Chapter 388： Benefit Catalyst

A dozen kilometers away from Venice, in an old castle, Viscount Orabi is holding a heavy welcoming banquet. The host of the banquet is just the baron Fickney who has just returned.

This is not the first time Fickney has come here, but it is not the same as the last time. The specifications of the welcome banquet are much higher.

It can be seen that Viscount Olabi was very enthusiastic this time, unlike the last time, it was just a courtesy feast.

No one asks the poor in the downtown, while the rich have distant relatives in the mountains.

Baron Fickney felt it deeply. Ten years ago, he borrowed debts to develop in the colony, but he was not ridiculed; to this day, the old ridicule has become praise.

Even if he is far away from the African continent, these are not obstacles for well-informed nobles.

This time is different from the past. In the eyes of everyone, the African continent ten years ago was: pests and beasts infested, and diseases and plagues were rampant. Now the African continent has become: a field of hope.

The successful man is not to be blamed, and Baron Fickney enjoyed the treatment of the successful one, making his vanity satisfied.

There are a lot of Austrian nobles who have developed on the African continent, but after being distributed in the vast Africa, there are few.

Besides, everyone is busy getting rich, and how many have leisurely feelings. How about holding banquets every day?

Fickney's attending the banquet is not without purpose. To promote the localization of the colony, the support of the local nobles cannot be separated.

Apart from those who are developing in the African continent, indigenous capitalists are also a major force in support of the localization of colonies, but this is far from enough.

Austria is not British or French, and capitalists have a low political voice. Even Baron Fickney, the nobles who developed in Africa, have a higher political voice than capitalists.

The main force that promoted the localization of the colony this time was their nobles.

It may be too exaggerated to have a relationship with everyone in the world through five people; but it is not difficult to connect all the aristocrats in Austria through five nobles.

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Baron Fickney said with a smile: "Olabi, I haven't seen each other in ten years. I didn't expect Harrington, Gardner and Devinton to be so big, and they can all become excellent soldiers.

Viscount Olabi replied, "Yes, I am proud of them."

Joining the army is a tradition of the Austrian aristocracy. Noble children must receive military training from childhood. Becoming an excellent soldier is the pursuit of many noble children.

Humility is not a virtue in Europe, it will only be considered a hypocritical manifestation.

Viscount Obila thought that his son would become a good soldier, and he would openly admit it, which was his true heart.

Baron Fickney asked with concern: "Are you going to send them to the Army or the Navy?"

In recent years, the status of the Austrian Navy has improved significantly, and it is almost on par with the Army.

Many noble children who chose to enter the navy initially seized the opportunity of the naval expansion and skyrocketed.

Now that noble children have served, there is one more option-the Navy.

Olabi proudly said: "Harrington and Devinton went to the Army and Gardner went to the Navy. They both got admitted to the military academy.

Harrington was studying at the Artillery Command Academy in Vienna. He had already graduated and enlisted for more than a week. Gardner and Devinton sent him to the army this time.

Devinton was in his third grade at the Munich Infantry Command Academy; Gardner was studying at the Austrian Naval Academy at his doorstep and was just in his first grade.

Fickney, you are back at the right time, and if you come later, you won't see them. "

This is a typical two-headed bet. As the overseas colonies continue to open, well-informed nobles have realized the importance of the navy.

Uncertain about the country's future strategic focus, many nobles bet on both ends. Anyway, Austria ’s land and navy conflict is not big, so it does n’t matter.

All three sons were admitted to the military academy, and Olabi did have proud capital.

Although the nobility was born with a higher starting point, Austrian military schools were not so easy to attend. There are 9 army and naval academies in the country. The number of students admitted each year is no more than 3,500, and the number of applicants is not less than 100,000.

This is the impact of compulsory education. The number of people with basic education has increased sharply, and students with good grades have been admitted to middle school, and can apply for student loans to continue their studies, which has directly led to a sharp increase in the number of middle school students.

The admissions of the Austrian military academy are separate from the admissions of the university. Candidates can apply for both sides. Anyway, they are staggered for three months, which will not affect the admission results.

There is no doubt that this is the era when thousands of troops cross the wooden bridge. Regardless of whether it is a university or a military school, students report first.

The grassroots students who can rush out all the way are not much better than learning, at least in the cultural class.

Even if they are limited by resources, their education cannot be compared with the children of nobles, but geniuses and lucky people always take the lead.

If it only competes with grassroots students, then it is nothing. The problem is that internal competition among noble children is also very fierce. In this era, only children are not popular in Austria, and every family basically starts in three or five.

There are also a large number of children of the aristocracy. Although these people have no title to inherit, they do not mean that their children's education is poor.

These are the middle classes in Austria today. Doctors, teachers, lawyers, small and medium businessmen, most of them were nobles.

Really pure grass roots have too few to rise. The lucky ones who can grow up without knowledge and social connections are all children of destiny.

At present, the proportion of aristocratic students in Austrian universities is only 31.1%, and that of ordinary families is only 1.2%. The rest are in this middle class group.

Military schools are still dominated by noble children, accounting for about 64.8% of the total number of students, the middle class accounted for 34.3% of the total number of students, students from ordinary families can be ignored, there are not many foreign students.

No way, this is the result of fair competition. The reality is so cruel. Since the beginning of public compulsory education, we have lost on the starting line.

In the elementary school, ordinary family students account for the majority, and in the middle school, ordinary family students become a minority. On the surface, the chance of Austria's primary school going to secondary school is around 8%.

