Holy Roman Empire

Regardless of how rude the means are, no one without power can play.Not to mention the initial capital investment, how to hook up with Russian nobles is a problem.

You know, the Russian nobles are the most conservative in Europe.A capitalist who wants to come to the house to sell is estimated to be driven out even if no one sees it.

Even if the sales are successful, in case of encountering a greedy nobleman, the bond may be hacked directly, and the last shilling will not be obtained.

Despite not worrying about competitors, the secret work was still done. Otherwise, the Tsarist government would make a patch ahead of time, and later only had to wait for Alexander III to pay back.

On the surface, this era is the era of the gold and silver standard, and the currency does not seem to depreciate.In fact, according to Franz, as long as gold and silver production continues to increase, inflation cannot be avoided.

The price stability is also relative, more than ten years is enough to change many things.At the outlet of the second industrial revolution, as long as the investment is right, several times the profit is not easy.

There are too many projects involved in the Industrial Revolution, and Franz ca n’t do it all. At this time, venture capital companies can come out.

Although the concept of "VC" has not been proposed, it has always existed.It is Lü Buwei who is familiar with what he hears and hears, and it is a successful venture capital.

In Europe, Spain also sponsored Columbus to discover the new continent, which opened the era of great navigation and established the first sunless empire.

This is just a case of success, there are more cases of failure.The history book has told the world that venture capital is a high-risk investment.

The risk is large Franz can bear, the cost of investing in emerging industries in this era is very low.Basically, it is to fund technology research and development, and then invest in the construction of the factory when the results are achieved.

Even if the investment fails, as long as the relevant patented technology is harvested, the business is not too bad.

Unfortunately, the project is not easy to find. This is the second industrial revolution, and there are not as many projects as the future generations.Moreover, due to the inconvenience of communication, it is difficult to achieve effective supervision.

After repeated hesitations, Franz abandoned his plan to establish a venture capital company.There is no shortage of smart people in the world, and the venture capital of this era is not non-existent, but it is limited to a small range.

It is completely impossible for a venture capital company to invest hundreds of projects like in later generations.Only the operating costs of enterprises can crush the company.

After all, the real economy is not the Internet. It is impossible to get rich overnight. Before seeing profits, it is difficult to get money in the market.

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The actions of Wells Fargo Securities quickly attracted the attention of interested individuals.At first, everyone thought that Wells Fargo Securities deliberately released good news, or that the Russian-Austrian negotiations had a turning point.

But in September, the negotiations between the two countries settled.The Russians will continue to fulfill their debts, but this time has been delayed for five years.The collateral originally promised is now just a nominal cash.

For example: mortgage tariffs, now part of the Russian tariff revenue will be used to repay debts.The specific amount is a little touching, about 200,000 Aegis per month.

The total collateral income of Lin Lin added up, and the total amount did not exceed 500,000 Aegis, which was less than one-sixth of the actual need to pay.

Liquidated damages are naturally non-existent, and the Tsarist government has no money and is able to repay the principal and part of the interest even if it is given face.

No way, the uncle is in debt.The Vienna government can only count as much as it can, and the rest will wait until the tsarist government's finances return to normal, and then slowly pay it back!

With so much money in total, it is of course necessary to give priority to government-guaranteed policy loans.As for private loans, it is very regrettable that we can only wait for future consideration.

Not to mention the bonds, it is impossible to discuss this issue after maturity. It is impossible to pay in advance. The tsarist government is not good to talk.

Since they dare to remember the high interest they give, they must plan to lose their principal.When the Russian-Russian war broke out, financial experts warned.

Although the Russians did not say no, the people still knew very well that these bonds may be difficult to redeem normally.

The tsarist government's finances improved, which is a false proposition.As long as the Russian bureaucracy is not purified and the issue of government is not resolved, the finances will never be improved.

It is 100 times harder to reform the government than to reform the system.No matter how the rules are formulated, people need to enforce them. This is the loophole.

It is a good way to kill Liwei. Unfortunately, Europe has no tradition of killing nobles, and Alexander II did not have the courage to set a precedent.

Franz tinkered with the civil service examination system, which also failed to solve the problem of corruption.Even bureaucrats of civilian origin are even more corrupt.

It's just that it created the conditions for Franz to kill.When the Anti-Corruption Bureau has something to do, it can often catch a few idiots to kill chickens and monkeys, and set up a typical deterrent bureaucracy.

After having a comparison, when dealing with noble bureaucrats, everyone will not feel that the emperor is fierce.

Look at other people's crimes have been decapitated. The nobles' crimes are just to seize the prince and jail, and how to take care of it.

Moreover, the victory of the prince is only the end of the lifetime aristocracy. The hereditary aristocracy will still be inherited by the second heir.

The reason is not a crime, but an insult to the glory of the nobility.That's right, European aristocratic culture is also required, and it is still of a high standard.

It ’s okay to do it in secret. Anyone who violates the noble ’s code of conduct on the surface will be criticized by everyone.

After many noble bureaucrats committed crimes, they could not bear the pressure of public opinion and chose to commit suicide directly.When people die, things will naturally pass.

