Holy Roman Empire

Chapter 673

The general trend cannot be shaken by a few small feet, and the introduction of cheap foreign labor is not so simple. Apart from the support of capitalists, everyone else is against it.

Without it, only benefit.

The influx of large numbers of cheap foreign workers will not only impact the domestic salary system, but also affect public order.Everyone's vital interests are damaged, so naturally we must oppose it.

The position of the Vienna government has always been firm on this issue.The distinction between primary and secondary is very clear.

It is impossible to ignore the foundation of the country because of the interests of capitalists.Apart from highly skilled personnel, Austria does not welcome ordinary workers.

At the national level, the people in the country earn income, and the money stays in the domestic circulation; after the migrant workers get paid, most of the rest are exiled except for the needs of life.

The outflow of wealth is definitely unfavorable to the development of the country. Unless there is a real shortage of labor, foreign workers must make up for it, otherwise no government will welcome it.

Austria ’s labor shortage is only affected by the war, and temporary short-term labor shortages occur temporarily.As long as the capitalists stop blindly expanding, this problem does not exist.

Publicly introduced labor is not the same as sneaking in for illegal work.The latter is illegal employment and can be deported at any time; the former has signed a contract and is a legal worker, certainly not so rude.

In order to introduce large numbers of foreign workers, once the post-war economic crisis breaks out, domestic employment and artificial salary systems will be fragmented by the impact, further aggravating the crisis under a vicious circle.

The government did everything possible to prevent the blind expansion of the capitalists. It was actually affected by the shortage of labor, and this expansion wave was contained. This ending is quite comic.

In the face of interests, all difficulties can be overcome.If there is a shortage of labor, then dig a corner. After Christmas, a war for talent broke out in Austria.

In order to recruit more workers, many companies have given preferential conditions that are usually unimaginable, such as: free lunch, free accommodation ...

Against this background, the labor disputes accepted by the labor inspection department in 1880 set a record low and social class contradictions tended to ease.

The rise in labor costs has also driven up the operating costs of enterprises, but this little problem is not worth mentioning before the war.

In a favorable situation, the "Golden Age" is constantly appearing in newspapers, and many people are optimistic that this is another outbreak of the capitalist economy.

The people did not know the seriousness of the consequences, but Franz had to be vigilant.Prosperity is brought about by war. Once the war is over, it cannot be sustained.

As people's incomes increase, prices are also slowly rising.Once the war is over, this abnormal prosperity cannot be sustained.

After the war, the economic bubble was punctured, the crisis of overcapacity broke out, market competition became more brutal, and corporate profits fell substantially.

With the capitalist's ethics, in the case of lower profits, lowering labor costs is an inevitable result.Layoffs and lower salaries are the most common methods.

Income has decreased, but prices have reached a high level. The life of the people at the bottom will be more difficult, and a crisis will appear.

If there were n’t a colony that could flood the river, Franz would not be able to sleep.Whenever he thinks of the horrible wave of unemployment, he feels cold.

After hesitating again and again, Franz decided to actively intervene in the market.When the government intervenes in the market, it is necessary to consider skills. It is certainly not possible to directly intervene.

Putting down the newspaper in his hand, Franz told the maid: "Inform the person in charge of the Ministry of Finance, Banking Regulatory Department, and National Bank to come over for a meeting tomorrow afternoon."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After that, the sound of "dingle bell" rang and the maid picked up the phone not far away and started dialing.

I have to admit that the telephone is one of the greatest inventions of the 19th century.Before the meeting is notified, someone must be sent to spread the word, and it would be impossible without a little effort.

Now the phone call only needs a moment.Of course, this is the emperor's prerogative. The dedicated line opened by the telephone company is staffed with a 24-hour wait to ensure that the connection is completed as soon as possible.

In this era of manual wiring, ordinary people still have to wait in line if they want to make calls. It is not too late to wait for half an hour. It is normal to drag on for two or three hours during the peak period.

Since it is a purely manual operation, some accidents are naturally inevitable, for example: the most common operator mistakes, causing the phone to cross the line.

Nowadays, the popular monthly subscription calls are not responsible for telephone delays caused by telephone company personnel's operation errors.

No way, it is overlord-style service.In recent years, telephones are high-tech products, and telephone companies have monopolized their operations, so they do not like to use them.

No matter how pitted, the phone is much stronger than the telegram.You can talk directly at home, which is far more convenient than going to a telegraph company to generate a telegram.

