Chapter 274 Safety and Health Reorganization
Whether it is ahead of its time or not, the New Holy Roman Empire's "Safety and Sanitation Law" has been released, and it will be enforced nationwide in the form of a law.
The first is the factory, which must improve the living environment of workers to meet the minimum standards of safety and health laws.
At this time, the advantage of not placing the factory in the city is reflected, and it is very easy to obtain land from the surrounding area.
Anyway, with the development of African colonies, a large amount of cheap wood flooded into the country, and the cost of building wooden houses is very low, and the problem can be solved in ten days and a half months.
This is naturally disharmonious for factories that stay in urban areas, and the cost of acquiring land in big cities where land is expensive can be much higher.
Franz can't handle these problems. The government has long ordered factories to move to the suburbs to ease the burden on the city.
Earlier relocation, and the relocation subsidy issued by the government, since I chose to be disobedient, now I will take care of myself.
The city's safe water has also been put on the agenda. Once the renovation is completed, the water supply company will provide unified water supply, and the messy groundwater wells can be eliminated.
In order to cultivate the good habit of drinking boiled water, the government forces factories, enterprises, public places, and government agencies to provide all drinking water with boiled water.
The excuse is to prevent cholera. Just two years ago, the British confirmed that the spread of cholera is related to drinking water, safety and hygiene, and the European continent set off a revolution in hygiene.
Cholera has not disappeared, and it still appears in people's sight every now and then. It is the most terrifying and common plague in this era.
The one who dares to prevent the implementation of the safety and health law is to deliberately spread the crime of plague. No matter what era, bureaucrats are the best at it.
The common trash cans in later generations have also been introduced into the streets and alleys of Vienna. If you are caught littering, you will not be fined, but you will be directly punished for sweeping the streets. Guaranteed to impress and never forget.
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The major safety and health rectification carried out in China is different in the colonies. There are no factories and enterprises here at all, and there are even very few small family workshops. If you insist that there is, it is also a mining farm.
It is still possible for capitalists to abuse workers in China. Whoever dares to do this here will leave in minutes.
The colony was short of workers everywhere. Who would be willing to push their own workers out? The relationship between supply and demand in the labor market determines the status of both employers and employees.
It is not difficult to implement safety and health regulations in mines. People are afraid of death. The mortality rate on the African continent is so high. To prevent infectious diseases, it is a small problem to take hot baths and drink boiled water frequently.
In any case, the cost will not be increased. The construction of the staff dormitory can organize workers to cut wood by themselves, and the fuel for boiling water can also be organized by workers to do it by themselves, so there is no need to buy it.
Lieutenant Colonel Stephen said happily: "Everyone, the country has decided to officially upgrade the New Brook colonial stronghold to New Brook City, congratulations to everyone on their promotion."
The Vienna government intends to focus on operating the African continent. This "New Bruck City" and the domestic city are on the same level of administration.
Lieutenant Colonel Stephen himself also became the first mayor because of his good governance. As for the issue of officers serving as local officials, there is no obstacle in Austria.
It’s impossible to turn from civil to military, but from military to civil has always existed, and the senior officials of the Vienna government basically have military experience.
It is not uncommon for active duty officers to become local administrators. This can be done domestically, not to mention the colonies.
There are not so many messy relationships in the country here, and it is completely based on political achievements. Lieutenant Colonel Stephen is not very capable. He was born in the military, and his greatest advantage lies in strictly implementing domestic orders.
It can be said to be rigid, or it can be said to be blunt. The Vienna government doesn't care so much. The final result is: New Bruck develops in an orderly manner, and the orders of the central government are carried out.
With the high immigrant mortality rate in the various colonial strongholds, the situation in New Brook was unrivaled.
According to Franz's employment criteria, they should be promoted, and they have drawn several surrounding strongholds to form Austria's first city on the African continent.
After a pause, Stephen continued: "However, don't get too happy too soon, our responsibility is even greater when we are promoted.
Next, our focus of work is not only to promote safety and hygiene knowledge and reduce the mortality rate caused by diseases, but also to find ways to develop the colonial economy, mainly to develop the farm and plantation economy. "
Gold, the director of the mining industry, asked suspiciously: "Mr. Mayor, why is it developing the economy of farms and plantations instead of focusing on the development of long-term mining?"
Lieutenant Colonel Stephen replied: "The mining industry is not a long-term solution. The gold mines we have discovered may be mined out in a few years or ten years later. What will happen to the local economy at that time?
The domestic plan is to occupy Guinea for a long time, so it is very necessary to develop a sustainable farm and plantation economy.
Of course, the mining industry cannot be abandoned, which is the main source of revenue for the municipal government at present. In the short term, the colonial government wants to make ends meet, and it is in the mining industry. "
Diego Diego, the tax commissioner, reminded: "Mr. Mayor, excluding immigration expenses, Newbrook's fiscal balance has been balanced.
With the influx of gold diggers, the commercial development of our city is very fast. Commercial tax accounts for 7% of fiscal revenue, tariff accounts for 1% of fiscal revenue, and special industry tax accounts for 100% of fiscal revenue. Tobacco and alcohol monopoly revenue accounted for 8% of fiscal revenue, and mining tax accounted for 76%.
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In the third quarter of this year, the total fiscal revenue was 94,000 Aegis, the total expenditure was 96,000 Aegis, and the fiscal deficit was 2,000 Aegis. "
This is his achievement and cannot be ignored. Although the mining industry still occupies an absolute dominant position, the income brought by the development of other industries cannot be ignored.
