Chapter 1268 The rules of the Austrian Empire are the rules

Chapter 1268 The rules of the Austrian Empire are the rules

The officials of the Austrian Empire clapped their hands, but the sound of the small palms was very alarming, and the church quickly became quiet.

"Okay, everyone. The land received by the empire is not enough to accommodate all the people.

His Majesty the Emperor also has a proposal, which is to let landless peasants cultivate your land, which can not only solve the unemployment problem but also increase your income. "

This proposal was very much in line with the wishes of the landowners and gentry, who were worried that they could not find anyone willing to farm their land.

If the Austrian Empire could really drive those farmers back to the fields to work for them, then they would be too willing to support this country.

"agree!"

"Agree!"

"Long live the Habsburgs!"

"Long live!"

The atmosphere suddenly became much warmer, and everyone welcomed the arrival of the Austrian Empire.

Father Anthony's expression was very bad, because he knew how harsh the Spanish landowners were. The land in Spain is already barren, and the land rent set by the landowners is usually 70 to 80% of the harvest.

The reason why there are so many wastelands in Spain at this time is, on the one hand, natural disasters and wars, and on the other hand, these landowners are greedy and unrestrained.

The emperor of the Austrian Empire was indeed not a good person. In order to please these landowners, he ignored the life and death of the peasants. As expected, the dictators were all the same.

Those farmers who had just become soldiers had mixed feelings. They originally thought that the world would change and there would be hope, but they were wrong.

But they were also very happy, after all, they had gone ashore and they were now Austrian soldiers.

"Everyone, please be quiet. His merciful Majesty Franz Joseph I has a small request."

The voices of Austrian imperial officials sounded again, and this time the Catalonian landowners behaved very solemnly. They liked the new emperor and his policies even more.

"Say it! We promise you everything!"

"Is anyone opposed to leasing land to farmers? If so, please come forward!"

"No! Haha!"

"How could it be possible?"

Spanish landowners and gentry all thought this question was strange. Who would let their money go unearned? The officials of the Austrian Empire waited for a while, and sure enough, no one objected.

So the officials of the Austrian Empire continued.

"Well, our emperor's request is that the land rent cannot exceed 15%."

"good!."

"Huh? One and a half percent!"

"Are you kidding me?"

"Fuck your mother! We were deceived! No more renting! Whoever likes to rent can rent!"

"Yes! No more rent! Let those poor ghosts starve to death!"

The thin Austrian official burst out into a thunderous roar again.

"Not renting? What a joke! My name is Helmut Horstal, oh, no, my name is Fanny Kaus. Three months ago I was a primary school principal, and now I have become the Consulate General of the Austrian Empire. Director of the Resettlement and Rehabilitation Agency of Catalonia.

Let me tell you the truth. In the Austrian Empire, the emperor's orders are absolute and you have no right to refuse. "

At this time, a noble stood up and shouted.

"My family's land was passed down from my ancestors! Before the Habsburgs came, these lands belonged to our family!

After the Habsburgs left, the Bourbons also recognized us as the masters of this land! Even Napoleon."

Fani Kaos was not interested in listening to the nonsense of the person in front of him.

"Take him out and don't dirty the church."

Four Spanish soldiers immediately restrained the man and were about to drag him outside. At this time, the noble's relatives and friends wanted to step forward to stop him.

An Austrian officer drew his pistol, and those people suddenly stopped. Soon, many Austrian soldiers drew their pistols, and those people suddenly became like eggplants and took the initiative to move out of the way.

The Spanish present, including those Spanish soldiers, had their weapons taken away before entering the church, so the smaller Austrians had an absolute firepower advantage at this time.

In addition to this, there was a large number of Austrian marines outside the church.

Franz's slap was so severe that most Spanish landowners were reduced to eggplants. Considering the bad land in Spain, the rent of 15% was too low. They could not even maintain their current life.

Seeing that it was too tough, they started to sell miserably again.

"Sir, we are all small landowners in the countryside. We have an 80-year-old mother and a three-year-old child. We are also suffering!

A family of several hundred people depends on this land rent to survive!

Don’t you farm at home? "

Fannie Kaos shook his head.

"No planting."

"Then the Austrian imperial family has no real estate?"

"The royal family only receives 10%."

These Spanish landowners were speechless. In their impression, the bigger the landowners, the harder they charged rents.

Like Her Majesty the Queen, she only leaves 10% for the farmers every time. That is their idol.

Why did the Austrian Empire come from the other way around?

"Then how does the Austrian royal family make a living?"

"His Majesty the Emperor has known for a long time that you would have this kind of question, so he is willing to share his experience in making money with you.

That is to open factories, do business, and go overseas to prospect for gold.

All three of these require initial capital accumulation. Your Majesty is willing to purchase your existing farmland at market prices to help you accumulate funds.

However, the empire will pay with prospective notes. Please rest assured that prospective notes have the purchasing power completely equivalent to gold and silver in the Austrian Empire and its regions.

The empire is also willing to provide free guidance to help you develop. "

"I don't believe you! Do you dare to swear to God?"

Fani Kaus smiled and raised his hand to swear.

"Are you satisfied? Don't you want to consider it?"

"No! Can I leave after I sign the land lease contract?"

"Of course! We will also give you a commemorative towel."

Elora signed her name on the lease contract, and then slammed the towel from Fani Kaus's hand.

"Wait and see!"

Fani Kaus said with a smile.

"Sir, don't blame me for not reminding you. If you want to do something tricky, it's best to give up the idea as soon as possible.

The Austrian Empire once had many hard bones like you, but they were finally ground into bone powder and buried in the ground. "

Bone meal was often used as fertilizer at that time.

A British report once said that British farmers are the greatest people in the world. They not only contribute their children to defend the interests of Britain, but their children's bones after death will also nourish the land of Britain.

Most of the remains of British soldiers during the Anti-French War were sent to factories to be ground into bone meal, and Britain is the main market for local bone fertilizer.

However, Fani Cos's reminder obviously did not play any role. Baron Elora was first punished by the Catalan government for selling inferior products as good ones, and was accidentally killed in a dispute over the ownership of wasteland.

Thanks to book friends Yaomaomi, connieczc, Jieku De Jiong, and I am a passerby for the rewards.