Holy Roman Empire

It should not be said to be taken, it seems that the other party delivered the goods to the door.The Austrian new energy power company did not go out to run business, and the customer took the initiative to come to the door.

Salted fish thinking is unacceptable. How can a company that does not want to make progress become a great enterprise?

"Tell Mark Oliver, let them continue their efforts and staking as much land as possible. While there are no giants involved, bring in more cities.

In addition, to package the company, the Austrian New Energy Power Company is not just an ordinary company, but an enterprise with great ideals.

Our goal is: to light up the world, making money is just an accident.

If certain partners have doubts, they can be given a majority stake in the subsidiary.In short, now we must expand as soon as possible, complete the European strategic layout as soon as possible, and then extend our tentacles to the whole world. "

It is impossible to monopolize the power supply. What can be done now is to rely on the first-mover advantage to enclose the city.

As for the business that loses money in the countryside, it is the government's business. It is not in the planning of the Austrian New Energy Power Company for the time being, and the future may be uncertain.

In the future, governments of all countries will limit profits for this kind of public infrastructure and people's livelihood projects, otherwise even spitting stars can kill people.

At that time, rural electricity consumption can be taken into consideration.The newly increased construction and maintenance costs directly dilute the profits of subsidiaries.

It is no longer a profiteering industry, and the public will naturally stop complaining.No one has anything to say about keeping a reasonable profit of more than ten points.

Moreover, the decrease in the profits of subsidiaries does not mean that the profits of the head office have also decreased.With less dividends, the maintenance cost of equipment and the cost of purchased accessories have gone up again.

Even if someone calls for the nationalization of electricity, it depends on whether the local government dares to take over.The increased cost of changing a private enterprise into a state-owned enterprise is not more than a dozen points. It is not surprising that a profitable enterprise becomes a money-losing enterprise.

If a government was nationalized, Franz would not mind selling it for a good price.Enterprises with a background are never worried about being swallowed alive.This is a legal enterprise. If you want to be nationalized, you must follow the rules. The government buys the company's shares at a premium.

Anyway, before that, I had earned enough.With the benefits obtained in other areas, there may be much more direct profits.

This is the advantage of the consortium, one industry drives a series of industries.Even industries that appear to be losing money have made money in other ways.

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"This is the city that never sleeps. It really is the most beautiful city in the world, and it is not comparable to Tokyo!"

"Of course, the whole world can be compared with London and Paris. I don't know how long it will take for Tokyo to reach this point."

The conversation is between Okubo Toshimichi and Ito Hirobumi. After the victory of the Falling Curtain War in 1868, the "Restoration Government" headed by Emperor Meiji was established.

In order to regain sovereignty, Emperor Meiji sent a delegation to Europe to negotiate with the governments of various countries.Negotiations are also part-time on-the-spot investigations, learning the laws of strengthening a country from European countries.

The more you see, the more you can feel the gap between the two sides.The Japanese in this era do not have the slightest arrogance, and they are completely obedient students.

It can be seen that their interest is not high. They have visited many countries along the way, but the negotiations have not progressed very smoothly.

European countries don't take them seriously at all, and want to amend the treaty to take back their sovereignty and dream!If you can still spit out the meat in your mouth, is that still the 19th century when the jungle was prey to the jungle?

I don't know if they are lucky or not.At this time, Franz was touring the Balkans, accompanied by several cabinet ministers.

The big shots are not here, so it is naturally impossible to rely on a three-inch tongue to persuade Austria to make concessions.

The Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave the answer early on. If you want to revise the contract, you can exchange it with benefits, or you can buy it directly with money, so there is no need to talk about empty talk.

Talking so deadly, of course, we can't go on talking.I wanted to meet high-level government officials, but was also rejected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Not so many reasons, just because of contempt.

The current international status of Japan is very low, not even comparable to the Principality of Montenegro, and European countries directly treat them as natives.

Ito Hirobumi and others visited six or seven European countries along the way, but none of them enjoyed the corresponding diplomatic etiquette.If you want to meet senior government officials from various countries, you have to pay bribes, otherwise they won't have time to receive them.

If the negotiation fails, then we can only conduct on-the-spot investigations and learn how to strengthen the country.They all bear the banner of a constitutional monarchy, but in fact the three-nation system of Britain, France and Austria is still different.

