Chapter 782 Land Qualification

The Vienna government's development plan for the Near East undoubtedly injected a booster into the domestic economy, and the stock market was the first to respond.

The stock prices of many sectors such as construction, medicine, and engineering equipment have skyrocketed, as if a new bull market is about to start.

In order to stimulate stock prices, related companies announced their participation in the Near East Development Plan. Overnight, "Near East Development" became the most popular term in Austria.

Not only domestic capital has been attracted, but also a lot of overseas capital.

There is no place for capital in the Great Depression in Europe, and Austria's Near East development plan is undoubtedly a good time to catch up.

In order to attract attention, the Vienna government will naturally not mention any preliminary plans, and the focus of publicity is naturally the "billion Aegis investment".

This is definitely the largest investment ever made, and it cannot be surpassed in this century, and there is no pressure to brag about it.

The original time and space European capital even dares to invest in the United States, which is thousands of miles away, not to mention the Near East.

It's a pity that these guys are too shrewd, and none of them are slippery. Franz tried to trick a few hapless people to undertake the railway construction, but no one took the bait.

Even if it is authorized to operate a monopoly, no one cares. There is no way that the Near East is a blank slate. No matter how beautiful the plan of the Vienna government looks, it is only a plan.

Capitalists are masters who do not see the rabbit but not the eagle. Before the immigration plan is launched, who would want to invest in the construction of railways?

Everyone participates to make a fortune, not to contribute. The Near East Development Program, even if it goes well, it will be more than ten years after it becomes prosperous.

Until then, investing in railways was destined to be a loss-making business. It is possible to make a profit after a continuous loss of more than ten or twenty years, which is indeed a value investment.

It's a pity that making quick money is still popular these days, and long-term value investment is not within the scope of capitalists' consideration.

Everyone prefers to start a project that looks like it can make a lot of money, paint a grand blueprint through artistic processing, and then go public to make money.

If you succeed, you will earn blood, and if you fail, you will have to take the loss. This is one of the reasons why people are reluctant to invest in railways.

The main factor in this economic crisis, which has affected the entire capitalist world, is the surplus of railways, especially in Western European countries such as Britain and France, where too many railways are being built repeatedly.

Looking at the stock market, we know that the railway stock price has fallen the most.

A 20% discount in the stock market crash is a good thing. Many railway companies have lost half their market value, and some of them have fallen so sharply, which is less than one-tenth of the peak period.

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Investors have just experienced social beatings and temporarily lost interest in railways. It is difficult for this project to be fooled into taking over, and capitalists are naturally not interested.

No one goes to the sinkhole of the railway. Only the Vienna government can go into battle. However, some people have invested in the renovation of the port and the city.

Although the investment cycle is also long, these projects are less risky.

Even those who are no longer optimistic about Austria's development plan for the Near East will not think that the Vienna government is not even capable of developing coastal areas.

It will take some time to report the plan to the plan, to take the project, and to actually invest the funds.

After the war, the Vienna government did not disarm immediately. Hundreds of thousands of troops are busy suppressing bandits at this time, and it is extremely irresponsible to go to construction before solving the problem of public security.

The development of the Near East is different from the development of Africa. At that time, there was no way. The government had limited power to open up African colonies and had to rely on private forces.

Today, there are thousands of civilian armed forces, large and small, on the African continent, adding up to more than the standing army of Austria.

While these forces established Austria's hegemony on the African continent, it was inevitable that the local aristocracy would become bigger.

In the European political context, this is of course not a big deal. The nobles had the power to form private armies on their own fiefs, and they never saw anyone rebelling against their flags.

The African continent is a last resort and can only rely on the power of the nobility to rule. In the Near East, which is so close at hand, Franz is ready to take it in his hands.

In the recent imperial meeting, property rights were determined for the Asia Minor Peninsula, the Middle East, and the Arabian Peninsula, and the delegates passed the motion to classify the above-mentioned areas as the direct jurisdiction of the royal family with an absolute advantage.

The combined votes of several small states have exceeded 20%, and the resolution can theoretically be rejected.

However, this is only in theory. On the premise of not involving their own core interests, no one has deliberately made trouble with the emperor.

Of course, the most important thing is to find no reason to object.

