Originally, due to the tense international situation, France's food prices rose sharply, and the announcement issued by the Paris government at this time added fuel to the fire.

Everyone knows that there is a problem with the grain supply in France. Although the French government has repeatedly guaranteed that domestic grain supply will not be affected, a trend of robbing grain broke out among the people.

In order to make huge profits, capitalists deliberately exaggerated the food crisis, and all kinds of rumors flew everywhere.

It is not enough to calm the price of grain by saying something, but you can fool anything else. It is an indisputable fact that the food flowing into France is decreasing.

Affected by fluctuations in grain prices, Rafael's life was not easy. In order to calm domestic grain prices, Napoleon IV ordered state-owned farms to be transported back to the country immediately after the autumn grain harvest was harvested.

As the head of the farm plan, Rafael is very clear about the operation of overseas farms. The output on the books and the actual output of the farm are completely different concepts.

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

Due to tariff barriers, foreign food inflows have to bear high tariffs, and local grain prices in France have always been at a high level.

Imported food makes more money than growing it yourself. Bureaucrats will not be able to get over money, so they naturally know how to choose.

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

You have to do a full set of shows, and the central government is not a fool. If the farm produces 100,000 tons of wheat but transports 110,000 tons of wheat to the country, there will definitely be problems.

All stupid bureaucrats were eliminated, and those who could stay and make money were smart people. In order to make huge profits, everyone became models of land reclamation.

On the books, the farm reclaims a large amount of land every year, and the grain production capacity is rising steadily, creating a prosperous situation artificially.

With fabricated data, everyone defrauded financial subsidies from the government, while engaging in grain smuggling to make huge profits.

Now it is no longer possible. International food prices have soared. The business that was originally profitable has now become a money-loss business. The bureaucrats who realized the crisis have begun to find a way out.

In recent times, Rafael has received a bunch of resignation letters every day, many of which are printed away.

After Napoleon IV's order to transport food, Rafael had not yet reacted, and the number of farm officials was reduced by one-third.

The big guys ran away, and the rest were all small fish that could not escape, and the mess was hit by Rafael.

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

Otherwise, everyone would go to hell together, no matter who they are in the background, I will do my business.

By the way, if they don’t return within a week, their daimyo will appear on the wanted order as a spy.”

It’s impossible not to take any ruthlessness. The mess broke out at this time, enough to kill anyone. Rafael hasn’t lived enough and can’t take the blame.

Although the crisis is serious, it is not without a glimmer of hope. Theoretically, as long as you find a way to fill the grain hole, the crisis can be overcome.

Over the years, everyone has made a lot of money. From a financial perspective, it is still possible to afford to spend a portion of the difference.

Cole's man replied bitterly: "Emperor, once this order is issued, the rest of the people will probably run away.

The problem now is not money. If we just lose one, we wouldn't have run so fast.

After all, the positions on the farm are all poor, and the money you need to pay now can be doubled back in the future.

The key is that you have money now and have nowhere to buy enough food!

After the Austrian government swept the goods in advance, it launched a monopoly operation in the international market, prohibiting grain from flowing into France.

Even if it is smuggling, it is impossible for anyone to smuggle millions of tons of grain in a short period of time, and no one will find it.

At most, we can only pay a high price to transfer a small portion of the food from other countries, and we will not be able to complete the government's tasks at all."

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

It was really too big this time, and it was at this critical moment. Once it was exposed, all sectors of society would not spare them.

If you don’t run away at this time, you will have no chance to run away later. Anyway, it’s easy to run away these days. As long as you have money, you can hide from a certain country overseas and come back after the limelight has passed.

Earl Rafael cursed angrily: "It's all a group of idiots, idiots! I can't buy it abroad, can't I buy it in the country?

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

It really doesn't work. First, borrow a batch of grain from our partner grain wholesalers. Anyway, the food from the farm will be sold to them."

Deep down, Rafael deeply despised the bureaucrats under his rush to escape and had no ability to adapt.

"All farms ordered to organize a locust plague report, with detailed information notes, attach the photos prepared in advance and report them to the government together.

Remember, as long as farms in Algeria and Morocco reduce production, don’t move in Egypt for now, as you will be discovered if you are too deliberate.

The combined production cuts and absolute collections are tentatively set to be around 25%, so that the people below will not be smart enough to me.

Let’s find a way to find a way, whether it’s borrowing, buying, or cheating, I don’t care. After the autumn harvest, each farm must transport at least 30% of the specified share of grain.

I will find excuses to drag the rest to me. After the war broke out, I will find a way to blame the Austrians."

It is impossible to completely eliminate the consequences. If this is the case, Napoleon IV will probably kill people.

Rafael hasn't lived enough yet and doesn't want to challenge the emperor's bottom line. It's almost time to cut production by one quarter.

False reporting of political achievements is the norm in the French government, and everyone is bragging, otherwise how could France go along with Britain and the Austrians?

However, false reports must be limited, and amplified by more than ten percent or twenty percent, everyone can accept them; if they increase by several times or dozens of times, they will be unbearable.

There is no doubt that France's farm plan has a few times the moisture or dozens of times the moisture. The specific moisture content depends on the moral integrity of the responsible bureaucrats.

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

In farms with small moisture, bureaucrats get less profit and their own production capacity is enough, so there is no need for major bleeding now.

The farm that is severely hydrated or exists on paper, all the money is swallowed by the responsible bureaucrats, and now they should be bleeding.

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

Bleeding will not cause damage to the muscles and bones, which is acceptable to most bureaucrats.

After all, everyone is serving a golden rice bowl, and the current losses can be doubled back in the future. There is no need to be ruined for such a little benefit.

"Yes, Earl!"

Now Cole admires Count Rafael for being promiscuous. Such a big thing has been solved in a few words.

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