Chapter 773

The economic crisis is still raging, and all walks of life have been hit, but the shipping industry is an exception.

Affected by the policy of the Vienna government, the business volume of European companies engaged in ocean shipping has increased greatly, and there has been a boom against the market.

First, the Eastern European immigration policy, millions of people from East and West Prussia went to the African continent, and now there is a wave of transnational "immigration resettlement".

Shipping companies engaged in international trade have had a good life, and even the economy has shown signs of recovery.

Of course, this is just an illusion. The economic crisis is more serious than it appears on the surface. In order to crack down on competitors, Britain and Austria continue to play dumping.

With the dual advantages of technology and raw materials, the cost of industrial products in Britain and Austria is mostly lower than that of European countries, which creates favorable conditions for dumping.

Everyone is losing money, and they can keep their capital, and the game can continue. In order to drag down their competitors, the British and Austrian capitalists also invested their money.

Affected by this, calls for withdrawing from the free trade system and establishing a tariff protection system are also growing in the European world.

In Paris, a great revolution has just ended, and the blood has not dried yet. The citizens of Paris once again took to the demonstrations: protesting the dumping of goods from Britain and Austria, and asking the government to protect the market.

Listening to the "voice of the capitalists" outside, not the voice of the people, Napoleon IV in the temporary palace only felt a lot of pressure.

Economic Minister Elsa said carefully: "Although there are signs of recovery in the domestic economy, the speed of recovery is too slow.

Most industries are struggling under the impact of foreign commodities.

The best way to recover the economy in a short period of time is to withdraw from the free trade system and protect the domestic market.

But in doing so, we are easily isolated internationally. We need to pull some countries out of the free trade system together and share the pressure from Britain and Austria.

Under the Great Dumping Policy of Britain and Austria, many countries around the world are suffering, and all countries urgently need to change the situation.

As a world power, France has the responsibility to lead everyone to get rid of the oppression of Britain and Austria, and establish a harmonious business system without dumping. "

The front part is the specialty of the Minister of Economic Affairs, and the latter part is obviously stealing lines. Generally speaking, pulling allies is the business scope of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Secretary Terence Bulkin frowned: "Your Excellency, things are not so simple.

The industrial countries that were seriously affected by the British-Austrian dumping were mainly the colonial empires such as the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal, which had a limited degree of industrialization and suffered very limited impacts.

Maybe they are still cheering, excited for the price of goods. They wouldn't stand with us if their own interests weren't involved.

Europe is really impacted, apart from us, only Belgium and North Germany, are you sure we want to win over them? "

It's not a question of pulling or not, the key is that it can't be pulled at all.

The big dumping between Britain and Austria will hurt the most money, and it is impossible to continue. Forbearance will pass, but the French want to swallow them in one bite.

No matter how the Paris government hides it, the voices of the people moving eastward still make the two countries tremble with fear. How can people sleep well without hugging the thighs of Britain and Austria?

Economy Minister Elsa said without hesitation: "Of course! After the outbreak of the economic crisis, the number of unemployed people in various countries has increased, and the governments of Belgium and Germany are also under enormous pressure.

Being able to get out of the crisis, I don't think they will refuse. As for their worries, then give them a guarantee.

We can sign a treaty with both countries to guarantee their national security and let them serve as our source of raw materials. "

After listening to the explanation of the Minister of Economic Affairs, Terence Bulkin was a bit dumbfounded, and asked: "Your Excellency, do you think the rulers of the two countries are fools?

Know that they, unlike us, have no colonies to back them up.

After exiting the free trade system, who do they sell their goods to? Where do industrial raw materials come from?

Give us the origin of raw materials, you really dare to think!

Guarantee their safety, what to use to guarantee, why let people trust you? "

The increase in unemployment this year is really not a big deal. Both the major colonial empires and the countries of the Americas welcomed European immigrants.

Moreover, Belgium and North Germany are both key areas for Austrian immigration. The colonial government is responsible for the ticket, and people have lost their jobs and lost their livelihoods. Everyone can still immigrate overseas.

