Chapter 19: Storm

I have to say that the Prime Minister Metternich is still somewhat capable. At this time, the Austrian government is also very strong, and the bourgeois strikes can not scare them.
At this time, the big aristocrats supported the government. Their energy was not less than that of the capitalists. They might not have much other materials, but only more food.
All of them are big landowners, and there are still a bunch of serfs in their homes. Whose family does n’t have any food? The government bought a batch of grain from them and shipped it to the rescue. There was no problem at all.
The connection of the capitalists could not be achieved if they wanted to keep it secret. Even before the crisis broke out, the Vienna government financed the purchase of a batch of grain from the nobles as a reserve.
At the beginning of the strike, the government sold grain to the outside world, ensuring the supply of grain in Vienna, but the prosperity of the past was gone. Looking at the depressed market, many people in the government are anxious.
The Minister of the Interior, Fisher, said in distress: "His Prime Minister, this will not work. Although the food problem has been solved, other supplies are still scarce.
Moreover, now that the capitalists have closed their factories, the workers have lost their income. I am afraid that the money in their hands will soon be exhausted, and by then ... "
Metternich sneered and said, "Don't worry, this situation won't last for long. Knowing that the market is now closed, capitalists are losing gold coins every day, and small businessmen can't stand for a few days!
However, we really can't just sit idly by and not participate in the strike. Are there noblemen? I will ask Archduke Louis to work for them. If they stand with the capitalists, they will be removed from the aristocracy.
As long as someone takes the lead, the following things are easy to handle, and the capitalists are not monolithic. Even if they are dissatisfied, they will not have trouble with money! "
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This is indeed the case. The strike lasted less than a week and ended with the failure of the capitalists.
The nobles who participated in the strike were first convinced.
Do you want the glory of the nobility?
For the sake of a little bit of interest, the fact that he had fallen to the point of being with capitalists was simply a disgrace to the aristocracy.
Anyway, speaking without back pain, most aristocrats in this era have not become capitalists. Looking at the upstarts engaged in industry and commerce, their hearts have long been unbalanced, and of course they must be blamed.
The aristocratic banquet no longer invited them to participate, they invited others, and they were justified in rejecting it. Relatives and friends came over to do ideological work.
Radical aristocrats are already clamoring to kick this part of the fallen aristocrats out of the aristocracy, which suddenly frightens many people.
Although the capitalists in Austria are rich, they have no political status! It's not easy to get a hereditary title. If you lose it, then you still have it?
The nobles who could not resist the pressure had to draw a line with the capitalists and withdraw from the strike.
There are even people who want to raise the treatment of workers, and increase the treatment of workers.
Well, such idiots are just a few, and most people know that once compromised, future labor costs will inevitably rise.
Want to use serfs? Dream it. Really think that every day in the society is calling for the abolition of serfdom, just shouting slogans, will it not become a reality?
Someone has taken the lead, and the capitalist's nature of profit-seeking has destined the alliance they have formed and cannot persist for a long time.
Everyone is not a selfless person. When someone opens a door to make money, others are naturally unbalanced. Why do we fight for the risk of beheading for benefits, and you just sit and enjoy it?
The first wave of counterattacks launched by the bourgeoisie was quickly defeated because the organization was not tight enough and did not have any binding force on members.
Franz was not surprised by all this. Unless it is possible to cut off food and coal and supply these necessities, it will be difficult for the Vienna government to compromise in a short time.
These are the things that capitalists can't do. In this period, the aristocracy in Austria was too strong. Grain and coal were produced by other people. The capitalists didn't sell them. Will they still ship them?
Do you have a purchase contract? At this time, do you still expect others to abide by the rules of the game? As a rule maker, others have the right to modify the rules!
Franz knows that this matter is not over, and capitalists will not be willing to fail. If the government is not prepared, they will suffer a lot in the next economic war.
Thinking of this, Franz regretted it secretly, hoarding a batch of materials long ago. When the capitalists went out of business, the price of Vienna doubled.
"Raul, how much food is left in my estate to sell?"
"Dagong, according to your instructions, we did not sell this year's grain, but when the market storm broke out some time ago, we also sold 1.5 million pounds of wheat to the government for emergency response, leaving enough food to eat. There are about 3.86 million pounds, "Raul replied.
(1 lb = 0.445359237 kg)
Franz naturally knew the food sold to the government. His estate was only 30 kilometers away from Vienna. In the crisis situation, Franz, the imperial crown prince, was still very disciplined.
3.86 million pounds, this number sounds very large. When converted into tons, it will be more than 1,750 tons, and it will sell for only two or three thousand gold coins.
After deducting the cost of production, Franz can obtain the benefits. All the estates of the royal family have released serfs, and the labor costs are not a small expense.
"Be prepared. Once the price of wheat rises by more than 20%, sell the food!" Franz thought about it and said
He knew that capitalists wouldn't give up. Food prices are one of the most commonly used methods, and the price of food in Vienna is bound to skyrocket.
Industrialization has begun, and now wheat can only be sold to flour mills. No matter how high the price of grain in the market has soared, the purchase price given by flour mills will not be too high.
The biggest advantage of Franz's manor is that it is close to Vienna, but when a rebellion may occur at any time, this becomes a disadvantage, and if it is not good, it will be scourged by the chaos.
At this time, hoarding a large amount of grain is a risk. Even if he knew that the Hungarian revolution would erupt next year, the price of grain in Austria would skyrocket, and he could only bear it.
In the game between the capitalists and the government, it was true that the high prices would come quickly. Unfortunately, Franz's identity predestined him not to play, otherwise the aristocrats followed the example and the Prime Minister Metternich could not stand up.
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