Chapter 816 Brown Candy
Vienna Palace
Franz asked in surprise: "France and Russia are moving closer?"
Franz is not surprised that France and Russia will move closer, but he is surprised that the time between the two countries is too early.
An agricultural crisis is brewing, but it has yet to break out. If you are in a hurry and go to the doctor, you will not be in a panic until the disease is serious.
It's still early. The French's plan for large farms has only a plan, and the British's plan for food self-sufficiency has not even determined the origin of the food.
Even if it will impact international food prices, it will have to wait until they grow the food.
This kind of indispensable just-needed product is not a bet on future market changes in futures and stocks.
Regardless of whether it is bad or good, the demand in the market is indispensable. Before the overcapacity of grain occurs, even if the international grain market is turbulent, there will be no major changes.
At least until the major grain exporting countries abandon the implementation of unified grain sales prices, the international grain trading market is unlikely to change greatly.
Foreign Minister Weisenberg: "Your Majesty, the tsarist government is also forced to.
Although after the outbreak of the agricultural crisis, we can still solve the problem by expanding domestic demand, but the debt pressure of the tsarist government is too great.
The Russian Empire was severely lacking in foreign exchange, and their financial system would soon collapse after losing their food exports.
The French were willing to let the Russian grain enter the domestic market, but the tsarist government had no way of rejecting it. "
There is no way, no matter how to increase income and reduce expenditure, the debt still has to be repaid, and you can only choose to pay in foreign exchange or gold. The ruble is basically ignored in the international currency market.
Every year, a large amount of foreign exchange is required to repay the debt, and the tsarist government naturally has to work hard to earn foreign exchange, otherwise it will fill the pit with a large amount of gold.
Once the foreign exchange is insufficient and the gold flows out of the country in large quantities, the currency value of the ruble will be ruined. When a country's currency loses its credibility, the financial system is doomed.
The tsarist government has personally experienced the suffering, and it can even be said that it is experienced.
Every financial crash is accompanied by a government bankruptcy.
The seemingly effective method of default, but in fact it has endless troubles. It is enough to be isolated and excluded by the international community. The key is what to do with mortgage loans?
You can’t relinquish the debts of the Nordic Federation and Austria at the same time, refuse to perform the loan mortgage contract signed in advance, and fight the two countries to wipe out the debt, right?
Naturally, the tsarist government would not reject such an approach without a lower limit, and allies were always worthless in the face of interests. But the current problem is one against two, it is really impossible to beat!
In this age of the weak, the winners on the battlefield can default on their debts, but I have never heard that the losers can also default on their debts.
If you can't repay your bills, you can only find a way to make money.
The French offered tangible benefits, and even knowing that this might be a poisonous bait, the tsarist government had no way of rejecting it.
Franz nodded and said slowly: "It seems that we all underestimate the French, maybe the large farm plan of the Paris government is a pretense.
The French region itself is the largest grain producing area in Western Europe. If it were not for the annexation of the Italian region, they would not be short of grain at all.
These peasants are the foundation of the Bonaparte dynasty, and as long as Napoleon IV is not crazy, it will not harm the interests of this group of people.
Politically, it has been determined that food prices in France will be at a higher level to protect the interests of the peasant class.
The French's large-scale farm plan can reduce dependence on external food, but it does not mean that they will be fully self-sufficient.
Once the food is all self-sufficient, driven by interest groups, the price of food in France is doomed to fall, and the interests of the peasant class are difficult to guarantee.
Only by leaving a certain gap and importing food from overseas can food prices remain high and provide a reason acceptable to all parties.
Winning the Russians may also be part of their pre-planning. Our laissez-faire has only accelerated the development of the situation.
Next, how is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs going to respond? "
The facts are in front of us, whether the French prepared in advance or had an idea, the final situation developed in France's favor.
Without harming the interests of domestic farmers, the large-scale farm plan not only reduces the loss of foreign exchange, but also helps to promote the development of the domestic grain processing industry.