Perhaps it seems ridiculous to future generations, anyway, he can't die anymore. After a few years in jail, he will go out after the limelight, and continue to live the life of a superior person. Why do he need to commit suicide?

But in this age when glory is higher than life, in order to protect the glory of the family, personal life is second.

Under external pressure, although corruption can't be stopped, at least they can converge.There are few officials in Austria who dare to directly embezzle public funds and openly ask for bribes like the Tsarist government.

This kind of operation can't be learned by the Russians.On the one hand, the aristocracy was too powerful, including the reform of Alexander II, which was also a national salvation movement initiated by the aristocracy.

On the other hand, it is the problem of popularization of knowledge.Compared with European countries, the Russian literacy rate is generally low, even if the civil service exams, there are few civilian children.

Without sufficient quantity, how can it bring pressure to the noble bureaucrats?If there are only a few people, it is estimated that they have been suppressed by the people just after entering the officialdom.

After so many years of compulsory education, even if only 1% of them enter the university, 20,000 or 30,000 people enter the university every year in Austria, and this number can be amplified by more than ten times by the middle school level.

A large talent pool is Austria's biggest advantage.

Quantitative changes cause qualitative changes. Many of the original obscurities that existed in time and space have now become the leading figures of the times. The once famous figures now have the meaning of ignoring everyone.

Facts have proved that the environment can really change a person.Franz is not in the superstitious celebrity effect, he believes that the effect of the butterfly effect is huge.

The celebrities of the original time and space in his eyes are not much different from ordinary people before they have come up with results.

After all, scientific research is full of coincidences, maybe another day, a laboratory, and the final outcome may change.

Even Austrian scientists who were born a little later may be lost by butterflies.This kind of thing is too common. As long as the original parents have an accident, or the time for intercourse changes, the sperm and eggs that are conceived eventually change.

Even if he has the same name, he has actually changed a person.To do this, just one overtime, or a holiday is enough.

Celebrity development plans have been a fallacy since the beginning.Rather than engage in these uncertainties, it is better to conduct impulse.

The number of talents has gone up, and the number of geniuses has naturally increased.In fact, it is the elites among the elites who can go to college in this era.

If you do n’t have enough abilities, if you want to go to university, you can only pay for it. If you pass the graduation exam, you can also get a diploma.

To the best of Franz ’s knowledge, there are currently a large number of auditors at various Austrian universities.These people are not for graduation certificate, just want to improve their ability.

After all, those who can afford the money are all well-to-do wealthy, and it does n’t matter if they have a diploma.

Not everyone can get the tuition of tens of thousands of Aegis, which is the price of a villa in Vienna.If converted to the 21st century, it would be hundreds of millions.

The Ministry of Education intends to increase the number of universities to provide an education platform for these rich children.After all, these people are gold owners, can charge high tuition fees, and can make a lot of money every year.

Franz knew that it was a matter of time before such universities appeared.It is never difficult for rich people to pursue higher education.

Can't you study abroad if you don't have it in China?Now it is not popular to study abroad in Austria. That is because the quality of domestic education is the world's top, and it has a lot of network resources.

For many capitalists, sending their children to study is to accumulate connections and lay the foundation for future development.

Without these benefits, the cost of studying abroad can at least save most of it. Why should they die with domestic universities?

Take the University of Vienna as an example. Those who formally admitted to the university have a combined tuition fee of only a thousand shields for several years. They can also apply for student loans.

The cost of the auditors was directly raised to 80,000 Aegis. Do n’t be too expensive. A total of 30 places are in short supply.If it doesn't matter, you can't get it at all.

This price is not only the price of learning knowledge, but also the added value brought by the network.As the top school in Austria, it is worth the price.

Austria has more than forty universities, large and small, and each university basically has only five or six hundred students enrolled each year, and the largest number is a thousand or so.

In the case of non-expansion of universities, this quota is naturally very expensive.Unless it is really a relationship, otherwise there will be a maximum number of auditors if there is more money.

As far as Franz knows, the children of the big aristocracy who walk into the university every year are single digits, and most of the time there are none.

If the children of the big aristocracy have passed the family education and have not passed the college entrance examination, then there are only two situations: either they are not suitable for studying;

If you think about it, the teacher who gave you the questions will give you classes every day. You ca n’t even go to college. What else can you say?Not to mention 100% original questions, at least you have done each question type.With such a big advantage, there is really no way to go ashore.

Since it is waste, for the sake of face, everyone will not put these children into the university to be ashamed.

It ’s easy to add a university, but is anyone really buying it?Entering university while accumulating contacts, why not have the heart of parents wishing Jackie Chan?

And a school with such people has been lowered in grade.Except for mixed diplomas, Franz is very skeptical about how much he can learn.

The reputation of the auditors is indeed unpleasant, but every year a part of the auditors achieve counterattacks and finally get a diploma.

These successful cases are also a factor in the trend of everyone going forward.

To accumulate a network of connections, to put it bluntly, is to make contact with people who are stronger than yourself. If the surroundings are the same or at a lower level, this relationship will not be so useful.

The grade has been reduced, and the cost cannot be reduced.Otherwise, in the end, the Ministry of Education will be required to keep the school running, and Franz might as well use the money to build another university and cultivate talents useful to society.

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