Seeing that the European continent was in a wave of strikes, Franz was also frightened. Those who had not experienced the 1848 Revolution could not understand this tension.
The first place to go wrong was Rome. The Italian independence organization took advantage of the strike wave and took the opportunity to rise up in Rome.
What was even more amazing was that they succeeded. Hearing the news, Franz was dumbfounded. It was estimated that the Italian independence organization was also dumbfounded.
They just casually roared a few times, and they actually recovered Rome. One had to know that people were not ready to just declare the idea of national independence.
The reality was such nonsense. The Rome police were all local people, and they were not happy with the French for a day or two. They simply slacked off and watched the uprising break out.
The French garrison was outside the city, and they only had one infantry battalion. The moment the uprising broke out, the French army was waiting for orders. Because the telegraph line was destroyed, they received the orders too late.
Don't blame the commander for not being flexible. This was the rule of the French army. The mobilization of the army must be ordered by the superior. The middle and lower level officers did not have the authority to send troops, even to suppress the rebellion.
Frankly speaking, the current international situation in Italy was not suitable for an independence uprising. The Paris conference had just begun. Reconciling contradictions and reducing international conflicts was the common wish of everyone.
Now that the Italian independence organization launched an uprising, it was difficult to find international supporters. Even their biggest financial backer, the British, would not support them now.
Without external intervention, with the little strength of the Italian independence organization, how could they win?
The current French were not soft persimmons. Not to mention that Italy was not independent yet, even if it was independent, it was still not enough to fight against the French.
In Franz's view, this uprising was a farce. It succeeded in a muddled way, and the next fate was to be suppressed by the French.
The only effect was probably to hit Napoleon Iv's prestige and make the situation in France more tense.
On March 12, a week after the Rome uprising, there was another uprising in the Rhineland.
This time, the protagonist was not only the working class, but also the capitalists. The main reason was to oppose immigration.
There was no doubt that the Government of Berlin's immigration policy was unpopular. It was cutting off everyone's income. The high-tech talents were taken away by them. How could the remaining capitalists survive?
The capitalists had long wanted to fight back, but because they were not strong enough, they were unable to fight against the Government of Berlin. Now that the wave of strikes broke out, it became their opportunity.
The capitalists blamed the inability to raise wages on the government. they publicly accused the government of high taxes and immigration policies, making it impossible for companies to pay more labor costs.
There were even capitalists who publicly promised that as long as everyone stayed and the Berlin government left, everyone's salary would be increased by 50%.
Judging from the reaction of the capitalists, Franz was certain that the Berlin government had done a good job in the immigration work. Otherwise, the capitalists wouldn't have been forced to participate in the game.
Regardless of success or failure, the relationship with Pudd had begun. For Austria, this was also an opportunity.
The existence of the Customs Union was always a threat. Franz had wanted to abolish it for a long time. Unfortunately, his previous plans failed at the last moment.
With the addition of the Rhineland region, the situation had changed. If the Government of Rhinz Berlin Prof Capitalists were killed, the Rhined Rhines would become the Rhines. Ex, the Rhines Austria.
Re. If Austria Empire, the capital, the Union would be, the government, the capital. by, the capital.
Before Franz could take action, there was another problem in Spain. The Republicans revolted in Madrid, trying to overthrow the rule of Alfonso XII. The rebellion was suppressed, and the situation in Spain became tense again.
In the first half of 1876, the most used words in European newspapers were "uprising," "riot," "revolution," and "suppression."
According to preliminary statistics, in the short period of six months, there were 36 uprisings with more than a thousand people in the European continent. The remaining small uprisings were countless.
Not to mention the outside world, even the Austrian police had suppressed a large empire and two kingdoms. It was really a "large empire", with a population of more than two digits.
For the sake of political influence, Franz could only send these people to mental hospitals. Of course, from a rational point of view, these people might really be mentally ill.
A normal person would not do such a thing. One of the empires had been hiding in a manor on the outskirts of Prague for seven years.
The owner of the manor was the emperor, the lady boss was the empress, and the three sons were the crown princes. The residents of the manor were ministers, generals, guards, maids …
Well, Franz had seen many empires hidden in the mountains, but this was the first time he had heard of an "empire" in the outskirts.
No wonder it was not discovered. It was a complete farce. If the neighbors found out, they would think they were performing an opera.
The main reason for the exposure was that a traveling merchant went to the manor to sell goods and was forced to collect taxes. He reported the case to the Prague police.
The nature of the matter was suddenly different. Before this, the owner of the manor also honestly paid taxes to the government. Even if he claimed to be an emperor or a minister, everyone thought he was a theater enthusiast.
Once the illegal tax came out, it suddenly rose to the level of a rebel and attracted the attention of the Prague police. They would not know if they did not investigate, but when they did, they were shocked and reported it to Franz.
Looking at the file, Franz did not know whether to laugh or cry. It was one thing to be an emperor behind closed doors, but why did they have to go and collect taxes?
Even if they were caught, they could use the excuse of being a "theater enthusiast" to fool the police. Without actual action, the police would not define them as "anti-thieves."
In Austria, "anti-thief" also had a threshold, and not everyone could become it. They were obviously not qualified.
A farce was always better than a riot. Franz was still very open-minded. It was not bad to create a little joke to ease the tense situation in the country.