For better service, upgrade VIP.This is Franz ’s idea, copying the big penguin empire, if you want to improve the quality of the call, then go to krypton gold.

As long as the krypton gold can be smooth, even if it is a customized 24-hour dedicated line service.Private high-end luxury packages, unless special circumstances, or guaranteed to connect within five minutes.

As for ordinary users complaining about poor service quality, they can only apologize.In the age of manual wiring, there is simply no way to talk about service quality.

You can't blame the telephone company for treating it differently. It's really forced by life.The tall product of the telephone is simply not affordable for ordinary people, and even most middle class people cannot afford it.

Just like what the newspaper said: "To judge whether the other party has money or not, see if there is a phone in his house."

The richest people are VIP users of the telephone company, as long as the phone is installed, the middle class is upward.

The network access fee of up to 500 Aegis and the minimum monthly phone charge of 30 Aegis directly eliminated all ordinary people.

Don't be too expensive, because the network is laid out all over the country. In fact, the telephone company is still paying for it.

If it is not to seize the market, it is estimated that like many European countries, the phone is only exclusive to large cities.

The high cost is actually paying for the development and promotion of new technologies.Monopoly management is not only a reward for developers, but also a real helplessness.

Without core technology, patent fees must be paid, infrastructure investment costs are too high, and profit prospects are not optimistic. The combination of so many unfavorable factors is simply not affordable for ordinary companies.

In the context of continuous loss of money and long-term profits, talk about antitrust is actually nonsense.

It's easy to stand at the commanding point of morality, the problem is to solve the problem?It's easy to break the monopoly, then what to do?

Enterprises do not see the prospect of profitability, have no motivation, do not develop and promote new technologies, and the consequences can be much more serious than monopoly.

Each era has the characteristics of each era, the most suitable is the best.The so-called monopoly hinders the progress of science and technology, in fact, it is relatively speaking. Prior to this, the monopoly also promoted the progress of science and technology.

Of course, this is limited to technology.The premise is based on technological innovation, relying on more advanced technology to occupy the market, and gain a monopoly position.

Even in later generations, there are still a few monopoly groups, relying on technological advantages.There is no way, the peers do not give power, and fail in the market competition.

In order not to anti-monopolize, we must not let people make technological progress and wait for competitors to catch up.

The issue of side effects is temporarily out of Franz's consideration.Don't stop eating because you might choke on eating.

These problems are still left to future generations to solve. Now we still strive to climb the technological tree and stand out in this cruelest era.

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Chancellor of the Exchequer: "Your Majesty, is now in a period of rapid economic development. Suddenly shrinking the money, it is easy to cause market turmoil."

There is no reason why Karl does not worry that the government rarely intervenes in the market in the era of free economy and does not know how to intervene in the market.

Doing something that has never been done before, and involves a lot of things, normal people will have doubts in their hearts.

Franz shook his head: "Instead of directly shrinking the money, we only need to regulate the approval of loans to ensure the safety of depositors' funds."

The same thing, in other words, produces different results.

The government's direct and gross interference, or the mandatory order of banks to shrink their money, will definitely be strongly rebounded.If you intervene in the name of standardizing loan issuance, the situation will be different.

The latter itself is one of the functions of the government, protecting the safety of depositors' funds, and it is a tall use, no one can object.

While standardizing the disbursement of loans, there will naturally be some loans that have incomplete procedures and falsified materials and cannot be approved.

Usually these loans are also high-risk loans. Preventing these loans from issuing not only shrinks the money, but also protects the safety of depositors ’funds.

It is not obvious now that after the crisis broke out, every additional Aegis cash may be the bank's life-saving straw.

Franz did not want to see large-scale bankruptcy of domestic banks, and then the government was forced to pick up this mess and make the finances in debt.

Bank Supervision Minister Alex: "Your Majesty, we still lack the legal basis in this regard, and the government has not clearly defined the scope of supervision over commercial loans.

If you intervene blindly without detailed standards, it is easy to abuse your authority and cause bad consequences."

Since the suppression of the March Revolution, the Austrian government has begun the road of legal reform. The meeting has been busy for thirty years, and it has not been fully refined.

Many problems are found after patching.Franz is accustomed to tinkering, and the construction of the legal system itself has been improved through constant exploration, and it is simply unrealistic to get it right in one step.

"I will greet the Legislative Council on this issue. You are responsible for cooperating, collect more cases, and come up with an implementation rule as soon as possible.

The imperfect parts will be filled in later.If some loopholes are plugged, there will be fewer. This is a long-term job."

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