In fact, in recent years, with Franz's agricultural reform, a large amount of agricultural machinery and fertilizer input has been added to the Austrian Empire.

If it weren't for the continuous natural disasters in recent years, coupled with the explosive growth of the population, I am afraid that there would be a surplus of food production at this time.

Moreover, Franz could not have prevented Prussian and Russian grain from entering the Austrian market, because grain exports were the fist products of these two countries, and the strongest rope on which Austria tied its chariot.

At this time, the area of newly cultivated land was also increasing, and agricultural reform was also deepening. In the next decade, Europe's wheat yield will double again, and the era of famine will be goodbye.

In fact, the wheat hybridization project led by Father Mendel is also constantly improving the varieties, and the new wheat has higher yields per acre, fewer pests and diseases, and greater adaptability to the environment.

In fact, Father Mendel preferred to breed other things than hybrid wheat, such as pumpkin-flavored watermelon, cucumber-flavored grapes, and so on.

Father Mendel was more focused on production than taste, but these things were too dark for Franz to provide much support.

To put it bluntly, the grain produced by those colonies could only be fed to horses in Austria, and it could lead to a collapse in Austrian grain prices, which could not only be a good profit but also a good name if sold to England.

After all, Franz sold grain to Ireland, but it was bought by the British, and it was the British, not Franz, who were at fault.

In addition to Britain, the price of food in France and Spain was soaring, but Austria, which had only a few colonies, was able to bring down the price of food, and there was no reason why the empire of the world's first and second colonies could not afford to feed its citizens.

There is only one plausible reason, and that is that someone is hoarding. This practice has been prevalent throughout human history, and Franz is not surprised.

One of the reasons why no one in Austria dared to raise the price of grain was that the establishment of the German Customs Union, the Apennine Customs Union, and the Russian-Austrian Friendship Alliance was relatively perfect, and at the same time, the plate was too big for ordinary people to eat.

Another reason is that Franz once took action to regulate the price of grain, and after many times, all businessmen who had such ideas were bankrupt.

As for the bankers led by Solomon, at this time they were even more noisy, and they did not dare to oppose the imperial family, coupled with the establishment of the central bank, the era of individual bankers has gone into decline.

As for why it had to be sold to England and not to France and Spain? 200% import tariffs, trade protection is not just talk.

Although Spain's customs are useless, although Belgium and Bavaria have a large number of smugglers willing to work on their behalf, but for the sake of concealment, they have to sacrifice capacity, after all, no one knows whether the other party will eat black if they are in a hurry.

At the same time, although it can avoid tariffs, it will not escape the commission.

And this grain can be shipped to the UK, even if it is sold at a low price, it can be very profitable. The British Corn Laws had just been repealed, and the only ones who could compete with Austria for the market were the Americans.

Although the price of grain in Prussia and Russia was low, the shipping capacity of the two countries was indescribable, and if the transportation was contracted to the British, they would become wage earners, and it would be more cost-effective to continue to sell grain to Austria.

Although the crisis of the British is getting worse, they still need a little help. For example, the price of grain plummeted, causing grain merchants to burst their stocks.

So can the grain merchants not buy Austrian grain? The answer is useless, because you don't buy it, some people do.

Even if they unite all the British grain merchants, the people will still buy it, and even the British government may intervene.

As for whether the grain merchants will stop the loss in time? The answer is no, 150% profit is enough to drive people crazy, especially for the chaebols who have a lot of money in their hands.

Therefore, there is only one choice for hoarders, and that is to eat all the food before everyone can react.

In fact, dozens of boatloads of grain are just small cases in their eyes, and even the vast majority of them believe that the disaster will continue forever.

Franz had no interest in correcting their misconceptions, he only wanted to find some people who were worth saving to do business, or send people to Austria or its colonies.

Although it was impossible for Austria to absorb all the Irish victims, and even cause some chaos in the homeland and colonies, it could also bring relatively cheap labor, which could promote Austria's industrial development for a period of time.

At the same time, the decline in the immigrant population would be an irreparable loss for the United States, and the return of the Irish who had taken refuge in Austria would have a serious impact on the local society.

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This is the dividing line of the planned economic crisis -

Finally, a less dilapidated village appeared, in fact, it was similar to the other villages, with grass-roofed earthen walls, houses arranged crookedly, and the level of architecture was almost the same as in the Middle Ages.

However, the people of the village were still in good spirits, and saw that the caravan did not flee in despair, nor did they kneel and beg, or turn a blind eye.

Instead, families began to go back to their houses rummaging through cabinets, hoping to find something they could use to exchange.

There are also bold villagers who ask if they need forage for their animals, or if they need accommodation.

In fact, Franz also saw some crops that did not belong to the island of Ireland, presumably left behind before the clergy withdrew.

Franz thought of many ways and tried many plants, but at this time there was never a single plant that could replace the potato.

Franz stepped out of the carriage and a little boy ran up with a shiny stone in his hand.

"Sir, can I trade these gems for something to eat with you?"

Franz picked up a piece and played with it in his hand, the so-called gem is most likely just pebbles everywhere, but it is very round and smooth.

Franz nodded, and took out a paper bag containing a few hard cookies, which tasted bad, but were very hungry-resistant.

As for why you don't give compressed biscuits, because you are afraid of killing people, after all, the child is too young, and compressed biscuits don't look very hungry.

The little boy ran home as fast as he could.

Skaha Jennings was studying how to eat the red grains, and she didn't know how the priests made them into cakes.

However, the poor have the poor man's way, and they simmer slowly when they are undecided. After a while, a pot of vegetable leaves mixed with sorghum without molting the porridge was cooked.

Skaha scooped a spoonful and put it in his mouth and chewed it, with an impatient expression on his face, but decided to swallow it reluctantly, and his throat hurt as if it had been cut by a razor.

In order not to waste food, she still covered her mouth and did not spit it out, with a painful expression on her face, but said to her younger siblings on the side in a fleeting moment.

"It's not fully cooked, so it will be better to cook it for a while."