Chapter 46: Abolish local tariffs

By 1848, the Czech region had become one of Austria's industrial centers. With the development of industry, the wealth of capitalists had also greatly increased.
The outbreak of the demonstration was actually a mismatch between the wealth and political status of the capitalists, and they were not willing to speak politically.
The Austrian government has continuously issued new bills, which sacrificed the interests of capitalists to a certain extent, and catalyzed the Prague demonstrations.
In Franz's view, these people probably lived in the pastimes of the Metternich era. Those who forgot to set the rules of the game can also modify the rules of the game at any time.
Now the Austrian government has said that it will not play this game. Those who follow me will be prosperous and those who oppose me will die. Whoever has an opinion will engage in it.
Of course, everyone is a civilized person. It's impossible to play so much. It's still something to do to give the sweet dates.
"Given the current domestic situation, I propose to abolish local tariffs and ease dissatisfaction among capitalists!" Finance Minister Carl proposed
At present, there are local tariffs in Austria. The main place is Hungary. Other local tariffs have been abolished.
In fact, it is not right to put the responsibility for tariffs between Hungary and Austria on the Vienna government. As early as the last century, Austria was preparing to abolish tariffs in various parts of the country. As a result, it was opposed by Hungarian nobles and capitalists.
Austria's economic development is unbalanced. In industrially developed regions, capitalists naturally advocate the abolition of local tariffs, while in the backward regions of Hungary, capitalists still expect local protection?
Of course, Hungary is not without its abolition of local tariffs. For example, capitalists in the food industry want to abolish tariffs.
Hungarian taxes have nothing to do with the Vienna government, they all collect their own money.
There is no doubt that the Hungarian aristocracy can get a share of local tariffs, which is also the biggest obstacle to abolishing local tariffs.
The purpose of Carl's present proposal is obviously not simple. In addition to buying the hearts of some capitalists, he also warns the Hungarian aristocracy.
At this time, the Vienna government still believed that the nobles dominated the Kingdom of Hungary, and the capitalists on the surface were all white gloves.
Franz didn't mean to correct that there were too many aristocrats in Hungary, accounting for 4% of the total population, and most Hungarian capitalists have another status-nobility.
If they are not suppressed, according to their death attributes, it is estimated that the Hungarian problem will cause him a headache in the future.
This point in history has proven that from Austria to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, they have been suffering from the Hungarian problem. If the Hungarian people did not support the Hapsburg family, they would have been independent.
"Yes, Austria is a unified country. The existence of local tariffs is against the trend!"
There is no doubt that at this time Franz did not mind making the Hungarian rebellion more fierce.
The interests of Hungarian workers and peasants, and the reforms carried out by the Austrian government have actually been met.
Pulling one faction against another, uniting the majority, and cracking down on a handful, is always politically correct.
Next, he will continue to issue laws to clear the obstacles to the economic development of the bourgeoisie and shake the determination of the capitalists to rebel.
The abolition of local tariffs only harmed the interests of the big nobles. The small nobles were not qualified to profit from them, and even their interests were lost. Without the tariffs, their food would be more competitive.
This is not enough. To allow the Hungarians to participate in the rebellion together is to involve most of the aristocracy.
"My Highness, I'm afraid this will not work. The abolition of Hungary's tariffs will have an impact on Austria's grain industry and affect the income of Austrian farmers!" Said Grand Duke Louis.
Franz suddenly remembered that the abolition of tariffs with Hungary, not the peasants, but the nobles who owned large tracts of land. The price of food would definitely fall after one more competitor.
Franz hesitated a little bit. Would you like to stimulate the domestic nobility at this time? Serfdom has just been abolished, and now Hungary's food is coming in to impact food prices. Will it hit their bottom line?
At this time, the Prime Minister Felix helped to make a decision.
"Since 1846, the price of grain in Austria has been rising. For the stability of the country, we need to control the price of grain within a reasonable range.
In the long run, the entry of Hungarian food into Austria is also a good thing. Falling food prices can help us stabilize the people's hearts as soon as possible.
Moreover, after the abolition of tariffs, Austrian industrial and commercial products will become more competitive after entering Hungary, which will help restore the trauma brought by the economy! "
Franz is assured that the prime minister of this big tyrant does not mind the decline in food prices, so the bottom line of the nobles may be much lower.
Historically, it seems that Austria also abolished the tariff system during this period. It is not clear which year Franz will be.
"The Prime Minister is right. The abolition of tariffs now will allow the Austrian economy to recover as quickly as possible, which is very important to us.
Because of the war, our fiscal revenue will probably be greatly reduced this year. If the property of the rebels is not confiscated, I am afraid that the government will go bankrupt.
The next counter-insurgency war will definitely cost money, and I am afraid that this money will be a waste of money. We must find a way to reduce revenue.
Now that we have so many factories in our hands, we must run them as soon as possible. The Hungarian market is essential! Foreign Minister Metternich said.
Well, Austria is really short of money. Before the March revolution, the Vienna government owed 748 million rupiah of national debt, and there are still about 600 million to 650 million rupiah of debt. (1 shield is about 11.6928 grams of silver)
Don't get me wrong, it's not that Franz has paid back, but that the creditors are gone.
Because of the insurgency, many debts were scuttled in the flames of war, and many more debtors became wanted criminals. The rebel army also seized a large amount of bonds, and Franz burned them directly.
There are two types of national debt issued by the Austrian government: real-name system and anonymous system. Wanted criminals of real-name system national debt will not come to account, and registered-state government bonds can also be changed.
Counting on the Hungarian market to restore Austria's economy is idealistic.
Franz believed that Hungarian capitalists would not mind doing business with Austria, even if a revolution broke out.
On the issue of war, how to ensure transportation safety? Who has the heart to buy these goods? You ca n’t sell arms to Hungarians, right?
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