Since the French army failed on the front line, internal conflicts in China have gradually been exposed. The rising prices and the meager income of ordinary people have become irreconcilable social contradictions.

It is impossible to calm prices. In addition to capitalists' hoarding, rising international prices are also an important factor leading to rising prices in France.

After the outbreak of the Land War, both industrial and agricultural production in France showed a significant decline, and a large amount of materials must be imported to meet the basic living needs of the people.

When prices rise but wages do not rise, conflicts arise. No matter how well the reason for the price increase is, it is a problem for the people to not be able to fill their stomachs.

According to incomplete statistics, in the first half of 1891 alone, the French working class launched 126 strikes, of which more than 100,000 people had three strikers. As a revolutionary holy land, marches and demonstrations broke out almost every week.

Since it has become a powder keg, revolutions are naturally inevitable. In the past month, the French government has put out four riots.

Anyone with discerning eyes knows that if this continues, France must have problems. The French government has also wanted to take action several times. Unfortunately, it is easy to see problems, but it is difficult to solve them.

There is no way, the interests are touching. If the government wants to force quell the prices, it will inevitably cut off the meat of interest groups.

Although Austrian leaflets put the blame on capitalists and consortiums, they thought it was the responsibility of the bourgeoisie. If there were no nobles and bureaucrats, they would have been dragged out to shoot targets only by the personal power of the capitalists.

No one knows how many people are involved. In short, interest groups colluded with officials and businessmen have become a stubborn disease in France.

In order to solve these chronic diseases, the French government also made a lot of efforts. During the Napoleon III, the power of the bourgeois consortium was restricted and he was also awarded the title of "Socialist Emperor".

Unfortunately, the previous Great Revolution ruined the government's efforts. While making concessions to the consortium, it also allowed the consortium's tentacles to penetrate into every corner of France.

To this day, France has been filled with the shadow of consortiums in all walks of life. France surpassed European countries and was the first to enter the era of great monopoly.

No monarch likes this uncontrollable force, and Napoleon IV is no exception. The seeds of contradiction were planted from the beginning and were waiting to take root and sprout.

The leaflets that fell from the sky only brought various contradictions within France to the point of view, and gave a bad idea to solve the problem.

In the evening, the Ferte Manor was brightly lit. With the cover of the banquet, the French financial emperors were holding a secret party.

As the number one figure in the financial industry, Maxim Sidolov became the conference host without any long talk, it was just a matter of making money.

"I believe everyone has felt that since the outbreak of the war, the domestic economic situation has deteriorated sharply and business has become increasingly difficult to do.

War bonds cannot be sold, and the British refused to lend us money, and the government is already so poor.

Even the most profitable arms deal is now a waste of money. No one can guarantee that the franc in his hand will be currency or a piece of waste paper in the future.

Judging from the current situation, the possibility of us winning a war is very slim. Once France is defeated, it will be difficult for us to survive.

Today I invite everyone here to discuss countermeasures. Find a way for France and also find a way for ourselves."

People have no money in their pockets, so it is inevitable that their business is difficult to do. Behind the hoarding, there is also the purpose of capital preservation. After all, the depreciation of francs is a fast speed.

There is no way to do it. In order to raise enough war funds, the French government had to over-issued currency.

In fact, not only France is sending over currency, but Austria, as its enemy, is also sending over currency.

The capital market is the most sensitive and has its own judgment.

Austria has sufficient gold reserves and is the world's largest gold producer. After the war broke out, it did not purchase large-scale foreign supplies, so the money the government spent was still circulating on its own.

Coupled with continuous military victory, it is about to become the European hegemon, and the Vienna government is preparing to annex the French African and German Federations. This series of good news is enough to offset the consequences of the excessive currency issuance.

There has not been a large loss of wealth, and the market of ASCHEN has increased again. The current currency surplus is only temporary. Once the new market is integrated, these problems will no longer exist.

The market has confidence, so the value of the SHIELD naturally cannot fall much. In contrast, the franc is completely tragic.

Everyone knows that once France is defeated, the Italian region will be independent, overseas colonies will change hands, and the francs will naturally withdraw from these regions.

The market has shrunk significantly, and the francs issued have not decreased. At that time, these currencies will return to France, causing greater inflation.

