Chapter 667

It was easy to dismiss officials. A government decree was enough. The trouble was how to deal with the aftermath after the dismissal.

It turned out that the farm project led by bureaucrats had failed.

To solve the problem, it was necessary to replace them with a group of loyal, incorruptible, capable people who did not care about fame and fortune, and were willing to go to the colony to live a hard life.

Such bureaucrats might exist, but they were definitely very few. They were treasures wherever they were placed, and there was no extra to throw at the colony.

Prime Minister Terence Burkin suggested, "Your Majesty, there is no point in dismissing them now. The most important thing now is to ensure that these projects are implemented.

I suggest giving them a buffer period, ordering them to complete the task within a time limit, and only dealing with those who can't complete the task. "

A buffer period was necessary. The Government of France could not find so many replacement officials in such a short time.

The most important thing was that even if these people were removed, the money would still not come back. No bureaucrat would be stupid enough to put all the property under his own name.

Moreover, embezzlement of public funds was not done by one or two people. Everyone was involved, so there was no way to investigate further.

After calming down, Napoleon Iv asked, "If we give them a buffer period, will they be able to complete the task?"

At this point, everyone knew that the project funds allocated by the government had been embezzled by the people below them. The person in charge might have taken the majority, but that was not all.

If he wanted to complete his previous plan, the biggest problem was money. The government would not re-allocate funds, so the person in charge had to find a way to solve the gap.

Napoleon Iv did not think that these bureaucrats could be noble enough to pay for the gap themselves. Even if they had to cut their own flesh for the sake of their official hats, they had to be able to fill the hole first.

He could not expect these guys to get the money back from the people who split the money, right?

Prime Minister Terence Burkin explained, "It is naturally impossible to complete it 100%, but there is still hope with a 50% discount.

The government can put pressure on them and severely punish the officials who can't produce results. "

The typical bureaucratic solution naturally could not satisfy Napoleon Iv, but there was no other way. This was already the best choice at the moment.

To clean up these bureaucrats, it was like boiling a frog in warm water. If they were pushed too far, there would be a big mess.

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The internal strife within the Government of France was not something to be proud of. Those in the know had tacitly chosen to deal with it in a low-key manner.

If it were not for the news from the intelligence department, Franz would not have known that France was about to change again.

However, it was already too late, and the best time to intervene had been missed.

Otherwise, if Napoleon Iv was detained in Algeria, the great France Empire would not be.

It was easy to detain the emperor, but difficult to control the government of France. The government of Paris would not sit still, and no one could start a coup.

With the moral integrity of the bureaucrats, it was more likely that they would directly support the crown prince to succeed the throne. After all, the young master was easier to control. The son of Napoleon Iv was still being, and was the best choice. was. was to be with.

. Napoleon Dynasty. Burkin. The... The Orleans Dynasty and the Bourbon Dynasty in the country would not buy it, and the colonial bureaucrats who were forced into a corner could only go all the way.

There was no other way. This was the aftermath of the loss of the monarch's dignity. The Paris Revolution shook the foundation of Napoleon Iv's rule, and the burning of the Palace of Versailles made him lose face.

The French colonial system had rotted away, but what about the Austrian colonial system?

No one could answer this question. Perhaps in the process of localization in Africa, the government would have strict control, and the situation would be better.

As for the faraway Southeast Asia and America, it would depend on the moral of the bureaucrats. Anyway, Franz didn't have too much hope.

Putting down the secret document in his hand, Franz sighed. Even if there was a problem, it was not the time to deal with it.

That was the graduation exam that Franz prepared for his sons. If the answer was given in advance, what was the point?

After adjusting his thoughts, Franz's eyes returned to the country. The difficulties encountered by the French farm plan were also being experienced in Austria.

But it was not a farm, but a company and factory confiscated. Because there were too many confiscated at once, it could not be changed in a short time. It could only be temporarily operated by the government.

Needless to say, it must be at a loss! The factory could be directly taken over, but customer orders and connections could not be inherited.

The temporary management appointed by the government was more used to stabilize the people and ensure the smooth production.

As for sales, it was still in the process of exploration, and the results were naturally average.

