Chapter 834 Arms Race

Kill to kill, exile to exile, to remove from office, the entire Vienna government of 1887 was cleaning up worms and confiscating illegal industries.

With the end of the anti-corruption campaign, a total of 10,286 criminals were executed, 96,412 were exiled, and countless others were fined and warned.

Including 1,274 corrupt officials found within the government, 7,421 voluntarily surrendered, 76 executions of heinous crimes, 376 exiled officials, all those involved were dismissed, and 47.56 million Aegis was confiscated.

Frankly speaking, the amount involved is much less than Franz's estimate, and the per capita involved amount is more than 5,000 Aegis. It is obvious that the pigs have not been fattened.

No wonder everyone likes anti-Semitism. Compared with the confiscation of Jewish assets, the corruption of the bureaucrats is only paediatric and not on the same level.

Of course, this has something to do with the anti-corruption efforts of the Vienna government. Most people do not dare to pay bribes directly, and the threshold for benefit transmission is too high, blocking the way for many people to make money.

The purchasing power of SHIELD is still very powerful. For front-line public officials, the amount of bribes offered by Qianer800 is simply untouchable, and the power in their hands is limited.

Even if someone gave a gift, it was usually only a few divine aegis, or a dozen divine aegis, at most a few dozen divine aegis.

There is only such a small amount of money in total, and it is obviously unrealistic to play profit transmission around a large circle.

In this way, their gray income can only come from the above profit. After all, they are direct operators, and if they want the transaction to go smoothly, they must be sealed.

What I got was not cash, but various discount cards and vouchers, many of which were issued in the name of departmental welfare.

Legally speaking, this does not constitute a crime of bribery. Their real crimes are refusal to report and dereliction of duty.

This is also the reason why a large number of officials surrendered themselves. After all, I took the initiative to explain before the investigation, the crime of "not reporting knowledge" is gone, and if "malfeasance" does not cause serious consequences, dismissal from public office is considered complete.

There are many people involved in the case, and the people whose homes were raided were essentially those high-ranking officials with serious problems, so the 47.56 million confiscated was actually quite a lot.

The per capita income from home raids is as high as 135,000 Aegis. If the anti-corruption case broke out a few days later, it would be half a ton of gold per capita, a proper corrupt official.

Franz is still very satisfied with this result. Compared with the situation at the beginning of the succession, "ten bureaucrats caught nine, and the situation slipped through the net", but now a fundamental change has been made.

The case is over, but the aftermath has only just begun. The most direct impact is the substantial improvement of social security.

It can’t be said that the household is not closed at night, at least those who collect protection fees and loan usury have disappeared without a trace, and even the street gangsters rarely appear.

The cruel reality tells the middle-2 teenagers that there is a price to pay for being in the underworld, and to be the boss is to step into the gate of hell with half a foot.

This can also be regarded as a large-scale legal education class. The Vienna government used the lives of tens of thousands of criminals to forge the majesty of the law, and the social unhealthy trend was reversed.

The whole of Europe was shocked by Austria's generosity, and even the limelight of the anti-Semitic movement was suppressed.

The execution of tens of thousands of people at one time is enough to make the scalps of many people numb, and public opinion is also divided.

Supporters believe that: the Austrian government upholds the dignity of the law, and executions of criminals are all tried through formal judicial procedures, which are worth learning from around the world;

Opponents believe that: the Austrian government does not respect life and does not give them a chance to reform, which is a blasphemy of human rights.

The two sides were arguing with each other. The newspapers were fighting in the air, and the offline debates and academic seminars were all battlefields for both sides.

Well, the Vienna government still pays for public relations, otherwise the power to support the legal system would have been at a disadvantage long ago.

Affected by this, the total amount of foreign capital entering Austria in 1887 fell by 46% compared with the previous year. On the contrary, the capital outflow increased by 21.2%.

Mainly, the Jewish capitalists retreated, and others couldn't see it, but they, the parties involved, understood it very well.

The Vienna government is indeed friendly to ordinary Jews, but the reason behind the friendly is for national assimilation.

It's not polite to them who hinder the integration of nationalities, especially the old friend of Count Waiters, who is even more ruthless.

Those who can be caught or not caught - caught, but not killed - killed, all are severely punished, and no one will show mercy.

This can be seen from the list of executions and exiles. It is indeed handled in accordance with Austrian law. The problem is that there are too many Jews on it.

Capitalists who are completely self-abiding do exist, but they are very few, and most of them have entered a gray area more or less.

The investigation team obviously took special care of them, and many hidden problems were pulled out.