International capital is not optimistic and may not hold francs, but as domestic capital, it cannot be avoided, and no one present can survive.

In order to fight against greater inflation, everyone has to hold more physical assets. The original owner of finance is now almost becoming an industrial tycoon.

Everyone is aware of crisis. After holding a large number of physical industries, paper wealth has increased, but the corresponding risks have also increased.

Not to mention anything else, the difficulty of running away alone has increased n times. People can leave, but the industry cannot be taken away. Even if it is cashed at a discount, it is useless. If you go out with a bunch of francs, it is impossible to exchange it.

Even if someone has prepared and left a way out in advance, who would think it’s too much money?

Besides, everyone thought that France would win before, and it was only in recent months that they had started preparing for the future, so they didn’t have time to transfer a large amount of assets out.

In a sense, everyone present was already passively tied to France. Once the coalition forces were allowed to fight in, everyone would suffer heavy losses.

A middle-aged man sighed and said, "Mr. Maxim, at this point, even if we lend all our money to the government, we will not be able to win this war.

Since you are destined to be unable to win the war, in order to reduce unnecessary losses, you can only stop the losses in time.

There is a rumor that I don’t know if you have heard that someone in the Anti-French Alliance proposed that all our assets were confiscated after the war as war reparations.

With the leaflets thrown by the Austrians and the usual style of the Vienna government, I think this kind of thing is very likely to happen.

If you don’t want the worst to happen, you can only end the war through negotiation before we lose all the chips in our hands.”

The more ones you know about your own family, the more you feel desperate about this war. The French government naturally lacks money, but what you lack is not francs.

Everyone must have foreign exchange and gold, but these things are the most precious wealth at present and no one can contribute it.

Negotiation is a European practice, and no one is under pressure. The only thing that makes everyone feel headache is the rumor of "confiscation of assets".

Austria is professional in doing such a thing. When the rebellion was suppressed, the Vienna government confiscated all the assets of all participants, and even if it was just involved, it did not escape.

When the Ottoman Empire was destroyed later, this method was even more developed, and all the assets of everyone in the Ottoman Empire were confiscated.

With the conflict between France and Austria, no one can guarantee whether Austria will reuse the same trick, so that the old stories of the Ottoman Empire will be repeated in France. After all, France took the same measures in Biden and Germany before, and it is not impossible for the anti-French alliance to retaliate.

Maxim Sidolov nodded: "Mr. Roman said it well. It is better to believe in such a thing than to believe in nothing. If it really happens, it will be too late to regret it again.

It is just an end to the war, not something we can decide. The government's borers are still fantasizing about turning defeat into victory all day long, and are really trying to push France into the abyss.”

As soon as the clock hits, Maxim Sidolov did not mention Austria's attempt to provoke an internal struggle in France.

This is an open conspiracy. Even though we know it was the enemy's plan, we couldn't refuse.

When a war fails, someone always needs to take responsibility. Either the emperor and the government will be forced to take over, or they will bear the anger of the people themselves.

If you don’t want to be this unlucky guy, everyone must jump out to fight for dominance. And it’s too soon, if you’re too late, you will have to grow grass on the grave.

"Mr. Maxim, the current situation is very unfavorable to us. If everyone hadn't been trying to suppress public opinion, we would have been calling for everyone.

Without the support of the people, we only rely on our strength, once we initiate it..."

Before the old man could finish his words, Maxim Sidolov interrupted: "Your Excellency Sis, you misunderstood. This kind of thing is not our strength, and directly participating in it is irresponsible for your own life.

The people hate us, which does not mean that they cannot use it. Paris is now a powder barrel, and it will explode with just one Mars.

All we have to do is provide that spark and detonate this powder barrel, and let the revolutionary party do the rest.

By the way, we can also talk to people from Bourbon and Orleans dynasty, and I believe everyone will have a common language.”

The rebel gods are too technical. This kind of high-risk job is not suitable for men with noble identities. Being a master behind the scenes is what they should do.

Obviously, Maxim Sidolov was well aware of this. He summoned everyone just to make everyone contribute money and effort.

Instead of hoping to rebel with a group of capitalists, he handed over this task to a more professional revolutionary party. In order to ensure that everything was foolproof, he was also ready to incite two other royal families.
Chapter completed!