Chapter 445: The Dream of a Powerful Country
Failing to get everything they wanted in Austria, the Japanese delegation left after a study tour, and a Japanese embassy was added to Vienna.
I have to admire the foresight of the Japanese. Although they were poor, they set up embassies in several major European countries.
Vienna's consumption is not low, especially compared with Japan, the housing prices here are even worse. It's not that someone is speculating in real estate, it's entirely the result of the market's spontaneous adjustment.
As the largest land supplier in Vienna, it can also be regarded as the only supplier, Franz said responsibly that there is no money for real estate speculation in Austria.
Vienna's housing prices have risen, and the three words "city that never sleeps" are very important. Just because of this name, people who buy houses in Vienna are very happy.
There are more people buying houses, and the market is in short supply, so the price will naturally go up. Now Vienna has no less than 800 Aegis, which has doubled compared to the same period last year.
Ordinary houses are not bad. In fact, the most violent growth is still the luxury houses. The higher the grade of houses, the stronger the price growth.
Especially in the aristocratic area, the price of most courtyards has increased seven or eight times, and the lowest price is tens of thousands of Aegis. Don't think it's expensive, no amount of money can buy it without aristocratic status.
In order to save money, the Japanese did not live in the Vienna embassy area, but chose to buy a few houses for renovation two kilometers away.
This is what a smart person does. If you change a place, you will save at least 50,000 to 60,000 taels of silver.
Moreover, it is good to pretend to be poor, and it can reduce the peeping heart of foreign powers. My own strength is not enough, and I have to slap a swollen face and make a fat man. Didn't I tell everyone to come and grab it?
As for face, this is something that Japan has never had. In this era, which European country will look down on them?
That being the case, why bother. From the very beginning, the Japanese have been prepared to bow low and do small things for decades.
This is also the reason why Japan was able to complete the Meiji Restoration without being interfered by the foreign powers. They were so good that no one thought they were a threat.
When Franz returned to Vienna, the Japanese delegation had already left. This kind of trivial matter is not worthy of his attention, and the left-behind officials only mention it casually when reporting their work.
Otherwise, knowing that Ito Bowen and others are coming, Franz still has to struggle whether to wipe them. This has nothing to do with interests, the memory left over from the previous life is enough to make him make this decision.
If you don't know, don't worry about it. Ito Bowen and others were investigating in the Kingdom of Prussia. They probably never dreamed of it, and almost lost their lives.
Although they are diplomatic missions, they are protected by various countries. However, there are many storms and pirates at sea, and there are too many situations where accidents can happen.
Now they are not allies of the British. Before the Meiji Restoration, they were not even qualified to be pawns. Even if an accident happened, no one would care.
Without the intervention of Franz, history is back to square one again. The Japanese government learned the navy from the British and the army from Prussia, and "monarchy" was brought back.
As for what France and Austria cannot learn, the maritime countries naturally cannot learn from the mainland countries. France and Austria were originally European giants. They just caught a cold in the middle. Now they are cured. It's as simple as that.
As a diaosi, the Kingdom of Prussia counterattacked the Russian Empire, and is the idol of the Japanese. It is really inspirational, and it is impossible to learn.
Learning from the United Kingdom is forced out. How can a maritime country do not have a navy? The 19th century was the age of sea power, and all the great powers were charging the sea.
Franz knew nothing about these episodes. Now he is still having a headache for the Prussian Saxony and Silesia regions that have just been recovered, this time by the Prussians.
The land was successfully handed over, but the population on it was gone. The original attempt to limit the development of the Kingdom of Prussia by reducing the number of major ethnic groups was only half successful.
The total population of the Kingdom of Prussia has exceeded the 20 million mark. The main ethnic group plus the Germanized population is about 13.5 million. This population ratio is enough to ensure the stability of the country.
In any case, I also took time out of the East Prussia area, and it was not a waste of time. The Silesia area is not empty, and there are still about 60,000 or 70,000 people left.
