448 The world's first Labor Act
"Die!" roared the furious nobleman in a rainstorm, "you are insulting the traditions of democracy!"
"Recognize the reality, you are neither the people, nor do you have the opinions, still less the people! This kind of 'democratic tradition' supports a handful of nobles who refuse to pay taxes all the year round, and the most ironic thing is that you neither join the army nor work, and rely on the titles of your ancestors to engage in financial speculation on a large scale, which eventually brought about this Great Depression!" The prime minister and the nobles scolded each other in the air: "I would rather destroy the 'democracy' that only protects the interests of a few people in exchange for the rebirth of the German spirit!"
In classical times, the knighthood gave the nobility the right to refuse to pay taxes in order to allow the knights to provide for their armor, horses, weapons, and screeds. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info hundreds of years later, these leisurely aristocrats who inherited the titles of their ancestors gradually summed up the essence of speculation and began to lend money to make money. They did not join the army, nor did they produce, nor did they pay taxes, but they only had to practice the art of slapping the table in the House of Representatives, and they could become the first bureaucratic bourgeoisie to sit back and enjoy their success.
And Clemenson, who has been in politics for 40 years, has long seen the crux of the country. When he was desperate, the old prime minister did not stop doing anything and opened fire brazenly at the bureaucratic bourgeoisie.
In doing so, it naturally caused a frenzy of condemnation. The House of Nobles spoke in unison and began to curse.
"You are afraid that the world will not be chaotic!"
"You are relying on your seniority to show signs of dictatorship!" the speaker scolded the most. The sound of wind and rain, the sound of ice grains, and the noisy scolding resounded in a ball during the solemn ceremony.
Suddenly, a gunshot rang out, shaking Shino Kiyohei.
Frederick held a smoking rifle in one hand, shot the sky, and raised his chin to the prime minister standing in the storm: "You go on. ”
The parliamentarians never expected that Frederick would dare to be so arrogant even though he was in disrepute. The Speaker stared at Frederick with round eyes, and as soon as the word "dare" popped out of his teeth, he heard a "swish", and Frederick's gun was already pointed at the Speaker: "Interrupting a speech is an uneducated act." I guess your House of Representatives will be used to it, but this is the inauguration of the Prime Minister. If you don't let me finish this snarky speech, I'll give you a taste of the snarky bullets. ”
The Speaker stopped squeaking. Frederick casually raised his chin at the Prime Minister: "You go on. ”
"Hats off to Count Frederick. I appreciate your contribution to education. For I know that to destroy a people, first of all, to dismantle its culture, to dismantle its culture, first to destroy the language that bears it, and to destroy that language, first of all, start with their schools. His Royal Highness Frederick's study of the University, which significantly increases basic literacy, will save our culture of resilience and iron-blooded spirit. Dazai took off his hat to Frederick and returned the salute.
Vickers, who gave the prime minister an umbrella, opened his round eyes and his face turned green. He had a strong sense of crisis, and felt that if this development continued, Frederick would not only rob him of his goddess, but also his father.
This is not the most tragic and infuriating, the most tragic and infuriating thing is that he wished that Frederick would catch a cold today and die tomorrow with a fever and the day after tomorrow, but he could not say. He could only think wildly with an umbrella, and could hardly hear his father's angry speech:
"Germany is swaying in a storm, and only perseverance can save it. And failure is the final test of tenacity. Aryan warriors, we have nothing but tenacity, and perseverance is the only way to make a comeback! As long as the Empress gives the Cabinet the right to draft bills, I will be able to persevere in the storm until the day when the sun shines!"
The prime minister's waving right hand is clenched into a fist.
"How is that possible! Legislative power is in the hands of the House of Representatives, this is our tradition!" the Speaker said hoarsely.
Frederick stepped into the rainstorm, whispered a few words to the War Minister under his umbrella, then turned his head to look at the nobles crowded under the palace, and exclaimed clearly: "Ancient traditions are coming to an end, so small improvements can bring dying empires to life." ”
"If the cabinet doesn't have the power to draft bills, it's like a salted fish. The old Chancellor echoed Frederick.
"Never!" the palace was drowned out by the screams of the nobles.
The raging rain was like whips whipping umbrellas, snow and sand were jumping all over the ground, and gusts of wind were howling so that people could not hold the umbrellas, but the rebellious officers stubbornly stood in the storm, gathered under the prime minister's podium, and confronted the cowardly nobles in the palace for a long time.
Finally, Elena pulled the fox fur shawl and walked out, raising her chin: "In the name of the Emperor of the HRE Empire, I give the cabinet the right to draft bills. ”
In the rainstorm of the night, sporadic gunfire erupted, and the officers and Van Klees saluted the prime minister.
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After Prime Minister Clemenson came to power, he implemented a categorical domestic and foreign policy, which actually stabilized the situation for a time and caused the economy to begin to pick up and rise.
On the one hand, the prime minister continued to sign a humiliating agreement with the central bank, allowing the central bank to subscribe to HRE bonds at a 3.5% discount, maintaining the government's ability to pay its bills, while sitting back and watching the high debt poke into the sky in the posture of the "Tower of Babylon".
This pattern of passive borrowing was the empress's national policy, and the prime minister was powerless and did not want to change it, so he established a set of workers' welfare systems that were urgently needed for the country's long-term development.
On the other hand, with the help of Frederick and the budget staff of the Ministry of Industry, the draft of the Labor Bill was introduced ten days later. It was the first Labor Act on the continent, detailing basic wages, workers' compensation, Medicaid, and basic benefits in an industrial setting, giving angry workers a tranquilizer.
Ironically, the bill was met with criticism as soon as it was introduced, and the House of Nobles rejected the radical bill with 87% opposition.
The timely introduction of the bill calmed down the boiling working class a little. This trend of reformism is like a fresh spring rain, which makes people enjoy its joy and vitality on their backs; it is also like a fresh spring rain that disappears after a while, making people rejoice in vain and look forward to it in vain.
The prime minister began to criticize the pedantic parliamentary system, scolding the aristocratic parliament for "bearing the original sin of the Great Depression without reflection" and "reciting the constitution but without constitutional government".
The two sides finally tore their faces and scratched their heads and bled out.
It was only at this time that the powerless parliamentarians realized who their real enemy was; no matter how much they usually tore and how much they were biting, whenever they faced the prime minister, they would reflexively hug each other tightly and unanimously to the outside world.
But they ignored Frederick. Frederick's enthusiasm was higher than that of the Prime Minister, and it was obvious to all, but his eloquence was better than that of the Speaker, which was really unguardable.
At first, the newspapers that collected the money also attacked the New Deal. Frederick took advantage of the enthusiasm of the Minister of Education and called the plans of the newspapers and newspapers to have a long talk. Colleagues in the industry lined up outside the Chancellor's Office, and a group of peers came out with tears in their eyes, suspecting that Frederick had used the means of kidnapping tickets.
After all the plans were discussed at length, the public opinion circles turned to a long story, agitated the text, and frantically advocated the promulgation of the labor bill.
The Vienna Times wept bitterly and wrote: "Labour is another army to be loved. If a soldier can receive a pension if he is disabled, why can't a laborer? Because without industry, a defenseless soldier is useless. ”