Chapter 44: Reform bill (seeking votes)

The free distribution of land does not exist. If this is the case, then it is no wonder that the nobles can balance their hearts?
Moreover, Franz's story of fighting against Mi Qi is not unheard of. Such reforms have progressed so far that they have been too late.
With the advancement of industrialization, Austria also needs to turn farmers into workers. If everyone has released land, who wants to work in cities?
Europe is not Asia, and the per capita land area is not low. The income on the land is sufficient for them to fill their stomachs. The living standards of workers in this era are not as good as those of farmers.
After listening to Franz's reform plan, everyone was relieved. Obviously, this reform plan took care of the interests of the aristocracy.
After the reform, even if everyone's interests are lost, they are still acceptable. The aristocrats who participated in the rebellion are sorry, they are not in the consideration.
"His Royal Highness, this reform plan is generally not a problem, but it is possible to remove the restriction on land lease income. We can leave these issues to the market to decide!" Duke Louis proposed
Franz shook his head and said, "No, if it is not restricted, I am afraid that this is no different from before the reform. We cannot guarantee that all nobles will have integrity.
If there are a few greedy idiots messing around, our reform will soon fail. The serf riot now is the best negative teaching material. "
The aristocracy's greed, Franz was unwilling to teach. If it was hundreds of years ago, maybe you can look forward to it, now you don't have to think about it.
Considering Austria's special national conditions, he has made concessions. To the greatest extent possible, the interests of all people were taken into account, and the matter of abolishing the privileges of the nobility had not yet been raised.
For social stability, Franz also had to choose warm water to cook frogs, and first resolve the biggest contradiction in the country.
Prime Minister Felix thought for a while and said, "This reform, I think most of the nobles can accept it, and the rest we can do ideological work.
If anyone insists on refusing, we will not force it. In the event of a rebellion, they will be responsible for the safety of their personal and property. The Empire will not protect the greedy stupid! "
It's no surprise that the determines the head and becomes the Prime Minister of Austria, and Felix must consider the issue from the government's standpoint.
Under the condition that his own interests are not impaired, he also does not have a good opinion of those who hinder the progress of the empire. In contrast, Archduke Louis has not changed his position.
The former Prime Minister Metternich aside, only left a bitter smile. If he insisted on reform at the beginning, I am afraid it is another situation now.
The Cabinet reached agreement on serfdom reform. This means that many people are going to be unlucky. The policies implemented by the Vienna government before the Metternich era have completely changed at this time.
Neither Felix nor Franz could tolerate a clue of incompetent bureaucrats, and soon the Vienna government would usher in a big purge.
Franz had thought about the crime, so he checked corruption and accepted bribes. There were few clean Austrian officials anyway. With this reason, more than 90% of Austrian officials could go to jail.
Of course, the crackdown will certainly not be so wide. Only those idiots who are greedy, incompetent, and not long-sighted will be finished. As long as other people can efficiently complete the task of government deployment, they will be considered temporary.
Whether the accounts will be calculated after the fall will require the Austrian government's finances. If the finances are really difficult, Franz will kill the pigs.
In consideration of national interests, at this time the cabinet also has to find a way to combat the nobility of Italy and Hungary.
The local power is too great to be conducive to the authority of the central government. These things do not need to be said by Franz, everyone will do it very tacitly.
The situation in Austria is already very serious. The Lombardy and Venice areas have reversed and are currently being suppressed.
There was another riot in Galicia, the Czechs wanted autonomy, and the Hungarians formed a cabinet of responsibility. Even if they did not play the banner of rebellion, there was actually no difference.
In addition, other places are not so peaceful. The Croats are now confused. They were originally part of the Hungarian Kingdom, and as a result the emerging Hungarian people excluded them from the scope of their rights.
There is polarization in the people, some want to stay in Hungary, and others want to join Austria and become an autonomous province.
Fortunately, they are also loyal supporters of the Habsburgs, which is worth encouraging.
The people in Dammatia are no longer able to live. The locals are poor, the nobles and capitalists have been squeezed a little bit harder, and the hunger has intensified.
Revolutionary parties have also appeared in Slovenia, and there has also been chaos to varying degrees in Transylvania and Slovakia. There is almost no peace in Austria as a whole.
It is this special situation in history that forced the Austrian government to reform.
It was only that Vienna fell and it was too late to regain the reputation of the Habsburgs, which had to be rebelled against the strength of the nobles.
This also caused excessive reforms to tilt toward the aristocracy, and the government also made concessions to local forces, which laid a hidden danger for the collapse of the empire.
It is different now, the Vienna rebellion was quickly extinguished, the power of the nobility was also hit, and the authority of the central government was not severely damaged.
The military strength in the hands of the Austrian government is much stronger than in the same period in history. No suppression of the Vienna rebellion and the deployment of local troops are the basis for Franz's response to the crisis.
On March 19, 1848, the Vienna government issued the Abolition of Serfdom Act, which allowed all peasants to automatically obtain free citizenship and enjoy corresponding rights and obligations.
The controversial serfdom problem has finally been resolved, and from now on all forced labor will be banned in Austria, with the exception of criminals.
On March 20th, the Vienna government introduced the "Land Redemption Act" to encourage nobles to sell land to the government, but no enforcement is required.
The government leases the land to farmers, and allows farmers to purchase the leased land in installments for up to forty years. After the payment is paid, land ownership can be obtained.
If something goes wrong halfway through, farmers can apply for a refund unconditionally, and land desertion is prohibited during this period.
The Vienna government is still dominated by the aristocracy, and it is impossible to give itself to the revolution.
Franz is a realist. When it is time to compromise, he must compromise. He has no radical desire to confiscate the aristocratic land, which cannot be done.
Just look at how many noble officers the army has and how many noble employees are in the government, and he knows what to do.
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