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Chapter fifteen, the dream of a strong country

In Austria, the Japanese delegation could not get everything they wanted, so after a survey, he left, and a Japanese embassy was added to Vienna.

I have to admire the Japanese foresight. Despite the jingling of poverty, I gritted my teeth and set up embassies in several major European countries.

The consumption in Vienna is not low, especially compared to Japan, where housing prices here are even more amazing. It is not that someone speculates on housing, but that it is entirely the result of spontaneous adjustment of the market.

As Vienna's largest land supplier, it can also be regarded as the only supplier. Franz said responsibly that there is no future in speculating in Austria.

House prices in Vienna are rising, and the word "never sleeping city" is a great contribution. For this name, people who buy houses in Vienna are always happy.

As more people buy houses, the market is in short supply, so the price naturally rises. Now there is no one in Vienna that is less than 800 ASCH, which has doubled directly compared with the same period last year.

Ordinary residential buildings are pretty good, but in fact, the most powerful one is the luxury house. The higher the grade, the more powerful the price growth.

Especially in the aristocratic areas, the prices of most courtyards have increased by seven or eight times, and the lowest price is tens of thousands of Syrian shields. Don’t think it’s expensive, no matter how much money you don’t have a noble status, you can’t buy it.

In order to save money, the Japanese did not stay in the Vienna Embassy District, but chose to buy several private houses two kilometers away for reconstruction.

This is what a smart person does. If you change the place, you will save at least 50,000 or 60,000 taels of silver.

Besides, pretending to be poor is still beneficial, which can reduce the snooping spirit of the great powers. If you don’t have enough strength, you have to slap your face and pretend to be fat. Didn’t you tell everyone to come and grab it?

As for face, Japan has never had this thing. In this era, which European country would respect them?

Since that's the case, why do you have to hold on? From the very beginning, the Japanese have been preparing to be low and small, and this has been done for decades.

This is also the reason why Japan was able to complete the Meiji Restoration without being intervened by the great powers. They performed so well that no one thought they were a threat.

When Franz returned to Vienna, the Japanese delegation had already left. Such a small matter was not worthy of his attention, and the left-behind officials just mentioned it casually when reporting on work.

Otherwise, if Franz had to worry about whether to wipe them out when it came, he would have no interest. The memories left over from his previous life would be enough to make him make this decision.

Since they don't know, there is no need to worry. Ito Hirofumi and others are inspecting the Kingdom of Prussia. They may never have dreamed that they almost lost their lives.

Although they are diplomatic missions, they will be protected by various countries. However, there are too many pirates at sea, so there are too many accidents.

Now they are not allies of the British. Before the Meiji Restoration, they did not even have the qualifications to become chess pieces. Even if an accident occurs, no one will care.

Without Franz's intervention, history returned to its origin. The Japanese government learned from the British and the Army from Prussia, and "monarchism" was also taken back.

As for the two countries where France and the Austrian countries cannot learn, the marine countries naturally cannot learn from the mainland countries. France and the Austrian countries were originally wealthy European families, but they just caught a cold in the middle of the process. Now that the disease is cured, it is that simple.

As a loser, the Prussian Kingdom counterattacked the Russian Empire and was the idol of the Japanese. It was so inspirational that it would not be possible without learning.

Learning about Britain was forced out. How can maritime countries survive without naval? 19th    The century was the era of maritime power, and all major powers were charging towards the ocean.

Franz knew nothing about these small episodes. He was still having a headache for the newly recovered Prussian Saxony and Silesia, and this time he was disguised by the Prussians.

The land was successfully delivered, but the population above was gone. I originally wanted to use the method of reducing the number of main ethnic groups to limit the development of the Prussian Kingdom, but now it has only been half successful.

The total population of the Kingdom of Prussia has exceeded 20 million, and the main ethnic group and the Germanized population are about 13.5 million. This population ratio is enough to ensure national stability.

No matter what, I took time to take the time to the East Prussia region, and it was not in vain. There were no people in the Silesia region, and about 60,000 to 70,000 people remained.

