After the wedding celebration, Franz became busier, so many guests came, how could he not be entertained as a host?

Banquets, banquets, banquets, these days Franz welcomes the banquet to the want to vomit. There is no way, etiquette cannot be less.

Several of his younger brothers, a group of Habsburg dukes, became coolies, but these people seemed to be enjoying themselves, leaving Franz speechless.

Under the impact of the good news of Franz's wedding, the news of the blockage of the Vienna government's purchase of gold was obscured. In the minds of ordinary people, the emperor's wedding is more worthy of attention, and the acquisition of gold is blocked, and only professionals are paying attention.

He lived for more than a month before sending off all the guests, and Franz himself could not remember how many promises and assurances he made during this period. But it doesn't matter, there are special staff records.

These kings came to attend the wedding in person, it must not be a simple visit to relatives, otherwise in this era, the transportation is inconvenient, there are many relatives of the nobility, and there are relatives who get married all year round, and they are not busy dying?

Franz was not prepared to make a storm on the European continent, so he naturally had to have good relations with everyone.

Don't look at the strength of these small countries, and they don't have much right to speak, but because of this, everyone can rest assured that they can be friends!

As a pacifist emperor, Franz's favorite thing is to have friendly dealings with everyone, whether you can do it or not.

Europe is too peaceful, but the world is not at peace, and Britain and France, who are idle, have begun to do things in the world again.

In 1852, Lambert, the acting commander of the East India Company, set his sights on Burma, extorting 100,000 pounds from the Burmese king on the grounds that the Burmese governor of Baiku had not received him, and issued an ultimatum to war.

Such a suffocating excuse could also be thought of, and Franz had nothing to say. Whether people are willing to receive it or not, that is people's freedom. It's normal for evil guests to come to the door and not want to receive them.

However, in this era, the British pursued hegemony in the East, and even the British diplomat Da Hexu openly declared: "We cannot be turned away anywhere in the East." ”

As luck would have been for the king of Burma, the war in the Near East had suddenly broken out, and the London government had concentrated its efforts on the European continent, and overseas colonial expansion was inevitably curtailed.

With a loss of money, the Burmese government survived a crisis.

It is a pity that the war in the Near East did not last, and the rotten Burmese government did not seize this opportunity to enrich the country and strengthen the army.

Now the English, who had been idle, came to the door again, and this time there was nothing to attract the attention of the London government, so there was no suspense that war broke out.

The war was still going on, and the British diplomat Grande Horbus had openly declared that Burma was a colony of the British Empire.

This kind of arrogant approach directly refreshed Franz's three views and made him re-understand what colonialism is.

In the Pacific, Britain and France are also fiercely contested. In general, it was the British who took advantage of it, and the French gained something.

Watching Britain and France race their land, Franz could only envy that colonizing the Pacific was still very challenging for Austria.

The axiom is always within the range of the cannon, and the Austrian cannon can't shoot that far, and it's easy to be handed over if you run over.

The Netherlands and Portugal were examples of this, as pioneers of the colonial movement, and at this time they had to be cautious in the face of competition between Britain and France.

Of course, predators are also indispensable. The Dutch competed with Britain, France and the Netherlands to win the rich Indonesian region.

Of course, this has a relationship with international politics, but more often than not, the Dutch have a first-mover advantage in Indonesia, operating for a longer time, and have an advantage over the British and French colonial forces in the region.

If the Dutch do not have the strength in the local area, no matter how they operate diplomatically, it is impossible for Britain and France to give up the rich Indonesian region, whether it is spices or various minerals, it is not something that everyone can give up.

It was the climax of the partition of the colonies, there were still many borderlands in the world, and the competition was fierce, but not as fierce as it was in the late 19th century.

Austria did not join the wave of partitions, and the government's main focus was on currency reform, at most the African colonies began to slowly expand outward.

This is all a small problem, the eyes of all countries are overseas, the African continent is full of poisonous insects and beasts, and everyone has not paid attention to it, and Austria's small actions are naturally no longer noticed.

Vienna Palace

Chancellor of the Exchequer Karl said angrily: "Your Majesty, the price of gold has fallen suddenly, the London stock market has caused violent turmoil, and the British consortium has begun to harvest, and we have been affected by the pond fish." ”

Extrapolating from the logic that whoever profited was the mastermind, the Vienna government naturally believed that the mastermind this time was the British consortium.

As for the small actions of the London government? It's obvious that you've either been tricked or you're a real economic idiot.

Now the result is clear: the Vienna government will pay more money for gold. But no matter how great the loss is, it is not as great as the price paid by Britain itself.

