Originally, because of the international tension, the price of food in France has risen sharply, and the announcement issued by the Paris government at this time has added fuel to the fire.

Everyone knew that there was a problem with the food supply in France. Despite repeated assurances from the French government that the domestic food supply would not be affected, a rush for food broke out among the people.

In order to make huge profits, the capitalists deliberately exaggerated the food crisis, and all kinds of rumors flew all over the sky for a while.

It is an indisputable fact that the inflow of grain into France is decreasing day by day.

Affected by the fluctuation of food prices, Rafael is not having a good time. In order to calm the price of grain in the country, Napoleon IV ordered the state-owned farms to be shipped back to China as soon as the autumn grain was harvested.

As head of the farm program, Rafael is well aware of the operations of overseas farms. The output on the books and the actual output on the farm are completely different concepts.

Due to natural conditions and bureaucratic management factors, the cost of food production on overseas farms remains high, far exceeding international food prices.

Because of tariff barriers, foreign grain inflows have to bear high tariffs, and food prices in mainland France have been at a high level.

Importing grain is more profitable than growing it themselves, and the bureaucrats will not be at odds with the money, so they naturally know how to choose.

Napoleon IV cleaned up once, but it was only a part of the face-saving project, and most of the farms were still indiscriminate.

The central government is not a fool, if the farm produces 100,000 tons of wheat, but sends 110,000 tons of wheat to the country, it will definitely be found that there is a problem.

The stupid bureaucrats are all eliminated, and the ones who can stay and make money are the smart people. In order to make huge profits, everyone has become a model of land reclamation.

On the books, the farm will reclaim a large amount of land every year, and the grain production capacity will continue to rise, artificially creating a thriving situation.

With fabricated data, they defrauded the government of financial subsidies and engaged in grain smuggling for huge profits.

Now it can't be done, international food prices have skyrocketed, and what was originally a profitable business has now become a money-losing business, and the bureaucrats, realizing that the crisis is coming, have begun to look for a way back.

In recent times, Rafael has been receiving a bunch of resignation letters every day, many of which are of the kind that have been put on the print.

After Napoleon IV's order to transport grain, the number of farm officials was reduced by a third before Rafael could react to the country.

The big guys all ran away, and the rest were small trash fish that couldn't run, and the mess fell into Rafael's hands.

With a "bang", Rafael threw away the thick stack of resignation letters in his hand and said fiercely: "Cole told these damn guys that it's okay to resign if you want to, and solve the problem this time first."

Otherwise, everyone will go to hell together, and no matter who their backstage is, I will do business.

By the way, if you contact those who ran away and do not return within a week, their daimyo will appear on the wanted notice as a spy. ”

If you don't do it, you can't do it, the mess broke out at this time, enough to smash anyone, Rafael hasn't lived enough to carry this pot.

Although the crisis is serious, it is not without a glimmer of life. Theoretically, as long as we find a way to fill the food hole, this crisis can be overcome.

Over the years, everyone has made a lot of money. Purely economically, it is still affordable to take out a part of the price difference to make up the difference.

Cole's man replied with a bitter face, "Your Excellency, once this order is given, I'm afraid the rest of the people will run out."

Now the problem is not money, if it is just a loss, everyone will not run so fast.

After all, the positions on the farm are all poor, and the money that needs to be paid now can be doubled back in the future.

The point is that now there is money, and there is no place to buy enough food!

After sweeping up the goods in advance, the Austrian government set up a monopoly in the international market and banned the flow of grain into France.

Even smuggling is not possible, and no matter how good a smuggler is, there is no way to smuggle millions of tons of grain in a short period of time without being discovered.

At most, we will transfer a small part of the grain from other countries at a high price, and we will not be able to fulfill the government's task at all. ”

After listening to Cole's explanation, Rafael finally understood why so many officials had run away.

It's really too big this time, and it's at this juncture, once it's exposed, all walks of life can't spare them.

If you don't run away at this time, you won't have a chance to run later. Anyway, it's easy to run away these days, as long as you have money, you can hide in a certain country abroad, and come back when the limelight is over.

The Count of Rafael scolded angrily: "It's all a bunch of idiots, idiots! If you can't buy it abroad, can't you buy it at home?

As long as we put the full amount of grain into the warehouse as required, who cares where the food comes from!

It's really not possible, so let's borrow a batch of grain from the grain wholesalers we cooperate with for emergency use, and the grain on the farm will be sold to them anyway. ”

Deep down, Rafael deeply despised the bureaucrats under him who were in a hurry and had no ability to adapt.

"Ordered each farm to compile a report on the locust plague, remark the information in detail, attach the photos prepared in advance, and report it to the government together.

Remember, as long as the farms in Algeria and Morocco are reduced, don't move on the Egyptian side, too deliberate will be discovered.

The reduction in production and the total harvest are tentatively set at about 25 percent, so that the people below should not be clever to me.

Let's think of a way together, whether it is borrowing, buying, or cheating, I don't care about it, and after the autumn harvest, each farm must bring back at least 30 percent of the prescribed share of grain.

The rest will find an excuse to drag it to me, and after the outbreak of war, find a way to dump the blame on the Austrians. ”

It is impossible to completely destroy the harvest, and if this were the case, it is estimated that Napoleon IV would have killed someone.

Rafael hadn't lived long enough and didn't want to challenge the emperor's bottom line. A quarter cut is about the same.

False reporting of political achievements is the norm in the French government, and everyone is bragging, otherwise how could France be on a par with Britain and Austria?

It's just that there is a limit to the false report, and it is acceptable to everyone to magnify it by more than 10 or 20 percent; If it is multiplied several times, dozens of times, it will be unbearable.

There is no doubt that the water in the French farm plan is several times or dozens of times, and the specific amount of water depends on the discipline of the bureaucrats in charge.

In a sense, Rafael's distribution also takes into account the principle of fairness.

On farms with little moisture, the bureaucrats get little profit, and their own production capacity may be enough, and there is no need for heavy bleeding now.

On farms that are heavily waterlogged or simply exist on paper, the money has been swallowed up by the bureaucrats in charge, and it is time for them to bleed.

Besides, it's not completely lost. The government also has to pay for the grain that is handed over, and the bureaucrats only lose the difference.

Bleeding without breaking the bones and muscles is acceptable for the vast majority of bureaucrats.

After all, everyone is serving a golden rice bowl, and the loss now can be doubled back in the future. There is no need to ruin yourself for the sake of such a small profit.

"Yes, Count!"

Now Cole's admiration for the Count of Rafael is the five-body throw, and such a big matter has been solved in a few words.

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