This was the result of the active intervention of the Vienna government, which saved this part of the population. It was not that the Berlin government was willing to give up, but mainly because these people were unwilling to move.

The local plot of the hometown that cannot be separated from the homeland always exists. No matter how the Prussian government promises, these people just don’t move.

Following the Habsburg dynasty, everyone has no psychological obstacles. If they don’t want to move, they won’t move. With Austrian intervention, the Berlin government cannot use force, so they can only let it go.

Although the land was handed over to Austria, the property on the land still had a master. It didn't matter. Franz was not in a hurry at all, and the master should be the one who called it.

Silesia is not developed there, Austria is still Austria. But the owners of the property are different. If the Silesia region is not developed, many of their property will become worthless.

For example: if the land is not cultivated, the grass will grow and the birds will fly soon, but the tax will still be paid.

For example, if the real estate in the shop or factory cannot be operated normally, the landlord will naturally not be able to obtain any profit.

What is needed now is to calm them down and know how to cooperate in the future. Unless the Berlin government invests in buying these industries and operates behind the scenes, these people will not last for a few days.

What made Franz the most headache was that the Saxony government proposed to the central government every day, demanding that the new Holy Roman Empire impose sanctions on the Kingdom of Prussia.

You should know that they spent a lot of money to recover the Saxony area of ​​the Universiade. Now there are only tens of thousands of residents, and it still requires a lot of investment and immigration to develop this area.

After being put on one stroke, the Saxony Kingdom naturally could not bear it. If it weren't for the huge gap in force between the two sides, Franz suspected that they would have gone straight up.

Without violent means, the Kingdom of Saxony still retaliated with its own methods, such as closing the trade channels between the two countries and banning any Prussian goods from being sold in the Saxony region.

This is not enough. They want the new Holy Roman Empire to sanction Prussia together. Knowing that this is a loss-making strategy, the Saxony people are fearless and want to gamble this.

Franz naturally had a headache, and this kind of sanctions had no meaning. Even if the new Holy Roman Empire blocked Prussia, they could obtain it from Britain and France.

Moreover, after the outbreak of the economic crisis, tariffs between countries were about to block import and export trade. The total foreign trade between Pu and Ao was less than 10 million, less than one-third of the one before the economic crisis.

If you cannot make willful policies, you can do whatever you want to be angry. What should you do if the company has suffered losses? If this leads to an increase in the unemployed population and intensify social conflicts, it will be more cost-effective.

What is the hurry to take revenge on Prussia? There are opportunities in the future. If you blindly force yourself, it will be more than worth the loss if you break the relationship between the people.

There was no way. The Saxony Kingdom would let them do it themselves. This was their right, and Franz was too lazy to interfere.

Every family has a difficult sutra. Just compare Franz and you will have a balanced mindset. The British are still in Ireland, Scotland and the French are asking for trouble. In comparison, Austria is considered good.

The states below are still stable, at least no one is clamoring for independence. It is understandable that the Saxony Kingdom is now outbreak.

The just-recovered Saxony area of ​​the Universal Saxony accounts for more than four floors of their total area. It originally had a population of one million, but now there are only tens of thousands left.

Any country suddenly loses 30 to 40% of its population and will also get angry. Saxony is still restrained, just clamoring for economic sanctions against Prussia.

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After appeased his younger brother, Franz turned his attention to the Balkans. Don’t consider industry, the French just treated it as a colony, so naturally there was no such high-end thing.

The industries left over from the Ottoman Empire were first in the Near East War and then in the colonial rule of the French, and these industries were already over.

To some extent, this is also a good thing. Simple agriculture is obviously easier to rule, and messy ideas are difficult to spread in conservative rural areas.

With the contributions of the French, many deadly and hard-working elements were almost exiled. Although the French left many hidden dangers, they did not have the opportunity to exert them.

Franz visited the Balkans, not just a trip to the mountains and rivers, but an excuse to create a major local surgery.

When the emperor inspects the local area personally, he naturally needs to strengthen safety protection. It is natural for local governments to check for safety hazards, and this investigation of the problem is exposed.

