There is no such thing as granting land for free. If this is the case, then it would be strange that the nobles’ hearts can be balanced
Besides, it's not that Franz didn't hear the story of Shengmien fighting Miqiu. Such reforms are now very advanced, and it is too much to go too far.
With the advancement of industrialization, Austria also needs to turn farmers into workers. If everyone has been granted land, who wants to go to the city to work
Europe is not Asia, and the per capita land occupation is not low. The income from the land is enough for them to fill their stomachs. The living standard of workers in this era is not comparable to that of farmers.
After listening to Franz's reform plan, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Obviously, this reform plan took care of the interests of the nobles.
After the reform, everyone's interests may be lost, but it is still acceptable. The nobles who participated in the rebellion, then I'm sorry, they are not considered.
"His Royal Highness, there is no problem with this reform plan in general, but whether it can be removed from the restriction on land rental income, we can leave these issues to the market to decide!" Grand Duke Louis proposed.
Franz shook his head and said: "No, if there are no restrictions, I'm afraid it will be no different from before the reform, we can't guarantee that all nobles have integrity.
If there are a few greedy idiots messing around, our reform will soon fail. The current serf riots are the best negative teaching material. "
The greed of the nobles, Franz is reluctant to learn from it. If it was hundreds of years ago, maybe you can look forward to it, but you don't have to think about it now.
Taking into account the special national conditions of Austria, he has made concessions. He did his best to take into account the interests of everyone, and he hadn't brought up the matter of abolishing the privileges of the nobles.
For the sake of social stability, Franz also had to choose warm water to boil frogs and resolve the biggest domestic contradiction first.
Prime Minister Felix thought for a while and said: "I think most of the nobles can accept this reform, and we can also do ideological work for the rest.
If someone insists on refusing, we are not reluctant. In case of a rebellion, they will be responsible for their personal and property safety, and the empire will not protect greedy idiots! "
It's no surprise that his butt decides his head. As the Prime Minister of Austria, Felix has to consider the issue from the government's standpoint.
In the case of protecting his own interests from being damaged, he also has no good feelings for those who hinder the progress of the empire. In contrast, Grand Duke Louis has not changed his position.
Metternich, the former prime minister on the side, only smiled bitterly. If he insisted on reform at the beginning, I am afraid it will be another situation now.
On the reform of serfdom, the cabinet reached a consensus. This means that many people are going to be unlucky. The policy implemented by the Vienna government in the Metternich era has completely changed at this time.
Neither Felix nor Franz can tolerate the existence of a bunch of incompetent bureaucrats, and soon the Vienna government will usher in a major purge.
Franz has already thought about the crime, so he can investigate corruption and bribery. Anyway, there are not many clean officials in Austria. With this reason, more than 90% of Austrian officials can be sent to prison.
Of course, the attack surface will not be so wide, only those idiots who are both greedy, incompetent, and have no eyes will be finished.
Whether the accounts will be settled in the autumn will depend on the finances of the Austrian government. If the finances are really difficult, Franz will kill the pig.
For the sake of national interests, at this time, the cabinet has to find a way to attack the nobles in Italy and Hungary.
The local power is too large, which is not conducive to the authority of the central government. Franz does not need to say these things, and everyone will do it very tacitly.
The situation in Austria is already very serious, the Lombardy and Venetian regions have reversed and are currently being repressed.
There was another riot in Galicia, the Czech Republic wanted autonomy, and the Hungarians formed a responsible cabinet. Even if there was no flag of rebellion, it actually made no difference.
Besides, other places are not so peaceful. The Croats are now confused, they were originally part of the Kingdom of Hungary, but the new Hungarian nation excluded them from their rights.
There was polarization among the people, some people wanted to stay in Hungary, while others wanted to join Austria and become an autonomous province.
Fortunately, they are still loyal supporters of the Habsburg family, which is worth encouraging.
The people of Dalmatia can no longer survive. The local area is already poor, and the aristocrats and capitalists have squeezed it a little bit harder, and the hunger and riots have intensified.
There are now revolutionary parties in the Slovenian region, Transylvania and Slovakia are also in varying degrees of chaos, and there is little peace in the whole of Austria.
It was this particular situation in history that forced the Austrian government to reform.
It's just that Vienna fell and could not be recovered for a long time. The prestige of the Habsburg family fell to the lowest point, and they had to rely on the power of the nobles to quell the rebellion.
This also caused the reform to be overly tilted towards the aristocracy, and the government also made concessions to local forces, laying a hidden danger for the collapse of the empire.
It was different now, the Viennese rebellion was quickly put out, the power of the nobility was hit, and the authority of the central government was not severely damaged.
The military power in the hands of the Austrian government is much stronger than that in the same period in history. There was no force drawn from the local area because of the suppression of the Vienna rebellion. This is Franz's confidence to deal with the crisis.
On March 19, 1848, the Vienna government promulgated the "Abolition of Serfdom Act", and all peasants automatically obtained the status of free people and enjoyed corresponding rights and obligations.
The controversial issue of serfdom has finally been resolved, and from now on Austria will ban all forced labor, with the exception of criminals.
On March 20, the Vienna government promulgated the "Land Redemption Act", which encouraged nobles to sell land to the government, but did not enforce it.
The government leases the land to farmers, and allows farmers to purchase their leased land in installments for up to 40 years. After paying off the money, they can acquire land ownership.
If an accident occurs in the middle, farmers can apply for a refund unconditionally, and during this period, the land is prohibited from being abandoned.
The Vienna government is still dominated by the nobility, and it is impossible to give itself to the revolution.
Franz is a realist who compromises when it is time to compromise. He has no radical desire to confiscate noble land, which cannot be done.
Just look at how many noble officers there are in the army, and how many noble employees are in the government, and he knows what to do.
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