Chapter 617： Immigration

Prime Minister Felix: "As of now, there have been 1,876 domestic bankruptcies, and the number of unemployed has exceeded 2.47 million, a record high.

Among them, the cotton textile industry suffered the worst losses. One quarter of the textile mills went bankrupt, and more than half of the cotton mills announced a reduction in production, and the production capacity fell directly by 37%.

Followed by the shipbuilding industry, affected by the decline in international trade, shipyards have had few new orders in recent months. Even a large part of the original orders were affected by the economic crisis and announced default.

Steel ... "

Bad news keeps ringing in Franz's ears, which is the inevitable result of the economic crisis.

The market contracted during the Great Depression, and companies cut capacity and laid off workers in order to weather the crisis, causing the market to shrink further, forming a vicious circle.

To resolve the crisis is very simple, either find a new market to transfer the crisis, or wait for the market to naturally pick up.

The situation is very obvious now. All of Europe is burdened by Austria. There is no place to transfer the crisis. It can only be recovered by the market.

After the survival of the fittest, backward production capacity was eliminated. Most of the surviving companies have worked **** management or technology, and after each economy, it is also a period of technological explosion.

Unlike in the past, after the economic crisis broke out, the Vienna government did not increase investment in public facilities and increase employment, but left the market free to regulate.

Franz asked: "How's the migration going?"

The crisis is not terrible. What is terrible is the unemployed population that emerged during the crisis. The working class's ability to resist risks is severely inadequate these days. It is okay to be unemployed for two or three months. If there is no income for a year and a half, then something will happen.

The solution to the crisis is very simple, and direct migration is sufficient. Colonies are under development and lack a large labor force.

Under normal circumstances, except for those who are restless and want to get rich, few people are willing to leave their hometowns and go to the colonies to work hard.

To put it bluntly, the golden time to make a fortune in the colony has passed. As development continues, conditions in the colonies are getting better and better, but the chances of getting rich are getting less and less.

Early immigrants, as long as they were desperate and immortal, were basically able to get rich. Until now, we can only say that there are more opportunities than domestic ones.

In order to get ahead, in addition to dare to fight, you must have a flexible mind, plus a little luck.

The temptation has diminished, and everyone's enthusiasm for immigration has also diminished. Even though Austria has begun a colonial localization strategy, after all, the time is still short and the infrastructure is still far from domestic.

Especially in the fields of transportation, medical treatment and education, the gap is huge. The transportation problem is that the development time is too short, and medical and education are insufficient.

This is not to say that Austria lacks doctors and teachers. It is mainly because these people can live well in the country and have no motivation to go to the colony.

To address these issues, the Vienna government has also established schools on the African continent to train doctors and teachers on the spot.

This is not to be seen in a short time, but it takes time to accumulate. Especially for the training of doctors, according to the current education system in Austria, there is no less than seven years of medical majors, and the training of a qualified doctor all starts in ten years.

This is not a high demand from Franz, but a practical need. In the era of lack of medical equipment, the doctor's ability to see a doctor depended on the doctor's ability.

Colonial Minister Stephen replied: "So far, the number of registered immigrants has exceeded the 1.2 million mark and resettlement of 680,000 people has been completed.

The number of applicants continues to increase. According to the current domestic economic situation, it is estimated that the total number of final immigrants may exceed 3 million. "

This is the characteristic of the economic crisis. There are still savings in the hands of the people in the early days to support them, and the later they get worse.

In order to survive, it is not surprising to sign up for immigration. If people really choose it voluntarily, it is estimated that the whole of Austria will not find a few people who want to go to colonies.

In order to encourage everyone to immigrate, the Vienna government also broke its heart. Many colonial companies recruit immigrants in two situations, one is direct immigration, and the other is working in Africa.

Most people will choose the second option. Even the direct immigration Vienna government will subsidize the settlement fee, but it will not shake everyone's resolve.

Many people also fantasize about struggling for a few years in the African continent, and when they have enough money, they return to their hometown to buy a home. The reality is that after a few years of living on the African continent, most people have left.

There is no way, income is key. The African continent lacks labor, and ordinary workers are naturally paid more than domestically.

After getting used to high wages, and then going back to get low wages, living standards did not rise but fell, and few people could stand it.

In order to attract more people, the colonial government encouraged everyone to bring their families. Africa is no longer a barren land, and many people go to colonies for family convenience.

Franz nodded: "Immigration work, continue to hurry. Now is the best opportunity. Once the economic crisis is over, it will not be easy to want so many immigrants later.

How is the situation abroad? At that stage in the Paris conference, is it possible for countries to reach consensus in the short term? "

"Yes, Your Majesty! The colonial ministry has a plan to absorb migrants as much as possible during the economic crisis," Stephen replied.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Weissenberg: "Your Majesty, European countries are deeply trapped in the economy, and everyone's lives are not very good now.

However, the situation is generally stable. The French had suppressed the Italian uprising, Napoleon IV directly controlled Paris, and the opposition wanted to disrupt it and was unable to implement it.

It is worth mentioning that the relationship between the two countries has deteriorated sharply, because the outbreak of the Rhineland Uprising directly broke through the last layer of window paper that maintains relations between the two countries.

According to the agreement, when the Rheinland Uprising broke out, it was actually approaching the transfer period on the treaty. The German Federal Government wanted to transfer in advance and was rejected by the Berlin government.

In order to obtain more immigrants, Prussians sent troops to suppress the uprising, forcing a large number of people to leave.

From the information we have received, the Berlin government has basically emptied the essence of the Rhineland region. Engineers, scientists, doctors, and teachers are almost exhausted.

With the intervention of European countries, the Berlin government has just handed over to the German Federal Empire, but this progress is very slow.

According to preliminary estimates, the Berlin government may be dragged into the future. Now they are still digging people at the last minute. Perhaps when the German Federal Empire took over, there were even no skilled workers there.

Affected by the economic crisis, the Paris meeting was very unsuccessful. The minds of governments are not at the meeting, and some even whimsically want to pass the crisis through the colonies.

In the colonial struggle, everyone gave up. Coupled with the fact that the British are deliberately engaged in things, it seems that they want to mingle with the fish, making the prospects of the Paris conference even more optimistic. "

Franz nodded, the Prussian kingdom removed millions of immigrants from the Rhineland, and it was no wonder that the German federal empire was cool.

This is all about digging the corner of the German Federal Empire. What is most valuable in the Rhineland region is not mineral resources, but these high-quality talents. The two sides did not fight directly, they are already very restrained.

As for the British deliberately leaving hidden dangers between countries, these are all familiar recipes and familiar tastes. If they don't, Franz will find it problematic.

The Paris Peace Conference is to mediate conflicts between countries and reduce the number of international conflicts. However, from the standpoint of the British, the real purpose is to reduce conflicts between themselves and other countries.

Will there be conflict between other colonial empires, and what is it about them? Intentionally provoking relations between countries is entirely a customary operation of John Bull.

If the conflicts in all European countries are gone, and everyone lives in peace and good-neighborliness, will the London government still sleep?

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