Chapter 821 Legal Weapons
It was not only the Austrian government that took action, but all European governments joined the feast.
It’s true that Jewish capitalists hate it, but this is only a secondary factor. After all, capitalists these days are all on the same level, and no one is more noble than anyone else.
The essence of the anti-Semitic movement has always been the same:
One is the intensification of social contradictions, and the rulers adopt the method of transferring contradictions in order to consolidate their rule;
The second was that they had no money in their pockets and could not pay the usury of Jewish capital, and the rulers did not want to be reprimanded for defaulting on their debts, so they defaulted on the pretense of being anti-Semitic, and by the way they could make a payment.
Religious factors and the hatred of Jewish capitalists are also one of the reasons for the outbreak of anti-Semitic movements, but after modern times, most of them have become secondary factors.
Of course, there are exceptions. Sometimes Jewish capital is really desperate, and often has no bottom line in front of its interests, and it has also triggered a lot of anti-Semitic movements, but most of these are partial.
The essence of this anti-Semitic movement is very simple, that is, the French government has run out of money, and other European countries are following suit.
Taking the tsarist government as an example, after the outbreak of the anti-Semitic movement in Europe, Alexander III confiscated a large number of Jewish capitalist industries, especially the banking industry, and all those with Jewish capital background were nationalized.
Well, the latter one was added by the bureaucrats.
Mainly, more than ten years ago, the Russian Empire just carried out a massive anti-Semitic movement. Now the Jewish capitalists in Russia have not had time to recover, and their wealth is simply not enough for everyone to divide up.
In desperation, everyone can only play and expand.
Other industries do not move well, and it involves the employment of workers. If they are not handled well, they will easily cause major troubles. In addition to being greedy, bureaucrats are also afraid of trouble.
The only exception is the bank, which itself holds a large amount of cash. Taking advantage of the opportunity of nationalization, everyone pocketed part of the cash and then dumped the blame on the Jewish capitalists.
If the means are a little more clever, after a period of time, you can find another excuse to sell the nationalized banks to private capital at a low price, and then make a profit from it.
As for the other capitalists involved, it depends on how hard their background is.
The hard thing in the background is to return the property. After a bribe, it is even possible to join the carve-up team and take the opportunity to annex the shares left by the Jews.
If the background is not hard enough, then you can only regret it. It is luck to keep your own interests. If you are not lucky, you will be confiscated directly.
The tsarist government did not have a good reputation, not only domestic national capitalists were affected and suffered heavy losses, but even foreign capitals such as Britain and France were no exception.
The feast continued until after the Austrian capital suffered losses, the Vienna government protested to the Tsarist government, and Alexander III intervened.
But it was already half a year later. The unlucky ones in the early stage, many people have grass growing on their graves.
In contrast, Austria still has a taste. The unfortunate ones are all Jewish capitalists who violated the law and committed crimes, and those who kept themselves safe still escaped the catastrophe.
Although the number of self-discipline is small, it does not matter. It's not easy to kill all of them without a single shot, without intentional expansion, and involving more innocent people.
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Winter comes and spring comes, the earth begins to recover, and the trees begin to sprout.
The rows of toon trees in the Vienna Palace have now pulled out new branches, grown green leaves, and spit out fragrant red buds, indicating that Austria's national fortune is prosperous.
This beautiful time is like Franz's mood at the moment.
Looking at the Prime Minister handing over the income statement, Franz finally understood why European countries love anti-Semites, and why they haven't wiped out all the Jews.
It's not that everyone doesn't want it, it's completely reluctant. This is the best leek, which can be harvested every few decades, and every time it can get rich profits.
What if the children and grandchildren are short of money if they are finished at one time? In a sense, this is also a sustainable pig farming model.
The cash confiscated is not too much, only less than 200 million Aegis, but the seized corporate factories, real estate such as land and houses, bonds, stocks and a series of assets are an astronomical number.
According to preliminary estimates by the Vienna government, the combined value of these assets exceeds 3.5 billion Aegis.
Of course, many of these are virtual assets that exist in theory.
For example: the market value of a listed company is 30 million Aegis, but its actual assets may only be 10 million Aegis, or even a few million Aegis.
How much water is in it, no one can tell. Franz did not know exactly how the valuation of the Vienna government was calculated.
If you really take it out and sell it, you will definitely not be able to sell so much money in a short period of time, and even half of it may not be able to be sold.
With so much money, no consortium in the world can come up with it, even the royal consortium created by Franz has no such strength.
After all, wealth and cash are two concepts. In terms of theoretical assets, Franz, Queen Victoria, and Alexander III are definitely the top three in the world, and everyone is worth 10 billion Aegis+.
However, this wealth is only in name. Theoretically speaking, Franz's greatest wealth is a bunch of royal families, with an area of tens of millions of square kilometers. Compared with these, the royal consortium is really nothing.
The pile of colonies in Britain are theoretically the property of the Queen, and this value cannot be estimated at all.
So did Alexander III, Russia
The Sri Lankan Empire is large enough, and the tsar's nominal land is as many as tens of millions of square kilometers. Even if most of these lands are permafrost, it is still very valuable.
If these theoretical wealth can be realized, all the financial groups in the world will be weak.
There were more than 5,000 Jewish capitalists involved in the case, accounting for 68.5% of all Jewish capitalists.
There is no doubt that most of these 5,000 people are small and medium-sized capitalists, and there are still only a few who are really at the top of the capital world, and it is precisely these few people who hold the most wealth.
