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Another example: just take something from home, it is a priceless antique.

Well, let's not talk about antiques, there is really no shortage of old-fashioned aristocrats' homes.

This thing is not considered a fake, the ancestors are awesome, as long as they are old enough, they can be said to have been used by the ancestors themselves, and their value will double immediately.

Even if the ancestors are not awesome, there must be some awesome relatives, who gave it to them.Anyway, if you make up a story to raise your social status, it doesn't matter whether anyone believes it, as long as someone pays for it.

The buyer cannot be the capitalist himself who needs to ask someone to do things. Usually, I will pay for you today, and you will pay for him tomorrow, and he will pay for me the day after tomorrow.

Anyway, there is absolutely no mutual interest between buyers and sellers.Even these capitalists who cooperate with each other don't know each other on the surface, and they don't have any trade contacts.

That's not all, even the ones who come forward to sell the goods are not officials themselves, not even close relatives, they are usually registered legal companies.

If something goes wrong, just abandon these industries.There is no Internet these days, and many companies are under the names of dead people.

Dead people can't speak, and even if the government wants to hold them accountable, they can't go to God to ask for someone. At worst, they will be confiscated by the government as unowned property.

In fact, there is nothing to confiscate.Most of these companies are worthless. Except for a few employees who don't know anything, the company's profits are all based on benefits.

……

Looking at his son who was lost in thought, Franz chose to wait patiently, knowing that this question was too embarrassing.Even he himself only figured it out after being an emperor for many years.

But in the royal family, these issues must be understood.Only when you have a thorough understanding of the problem can you choose the solution that is most beneficial to you and implement it.

That's right, not to solve the problem.It is the job of the ministers to be responsible for solving the problem. The emperor only needs to guide, and the charge must be handed over to his subordinates.

After a while, Frederick said slowly: "Father, do you mean that you must act according to the rules even though you know there are problems with them?"

Franz shook his head: "It's not a matter of rules, in fact there are no perfect rules in this world, what really tests people is resilience.

While obeying the rules, we should also use the rules to serve us, instead of becoming slaves under the rules.

Always remember that we are the rule makers as well as the rule maintainers.

Unless it is really necessary, it is best not to try to change the rules of the game lightly, because before changing the rules, you have to bear the backlash of the rules. "

No way, what Franz wants to train is a successful king.Too active thinking and high ambition are not the qualities that a successful king should possess.

Relatively speaking, being conservative is the best choice.Anyway, Austria's size is so large, and the accumulated wealth is so strong, the fault tolerance rate is already very high.

As long as the subsequent monarchs don't mess around, the status of a big country is stable.When the country is stable, the royal family is naturally stable too.

After pondering for a while, Frederick said slowly: "Father, I understand. There is no right and wrong in politics, it just depends on whether it is necessary.

Waiters and others are not good things, but what they are doing now is beneficial to the empire, so we will use them.

And now the criminal officials and capitalists who have been detected are all criminals, no matter how many they are or how powerful they are.

Since they are criminals, they must accept the punishment of the law. Anyone who obstructs judicial justice is the target of our attack.

Waiters and others are the knives in our hands, cleaning up the carrion on the empire for us, as for their character is not important!

If this knife continues to be sharp, then we will protect them and make them the pillars of the country that are admired by people.

On the contrary, if the knife is curled or even rusted, then let them bear the backlash themselves. "

If there is nothing wrong with it, the criminal evidence will be severely punished, and if it cannot be found out, it will be treated as if nothing happened.

Although it is not very ideal, it has not been able to wipe out all the moths in the country, but this is the rule of the game.

Upholding the dignity of the law is the first priority. As for cleaning up the fish that slipped through the net, there will be opportunities later.

Franz was very satisfied with Frederick's handling of the situation. Coldness is the basic quality of a monarch.

Don't look at Franz who seems to be very talkative, and hasn't done anything stupid for so many years, but this is all based on the fact that his subordinates keep themselves safe.

In fact, behind the glamorous appearance, there are more followers who fell halfway because of improper standing.

It's just that in view of his past achievements, Franz chose to be punished lightly, which seemed merciful.

And this is a lenient sentence, which is also within the scope of the rules.For example: those who should be deprived of titles have become overseas colonies that are directly inherited by their descendants and have relatively good exile conditions.

No matter how much he took care of him, he was kicked out of the circle of power, but the family foundation was not deprived, leaving behind the hope of a comeback.

Killing doesn't exist.There is no tradition of killing nobles in Europe. Unless it is a major event of anger and grievance, otherwise nobles are rarely executed.

Waiters and others cannot enjoy this kind of treatment.