They knew they were being targeted, but there was nothing they could do. Compared to other European countries, this is still the norm.

If you want to not be treated differently, it is very simple, as long as you give up inheritance and actively integrate into it.

In fact, the Jewish people in Austria have long been divided, and this sudden blow only makes the problem clearer.

Only a part of the masters left who were unwilling to settle with the status quo. The big deal was that ordinary people were still unwilling to continue wandering. After all, they could not see a way forward when they went out.

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London

Prime Minister Gladstone: "What do you think of the Austrian government's big deal this time?"

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Most people only stay in the anti-corruption case itself, and experts and scholars in the market only pay attention to legal issues, but it is different in the eyes of politicians.

Foreign Secretary George: "It has something to do with the national integration policy implemented by Austria, which dates back to 1820.

However, these policies were not carried forward until the Franz era.

On the whole, the integration of all ethnic groups in Austria is good, and only the Jews are left in trouble.

Even if there is no anti-Semitic movement in Europe, the Vienna government will sooner or later attack these Jewish capitalists who hinder national integration.

As for the anti-corruption case that broke out later, it was actually just Franz's trick, taking advantage of the situation to take advantage of the opportunity to clean up the bureaucracy and strengthen his control over the country. "

Those who can occupy high positions are all smart people, and the benefits of ethnic integration can be seen at a glance.

But knowing is knowing, but everyone has no intention of following suit. If there was a national integration, the British Isles would have been monolithic.

In fact, successive British governments, including Gladstone's cabinet, have tried to solve this problem, but they have all failed.

There is no way, if they all become their own people, it is not easy to exploit it so excessively, which is equivalent to cutting off the capitalist's financial path.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Xiaoji Childers: "These are only political, I would say economic.

I don't know if you have noticed, but in this anti-corruption and anti-Semitic campaign, the Vienna government has received a lot of money.

Although the exact amount is unknown, it must be the most harvested by this anti-Semitic movement. We should be vigilant about where the money will be spent. "

This is an inevitable result. One side is shearing sheep, and the other side is killing sheep to eat meat. The income gap between the two sides is self-evident.

In addition to fighting for strength, international competition is also fighting for financial resources. Competitors are rich, which is definitely not a good thing for Britain.

Hearing the bad news, Prime Minister Gladstone frowned and muttered to himself, "This is an arms race, is it coming again?"

After the anti-Semitic movement ended, it wasn't just Austria that had money in its pockets. To be precise, European governments should have money in their pockets.

Generally speaking, when this happens, everyone will spend their money. Exactly where it is spent is hard to pin down.

But what is certain is that as long as someone takes the lead in developing armaments, the arms race will be detonated immediately.

Lord Astley Cooper Key: "Your Excellency, the French Government has announced a new shipbuilding programme.

According to the plan, in the next three years, the French Navy will add 3 new battleships, 7 destroyers, 4 cruisers, and 24 warships of various sizes.

According to the naval shipbuilding practice in recent years, the Austrians will maintain a comparable number of capital ships with the French.

If nothing else, it won't be long before the Austrian Navy will announce the shipbuilding plan, and the pressure on the Royal Navy will increase greatly.

In order to protect the sea power of the Royal Navy, the Admiralty plans to build 6 new battleships and 10 destroyers..."

When he met the Admiralty Minister, Prime Minister Gladstone patted his head and thought to himself: Mistake.

Before he could speak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Xiaozhi Childers, objected first: "No, if this plan is followed, France and Austria will continue to increase the number of ships built. By then, an arms race will be unavoidable.

Although the government has just made a fortune, the money has other uses and cannot be wasted on a meaningless arms race. "

Admiralty Astley Cooper Key laughed: "How can it be said that there is no point, in the arms race to consume the financial resources of France and Austria, they have no ability to do other things.

Otherwise, where do you think they will spend the money when they get it?

Austria's Near East Development Program, the French's African Development Program, and the Big Farm Program can all enhance their national strength.

If we don't consume their financial resources and use the arms race to drag them down, can we maintain our advantage in the long run? "

This is a reality that has to be faced. Britain has a small local area and its own development potential is very limited.

If you want to maintain your dominant position, you must constantly suppress competitors. Otherwise, in the national development of this long-distance running sport, they will fall behind sooner or later.

This can be seen from these recent developments. First, Austria's economic aggregate surpassed that of Britain, and then France's economic aggregate surpassed that of France.

Although it is only the local part, this has attracted the attention of the British elite, listing the two countries as the biggest competitors.