Chapter 892: accelerate

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The United States of America, a farm in Texas, is now raising the flag billowing thick smoke, can be clearly seen dozens of miles away.
Looking at the fire, Oder, the farmer, had mixed feelings.
After living most of his life, he met the buyer for the first time. After buying the grain, he did not take it away, but burned it on the spot.
But looking at the face of Aegis, even if the buyer's request is strange, Odell will not refuse.
Still unable to bear the curiosity, Odell asked the doubts in his heart: "Mr. Ulbert, our transaction is completed.
But such a good food, just burned like this, don't you feel sorry? "
Urbette said helplessly: "There is no way, the French are sharpening their swords and want to invade my motherland.
As a businessman, I have no ability to return to the country to participate in the war, but still want to do something within my ability.
Not long ago news came from Europe that Austria finally officially intervened. An announcement was also issued, instructing the French to stop the war, or to call on countries all over the world to embargo France.
It is said that currently 13 countries have announced their accession, which is the only chance to avoid war.
As long as the French cannot buy enough strategic materials, they will not be able to launch a war of aggression, and my country will be able to withstand the threat of war. "
There are naturally announcements. In order to occupy the moral high ground, Franz has recently issued a lot of declarations to persuade the French to retreat.
In the same way, the effect of falling into the ears of different people is also very different.
In the eyes of the European people, Franz is doing his best to avoid war; in the eyes of the French, this is what Austria is afraid of.
One side is tough diplomatic treatment, while shouting the slogan of peace, it is obvious that he does not want to fight.
Apart from being afraid of France, Franz didn't have to stand up for meaningless shouting. Even the threat is a weak material embargo, and there is no domineering to fight.
Many French people also suspect that as long as they start their own hands, Austria will retract and can easily capture Central Europe.
The 13-nation embargo sounds scary. Anyone who knows the insider knows that this is a joke. Just look at the participating countries.
Needless to say, the three countries of Belgium, Germany, and Austria must be there, and then Greece and Montenegro.
Opening the map is not difficult to see that these two small countries must join the embargo alliance, because after the Austrian blockade of France, their trade with the French has been interrupted.
The rest of Sardinia, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the Papal State, Tuscany, Lucca, Modena, and Palma are clearly French territories, and they also announced their joining the embargo alliance.
There is no doubt that these busy guys are announced by the exiled government on behalf of their own country. It is impossible for the French-controlled state government to jump back at this time.
Coupled with an exile in the Mexican Empire in Austria, it just happened to have the embargo of the 13 countries.
Odell said with emotion: "You are really a patriotic businessman! But you don't have to sell grain to the French, why burn it?"
What is popular this year is that capital knows no borders, patriotic businessmen are definitely rare creatures, and most businessmen have only interests in their eyes.
Urbert's righteous answer: "I don't sell to the French, there are others who will sell the grain to the French. As long as it is sold by hand, the ultimate flow of grain is beyond my control.
As far as I know, in order to put pressure on the French, the Austrian government is also sweeping goods on the market.
As long as the French government does not give in, their grain will not flow into France, and it is inevitable that grain prices will continue to rise in the short term.
You know that I am a businessman, and a businessman cannot resist the temptation of interests.
In the unlikely event that grain prices continue to rise midway, I cannot guarantee that I will stick to my own interests.
In order to prevent the worst from happening, it is better to burn it. "
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Perhaps it was an accidental coincidence. During the conversation, the two happened to meet a reporter from the San Franco Daily and recorded all this with a pen.
After the newspaper published the news, it quickly caused a sensation in the Union. The patriotic businessman would rather burn the grain than sell it to the French. Such a touching story will naturally spread widely.
Soon there were frequent news of merchants burning grain in various places, some were patriotic merchants, and some were simply out of anger. Anyway, everyone did not want the French to buy grain.
The reasons for bullishness have emerged. The food is just in need. Austrian rushed to buy it before, and then the righteous merchants burned the food. The food circulated on the market decreased, and the price increase was inevitable!
With the help of the capitalists, everyone believes that food prices will skyrocket, and even ordinary citizens have begun to hoard food.
Then, the food trading prices of the coalition countries began to skyrocket, much like the trend of catching up with Europe.
Especially in the futures market, the grain trading price in a few months has directly more than doubled.
Similar scenes are not only staged in the Union, but also in other American countries.
It's just that the script has changed, and it's not necessarily all food that is bullish, and other industrial raw materials have not fallen.
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It is not just the French who are affected by the price increase. The whole world is suffering the same disaster.
No way, the capitalists are too powerful. Austria just started, and the rest was all controlled by them.