According to preliminary observations, Ito Hirobumi has discovered that the British, French and Austrian models are not something they can play around.

These three are old empires, and they were all European powers when they were most in decline in the past century. The troubles they encountered were basically internal problems, and there was never the risk of being turned into a colony.

This is not comparable to Japan. They do not have enough background to resist foreign aggression.

Okubo Toshimichi asked: "Ito-kun, have you noticed that we didn't see thick black smoke in Vienna, which is completely different from Paris and London.

It is said that Europe is in an economic crisis and many factories are closed.Now that the Austrian emperor is personally inspecting the place, does it mean that the economic crisis in Austria is so serious that no factories have opened in Vienna? "

Looking at the bustling street, Ito Hirobumi pointed with his finger and said: "It's not like it, this is a scene of prosperity. If the economic crisis is so severe, these ordinary people may not be able to laugh long ago.

Moreover, Vienna is a city that never sleeps. With so many street lights, the monthly electricity bill is probably no less than 50 million taels of silver. "

It was only after the electric light entered London that they came into contact with new affairs, and it also impacted their cognition.

However, electric lights in London are only the patent of a few wealthy people. In order not to lose face in Japan, they only watch from a distance and never get close.

It’s different in Austria. The power company is already promoting electric lights. Not only are there street lights on the streets, but even the hotels they stay in have installed electric lights.

Ito Hirobumi guessed that the electricity bill of 50 million taels of silver per month directly caused the entire delegation to fall into dead silence.Everyone unconsciously made a comparison with Japan, and found embarrassingly that the electricity bill in Vienna was half of their fiscal revenue.

Of course, this number is not accurate. The price of electricity for road lighting is different from that for residents. After conversion, the monthly electricity bill is only 10,000+ taels of silver.

The money was not paid by the city government of Vienna, but distributed to the merchants.Everyone is happy to pay this tax. Since Vienna lights up, business has become more prosperous.

The reputation of the city that never sleeps still attracts many people.The arrival of these outsiders has led to commercial prosperity, and Vienna has shown signs of developing into a tourist city.

The head of the delegation, Iwakura Tomomi, waved his hand and said: "Don't worry about it, this is the territory of the Austrians. No matter what happens, it has nothing to do with us. Maybe there is no industry in this city!"

There is no industry, he himself does not believe it.Big cities without industry did exist in this era, but they were all in backward areas.

Almost every city in the great powers is full of thick smoke.Austria was no exception, Vienna was just an accident due to Franz's intervention.

The thick black smoke rising into the sky is considered by many people to be a sign of a strong country.Even London, which is smelly, is regarded by many people as an ideal place.

Not to mention the Japanese who are good at going to extremes. If you look carefully at their literary works of this period, there are many positive descriptions of these contents.

In short, these exhaust gases are fragrant.

Chapter 15 The dream of a strong country

I couldn't get everything I wanted in Austria, so the Japanese delegation left after some inspections, and a Japanese embassy was added in Vienna.

I have to admire the foresight of the Japanese. Although they were poor, they gritted their teeth and set up embassies in several major European countries.

The consumption in Vienna is not low, especially compared to Japan, the housing prices here are even more outrageous.It's not that someone is speculating in real estate, it's entirely the result of the market's spontaneous adjustment.

As the largest land supplier in Vienna, and also the only supplier, Franz said responsibly that there is no way to make money in real estate speculation in Austria.

The rise of housing prices in Vienna is due to the three words "city that never sleeps".Just for this name, people who buy a house in Vienna are very happy.

There are more people buying houses, the market is in short supply, and the price will naturally go up.Now there is no less than [-] Aegis in Vienna, which has directly doubled compared to the same period last year.

Ordinary housing is not bad. In fact, the most rapid growth is still luxury housing. The higher the grade of housing, the stronger the price growth.

Especially in the aristocratic area, the price of most courtyards has increased by seven or eight times, and the lowest price is tens of thousands of Aegis.Don't think it's too expensive, no amount of money can buy it without aristocratic status.

In order to save money, the Japanese did not live in the embassy district in Vienna, but chose to buy several private houses two kilometers away for renovation.

