Vol 5 Chapter 75: Turbulent Germany

A genius remembers this site address in one second: (Vertex Chinese), the fastest update! No ads!? "Your Majesty, the British want us to withdraw from Italy and let them take over!" Metev said
"Sure enough, the benefits are touching!"
Ferdinand sighed, and then made a decision: "Promise them, but the agreement we reached with the British consortium, the British government must perform for us!"
"But your Majesty, should we give up such a big benefit?" Metiev said hesitantly
"The benefits are great, but unfortunately they are poisonous!" Ferdinand said
"Your Majesty, the sociologists have analyzed that after the transfer of light industry, Britain and France are using external plunder to transfer domestic social conflicts, and results have been achieved.
According to the data we have collected, in the first half of 1924, the domestic economy in the UK increased by 5% compared with the same period in 1923. This is the new high they set after the outbreak of the World War.
After the transfer of manufacturing, capitalists also relaxed their oppression of the working class. The average wage in London has increased by 5%!
At the same time, the unemployment rate in the UK has not increased due to industrial transfer, but has shown an uncharacteristic downward trend. This is the first time the unemployment rate in the UK has declined since the outbreak of the World War!
This is the exact opposite of what we have guessed. This time we are likely to be self-defeating! "Kennedy said worriedly
"Don't worry, the social contradictions in the UK have indeed been passed on, but their economic growth is abnormal.
Have you found that it is no longer industry that is driving the rapid growth of the British economy. Now their economic growth is based on the prosperity of the stock market.
The so-called economic growth is nothing but a bubble that will burst sooner or later! The world factory has become a thing of the past. Where are their new jobs now?
Service industry, finance, insurance, real estate! These industries have a fatal weakness, there is no way to increase their hard power!
When the economy is prosperous, these industries will flourish. Once they encounter an economic crisis and the bubble is burst, they will immediately be beaten back to the prototype! "Ferdinand explained
"De-industrialization" brings not only harm, but also huge dividends. Otherwise, why would so many countries in future generations choose to "de-industrialize"?
Moreover, this "dividend" is still visible in the short term. The completion of de-industrialization will also trigger a new round of economic prosperity in society!
Even if it is hesitating about Ferdinand's butterfly effect, Britain and France have de-industrialized ahead of schedule, but this dividend will still exist for a long time!
In theory, as long as Britain and France can always control Italy and Germany, then the industrial production capacity they transferred is also under their control, then this crisis will be suppressed to the lowest point.
After the economic crisis broke out, they could re-industrialize and directly upgrade their industries. They did all these things in later generations, and they did it very successfully!
Is "de-industrialization" the first time it appears?
Obviously not!
Otherwise, how did the French get the title of usury empire?
It's just that the previous method of operation is different. In the past, it was impacted by the financial industry. Capitalists reduced their investment in the real economy. This time it was an industrial transfer.
In 1903, British people engaged in manufacturing accounted for 47% of the British labor force; by 1923, the number of British people engaged in manufacturing had fallen to 33%.
This downward trend is very obvious, and it is not only the United Kingdom, but the proportion of the population engaged in manufacturing in all developed countries in the world is showing a downward trend.
On the contrary, the proportion of the population engaged in the service industry is increasing year by year.
In 1903, the proportion of the British working population engaged in the service industry was only 28%; by 1923, the proportion of the British working population engaged in the service industry had risen to 51%.
This ratio is not high. Later Ferdinand has also seen countries with more than 99% of the labor force engaged in the service industry. In any developed country in the future, the proportion of the labor force engaged in the service industry will not be less than 70%.
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Establishing a foundry in Germany, in the eyes of the Allied countries, is a good thing with one stone, but it is a pity that the German trade unions do not buy it!
Of course, they were very cooperative at the beginning. By 1925, Britain and France shut down a large number of domestic factories, and most of the production capacity was transferred to Germany and Italy.
German trade unions jumped out. In order to protest against the pillage of them by Britain and France, they held a general strike on April Fool's Day in 1925.
More than five million German workers, dissatisfied with their wages, working environment, and working hours, took to the streets to demonstrate. The capitalists who have invested a lot of money have to sit down and negotiate with them.
