Chapter 44, Reform Act
There is no such thing as free distribution of land. If this is the case, wouldn’t it be strange if the nobles can balance their minds?
Besides, Franz has heard of the story of the fight against Mien and the grudge. Now such reforms have been very progressive, too much is worse than too much.
With the advancement of industrialization, Austria still needs to turn farmers into workers. If everyone distributes land, who is willing to work in the city?
Europe is not Asia, the per capita land area is not low, and the land income is enough for them to fill their stomachs. The living standards of workers in this era are not as good as those of farmers.
After listening to Franz's reform plan, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. It was obvious that this reform plan took care of the interests of the nobles.
After the reform, even if everyone's interests are lost, they are still acceptable. I'm sorry for the nobles who participated in the rebellion, they are not within the scope of consideration.
"Your Highness, this reform plan is generally not a problem, but if the land lease income is restricted, we can leave these issues to the market to decide!" Grand Duke Louis proposed
Franz shook his head and said, "No, if there is no restriction, I'm afraid this is no different from before the reform. We cannot guarantee that all nobles have moral integrity.
If there are a few greedy idiots messing around, our reform will soon fail, and the current serf riot is the best negative textbook."
Franz was unwilling to experience the greed of the nobles. If it were hundreds of years ago, maybe I could have looked forward to it, but I don’t have to consider it now.
Considering Austria's special national conditions, he had made concessions. He took into account the interests of everyone to the best of his ability, and he had not yet raised the matter of abolishing the privileges of the nobles.
For social stability, Franz had to choose to boil frogs in warm water and resolve the biggest contradiction in the country first.
Prime Minister Felix thought for a while and said, "I think most nobles can accept this reform, and we can also do ideological work for the rest.
If anyone insists on refusing, we will not force ourselves. In the event of a rebellion, they will be responsible for the safety of their own personal and property. The empire will not protect greedy idiots!"
There is nothing strange about it. The butt determines the head. As Austrian Prime Minister, Felix must consider the issue from the government's standpoint.
While protecting his own interests from being damaged, he also had no good feelings for the guys who hindered the progress of the empire. In contrast, Grand Duke Louis had not changed his position.
The former Prime Minister Metternich was left with only a bitter smile. If he had insisted on reforming, it would have been another situation now.
The cabinet reached an agreement on the reform of serfdom. This means that many people are in trouble. The policies implemented by the Vienna government in the Metternich era have completely changed at this time.
Neither Felix nor Franz could tolerate an incompetent gang of bureaucrats, and soon the Vienna government would usher in a major purge.
Franz has thought about the charges and will investigate corruption and bribery. Anyway, there are not many Austrian officials who are clean. This reason can use more than 90% of Austrian officials to be imprisoned.
Of course, the attack will definitely not be so wide. Only those idiots who are both greedy, incompetent, and not eye-catching will be done. As long as others can efficiently complete the tasks deployed by the government, they will pass the test temporarily.
Will the accounts settled in the fall? This requires the Austrian government's finances. If the finances are really difficult, Franz will kill the pig.
For national interests, the cabinet must find ways to attack the nobles in Italy and Hungary.
The local power is too great, which is not conducive to the authority of the central government. If Franz doesn't need to say these things, everyone will do them very tacitly.
The situation in Austria is already very serious, Lombardy and Venice have already reversed and are currently under suppression.
There was another riot in Galicia. The Czech Republic wanted autonomy and the Hungarians formed a responsible cabinet. Even if they did not pose the banner of rebellion, there was actually no difference.
Apart from that, other places are not so peaceful. The Croats are now confused. They were originally part of the Hungarian Kingdom, but the newly emerging Hungarian nations excluded them from the scope of rights.
There has been polarization among the people. Some people want to stay in Hungary, while others want to join Austria and become an autonomous province.
Fortunately, they are also loyal fans of the Habsburg family, which is worth encouraging.
The people in the Damatiya region could no longer survive. The local area was poor, and the aristocrats and capitalists were exploiting them a little more fiercely, and the hunger riots became more and more intense.
Revolutionary parties have also appeared in Bosnia, and there have been chaos to varying degrees in Transylvania and Slovakia, and there are almost no peace in the entire Austria.
This special situation in history forced the Austrian government to carry out reforms.
However, Vienna fell at that time and could not be recovered for a long time. The reputation of the Habsburg family dropped to the lowest point and had to quell the rebellion with the power of the Nai nobles.
This also caused excessive reforms to be tilted towards the aristocratic class, and the government also made concessions to local forces, laying hidden dangers for the collapse of the empire.
It's different now. The Vienna rebellion was quickly extinguished, the nobles' power was still hit, and the authority of the central government was not severely damaged.
The military power in the hands of the Austrian government is much stronger than in the same period in history. It has not drawn local troops from the local area because of suppressing the Vienna rebellion. This is Franz's confidence in dealing with the crisis.
On March 19, 1848, the Vienna government issued the "Abolition of Serfdom", and all farmers automatically gain free citizenship status and enjoy corresponding rights and obligations.
The controversial issue of serfdom has finally been resolved. From now on, Austria will ban all forced labor, with criminals exceptions.
On March 20, the Vienna government issued the Land Redemption Act, encouraging nobles to sell land to the government, but not to impose mandates.
The government leases the land to farmers, and allows farmers to purchase the land they leased in installments. They can be installed for up to 40 years. After paying the money, they can obtain the ownership of the land.
If an accident occurs in the middle, farmers can apply for a refund unconditionally, and land abandonment is prohibited during this period.
The Vienna government is still dominated by aristocrats and it is impossible for it to revolutionize itself.
Franz is a realist, and he has to compromise when it is time to compromise. He has not radically wanted to confiscate the land of aristocratic people, which is impossible.
Just look at how many noble officers there are in the army and how many noble employees there are in the government, and he will know what to do.
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