Chapter 479： Witness of friendship

The young people are hardworking, and Franz is happy to see it happen. Success or failure does not matter. The most important thing is that this positive spirit is worth encouraging and carrying forward.

Austria is also a big business now, and its fault tolerance rate has greatly increased. The success or failure of the South African war has nothing to do with the overall national situation.

Of course, it is better to succeed, it can crush the British ambitions in one fell swoop. After the gold was mined, the British had an unrealistic illusion and another war broke out.

The colonists of these years have no resistance in the face of their interests. Only after experiencing failure can they know that the sky is high.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Carl Franz submitted a statement to Franz, grieving, "His Majesty, this is the military expenditure in the last two months of the South African War, which totaled 124.86 Aegis."

War is a swallow of gold, and there is nothing wrong with this sentence. It is just a local war. On average, it will consume more than 6 million Aegis each month. If it is a full-scale war, it will be enough.

It is impossible to save military expenses. The labor and expeditionary weapons and ammunition are all transported from the country, and the transportation cost is not a small expense.

In fact, military expenditures are already low. At least the cannon fodder doesn't need Franz to pay or pay a pension, or the number would increase several times.

However, no matter how much it takes, these people still have to dress and eat, and eliminating old-fashioned muskets and broad-bladed spears is also costly.

Franz looked at the report, and the expenses of more than 100,000 cannon fodder troops accounted for about 23% of the total military expenditures, and the rest were the expenses of the tens of thousands of "Bull Republic" troops.

In spite of defending the country and defending the country, the army is still indispensable. Including the aristocratic private army who brought their own dry food, there was a child army. Pensions are also paid equally in accordance with Austrian regular army standards.

Franz did not save in this regard, and he personally rejected the government's money-saving plan. In theory, no money is given, and it is also possible to recruit nobles to fight. It is only necessary to divide the loot after the war. This has been the case in continental Europe since ancient times.

But Franz knew that times were different. Occasionally, it is okay to recruit a feudal nobleman. After several more visits, it is estimated that the emperor can no longer be called.

Faithfulness can't stand the loss, and people's hearts will change. If you win the war and have enough loot to share, then it's okay to say.

If the war loses money and the spoils are not enough to make up for everyone's losses, then grievances are inevitable. After a loss, the next time they violated Yang Fengyin.

Naturally, there is no shortage of loot in the South African war, and the gold mines have one point for everything. However, nothing will happen to the government.

Why did the government intervene if the nobility paid for it? At least for the period of tax exemption provided by colonial law, the Vienna government had no way to benefit from it.

In other words, without knowing that a lot of gold is buried underground, few aristocrats dare to invest so much.

The expenses of more than 6 million Aegis per month, even the last top aristocrats of the Shen Luo Empire, cannot afford this risk.

If the money runs out and the war is not over, then you can only cry. This kind of negative teaching material has appeared in many parts of the European continent. Many noble lords have wars with others, and they have no money as soon as they hit half.

The ancestors of the Habsburg dynasty have been there. They are all emperors. They were also forced by creditors to dare not go home. Of course, the main thing is to be too face-saving. What can a few businessmen do if they fail to pay their bills?

Half of the European anti-Semitic movement came from this. The aristocrats couldn't afford the money, and didn't want to carry the bad reputation of being an account holder. They simply turned against him and wiped out the debtor for a hundred.

The government ’s bottom line is different now, and everyone ’s risk is minimized. Do n’t worry about accidental losses.

Many aristocrats have succeeded on the African continent these years, but more have failed. Those who don't know how to control the risks and take in the greed, have now grown their graves.

Any colonial empire is piled with bones. The colonial empire of later generations collapses. The main thing is that no one wants to continue to bleed for the colony.

In the final analysis, it is the problem of distribution of benefits. The bureaucratic group and the capitalists have divided up almost all the benefits, and the rest have not even had to drink the soup. Who is willing to continue to die?

Throughout the major colonial empires, few people said that the colonies were losing money in the early days of entrepreneurship. Instead, they operated for decades, or hundreds of years, and they often lost money when the empire went downhill.

Is there less wealth created? Or is the cost of **** soaring to the point where it can't make ends meet?

