I have to say that Prime Minister Metternich still has some ability. At this time, the Austrian government is also very strong, and the bourgeoisie's market strikes cannot frighten them.
The big nobles support the government at this time. Their energy is no less than that of the capitalists. They may not have many other materials, except for the food.
All of them are big landowners, and there are a large group of serfs at home. Whose family has no food? The government bought a batch of grain from them and shipped it for emergency treatment, and there was no problem at all.
The connection of capitalists cannot be kept secret. Long before the crisis broke out, the Vienna government invested in purchasing a batch of grain from the nobles for storage.
As soon as the market strike began, the government sold grain to the outside world to ensure the food supply in Vienna, but the prosperity of the past was no longer there. Looking at the depressed market, many people in the government are anxious.
Interior Minister Fisher said in embarrassment: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, it is impossible to continue like this. Although the food problem has been solved, other materials are still in short supply.
Moreover, now that the capitalists have closed the factories and the workers have lost their income, I am afraid that their money will soon be exhausted, and then...”
Metternich sneered and said: "Don't worry, this situation won't last long, you must know that the market strikes now, the capitalists lose gold coins every day, and the small businessmen can't last for a few days!
However, we really can't just sit back and ignore it. There are also nobles who participate in the market strike. I will ask the Grand Dukes of Louis to do work for them, and if they stand with the capitalists, they will be removed from the nobles.
As long as someone takes the lead, things will be easy to handle. The capitalists are not monolithic, no matter how dissatisfied they are, they will not have a hard time with money! "
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This is indeed the case. This market strike lasted for less than a week and ended with the failure of the capitalists.
The nobles who participated in the market strike were first persuaded.
Do you want the glory of the nobility
For the sake of a little profit, to actually degenerate to the point of being in the company of the capitalists is simply a disgrace to the nobles.
Anyway, it doesn't hurt to stand and talk, most of the nobles in this era have not yet become capitalists. Looking at the upstarts engaged in industry and commerce, their hearts have long been unbalanced, and at this time, of course, they must accuse them righteously.
They were no longer invited to attend the noble banquets. They invited others, and they refused righteously. Relatives and friends came to do ideological work one after another.
The radical nobles were already clamoring to kick these degenerate nobles out of the aristocratic circle, which immediately frightened many people.
Austrian capitalists have money, but no political status! It's not easy to get a hereditary title, if it's lost, then it's worth it
The aristocrats who could not resist the pressure had to draw a line with the capitalists and withdrew from the market strike.
Some people even think: If you improve the treatment of workers, you will increase the treatment of workers. The big deal is that I will use serfs in the future!
Well, such idiots are only a few, and most people know that once compromise is made, labor costs will inevitably rise in the future.
Want to use serfs? Go in a dream, really think that the society is calling for the abolition of serfdom every day, just shouting slogans, will it not become a reality
Someone took the lead, and the profit-seeking nature of capitalists is doomed that the alliance they formed cannot last for a long time.
Everyone is not a selfless person. Seeing someone opening their business to make money, others will naturally feel unbalanced. Why do we take the risk of beheading to seek benefits, and you all sit back and enjoy the success
The first wave of counterattacks launched by the bourgeoisie was quickly defeated because it was not well organized and had no binding force on its members.
Franz was not surprised by all this. Unless it can cut off the supply of food and coal, these necessities of life, it will be difficult for the Vienna government to compromise in a short time.
But this is something that the capitalists can't do. The nobles in Austria were too strong at this time. The grain and coal were all produced on their fiefdoms. If the capitalists didn't sell them, wouldn't they bring them in and sell them by themselves
Do you have a purchase contract? At this time, you still expect people to abide by the rules of the game? As the maker of the rules, people have the right to amend the rules!
Franz knew that this matter was not over, and the capitalists would not be willing to fail. If the government was not prepared, they would suffer a great loss in the next economic war.
Thinking of this, Franz secretly regretted it. He knew that he had hoarded a batch of supplies. When the capitalists went on strike, the prices in Vienna nearly doubled.
"Raul, how much food is left in my manor to sell?"
"Grand Duke, according to your instructions, we didn't sell this year's food, but when the market strike broke out a while ago, we also sold 1.5 million pounds of wheat to the government for emergency, and after leaving enough food for food, About 3.86 million pounds," Lauer replied.
(1 pound = 0.45359237 kilograms)
Franz is naturally aware of the grain sold to the government, and his estate is only 30 kilometers away from Vienna. In such a crisis situation, Franz, the crown prince of the empire, is still very disciplined.
3.86 million pounds, this number sounds very large, if converted into tons, it is more than 1,750 tons, and the sale is only two or three thousand gold coins.
After deducting the production cost, Franz can get the benefits. All the estates of the royal family have released the serfs, and the labor cost is also a lot of expenses.
"Get ready, once the price of wheat rises by more than 20%, sell these grains!" Franz said after thinking for a while
He knew that the capitalists would not let it go. Raising prices was one of the most commonly used methods, and food prices in Vienna would inevitably skyrocket.
Industrialization has begun, and now wheat can only be sold to flour mills. No matter how high the grain price in the market soars, the purchase price given by the flour mills will not be too high.
The biggest advantage of Franz's manor is that it is close to Vienna, but when a rebellion may break out at any time, this becomes a disadvantage.
Hoarding a large amount of food at this time is taking a risk. Even knowing that the Hungarian Revolution will break out next year and the price of Austrian food will skyrocket, he can only reluctantly sell it.
In the next game between the capitalists and the government, it is true that raising prices will bring money quickly, but it is a pity that Franz's identity is destined that he cannot play, otherwise the nobles will follow the example, and Prime Minister Metternich will be unable to stand it.