On April 30, 1847, Archduke Karl, a generation of military strategists, died in Vienna, and his death marked the end of an era.

The funeral of Archduke Karl was pompous, Franz's uncle Ferdinand I personally came to attend the farewell ceremony, and all the major European nobles sent representatives.

Franz was in a bad mood, and even if he was reincarnated, he couldn't face life and death calmly.

Even if he inherited the inheritance in the army of Grand Duke Karl, Franz was not interested, people were not grass, who could be ruthless, but as the emperor's reserve, he could not have too many feelings.

"Grand Duke, Mr. Bowenfield of the newspaper asks to see you!" The maid Jenny whispered

For the arrival of this uninvited guest, Franz was still a little puzzled, it seemed that there was nothing important on the newspaper side that he needed to ask about in person? Then he said, "Bring it in!" ”

"Honorable Grand Duke, something is wrong!" Bowenfield said with trepidation

"Say, the sky hasn't fallen yet!" Franz said calmly

Austria has a system of censorship of books and newspapers, and the government has a permanent staff in the newspaper to review the content, and Franz does not think it can be a big deal.

Do newspaper people dare to print banned newspapers without permission? If that's the case, Franz doesn't mind cleaning the portal.

Peer targeting?

At most, it is business competition, and he doesn't think anyone dares to break the rules!

Bowenfeld explains: "Recently, there have been newspapers calling for a Labor Protection Act, and we've been involved. ”

"Go on, I don't think there's anything wrong with that!" Franz said indifferently

Bowenfeld looked at Franz's face and said with some trepidation: "We have become one of the leaders of this news, and in order to make more people pay attention to the lives of the people at the bottom, we have done a series of reports." ”

"After saying it all at once, what are you doing, everything has happened, don't you dare to say it!" Franz frowned and scolded

He hated this kind of half-talking person the most, and it stopped abruptly when he reached the key place.

"Based on the information gathered, the editors of our newspaper put forward a proposal suggesting that the capitalists provide a series of guarantees to the working class, which they did not expect to be taken seriously by the government and may become law!" Bowenfield said in fear

Franz knew why he was worried, everyone was used to shouting slogans in the newspapers, and it didn't matter if he was radical, but once it became a reality, it was different.

When the capitalists learned that the Labor Protection Act was drafted by the newspaper "We want bread, we want cheese," Bowenfeld, the editor-in-chief, was dead.

Not only him, but also the employees of the newspaper will be unlucky. If Franz, the big boss behind the scenes, is not good, he will be affected.

When such a thing happened, Franz was also very helpless, can he say that this is all done by the people below, and it has nothing to do with him?

As the crown prince of Austria, could he still give in to the bourgeoisie? Now what? He had no choice but to bite the bullet.

"Bring me the proposal you drafted, and don't tell me you're not prepared!" Franz said dissatisfied

He didn't blame Bowenfeld, the newspaper did nothing wrong in this matter, and without knowing the inside story of the political struggle, they made these reports, which were in line with Franz's position as the newspaper.

"Brought, Grand Duke, please take a look!" Bowenfield said apprehensively

Now his only reliance is Franz, as the crown prince, even if he stands up and fights the bourgeoisie, it is extremely unlikely that he will lose with the support of the aristocratic class.

Once the big guys are on the field, they, the little beans, will be ignored, and when the matter is over, the winner will not be liquidated.

Picking up the article, Franz glanced at it at first, and the more he looked at it, the more familiar he felt, isn't this a copy of the "ninety-ninety-six" work system?

Ten hours a day, two hours of meals and breaks, one day off per week, the government sets the minimum wage, capitalists are not allowed to deduct wages arbitrarily, they are not allowed to dismiss employees without cause, and factories should take the initiative to bear responsibility for work-related injuries.

Franz did not think there was anything wrong with this proposal, and if later generations of European capitalists saw such a standard, they would wake up laughing when they fell asleep.

Franz said very responsibly: "Mr. Bowenfeld, you have done nothing wrong in this matter, you don't have to worry about the rest of the matter, I will find a way to deal with it, the newspaper office is next door to the police station, I will greet them!" ”

After listening to Franz's words, Bowenfield's hanging heart finally relaxed, since the boss is willing to come forward, then it is easy to say.

The capitalists are not fools, and no one wants to be a head bird if it is not necessary, and perhaps Franz will be jealous of the bourgeoisie as a whole, but it is not a problem to deal with one or two capitalists.

"Grand Duke, so are we going to continue to report next?" Bowenfeld asked hesitantly

"Of course, we will continue to report, but we must pay attention to the intensity and do not excessively stimulate the capitalists, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble!" Franz thought for a moment and said

It is most undesirable to change the position, since you have already offended the bourgeoisie, then you can simply go down the road and get the support of the common people.

If it's really a snake and a rat at both ends, that's the stupidest thing to do, if you want to please both ends, you can only end up pleasing both ends.

They are not the only ones in the Vienna newspapers who support the enactment of the Labour Protection Act, the conservatives have already exerted their efforts, and public opinion in Austria is generally sympathetic to the working class.

"Yes, Grand Duke!" Bowenfield replied

After sending Bowenfeld away, Franz was thinking about the aftermath again, and generally wanted to suppress a topic, so he created a more exciting topic.

What kind of topics will attract the attention of the bourgeoisie? Undoubtedly, it is still the hottest labor protection law at the moment.

For example, the ten-hour working day is further compressed, and the workers' meal and rest time are also counted?

Or it is necessary to raise the penalties for work-related injuries a little, or even to set a minimum wage standard that will make the capitalists feel painful.

In short, as long as the government's final Labor Protection Law goes further than what is in this proposal, then everyone's attention will be diverted.

The possibility of capitalists moving their anger to the newspapers will also be minimized.

Thinking of this, Franz showed a satisfied smile, there are already people who resist thunder. Now that Archduke Louis has proposed a labor protection law on behalf of the aristocratic class, Chancellor Metternich can't be idle if he doesn't want to be replaced?