After all, Britain and France are the biggest customers of raw materials in the United States, and the reduction in imports of the two countries has directly led to a decline in the prices of raw materials such as cotton and grain in the United States.

The German region was influenced by the financial capital of Britain and France, and the Jewish bankers in Germany poured large amounts of money into Britain and France, which directly led to the shutdown of industry in the German region.

In fact, Germany also suffered, but because Austria was in this system, life in other countries was quite good.

This, combined with previous victories in Switzerland, left the population and the government intoxicated with a short-lived victory.

However, all this came to an abrupt end after the collective betrayal of the financiers, which was taken by surprise to the countries, and in fact it is not entirely correct to say that it was a betrayal, but should be called profit-seeking.

But whether it was betrayal or profit-seeking, in short, the German states had no money in their hands, let alone borrowed money.

As a result, a large number of projects have been put on hold, and there is no money for disaster relief, and the displaced are hungry and unable to feel the strength of the country.

These homeless people wandered along the railway lines, making waves in the cities, and soon the prisons in the various states were filled with prisoners.

Soon the news spread that they could eat enough in prison, and a large number of poor people who could not afford to eat even began to commit crimes openly in the hope that they could be caught in prison.

The overcrowding of the prisons frustrated the governments of the states, and at first they thought that these people wanted to go to prison because they were lazy.

So the government began to allow prisoners to participate in labor, and the result was that these people were not only hard-working, but also highly skilled, and could do their jobs well every time, and even some of them became good citizens under the inspiration of collectivism.

This is a headache for the governments of various countries, because the economic crisis does not make any money, the workers are unemployed, the good people cannot find jobs, and there are so many jobs for prisoners to do.

At a high-level meeting of a certain state government, someone suddenly had an idea to think of a solution.

"Is it possible to send these criminals and outcasts to the colony? This will not only help them find jobs, but also reduce the burden on the country, and create value. ”

"Where do we have colonies?"

"We don't have colonies, but the German Confederation does!"

"That's right! Transvaal! ”

The high-ranking officials suddenly became excited, and they felt that they had thought of a way to get the best of both worlds. Soon, however, someone poured cold water on them.

"Don't you need money for a ferry ticket? Don't you need money to eat and drink on the road? A high-ranking person immediately sneered.

Indeed, from Germany to the Transvaal (New Germany), the cost of one person along the way was enough to relieve several victims.

If they have so much money, wouldn't it be good to give out government relief directly?

At the other end, Prussia.

King Frederick William IV was also helpless, and the country's grain harvest was failing and prices were skyrocketing, but he could do nothing.

It was not that the Prussian officials were incompetent, nor that the king was not wise enough, but that Prussia could solve the immediate crisis by simply importing grain from Russia.

By this time, many people living on the border had begun to buy grain from Russia, but this was a violation of the treaties of the German Customs Union and a loss to the Junkers landowners at home.

Wilhelm IV himself was the largest Junker landowner in Prussia, so he was faced with a very fatal problem at this time.

If he ordered the purchase of large quantities of grain from Russia, he would not only be impeached by the powerful states of Saxony and Bavaria, but would also directly annoy the Junker aristocracy at home and the merchants who hoarded grain.

Although William IV was the king, he had no choice but to be surrounded by strong enemies and traitors to the country, so he could only think of some other ways.

In fact, the reason why Austria was able to buy grain from Russia unscrupulously was mainly due to the opposition of Prussia and Hungary to joining the German Customs Union.

This gave Franz almost unlimited room to maneuver, and he could use the name of St. Stephen's Crown Domain to buy all sorts of goods from Russia.

As long as the Russians can sell their stuff, let alone Austria, Hungary, or even their sworn enemy, the Ottoman Empire.

Historically, the Ottoman Empire was the largest exporter of Russian grain for a long time, because the former had refused to import Russian grain, and the two sides had a war.

In fact, in addition to those Jewish financiers, the native factory owners in Prussia also had some small wealth, especially in recent years, the Prussian factory owners have suffered a lot of government subsidies, and Wilhelm IV felt that he should be able to borrow money.

As a result, in addition to aristocratic factory owners such as Krupp and Siemens, who were willing to subscribe to the national debt, more factory owners chose to unite and negotiate with the king.

First of all, they demand a higher discount rate, which is more returns. Of the 200 million thaler bonds, they are only willing to pay 170 million thalers and directly net 30 million thalers, which is equivalent to the cut interest of private small loans.

At the same time, they demanded that the Prussian government introduce a "representative system", and at the same time expand elections and reduce the power of the king and nobles.

In the end, it would be better to have another constitution.

William IV felt no need to talk any further, and as long as he wasn't insane, he couldn't have agreed to these outrageous demands.

It is impossible for the monarch of any country in the world to agree to such a condition as long as there is a glimmer of life. Food is such a thing that people will go hungry if they don't eat it for a day, and after a long time, there will inevitably be rebellion.

If only they could afford to have a weapon.

However, Wilhelm IV did not want to sit still, he still had the mission of the Hohenzollern family, to revitalize Prussia and unify Germany.

Just when Wilhelm IV was at a loss, the returning Chancellor of the Exchequer, Friedrich, thought of another good idea.

"Your Majesty, don't the Austrians always preach that their country is tolerant and rich?"

"That's right! Damn the Austrians often pay our country's best academics and engineers exorbitantly, and they are maliciously competing! ”

Wilhelm IV was sensitive to this, as the Austrian side often searched for talent throughout the Confederacy under the banner of the German Confederation.

However, as the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in history, Austria has never stopped digging from various countries, and serving the emperor is a tradition of the people of various states in the imperial era, and it is an honor.

It's just that various states also have countermeasures, that is, to retain talents with rich material rewards, to put it simply, high-ranking officials and fragrant car beauties.

However, now the Austrian side has changed its routine, and in addition to the glory and tradition that has been promoted, it has now added rich rewards, and even began to talk about dreams (chicken soup).

As a time-traveler from later generations who drank chicken soup every day, it was not difficult to write a few chicken soup essays to trick people in the nineteenth century into chasing poetry and distant places, as well as the wealth and status that matched them.