However, the end of compulsory education, the children of the wealthy can almost go to school, and this proportion is pulled up.

Grassroots students from ordinary families are not school bullies, and basically have few opportunities. They must enter the top one percent of their entrance examinations before they can get a bursary.

This was originally for geniuses. In an era of limited educational resources, Austria adopted elite education.

The military school is the most obvious. Students who have received rigorous military training since childhood have an advantage, but this requires a lot of investment, which is not affordable for ordinary families.

No matter how high the average person's cultural score is, adding all the scores of various professional examinations is still the only fate. It can be said that the more subjects you take, the less chances for ordinary students.

Improve the quality of public education and increase the teaching of these specialized courses. It's a pity that this looks beautiful, just think about it.

An additional course means an increase in education expenditure. Compulsory education in accordance with the standards of noble children is enough for the Vienna government to go bankrupt ten times.

Unless there is an increase in the demand for ordinary talents in the society, it is not possible for universities to expand enrollment. Higher education in this era is too expensive.

Even if the children of the nobles can receive university education or military school education, they will not exceed 35%.

Of course, there are no restrictions on second-class technical colleges or pheasant universities, and you can study with money.

Baron Fickney said calmly, "Really, I look really lucky!"

Viscount Olabi answered affirmatively: "Of course!"

Bark Fickney took a sip of wine and continued to ask: "Which Harrington service does he have, and is he ready to develop in the African continent, where the chances of making a war there are much greater?"

This is the baron of Fickney. There is no way. To obtain the support of colonial integration from the native nobility, it is natural to speak in their interests.

Most nobles will face a problem. There are many younger children, but only one title.

The eldest son inherited the title, so how can the next son be arranged?

According to the practice in the German region, they can also give them a fortune if they have money. Those who don't have the money either let them go out on their own or they send them to church to become priests.

After the Reformation, there was not so much oil and water in the church. The churches in the economically prosperous areas are okay, and some of them are for business. If you are unlucky, you can only eat the bran chow.

Going out, this is only suitable for settling down. Most of them use family connections to find a decent job for them. This is how aristocratic sidewalks or redemption of the middle class come about.

The indigenous opportunities are few and the competition is fierce, but it is different in the colonies. If you have a family, you are willing to smash resources to smash a title.

If the cooperation of the ground snake is obtained, this difficulty can still be reduced. After all, for the colonies, wars would happen every three to five.

In addition to gaining military merit, they can also enter the colonial government for development. Once the localization of the colonies is passed, these positions will rise.

Or do business in the colonies, open plantations, these are the roads, and the success is very high.

Olabi was tempted. He received the Baron Fickney at such a high standard. In addition to the cousin relationship between the two, he was also prepared to invest resources for several sons to obtain the title of nobility.

Don't look at his sons entering the military academy, the future looks bright. In fact, Olabi knows that too few people can mix up in peacetime.

Not to mention that the descendants of the Viscount, even when entering the army under the title of Duke, will not necessarily be able to mix into generals when they retire.

Without merit, everyone can only qualify.

After all, everyone has received military education since childhood, and no one's ability will be too bad. There is no way to prove that your ability is superhuman. Why promote you first?

The army is the place to speak with strength. The best way is to speak with military skill. Regrettably, the wars of this era, at most, bullied the indigenous people in the colonies.

Olabi thought for a while and said, "It hasn't been determined yet. He's just an unrecruited recruit now, and he's at least half a year away from allocating troops.

If you get to an African colony, you will trouble your uncle. "

There is no doubt that Olabi has not made up his mind.

As an old nobleman, he still has many contacts in the army. It is not difficult to use these relationships to determine his son's service.

But it is not so simple to promote the localization of colonies. Like many people, Olabi is also worried that after the colonization is localized, his industry will be impacted.

After all, there are not many other colonies, but more land. Once so much land is developed, it is estimated that agricultural products will be hit to the price of cabbage.

Without an accurate answer, Baron Fickney still responded in a handsome manner: "Of course, I am his uncle!"

I can only sigh secretly in my heart, if I have not caught up with the good times, if the sons of Olabi are older, it will be fine.

It's best to just retire from the army and worry about the future. Then without him, the boys will help persuade his father.

At this banquet, Baron Fickney has already persuaded three nobles to support colonial localization, and these people were basically supported by the next generation.

The colony impacted indigenous agriculture, and that was the concern of nobles with a lot of land. If the land is gone, why bother with these?

After the land was redeemed, the land in the hands of the Austrian aristocracy was actually running out. By now, the land in the hands of the nobles has fallen to less than 20% of the total land area of ​​the country.

Since the opening of overseas colonies, including the royal family, many large aristocrats have been selling land in their hands.

This is determined by the benefits. With the funds for selling land, opening plantations overseas can often obtain a land area several times, or even a dozen times.

Although colonial lands are not valuable, they do not affect the value of cash crops produced by these lands. Perhaps the yield per acre of land is not as good as that of the native land, but it cannot hold more land!

When the quantity goes up, the income goes up. The emergence of large plantations has also promoted the advancement of agricultural farming technology.

The penetration of mechanized agriculture in Austrian Africa is rising. It's a pity that the internal combustion engine hasn't come out yet. The steam engine machinery is too bulky and not at all concerned.

Stimulated by interests, what really promoted the localization of the colonies behind the scenes was actually the big nobles headed by Franz.

It is just that everyone pays attention to the political influence and does not directly state their position. Instead, they launched Baron Fickney, these little aristocrats, to test their reactions.

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