In the negotiation, the two sides quickly reached a deadlock. The capitalists were only willing to pay a monthly salary of 3.5 pounds, while the German trade unions demanded a high salary of 8 pounds a month.
At the same time, the German trade unions insist on an eight-hour work system and implement a double-off system on weekends; while capitalists require a 10-hour work day and a single off weekend system.
Of course, this has nothing to do with Bulgaria, and there is no Bulgarian capitalist who wants to invest and build a factory in Germany, so Ferdinand will naturally watch the excitement.
The requirements of the German trade unions must be impossible for capitalists to meet. If they can be met, they won't have to move factories!
This wage standard was formulated by the Germans with reference to the average wage level in London and Paris, which was the highest level in the world at the time.
I don’t know where the confidence of the German Association came from, thinking that the capitalists would agree to their terms, or that they simply wanted to disrupt!
You know, the average wage in Britain in 1923 was only 7.8 pounds per month, and the wage level in France was almost the same. The average wage in Bulgaria is only £7.60.
This wage is based on the fact that everyone works overtime. At that time, the average working hours of the working class in the three countries were between 56 and 66 hours per week.
Among them, British workers have the shortest overtime hours, only 56 hours, while Bulgaria has the longest overtime hours, up to 66 hours.
In nominal terms, everyone works on an eight-hour working day, plus a two-day break. In fact, we still have to work overtime. Under the pressure of life, everyone has to work overtime to pay for overtime!
The conditions put forward by the German trade unions this time are completely out of reality. The hourly wages they demand have exceeded one-third of British workers and two-fifths of Bulgarian workers.
In fact, the gap will be even greater. Everyone knows the average wage level. This data is not reliable at all. Compared with many industries, the working class is at a low wage level.
Their actual income is one-third lower than the average, and the wages of many factory workers are even less than half of the average.
After a delay of more than a month, the capitalists promised to make concessions and production was restored, just as the Germans were preparing to celebrate the victory.
Britain and France suddenly sent troops to occupy the Ruhr Industrial Zone, arrested the head of the trade union, forcibly disbanded the trade union, and put out the strike.
At this time, the German government knew that the trouble was big. When the German guild was acting, the German government also secretly supported it, otherwise it would not have been so big, because one-third of the workers’ wages would be used to repay debts.
The German government also hopes to improve the treatment of workers so as to reduce their pressure on repaying war reparations.
Before the strike, the German workers’ wages were equivalent to only 3 pounds, and after deducting war indemnities, they got only 2 pounds.
With such a small amount of money, they have difficulty even living a normal life, which is why the strike has received so many people's support.
Today, the number of industrial workers in Germany working for the Allied countries has exceeded 8 million.
Calculated on the basis of a monthly salary of 3 pounds per person, a monthly debt of 8 million pounds can be repaid. According to this data, the German government will continue to work hard to repay the debt, which is far from enough to repay the annual debt.
If calculated on the basis of a monthly salary of £8 per person, and can repay £21,333,300 per month, then the German government will not have to worry about debts, and they can develop the economy with peace of mind.
Obviously, the German government this time underestimated the determination of the capitalists to safeguard their own interests. According to the plan, they were prepared to wait for the two sides to negotiate a deadlock and the capitalists could not hold on, and the German government would come forward to mediate the dispute between the two parties.
Everyone makes a concession and raises the wages of workers a little bit, but within the tolerance of the capitalists, so that everyone can accept it.
It is a pity that in the face of interests, the fighting power of capitalists is often overwhelming. They did not understand the intention of the German government at all, and directly used their influence to let the government send troops to occupy the Ruhr Industrial Zone.
"Your Majesty, the German government invites us to mediate their conflict with Britain and France!" Metev said
"Tell the Germans that it is okay to mediate, but this time we will only be neutral and will not lean towards either side!" Ferdinand said calmly
"Your Majesty, shouldn't we cause a little trouble for Britain and France? If they use cheap labor to produce a large number of industrial products, our exports will also be affected!" Metev asked puzzled.
"Do you think Britain and France will listen to us?
Since Britain and France cannot be persuaded, why do we need to do useless work?
