Chapter 618 Smart People

The impact of the economic crisis was a little bigger than Franz had estimated. Affected by the butterfly effect, the global industrial volume is now much higher than the historical period, but the market has not increased much.

After the economic crisis broke out, these hidden crises were exposed. By the end of 1876, the economic crisis had crossed the ocean and spread to the Americas.

The first to be affected by Chiyu is not the capitalists in the north, but the farmers in the south.

The decline in the production capacity of the textile industry is not only in Austria, but also in all European countries, which directly leads to a decline in the market demand for cotton, and the first large-scale slow sales of cotton in the south.

Seemingly ordinary events, but the impact is far-reaching. There were calls to develop their own cotton textile industry in the Confederate States of America, and there was action.

In order to obtain greater benefits, farmers have been unwilling to be only raw material suppliers and have begun to reach out to downstream industries.

Franz, who received the information, just smiled and said that the development of industry by the Allied countries had little effect on Austria. In a sense, it is still positive.

This means that the power gap between the North and the South will gradually narrow. You know, in order to balance the power gap between the North and the South, European countries have tacitly restricted immigration to the North in recent years.

Even if it is so biased, it only maintains the balance, and the advantage of the northern government is still obvious.

If it weren't for the shock and deterrence of the three countries of Britain, France and Austria, the capitalists in the north did not dare to act rashly, and the second civil war might have already begun.

From Austria's standpoint, it is natural to hope that the southern government has a certain industrial strength and can compete with the north, rather than simply relying on European countries to take sides.

In case there is a change in Europe one day, and there is no time to take care of the American continent, the southern government needs at least one battle.

Franz is not worried about the combat effectiveness of the army. Facts have proved that the capitalists in the north cannot defeat the farmers in the south, but now the war is all about industrial and organizational ability.

Among them, "industry" is a prerequisite. Without enough industry, it is impossible to guarantee the supply of weapons and ammunition, and it is impossible to talk about organizational capabilities.

There are advantages and disadvantages. After the southern government develops its industry, it will inevitably impact the international market and add a competitor.

However, the first unlucky are the British, who made them the hegemons of the cotton textile industry?

The Vienna government has been betting on the second industrial revolution, and core industries are transitioning to emerging industries, and there is no fear of competition in this regard.

Not to mention the Americans, even Britain and France lag behind in this regard. It is not technology that lags behind, but lags behind in talent training.

A new technology has also been developed, and Austria can put it into industrial production within a few months, but Britain and France need two or three years to prepare.

Just looking for a few people on the street in Austria has the potential to become an engineer, while in Britain and France the proportion is much lower.

Not to mention the Confederate States of America, whose education systems are even more backward. The most suitable development path for them now is to copy European countries.

First, rely on piracy to increase the number of industries. After the development reaches a certain scale, quantitative changes will lead to qualitative changes, and the road of independent innovation will gradually be opened.

This is also the way Austria originally took, but it caught up with the second industrial revolution and went directly to the express train, saving a lot of time.

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"Immigration" was a hot topic in 1876, and the high salaries on the African continent were brought to light by the government's fanfare touting the benefits of immigration.

Inside a Vienna grocery store, the owner, Rallsf, is doing ideological work for his subordinates.

"The African continent is not so beautiful, there are frequent poisonous insects and beasts, and there are savage and cruel tribes of cannibals who accidentally go on the barbecue.

Don't read the good news in the newspapers, it's just fooling you in the past. If it was so easy to get rich, I would have immigrated.

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After a long editorial, many immigrant hearts have faded. Everyone knows that the very mainland may not be as bad as the boss said, and it is definitely not good.

Even in the newspapers, no one says the African continent is better. The emphasis is on "high pay" and "opportunity", downplaying "risk".

Today, the African continent still has a higher death rate than the mainland. Even the local black factories have greatly increased the mortality rate, which is far less than the lethality brought by the disease.

These data are not secrets and are reported in newspapers as well. In order to reduce mortality, the government has also issued the "African Survival Handbook", which records the things that need to be paid attention to in life.

