The French restarted the colony development plan, but it still caused an uproar. With Austria as a successful example, no one can be sure that the French will fail.

In recent years, France has gradually gained the upper hand in international competition, and the biggest problem is that its domestic economic development has encountered a bottleneck and cannot keep up with the pace of Britain and Austria.

Especially in the last two years, the economic growth rate of France has fallen sharply, but the economies of Britain and Austria have continued to soar.

It can be seen from the economic aggregate that Britain, which was originally overtaken by the French, is now showing signs of catching up.

This is no small problem, the total population of the British Isles is only 31 million, while France now has a population of nearly 60 million.

Purely calculating the per capita income, the income of the French people is only 60% of that of the British.

This is mainly due to the fact that the Italian region has dragged its feet, especially in southern Italy, where the local economy is still agrarian and has barely developed in recent years.

If we calculate the total amount of industry, the gap is even greater. The total industrial volume of Greater France was less than half that of the British, and less than forty percent of that of Austria.

This gap continues to widen over time. In this era, everyone has not yet realized the power of industry, but you can still clearly feel it without money in your pocket.

At its peak, France's fiscal revenue was close to that of the British, and in the era of Napoleon III, it could still engage in an arms race with the British, and now France's fiscal revenue is a little higher than that of Britain itself.

This is the effect of the butterfly effect, the Italian region is divided into two, France + half of Italy + colonies at its peak, and it is not surprising that fiscal revenues are closer to the British.

However, the water in this is very large, the proportion of the real economy is very small, the processing and manufacturing industry only accounts for about 10% of the total French economy, and the rest is either agriculture, or the financial industry, as well as some service industries, of which the financial industry accounts for the largest proportion.

What is false is false, and it will not be turned into reality because of a beautiful lie.

Since the last economic crisis, France's bubble economy has been punctured. In the absence of an industrial backbone, the financial industry alone cannot support an empire.

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As the greatest beneficiary of the development of the colony, the Vienna government was undoubtedly the most aware of the benefits involved.

If the interests were not big enough, no matter how much Franz insisted, Austrian Africa would not have developed to the point where it is today.

In layman's terms, once the colony is developed, there is no need to worry about industrial raw materials, and there is a market for goods to sell.

At present, the market of Austrian Africa is no weaker than that of Spain, and all the colonies of Austria combined, this market is almost the same as that of the Popov Federation.

This is just the beginning, there are more than 20 million square kilometers, and the development potential is not comparable to that of the Pubo Federation.

It was thanks to this piece of land and the large local market that Austria was able to rise to become the world's largest industrial power.

Ever since the French restarted their colonization program, the Austrian government has become vigilant. The current French Empire is already very large. If the last shortcomings are solved, it will also be a threat to Austria.

Reinhardt Haldegen, Minister of the Economy: "The French economy, which is constrained by industrial raw materials, is now approaching its limit. Now that the French government has restarted its colonial development program, it is clearly a self-help movement.

If the plans of the French succeeded, our attempt to crush France economically would have come to naught.

The European continent is too small to accommodate so many large countries. With the development of industry, conflicts between countries will continue to increase in the future, and there may even be a major war that will sweep across the European continent.

If we can't take advantage of the opportunity to suppress the French, the French will inevitably collide with us in the future, and this is not something that can be stopped by individual forces.

For the sake of the long-term peace and stability of the empire, it is necessary for us to eliminate this hidden danger in advance. I propose to take action against the French and sabotage their plans for the development of the colonies. ”

If you don't be vigilant, you can't do it, who let Napoleon be awesome? Even after all these years, the Vienna government has never let its guard down on them.

Foreign Secretary Wesenberg: "I object, the French plan for the development of the colony has already failed once, and it is also unknown whether it will succeed this time."

We cannot let France and Austria go against each other in advance because of uncertain risks.

If we do it because there may be a threat, then there is a threat to the Pop-Polish Federation, Russia, and Britain, and we still want to be enemies of the whole world? ”

Reinhardt Haldegen, the Minister of Economics, retorted: "This is different, the British are a sea power, and although they are a great threat to us, they are not deadly.

The hostility of the Popo Federation and the Russian Empire has consumed most of their energy, and we just need to play a balance between them.

The exception is France, which is a right-of-way country like us, and its military strength is very close, and our main advantage is economic.

If the French are allowed to make up for this shortcoming, the French government is likely to embark on the road of foreign expansion again, and we must not watch Napoleon's old story repeat itself! ”

Colonial Secretary Stephen: "It's not that serious, colonial development is not an overnight problem, it takes decades of continuous investment.

Judging from the current situation, the French people are not enthusiastic about the development of the colonies, and the funds that the French government can invest in the development of the colonies are limited.

What the French colonies were like, everyone knew. Basically, they are deserts and wastelands, and there are not many areas suitable for human habitation.

The colonies of French America and Asia were too far apart and small in size to be ignored for the time being, and the French should not be able to take care of them in the short term.

In fact, the real potential for development is French Algeria, Egypt, half of Tunisia, and half of Morocco, and these areas are only part of the coastal land.

According to the information we have gathered, these areas are relatively scarce in mineral resources, and many rich minerals have been discovered, most of which are difficult to develop due to natural conditions.

The area suitable for agricultural production will not exceed 400,000 square kilometers at most. Even if the plantation economy is developed, it is unknown whether it will succeed in the face of external competition. ”

(Note: The area of fertile soil suitable for agricultural production in the above countries is 210,000 square kilometers in Algeria, 220,000 square kilometers in Morocco, 70,000 square kilometers in Tunisia, and 35,000 square kilometers in Egypt.)

Such a tragedy was the Desert Empire, where the French occupied less than thirty percent of the continent's territory and occupied three-quarters of the continent's desert.

The third colonial empire in the world, in addition to its relatively large area, may not be as rich as the Dutch in terms of actual benefits, at least the Nanyang region is rich enough.

Prime Minister Felix: "You can't underestimate the French, they still have a very thick background. If the French government is willing to make up its mind, they will have the financial resources to complete the development of the colony.

Not to mention the development of all the colonies, as long as Algeria, Morocco, and Egypt are developed, the comprehensive national strength of the French will be increased by 20 or 30 percent.

This is also a threat to us. But that's a question of the future, and it's too early to talk about that.

It is too extreme to directly sabotage the French colonial development plan, and things have not yet reached that point, and it is not worth the loss to confront the French in advance.

Now it is enough to secretly create some trouble for them and delay their plans for the development of the colony. The longer it drags on, the better it will be for us. ”

Sabotage is inevitable, and Britain, France and Austria are allies as well as competitors. If one of them can be suppressed, everyone will not mind the black hand.

Franz nodded in agreement, even if he wanted to turn his face, he didn't have to be in such a hurry.

The French have announced a plan, but they have not yet been implemented, and they can wait for them to make a move halfway through.

The destruction in the early stage was the same as what the French government did during the development of Austria's colonies.

It's just that at that time, the French were also busy expanding their colonies, and their strength on the African continent was limited, so they could not invest many resources.

Later, after a large number of immigrants poured into the African continent, Austria's power on the continent increased dramatically, and everyone wanted to sabotage it, but they couldn't do it.

Foreign Secretary Wesenberg proposed: "As the Paris Conference draws to a close, when the spheres of influence are delineated, we must take into account the positions of the countries if we want to do anything."

At present, our core is to strive for enough time for development. If you want to delay the French colonial plan, it is better to start economically, so as to avoid a direct military conflict. ”

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