Chapter 971

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 locals, and they were not happy with the French for a day or two. They simply slacked off and watched the uprising break out.

On the other hand, the French garrison was outside the city, and there was only 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, and it was the common wish of everyone to reconcile the contradictions and reduce international conflicts.

The Italian independence organization now launched an uprising, and 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.

To Franz, the insurrection was a farce, a muddled success, and its next fate was to be suppressed by the French.

The only effect was probably to hit the prestige of Napoleon Iv 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. This 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 government for the inability to raise wages, and 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, everyone's salary would be increased by 50% after the Government of Berlin left.

Based on the reaction of the capitalists, Franz was certain that the Government of Berlin had done a good job in immigration. Otherwise, the capitalists would not be forced to play.

Regardless of the success or failure, the relationship with Pudd was already tense. For Austria, this is also an opportunity.

This was the Customs Union, and Netherlands. 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 these people were removed, the Empire, the same situation, the Union would be, the capital, the capital, the people, the capital, Germany, Germany, and the World.

If Rek Union, Germany, they, they, they, and King Germany, Rome, they Rome, in.

Without waiting for Franz to take action, Spain had another problem. The Republicans revolted in Madrid, trying to overthrow Alfonso XII's rule. 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 just half a year, there were 36 uprisings with more than a thousand people on the European continent, and the remaining small uprisings were countless.

Even the Austrian police suppressed a large empire and two kingdoms, not to mention the outside world. 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 analysis, these people might really be mentally ill.

Normal people would not do such a thing. One of the empires had been lurking 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 the ministers, generals, guards, and 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 probably think they were performing an opera.

The main reason for the exposure was that a traveling merchant went to the manor to sell goods, was forced to collect taxes, and 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 called himself an emperor or a minister, everyone thought he was a theater enthusiast.

Once the illegal tax was discovered, 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.

Seeing 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, and Franz was still very open-minded. Creating a little joke to ease the tense situation in the country was not a bad idea.

It was proven that as long as ordinary people could fill their stomachs, they would not rebel.

The Austrian people had not yet 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, men and women, old and young.

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 Europe with the spread of the strike movement. It was more well-known 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, and the overseas media chose to ignore 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 be angry.

No matter what the content of the newspaper was written, or which class they were leaning towards, the newspaper was still the capitalists. 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 old Llano's hands, 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, this quarter's financial statements can't 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, and 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 big banks controlled by financial oligarchs, and it was usually 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 unified as everyone thought, but there were many internal contradictions. Only when there were common interests, everyone could unite against the external forces.

The main reason why 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, but unfortunately, they were aristocrats, and Old Llano was just a capitalist.

For the common interests, they could cooperate, 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 easy to use. After a few years in the African continent, not only did they not gain any military achievements, but they were almost wiped out.

Of course, it was not that they did not gain anything, and soon, they found a business opportunity. They made a lot of money from the labor export business, and then they opened up a cotton plantation, producing and selling it on their own.

Time waited for no man. The money was earned, but the opportunity to step into the aristocratic class was missed. It was difficult for outsiders to say the gains and losses, but 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 is very possible that others want you to see it.

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 was not their responsibility, and 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, and enterprises with a bad reputation had bad product quality.

If it caused a boycott by the people, the produced products could not be sold, and it would really be over.

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