These all prove that the African continent is not a paradise, and if you want to get rich, you must first survive.

Seeing that everyone was shaken, Ralph nodded in satisfaction.

Vienna is not an industrial city, and it is less affected by the economic crisis. Except for the financial industry, which has been affected a little, other industries have hardly changed, and the business of grocery stores is also passable.

Unlike in the past, when salaries can be cut in an economic crisis, now Ralph's first priority is to keep people.

The seemingly unskilled grocery store salesperson is also not capable of everything.

First, remember better. The location of the product must be remembered clearly so that the customer's product can be found in the shortest possible time.

Secondly, you must have a certain cultural knowledge, and you can keep the accounts clearly.

Finally, have a pair of sharp eyes. Able to catch thieves in this age without surveillance.

Talented people may be able to do the job in a few days; without talent, after a few years of training, there will be frequent troubles.

Most salespeople work for life, and the main reason is that there is a risk in changing people. In the event of an incompetent person, or someone with a bad mind, the boss's loss will be huge.

While Ralph was proud of his eloquence, a familiar voice sounded.

"Mr. Ralph, I have signed up for immigration."

Ralph: "It doesn't matter Ren, you can quit after you sign up. Immigration is all voluntary, and you won't be forced."

After a moment of silence, Ren lowered his head: "I'm sorry, Mr. Ralph. Thank you for your care, I still want to go out."

Ralph was already furious, but just for the sake of showing his gentlemanly demeanor in front of everyone, he forcibly suppressed his anger: "You have to think about it, this step will make it difficult to turn back."

Ren lowered his head, as if he did not dare to answer.

Looking at Ren's performance, Ralph knew that he had made up his mind, sighed, and pretended to be generous and said, "Forget it, since you've made up your mind, go out and try it!

If the outside is not good, you can come back again, this is your second home. God bless you! "

Seeing everyone's moved expressions, Ralph's inner anger also subsided. After leaving a Ren, he also bought people's hearts.

Unlike a factory that can force everyone to work with a whip, a grocery store cannot be managed like that. If he loses his heart, any clerk can make him lose a lot.

This is based on countless lessons from the past. Rallsf has gradually developed and grown after summarizing the experience of others' failures.

Now he has a total of five grocery stores in Vienna, and they can run normally, and they can only make a show. This is the cheapest way to buy people's hearts.

The grocery store was just a blip, and not many people left from Vienna. The largest number of immigrants is still the most industrially developed Bohemia region, followed by Lombardy, Venice, Bavaria and other regions.

Now the mainstream of immigrants is unemployed workers. Affected by the wave of unemployment, people can't find new jobs after unemployment, lose their source of income, and have to go outside.

The departure of unemployed workers has not attracted everyone's attention. For many people, they wish they all disappeared.

In every economy, unemployed workers are the most unstable factor. Without these people, social security has improved markedly.

But it's different for capitalists. Seeing a large number of immigrants leave the country, many capitalists are worried. If people are gone, where are they going to find cheap labor?

I originally planned to take advantage of the economic crisis to suppress the newly increased salary, but now I can only think about it.

For fear of urgency, the entire factory was empty. This is a lesson from the past, and similar news has been published in the newspapers.

For example, the Bavarian Thranduil Machinery Factory, because the labor conflict has not been negotiated, and finally the workers quit their jobs, and the immigrants immigrated.

The newly recruited workers, because of insufficient skills, produced a high rate of defective products, which resulted in the loss of market competitiveness of the products, and the factories were forced to close.

Similar tricks were published in the newspapers. There were even promises to increase benefits, but they were ultimately not fulfilled, causing workers to strike again.

There are bad influences, and good influences also exist. Affected by the increase in wages, the domestic market, which should have shrunk in the economic crisis, has instead experienced a reverse growth.

Although part of the population has been lost, the purchasing power of the remaining people has increased. The market theory of training in economics, which appeared for the first time in Austria, has played a significant role.

Except for some industries that depended heavily on exports, most enterprises focused on the domestic market had begun to gradually emerge from the crisis by the end of 1876.