Holy Roman Empire

In the early morning, the roar of the steam engine rolled.No one is surprised. This is the port of Venice, the largest trading port of the New Holy Roman Empire, with more than three figures of ships entering and leaving every day.

Here the roar of the steam engine has become a part of people's lives.The workers on the dock have gathered together, waiting for the ship to dock.

Life is not easy. In this era of limited productivity, it is not easy to be able to fill your stomach.

Arnold is an ordinary dock worker. He has been working here for three years, and his young dreams have been wiped out in front of reality.I wanted to go abroad several times, but I thought about my wife and children, and finally gave up.

The work on the pier is very tiring and bitter, and requires very high physical strength.People who can't carry 180 or 80 kilograms can't eat this bowl of rice.

This is not a problem for Arnaud. He is not afraid of being tired or tired. He just wants to get more work to earn more money and let his family live a good life.

It is best to send the kid from home to school to read some books.Do n’t look at Austria ’s implementation of compulsory education, but it ’s not Arno ’s part.

Just because he is not a local resident and does not have Austrian citizenship yet.In daily life and work, there is no effect.

After all, he is a coolie, and no one cares about the country where a worker at the bottom is.But when it comes to social welfare treatment, it has nothing to do with Arnaud.

As early as a dozen years ago, he went to Venice with his father from Ancona to beg for life.Over the years, he has returned to his hometown three times. One of them was married and the other two were with the ship.

Austria has very strict nationality management. If it is also a German nation, as long as there is no criminal record, naturalization is very simple.

Other nations are different. Even if Arnault spent ten years in Venice, he still did not meet the conditions.

In addition to scientists, designers, engineers, doctors, other occupations want to immigrate to Austria, there are a lot of restrictions.

Arnaud clearly remembered:

1. No criminal record and correct political thinking;

2. Have lived in Austria for 20 years, or were born in Austria and live here for a long time;

3. Make a certain contribution to society (significant contributors can be naturalized directly);

3. No less than university degree (outstanding students in science and engineering, other standards can be lowered);

4. Ability to use German proficiently and inherit the Austrian cultural tradition;

5. Personal assets must not be less than 8000 Aegis;

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This is not Franz ’s deliberate exclusion of immigrants, mainly because when he succeeded to the throne, the proportion of Austrian nations was seriously unbalanced, with less than a quarter of the main ethnic groups.

In that context, is it not too troublesome to accept immigrants from other ethnic groups?

To prevent this from happening, the Vienna government established an immigration condition that was almost unsatisfactory.

Facts have proved that this policy is very correct and has played a significant role in improving the proportion of the main ethnic groups.

If not restricted, Austria now has hundreds of thousands more Italians.At present, there are more than half a million foreign Italians living in Lombardy and Venezia.

Not only Italians, but also a large number of foreign Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Jewish, Bulgarian in Austria ...

Faced with this situation, Franz, the gate of immigration restrictions, was even more afraid to open.Originally, ethnic integration was not easy. If millions of more people come in, isn't it uncomfortable?

Anyway, Austria has no shortage of labor and does not need these ordinary immigrants.

And the high-quality immigrants that Austria needs are not a joke, those people can be very nourished in any European country.

Arnault became a victim of this policy, and unless God is favored, the possibility of acquiring Austrian nationality is almost zero.

Now Austria has very few social benefits. Apart from compulsory education, Arnault did not feel much difference.

In any case, income in Venice far exceeds that of his hometown.Not only can the family fill their stomachs, but also some balance.

The food on the dock is not bad, at least in this era.Dark bread is enough, and there is meat every day.

Don't get me wrong, this meat is fish.This is Venice. The price of fish is not much more expensive than that of black bread, and it is not as expensive as white bread.

In order to guarantee the physical strength of the workers, meat is essential.The capitalists of the contracting terminals are not stupid, and they know very well that only workers who have the strength can make more money for them.

On the surface, the handling on the dock does not have any technical content; in fact, people who know how to know that skilled labor can reduce the loss rate in handling.

Don't look at the slight loss rate, this is the competitiveness of the terminal.There are many ports in Austria, and there are even more terminals.

Most of these terminals are owned by the government, and when contracted to individuals, they were deliberately split to break up regional monopolies.

If the loading and unloading losses at a certain terminal are too great, it will just be a dispute with the customer. The most important thing is that the reputation is broken, and there will be no ships behind.

In this respect, Arnaud is lucky.This competition has increased their weight in the eyes of capitalists, although it is still insignificant, but they are not regarded as disposable items.

