Chapter 414 Colonial Indigenization - Forbearance for the Nation

Vienna, after a long political game, on August 21, 1866, the African localization strategy was finally submitted to the parliament of the New Holy Roman Empire as a formal proposal for discussion, and the moment to decide the fate of the empire has come.

If it is approved by the Imperial Council, then Africa will become the century-old strategy of the Shinra Empire, and even the national center of gravity may be shifted.

The comedy of the European emperor becoming an African chief will be staged in the 19th century.

Franz is not a pervert, he has done enough. Once the African localization strategy is adopted, the impact on the future will be too great, both good and bad, and even this strategy may fail.

Under such circumstances, Franz would naturally not force the bill to pass, and the Imperial Parliament would be the most suitable to take the blame for this kind of thing. Staying for such a long time is for the colonial interest groups to use their magical powers to persuade the governments of the major states.

According to the constitution of Shinra, this major national policy must be supported by 80% of the parliamentarians before this proposal can be passed.

There is no doubt that the third countries of Württemberg, Bavaria and Lombard will definitely support it. As long as they still want cotton from the African continent, they cannot stop the process of African localization.

The resistance mainly comes from within Austria, and the African localization is most likely to be impacted by Hungary and Romania, which are the two major granaries of Austria.

In the Parkron Manor, representatives of all parties promoting the localization of African colonies gathered together to discuss business strategies. In exchange for opposition support, Baron Fickney offered:

"Everyone, the biggest opposition right now is the peasants in the country. This group is so numerous that the Empire has to consider their opinions.

I propose a promise in the Imperial Parliament that Austrian Africa would give up the right to export food to Europe in exchange for the support of the domestic peasant class. "

Not to impact the local agriculture, this is the countermeasure that Baron Fickney thought hard. At present, the grain output of Austrian Africa is not high, and it is basically self-sufficient, with an annual export volume of less than 500,000 Aegis.

This is not a government restriction, it is mainly determined by economic benefits. Planting cash crops is obviously more profitable, and everyone knows how to choose for the sake of money.

"Your Excellency, now that there is a shortage of labor in Austrian Africa and few people grow food, we can make this promise.

However, with the increase of immigrants, the developed land is also increasing day by day. If the food industry is abandoned, the competition will be very fierce in the future. "

The objection was Count Daniel, one of the few major food producers on the African continent. Don't look at the low profit of food, but the victory lies in the guarantee.

The price of cash crops fluctuates greatly, although the profit is relatively large, but if it is not good, it will be unsalable. On the contrary, the price of grain is relatively stable.

Because the Polish region has been reduced to a battlefield, the Russians have lost a granary, and the international grain price has increased by 8% in the past two years.

After the price increase, the profit of grain has caught up with cash crops. Earl Daniel is expanding production capacity and naturally does not want to lose the big market in Europe.

Baron Fickney explained patiently: "This is a question of the future, the most important thing now is to change the status of the colonies first and let the African Indigenization Act pass.

The domestic population is growing rapidly. In order to develop the African continent, the Vienna government is also preparing to introduce a bill to stimulate population growth.

As the population continues to grow, so does the demand for food. If the local population doubles, then the imperial government will take the initiative to let us deliver food without our push. "

If fertiliser had not been invented, Baron Fickney's prediction would not have been long before it became a reality. At the current domestic population growth rate, the population of the Empire will double in thirty years.

The direct consequence is that Austria will change from a grain exporter to a grain importer, and at that time, except for the Russians, all of Europe will be short of grain.

This bright prospect is what motivates them to invest in farms and plantations. Maybe not as profitable as industry, but they are a long-term business and a factory has a life cycle of less than ten years.

The German region has always been narrow and densely populated. In this context, people attach great importance to land, and many people firmly believe that land will not depreciate.

After the colonies were established, this idea suffered to a certain extent, but most people still believed that land was the most valuable industry.

This is why there are many farms and plantations in Austrian Africa, while most of the African colonies of other European countries are barren.

It's not that governments don't work hard, the problem is that migrants don't want to farm, so what can they do?

After hesitating for a while, Count Daniel nodded his acquiescence. The big deal is to cut food production and change to cash crops, the loss is not big.

For the localization of African colonies, he is still willing to pay this price. In order to turn lifelong nobles into hereditary fief aristocrats, he has invested too much, and at this time, he must not cause trouble.

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On September 1, 1866, when the imperial parliament was arguing, the representatives of Austrian Africa made a promise in the imperial parliament that after the localization of African colonies, they would not export food to the European continent, which would impact international food prices.

A turning point has come, and even the most anti-African parliamentarians have no opinion at this time.

As long as domestic food prices can be kept from being hit, everything is negotiable. As for other industries, the African colonies have not yet qualified to attack Austria.

Under Vienna's big immigration strategy, Austrian Africa does not have so many cheap labor, labor costs are higher than in mainland China, and the infrastructure has just started.

Step, there is no industry at all.

Don't worry about it in the future. Being able to develop the African continent to the point of catching up with the mainland, Franz estimates that he would laugh in his dreams.

The big deal is that the European emperor becomes a non-chief. There is such a large foundation, which is enough to support the empire's century-old hegemony, and it will not be in his consideration after that.

The world is changing so fast, who knows when human beings will rush out of the solar system, or if the civilization is unlucky and died prematurely?

The biggest obstacle no longer existed. On September 1, 1866, the indigenization of the Austrian African colonies was passed unanimously in the Imperial Parliament.

The commitment of the delegations has also been written into the law and has become one of the prerequisites for localization.

Since then, the legal obstacles to the localization of Austria's overseas colonies have been cleared. Of course, this is only the first step, and the localization of colonies still needs a long way to go.

It is impossible for any remote corner to have the qualifications for localization. Specific restrictions, which requires the government to carefully study.

The decisions of the Reichstag were diffused through the newspapers, from Vienna to Europe and the world. Franz was in a good mood and wrote an article "Forbearance for the Country", which highly praised the approach of the Austrian African delegation.

This is his real idea, it is not Franz's remote control behind the scenes, but their own decision.

The price of this concession may not be large, but the effect is very obvious, alleviating the worries of the domestic peasant class. This group may not have a high political voice, but they are numerous.

Now the agricultural population of Austria still has nearly 30 million people. Only when this group is stable will the empire be stable.

Now that the problem has been solved, as long as the price of food is not affected, the peasants will naturally not object to the expansion of the empire.

The birth of "Forbearance for the Country" was quickly sought after by people from all walks of life, swept the entire European continent, and became a propaganda slogan in many countries.

This is not how high Franz's article is, nor is it flattering. It is mainly political correctness, which helps to eliminate regional conflicts.

Of course, this is based on the premise proposed by Franz. If it is proposed by ordinary people, it is estimated that the waves will not splash.

This is the prerogative of the successful, just look at the map of Austria, now one of the greatest monarchs of our time.