Holy Roman Empire

Hanks, who thought he had convinced his friend, said happily, "Okay, drink!"

After taking a sip of wine, he added: "If you want to republish, it's not impossible. Just go to the Information Bureau for the record and change it to Austrian."

Fei Kewenna nodded. Although the newspaper office is half dead, it is also a reflection of his status. It is best to keep nature. Ideals always have to compromise with reality.

Chapter 57 Industry Regulation

Changes in people's hearts are the most elusive. Of course, Franz didn't know about the episode in Pest.As an emperor, as long as the world is peaceful, the thoughts of individual people are out of his consideration.

By now, Austrian government bureaucrats have become accustomed to three major assessment indicators: education, stability, and economy.

The easiest thing to achieve is that the society is stable, the government is strong enough, the local powerful factions are all in peace, and some bad elements that undermine social stability need to be dealt with.

The second is "education".The rules and regulations are there, and it is enough to cooperate with the plan of the Ministry of Education and advance step by step.

Of course, if you want to make achievements in this, you must adapt to local conditions and work hard.

The most troublesome thing is to develop the economy. Prosperous big cities are fine. Now the domestic economy is developing rapidly, and big cities are the main force of economic growth. It only needs to formulate appropriate local policies.

Economic development in remote areas will be much slower.In some places, they simply stand still.Even if bureaucrats want to work hard, they don't know where to start.

Unbalanced regional economic development has become a difficult problem for the Austrian government, and it is still an unsolvable problem.

Franz can't do anything about it, let alone now, even 100 or 200 years later, these problems will still plague countries all over the world.

There are many factors restricting regional economic development, including: transportation, resources, climate, geographical environment, population...

In contrast, the easiest thing to solve is the traffic problem. The big deal is road construction. As long as you are willing to invest, you can solve it sooner or later.

There are also ways to solve the population problem, but climate, resources, and geographical environment cannot be solved by manpower, at least not in the 19th century.

Looking at the economic development report in his hand, Franz sighed helplessly.

Knowing that the government will invest a lot of resources in big cities, it will exacerbate the imbalance in regional economic development, but it still has to continue.

There is no way, the highest rate of return can be obtained by doing so.If you throw yourself into the backcountry and not even a bubble can come out, it is really hopeless.

"Prime Minister, why are all these water conservancy projects invested in plain areas?" Franz asked with concern

Industrial development is all in big cities. This is no problem. Agricultural development cannot and should only be considered in plain areas. Many mountainous areas also have development potential.

Due to political considerations, when the government reinvests, it must also take into account various regions.

Felix explained: "Your Majesty, it is mainly a matter of population distribution. At present, the population of Austria mainly gathers in the plains, and the population in other areas is relatively small.

From the perspective of optimal allocation of resources, we first concentrate on the development of plain areas with large populations. Other areas have a small population and low competition pressure, and the demand for water conservancy projects is relatively small. "

Franz nodded. From the perspective of agricultural development, plain areas are more suitable for growing food, and there is a greater demand for water conservancy projects.

According to different geographical conditions, it is more suitable to plant commercial crops in mountainous areas.

Don't think that planting cash crops is more profitable. It is only the 19th century, and people's living standards are limited.Except for a small number of industrial raw materials with high demand, most economic crops are not suitable for vigorous development.

The market demand for high value-added agricultural products is really small in this era, and ordinary people simply cannot afford them, and there are too few people with purchasing power.

There is no need to promote off-season agriculture at all.The spontaneous production of the farmers alone is enough to meet the market demand. If you want to develop greatly, let's think about it after everyone has money!

Franz thought for a while and said: "To make a national agricultural production report, various regions can carry out pilot economic agriculture according to the actual situation, and gradually promote it if there are results. For example, raw silk can be grown in Italy.

In recent years, domestic grain production has grown rapidly, and we must plan ahead. In case of unexpected changes, it would be bad if the grain prices hurt farmers. "

Food production is not as much as possible. If it were not for the establishment of the Holy Roman Economic Union, Austrian agriculture would now have overcapacity.

In this context, it is necessary to promote some suitable economic crops in certain areas.

The growth of the food demand market in this era cannot keep up with the growth rate of food production. Blindly increasing food production is not suitable for Austria.

"Yes, Your Majesty," Felix replied

Continuing to look at the report in his hand, Franz suddenly remembered the industrial pollution of later generations. He did not want Vienna to become the current London.

Environmental pollution caused by industrial development is inevitable, but where it is polluted, it can be controlled artificially.

Considering his better life for the rest of his life, Franz believed that it was necessary to limit the industrial development of Vienna, even at the expense of the city's development speed.

Franz thought for a while and said: "Vienna's development is too fast. In a few years, the city's population will exceed one million. The population has increased, but the city's supporting facilities have not kept up. It will be a matter of time before problems arise.