This is the result of the active intervention of the Vienna government, which saved this part of the population. It's not that the Berlin government is willing to give up, it's mainly that these people are not willing to move.
The local plot of the hard-to-leave homeland always exists. No matter what the Prussian government promises, these people will not move.
After following the Habsburg dynasty, there is no obstacle in the mind. If you don't want to move, you won't move. There is Austria's intervention, and the Berlin government can't use force, and can only let it be.
Although the land was handed over to Austria, the property on the land was still owned by the owner. It doesn't matter, Franz is not in a hurry, the master should be called.
Silesia is not developed there, and Austria is still Austria. But the owners of the property are different. If the Silesia region is not developed, many of their properties will become worthless.
For example: if the land is uncultivated, the grass will soon grow and warblers will fly, but the tax still has to be paid.
Another example: If the real estate in shops and factories cannot be operated normally, the landlord will naturally not get any income.
What is needed now is to calm them down before they know how to work together in the future. Unless the Berlin government pays to buy these properties and operate behind the scenes, these people will not survive for a few days.
What troubles Franz the most is that the Saxon government proposes to the central government every day, asking for a new god.
The Holy Roman Empire sanctioned the Kingdom of Prussia.
You must know that they spent a lot of money in order to recover the general Saxony area. Now there are tens of thousands of residents. To develop this area, a lot of investment and immigration are needed.
Being put together, the Kingdom of Saxony can't bear it anymore. If it weren't for the huge gap in force between the two sides, Franz suspected that they would all go straight ahead.
Without resorting to violence, the Kingdom of Saxony retaliated in its own way, for example: closing the trade routes between the two countries and prohibiting the sale of any Prussian goods in Saxony.
That's not enough, they want the new Holy Roman Empire to sanction Prussia together. Knowing that this is a lose-lose style of play, the people of Saxony are fearless and just want to bet on it.
Franz naturally has a headache, and this kind of sanction has no meaning. Even if the New Holy Roman Empire blocks Prussia, people can get it from Britain and France.
Moreover, after the outbreak of the economic crisis, the tariffs between countries are about to block import and export trade. The total foreign trade between Phu and Austria is less than 10 million Aegis, less than one-third of the amount before the economic crisis.
We can't be willful in formulating policies. We can just mess around in order to get angry. What about companies whose interests are damaged? If this leads to an increase in the number of unemployed people, the intensification of social conflicts is even more of a loss.
What is the hurry to get revenge on Prussia, there will be opportunities in the future. Blindly insisting on it, and if the civil relations are stiffened, the gains outweigh the losses.
There is no way, the Kingdom of Saxony can do whatever they want. This is their right, and Franz doesn't bother to interfere.
Every family has a book that is difficult to read. Just compare Franz and you will be balanced. The British are still in trouble in Ireland and Scotland, the French are asking for trouble, and Austria is better in comparison.
The states below are fairly safe, at least no one is clamoring for independence. It is understandable that the kingdom of Saxony is now erupting.
The newly recovered Commonwealth of Saxony occupies more than four floors of their total area. There used to be a million people on it, but now there are only tens of thousands left.
Any country that suddenly loses 30 to 40 percent of its population is going to go crazy. Saxony is still restrained, just clamoring for economic sanctions against Prussia.
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After appeasing his younger brother, Franz turned his attention to the Balkans. Don't think about industry, the French just run it as a colony, and naturally there is no such lofty thing.
The industries left over from the Ottoman Empire, first from the Near Eastern War, and then to the French colonial rule, have long been over.
To some extent, this is also a good thing. Simple agriculture is obviously easier to rule, and it is difficult for messy ideas to spread in conservative rural areas.
In addition to the credit of the French, many diehards were almost exiled. Although the French buried a lot of hidden dangers when they left, none of them had the chance to play out.
Franz's visit to the Balkans was not a tour of the mountains, but an excuse for major surgery on the local area.
When the emperor personally inspected the place, it was natural to strengthen security protection. It was natural for the local government to check the hidden dangers of safety, and the problem of this investigation was exposed.
