Chapter 586： New. Newspaper censorship system

In the afternoon of that day, Richard Metternich and Prince Metternich brought the manuscript of "Guidelines for the Industrialization and Future of the Empire" that they spent several hours writing in the hands of Franz Joseph.

Before Franz Joseph began to look up the contents of the manuscript, Prince Metternich's son Richard Metternich said eloquently: "Your Majesty, this is the industrialization strategy my father and I formulated for the Austrian Empire. As long as the empire follows this policy, then the empire will surely enter the ranks of industrialization!"

"How much time will it take? Three years? Or five years?" Franz Joseph, who was still ignorant about the concept and time of industrialization, asked.

"Your Majesty, industrialization is not something that can be achieved overnight! It takes years of development. The bigger the country, the longer it will take to change from an agricultural country to an industrial country!" Prince Metternich hurriedly attacked Franz Joseph. A precaution: "Take France as an example, it began to enter the ranks of industrialization during the period of the Kingdom of Orleans. From the Kingdom of Orleans to the Second Empire, it took 24 years for France to change from an agricultural country to a country. For an industrial country. If you want to count the Bourbons, it's even longer!"

"The empire is not a country without foundation!" Franz Joseph retorted: "There are still many enterprises and factories in our country! It should not take so long!"

"Your Majesty, the empire does have some foundations for industrialization, but these foundations are too weak compared to the time of the Kingdom of Orleans!" Prince Metternich explained to Franz Joseph: "Industrialization is not about building a few A factory, building a few railways can solve the problem! It needs a whole set of industrial systems as support, and everything from the upstream to the downstream of the industry must be available. Only in this way can we count as a truly completed industrialization!"

"So it is!" Franz Joseph nodded, and then began to read the manuscript written by Metternich and his son.

Metternich and his son stood there, waiting for Franz Joseph's questions.

After a while, Franz Joseph raised his head again, pointed to the manuscript and asked Metternich: "Consultant Metternich, what's the point of dividing the empire into industrial areas?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, we must prevent the industry from being too complete in one area! Because the more complete the industry, the stronger their willingness to break away from the imperial government!" Prince Metternich responded to Franz Joseph unhurriedly Dao: "The imperial government must play a leading role in the face of this industrial transformation. Dividing industries according to ethnic groups within the empire can prevent them from being able to coordinate and control after they are separated from the imperial government."

"This is indeed a good idea!" Franz Joseph's eyes lit up when he heard Prince Metternich's answer, and he started to go down.

In the following five articles, Franz Joseph asked one by one the meaning of each article and what benefits it would bring to the imperial government.

Prince Metternich explained the benefits to Franz Joseph one by one, especially in the tourism sector involved in Slovenia and Venice. Prince Metternich even suggested that the imperial government should spend money on advertising to European countries to link Venice with Venice. Slovenia is depicted as a holy place for tourism and marriage (Jerome Bonaparte: Fuck, grab business!), in order to attract European aristocrats and royal families to Venice for consumption, so that the tourism industry can be used for the subsidiary industries of Venice and Slovenia. Provide "high added value".

Franz Joseph listened to Prince Metternich's "Sutra of Wealth and Honor" with a vague understanding. He suddenly felt that the teacher in front of him seemed to have awakened to something extraordinary after traveling around Britain and France. When he was prime minister before, the feeling it brought to him was even more impactful.

"Fairy Wood"

"Your Majesty, the newspaper is a good propaganda tool, we should pay attention to it!" Prince Metternich said to Franz Joseph with a serious expression: "Blindly blocking speech will only make more and more people To join the ranks of opposition, the government should properly guide the subjects in the territory to express their dissatisfaction and allow them to make some voices. As long as the fundamental problems of the empire are not touched, they can be released.

At the same time, the imperial newspapers will also publish some novels..."

Prince Metternich talked about the issue of the newspaper again, thinking that if Metternich knew this, how could he be overthrown.

The people of any country in this world maintain a rebellious mentality towards the government. The more you don’t let them do things, they will do it.

During the twenty or thirty years Metternich was in power, how many newspapers were closed down and how many books were banned.

But does what he does work? Nothing works at all!

Subjects of the Austrian Empire can still find them through various channels, but the harsh censorship system of the Empire has caused countless complaints.