Industrial development belongs to development, and it can turn development into fiscal revenue. This is the credit of the tax bureau. In many colonial strongholds, mining taxes directly accounted for more than 90 percent of fiscal revenue.
New Brook was able to reduce this ratio to 76% and achieve financial balance, which is very difficult, especially now that the colony's agriculture is still tax-free.
Mayor Stephen affirmed: "Yes, the tax bureau has made a great contribution to the development of New Brook to this stage, and it is all the credits in the ranks."
"Next, I hope everyone will make persistent efforts to make New Brook go further. I think everyone is very clear about the potential for development here.
With rich resources and fertile land, as long as these places are developed, Newbrook will be the richest area in Africa in the future, even no worse than many cities in China.
If we can make this place surpass the domestic Brook, with the domestic attention to this place, we must have a great chance of winning a title. "
It is not difficult to make a fortune in the colony, and part of the colonial revenue will become their bonus. The higher the financial income, the higher their personal income.
It's not easy to get a title. Even if it is a lifelong nobleman, he must slowly accumulate credit. If there is no military exploits, it will basically take twenty or thirty years to accumulate enough credits.
Now once the development of New Brook is successful, everyone's credit will be in place. With tangible political achievements in hand, he might even get a hereditary title.
Everyone who is willing to come to the colony is naturally ambitious. The territorial frontier thing may not be possible in other countries, but it is really not difficult in the new Holy Roman Empire.
If the big nobles in the country are willing to replace their fiefs to the African continent, they can establish a feudal kingdom immediately. Franz doesn't care about adding a few seats in the imperial parliament.
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After boosting his morale, Mayor Stephen said solemnly: "Silence! Now let's discuss how to implement the safety and health law to further reduce the death of immigrants caused by disease."
Secretary of Health Matt Damon said: "Mr. Mayor, we have done a good job in popularizing safety and hygiene knowledge, even if it is compared with any city in the country, it will not be much worse.
Now we can go a step further by eliminating insects and rodents. Many diseases are spread by flies, mosquitoes, cockroaches, mice and other pests.
The specific measures are: clearing the vegetation around the settlement and establishing an open isolation zone of one or two miles, which can effectively isolate the insects.
The municipal waste is incinerated to eliminate the living environment of insects and ants.
Residents are called on to eliminate rodents manually, such as putting in rat poison, rat traps, raising cats, etc.
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Environmental friendly? No need, at least not in the African colonies, for insect control, no vegetation was visible in the cities from the beginning.
It is a pity that the cement has to be transported from China, which makes the cost of concrete too high. Otherwise, if the urban area is hardened again, the effect will be better.
Mayor Stephen said with satisfaction: "As long as you are sure that your method is effective, the city government will give you money to implement it."
Surgeon General Matt Damon replied affirmatively: "We've done experiments where the insect population is greatly reduced after clearing the grass and burning the land.
If the promotion is carried out in the whole city, no foreign insects will enter, and we can do a good job of sanitation in the urban area, and the number of insects can be reduced. "
Mayor Stephen made a decision without hesitation: "Since it is effective, the budget will be approved immediately and implemented by the Finance Bureau."
The style of the soldier's resolute and resolute style is fully revealed.
"Okay, Mayor!" Matt Damon replied
Mayor Stephen continued: "Let's talk about agricultural development. The central government requires that within three years, 50,000 hectares of farms or plantations will be opened in the New Brook area.
In theory, the terrain around New Brook is flat, as long as the trees and weeds above are cleared.
Not to mention the development of 50,000 hectares of land, even if it is 20,000 to 300,000 hectares of land, there is no problem. The only difficulty is the lack of labor.
The country promised to provide us with another 20,000 immigrants next year, but how to allow immigrants to open up farms and plantations is our task. "
Agriculture Commissioner Engelbert explained: "Mr. Mayor, it's not that our people are unwilling to invest in farms, but they are more likely to have insufficient funds to open up farms or plantations.
The people have limited financial strength. It is better that we first organize lumberjacks to cut down trees, sell the valuable wood, and keep the rest for the people as firewood.
After clearing these obstacles, the cost of developing these lands in the later stage will be greatly reduced, which should improve everyone's enthusiasm. "
Gold, the director of the mining industry, thought for a while and said: "It's easy to deal with people's lack of funds. We can come forward to communicate with the bank and use these farms as collateral for loans.
The only problem is that the loan interest of the New Brook Regional Bank is too high, which is beyond the affordability of the people. If it can be reduced to the same level as the domestic level, then it is available.
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Engelbert explained: "There is no way to do this, we have communicated with the bank at the Agricultural Bureau.
The New Brook area is much higher than the domestic price in terms of prices and labor costs, and the accidental death rate of immigrants is also high. Banks not only have higher operating costs, but also take greater risks.
Want banks to lower interest rates, unless our city government comes forward to guarantee loans and reduce the business risks they take.
Unfortunately, there are regulations in China that government agencies are not allowed to provide guarantees for any individual or enterprise, let alone guarantee loans. "
Opening up a farm is different from digging a gold mine. Before a farm is developed, the so-called property rights are worthless; gold mines are different. Whether or not the property rights are developed, people will take over.
The loan to the farmer will become a bad debt in case of an accident, and the bank will not be able to take over the unfinished farm for development by itself.
The risk is high, and the interest rate cannot be low. This is a normal business operation, and the municipal government cannot intervene.
After a moment of silence, Mayor Stephen said: "This problem is not something we can solve, and the city government's finances are not rich enough to provide this fund.
Everyone first unified their positions, then reported to the country in the name of the municipal government, and applied for policy loans from the central bank. We are in compliance with the relevant regulations and should be approved. "
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