For example: Basically, wages are paid on time, overtime wages prescribed by law are paid, and industry catering standards set by the state are met.

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"Arnau, do you know that banner?"

The questioner was Falcher, Arnold's fellow countryman. He had just come from his hometown and was full of curiosity about everything.

After looking at Arnault some enviously said: "I don't know, it should be the family crest of a noble."

The ships that fly the flag of the aristocratic family's emblem are usually private vessels and do not undertake commercial transportation. This is the standard configuration of the local nobles.

Of course, there are occasional exceptions. For some nobles, it is not without hanging their family crests on merchant ships.

Fachell sighed: "When will I be able to have such a boat!"

Arnault rolled his eyes, not following the daydream.He has done this dream many times, but it is useless.

A middle-aged man in a suit and leather suit has stepped forward to negotiate with the shipowner. If the price is negotiated, then Arnold and others will have to work.

"Dear Baron Fickney, Manal is honored to serve you!"

Baron Fickney nodded tiredly and commanded, "Manal, you arranged to unload everything on the ship and take it to the train station.

Will, you bring them to work with them.I am going to visit the Viscount Obira ’s house now, and we will return to Vienna three days later."

After that, Baron Fickney began to close his eyes and recuperate.As the earliest trip to the colony to discover the existence of gold mines, Fickney is now returning home.

When he went to the colony that year, Fickney fell to the mortgage of his family's land and owed a lot of foreign debts. Now he is a rich man with millions of Aegis.

After so many years, the gold mine has little left.However, Fickney was not idle while mining the gold mine.

I don't know if it is a racial talent. Originally, he opened the farm just to meet the needs of the workers in the gold mine. He did not expect to grow like a snowball in the back.

Up to now, his farm and plantation have added up to a total area of ​​more than 4,800 hectares, and he has become a famous local landlord.

Looking at the large area of ​​land, Baron Fickney found helplessly that he could not leave!The main purpose of this return home is to promote the integration of the colony and the homeland.

It is well known that there are so many colonies in Austria that it is impossible to merge all of them into the mainland.However, it is very possible to merge the developed land into the local land.

In order to promote this plan, recently, many nobles who have opened plantations in Africa have returned to the country for public relations.

Once the localization of the African colonies passed, Baron Fickney was ready to turn his farm and plantation into a family's enclosure.

Over the years on the African continent, he has also accumulated many merits.If the native land is replaced by Africa, then not only can you convert your own land into a land, you can also include the land that followed him to the gang.

The total area added up is larger than many counties in continental Europe.With this foundation, the family can enter the circle of the big aristocracy for several generations.

Not only Baron Fickney, many nobles have the same plan.The local competition is too fierce and no more nobles can be born.

The African continent is different. As long as you are willing to invest in it, a large aristocrat is born again after several generations.

Including many colonial capitalists are ready to use this opportunity to transform, once the localization is passed, their opportunity will come.

In Europe, their upstarts simply cannot enter the upper class.Even if you smash money into a noble, there is no way to get everyone's approval.

The African continent is different. In addition to the old nobles, there are a large number of explosives, they can have their own noble circle.

The era of capitalism?In fact, the nobles did not allow the capitalists to enter the upper class, and then the capitalists overturned the table and pulled the nobles from the altar.

Now that there is a chance to enter, everyone will naturally not overturn the table.After all, they have already obtained a noble license, and are transitioning from rule challengers to rule maintainers. Once the colonies localize their status, they are determined.

This is what Franz hopes to see. The capitalist has never been his enemy, as long as the capitalist who opposes him is the enemy.

If it's just a blow, don't leave them with a way to rise, and rush the rabbits to bite, not to mention the increasingly powerful capitalists?

A road was left, which was originally a deserted capitalist and could no longer be united.

Of course, this is only a part of the localization of the colony. In fact, this is an opportunity for all classes of society.

The colony of Austria is ten times the size of the native area, and the Austrian and Austrian regions have 7-8 million square kilometers. Even if a small part of it is incorporated into the mainland, this also increases many opportunities.

If you dare to fight and dare to break through at this time, there is a high possibility that you will cross class restrictions.

If we want to use data to reflect it, the success rate of struggle is now 10%, and after class solidification, the success rate of struggle is less than 1%.

Of course, this is just a small step forward across the current class.

If you want to go to the sky in one step, stop dreaming.Apart from the rebellion, there are no such shortcuts in the world.