By 1848, the Czech region had become one of Austria's industrial centers, and with the development of industry, the wealth of the capitalists had increased considerably.

The demonstrations that broke out this time were actually a mismatch between the wealth and political status of the capitalists, who were not willing to have no voice in politics.

The Austrian government continued to introduce new laws, which to a certain extent sacrificed the interests of the capitalists and catalyzed the demonstrations in Prague.

In Franz's view, these people were probably used to the leisurely days of the Metternich era, and those who forgot to make the rules of the game could also change the rules of the game at any time.

Now the Austrian government has said that it will not play this game, and those who follow me will prosper, and those who oppose me will perish, and whoever has an opinion will be engaged in it.

Of course, everyone is a civilized person, and it is impossible to play so excessively, and the thing of playing a stick to the sweet jujube still has to be done.

"In view of the current domestic situation, I propose to abolish local customs duties and ease the discontent of the capitalists!" Chancellor of the Exchequer Karl proposed

At present, there are local tariffs in Austria, mainly in Hungary, and other local tariffs have been abolished one after another.

In fact, it would not be right to place the blame for the existence of tariffs between Hungary and Austria on the Viennese government, which had been preparing to abolish tariffs in various parts of the country as early as the last century, but was opposed by the Hungarian aristocracy and capitalists.

In Austria's uneven economic development and industrially developed regions, the capitalists naturally advocate the abolition of local tariffs, while in the industrially backward regions of Hungary, the capitalists still count on local protection?

Of course, Hungary is not without advocates of abolishing local tariffs, such as the capitalists in the grain industry, who want to abolish tariffs.

Hungarian taxes have nothing to do with the Vienna government, they collect them for their own use.

Undoubtedly, the Hungarian aristocracy was able to get a share of the local tariffs, which was the biggest obstacle to the abolition of local tariffs.

Karl's purpose in making this proposal is obviously not pure, in addition to buying the hearts of some of the capitalists, but also to warn the Hungarian aristocracy.

At this time, the Viennese government still believed that it was the aristocracy that dominated the Kingdom of Hungary, and that the capitalists on the surface were white-gloved.

Franz did not mean to correct it, the number of Hungarian aristocrats was too large, accounting for four percent of the total population, and most of the Hungarian capitalists had another identity - aristocracy.

If he does not suppress them, according to their nature of death, it is estimated that the Hungarian problem will be a headache for him in the future.

This has been proven in history, from Austria to Austria-Hungary, which would have been independent long ago if it had not been for the fact that the Hungarian people still supported the Habsburgs.

"Yes, Austria is a unified country, and the existence of local tariffs is against the trend!"

There is no doubt that Franz did not mind letting the Hungarian rebellion come more violently by this time.

The interests of the Hungarian workers and peasants were actually met by the reforms carried out by the Austrian government.

It is always politically incorrect to pull one faction against another, unite the majority, and strike at a handful.

He will continue to issue decrees to remove obstacles to the development of the bourgeois economy and shake the determination of the capitalists to rebel.

The abolition of local tariffs only harmed the interests of the big nobles, and the small nobles were not qualified to profit from it, and even their interests were lost, and without tariffs, at least their grain would be more competitive.

This was not enough, and to get the Hungarians to join in the rebellion would at most involve most of the nobility.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid this will not work, the abolition of the Hungarian tariff will have an impact on the grain industry in Austria and affect the income of the Austrian farmers!" Archduke Louis objected

Franz suddenly remembered that the abolition of tariffs with Hungary would not be the peasants, but the aristocracy who owned large tracts of land, and that the price of grain would definitely fall if there was one more competitor.

Franz was a little hesitant, should he stimulate the domestic aristocracy at this time? Serfdom has just been abolished, and now Hungarian grain is being brought in to hit food prices, will it touch their bottom line?

At this time, Prime Minister Felix helped make the decision.

"Since 1846, the price of grain in Austria has been rising, and for the sake of the stability of the country, it is necessary to keep the price of food within a reasonable range.

In the long run, the entry of Hungarian grain into Austria is also a good thing, and the reduction in food prices can help us stabilize the people's hearts as soon as possible.

Moreover, after the abolition of tariffs, Austrian industrial and commercial products will become more competitive when they enter Hungary, which will help to recover from the economic wounds! ”

Franz was relieved, the prime minister of this big tyrant didn't mind the decline in food prices, so the bottom line of the nobles was probably much lower.

Historically, it seems that Austria also abolished the tariff system during this period, but it is not clear in which year Franz did.

"Chancellor's right, it is very important for us that the abolition of tariffs now will allow the Austrian economy to recover as soon as possible.

Because of the war, I am afraid that our fiscal revenues will be greatly reduced this year, and if it were not for the confiscation of the property of the rebels, I am afraid that the government would have gone bankrupt by now.

The next counterinsurgency war will definitely cost money like water, and this money is probably a drop in the bucket, and we must find ways to open up sources and reduce expenditures.

Now we still have so many factories in our hands, we have to get up and running as soon as possible, and the Hungarian market is indispensable! Foreign Secretary Metternich spoke

Well, Austria is really short of money. Before the March Revolution, the Vienna government owed a national debt of Rp 748 million, and there are still about Rp 600 million to Rp 650 million. (1 guilder is about 11.6928 grams of silver)

Don't get me wrong, it's not that Franz has already paid the money, it's that the creditors are gone.

Because of the rebellion, many debts were destroyed in the war, and more creditors became wanted criminals, and the counterinsurgency army also seized a large number of bonds, and Franz directly burned them.

There are two kinds of treasury bonds issued by the Austrian government: real-name and bearer, and the real-name treasury bonds will naturally not be asked for by criminals, and the treasury bonds under the registered system can still be transferred.

To expect the Hungarian market to restore the Austrian economy would be idealistic.

Franz believed that the Hungarian capitalists would not mind doing business with Austria, even if a revolution broke out.

How to ensure the safety of transportation? Who has the heart to buy these goods? You can't sell arms to the Hungarians, can you?