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Chapter 119 Britain: How much more can be extracted?

August returned to Prussia safely, and the news she brought back was that all the forces in Japan that opposed the merger of Pudong and Dongfeng were defeated, even the emperor died, and the shogunate forces were uprooted. In order to celebrate Pudong After the merger, the Prussian Senate ordered October 10, the day of August's return, as a national day for the entire Prussia and the United Kingdom of Japan, and everyone could have a holiday on this day.

The capitalists said it didn't matter anymore, so just let it go. Anyway, after August came to power, he gave you big news every three days. First, he introduced the maximum working hours and the minimum wage, and then banned compulsory overtime. After that, there was no news. Sixteen Labor is prohibited for children under the age of [-]. Although August wanted to establish an eight-hour working system in one go, the impact of this was a bit bad. Therefore, the current maximum working hours in Prussia is ten hours, which can be regarded as a pocket for the capitalists. The last panties.

However, as the pressure of competition increases, life is not easy for capitalists. Although the monopolistic Prussian foundation has withstood the impact of large foreign companies, and is still small, those small and medium-sized enterprises still have to rely on Prussian local resources. Capitalists are trying to defeat it, but one good thing is that foreign companies rarely open factories in Prussia because it is too expensive. The monthly minimum wage required by Prussia is higher than half a year's income of British child labor, so foreign companies just use Prussia as a market for product dumping. I didn’t come directly to open a factory, but it was still a lot of pressure.

Large companies are naturally confident, but small and medium-sized enterprises have to keep an eye on their own plates every day, and they may lose their jobs one day. As for monopolies, it is impossible for August to let you really hold on to your money all the time. In my hand, if I give you the power and resources, you will definitely have to spit them all out when the time comes. A large amount of profits will have to be invested in the foundation, and workers will have to be paid. Only the remaining bit can be truly stuffed into yourself. fanny pack.

But August is also very shrewd. Don’t capitalists just want to see the numbers on bank statements? This is not simple. The money in the foundation is considered real estate, and the numbers can still be seen, but withdrawals have to wait for dividends after profits are made. Has your money disappeared? It has disappeared, but not completely. It can be seen but cannot be touched. The money gained from investing in heavy industry can be used to subsidize this group of people a little and be a favor.

And these capitalists said that it is not completely unacceptable. Anyway, I just spend money, invest in a lot of companies, build countless industrial chains, borrow money when I run out of money, and let the foundation repay it if I can’t make it. It’s very comfortable, anyway. I still have real estate that I can continue to spend money on.

Anyway, the country is happy and they get real money, and the capitalists don’t suffer too much because there are funds to help them bear the risks. They can just expand, and the money given to the workers is regarded as a new round of investment, so that the workers are also happy. Okay, how about three wins?

Auguste's routine was naturally followed by many countries, especially Italy. Since Cavour's death, Italy's economy has become more and more dependent on the EU, and their companies have also begun to invest in Prussian foundations. This has led to the Italian government It’s hard to get rid of the problem. Tax revenue is not much to begin with, and corporate money is invested in companies in other countries, which cannot drive the country’s economy. If this continues, state-owned resources can only be privatized, but the capitalists have grown in size and it is hard for the government to deal with this. Help people.

This problem is not easy to solve. Vittorio can only try to get more loans from Prussia to fill the fiscal deficit. However, the loans are not repayable. If Italy cannot solve the problem in the next few years, it will be over. .

But it's not too bad, because it is not deeply involved in the capitalist market and has not been affected by the economic crisis. It just has financial problems and it is not too difficult to solve. However, things are not so easy in the UK far away.

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The British House of Commons once again had a big quarrel over the Ming War. The Ming Dynasty's resistance this time was even more tenacious than the last time. The British army landed at multiple landing points, and the French army broke through several consecutive battles with basically no casualties. It was an important town, but the Ming Emperor refused to surrender. He wanted to continue fighting, but the British were obviously unable to fight. They wanted to win quickly and plunder more gold and silver. In addition, they defeated the Ming Dynasty last time. The experience gave the British the illusion that taking off with their hands was enough, which was generally very painful.

Now we know that riding a tiger is difficult. In order to fight the war, the British have raised taxes on British India. The Indian people are miserable. Frequent uprisings have occurred in various places, just to accuse the British sovereign country. The momentum has even made the British I’m a little scared, but where can the UK get money without tax?

The British said: Taxes are getting higher and higher? Where is it higher? It has been this tax rate for so many years. Okay, don’t talk nonsense with your eyes open. The British government is very difficult, and all your taxes are used to fight and develop new colonies. We have been with India for so many years. How did India become the best in Britain? I understand. India must still have a lot of money hidden in it that has not yet been paid to me. Those who make uprisings every day sometimes look for their own reasons. After so many years, their income has not increased. Have they seriously worked for European masters? After so many years, These tax rates are driving me crazy.

But Indians are not fools. They are just a little otherworldly, but it does not mean that their brains are really undeveloped. The more they work, the more uncomfortable their lives are. I will quit working and start a revolution.

The momentum is getting louder and louder, and uprisings in Pakistan and other regions are also rising one after another. It is obvious that the UK has not encountered this kind of problem for a long time. It seems that the sustainable fishing method is no longer feasible. Now we have to think of ways to solve the problem.

The Conservative Party decided to cease the war because the war could no longer go on. Stanley said that we could offer a relatively good condition and then withdraw the troops. At least we could get some benefits, but the Liberal Party said that this would be a huge loss and we must wait until Ming Dynasty takes the initiative. You have to ask for peace with us. Until then, you have to resist no matter what.

They predict that Ming Dynasty is about to die. Now it depends on who has the endurance. Stanley thinks that the Liberal Party is just farting. How do you know if Ming Dynasty is still going to work? If people don’t give up, they will continue to work with you. Ming Dynasty still has enough strategies. In depth, if it is strong enough, it will not be a problem for two or three years. However, the British original plan was to fight for three months. Now it has expired. Continuing to fight will only be a waste of national power.

The Liberal Party threatened, "If the Prime Minister wants a truce, then we will launch a vote of no confidence."

Stanley had no choice but to invite someone who could help him solve the problem to come back and take charge of the overall situation. At least as the leader of the Conservative Party, he had to keep his party in power.

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