Obviously, a colony that has operated for decades can create more wealth. However, the government's fiscal revenue has rarely increased, and the money has gone into private pockets.

Instead, expenditures are constantly increasing. The declining Portuguese is an example. According to Franz, the Portuguese colonial system can no longer bring wealth to the government.

Not only Portugal, the cost of **** of the major colonial empires is constantly increasing, but most of the colonies' taxes can still afford this cost.

The bureaucratic group is rotten, and the greed of interest groups is an almost unsolvable problem. Similar problems exist even on the mainland, let alone colonies?

The emerging free trade doctrine has begun to attack the colonial system, believing that it will impose a heavy financial burden on the government.

It cannot be said that it is prescient. This part of the people is mainly slammed from the perspective of morality without directly benefiting from the colonial system.

From Franz's point of view, this is typical of taking a bowl to eat and putting down chopsticks and scolding his mother. Obviously enjoying the dividends brought by the colonial system, he refused to acknowledge it and believed that the cost of maintaining colonial rule was high.

As everyone knows, the Industrial Revolution was about to eat people, and the original accumulation of capital was bloody, either external or internal.

The so-called free trade did not exist in the 19th century, and the British just shouted slogans and wanted countries to open their markets to them.

Of course, while maintaining a competitive advantage, they don't mind opening markets to other countries. Once this advantage has disappeared, turn your face away.

Otherwise, why did the Germans challenge the old world? It is not a lack of industrial raw materials and a dumping market for commodities, which has been pushed by capital to launch chariots.

When the British and French free traders achieve their wish and get rid of the decaying colonial system, it will not usher in a new life, but it will quickly decline.

The local area is small and resources are scarce. Industrial development is inherently restricted. In the face of cruel reality, we have to play to industrialize drinking and quenching thirst.

These problems are not troublesome for the time being. Until the colonial system enters the era of great losses, this call will not be able to weather.

Free trade shouted loudly, and everyone needed to cooperate. Now they are playing trade protection. Are you afraid that you will not die fast enough?

Franz said calmly: "Don't worry, we have a preliminary understanding of the geological conditions in South Africa.

The local land is fertile, the climate is pleasant, and the mineral resources are relatively rich. The future development potential is still promising.

Based on a comprehensive assessment, South Africa should be the land with the most potential for development on the African continent. The current investment can be recovered in the near future. "

The question of gold was not mentioned by Franz. Until the dust settles, it is better not to have extra knots. Anyway, driving the British out of the African continent is also one of Austria's national policies.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Carl explained: "Your Majesty, no matter what the development potential is, that is a future issue, and we have no shortage of land with unlimited development potential.

In fact, this kind of land with most resources is not necessarily a good thing. If you don't prepare well in advance, the future may still be too big.

The top priority is to end this war as soon as possible. Now that the French have stabilized the situation in Italy, our purpose of sharing the pressure for them has been achieved, and there is no need to continue to consume it with the British. "

There is nothing wrong with this statement, and it is not necessarily a good thing to have too many resources. With all resources available, dependence on the empire is reduced.

Franz nodded thoughtfully, and it seemed imperative to fragment South Africa. It is necessary to implement the provincial system management as soon as possible to replace the current South African Governor's Mansion, so as to avoid regional clans in the future.

"We don't need to worry about the war. The frontline officers and soldiers also want to end the war as soon as Christmas. It will only take about a month, and there is no need to increase their pressure.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has an opportunity to remind the French that we have fulfilled our agreement and this time they have dragged half of the British Army on their behalf. "

There is nothing wrong with this statement. In terms of quantity, the British have invested more than half of the army in South Africa.

You also need to keep your name for good deeds. Don't you say how others know? The more you pay, the greater the gain. This is an era of equivalent exchange.

Brothers and sisters have to settle accounts, let alone allies? This kind of thing is better left in the bright place.

Even if the nations only talk about their interests, this is also a testimony of the friendship between the two countries when talking about the friendship between France and Austria.

It seems to be of little use now and may be needed in the future. Taking out Huozhong 2nd Junior is enough. This kind of promotional material is needed when France trains pro-Olympics.

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