Until recently, after Prince Metternich took a closer look at censorship in the British Kingdom and the French Empire, a whole new door opened for Prince Metternich.

The empire should not formulate strict rules and regulations for newspaper offices. Instead, it should imitate the censorship system to a certain extent, so that some newspapers can be censored or not. In this way, even after closing down the newspapers, the subjects will spontaneously look for the shortcomings of the newspapers. .

Why hasn't the newspaper office of others been closed down, but yours has been closed down!

When Prince Metternich finished talking about the censorship system of newspapers, Franz Joseph was completely dazed. He felt that he understood something, but he didn't seem to understand.

In short, how to control the size of the censorship system is indeed a problem for the current Franz Joseph.

So Prince Metternich once again made a proposal for Franz Joseph.

A group of journalists could be recruited in Vienna to act as reviewers for newspaper censorship.

Just like when Felix Schwarzenberg handed over the position of interior minister to Bach who was not a nobleman, only his own people know them best!

"Since it's up to you to ask the question, then it's up to you to complete it!" Franz Joseph decided to hand over this unimportant position to Prince Metternich.

"Yes! Your Majesty!" Prince Metternich, who heard Franz Joseph handing over the right of newspaper censorship to him, couldn't help but chuckle.

On the surface, this right is actually only responsible for censoring newspapers, but if there is any intention to expand the censorship system regulations, the censorship right itself is not as simple as censoring newspapers.

Prince Metternich, however, was reluctant to extend the censorship powers the emperor had granted him.

Because now he is just getting rid of the embarrassment of the consultant, and he can't be too flamboyant, giving people a sense of power struggle.

"By the way, will these measures of yours bring losses to the imperial nobles!" Franz Joseph asked Prince Metternich worriedly.

He didn't want to be an accomplice in destroying the aristocratic system!

"Your Majesty, no!" Prince Metternich shook his head and replied to Franz Joseph: "Many nobles in the empire have more or less established businesses, and the empire only needs to give some resources to the nobles. They will be able to transform quickly! Even if some nobles fail to invest, as long as the empire is willing to back up the loyal nobles, they can still rise again very quickly!"

In the majestic blueprint of Prince Metternich, the nobles will serve as the vanguard to guide the industrial reform and become the first group of "first rich groups".

"For those successful businessmen, we must try to absorb them as much as possible and make them part of the nobles! Only in this way can the nobles of the empire be prosperous!" Prince Metternich vowed to respond to Franz Joseph.

"However, their loyalty is far inferior to the nobles who have followed us for many years!" Franz Joseph responded to Metternich with a sigh.

"Your Majesty, ability is sometimes more important than loyalty!" Prince Metternich responded to Franz Joseph Although Franz Joseph scoffed at the statement that Metternich's ability was greater than loyalty , but he has to admit that today's empire really needs a group of capable strongmen.

In the end, Franz Joseph agreed with Prince Metternich's reform policy. He told Prince Metternich that he would convene a royal meeting for a second discussion after returning to Schönbrunn Palace.

Prince Metternich and Richard Metternich showed smiles at the same time, and their efforts were finally not in vain.

Afterwards, Richard Metternich and Prince Metternich said goodbye to Franz Joseph.

Franz Joseph nodded and agreed to their departure, while he carefully read the contents of the manuscript in the room.

Not long after Richard Metternich and Prince Metternich left, there was a knock on the door, Franz Joseph hurriedly put down the manuscript and asked, "Who?"

"His Majesty Franz, I'm Mokar!" Mokar's voice came from the door.

"Come in!" Franz Joseph, who hid the manuscript in the drawer, slightly adjusted his shirt, and then responded to Mokar outside the room.

Mokar entered the room and bowed to Franz Joseph.

"What's the matter?" Franz Joseph asked Mokar.

"His Majesty Jerome asked me to tell you that there will be a ball tonight in the ballroom of the Louvre! He hopes you can attend!" Mokar replied to Franz Joseph.

"The Louvre?" Franz Joseph said, and then asked if the Mocal Ballroom was held to welcome Queen Victoria.

"Your Majesty, it is indeed held to welcome Queen Victoria and Prince Albert! Queen Victoria and Prince Albert are already living in the Louvre!"