In order to force the government to make concessions, on November 7, 1881, the Prussian bourgeoisie organized a massive strike and strike.

This move completely angered Frederick III, and after repeated fruitless negotiations, on November 10, the Berlin government declared martial law.

The security brigade, composed of retired officers and soldiers, took over the work of the police, blocked the main transportation routes, seized all the shops, warehouses, and factories of the participating capitalists, and the government distributed the country's supplies in a unified manner.

Immediately afterwards, Frederick III ordered the resumption of factory production. Many retired military officers have become factory managers.

There was no technical content, and I didn't know how to manage it, so I copied it according to the method of managing the army.

As long as someone pays the salary, the average worker doesn't care who the boss is. It doesn't matter if the management is strict, as long as the money is in place, everything is easy to say, and factories have begun to resume work one after another.

From production to sales, the government is single-handed. It looks like a bit of a planned economy, and the capitalists are really panicking.

Reality tells them that they don't seem to be that important, and that the country is still functioning without them.

Although there is still a lot of chaos in the middle, this is only the initial stage, and it can be slowly changed later.

Now it's too late to regret it, it's all torn up, and Frederick III will naturally not be polite.

There is no need to frame them, just rummaging over old accounts one by one, and soon a large number of people will be imprisoned.

Prime Minister Leo von Caprivi said with an anxious face: "Your Majesty, you can't go on like this, otherwise there will be a big mess." ”

He has no opinion on the capitalists, anyway, everyone is not all the way.

But the plan can't keep up with the changes, and before that, everyone is not ready for the army to take over the country.

It was only later that it was discovered that the capitalists could not be dealt with with by the police, so they were forced to use retired officers and soldiers to organize a public security brigade.

The capitalists were solved, and everyone found that the domestic order had collapsed. In order to restore social order, the government had to once again resort to the military.

It turned out that the Kingdom of Prussia was a state with an army, that is, the army was influential and controlled the country politically at the top.

Now the situation has changed, and the influence of the military at the top has been weakened, but its influence at the bottom has increased significantly.

Frederick III nodded helplessly: "My Prime Minister, everyone knows that the situation in Prussia is not right now, but the question is how to solve it?"

The people have been arrested, the house has been raided, and the factory has been confiscated.

Now to resume factory production, we simply can't find enough managers in a short period of time.

Do we have any other choice than to let the retired officers manage it?

You can't just let those moths out again and continue to make trouble for us, right? ”

It has to be admitted that militarized management plants can only be used as an emergency means. It didn't take long for this to start, and a series of chaos broke out.

After hesitating for a moment, Leo von Caprivi gritted his teeth and said, "Let's just organize an auction!"

We will definitely not be able to manage so many factories, so we will sell most of the small factories and keep only a few large factories, turn them into state-owned enterprises, and learn from the Austrian management model. ”

Prussian industry is still in a state of contention, more than 80 percent of the country's factories are less than 100 people, and large factories with more than 10,000 people are in the single digits.

The Kingdom of Prussia is a capitalist and militaristic country, and not all capitalists have jumped out to work against the government.

Theoretically, as long as the confiscated small and medium-sized factories are sold off, the management problem will be solved.

William I said slowly: "This is a solution. ”

Apparently, he was tempted. Don't look at the Kingdom of Prussia has resumed production, but this production capacity is really touching, the production efficiency has generally dropped by 15 percent, and the defective rate has remained high.

Such an enterprise, unless it plays by itself behind closed doors, once it joins the international competition, it is doomed.

The current calm in the market is supported by the credibility of the government. The Berlin government acted in a timely manner to secure supplies and jobs, and everyone was confident in the government's ability to execute.

War Secretary von Rothwald proposed: "Your Majesty, so many factories are thrown out together, even if someone buys them, I am afraid they will not be able to sell them at a high price."

Rather than this, it is better to distribute the factory directly to the retired officers and soldiers, deducting their severance pay, or pension.

Not only can the government reduce expenditure, but even the problem of job placement can be solved by the way. ”

It is true that it cannot be sold at a high price, and most of the people who have purchasing power in the Kingdom of Prussia are still in prison.

The rest of the capitalists, even if they have money in their pockets, are so frightened at this time that they don't dare to take the lead easily.

Affected by the depreciation of the mark, the original severance pay and pension standards are obviously out of date.

The Berlin government dared to rely on the money of the capitalists, and they did not dare to discount the money of the soldiers.

Although the Berlin government has repeatedly raised its standards, it cannot stand the severity of inflation, and the government cannot stand it if it continues to increase.

Frederick III asked with some skepticism, "Will the soldiers accept it?" You must know that the benefits of these small factories are very average. If the management capacity is insufficient, it is easy to lose money. ”

The "loss" is not a loss in the hands of the capitalists, but in recent times, judging by the situation with the management of the Berlin government.

War Secretary von Rothwald was unsure: "It should be acceptable, we can make the factory cheaper and let them decide whether they want it or not."

As for the management problem, I don't think there is much problem in the production process, it is all its own factory, and it will definitely not be messed up.

The trouble is sales, but the government can help with that. We have an agreement with the British that we can pay the debt in kind, and we can use the products of these factories to offset it. ”

Frederick III fell into deep thought, he cared about the price, and it was all for nothing anyway.

If these small factories could be used to appease the military and get the military to agree to the government's reorganization plan, William I would not mind giving it away for nothing.

"Then try it, and remember to do a good job of coordination. There are dozens of shareholders in a factory, and if it is not arranged properly, it is easy to have problems. ”

Von Rothwald's originally happy expression was gone, and he could already imagine how much work he would have to do next.

No matter how much the price of the factory is lowered, it is not something that a soldier can take down, unless a company dies a dozen in battle, or multiple shareholders are inevitable.

When it comes to interests, can everyone still be so harmonious? These problems need to be solved by him.

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