According to Austrian law, there are too many criminals, no matter how big or small the crime is.
Why did it take so long to get the French Balkans, isn't it to make them commit crimes?
The legal gap between French colonial rule and Austrian direct rule was vastly different. There are many things that can be done in the French colonies that are illegal in Austria.
Violations must be punished, so anyone caught faces severe punishment by the law. There is no such thing as a law that does not blame the public. If a villager commits a crime, a village will be held accountable, and if a town person commits a crime, a town will be held accountable.
The nails left by the French were undoubtedly pulled out. The local ruling class has basically changed.
Acting in accordance with the law, no one can say anything. No matter how much it is involved, the dignity of the law must be maintained, and it is definitely not to suppress dissidents.
Except for the political prisoners who spread illegal ideas, they will be served for life, and the rest are dealt with according to the size of the crime. Instead of direct exile this time, he stayed and fought to improve transportation in the Balkans.
Franz was still very hesitant to develop the newly acquired French Balkans. Austria's energy is limited, and it always feels like a bit of a loss to put resources into the Balkans.
The newly acquired territory of the French Balkan Peninsula is not small, including the later generations of Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, half of Greece, and half of Istanbul.
But the population is less than 3 million people, and the young labor force is even smaller. This is the fault of the French. The Paris government realized very early on that the French Balkan Peninsula is connected to the Russian and Austrian mainland, and it cannot be defended militarily. Naturally, it will not develop attentively.
As a colony, naturally don't think about any good treatment. In order to develop the African continent, the French immigrated from the Balkans. Compared with indigenous Africans, the people of the Balkans are still high-quality labor.
The successful opening of the Suez Canal, the people of the Balkans also made contributions, which is also the main reason for the shortage of labor in the Balkans.
Due to Franz's butterfly effect, the amount of engineering has increased, and the demand for labor has naturally increased. Egypt is just a small country with a population of 3.5 million, and it simply cannot provide enough labor.
In the later period, the huge number of casualties exceeded the limit of Egypt, and the two countries had to find a way from the colony.
Austrian Africa contributed 400,000 laborers, and the Balkans contributed 200,000 laborers. Large-scale projects suffered heavy casualties.
unavoidable.
Besides, just because the project is finished doesn't mean they can go home. Especially after the French sold the Balkans to Austria, naturally they would not send a ship to send them back, and Austria did not send a ship to pick them up in time.
Immediately after the outbreak of the Franco-Egyptian War, the surviving laborers were stranded in Egypt. Due to the loss of the stewards, the whereabouts of these workers are now unknown, and no one knows how many are left.
The Austrian garrison in the Sinai Peninsula is now only protecting the security of the Suez Canal. If someone came to the edge of the canal for help, they would still arrange for a boat to bring it back.
One after another, 10,000 people were sent back. Perhaps they were frightened by the cruelty of the war, or they were smoothed out on the construction site. These people are quite safe.
Of course, the saving grace also played a role in getting them to identify with Austrian rule. After all, only after experiencing the cruelty of the world in person can you know the importance of a strong motherland.
Without enough labor, the cost of developing the Balkans has skyrocketed. For the sake of long-term stability, Franz did not dare to introduce foreign population.
There is also the rise of the Russian Empire in the future. If you want to enter the Mediterranean Sea, it is bound to win the Dardanelles.
In case the tsars encountered are easy to fool, and exchange the Balkans with them for land in Ukraine, that is a big profit.
After all, the Ukraine area on the Russian-Austrian border is all black land, and any piece of it is a big profit. Anyway, the Russians don't pay attention to these areas, and the possibility of cheating is very high.
Since it is going to be used for trading, investing in development is a waste, and maintaining local stability is enough.
Of course, there is a precondition for this, that is, in the next round of war in Eastern Europe, Russia will win the two countries and regain the Ukraine area occupied by Poland.
Otherwise, the tsarist government would hardly have the ambition to enter the Mediterranean. Having experienced a social beating, it is impossible for the Russians not to learn their lesson.
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