This is a smart person's approach. Changing a place saved at least five or sixty thousand taels of silver.

Moreover, pretending to be poor is still beneficial, and it can reduce the peeping heart of the great powers.His own strength is not enough, and he still has a swollen face to pretend to be fat. Didn't he tell everyone to come and grab it?

As for face, this thing has never existed in Japan.In this era, which European country would think highly of them?

That being the case, why bother to hold on.From the very beginning, the Japanese have been prepared to go low and do small things, and this has been done for decades.

This is why Japan was able to complete the Meiji Restoration without being interfered by the great powers.They behaved so well that no one felt they were a threat.

When Franz returned to Vienna, the Japanese delegation had left.This kind of trivial matter is not worthy of his attention, and the left-behind officials only mention it casually when reporting work.

Otherwise, knowing that Ito Hirobumi and others are coming, Franz still has to worry about whether to wipe them off.This has nothing to do with interests, the memory left over from his previous life is enough to make him make this decision.

If you don't know, then don't worry about it.Ito Hirobumi and others are investigating in the Kingdom of Prussia. I am afraid they would never have dreamed of it, and they almost lost their lives.

Although they are diplomatic missions, they will be protected by various countries.However, the sea is rough and there are many pirates, so there are too many situations where accidents can happen.

Now they are not allies of the British. Before the Meiji Restoration, they were not even qualified to be pawns. Even if an accident happened, no one would care.

Without Franz's intervention, history once again returned to the original point.The Japanese government learned the navy from the British, and the army from Prussia, and "monarchism" was also brought back.

As for the fact that France and Austria cannot learn from it, maritime countries naturally cannot learn from mainland countries.France and Austria were originally European giants, but they just caught a cold halfway, and now they are cured, it's as simple as that.

As a dick, the Kingdom of Prussia counterattacked the Russian Empire. He is the idol of the Japanese.

It was forced to learn from Britain. How can a maritime country get along without a navy? The 19th century was the age of sea power, and all major powers were charging towards the sea.

Franz knew nothing of these episodes.Now he is still having a headache for the Prussian and Silesian regions that were just taken back, but this time he was put together by the Prussians.

The land was handed over smoothly, but the above population is gone.Originally intended to limit the development of the Kingdom of Prussia by reducing the number of main ethnic groups, but now it is only half successful.

The total population of the Kingdom of Prussia has exceeded the 2000 million mark, and the main ethnic group plus the Germanized population is about 1350 million. This population ratio is enough to ensure the stability of the country.

In any case, at least I took time out of the East Prussian area, so my work was not in vain.The Silesian region is not empty, and there are about 7 to [-] people left.

This is the result of the active intervention of the Vienna government to keep this part of the population.It's not that the Berlin government is willing to give up, mainly because these people are unwilling to move.

The rural plot of being unable to leave the homeland always exists. No matter what the Prussian government promises, these people just don't move.

There is no psychological barrier to mixing with the Habsburg dynasty. If you don’t want to move, you don’t move. With Austria’s intervention, the Berlin government can’t use force and can only let it go.

Although the land was handed over to Austria, the property on the land still has the owner.None of this mattered, Franz was not in a hurry, it was the master who was in a hurry.

If Silesia is not developed there, Austria is still Austria.But the owners of the property are different. If the Silesia region is not developed, many of their properties will become worthless.

For example: if no one cultivates the land, grass will soon grow and warblers will fly, but taxes still have to be paid.

Another example: if the real estate in shops and factories cannot be operated normally, the landlord will naturally not get any income.

What is needed now is for them to calm down before they know how to cooperate in the future.Unless the Berlin government buys these properties with money and operates them behind the scenes, these people won't last a few days.

What troubled Franz the most was that the Saxony government proposed to the central government every day, asking the new Holy Roman Empire to sanction the Kingdom of Prussia.

You must know that they spent a lot of money to take back the Prussian Saxony area. Now there are only tens of thousands of residents above, and a lot of investment and immigration are needed to develop this area.

Being put together, the Kingdom of Saxony naturally couldn't bear it.If it wasn't for the huge disparity in force between the two sides, Franz suspected that they would have gone straight up.