Unless there were individual companies with their own sales network that could operate normally and ensure profitability, most companies had a large backlog of goods. If it was not at a loss, it was at the edge of a loss.

In the Palace of Vienna, Franz asked, "How far is the realization of assets?"

If they couldn't make money from their own operation, they could only sell it. From the moment the judgment came into effect, the Government of Vienna had been dealing with it.

Prime Minister Carr calmly replied, "Financial and bond assets have all been sold, and the larger industrial and mining enterprises have almost all been sold.

In order not to impact the domestic market, we plan to temporarily hold land, houses, and other real estate. We will decide whether to sell based on the actual situation.

Now the trickiest are those small factories. These industries are numerous, and the management depends on the boss' own connections. It is difficult to find a suitable buyer.

In addition, we also found some of the overseas assets of the people involved in the case. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is communicating with the countries involved on this issue. "

It seemed to be an understatement, but it was full of helplessness behind it. Many times, even though they knew it was a high-quality asset, because the operation of the business was at a loss, they still had to bear the pain and sell it.

The biggest problem with small industrial and mining enterprises not being sold was not because they were not profitable, but mainly because the internal management was too chaotic, and many of the procedures were not legal. It was even simply an underground black factory.

For the government, these were garbage assets. There was no value in keeping them in their hands except for increasing expenses, so they must be disposed of.

Franz nodded, "Sell what can be sold. If you really can't find a buyer, just go bankrupt and deal with it.

The matter with the French was a wake-up call for us. Before we have the ability to operate, blindly going into projects will only raise a bunch of parasites. "

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Prime Minister Carr replied.

After a pause, Franz continued to add, "The French's farm plan has temporarily failed. How far is the British food self-sufficiency plan?"

He had to be concerned. Austria was the world's largest agricultural exporter, so he had to be wary of potential competitors.

If possible, Franz did not mind destroying the British and French plan to protect Austria's pricing power in the international agricultural export market.

However, this was impossible. The threshold for food production was too low, and the importance was too high. The more Austria destroyed it, the more the British and French would promote it.

Agriculture Minister Holls replied, "The British plan is different from the French. They use government subsidies to farmers and use economic means to encourage private farming.

However, this policy has recently encountered trouble. The British Agricultural Association protested to the Government of the United Kingdom and asked the Government to treat them equally and give them the same treatment.

If the Government of London chose to compromise, it would mean that the government's revenue would decrease by 7.8 million pounds, and they would have to increase spending by 12 million pounds.

With an increase and a decrease, almost 20 million pounds would be gone. This had already exceeded the financial capacity of the Government of the United Kingdom.

However, the British Agricultural Association is very powerful. Judging from the current situation, the Government of London should not be able to hold on for long.

Either abolish the subsidy plan, or lower the amount of subsidies and subsidize domestic farmers. "

This was a dilemma. If the subsidy plan was abolished, the food self-sufficiency plan would fail.

The government's finances could not bear the unified standard of subsidies. After all, the direct revenue of the Government of the United Kingdom was only about 80 million pounds, which was almost a quarter of it.

Franz shook his head and said, "You are too optimistic. The Government of the United Kingdom is not stupid. It seems like a difficult choice, but it can actually be changed.

For example, we can change the subsidy plan to only give new farms a certain number of years of reclamation subsidies, and the government's expenditure will suddenly drop.

This cost can also be returned through agricultural transaction taxes, processing taxes, and other methods. That means that there will be a loss in the first one or two years, but it is still expected that the government will be able to break even later. "

These tricks were often used by the various countries in the future. Agricultural subsidies would not only mobilize the enthusiasm of food production, but it would also promote the development of the domestic agricultural processing field and increase employment. It was simply killing two birds with one stone.

All in all, the British's grain planting subsidy policy was much more reliable than the French government's personal farming policy.

Of course, this did not mean that the Government of France was stupid. France was a major food producer, and the French Agricultural Association was much more powerful than the British Agricultural Association.

If the Government of Paris only gave food subsidies to colonial farms, the French farmers would revolt. The government's finances could not bear the full subsidy.

The peasant class was the largest base of the Bonaparte Dynasty. Napoleon Iv naturally would not do something stupid like digging his own grave.

In this context, state-owned farms became the best and only choice for the Government of France.