Considering the actual situation, the government has to find a way to divert some enterprises to other cities, and the more polluting enterprises should not be located in Vienna. "

In Franz's view, it is very worthwhile to divert some of Vienna's resources and invest them in other regions, and then create a new industrial city.

Vienna is an inland city. Concentrating a lot of resources here is actually a waste of resources.

Urban development does not mean that the bigger the better, more should be considered carrying capacity.In Franz's plan, there will be 300 million people in Vienna in the future, which is the limit.

Austria does not need a giant with a population of over [-] million, nor does it have the ability to host such a megacity.

Prime Minister Felix thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, capital inflows are all market regulation, so it's not good for us to interfere so artificially?"

In this era, the economies of European countries are naturally regulated by the market. Austria is an exception, and the government has personally intervened in economic development.

However, this kind of intervention is not through administrative orders, but through the formulation of some economic development policies to guide the market, or through state-owned enterprises.

What Franz proposed now is to let the government intervene in the market through administrative orders, which rarely happens in the world.

Franz shook his head and said, "It's good to explain to the outside world, just say that Vienna's carrying capacity has reached its limit, and the population growth rate is too fast, and our resource supply cannot be guaranteed.

Let the media publicize the adverse consequences caused by excessive population growth, such as: the decline in per capita living area in cities, insufficient supply of materials, etc.

The government will come forward to do work for the capitalists, regardless of the factories that have been built, and let them move to other cities if they have not been built.

Within the next five years, Vienna will no longer approve the establishment of any factory.Established factories must also undergo strict audits and must not engage in heavily polluting industries.

Regarding the issue of corporate pollution, the government can set a level according to the harmfulness to the environment, and optimize the allocation in factory construction.

With the development of industrial technology, the number of heavily polluting industries will continue to increase in the future. Without comprehensive consideration, a factory may destroy a city. "

Vienna is the political center, economic center, and cultural center of Austria, and Franz does not want to add another industrial center.

Austria has more cities suitable for industrial development than Vienna, and there is no need for factories to live together.

If you want to invest in Vienna, you can just build a factory. From now on, Franz is not welcome.

It is much better to refuse to enter now than to drive people out after the future factory is established.

The problem of environmental pollution has not been realized by everyone in this era.In other words, the harm caused is not serious.

"Your Majesty, it's not so serious, can a factory destroy a city?" Prime Minister Felix said in disbelief

"Is it difficult? For example, if our steel plant has a large enough production capacity, the discharged industrial wastewater can pollute a river.

If the water source of a city is polluted, can the city survive? ' asked Franz

This is not alarmist talk. Because of the pollution of water sources in later generations, not one or two cities will be destroyed in the end.

It is not to say that the discharge of industrial wastewater into the river will only pollute the river water. In fact, the groundwater is also not immune.

If other places are polluted, they will be polluted, but not in Vienna.Franz was not prepared to move the capital, and it became an inevitable choice to guard against the passing of time.

The pollution in Vienna is not serious now, but it will not be so in a few decades.With the development of the chemical industry, chemical factories have been dug up one after another, and the consequences will be serious.

London is a negative example. At its peak, tens of thousands of people died of smog every year.Franz couldn't live in that kind of environment, and he probably would have moved long ago.

"Yes, Your Majesty," Felix replied

If you can’t understand, go back and understand slowly.Anyway, the concept of "environmental pollution" with serious consequences has been kept in his mind.

Chapter 58 Countdown

Constantinople

Since the start of the negotiations, Abdul Mejid I has not been in a good mood. He has just been threatened by the Russians, and now the Austrian representative is on the court again.

Mestres is a pure diplomat, not as aggressive as Menshikov, and Austria's appetite is not as big as that of the Russians, so we can still talk.

Abdul Mejid I said firmly: "Mr. Mestres, your country's request is too much. The Principality of Moldavia and the Principality of Wallachia are both sacred and inseparable parts of the Ottoman Empire. Absolutely. It cannot be surrendered!"

(Remarks: The Principality of Wallachia is in the southern part of Romania; the Principality of Moldavia is in northern Romania, Moldova, and parts of Ukraine)

But when I said this, I lacked confidence. Who made them be targeted by the Russians and Austria at the same time?

Against the previous one alone, with the support of Britain and France, they can still be tough.In terms of one against two, don't say that Abdul Mejid I was counseled, even Britain and France would not have the confidence to fight in person.

Dividing Russia and Austria has become their top priority.Otherwise, once the war broke out, the Ottoman Empire would almost be over.

Mestre explained calmly: "Your Majesty, these two small duchies are not your country's old territory, they are just two dependent countries, why can't they be transferred?

Judging from the current situation, your country is simply unable to keep these two principalities. If you sell them to the Austrian Empire, you can also reduce the defense line bordering Russia. "

Good face is not only the patent of the Qing Dynasty, but also the Ottoman Empire. "Transfer" and "sale", this is Mestre's attempt to take care of Abdul Mejid I's face as much as possible.