As the newspaper said: "The emperor ordered Europe to tremble and the world to change.
Thick smoke rose from the farm, changing the colors of the world; the flame mountain was born in the coal mine, and the day and night were reversed!
Poor people, still running for three meals a day, worrying about heating ... "
The irony of the news is whether it is Franz or Napoleon IV. This is a question worth discussing.
However, Franz, who has a good attitude, directly taunted Napoleon IV, and quietly sent someone to change the emperor into a French emperor.
The subsequent burning of materials was also interpreted as a means for the people to oppose the French hegemony, but unfortunately it was used by unscrupulous capitalists and finally hurt the world by mistake.
Foreign Minister Weisenberg: "Your Majesty, these are diplomatic notes sent by various countries. They hope that we can exercise restraint and stop the current economic tactics."
What should come is still to come. Anyway, things are also made in Austria, and there is nothing wrong with the protests.
But is it the responsibility of the Austrian government to raise prices?
the answer is negative!
No matter how rich the Austrian government is, there is no way to buy supplies all over the world. In fact, the materials bought by the Austrian government actually account for only a small part.
Although the incineration operation was first planned by the Austrian government, it was only a pretentious act, and several thousand tons of grain were burned in succession.
The goods bought in real money were burned, and Franz was not so mentally disabled.
Incineration of materials is nothing more than an excuse for the capital market to make everyone believe that there will be a shortage of materials in the market and push prices up.
In the case where the country is not enough, it is natural to restrict exports. France is not a member of the free trade system. It must be the number one bad luck.
As for some small countries injured by mistake, Franz can only say regret. After all, there are no perfect tactics in this world, and it is inevitable that someone's interests will be damaged.
Franz asked with concern: "How much has the price of commodities on the international market gone up from a year ago?"
Weissenberg: "Overall prices have been raised by 31.4%, coal prices by 94.1%, food prices by 144.1%, and steel prices by 79.7% ..."
After hesitating for a while, Franz said slowly: "The price is almost the same, let's start shipping! If you drag it on like this, everyone can't sit still."
Although economic tactics are good, the problem is that public anger is hard to commit. Even if you make a fortune, if you keep playing, governments of all countries will definitely intervene.
In fact, the governments of various countries can only delay to protest now, and the capitalists have also made great efforts.
Prices are determined by market supply and demand. No one and money can't get through. Austrian sweeping goods push up prices, and capitalists are the biggest beneficiaries.
In order to make huge profits, I do n’t know how many capitalists burned supplies under the guise of rebelling against the French hegemony, which contributed to the price increase.
Carl Head said the opposite: "Your Majesty, we start shipping now, and these materials will flow into the hands of the French ..."
In a sense, the Austrian government now ships, increasing the French's war potential, and it can be regarded as a kind of "capital enemy".
If it wasn't Franz's words, if anyone else proposed to sell off the materials hoarded overseas, Prime Minister Carl would greet his family.
Franz shook his head: "Can't drag any more, prices have risen to a high level, and dragging these materials back will hit our hands."
It was originally bought at a high price, and it would be difficult to sell without taking advantage of the current opportunity.
As for the capital enemies you are worried about, it is completely superfluous. Even if we don't sell it, the French can buy it.
Do n’t forget that now the capital world is overcapacity, not undercapacity.
Compared with the entire market, the materials we hoard account for at most one or two percentage points.
As long as the French delayed the time of the war, all the problems were solved.
The current international situation is not suitable for us to provoke war first. Politically, the first shot must be from the French. We can only respond passively.
Selling materials now, not only selling the face of the governments of various countries, but also taking the opportunity to make a fortune, by the way, pit the French, why not do it? "
This is a fact. Regardless of whether the French government is willing to accept it, the price has already gone up anyway. To buy it, you must accept the high price.
After a moment of thought, Prime Minister Carl nodded: "If that is the case, then we better stimulate the French and provoke war before shipping."
If you want to do it, you must do it. The highest price point is definitely after the outbreak of war. The French did not start the war for a long time. The biggest problem was that they did not have enough strategic materials in their hands.
Once the war continues, in less than half a year, they will be in trouble.
The French are not stupid, naturally considering the consequences of the ongoing war. After all, in addition to Bide, this time the enemy also has a giant Austria.
The war between great powers cannot be ended in a single battle, and there is a chance of a comeback after failure. As long as the enemy refuses to compromise, the war will continue.
When the materials are bought, it does not mean that they can be used immediately, and they have to be shipped back to China for processing, which takes several months or even longer time periods.
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