According to Austrian laws, there are too many illegal and criminal elements. Regardless of the size of the crime, if the crime is constituted, the responsibility must be held accountable.

Why did it take so long to get the French Balkans to take action? Isn’t it just to make them commit crimes?

The legal differences between the French colonial rule and the direct rule of Austria are very different. There are many things you can do in the French colonies, but it is illegal to go to Austria.

Violations of the law will be pursued, so anyone who is arrested will face severe punishment from the law. It does not exist if the law does not punish the public. If a village commits a crime, a village will be investigated, and a town will be investigated.

The nails left by the French were undoubtedly pulled out. The local ruling class was basically replaced.

No one can say anything when doing things according to the law. No matter how many implicated it, the dignity of the law must be maintained, and it is definitely not suppressing dissidents.

Except for the political prisoners who spread illegal ideas, they will have to work for life, the rest are handled according to the size of the crime. This time, they were not exiled directly, but stayed to strive to improve transportation in the Balkans.

Franz is still very hesitant to develop the newly acquired French Balkan Peninsula. Austria has limited energy and always feels a little loss to invest resources in the Balkan Peninsula.

The newly acquired territory of the French Balkans is not small, including later generations such as Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, half Greece, and half Istanbul.

However, the population is less than three million, and the young and strong labor force is even smaller. This is the blame for the French. The Paris government realized very early that the French Balkans were connected to the Russian-Austrian land, and could not defend them militarily, so naturally they would not develop with care.

As a colony, naturally, don’t think of any good treatment. In order to develop the African continent, the French immigrated from the Balkans. Compared with the African indigenous people, the Balkans are still high-quality labor.

The Balkan people have also made contributions to the successful opening of the Suez Canal, which is also the main reason for the insufficient labor force in the Balkan Peninsula.

Due to Franz's butterfly effect, the project volume increased and the demand for labor naturally increased. Egypt is just a small country with a population of 3.5 million and cannot provide enough labor.

In the later period, the huge casualties exceeded Egypt's limit, and France and Austria had to find solutions from the colonies.

The Austrian Africa contributed 400,000 labor force, and the Balkans also contributed 200,000 labor force, and heavy casualties in major projects are inevitable.

Moreover, the completion of the project does not mean that they can go home. Especially after the French sold the Balkans to Austria, they naturally would not send ships to send people back, and Austria did not send ships to pick them up in time.

Immediately afterwards, the French-Egypt War broke out, and the still alive workers were stranded in Egypt. Due to the loss of food management, the whereabouts of these workers are now unknown, and no one knows how many are left.

Austrian troops stationed in the Sinai Peninsula are now only protecting the safety of the Suez Canal. If someone goes to the canal for help, he will still arrange for ships to bring them back along the way.

One after another, tens of thousands of people were sent back. Perhaps it was because of the cruelty of the war, or because the edges and corners were smoothed on the construction site, these people were quite at peace.

Of course, life-saving grace also played a role, making them recognize Austrian rule. After all, only by experiencing the cruelty of the world personally can we know the importance of a powerful motherland.

The lack of sufficient labor has greatly increased the cost of developing the Balkans. For long-term stability, Franz dared not introduce foreign populations.

Also, the future rise of the Russian Empire. If you want to enter the Mediterranean, you will inevitably take over the Strait of Dardanelles.

If the Tsar you meet is easier to fool, and you can exchange the Balkans for land in Ukraine with them, that would be a big profit.

After all, the Ukrainian region on the border between Russia and Austria is full of black soil, and it is a big profit to take any piece. Anyway, the Russians do not pay attention to these areas, and the possibility of fooling them is very high.

Since we have to use it for transactions, investment and development are a waste, and maintaining local stability is enough.

Of course, there is another prerequisite, that is, in the next round of Eastern Europe war, Russia defeated the two countries of Phubo and regained the Ukrainian region occupied by Poland.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for the Tsarist government to develop ambition to enter the Mediterranean. After experiencing a social beating, it was impossible for the Russians to learn from the lessons.

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