Chapter 734 People Are Forced Out

In order to force the government to make concessions, on November 7, 1881, the Prussian bourgeoisie organized a massive strike and market strike movement.

This move completely angered Frederick III, and after repeated negotiations to no avail, on November 10, the Berlin government declared nationwide martial law.

The public security brigade composed of retired officers and soldiers took over the work of the police, blocked the main traffic roads, and sealed up all the shops, warehouses and factories of the participating capitalists, and the government uniformly allocated the national materials.

Then, Frederick III ordered the resumption of factory production. Many retired military officers have transformed themselves into factory managers.

There is no technical content, and I don't know how to manage it, so I copied it according to the method of managing the army.

Ordinary workers don't care who the boss is as long as someone pays them. It doesn't matter if the management is strict, as long as the money is in place, everything can be said, and factories one after another start to resume work.

From production to sales, it is all done by the government. It looks a bit like a planned economy, and the capitalists are really panicked.

The reality tells them that they don't seem to be that important, and the country is still functioning normally without them.

Although there is still a lot of chaos in the middle, this is only the initial stage, and it can be gradually changed later.

It's too late to regret it now, and it's all torn, and Frederick III naturally won't be polite.

There is no need to frame them, just turn over the old accounts one by one, and soon a large number of people will be imprisoned.

Prime Minister Leo von Caprivi said anxiously: "Your Majesty, you can't go on like this, or there will be a big mess."

He has no opinion on taking the capitalist, since everyone is not the same.

But the plan can't keep up with the changes. Before that, everyone was not ready to let the army take over the country.

It was only later that it was discovered that the capitalists could not be dealt with by the police, so they were forced to use retired officers and soldiers to organize the security brigade.

The capitalists were resolved, and everyone found that the domestic order had collapsed. In order to restore social order, the government had to resort to the military once again.

It turned out that the Kingdom of Prussia is an army-owned country, that is, the army has a great influence and controls the country in the upper political level.

Now the situation has changed, the influence of the military at the top has been weakened, and the influence of the lower layer has been greatly increased.

Frederick III nodded helplessly: "My Prime Minister, everyone knows that the current situation in Prussia is wrong, but the problem is how to solve it?

People have been arrested, homes have been confiscated, and factories have been confiscated.

Now to resume factory production, we simply cannot find enough managers in a short period of time.

Do we have any other options besides letting retired military officers manage it?

Can't let those worms out again and continue to cause trouble for us? "

It has to be admitted that the militarized management factory can only be used as an emergency measure. Not long after it started, a series of chaos broke out.

After hesitating for a moment, Leo von Caprivi gritted his teeth and said, "Let's organize an auction!

We must not be able to manage so many factories. We sold most of the small factories and kept only a few large factories, turned them into state-owned enterprises, and learned the Austrian management model. "

The Prussian industry is still in a state of contention. More than 80 percent of the factories in the country have less than 100 employees, and the large factories with more than 10,000 people are only in single digits.

The Kingdom of Prussia is a capitalist and militaristic country. Not all capitalists have jumped out and fought against the government. This time the table has been overturned, and it is naturally impossible to wipe out the capitalists.

In theory, as long as the confiscated small and medium-sized factories are sold, the management problem will be solved.

William I said slowly: "This is a way."

Obviously, he was tempted. Don't look at the fact that the Kingdom of Prussia has resumed production, but this production capacity is really impressive. The production efficiency has generally dropped by 15%, and the defective product rate is still high.

Such companies, unless they play behind closed doors, once they join the international competition, they are doomed.

The calm in the market now is supported by the government's credibility. The Berlin government took timely action to ensure material supply and employment, and everyone believed in the government's execution.

War Minister von Rothwald suggested: "Your Majesty, if you throw out so many factories together, even if someone buys them, I'm afraid they won't be able to sell for a good price.

Instead, it is better to directly distribute the factories to retired officers and soldiers to deduct their severance pay or pensions.

Not only can the government reduce an expenditure, but even the issue of job placement can be solved by the way. "

It is true that the price cannot be sold. Most of the people with purchasing power in the Kingdom of Prussia are still in prison.

The rest of the capitalists, even if they have money in their pockets, are so frightened at this time that they don't dare to emerge easily.

Affected by the devaluation of the mark, the original severance pay and pension standards are obviously out of date.

The capitalists' money, the Berlin government dares to throw away, the soldiers' sacrifice money, they dare not discount.

Although the Berlin government has repeatedly raised the standard, it cannot stand the severe inflation, and the government cannot stand it if it continues to increase.

Frederick III asked suspiciously: "Can the soldiers accept it? You must know that the benefits of these small factories are very general. If the operating capacity is not enough, it is easy to lose money."

"Loss" is not at the hands of the capitalists, but in the recent period, according to the management of the Berlin government.

War Minister von Rothwald was unsure: "Should

Accept it, we can lower the price of the factory and let them decide whether they want factory shares or cash.

As for the management issue, I don't think there is a big problem in the production process. They are all their own factories, so there will be no chaos.

The trouble is sales, but the government can help. We have an agreement with the British that we can pay the debt in kind, and we can deduct the products of these factories. "

Frederick III fell into contemplation, he was concerned about the price issue, it was all for nothing anyway.

If these small factories can be used to appease the mood of the military and get the military to agree to the government's reorganization plan, William I would not mind giving it away in vain.

"Then try it, remember to do a good job of coordination. There are dozens of shareholders in a factory. If it is not arranged well, it is easy to have problems."

Von Rothwald's originally delighted expression disappeared, and he could already imagine how much work he would have to do next.

No matter how down the factory price is, it is not something that one soldier can take down, unless a dozen or so a family is killed in battle, or multiple shareholders are inevitable.

When interests are involved, can everyone still be so harmonious? These problems need to be solved by him.

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