It was proven that as long as ordinary people could fill their stomachs, they would not rebel.
The Austrian people had not reached the point of starvation. Even if they were really poor to the point where they did not know the next meal, they could still sign up for immigration.
Many colonial companies were recruiting people, and after signing the contract, there would be people who would provide food. The standards were not high. As long as they had all four limbs, they were not picky.
There was no other way, who asked the colony to lack people? Even if the quality was a little bad, the colonial company did not care so much.
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In Milan, Old Llano was worried about the stock market. Affected by the strike, the stock price of the Daker textile factory plummeted.
Even though the strike was over, the stock price was still falling. It could not be helped, who asked them to be the most famous?
As the source of the strike wave, the Daker textile factory had become famous throughout the European continent with the spread of the strike movement, and its popularity was higher than many small countries.
Unfortunately, it was not a good reputation. Whether it was the newspapers leaning towards the bourgeoisie or the newspapers leaning towards the working class, they were all scolded badly.
They had obviously quelled the strike, but only the Austrian newspapers reported about it. The overseas media chose not to believe it.
The reason was naturally clear to Old Llano. The Daker textile factory had offended many people this time, and the capitalists whose interests were damaged would definitely vent their anger on them.
No matter what the content of the newspaper was written, or which class they were leaning towards, the newspaper was still a capitalist. If they publicized that the Daker textile factory had compromised, wouldn't it encourage the workers to go on strike?
These adverse factors directly affected the stock price of the Daker textile factory. The financial statements for this quarter were still in the hands of Old Llano, and he did not dare to release them to the public.
Affected by the strike, the Daker textile factory had its first loss in ten years. Although the loss was not much, if the news was released now, it would still affect the confidence of the market.
Little Llano dissuaded, "Father, the financial statements for this quarter cannot be released to the public. Now the stock market is wailing. If we release this news, the stock price of the Daker textile factory will collapse.
If it causes the stock market to collapse, we will be dead. Those big consortiums have not yet completed their retreat. Now that the stock market has collapsed, they will suffer heavy losses. They will definitely not let us go. "
There were many definitions of consortiums. Generally, it referred to the combination of large groups and large banks controlled by financial oligarchs. Generally, it was an alliance of several families.
In a sense, the Daker textile factory was also a part of the consortiums. They also had allies, but they did not use the name of a consortium.
Consortiums were not as united as everyone thought. Instead, there were many internal conflicts. Only when there were common interests, could everyone unite against the external forces.
The main reason why the consortiums were powerful in later generations was that with the deepening of cooperation, everyone's interests were intertwined. They realized that there was a connection between them, and the internal conflict gradually eased.
The Daker family also had a deep cooperation with several large families like Lampard. Old Llano also wanted to form a consortium. Unfortunately, they were aristocrats, and Old Llano was just a capitalist.
They could cooperate for the common interests, but if they wanted to be truly accepted, they still needed a ticket.
There were many capitalists who became aristocrats, but there were even more who failed. The Daker family was one of the failures.
In the African colonial expansion movement, the stingy Old Llano hired a group of cheap Italian mercenaries in order to save costs.
The result was self-evident. It was cheap, but unfortunately, it was not useful. After a few years in the African continent, not only did they not gain any military achievements, they were almost wiped out.
Of course, it was not that they did not gain anything. Soon, they found a business opportunity. They made a lot of money from the labor export business. Then, they opened up a cotton plantation and directly produced and sold their own products.
Time waited for no man. The money was earned, but the opportunity to enter the aristocratic class was missed. It was difficult for outsiders to say the gains and losses clearly. Anyway, Old Llano often regretted it.
After hesitating for a moment, Old Llano shook his head. "It's not that simple. We had a strike this year, and everyone is clear about it. Countless eyes are staring at us. If we falsify the financial statements at this time, it will be easy to be seen as a problem.
It will cause the stock market to crash, but that is only a possibility. The consortiums can still prop up the market. If the falsification of the financial statements is exposed, we will be finished.
As for revenge, at most, we just have to give up a part of the overseas market. Do you think they can cause trouble in Milan?
Or, do you think that the few consortiums in the country also have the guts to play such a big game in the stock market? "
After a pause, Old Llano added, "Remember, what you see might not be true. It might be what others want you to see.
Those fellows in the financial world are much more sensitive to the market than you think. Their speed of withdrawal is much faster than you think.
Otherwise, someone would have already greeted us. Maybe they have already made preparations and are waiting for us to give the stock market the final blow.
As for the losses caused by the stock market, that is only on the surface for the public to see. After the matter is over, you will realize that what they have earned is far more than what they have lost. "
That being said, Old Llano's heart was still not calm. According to the current situation, the Daker textile factory was likely to become the scapegoat after the matter.
Legally, the stock market disaster was not their responsibility. They did not need to be responsible. It was hard to say in public opinion. Sometimes, spittle could also kill. If the reputation was ruined, it would be hard to do business.
There were many similar products in the market now. Why would everyone buy the products of the infamous "Daker textile factory"?
This was not the future, whether it was a good or bad reputation, as long as there was a reputation, they could make money.
Now, the people were still relatively naive. Many people thought that enterprises with a good reputation had good product quality, while enterprises with a bad reputation had bad product quality.
If it caused a boycott by the people, the produced products would not be able to be sold. Then, it would really be over.
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