According to the statistics, the top ten richest people have assets of more than 100 million Aegis, the top 100 people have wealth of more than 2.5 billion Aegis, and the least assets are more than one million.
Needless to say, the guys listed separately are dead. Although it was dealt with in accordance with the law, their rich family background was the driving force behind the Vienna government's dark history.
This amount of money is legally earned, whether others believe it or not, Franz does not believe it anyway.
For details, you can refer to the Habsburg family, a royal family that has been inherited for hundreds of years. Before Franz took over, all the assets were added up, and the current value of S.H.I.E.D. was less than 100 million.
This has nothing to do with hard work, but more about the productivity limit of the times. There is only so much total wealth in society, and no matter how good you are in business, the upper limit will be stuck there.
There are too many files in the back, and Franz is too lazy to turn it back. Anyway, he is not a judge, and it is not his job to judge criminals.
Putting down the document in his hand, Franz asked curiously, "According to the current laws and regulations, how will these people be sentenced?"
Prime Minister Carr replied with a wry smile: "In fact, there are far more people suspected of committing crimes, and this list is already the result of the government's lenient punishment.
For minor crimes, we just gave a fine, but did not include it.
According to the current law, these guys on the list have started at least ten years. More than half of them can be sentenced to hanging.
This is only the result of investigation based on the information provided by the whistleblower, without excessively investigating other criminal acts, otherwise I doubt whether these people can survive. "
Hearing this answer, Franz was also stunned. Isn't this the realistic version of "ten capitalists kill nine, and one slips through the net"?
Franz has reason to believe that the guys who escaped the disaster were not because of how clean they were, nor how lucky they were, but because there were too many people involved.
In order to reduce its political influence, the Vienna government could not execute tens of thousands of people at one time, and could only deal with "fat sheep" and "heavily sinful" guys.
As to why this is the case, one has to ask Austrian law. Compared with later generations, the legal punishment in this year is much stronger.
After all, the aristocracy is now in power, and naturally they will not be soft on the bourgeoisie who may threaten their own status.
A simple example is hoarding in Austria. If the circumstances are serious, all the property can be confiscated, and the head will be lost.
Bribery of government officials, regardless of the seriousness of the circumstances, both the bribe-taking official and the bribe-giver are the same crime, and the prison terms for both are the same.
It is sad to bribe multiple officials. The number of years in prison can be accumulated, and there is no cap.
If unlucky, the officials who paid bribes are sentenced to death in the future, then there is no need to say that they will be sentenced to 100 years in prison.
Is this fair?
It's definitely not fair, but the world is inherently unfair.
When it comes to power struggles and in order to curb the proliferation of corruption, Franz still chose to acquiesce.
Besides, there are backdoors. If you want to escape punishment, then report it.
Officials who report their bribery can have their sentences reduced. In theory, if you report a few more, you can offset the crime, and you can get out of jail after paying a fine.
Affected by this, basically every major anti-corruption case will involve a large group of people.
In Austria, both offering and accepting bribes are high-risk activities. The highest number of years in prison to date is 3,416 years,
Franz asked nervously, "How many officials are involved?"
Now he is really scared. If another thunderstorm breaks out, the performance of the executioner this year will explode.
There is no way, the dignity of the law must be upheld. If it is found out, it must be dealt with. Franz will not use amnesty for these scumbags.
Prime Minister Carl lowered his head and replied: "Up to now, 4,864 public officials have surrendered to the Anti-Corruption Bureau and submitted dirty money of 13.47 million Aegis.
The exact number of officials involved is still under investigation. Many criminals have already reported to the government, but due to lack of evidence, there is no way to directly file a case. "
Hearing this answer, Franz breathed a sigh of relief.
The number of people involved in the case is large, and the amount involved is also large, but the amount of bribes per capita is not large, plus surrendering to commutation, most of these guys can handle it internally.
Confiscation of dirty money, dismissal from public office, and punishment for voluntary labor of varying time, the matter will pass, and finally there is no need to kill.
As for the stubborn elements that are being detected, there is nothing to say, just to kill the chickens and show the monkeys.
Franz had a hunch that most of these guys who refused to admit their guilt were extremely wicked people, and most people would not resist at all when the incident happened.
"Check! No matter who is involved, let me check to the end. This time, there is no need to appease any criminals."
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With so many Jewish capitalists, no government officials are unlucky, and no one will believe what they say.
The little shrimp who surrendered themselves are not counted, and none of the big fish behind them have surfaced. Franz did not believe in Jewish capital and had no roots in Austria.
The success of the Vienna government's action this time caught them by surprise. No one knew that the government would use the law as a weapon.
After all, Austria does not possess one of the two core elements of the anti-Semitic movement, and the Vienna government neither needs to divert social conflicts nor encounter financial difficulties.
According to past experience, anti-Semitic movements in Europe all started violently, and the Vienna government acted without any warning.
In particular, the government has also strengthened the police force to stop the anti-Semitic actions of civilian extremists, which is even more reassuring to many people.
This kind of experience delusion misled the judgment of the Jewish capitalists. The Vienna government issued an arrest order without any notice, leaving them no time to react.
The power of money is powerful, but no amount of money is worth mentioning in front of the state apparatus.
The relationships and personal networks that were managed in the past have all become fragmented at this moment. At least until now, Franz has never encountered anyone who pleads for the Jewish capitalists.
If it is not activated, it does not mean that it does not exist. Those who are lightly involved can take the opportunity to kick the Jewish capitalists away, and the guys who have been tied together for a long time will be difficult to escape at this time.
Franz won't be able to sleep without removing the nails that Jewish capital has buried in the government.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
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