Chapter 1610 Submission or Destruction 4

Chapter 1610 Surrender or Destruction 4

"Prime Minister Tisza, if I remember correctly, in addition to being the Prime Minister of the Kingdom, you are also the chairman of the Hungarian Industrial and Commercial Bank, right? And you, little Count Andrássy, you are also the board of directors of the Rimaumlani Steel Group Members, right? By the way, there is also the Esterhazy family, the largest landowner in Hungary. During the brilliant agricultural prosperity at the end of the last century, they made at least hundreds of millions of crowns, right? What? Until now, At the critical moment of the kingdom's life and death, don't you want to spit out some to save your country?" At this time, Emperor Ao was not only ridiculed, but even angry!

It can only be said that the country of Hungary has gone too far on the issue of wealth concentration. Although everyone has become a monopoly imperialist, the situation of monopoly is still different. The monopoly of the Wittelsbach family in Bavaria is state monopoly, with the state occupying the majority and the capitalists sharing part of the profits while re-adjusting the flow of profits through policy means. It is somewhat similar to the welfare society of later generations.

As for Austria, there are more people, and there are no time travelers like Ruprecht, nor black technology, but they still follow Bismarck in social welfare and education to meet the needs of ordinary people as much as possible. To put it more simply, when the country's economy develops at a rapid pace, ordinary people can get some benefits. So the contradiction is not serious.

(Let’s talk about Bismarck here. This prime minister can be said to be the founder of German welfare society. Although he opposed capitalist democracy, he considered the interests of the people. And Wilhelm II can be said to pay lip service to the interests of the people but not practice them. . What he cares more about is the attitude of the political party.)

But what about Hungary…. Well, they did not consider the interests of the people after entering the era of monopoly capitalism. From 1900 to 1910, prices generally rose by 50%, but people's wages remained almost unchanged, and there were almost no social benefits. During the war, prices tripled! Although people's wages have increased by 50%. However, purchasing power is still declining. More importantly, many products are no longer available and can only be purchased on the black market. It is difficult to say how much shady information there is. Therefore, even in the opinion of the Austrian Emperor, if the Hungarian ruling class still does not want to bleed, then it is really seeking death, and others cannot save those who seek death!

“Your Majesty, with all due respect, if you really plan to do this, you will lose the support of the entire Hungarian government. You have harmed the interests of too many people, and something may happen that you and we absolutely do not want to see. "Prime Minister Tisza can't refute, and he really can't refute, because who of the people here today doesn't have relationships with monopoly capitalists and big landowners? The entire Hungarian government belongs to the aristocracy! (The vitality of Hungarian aristocracy is amazing. Even in the era when Horthy became the regent in history, Hungarian politics was still aristocratic, and even called it similar to a caste system in some works. It formed the unattainable and unattainable Closed Hungarian aristocratic society)

"Keep in mind the lessons of 1848!" After the Austrian Emperor finished speaking, he stopped saying anything. He closed his eyes and then made a gesture,

He signaled that they could leave. He had said enough today. He had said everything that needed to be said. That was it!

"It seems that we have reached a time of life and death." After returning to the place where he stayed, Prime Minister Tisza did not even have the intention to curse. He felt despair and fear. Especially the last words of the old emperor, keep in mind the lessons of 1848. When was 1848? It was an era when killing nobles was like killing dogs. It does not need to consider the outcome of the war, as long as he knows that Hungary is currently facing a national crisis and revolution. As a person whose political ability is still in the past, he knows that there are times when he has to make a decision.

"Is Fritz really going to watch Hungary go to destruction? If that's the case, we would rather be independent!" Little Count Andrássy said through gritted teeth.

"Independence today, destruction tomorrow! At this time, even if we cannot get support from Austria, we must maintain unity on the surface! We need the banner of Austria. If we leave the empire, the Slovaks will not hesitate If they choose to surrender to Austria, at least the latter can give them a bowl of food to eat. The Romanians will intensify their efforts. They will not cause trouble to the Germans, but they will definitely turn Transylvania upside down! And the Croats, they will too Choose to surrender to Austria instead of us. Hungary is really over!" Tisza Istvan said weakly.

"Then what should we do now?" asked little Count Andrassy.

"Do you still trust me and are willing to support me?" Prime Minister Tisza said looking at Count Andrassy and Count Albany.

"For Hungary. My party and I will continue to support you and your government." Count Albany said firmly. But little Count Andrassy remained silent.

"First of all, we must appease domestic farmers. Our workers only account for 13% of the total population. More than 60% of the people are agricultural people. 1.28 million farmers only have less than 5.5% of the country's arable land. This is too little. We It has to change."

“I believe that land must now be purchased from private individuals and churches through compulsory means. Private land exceeding 500 holt and church land exceeding 200 holt must be compulsorily purchased by the government and then distributed to landless and landless farmers. "Prime Minister Tisza did not tell all of the subsequent plan, but only part of it. He looked at Count Andrassy, ​​hoping to get his approval.

"You are tantamount to offending tens of thousands of noble families." Little Count Andrassy said. "Perhaps when you make this request in parliament, I'm afraid that's when you step down."

To be honest, Tissa Istvan and Count Andrassy are not of the same class at all. Although the Tisza family has a high political status, both father and son have been prime ministers, but they are not from a noble family. The Tisza family is just a country squire who believes in Calvinist Protestantism. And what about little Count Andrassy? This family is one of the oldest noble families in Hungary. As the saying goes, the butt determines the head, little Andraschi naturally sneered at Prime Minister Tisza's method. In his opinion, this knife cannot hit the Tisza family, but it will definitely fall on him!

(This policy existed historically, but was proposed by the capitalist government after the Hungarian Revolution.)

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