Chapter 1351 Common Language (Part 1)

For the minimum wage standard implemented by the Austrian Empire and the working hours system that reduced the original fourteen-hour working system to ten hours.

A group of fools only saw the rising costs, but did not see the improved benefits, as well as the skilled craftsmen and a large number of laborers who were coming from other countries.

The generous treatment of the Austrian Empire was quite attractive to skilled workers, especially for Germans and Italians, and even some French people would choose to go to the Austrian Empire to seek work.

After all, the domestic environment in France was too bad at this time. The economic crisis, coupled with the continuous failure of foreign wars, and the political turmoil caused by them made almost all industries in France fall into depression.

But as far as industry is concerned, after losing colonies, the price of raw materials will inevitably rise. On the other hand, the failure of foreign wars has led to a shrinking market.

Therefore, cutting workers' wages has become an almost inevitable choice. Improving workers' efficiency cannot solve this problem, but will only aggravate this situation.

In order not to starve to death, French workers can only choose to change jobs or go to other places to make a living. Their first choice is naturally Alsace-Lorraine and the French-speaking states in the Swiss region of the German Confederation. After all, communication is relatively easy and the distance is relatively close.

The second is former French colonies such as Algeria. Although Algeria was definitely better in terms of treatment, Europeans at that time still hated Africa, even North Africa, which was only separated by a sea.

Moreover, Napoleon III was not an idiot. He would not allow his people to encourage hostile forces.

The Second French Empire blocked the national border at the beginning of its establishment. On the surface, it was to prevent hostile countries from sneaking attacks to protect citizens, but in fact it was also a helpless move to prevent population loss.

However, the reality is that it may not be successful, and there may not even be positive benefits. The French border has repeatedly staged tragedies of fratricide, and even a chain of interests has been generated, and a new industry has emerged - human smuggling.

In fact, the French are still very popular. Due to the influence of the Louis XIV era and the French Revolution, Europe thinks that the French are very special.

However, the land carrying capacity of areas such as Alsace-Lorraine and Fribourg is limited after all, and the local French may not like these foreigners who come to steal jobs.

The French who fled France had to choose to go to more distant places to make a living. A considerable number of them wanted to choose the New World, but due to cost constraints, most of them had to give up this idea.

The Austrian Empire naturally became the best alternative. First of all, the system of the Austrian Empire was what French workers fought for for decades and sacrificed countless lives but failed to exchange.

Secondly, as a multi-ethnic country, the Austrian Empire itself was not very exclusive to outsiders, and had quite rich experience in dealing with outsiders.

Finally, most of the French who fled abroad were of high quality, and many of them were able to read and write, which was simply a dimensionality reduction attack in the Austrian Empire where illiterates were everywhere.

Since French still enjoyed a high status in European countries and diplomatic fields at this time, nobles and businessmen were still flocking to French, so French teachers have always been in short supply.

However, latecomers may not have such good luck.

At this time, the Austrian Royal Factory had the cheapest raw materials, the most advanced technology, the broadest market, as well as the largest capital and the largest policy inclination.

If there was really a factory that wanted to roll Franz to death, that factory would not be far from death. Of course, Franz could also roll other domestic competitors to death in reverse, but the result would only make the situation worse and was not in line with his strategy.

The biggest trouble of the Royal Factory comes from itself. From procurement to production, and then to sales, there is corruption in almost every link.

This Christmas is Franz's last kindness to them. After Christmas, Franz will clean up the interior completely, and at that time, a large amount of funds will be recovered and a large number of jobs will be created.

It is not certain whether the so-called Austrian Imperial Workers' Progress Association really exists, but it is certain that the existing market can no longer satisfy the appetite of these people.

It is good to be enterprising, but it is easy to get into trouble if the steps are too big. These guys with insatiable desires will not think of Franz when they are feasting, but will put all the pots on the Austrian Empire when the incident is exposed.

Franz does not want to take the blame for others. The current market is so big. If these guys continue to expand reproduction without thinking, they will definitely follow the footsteps of the British.

Although the Austrian Empire has tried every means to expand the market, it still cannot keep up with the speed of industrial expansion.

The productivity leap brought about by technological progress far exceeds people's imagination at this time. Franz must do something to change this situation.

Improving workers' treatment is actually tapping into market potential and improving the Austrian Empire's hematopoietic function. If the economy cannot be self-circulated, then the war will gradually become a losing business.

In addition to these troubles, there are also some good news.

For example, Franz's long-cherished Austrian language plan has finally made progress. German, as one of the most complex languages ​​in Europe and even the world, is difficult to promote.

Too complex a language will lead to consequences in all aspects, especially in teaching and scientific research. It is difficult for even highly educated people to ensure that there are no reading and writing errors.

In scientific research, any small mistake may lead to a disaster. Even a wrong decimal point will ruin all the research.

German is far more complex than English. There are noun parts of speech (masculine, feminine, neuter), four case changes (nominative, accusative, dative, genitive) and verb conjugation.

The communication efficiency is even lower. The most efficient communication in the Austrian Imperial Army is the 50 words that must be known on the battlefield.

The communication efficiency of single words and short sentences is even higher than that of messengers. The orders conveyed by messengers are prone to misunderstanding and deviation.

For example, the famous joke about General Halley driving through the playground in field uniforms when it rains.

(If you haven't read it, please read the author's words in this chapter.)

This is not funny. A horse can destroy a country and a nail can destroy an empire. A wrong interpretation of an order can also destroy a country.

And there are more than a dozen German dialects in the Austrian Empire at this time. All this is simply a disaster, so Franz needs a simple, easy to understand, clear and easy to remember language.

Franz's requirement is to create a language based on German, while retaining the advantages of the German-speaking population, so that ordinary Europeans can learn and master the language in three years.

But Franz is obviously an amateur in language. In fact, for most Europeans, it only takes 600 hours to learn the relatively simple Spanish.

The time required to learn the most difficult German and Finnish is usually no more than 2,300 hours.

In history, a Polish ophthalmologist invented a simple language called Esperanto.

The order of the US Army in 1910 was as follows: Battalion commander to the duty officer: At about 8 o'clock tomorrow night, Halley's Comet may be seen in this area. This comet can only be seen once every 76 years. Order all soldiers to gather on the playground in field uniforms, and I will explain this rare phenomenon to them. If it rains, gather in the auditorium, and I will show them a film about comets. Duty officer to company commander: According to the battalion commander's order, Halley's Comet will appear over the playground at 8 o'clock tomorrow night. If it rains, have the soldiers march in their field uniforms to the auditorium, where this rare phenomenon will occur. Company commander to platoon leader: According to the battalion commander's order, at 8 o'clock tomorrow night, the extraordinary Halley's Comet will appear in the auditorium in field uniforms. If it rains on the playground, the battalion commander will issue another order, which only occurs once every 76 years. Platoon leader to squad leader: At 8 o'clock tomorrow night, the battalion commander will appear in the auditorium with Halley's Comet, which only occurs once every 76 years. If it rains, the battalion commander will order Comet to wear field uniforms and go to the playground. Squad leader to city soldier: At 8 o'clock tomorrow night when it rains, the famous 76-year-old General Halley, accompanied by the battalion commander, will wear field uniforms and drive his Comet brand car through the playground to the auditorium.