What is happening on the North American continent is not yet able to reach Europe, and the continent is also not at peace, and Spain's civil strife has led to internal turmoil in its ally France.

The crisis in the Near East was also unfolding, and the Russians had too much appetite to want Persia in addition to the Ottoman legacy, and then all of Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent.

The clouds of civil war in central Europe overwhelmed the people of the "Land of Peace", and although the two sides temporarily ceased hostilities under pressure from France and Austria, they never ceased to prepare for war.

The Italian states of the Apennines lodged a solemn protest against Austria because of the continuous flow of people to northern Italy, which was ruled by the Habsburgs.

The Austrian side is also making intensive preparations for the upcoming conference in Vienna.

But what is surprising is that it was Prussia that was the first to take the lead in the unrest.

In Silesia, the wages of weavers have fallen by two-thirds over the years, to only about four groschens per day and about 50 florins per year.

(The Austrian currency unit used here is used here, because it may be used often, and the name is similar, so I am afraid you will not be able to tell the difference.) ）

However, this was not the most excessive, but even more excessive was the fact that the Tswan brothers in Pieterswaldau reduced the wages of the weavers to three groschens. (Convert the price of cloth directly into wages, otherwise it will be very confusing.) ）

When some weavers protested, they retorted, "You don't do it, how many people do it!" Then he declared that there were a large number of people who were willing to take only two groschen's salary.

Although the weavers were angry, they had to bow their heads again in order to survive.

As a result, the Tswan brothers were able to recruit a large number of workers with only three groschen wages, which allowed them to quickly amass a large amount of wealth and receive the Prussian government's Order of Good Citizenship.

But successive famines have further increased the price of potatoes in Silesia, leaving weavers without food because their wages cannot afford to eat even one meal a day.

The weavers, who were forced to do so, could only find the Tswan brothers again, hoping that the master would show mercy to them and let them tide over the difficulties.

But the answer was yes.

"If you don't have potatoes to eat, you can eat grass and stones. If you die, you prove that you are not God's chosen people and are not fit to live in this world. ”

The weavers then approached the local Prussian government, but the problem of the authorities kicking each other was never resolved.

At this time, the Tswan brothers built a mansion in the local area, which cost a huge amount of money equivalent to the income of a local weaver who did not eat or drink for 200 years.

And the brothers, in turn, boasted about the cost thirtyfold in the tavern in the town to their business associates.

In fact, this behavior was unconventional in Prussia, because merchants were not qualified to be as arrogant as the nobles, they did not have this social status.

The rudeness of the local Prussian government once again chilled the hearts of the weavers, to the effect that merchants were more protected by the government when they paid taxes, and that it was the freedom of citizens to build houses.

This behavior greatly angered the local weavers, so one of the weavers insulted Zigger, the eldest of the Tswan brothers, to his face, as a man-eating demon.

Naturally, the decent old man could not accept this slander, and then he beat up the Diao Min and handed him over to the police custody.

Normally, it is time for the matter to end at this point, the lord has established his authority, and the "thug" has been punished.

But this time they greatly underestimated the miserable image of the Silesian weavers at that time, and there was nothing to fear from these poor people who could not survive and no one cared about.

(The Prussian government has always been lukewarm towards them, and even the Polish Restoration Army, which was not afraid of meat and vegetarianism, disliked them as weak.)

Franz tried to promote immigration policy in the area, but the Prussian government alarmed the Prussian government and arrested a large number of Austrians and Prussians hired by Franz.

However, Franz could not have left so many German refugees alone, although these people were poor, and their physical and cultural conditions were worrying, but this did not matter to Austria at this time.

Later, because Franz was running around with other things, he handed it over to the church, which spared no effort but liked to carry personal goods.

As a result, he was reported by the local church, and finally had to return home. ）

At this time, a weaver named Karl Müller stood up and called on the weavers to unite and demand that the local Prussian government release them.

But the people of other industries in the area actually looked down on the weaving profession, and some inappropriate propaganda led people to think that this group was actually a group of lazy people, so they criticized their actions.

The weavers' discontent soon turned into anger, and they began to indulge their anger, threatening and even violently opposing the people who opposed them.

At the same time, they tried to gain more supporters by way of marches to confront their powerful enemies (the Prussian government and weavers).

The Prussian government, after Austria joined the German Customs Union, attached great importance to the construction of railways.

Especially in the Luxembourg crisis, the latter transported tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to the front line within a week, defeating Belgium, known as the seventh power, to the point of abandoning its armor, which left a deep impression on the Prussians.

Therefore, at this time, as a frontier area bordering Austria, an important railway line in Silesia had already been built. This greatly facilitated the communication between the weavers.

So the city of Katowice and the house of the old man Philpt were also besieged.

In fact, not only Lord Philpt and the Zwan brothers, but almost all the weavers were under siege.

The railway system greatly strengthened the ability of the weavers to mobilize, and what should have been a small unrest with only 3,000 people turned into a large-scale unrest with more than 30,000 participants.

As the governments of each region of Silesia were very unanimously rejecting the weavers' petitions, these desperate people stormed the merchants' houses.

In particular, the Tswan brothers' mansion was taken care of, not only was it subjected to a free renovation package, but it was also burned down, and the brothers escaped with the help of the Prussian police.

Mr. Philput's white house has been turned into a black and white "zebra room", and the house is spilled with filth.

Due to the large number of people, the local gendarmes and police could not do anything.

In fact, the weavers did not want to make a big deal at first, although they wanted to rely on their connections in the government as usual, but after the weavers made a big fuss, they gave up.

After all, they are businessmen, and they can still make a profit by destroying their wealth and eliminating disasters, but if they are gone, the gains outweigh the losses.

So the merchants offered to reconcile, but the railroad made it easier for the weavers to organize contacts, and also for the Prussian government to suppress the local government.

(End of chapter)