The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven Chapter 58

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Franz was very grateful for Archduke Karl's rescue, because he didn't expect Solomon Rothschild to suddenly come out to disrupt the situation.

Solomon Rothschild's behavior seems to be just a normal transaction, but he is very likely to cause the bankruptcy of Franz's entire plan.

Franz's goal is not just to make money, he wants more...

In fact, what Franz didn't know was that his anonymous letter never reached the hands of Archduke Karl, and Baron Brook's lobbying didn't work either.

The letter was withheld by Archduke Karl's butler, and Archduke Karl had no interest in making money at all. He bought the railway because he thought it was a strategic resource and should be owned by the state.

(In the eyes of the royal family in this era, what belongs to the royal family belongs to the country)

It was Archduke Friedrich who really made Archduke Karl decide to invest in food. Thalia quietly found Friedrich and asked him for help.

Although Friedrich spent a lot of money, it was just for eating, drinking and having fun. For this kind of big transactions that cost millions, he could only ask his father for help.

Grand Duke Karl likes his third son very much. The eldest son is too stubborn, the second son is too weak, and the fourth son is weak and sick. Only the third son can please him the most.

But in fact Friedrich didn't like his father at all, because Archduke Karl was very strict, especially after the death of his mother, Archduke Karl became even worse.

So Friedrich chose the navy and completely out of the sight of Archduke Karl. There is a saying that distance creates beauty. Because he is far away from the sight of Archduke Karl, Archduke Karl is very close to him.

For the stubborn Archduke Karl, Friedrich has his own way, which is to cut in from a military perspective.

The biggest losses in the Napoleonic Wars were Austria and Spain.

Austria lost 550,000 people, 250,000 of whom starved to death.

Spain lost 590,000 people, of which 280,000 died from famine.

Why did Napoleon defeat Moscow? Is it because there is no supply?

This shows how important food is to a country.

Although the words are rough, they are not rough.

Grand Duke Karl immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. In order to deal with a possible crisis, he not only had to purchase enough grain, but also stopped all the manors under his name from selling grain.

Grand Duke Karl's sense of crisis, as well as some operations, directly raised the price of food to a higher level.

Berlin, City Palace.

William III sat on the throne proudly. After the formal establishment of the German Zollverein, Prussia's economy has developed in an all-round way. Due to the ingenious restrictions on the railway, Prussia's position in North Germany has become more stable.

But what made him happiest was that all the crops on his territory had been sold at a good price, and even the previously overstocked stocks had been sold out.

"The Austrians are crazy to hear that they are raising the price of grain," said Chancellor Karl von Weilig.

"This is an opportunity for us. It just allows us to completely defeat the Hungarians. The purchasing power of the Austrians is stronger than that of the whole of North Germany. We cannot lose this market." The new finance minister Friedrich Liszt said.

Now Friedrich Liszt has become the spokesperson of the Junker landlords, and of course he has to speak for his new masters.

The fact that Prussian grain could be sold to Austria was beyond the wildest dreams of the Prussian Junkers.

Of course, this is thanks to the Hungarians' assistance, insisting on imposing high tariffs on Austria, and at the same time not allowing Austria to build the railway to Hungary.

Although this maintains the distance between Hungary and Austria, it has suffered heavy economic losses. The poor do not have such strong patriotism. They only know what is cheap and what can fill their stomachs.

Moreover, the slogan that Hungary has been trying to promote, that they are not Austrians, has worked at this time. The Austrians gave up Hungarian grain and bought cheaper Prussian grain without feeling guilty at all.

"But..." Chancellor Carl von Weilig said with some concern.

"Now our Prussian grain has bottomed out. If we continue to sell grain to the Austrians, we can certainly make a profit, but if there is a natural disaster, what should we do?"

Wilhelm III took Weilich's words seriously. When he was a child, he experienced the Napoleonic Wars, where natural and man-made disasters caused starvation and death everywhere in Berlin. He saw that terrible scene, and he still remembers it vividly.

"I think Mr. Weilich is right," said William III.

"So what? We can buy grain from Russia. The price of grain in Russia is lower than ours. The reason why we have been prohibiting the purchase of Russian grain is to protect the interests of our own people. If there is a famine caused by natural disasters, we can buy food from Russia. Buy food to get through the crisis," said Friedrich List.

The Russian Tsar Nicholas I was the son-in-law of William III, and he helped his son-in-law suppress the Polish uprising. Compared with this son-in-law, he must be grateful to him. Even if a natural disaster happened, as long as he spoke, I believe this son-in-law would definitely help.

William III felt that Friedrich Liszt had a good point.

"Mr. Liszt is right~www.mtlnovel.com~Your Majesty, the fate of Prussia should not be in the hands of others. We must stop selling grain to Austria and leave enough grain for Prussia. Otherwise, once the Russians break their promises, The whole country would be in turmoil," Weilich said.

"Mr. Weilich, are you trying to provoke the relationship between His Majesty and his family? The country is in turmoil? What a joke, is our 200,000 Prussian army just a display?" Friedrich Liszt asked back.

"Nicholas is His Majesty's son-in-law, but he is also the Czar of Russia!" Weilich emphasized.

"Will the Russian Tsar sit back and watch Prussia decline and Austria's influence grow in the German Confederation? Don't forget that Russia and Austria are rivals in the Balkans, both hoping to claim the Ottoman legacy. There is only one strong Prussia Only in this way can Austria be restrained so that he cannot go east!" Friedrich Lisztkang said passionately.

"What about the common people? Even if the Russians are willing to sell us food, it is doubtful whether the common people can afford it. What if people starve to death?" Weilich asked.

"Starve to death? Don't people starve to death in good times? Mr. Weilich, you were born with a golden spoon in your mouth, and you know very little about common people. But I was born as a commoner, and now no matter in any city in any country , there are people who are hungry. This has been the case for at least a few thousand years, but is the civilian population extinct?" asked Friedrich List.

"But..." Weilich wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Friedrich Liszt.

"Your Majesty rules the world with the nobles, not with the common people!"

"Mr. Lister is right," said William III.

Chapter end