Chapter 641: Disrupt

The French restarted the colonial development plan, which caused a stir. With this successful example in Austria, no one can be sure that the French will fail.
In recent years, France has gradually become disadvantaged in international competition. The biggest problem is that the domestic economic development has encountered a bottleneck and cannot keep up with the pace of Britain and Austria.
Especially in the last two years, the economic growth rate of France has dropped sharply, while the economies of Britain and Austria have continued to soar.
It can be seen from the economic aggregate that Britain, which was originally surpassed by the French, is now showing signs of catching up.
This is not a small problem. The total population of the British Isles is only over 31 million, and now France has a population of nearly 60 million.
Calculating per capita income alone, the income of the French people is only 60% of that of the British.
This is mainly due to the hindrance of the Italian region, especially the southern Italian region, where the local or agricultural economy has hardly developed in recent years.
If we calculate the total amount of industry, this gap will be even more disparate. The total industrial output of Greater France is less than half of that of the British and less than 40% of that of Austria.
Over time, this gap continues to widen. In this era, you have not realized the power of industry, but you can clearly feel that you have no money in your pocket.
At its peak, French fiscal revenue was close to the British, and during the Napoleon III era, it was still possible to compete with the British. Now France's fiscal revenue is a little higher than the British mainland.
This is the effect of the butterfly effect. The Italian region is divided into two. At the peak of France + half of Italy + colonies, it is not surprising that fiscal revenues are closer to the British.
However, the amount of water in it is very large, and the real economy accounts for a very small proportion. The processing and manufacturing industry accounts for only about 10% of the French economy. The rest is not agriculture, but also the financial industry, and some service industries. The largest proportion.
What is vain is vain, and not because of beautiful lies.
Since the last economic crisis, France's bubble economy has been burst. In the absence of an industrial pillar, the financial industry alone cannot support an empire.
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As the biggest beneficiary of developing a colony, the Vienna government is undoubtedly the most aware of the benefits.
If the benefits are not big enough, even if Franz persists, Austrian Africa will not develop where it is today.
In colloquial terms, once the colonies were developed, industrial raw materials would not worry, and commodity sales markets would also be available.
Now the market of Austrian Africa is not weaker than that of Spain. All Austrian colonies add up. This market is almost the same as the Popo Federation.
This is just the beginning. There are more than 20 million square kilometers. The development potential is not comparable to that of the Popo Federation.
It is by virtue of this reserved land and the large local market that Austria can rise to become the world's largest industrial country.
Since the French restarted the colonial plan, the Austrian government has been vigilant. The French Empire is now very large. If the last shortcoming is solved, it will also be a threat to Austria.
Minister of Economy Reinhard Hardegen: "French economic development is constrained by industrial raw materials and is now approaching its limits. Now the French government's restart of its colonial development plan is clearly a self-help movement.
If the French plan succeeds, and we want to economically defeat France, it will be a bubble.
The European continent is small and cannot accommodate so many large countries. With the development of industry, conflicts between countries will continue to increase in the future, and there may even be a war that will sweep across Europe.
If the French cannot be suppressed on the occasion, the French will inevitably collide with us in the future, which cannot be prevented by personal strength.
For the long-term stability of the empire, we need to eliminate this hidden danger in advance. I propose action against the French to undermine their colonial development plans. "
No vigilance, who makes Napoleon so powerful? Even after so many years, the Vienna government has never relaxed their vigilance.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Weissenberg: "I oppose that the French colonial development plan has failed once. It is also unknown whether this time will succeed.
We must not allow France and Austria to oppose each other ahead of time because of uncertain risks.
If we start because there may be a threat, then there is a threat from the Popo Federation, Russia, and Britain. Do we still have to fight against the world? "
The Minister of Economic Affairs Reinhard Haldergen countered: "It's different. The British are sea powers. Although they threaten us, they are not fatal.
The Pope Federation and the Russian Empire are hostile to each other and have consumed most of their energy. We just have to play a balance among them.
The only exception is France, which is a right-of-way country like us, and its military strength is very close. Our main advantage is economic.
If the French make up this shortcoming, the French government will likely embark on the road of external expansion again. We can't watch Napoleon's old thing repeat itself! "
Colonial Minister Stephen: "It's not that serious. Colonial development is not an overnight problem. It requires decades of continuous investment.
Judging from the current situation, the French people are not enthusiastic about the development of colonies, and only the funds that the French government can invest in colonial development are limited.
Everyone knows what a French colony looks like. They are basically deserts and wastelands, and there are not many areas suitable for human habitation.
The colonies of French America and Asia are too far away and the area is not large enough to be ignored for the time being. French people should not care about it in the short term.
Those with real development potential are, in fact, French Algeria, Egypt, half Tunisia, and half Morocco. These areas are also suitable for some coastal land.
According to the information we have collected, these areas are relatively scarce in mineral resources. Many rich minerals have been found, and most of them are difficult to develop because of natural conditions.
Areas suitable for agricultural production will not exceed 400,000 square kilometers. Even if the plantation economy is developed, it is unknown whether it will succeed under external competition. "
(Note the fertile soil areas suitable for agricultural production in the above countries: 210,000 square kilometers in Algeria, 220,000 square kilometers in Morocco, 70,000 square kilometers in Tunisia, and 35,000 square kilometers in Egypt)
The Desert Empire is such a tragedy. The French occupy less than 30% of the African continent, and they occupy three-quarters of the desert in the African continent.
In addition to its relatively large area, the third colonial empire in the world does not necessarily have the same benefits as the Dutch, at least the Nanyang region is sufficiently wealthy.
Prime Minister Felix: "You can't underestimate the French, their heritage is still very solid. If the French government is determined, they will have the financial resources to complete the colonial development plan.
Regardless of the development of all colonies, as long as Algeria, Morocco, and Egypt are developed, the overall national strength of the French can increase by 20-30%.
This is also a threat to us. But this is a future issue, and it is too early to talk about these.
It is too extreme to directly destroy the French colonial development plan. Things have not yet reached that point, and the French have outweighed the gains in advance.
Now secretly creating some trouble for them, it is enough to delay their colonial development plan. The longer the time drags on, the better it is for us. "
Destruction is inevitable. Britain, France and Austria are allies and competitors. If you can suppress one of them, everyone will not mind the underworld.
Franz nodded in agreement, even if he had to turn his face.
French talents have announced a plan that has not yet been implemented, and they can wait until they are halfway through.
The destruction in the early stage is just like what the French government did during the colonial development in Austria.
It was just that the French were also busy expanding their colonies. They had limited strength on the African continent and could not invest much resources.
Later, after a large number of immigrants flooded into the African continent, Austria's strength on the African continent increased sharply. Everyone wanted to destroy it, but they couldn't.
Foreign Minister Weissenberg proposed: "The Paris conference is about to end. At that time, everyone's sphere of influence is delimited. If we want to take action, we must consider the positions of countries.
At present, our core is to strive for sufficient development time. If you want to delay the French colonization plan, it is best to start economically and avoid direct military conflict. "
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