Chapter 891 Qualified Bureaucrats
Originally because of the international tension, food prices in France rose sharply, and the announcement issued by the Paris government at this time added fuel to the fire.
Everyone knew there was a problem with the food supply in France. Although the French government has repeatedly assured that the domestic food supply will not be affected, a wave of grain grabbing broke out among the people.
In order to make huge profits, the capitalists deliberately exaggerated the food crisis, and all kinds of rumors were flying all over the place for a while.
Calming food prices is not a matter of words. Everything else can be fooled. It is an indisputable fact that the inflow of grain into France is decreasing day by day.
Affected by the fluctuation of food prices, Rafael's life was not easy. In order to quell domestic grain prices, Napoleon IV ordered the state-owned farms to ship back to the country immediately after the autumn grain harvest.
As the head of the farm program, Rafael is well aware of the operations of overseas farms. The output on the book and the actual output of the farm are completely different concepts.
Due to natural conditions and bureaucratic management factors, the cost of food production on overseas farms remains high, far exceeding international food prices.
Due to tariff barriers, foreign grain inflows have to bear high tariffs, and the price of food in France has always been at a high level.
Importing food can make more money than growing it yourself. The bureaucrats will not have trouble with money and naturally know what to choose.
Napoleon IV cleaned it up once, but it only added a part of the face project, and most of the farms are still obsolete.
The central government is not a fool. If the farm produces 100,000 tons of wheat, but sends 110,000 tons of wheat to the country, it will definitely be found that there is a problem.
The stupid bureaucrats are eliminated, and the smart people are the ones who can stay and make money. In order to make huge profits, everyone has become a model of wasteland reclamation.
On the books, the farms reclaim a large amount of land every year, and the grain production capacity is increasing, which artificially creates a thriving situation.
With fabricated data, they cheated financial subsidies from the government and engaged in food smuggling to make huge profits.
Not anymore. International grain prices have skyrocketed. What was once a profitable business has now turned into a losing business. The bureaucrats, who realized the crisis was coming, began to look for a way back.
Recently, Rafael has received a pile of resignation letters every day, many of which are printed.
After Napoleon IV's order to transport grain, before Rafael could react, the number of farm officials was reduced by one-third.
All the big men ran away, and the rest were small fish that couldn't run away, and the mess fell into Rafael's hands.
With a "bang", Rafael threw away the thick stack of resignation letters in his hand and said fiercely: "Cole told these damned guys, if you want to resign, you can solve this problem first. Say it again.
Otherwise, everyone will die together, no matter who their backstage is, I will send them to hell before they go to jail.
By the way, contact those who ran away. If they do not return within a week, their names will appear on the wanted list as spies. "
It's not enough to be ruthless. The mess broke out at this time, enough to smash anyone to death. Rafael hasn't lived enough, and can't bear the pot.
Although the crisis is serious, it is not without a silver lining. In theory, as long as you find a way to fill the food hole, this crisis can be overcome.
Over the years, everyone has made a lot of money. From a purely economic point of view, it is still affordable to take out a part to make up the difference.
Cole's man replied with a bitter face: "Your Excellency Count, once this order is issued, I am afraid that the remaining people will run away.
The problem now is not money. If you simply lose a sum of money, everyone will not run so fast.
After all, the jobs on the farm are all poor, and the money you need to pay now can be doubled back in the future.
The key is that now there is money, and there is nowhere to buy enough food!
After the Austrian government swept the goods in advance, it set up a monopoly in the international market and prohibited the flow of grain into France.
Even smuggling is not enough. No matter how talented the smugglers are, there is no way to smuggle millions of tons of grain in a short period of time without being discovered.
At most, we will sell a small portion of the grain from other countries at high prices, and we will not be able to complete the government's task at all. "
After listening to Cole's explanation, Rafael finally understood why so many officials ran away.
It is really too big this time, and it is at this juncture. Once it is exposed, all sectors of society will not be able to spare them.
If you don't run at this time, you won't have a chance to run later. Anyway, it's easy to run away these days. As long as you have money, you can hide in a certain country overseas, and come back when the limelight is over.
Count Rafael scolded: "It's all a bunch of idiots and idiots! Can't buy it abroad, can't you buy it in China?
As long as we follow the government's requirements and ship back enough food to the country, who cares where the food comes from!
It's really not possible. First, borrow a batch of emergency food from our cooperative grain wholesalers. Anyway, the farm's grain will be sold to them. "
Deep down in his heart, Rafael deeply despised the bureaucrats who were in a hurry and had no ability to adapt.
"Order all farms to compile a locust plague report, with more detailed remarks, and attach photos prepared in advance, and report to the government together.
Remember, as long as the farms in Algeria and Morocco reduce production, don't move on the Egyptian side, it will be discovered too deliberately.
The combined production cut and no income are tentatively set at around 25 percent.
, let the following people not make me smart.
Let’s find a way together, whether it’s borrowing, buying, or cheating, I don’t care. After the autumn harvest, each farm must return at least 30% of the stipulated share of grain.
For the rest, I will find excuses to drag it for me. After the war broke out, I will find a way to throw the blame on the Austrians. "
Complete failure is impossible. If so, it is estimated that Napoleon IV will kill.
Rafael hasn't lived enough and doesn't want to challenge the emperor's bottom line. It's almost a quarter of a cut.
False reports of political achievements have always been the norm in the French government. Everyone is bragging. Otherwise, how could France keep pace with the British Olympics?
It's just that there must be a limit to false reports, and everyone can accept it if they are enlarged by ten or twenty percent;
There is no doubt that in the French farm plan, the amount of water is several times or dozens of times. The specific amount of water depends on the integrity of the bureaucrats in charge.
In a sense, the distribution of Rafael also takes into account the principle of fairness.
On farms with low water content, bureaucrats get less benefits, and their own production capacity may be enough, and now there is no need for heavy bleeding.
Farms with severe moisture, or simply existing on paper, have the money swallowed by the bureaucrats in charge, and it's time for them to bleed.
Moreover, it is not completely lost. The government also has to pay for the food that is turned in, and what the bureaucrats lose is only the difference in price.
Bleeding will not hurt the muscles and bones, which is acceptable to most bureaucrats.
After all, everyone is holding a golden rice bowl, and the loss now can be doubled back in the future. There's no need to ruin your reputation for such a little benefit.
"Yes, Count!"
Now Cole admires Count Rafael for his five bodies, and such a big thing has been solved in a few words.
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