The imperial parliament has very strict regulations. For objection, the emperor has the right to remove the membership.

A small number of three or five people is a small problem. As long as there are more than half of the representatives, the meeting held with the permission of the emperor has legal effect.

Members are elected for a five-year term, and they are dismissed in the middle of the term. They do not replace their seats. They must wait for the next election before they can re-send people from the state to which they belong.

After the establishment of the Imperial Parliament for so many years, no one dared to toss, just for fear of being kicked out by the emperor and losing his right to speak in the empire.

There are no people in the Near East, and the conditions for establishing an independent province simply do not exist; without people, there is naturally no basis for the implementation of colonial rule.

It is also a way to divide them into states to rule. I don’t know whether the governments of the states will oppose it, but the people below will definitely not agree.

For the people of the small state, flowers

Money to build the Near East, thousands of miles away, and they have nothing to do with them.

Everyone supports the central government to develop the Near East. The division of local finance and central finance is very clear, and whoever owns the site is responsible for paying for governance.

There are only so many legal attributes of the land of the Shinra Empire. Others do not meet the conditions, and they are not included in the emperor's direct command. How can the central government legally invest funds for construction?

Even without considering strategic factors, the Near East must be rebuilt for the "Roman Empire Dream" deep inside everyone.

It can only be said that the Roman Empire is too powerful, and its imprint in European history and culture is too strong. Even if it perished for thousands of years, there are still a bunch of heirs.

The French call themselves the heirs of Rome, the Russians call themselves the heirs of Rome, the Italians call themselves the heirs of Rome, the Greeks call themselves the heirs of Rome...

As the orthodox successor of the Western Roman Empire, the Germans are no exception, especially after the destruction of the Ottoman Empire, the voice of rebuilding the Roman Empire is even higher.

Of course, it is still at the stage of talking guns. The definition of the official media is very clear - the new Holy Roman Empire.

A few more words have completely different meanings. There are so many people who claim to be the heirs of the Roman Empire, and shouting slogans is very hateful.

Not only in the Near East, but Franz was also planning to bring overseas colonies into the emperor's direct territory, but it was temporarily postponed considering the mood of the small state.

After all, everyone paid for it together, and suddenly it has no legal relationship with them. Maybe some people can't figure it out.

These are all small issues. The overseas colonies are all vassals of the Emperor Franz, not the princes of the empire. It has been legally determined from the beginning.

It's not that everyone doesn't want to be a prince, but it's a pity that Franz didn't give it a seal. There is nothing the emperor can do if he doesn't agree, he can't jump out and make trouble with the emperor, right?

That is to tell everyone clearly: I have problems, I have ambitions, I want...

Franz had never seen such a fool. After all, it was impossible for him to be inflexible in his mind because he had gotten it all the way through military merit.

Since it is the emperor's vassal, there is no way to fight against the emperor, or else the title can be removed in minutes.

This is also the reason why the emerging nobles are more obedient. Glory and power are bound to the emperor. If they don't follow the boss, they will all be gone.

The biggest advantage of the emperor's direct jurisdiction is that in theory, all unowned land belongs to the emperor, and the government only manages the land for the emperor.

Of course, this is only in theory. If you really eat alone, you will be alone.

Franz did not leave an acre of high-quality fertile fields, pastures, and forests. All of them were given out to reward heroes. These areas are also the next key construction areas of the government.

(Note: fertile fields, pastures, and forests can all be converted into military fields, and the specific proportion is determined according to the actual situation)

After everyone has finished their selection, the rest of the rotten land belongs to the emperor in de jure. Where to put it for now, and talk about it when it needs to be developed in the future.

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After the conferring ceremony was completed, Franz took a group of emerging nobles to draw a circle on the map, all of which were determined in advance, but now it is only clarified legally.

Looking at the excited people, Franz knew that the show was a success. If you think about it, it's right, isn't everyone wrapped in horse leather on the battlefield for the glory of this moment?

From now on, no matter what their previous background was, they now have a unified title - noble.

With political status, your pockets will soon be bulging. Nobles with fiefs these days, as long as they don't mess around, they won't be too poor.

The soldiers below can get hundreds of acres of land to become farmers, not to mention the nobles, maybe they should not use acres as a unit, it is more appropriate to replace them with square kilometers.

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