Instead of resorting to violence, the Kingdom of Saxony still used its own methods to retaliate, for example: closing the trade channel between the two countries and prohibiting the sale of any Prussian goods in the Saxon region.

This is not enough, they want the new Holy Roman Empire to sanction Prussia together.Knowing that this is a game that hurts both sides, the people of Saxony are fearless, and they just want to bet on this.

Franz naturally had a headache, and this kind of sanction was meaningless.Even if the new Holy Roman Empire blocks Prussia, people can get it from Britain and France.

Moreover, after the outbreak of the economic crisis, the tariffs between countries are about to block the import and export trade. The total foreign trade between Pu and Austria is less than 1000 million Aegis, which is less than one-third of that before the economic crisis.

Policy-making cannot be willful. What about companies whose interests have been damaged?If this leads to an increase in unemployment, the intensification of social conflicts will outweigh the gains.

There is no rush to retaliate against Prussia, there are plenty of opportunities in the future.Blindly force it, and if people-to-people relations are froze, the loss outweighs the gain.

There is no way, the Kingdom of Saxony can let them do what they want. This is their right, and Franz is too lazy to interfere.

Every family has a difficult scripture to recite, as long as you compare it with Franz, your mind will be balanced.The British are still in trouble in Ireland and Scotland, and the French are asking for trouble. In comparison, Austria is considered good.

The states below are fairly safe, at least no one is clamoring for independence.It is also understandable that the Kingdom of Saxony is now erupting.

The Prussian-Saxon region just taken back occupies more than four floors of their total area. There used to be a population of 100 million on it, but now there are only tens of thousands left.

Any country that suddenly loses [-] to [-] percent of its population will also go crazy.Saxony is still restrained, just clamoring for economic sanctions against Prussia.

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After appeasing the younger brother, Franz turned his attention to the Balkan Peninsula.Don't think about industry, the French just treat this place as a colony, and naturally there is no such tall thing.

The industries left over from the Ottoman Empire, first in the Near East War, and then encountered the French colonial rule, these industries have long been finished.

In a way, this is also a good thing.Simple agriculture is obviously easier to govern, and it is difficult for messy ideas to spread in conservative rural areas.

Coupled with the credit of the French, many diehards were almost exiled.Although the French buried a lot of hidden dangers when they left, none of these had the opportunity to play out.

Franz's visit to the Balkan Peninsula was not just a trip, but an excuse for a major operation on the local area.

When the emperor personally inspected the place, it is natural to strengthen security protection. It is natural for the local government to check the potential safety hazards, and this investigation exposed the problem.

According to Austrian law, there are too many criminals. No matter how big or small the crime is, if a crime is constituted, they must be held accountable.

Why did it take so long to get the French Balkans? Isn't it to make them commit crimes?

The legal gap between the French colonial rule and the direct Austrian rule is very different.There are many things that can be done in a French colony that are illegal in Austria.

Anyone who violates the law must be prosecuted, so anyone caught will face severe punishment by the law.There is no such thing as the law not blaming the masses. If a village commits a crime, the village should be prosecuted, and if a town commits a crime, the town should be prosecuted.

The nails left by the French have undoubtedly been pulled out.The local ruling class has basically changed.

In accordance with the law, no one can say anything.No matter how many people are involved, the dignity of the law must be maintained, and it is definitely not about suppressing dissidents.

Except for the fact that political prisoners who spread illegal ideas are subject to hard labor for life, the rest are dealt with according to the severity of the crime.This time he was not directly exiled, but stayed to fight for the improvement of traffic in the Balkan Peninsula.

Franz was still very hesitant to develop the newly acquired French Balkan Peninsula.Austria's energy is limited, and it always feels a bit of a loss to invest resources in the Balkans.

The newly acquired territory of the French Balkan Peninsula is not small, including Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, half of Greece, and half of Istanbul.

But the population is less than 300 million, and the young and strong labor force is even smaller.This is the fault of the French. The Paris government realized very early on that the French Balkan Peninsula is connected to Russia and Austria. It cannot be defended militarily, so naturally it will not develop it with heart.

Naturally, as a colony, don't think about any good treatment. In order to develop the African continent, the French immigrated from the Balkan Peninsula.Compared with African natives, the Balkan people are still a high-quality labor force.