They have credit for it, but it is a pity that colluding with Jewish capitalists has committed a big taboo, and it is considered magnanimous for Franz not to blame them.

From the very beginning, Franz was ready to kill them and the Jewish capitalists.I didn't expect that these guys were all ruthless people, and they just made a bloody way out of the desperate situation.

Stepping on the bones of his colleagues has created a good reputation for himself.Facts have proved that a good reputation can really save your life.

Now all the Austrian people think they are honest officials, and no matter how much evidence the Jewish capitalists produce, it can all be attributed to - planting and framing.

As the price of getting away, Waiters and others will have to worry about being retaliated for the rest of their lives.If you want to continue to mix in the officialdom, you can only rely on the reputation of "upright officials" who are jealous of evil.

Thinking of this, Franz sighed helplessly.I thought to myself: "I don't know if this is a reversal of black and white?"

"Probably, maybe, shouldn't be counted, using a group of moths to kill another group of moths can barely be called fighting fire with fire.

No, it should be said that it is saving the officials who made mistakes and bringing them back to the right track..."

No matter how much you comfort yourself, you can't change the fact of this nonsense.People who obviously don't want to use it, but because of political needs, they still want to reuse it.

As if thinking of something bad, Franz continued to instruct: "Frederick, remember. The bottom line of people like Waiters is too low, and they cannot be allowed to occupy high positions.

If you encounter something that must be reused, you should use it with caution. Their limit is the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, or the deputy directors of various ministries.

Before reusing them, checks and balances must be prepared.Once you find any bad signs, immediately suppress them.

Candidates for the cabinet and the heads of various ministries must be selected with a certain bottom line.The ability does not need to be too strong, as long as it is above the average line, it is enough.

Especially for prime minister candidates, try to choose older ones.I suppress the young ones, no matter how capable they are. "

Chapter 92 Murder

With the arrest of officials one after another, the original anti-Semitic campaign gradually came to an end, and a vigorous anti-corruption campaign began.

Throughout the dynasties, the arrest of corrupt officials has always been the favorite of the people, and Austria is no exception.

Although there is no direct corruption, the transfer of benefits under the power-for-money transaction is essentially the same. To be precise, the punishment under Austrian law is the same.

The news media is the happiest thing to see big people being arrested. There are big news every day, and there are no repeats. Even the sales of newspapers in 1886 hit a record high.

The people who eat melons are also satisfied, so many stories are staged, and there is something to talk about after dinner.

Even the public officials in the government are satisfied. There is a feeling of sadness between the rabbit and the fox, but it can't stop the enthusiasm for promotion.

One radish and one hole, if the one above does not retreat, the one below will not go up at all.If it gets in the way, that's the enemy.

At this point, the major anti-corruption case initiated by the investigation team has completely gotten out of control, and it doesn't mean that it can be stopped just by stopping.

One after another, the more people are involved, the more people are involved, and Franz is dumbfounded.

We must know that the technical content of profit transfer is much higher than that of direct corruption. Ordinary public officials can't afford it at all. The real people involved in the case are all officials.

The chief officials of many places went in, and even the local high-level officials were taken over, leaving a bunch of grassroots staff to preside over the work.

Then, the local functional institutions actually functioned normally.Well, this doesn't seem to be a big deal compared to the cases in which the government shut down and the country operated normally in later generations.

The current international situation is very stable. As long as there is no chaos in the local area, the anti-corruption campaign can continue.

The officials went in, and the bribe-givers couldn't escape.In order to reduce the sentence, reporting is bound to happen.

Unless the crime is extremely heinous and will definitely be sentenced to death, it is possible to choose to die. Most people have to think about themselves and want to reduce their guilt.

Looking at the ever-increasing number of people involved in the case, Franz can finally announce to the outside world: the Austrian government is not anti-Semitic, it is fighting corruption.

There is nothing wrong with it. The number of Jews imprisoned is more than [-]%, less than half. There is still conclusive evidence of crimes. What is it if it is not anti-corruption?

Just because Franz doesn't care doesn't mean that others don't care either.Earl Waiters, who was the party involved, was frightened. The prison was almost overcrowded, and the case could not be concluded.

In the past month, Earl Waiters had been assassinated three times. The assassins who initiated the assassination were all Jews. No one knew who the real black hand was.

Anyway, Waiters is a Jew who doesn't believe in leaderless dragons, and has the ability to carefully plan assassinations again and again.

Not only did he suffer, but even his family members were attacked by mobs.Fortunately, the Vienna police showed their strength and showed up in time to solve the problem.

In the Prime Minister's residence, Earl Waiters complained eagerly: "Prime Minister, everyone outside is crazy, yes, they are a bunch of crazy people!"

