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

In fact, in recent years, the Austrian Empire, with Franz's agricultural reform, added a large amount of investment in agricultural machinery and chemical fertilizers.

If it weren't for the constant natural disasters these years, coupled with the explosive population growth, the food production at this time would probably be in excess.

Moreover, it is impossible for Franz to prevent Prussian and Russian grain from entering the Austrian market, because grain export is the flagship product of these two countries, and it is the most secure rope for Austria to tie it to its own chariot.

At this time, the area of ​​newly reclaimed cultivated land was also increasing, and agricultural reform was also deepening.In the next ten years, the yield of wheat per mu in Europe will be doubled again, and the era of famine will be bid farewell.

In fact, the wheat hybridization project presided over by Father Mendel is also constantly improving varieties. The new type of wheat has higher yield per mu, fewer diseases and insect pests, and better ability to adapt to the environment.

In fact, Father Mendel prefers to breed other things than hybrid wheat, such as pumpkin-flavored watermelons, cucumber-flavored grapes, and the like.

Father Mendel paid more attention to yield than taste, but these things were too dark for Franz, so he didn't provide much support.

Closer to home, the grain produced in those colonies can only be fed to horses in Austria, and it may further cause the price of Austrian grain to collapse. Selling it to the UK can not only make a lot of money, but also gain a good reputation.

After all, Franz sold the grain to Ireland, but was bought by the British. The fault was the British, not Franz.

Apart from the United Kingdom, food prices in France and Spain are soaring, but Austria, which has only a few colonies, can bring down food prices. There is no reason for the world's first and second colonial empires to make their citizens unable to afford food.

There is only one reason that can be explained, and that is that some people are hoarding.This practice has been common throughout human history, and Franz is not surprised.

The reason why no one in Austria dares to raise the price of food is because the establishment of the German Customs Union, the Apennines Customs Union, and the Russian-Austrian Friendship Union has a relatively complete market mechanism. At the same time, the plate is too large for ordinary people to eat.

Another reason is that Franz once took action to rectify grain prices, and all businessmen who had this idea were bankrupted over and over again.

As for the bankers headed by Solomon, the situation is even more turbulent at this time, and they dare not oppose the imperial family. Coupled with the establishment of the central bank, the era of personal bankers has come to decline.

As for why it has to be sold to the UK instead of France and Spain? Learn about the 200% import tariff, trade protection is not just talk.

Although the Spanish customs are useless, although there are a large number of smugglers in Belgium and Bavaria who are willing to do it for them, they have to sacrifice transportation capacity for the sake of concealment.

At the same time, although doing so can avoid tariffs, it cannot escape the commission.

And these grains are transported to the UK, even if they are sold at a low price, they can make a lot of money.The British "Corn Law" has just been abolished, and only the Americans can compete with Austria for the market.

Although food prices in Prussia and Russia are low, the shipping capacity of the two countries is hard to describe. If the British are contracted to transport the work, they will become wage earners instead. It is better to continue selling food to Austria.

Although the crisis of the British is getting worse step by step, they still need a little help.For example, the price of grain plummeted, causing grain merchants to burst their positions.

So is it okay for those grain merchants not to buy Austrian grain?The answer is useless, because you don't buy it, and some people buy it.

Even if they unite all British grain merchants, the people will still buy it, and even the British government may make a move.

As for whether the grain merchants will stop losses in time?The answer is no, 150% profit is enough to make people crazy, especially for those chaebols who hold huge amounts of money.

So hoarders have only one choice, and that is to eat all the food before everyone realizes it.

In fact, in their eyes, dozens of boats of food are just small cases, and even most of them believe that the disaster will continue forever.

Franz was not interested in correcting their misconceptions, he just wanted to find some people worth saving to do business with, or to send people to the Austrian mainland or colonies.

Although it is impossible for Austria to absorb all the Irish disaster victims, and even cause some chaos in the mainland and the colonies, it can also bring relatively cheap labor, which can promote the industrial development of Austria for a period of time.

At the same time, the reduction in the immigrant population will be an irreparable loss for the United States, and when those Irish who took refuge in Austria return to the UK, they will have a serious impact on the local society.
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This is the dividing line that is planning the economic crisis—
Finally, a less dilapidated village appeared in front of me. In fact, it was similar to other villages. They were all thatched roofs and had earthen walls. The houses were arranged crookedly. The construction level was almost the same as that of the Middle Ages.

However, the people in the village were quite energetic. Seeing that the caravan did not flee in a famine, nor did they kneel down and beg, or turned a blind eye to it.

Instead, every household started to go back to the house to rummage through boxes and cabinets, hoping to find something that could be used for exchange.

Some bold villagers also asked if they needed fodder for the animals, or if they needed accommodation.

In fact, Franz also saw some crops that did not belong to the island of Ireland, which must have been left before the priests withdrew.

Franz thought of many ways and tried many plants, but at this time there was still no plant that could replace potatoes.

As soon as Franz got out of the carriage, a little boy ran over holding a shiny stone.

"Sir, can I trade these gems for something to eat with you?"

Franz picked up one and played with it in his hands. The so-called gems were probably just pebbles that could be seen everywhere, but they were very round and smooth.

Franz nodded, and took out a paper bag containing a few dry and hard biscuits. Although the taste of this thing is not good, it is very hungry.

As for why they didn't give compressed biscuits, it was because they were afraid of overwhelming people. After all, the child was too young, and compressed biscuits didn't seem to be very hungry.

The little boy ran home quickly.

Scarha Jennings was studying how to eat those red wheat kernels at this time, but she didn't know how the priests made them into pancakes.

However, the poor have their own ways, and they simmer slowly when they are indecisive.After a while, a pot of porridge mixed with vegetable leaves and unmolted sorghum was ready.

Scathach took out a spoonful and chewed it in his mouth, with an expression of impatience on his face, but he decided to swallow it reluctantly. As a result, his throat hurt as if it had been cut by a blade.

In order not to waste food, she still covered her mouth and didn't spit it out, with a painful expression on her face, but said to her younger siblings in a flash.

"It's not fully cooked, it will be better after cooking for a while."