Chapter 85: Influence of Serbia

"Thousands of miles lifted in the anthill!"
The economic crisis from 1890 to 1893, under the influence of Ferdinand's butterfly, a commercial plot against the Austro-Hungarian Bank, eventually ignited the Austro-Hungarian financial crisis.
History has begun to change. The United States and Germany, which had suffered the most in the economic crisis, have now joined an unlucky Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the future direction of the world has become blurred.
Well, now that the economic crisis is gestating in the United States, it has not yet erupted. The outbreak of the financial crisis in the Austro-Hungarian Empire shook Europe as a whole.
The British empire's dominance is still very stable, the conflicts between the powers have not intensified, and the two major military groups have not yet been formally established.
In order to promote friendly relations and the common progress of human society, international capital has extended a helping hand to help the Austro-Hungarian Empire emerge from the economic crisis.
Of course, noble capitalists have paid so much for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and it is not worth mentioning that they have gained a little benefit.
The Austrian-Hungarian Empire had a very strong family base. At the time, it was ranked as the five traditional European powers with Britain, France, Germany, and Russia, and was also one of the world's five powers.
Its vast land area ranked third in Europe at that time, behind the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire; it had a large population, slightly inferior to Russia and the German Empire, and ranked third in Europe.
In the field of heavy industry, the prosperity of the machinery and equipment manufacturing industry and the strength of the steel and arms industry rank fourth in the world, after Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Prior to World War I, the heavy artillery weapons produced by the Skoda Arsenal ranked first in the world.
In the agricultural field, the variety of agricultural products and the abundant output surpass Russia, ranking first in Europe.
With such a large family, the financial system of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is still struggling, waiting for international friends like Ferdinand to come to the rescue.
Affected by the financial crisis, it was the Balkans that suffered first. The Austro-Hungarian Empire was too busy taking care of itself, naturally the younger brothers couldn't.
Since the Austro-Hungarian Bank announced the cessation of lending, other financial institutions have followed suit. Waiting to feed, the small Balkan countries waiting for the money to weather the economic crisis are miserable.
The economic crisis has not passed yet, and the financial crisis has come again. First and foremost is Serbia. As a younger brother of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, after the economic crisis broke out, it was in trouble.
I was waiting for the Austro-Hungarian loan to get out of trouble, and now suddenly said it was gone. Alexander, who was only 16 years old, was furious. If he didn't wait to bully people, the contract was signed, the loan was half paid, and he suddenly said it would be gone.
Then the flowers and plants in the royal palace were ruined, and Alexander was ravaged over and over, and the emergency meeting was held.
Uh ...
"Austro-Hungary suddenly stopped our loan, you said, what shall we do now?" Alexander Obrenovic said angrily
"We are going to protest the most severe protest to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which totally ignores us Serbia!" Said the Foreign Minister with an angry expression
"The Austro-Hungarian Empire has suddenly suffered an economic crisis, and is now overwhelmed. Protests will not be useful! We have been abandoned, and now I am about to make a living on my own!" The Finance Minister said with a complex look
"How much money does the government still have?" Alexander asked sharply
"A total of 21,318 dinars, these are not enough for a month of government spending!" The Minister of Finance thought about and said
那么 "So your Ministry of Finance, what is the solution now?" Alexander asked expectantly
"In the short term, we can only reduce expenditures. All government officials will stop paying half of their salaries from now on. The army will temporarily suspend the expansion and reduce military expenditure by two-thirds. In addition, the tax revenue will last for three months! , We will look for loans again! "Said the Minister of Finance with confidence.
不 "No, I'm against it!" The Minister of War shouted
哦 "Oh, what's the opinion of our war minister?" The finance minister said with a scornful glance
哼 "Huh! Now that the financial crisis is serious and the army is temporarily delaying expansion, this is acceptable; but why can you cut military spending by two-thirds? Are you not afraid of military mutiny?" The Minister of War asked angrily
After hearing the mutiny of the Minister of Finance's face, he quickly resumed his normal sneer and said, "'Mutin', are you threatening me? Now the financial crisis, everyone should be together and work together to overcome the difficulties, ca n’t the military not Make a sacrifice for the country? "
"And according to the current number of troops, our Ministry of Finance has accurately calculated that even if it reduced the military expenditure by two-thirds, it was still barely enough to pay the soldiers! Why do they want to mutiny? Is it someone ~~"
I said that the voice of the Minister of Finance came to an abrupt end, staring at the Minister of War with a strange vision, seeming to find something.
"Don't spurt people! Don't the army need training? Equipment doesn't need to be updated? Are you an idiot!"
"Stupid! There is a matter of priority, don't you know how to find an excuse for some low-cost training for the soldiers? It won't take a few days for the equipment to be updated?" The Minister of Finance said scornfully.
"You ~ You ~~" The Minister of War was so speechless
The Minister of Finance just showed a smile of victory ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Alexander said: "Enough, don't quarrel anymore! Now the situation in Serbia is very crisis, you must focus on the big picture, do not quarrel about everything stop!"
"Hum!" The Minister of War grinned dissatisfied. Although he didn't say it explicitly, he also knew that Alexander, who had always advocated expansion, was obviously more inclined to the Minister of Finance, which made him very dissatisfied.
大 The Minister of War now wants to question everyone: what do you think the army is, and if you want to reduce military spending, you can reduce it. Is this a defense of national defense?
In the end he gave up, and he knew it was useless to say anything now. The government has no money, and he can't change the result even if he wears his mouth open.
Uh ...
"It's not a single misfortune;
I was about to end the meeting. An emergency phone call came and bad news came out: "Kralev peasant riots"!
的 The consequences of blindly increasing taxes are here! After the outbreak of the economic crisis, due to the dumping of international capital, the prices of agricultural products in the Serbian region plummeted.
The income of the peasants has decreased, but the tax has increased. Overwhelmed, the angry Klarev farmers decided to resist the tax!
Then there was a fierce clash with the tax officials in the Kralev region, and then the farmers rioted for unknown reasons.
When receiving this thunderbolt, Alexander said with emotion: "Ah, God, have you abandoned Serbia?"
Of course, the riot was suppressed! The Cabinet soon reached an agreement, and immediately sent troops to suppress, a sudden storm in Serbia, raging smoke.