As long as the government cooperates with the propaganda, it can send the trouble away. Without the revolutionary pressure brought about by the wave of unemployment, we naturally have to weigh the pros and cons.

The market and industrial raw materials are only one aspect. The key is to raise the coal export price together with the British and Austrian people and make huge profits. Isn’t it good?

When my brain was flooded, I turned away the benefits that came to my door and ran to become the origin of French raw materials.

Security is a joke. If a treaty can work, what's the point of the army?

The credibility of France is actually a little better than that of Britain and Russia. If you want to rely on this thing to conquer the world, you still need the Paris government to work hard.

Don't the Minister of Economy know about these issues? Obviously, this is not possible. How can he be a real idiot who can climb to such a high position?

It's just that sometimes it's rare to be confused, especially for politicians, pretending to be confused is a required course.

Basically all weird policies are born in this context. superficially

Funny, there is often an invisible chain of interests behind it.

It is the domestic industrial and commercial capitalists who need to implement trade protection. If you want to develop the economy, you must deal with these people. Once you come and go, everyone becomes your own.

Capitalists need money, and Elsa needs performance. They are all beneficiaries of promoting trade protection policies.

Knowing that the reason was untenable, Economic Minister Elsa still bite the bullet and defended: "Isn't there still an American?

The United States of America is also about to complete its industrialization. They are also victims of Anglo-Austrian dumping and urgently need to get rid of this yoke. "

When it comes to this cheating ally, everyone gets angry. In order to finance American independence, France was selling iron. After the outbreak of the anti-French war, the first major thing the US government did was to bring down France.

Of course, Napoleon III returned with revenge. During the Civil War, the four countries of Britain, France, and Ossie took sides together and successfully divided the United States.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Roy Vernon echoed: "The domestic economy is in a very dire situation, and with a huge drop in government revenue, our debt has reached a very dangerous level.

Maybe you didn't notice that we are now the government with the highest debt in the world, and we have to pay huge interest on funds every month.

If this situation does not change, we may go bankrupt one day in the future. "

In France, which did not have a war, the government debt actually exceeded that of the Russian Empire. You may not believe it if you say it, but this is an indisputable fact.

As the first country in the world to rely on government investment to stimulate the economy, most of the time France is running a budget deficit. Over time, the accumulated deficit has become an astronomical sum.

In the short term, everyone's life has indeed improved, but this has also overdrawn the future.

Beginning with the transformation of Paris in the era of Napoleon III, the government invested in infrastructure to stimulate the economy, and the French economy entered a golden age.

Originally, this model could continue for many years. Unfortunately, not long ago, Britain and Austria attacked French finance, and the value of the franc fell by one-third.

Then came the economic crisis and civil war. A series of combined punches came down, which directly damaged the French financial system, and the Paris government's financing ability declined.

In this context, the French government had to tighten its belt to live.

Napoleon IV nodded: "There is no way out of the free trade system. If the domestic economic situation improves, we can go back again.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs must draw as many allies as possible and share international pressure with us.

At the same time, we must do a good job of explaining it, try our best to let everyone understand the difficulties we are facing, and reduce the hostility of the international community to us. "

Withdrawing from the free trade system is a big deal to offend Britain and Austria, and they will be isolated diplomatically for a while.

Anyway, they are all used to it. If they want to be isolated, they will be isolated, and there is no need for a piece of meat.

If you continue to stay in the free trade system, you will have to be sheared for a long time.

Maybe one day, Britain and Austria feel that the return on wool reduction is too low, and they start eating mutton directly.

The world is so wonderful, and driven by interests, France is actually going to stand with the guy he doesn't like.

Of course, compared with the "Saint Alliance" back then, this was all pediatrics.

The United States of America is being ostracized. That is because the Commonwealth has done a good job in public relations, and it acts as a source of raw materials and a dumping market for everyone’s products. The powers naturally welcome this kind of younger brother who can bring benefits and has a good attitude.

In essence, everyone is still in the cultural circle, and even if it is not pleasing to the eye, it is only because of interests, not to mention deep hatred.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Terence Burkin, the Foreign Secretary, replied gloomily.