From the development of the Industrial Revolution to the present, there are actually several mainstream economic sectors, namely: light industry led by the textile industry and agricultural product processing industry, and traditional heavy industry including shipbuilding, iron and steel metallurgy, and mining.
Next is transportation, and finally, the newly emerging power industry. As for the automobile and internal combustion engine industries, they are still infants and young children, and they account for a very small proportion of the social and economic volume.
France's foundation is still very solid, the industrial chain is basically complete, the only regrettable lack of leading industries.
The British occupied the dominant position in the financial industry, textile industry, and shipbuilding industry, and also occupied an important position in the mining, iron and steel metallurgy industry.
Austria has a dominant position in the agricultural product processing industry, power industry, transportation and other fields, and has also surpassed the British with a slight advantage in the fields of mining and iron and steel metallurgy, becoming the industry leader.
It is a tragedy for the French. There is not a single person in the important industry who can resist the flag, which means that it is quite comprehensive and mediocre.
Not to mention heavy industry, innate resources have determined that it is difficult for the French to make a difference in this field, and it is already very hard to be ranked third in the world.
The textile industry, which is a key development of the government, was beaten by the British in the international competition. It seems that the industry volume is very large, but in fact, the total volume is not comparable to that of Austria, which is not visible next door.
The French transportation industry has developed very well. The railway has been overhauled since Napoleon III, but unfortunately other industries have not kept up.
Capitalists invest in consideration of returns. A railway that has no hope of making a profit for a long time will be ruthlessly abandoned even if it is repaired.
Frankly speaking, the development of emerging industries in France is still very good, but unfortunately the inherent restrictions are too large.
For example: the power industry, the French entered very early. It is a pity that the French are short of coal and rely heavily on overseas imports. The high cost of power generation restricts the promotion of electricity.
It is difficult for a single entity to dominate the real economy, and even if it cannot become the industry leader, it can still be very nourishing to be the second in the industry.
Now, the big farm plan seems to be only for food self-sufficiency, and farming is enough.
In fact, due to the existence of tariff barriers, domestic agricultural product processing enterprises have the advantage of tax cost. As long as the grain production capacity increases, these enterprises will develop.
While promoting the development of the domestic economy, it also attacked competitors. It can be said that this large farm project is beneficial to France without any harm.
Foreign Secretary Weisenberg replied: "The French farm plan is beyond our reach and cannot be destroyed for the time being.
However, what they want to win over Russia must not be successfully completed. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is looking for a suitable intervention point to interrupt the continued closeness of France and Russia. "
To say no to fear, it must be false.
France alone, or Russia, each has obvious flaws, and Austria can deal with it calmly. If the two get together, the situation will change.
Franz didn't forget that beyond the strait, there was a John Bull who was a shitposter. The First World War in the original time and space was detonated after John Bull joined the Allied Powers.
In a sense, the Russians would not have swooped on the streets so quickly if there was no pit guy like John Bull who didn’t pit his teammates.
The material assistance was timely, the tsarist government did not fall so early, the German Empire could not last that long, and the Americans would have nothing to do with the First World War.
"This is very difficult to do, the French are willing to open their domestic market, that is a real interest, and it is very difficult for the tsarist government to refuse.
If we want to prevent them from getting closer, we must also pay a price, even if we add political influence, at least not much lower than the French.
Unlike the French, they can do whatever they want, and if they succeed, they will make a lot of money, and if they fail, they will cause us trouble.
A few more times, I'm afraid I can't stand it. If things go on like this, the French will not be suppressed, and the appetite of the Russians will be raised first.
Unless we can win with one hit, it will be very detrimental to us to continue this entanglement. "
The problem is here, the French are purely disruptive, and no matter whether they succeed or fail in the end, the result will not be worse than it is now.
In contrast, Austria cannot play like this forever. Over time, this will give the Russians an illusion that Austria cannot be separated from Russia.