bourgeoisie.

Without them, it is estimated that domestic capitalists would not be so honest.Otherwise, the Labor Protection Law will not be enforced, child labor will not be able to return to campus, and domestic class conflicts will not be suppressed.

There is no way, the first thing to govern is balance.In the era of rapid economic development, the power of the bourgeoisie naturally expanded dramatically.If there is no shackles, these people have already made the domestic smoke.

The accumulation of primitive capital is bloody, these people are still in the stage of profit and profit, and they don't care about what they lived for.

In order to ensure domestic stability, Franz had to add chains to them.

This chain also needs someone to implement it. The executor cannot be the emperor, and the conservatives act as the knife.

The effect is also quite obvious. After the restraint, the capitalists know that the sky is thick and thick, and the eating phase is finally better.

Franz will not listen to them bluffing about the rise in labor costs, which has weakened the competitiveness of the market. In fact, this is mostly used to fool people.

Speaking of labor costs, why not compare it with your English and French counterparts?As a major agricultural product exporter, Austria's cost of living is lower than that of Britain and France.

Obviously, it is illegal to seek huge profits, but it is said that it is caused by market competition.To advocate the high cost of manpower, we need to compare to know.

In this era, Britain and France are qualified to compare with Austria, and they still have advantages over Austria and France.

If you compare the labor cost with the bear, you must not say.Other factories are using free serfs, can't they go back in history?

Franz can responsibly say that the investment industry in this era is still in the golden stage, and companies with a gross profit of less than 30% are all those that can be eliminated.

Even if profits increase tenfold, capitalists will still find profits low.Franz knows this well, and he also feels that the rate of return for mining gold is low!

The biggest negative teaching material is English and French. After the second industrial revolution broke out, their industrial production fell behind.

The reason for falling behind is not because of technology or market.The actual reason is very crying and laughing. Why do you have to work hard when you lie down to make money?

Anyway, they have cheaper raw materials, a rich market, and make money without technological innovation.

In terms of profit, the replacement of mechanical equipment also requires investment.In the ever-changing era, the mechanical equipment is updated at a fast speed, and they simply do not change for the sake of maximizing profits.

Instead, the German Empire, which has higher labor costs and higher raw material costs, is forced to promote technological innovation by brutal competition in the market, as long as new technologies can survive them.

Over time, the British and French with absolute advantages have been overtaken.

If there is no pressure to survive, Franz very much doubts that Austria will follow the footsteps of Britain and France. Once everyone has developed this bad habit, it is difficult to correct it.

Even in order to have cheaper labor, these people will promote some wonderful policies, and there is no concept of national interest in their heads.

Not only to prevent the degeneration of capitalists, but also to guard against the degeneration of nobles.People are the same, and once there is no pressure, it is easy to fall.

For Franz, the degeneration of the aristocracy was more terrible than the degeneration of the capitalists.This is the basis of his rule. Once there is a problem with this class, the rule will be unstable.

These talents are truly tied to the emperor, all based in Austria, and the cost of betrayal is quite high.It is impossible to learn capitalists, as long as you see a greater interest, you will betray when you say you betray.

The current overseas colonial movement and the civil service examination system in the country have provoked the conflict between the nobles and the bourgeoisie. In fact, these are putting pressure on the nobility.

Let them know that if they do not work hard today, they will be replaced by others tomorrow.In the face of cruel reality, many nobles on the verge of bankruptcy or bankruptcy have become pioneers of colonization.

In order not to let the domestic elite fall, Franz also broke his heart.Many policies revolve around this issue.

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The following personnel changes made Franz headache again.

The position of the chief of the general staff is best. There are many candidates, and there are also many qualified people.

Anyway, in the later period, the competition is the national strength, the overall national strength has gone up, and directly relying on the strength to crush the opponent is the most reliable strategy and tactics.

The successor of the Foreign Secretary has also been cultivated, although his ability is not as good as Metternich, it is also higher than the average level of various countries.

In essence, diplomacy is also based on national strength.Weak nations have no diplomacy, and if there is no strength, no matter how powerful a diplomat is, there is no place for it.

Instead, the Home Secretary is even more troublesome.For domestic political balance, this person must be a conservative and possess certain abilities to convince everyone and to act according to Franz's will.

There are not many people in the Vienna government who catch a lot of people who can meet all the conditions alone.