In a sense, the civil strife in France delayed the outbreak of the Austrian navy.

The pre-dreadnought is only a transitional product, and the economic life is very short, and the glory of the pre-dreadnought in the original time and space is only a dozen years.

If you can't wait for the warship to be decommissioned, it is already behind the times, and it is very uneconomical from an economic point of view.

Knowing that this warship is not cost-effective, Franz still has to build it, and it will be built on a large scale.

Before the birth of dreadnoughts, the former dreadnought battleships were still very good, at least surpassing all the warships on the sea now.

As long as Austria built on a large scale, Britain and France had to follow suit, because of the sea power, they also had to build more warships.

If you lose money, you lose money, and as long as your competitors lose more, Franz doesn't mind letting this money-losing game go on forever.

However, this time the suppression of France underestimated the revolutionary enthusiasm of the French people, and the hand was a little shaky, and accidentally hit a little heavier, which made the French government almost die.

In this context, even if the French want to follow suit, reality allows it!

As a last resort, Franz had no choice but to slow down the pace of naval expansion and wait for the French government to stabilize the situation before continuing the money-losing game.

The French do not have to worry about their financial resources, although they have suffered heavy losses in this crisis, but the outflow of wealth is not too much.

The hardest hit are industry and manufacturing, which account for just over one-tenth of the overall French economy, while other industries have a relatively low impact.

The losses caused by this impact were similar to those of the French in the Franco-Prussian War.

Now that the Empire of Great France is much larger than it was in the original plane, and with the support of overseas colonies, it is not difficult to recover the economy.

It seems that there is a lack of money, that is, most of the wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few. In particular, those consortia that colluded with international capital have made a windfall.

Sometimes too much money is also a kind of trouble, while staking land in China, the consortium also needs more investment channels, and loan sharks are definitely the favorite of financial tycoons.

The French government is undoubtedly the best customer, the ability to repay is a small problem, and the consortium lends money to the government not for interest income, but for everyone to strengthen the influence of the government through financial means.

"The hands of the taker are short, and the mouth of the eater is soft." Influencing the government through debt is a common tactic used by capitalists.

There is such a big mess in the country, France's fiscal revenue has almost halved this year, and the Paris government is not short of money, which is the truest portrayal.

When the amount of money owed is too much, the government gradually becomes dependent, and even develops to the point that it cannot do without the support of the consortium.

At that time, when it comes to formulating policies, it is inevitable that there will be a certain tendency.

Judging from the current situation, the French economy is not optimistic for a long time to come, and if the government wants to stabilize the situation, it must increase jobs and reduce the unemployment rate.

Building a ship is not the best choice, but it is the most suitable choice. Not only can it stimulate domestic demand, but there is no need to worry about investment being wasted.

As long as Britain and Austria get started, the Paris government will definitely follow suit. The former dreadnoughts are almost built, and the dreadnought era can be opened again, and there will be another wave of money-burning games.

The only regret is that John Bull gave up the two standards early, otherwise the arms race would have dragged them to death.

Without the two-strong standard, the British aim is only 65 percent higher than the second. The total tonnage of the Austrian Navy was 84% of that of the French, which meant that the British's shipbuilding plan was reduced from 1.84 to 1.65.

It seems that it has only decreased by 0.19, a decrease of less than 11%, and according to the current cost of building ships in the United Kingdom, it is only a matter of millions of pounds, which does not seem to put pressure on the London government.

In fact, this is far from a matter of millions of pounds, and the most expensive thing for the navy is not the cost of building ships, but the subsequent construction of ports, the maintenance of warships, and the salaries of officers and men, which are far higher than the cost of building ships.

The former is a one-time million, while the latter is adding millions every year. Even John Bull, who has deep pockets, has to be cautious on this issue.

Judging by the current situation, it should be the French who were the first to be dragged to death.

This is determined by the comprehensive national strength, their financial resources are already at the bottom of the three countries, and they have encountered so many bad things, and the gap in everyone's financial resources is even more huge.

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In the small town of Mordo, West Prussia, the townspeople are surrounding a notice. From the gloomy faces of the crowd, it can be seen that this is not good news.

After the Russian soldier who posted the notice walked away, a young man broke the silence by speaking: "We have to collect taxes in advance, this is the fifth time, and let people live!" ”

After the Russians occupied West Prussia, the tsarist government, in order to win the hearts of the people, immediately announced tax reductions and abolition of most of the taxes during the Prussian kingdom.

There is no doubt that this policy ended in failure. The quality of the policy does not depend on the policy itself, the most important thing is to look at the implementation.

With the poor military discipline of the Russian army, no matter how good the policy is, it cannot withstand their tossing, and under the trend of hatred, the local people still support the Berlin government more.

The endless flow of partisans eventually wore down the patience of the tsarist government.

After the war, the Russians abandoned their plan to win over the local population and started the tsarist mode.

In less than a year, the Russians had collected taxes from West Prussia to 1886.

If you don't have money to pay taxes, you can use land to pay off your debts, and if you don't have land, you can do contract work. This was true not only of West Prussia, but of almost all of the newly occupied territories.

It was the nobles of the tsarist government that caused all this to happen. The fief given by the tsar is essentially just a name, and having a fief is not the same as having land.

The land on the fiefs of the nobility was originally owned by the owner, and according to the interpretation of the law of the sanctity of private property, this belonged to private finance, and no one had the right to deprive it at will.

If the nobles want to truly turn the fief into their own property, they also need to find a way to seize it from the original owner.

After the reforms of Alexander II, the power of local government and nobility was weakened to a certain extent.

If you want to change the tax rate or add new taxes, you must report to the central government for approval.

It is easy to raise the tax rate and increase the types of taxes, the tsarist government is short of money, as long as the local government can collect it and do not mess with it, then there is no problem.

The trouble is that it will be difficult to change back in the future. Everyone regards these lands as their own property, and if they can't change it, they will have to pay more taxes, so everyone is naturally unwilling.

Against this background, the traditional mode of operation of "early tax collection" has taken on a new luster in the newly occupied territories.

An old man dressed in a gorgeous costume who looked very extraordinary sighed and said sadly: "It's really not good, just hand over the land!"

The Russians are coming for the land, and this is only the beginning.

Even if they had pooled the money to pay the 1886 tax, and the next one of my 1887 taxes, they would not give up until they achieved their goal.

No matter how big the family business is, it can't withstand such a toss. It's too late to let go, lest the land be kept and a huge debt will be owed. ”

After saying that, the old man turned and left, not giving everyone a chance to debate at all.

He has said similar things more than once, but everyone always has a fluke in their hearts, fantasizing about being able to keep the land.