Chapter 129: Cruel society

No matter how small the ceiling is, Carl can't change it in essence. In order to accelerate the speed of industrial development, he is prepared to sacrifice the fact of agriculture.
The original accumulation of capital was bloody. While expanding the market outside, it was also necessary to squeeze the inside.
This is doomed by the times. As a master who aspires to become an emperor of all ages, Franz is destined to eat. On the surface, the Austrian government has not squeezed farmers.
With only a 5% agricultural tax, it is almost the lowest in continental Europe in this era.
In fact, at the same time as paying agricultural taxes, there is also a tithe of 10%, which is collected in the name of the church.
No more, the Austrian government is dominated by the aristocratic class, and its policy must be tilted towards the ruling class. It is not easy to get them to pay taxes together.
However, for most people, they also have to pay a land ransom, which is the biggest burden, but this burden is voluntarily borne by them.
The Austrian government did not force farmers to redeem the land. It relied on their own initiative. The rent of the land held by the government was only 30%. After deducting taxes, it was only 15%.
If you want to redeem the land, you also have to pay a ransom of 20% of the land proceeds, pay for 40 consecutive years, or use cash to settle.
If the government forces farmers to pay the land redemption payment, they will have to bear such a large burden. It is estimated that everyone's hearts will be very conflicted, and many people will have trouble.
But letting them buy land voluntarily, the situation is different. Instead, farmers are grateful to the emperor who let them get the land.
No matter how heavy the burden is, everyone is much better than the serf era. While filling his stomach, he also owns a certain amount of free property that can be controlled.
Of course, they are also more tired. Working for the aristocracy is a foreign worker, and less can be done. Now that I work for myself, naturally no one is lazy. If ten acres can be planted, no one will plant only five acres.
Everyone wants to make more money, and pay the land redemption early, so that they can live a better life.
Yes, as long as the land is owned by the peasants, they will have a good life.
After Franz's administration, the Austrian government's taxation has been simplified a lot, and messy taxes have been abolished.
Except for the 5% agricultural tax, other taxes have nothing to do with farmers, and they will not be charged anyway.
Tithes don't count, they were collected by the church and have nothing to do with the great emperor.
Now, the government wants to buy the interest groups of the states with low grain prices. This is beneficial in the long run and increases the market share of Austrian agricultural products.
Later generations of Americans were playing dumping at low prices, which proves that it is profitable. Although they didn't make any money in agriculture, they have already got rich returns elsewhere.
Otherwise, Americans have long since left. They are not charity. Who can bear the annual loss?
Combining the major grain-producing countries and driving up food prices, Americans are not incapable of doing so. There is not a greater interest in them, they have been dumping at low prices.
On the surface, the Austrian government wholesales low-priced grain, which is a loss to local interest groups. But after Austria has controlled the food supplies of the states, things are different.
Whether governments are willing or not, they must move closer to Austria politically, and this is not their choice.
No matter how great it is strategically, the farmers and nobles who planted grain in the early stage have become victims, and the Austrian Empire has no food subsidies.
"How to grasp this degree? If it is only slightly lower than the international food price, then it is not unacceptable. If it is too low, I am afraid it will hurt the domestic food production enthusiasm." Prime Minister Felix frowned and said
From a personal interest point of view, he should oppose this measure, but as the prime minister of Austria, he cannot just consider the immediate interests.
Carl's Flicker was successful. Everyone knows that Austria's grain output will skyrocket, and domestic demand will definitely not be consumed. If you don't find sales outside, you are ready to rot in the warehouse.
Everyone's thinking has been biased. When this kind of thing happens, the solution is not just this one, such as: reducing taxes on agricultural products and increasing competitiveness in food prices.
Or develop supporting industries, such as wine making, animal husbandry, and deep processing of grain ...
"Prime Minister, this loss is just a few years ago. Taking into account the actual situation, we are now entering the market in advance in accordance with the international food price drop of 20%.
After we occupy the market, we can slowly increase the price. The losses that everyone pays now will be made back in the future.
At the same time, the government also encourages the export of refined products and exports high value-added products as much as possible to protect everyone's interests. "Carr analyzed seriously
In this sale, only the Austrian government dares to do so. Other grain exporting countries do not have as many state-owned enterprises as they can control grain export prices.