Looking at his former deputy, Prime Minister Karl secretly sighed in his heart. To be honest, he still had some sympathy for Earl West.

But if you do something wrong, you have to pay the price.This road was chosen by West himself. No matter how many pits there are in front of him, he can only walk through it by himself.

"West, calm down, your current state is very wrong. The sky has not fallen, what are a group of lunatics afraid of!"

Prime Minister Karl has this confidence. The Austrian bourgeoisie has limited strength, especially in terms of force, which is almost zero.

The so-called influence is nothing more than a network of relationships established by power and money transactions.

However, this kind of network is the most unreliable. The power of bureaucrats comes from the government, and they can be knocked out of the dust when they are ordered.

Anyway, the Austrian government system is perfect, no matter who gets in, it can operate normally.

The chief officer went in, and there were deputy substitutes; the deputy also went in, and the next level was on top, anyway, according to the administrative level, the substitutes were all the way.

For example, in several cities in Galicia, ordinary employees now act as mayors.It may not be possible to do things, but maintaining the status quo is enough.

Compulsory education has been carried out for so many years, and the Vienna government has no shortage of officials, and no amount of vacancies can be filled quickly.

There is not enough manpower, the worst thing is to recruit again.Prime Minister Karl is not worried at all, these guys can make a big mess.

Earl Waiters: "But Prime Minister, they are now..."

Before he could finish speaking, Karl interrupted: "Count, I know what you mean.

It's nothing more than that some clowns are too active, which has interfered with the investigation team's investigation and your normal life.

Rest assured, the police have deployed sufficient police force to protect your safety.The cabinet has just made a decision to launch a nationwide crackdown.

All thugs will be punished severely, including those behind the scenes.

No matter how high their status is or how prominent their status is, as long as you can find them out, you don't have to worry about retaliation from behind. "

It seems plain, but in fact Prime Minister Karl has already moved to kill.Assassinating government officials is slapping the face of the Vienna government.

Prime Minister Karl hates these guys who break the rules of the game.Once caught, immortality is also a disaster of a hundred years in prison, and there is a special package with no entry or exit for safekeeping.

Waiters doesn't want to be retaliated against in the future, the best way is to dig out all the enemies this time, once and for all to eliminate future troubles.

It seems simple, but it is actually a fallacy.Despite the fact that there are quite a few suspects who have been found out now, there are still a small number of people who can be sent to prison with solid evidence.

Neither capitalists nor bureaucrats are alone. If they are unlucky, their younger brothers will not be able to escape.

If all the suspects were arrested, then instead of the current 4 people in prison, the number would have broken through the [-] mark long ago.

If there is a fish that slips through the net, it is doomed that the hatred drawn by Waiters and others will not disappear, and revenge will still be inevitable in the future.

After hesitating for a moment, Earl West said cruelly: "Prime Minister, there are already conclusive evidence for many criminals, see if you can hand them over to the court for trial first."

Kill the chicken and the monkey!

There are too many people involved this time, and many people think that the Vienna government will "raise high and fall gently", lacking enough awe.

The best way is naturally to kill and use blood to let these people know that if they do something wrong, they will die.

After a little thought, Prime Minister Karl nodded: "Then select a group of repeat offenders and punish them severely. The number is tentatively set at 1000."

The fate of a thousand unlucky people has been decided in this way. As a typical example of killing chickens and monkeys, they will be dealt with according to the strictest standards stipulated by law.

Hearing this answer, Earl Waiters gasped. 1000 This is almost the total number of criminals executed in Austria last year, and now it is in place in one step.

There is no need to doubt, not to mention the selection of [-] felons to be executed, even [-] would be more than enough.

Regardless of whether the outside world is concerned about anti-corruption and anti-Semitism, in fact, the most arrested are members of the underworld.

For no other reason, it is because the criminal evidence of these scum is the easiest to collect.

Most of the crimes committed by other people are economical. Even if there is a murder case, it is instigated behind the scenes, and these guys are the specific executors.

Seeing the Prime Minister's resolute attitude, Waiters secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, his role changed quickly, otherwise he would be a chicken being killed now.

Don't say that you don't kill nobles. If you become the boss of this kind of criminal gang with tens of thousands of people, no matter how prominent your status is, don't even think about running away.

……

The central square in Bukovina is already crowded with people, and countless people who eat melons have come to watch the court trial.

The aged Feld and his party also appeared in the crowd, but compared to the excitement of the surrounding people, Feld and the others looked gloomy and terrifying.

Today's trial is the well-known Mr. Leo Cohen. Perhaps to others, he is a scumbag who has committed all kinds of crimes, but to them, he is a compatriot worthy of respect.

As each charge was confirmed, Feld closed his eyes and said slowly, "Let's go!"