Being influenced by European culture, selling land is not a big deal.This is more acceptable than simple cession.

If Austria really wanted to buy these two duchies, Abdul Mejid I didn't mind selling them, since war broke out here and they couldn't keep it.

Although the terrain of these two principalities is flat and the land is fertile and suitable for the development of agriculture, but because they are close to Russia and Austria, the Ottomans didn't develop much at all, and they didn't feel bad after selling them.

"How much is your country willing to pay?" Abdul Mejid I asked expectantly

In any case, some negotiation is better than no negotiation, even if it is just to compromise time, Abdul Mejid I will continue to wrestle with Austria.

Mestre said sonorously: "Your Majesty, the Austrian government is willing to contribute [-] million guilders!"

This price is very sincere. Anyway, in this era, undeveloped land is worthless.

Without waiting for Abdul Mejid I to answer, Mestre added: "However, the Austrian government is currently in financial difficulties and cannot afford to pay such a huge sum of money at one time. We plan to pay it off within 100 years."

Pay off within 100 years, isn't this nonsense?Not to mention inflation, with the strength of both parties, is the Ottoman Empire capable of receiving money?

Anyone with a little brain knows that Meester is talking about buying, but in fact he is not going to give money at all.

Paying in full for a hundred years is completely a blank check. As long as the time is not up, it cannot be said that Austria has defaulted.

For such a long time, if there is any conflict between the two countries halfway, or if there is a war, there is no need to give a penny.

Even if the money is received a hundred years later, it will be useless.Now 20 million can buy more than [-] square kilometers of land. Whether it can buy [-] square kilometers of land after a hundred years is a question mark.

Bullies don't treat people like this. If you are intimidated and just give in like this, then you are not telling the world that the Ottoman Empire has fallen and you want to divide up the inheritance—come quickly.

Abdul Mejid I asked: "Mr. Mestre, are you kidding me? There is no such ridiculous business in the whole world!"

Mestre smiled and said nothing. The Austrian government was not prepared to pay for it at all, and his proposal was just a fig leaf for the Sudanese government.

Mestre was not so naive to obtain the duchies of the two countries in the Danube River Basin through negotiations.If it is so easy, why mobilize the army?

The bottom line in China is very clear, just talk about it casually.Even if it can be negotiated, an agreement cannot be reached now, otherwise how will the next play be performed?

If reconciliation with the Ottoman Empire is made, should Austria stop preparing for war?If you stop, all the previous preparations will be in vain; if you don't stop, it will be even worse, and the strategic purpose will be exposed.

At that time, the South German states are all prepared, and with the intervention of the great powers, the westward strategy will almost be abolished.

In order to bring the negotiations to a stalemate, following the two countries in the Danube River Basin, Mestres made further territorial demands on the Ottoman Empire, and took most of the Balkan Peninsula in one breath.

Even if Britain and France tried their best to mediate the conflict between the two sides, they also returned in vain.Of course, playing a full set, Mestre also began to give in slowly.

……

When the negotiations in Constantinople began, Paris also became lively.The struggle between the parliamentary faction and the presidential faction has reached a fever pitch, and there is no way to ease it.

After long preparations, Louis Napoleon Bonaparte was finally ready.

Backed by the British, Louis Napoleon Bonaparte staged a military coup in Paris on June 1851, 6, forcibly dissolving Parliament.

Unwilling to fail, the parliamentary faction also organized an army to counterattack, but failed because they were betrayed by traitors, and Louis Napoleon Bonaparte took power.

After the news of the coup reached Vienna, Franz was not surprised at all, even though the time of the coup was half a year earlier.

The butterfly effect has become more and more important, France has been affected, and the future direction of the world has changed beyond recognition.The advantage of foresight is slowly disappearing.

Franz has already made preparations. His arrival has changed the fate of many people, and it is inevitable to affect the world situation.

After the Paris coup, it won't be long before Louis Napoleon Bonaparte will be restored, and the British-French pair will also appear on the stage of history.

Franz didn't take any action to stop him. In comparison, Napoleon III, the overjoyed monarch, wasn't too difficult to deal with.

France has a strong foundation, and it is not terrible to have a monarch who loves to toss. If there is a monarch who loves farming, it will be a real disaster for Austria.

The usury empire should let them continue to lend usury, and Austria can do it for the development of industry.

After the coup in Paris, the pressure on the British was greatly reduced in an instant. With France as a thug, they had a greater say in European diplomacy.

Abdul Mejid I was the most touched, and the support from France was strengthened. The soon-to-be-restored Napoleon III sent him military instructors to help train the Ottoman army.

However, this kind of support is not enough to change the current unfavorable situation.As time went on, the Russian representative, Prince Alexander Menshikov, became more and more hawkish.