Capital is profit-oriented, and the threshold of the agricultural product industry is low. Who will care about future interests?
Let's talk about it before you see it, or you haven't waited for the future, and you have already been shot dead by your competitors.
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The strategy of "low-cost dumping" was thus formulated. This is a conspiracy. Who can resist the temptation in the face of benefits?
Franz just frowned, indicating acquiescence. The reality is so cruel, and without enough benefits, how can one pull others on board?
Fortunately, in this era, everyone did not pay much attention to industry. Under the feudal system, capitalists did not have much right to speak. Otherwise, Austria would have to pay even more to establish this economic alliance.
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It is easy to make a plan, and it is not so simple to implement the plan. The tumultuous examination of Austrian civil servants began on December 21, 1848.
In order to avoid the high mountain emperor, difficult supervision, and serious fraud, the Austrian government set up all test rooms in Vienna.
The Ministry of Finance was the first to start the exam. It was not that the examinations were not held at the same time, but that the Austrian government did not have such a large venue.
Different from later schools flying all over the sky, you can just borrow a part of the classroom to take the exam. There are not so many venues available now, and many people have to take exams in the open air plaza.
Even the square in front of the Franz Palace was borrowed by the government to serve as the examination room.
At the top of the Vienna Palace, Franz took out the telescope and looked at the candidates waiting in a long line waiting for admission.
Once upon a time, he was also a member of the examination army, failing again and again, trying again and again, and before the final result came out, his fate had been rewritten.
After sighing, Franz dropped the telescope in his hand and walked down the castle, at which point the exam had begun.
At the examination room, the candidates were seriously answering questions, some were thinking with their heads down, some were struggling with pens, some were scratching their ears and cheeks, and the proctors walked back and forth gently in the passageway, very quiet.
This is the first civil service exam in Austria. Invigilators are very professional, but they put a lot of pressure on candidates.
A soldier with a live ammunition acts as an proctor. If a person with a poor quality of mind knows this posture, he will have to behave abnormally.
Time passed by every minute, and the bell at the end of the "Ding, Ding Ding" exam rang.
"Everyone stopped writing immediately and left the examination room. The offender's test results were invalidated." The proctor's cold voice sounded.
One by one, they had to leave the examination room despondently. Obviously, most people felt that they did not take the test well, and many people left a large blank on the roll.
Outside the test room, there were already enthusiastic people, gathered in groups of three or five, called bitter sky.
"Weigl, how's it going?"
"What else, who knows why the Treasury Department is so biased, and why they seem to be testing everything, you?" Weigel smiled bitterly.
Politics, history, culture, economics, military, religion, geography, digital, music, fine arts, international affairs ... all the content appeared on the examination paper.
Although professional knowledge predominates, these various topics have seriously affected everyone's morale.
"I? I'm preparing for the next exam. Anyway, no matter what position you have, you must be admitted to one, otherwise there is no way to explain." Raul said solemnly.
The test opening percentage of this test has been announced, and the passing rate is as high as half. If it fails, it will be the half eliminated.
The aristocracy is face-saving, and the fair competition has become a group of people who have been eliminated, and they will not be able to look up for a long time.
Fortunately, there are not many civilian students in this era. Otherwise, they will lose to civilians, and it is estimated that their pressure will be even greater.
"Are you afraid that Elena will not tell you there, but you broke the cowhide in front of her." Weigelhao politely told the truth.
After being lied, Raul said indifferently: "So what, anyway, I'm a scumbag, and it's normal to fail to pass the test.
It is not fair to have a good student like you who graduated from the University of Vienna and take the exam with us. "
Weigel said calmly, "Do you want to say that if I fail, you can laugh at it forever. Rest assured, this will not happen!"
Passing the exam, I am confident that Weigel still has it, but what he is fighting for is ranking. 100% pass, 50% pass, the treatment is definitely different.
It is almost an open secret that good grades remain in the headquarters and lower grades. No one can say that it is unfair.
The Austrian government is highly efficient. At the end of the exam, marking work has already begun. After the results are released, they will be announced to the public immediately, and the admissions will be determined according to the score.
If you have the same grade, you can fight for your father. Priority for admission is not so much.
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