Besides, do you think the German government can resist British and French pressure?
The British Empire today is not the British Empire of the past! And what was left of the powerful German Empire in the past is now a torn apart German Republic!
There are 28 states under a central government. Does the Weimar government still have the ability to control this country? "Ferdinand asked back
Medev was in deep thought, and yes, Germany's internal problems were already very serious. The following states, after the end of the world war, decisively took advantage of the opportunity of the central government to fight for power and grew stronger.
For their own interests, the major kingdoms did not hesitate to take advantage of the opportunity that the French wanted Germany to split, and obtained military command, personnel, finance, and diplomacy.
Except that they have not declared independence, in fact, they are already independent kingdoms.
When paying war reparations, didn't you see that the major kingdoms settled with the Allied countries individually?
Now that the German central government owes the Allied Powers war indemnities that cannot be paid, while the major kingdoms are watching the show, how can there be no contradictions in Germany in this case? How long can the unity of the German government be maintained?
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid the Weimar government won't last long?" Metjeev said hesitantly
Ferdinand nodded. There is no harm if there is no comparison. If the German economy is all the same, everyone will turn their hatred toward the Allies.
The lives of several kingdoms are pretty good now, and the economies of other small states are also barely passable. However, the economy of the municipalities directly under the central government is bad.
Under this circumstance, the people of course have to doubt the government's ability to govern. The Weimar government's ability to govern was originally bad, but after comparison, it becomes even worse!
The lies of democracy and freedom have been exposed. High welfare is more like a castle in the air. It has nothing to do with ordinary people except for the enjoyment of high-level public officials and capitalists.
We must know that the Prussian region has always been the most economically developed region in Germany, and the people's living standards have always been much higher than those of other states. Now this situation has been reversed. Can they accept this gap?
The revolution has not yet erupted. This is the endurance of the Germans. If they were left in France, they would have already revolutionized, but it will be fast now.
"This question, let the British have a headache! If they don't want Germany to split, they should do something!
For us, whether it is the German restoration or the French annexation of Germany, it is acceptable! "Ferdinand thought for a while and said
"Your Majesty, the German restoration is fortunate to say that it is not easy for them to reunify Germany. Even if Germany is truly unified, the threat to us is very limited.
But if the French annexed the German region, then a giant will appear on the European continent, which is also a serious threat to us! "Medev said carefully
"It's not that simple. The British will not let the French succeed! We also need the French to attract the attention of the British. With the strength of the French, even if they really occupy Germany, they want to digest the German region, at least It will take decades!
They have to get rid of these 60 million Germans first~EbookFREE.me~ Otherwise, they will choke to death! Do you think the French government has this executive power? "Ferdinand said with a smile
When it comes to execution, the French government is a joke. Whether it is Tunisia, Algeria, or Morocco, France has the opportunity to turn these areas into their homeland and completely digest them!
But the result? The plan is always a plan, and the huge investment of funds has discouraged the French. Now the uprisings in Morocco have not been able to suppress them.
For this problem, the French government is really not to blame. You can see how quickly they change cabinets.
How many French governments can the term expire? Under normal circumstances, the average term of the French cabinet is less than two years. In such a short period of time, how do you let them implement a national policy that requires decades of long-term investment without seeing a return?
Ferdinand knew that it was not these politicians who were short-sighted and could not see the future development direction of the country, but the impetuous French society, which forced them to choose quick success and quick gains to please voters!
Germany
After Britain and France occupied the Ruhr Industrial Zone, the German government launched an active diplomatic action. In addition to inviting Bulgaria to participate in mediation, they also carried out diplomatic activities in European countries in an attempt to gain sympathy from everyone.
At the same time, the German delegation also arrived in London secretly and had a secret conversation with the British, in an attempt to gain support from the British.
Although the British and French forces sent troops to occupy the Ruhr area, they knew who their real enemy was now.
The purpose of the British this time is very simple, it is only for economic benefits, to occupy the Ruhr industrial zone to suppress the strike, that is, their interests have been harmed, while the purpose of the French is hard to say.
If it were not for the strong opposition of the British, the French would have annexed the Ruhr region after the World War.
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