Some people dare to use the tactic of killing 1,000 enemies and losing 800 of themselves, and only real military novices dare to use the tactic of killing 1,000 enemies and losing 8,000 of themselves.

A stock market turmoil has fallen, with London's stock market falling by seven percent and tens of millions of pounds of wealth wiped out. The number of bankrupt enterprises has increased by a number and the number of unemployed people has increased by more than 100,000.

At such a high price, the only one who benefited was the British consortium. It not only made a lot of money, but also strengthened its monopoly position in the industry.

After big data analysis, Karl naturally believes that Austria has been affected by the pond fish. Gold purchases were lower than expected, and the government's currency reform efforts were affected, mainly in terms of time.

Franz thought for a moment and said, "Leave them alone, as soon as the price of gold returns to normal, we will start buying, and as soon as the price of gold and silver rises by more than five percent, we will immediately stop."

After such a toss-up, we must be prepared for a protracted war. When the price of gold falls, we buy, and if it rises too much, we sell.

Since the British dare to disturb the gold market, let this market continue to be chaotic and see who loses more in the end. ”

Others don't know the dangers of a blind rise in the value of the currency, but can Franz not know it? When the price of gold went up, so did the value of the pound, and the cost of British industrial and commercial products rose accordingly.

Don't look at these points as insignificant, in fact this means a decline in the profits of the UK's export trade. As the profits of the capitalists fall, it is inevitable that they will reduce investment and increase the oppression of the working class.

One day or two days is okay, but after a long time, social contradictions will accumulate. It has always made the British family able to support the great cause and the economic development has slowed down, but there is no way to solve it.

This problem can be solved, or when the Vienna government completes the reform of the gold standard, then for its own interests, it is natural to maintain the stability of the gold market.

Either the Vienna government will buy enough gold, and if the amount is enough, there will be no need to continue to buy it.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Karl replied

After a pause, he added: "Your Majesty, the currency of the new Holy Roman Empire has been designed, and this is a sample, please take a look." ”

Receiving the new version of the Rhine Shield, the emblem of the Habsburg dynasty and the portrait of his emperor on the front, and the mountains and rivers on the back, can be seen as an artistic version of the map of the new Holy Roman Empire.

Whether it is beautiful or not, Franz is too lazy to care, and the most important thing is the political implication. As long as the meaning is reached, it doesn't matter if it stinks, everyone will like it anyway.

After taking a closer look, Franz asked, "How is the value of the new Rheinshield determined?" ”

When issuing currency, the value of the currency is often determined by market demand. If the value of the currency is too low, it means that the face value must be increased; It's too high, and it will be very inconvenient to redeem.

Carl replied: "After our initial research, we devised three options:

First, 1 rhine guilder is equivalent to 3.66 grams of gold, about half of the pound;

Second, the Rhine guilder is equivalent to the pound, about 7.32 grams of gold;

Third, the Rhine guilder and the franc are equivalent, about 0.29 grams of gold.

The main reason for this design is to facilitate settlement in international trade. Now our largest trading partners are Britain, France and Russia, and the Russians directly use metal currency, and there is no need for exchange. ”

Indeed, this is the easiest way to determine. The value of the British pound and the franc is determined after the study of Britain and France, and it is currently circulating very well in the market, and it is the two most mainstream currencies in the world today.

It would not be impossible for the Vienna government to be unconventional and come up with a new currency, but it would require a lot of research and consume valuable time.

Franz thought for a while and said: "We are exactly the same as Britain and France, and we don't know how the outside world will complain, so we just use 3.66 grams."

It is more convenient when settling out, and the numbers are more auspicious. The face value of the issue is tentatively set at 1 guilder, 5 guilders, 10 guilders, 20 guilders, 50 guilders, and 100 guilders, and if you need it later, you can continue to increase. ”

It was so casual that Franz determined the value of the new currency.

The full name is the Holy Roman Empire Rhine Shield, abbreviation: "Rhine Shield" or "Aegis", which is just a movie again.

The name also has a history, the Rhine is the mother river of the German region, and the most used in the German region before was the Rhine shield issued by the Rhine Confederation.

In order to show the determination of the Viennese government to unify the German region, the Rhine shield could not be abolished, otherwise the nationalists in the German Federal Empire would be unhappy again.

In this era, the purchasing power of the Aegis is still very strong, and in addition to the shield, it is natural to have smaller monetary units.

1 guilder = 100 shillings = 10,000 groschen

With so many units, it is possible to ensure that the cheapest goods can be paid for in currency.