Holy Roman Empire

Any flooding will lead to a decline in profits.Seeing the decline of the animal husbandry industry, some people started the grain industry.

One by one small workshops came into being, the most common ones were naturally refining vegetable oil, brewing wine, making alcohol and dried meat, and the more high-end ones were also making sugar, starch, flavoring agents and so on.

Today, almost all the local supporting grain processing industries have been moved here.The only problem is the self-sufficient lord economy model, which restricts the development of these industries.

However, in the eyes of the parties, these are not problems.He even expressed deep disdain for the evaluation of the "self-sufficient primitive economic model" given by the outside world.

How can you make money if you don't play like this?

Don't look at the proliferation of these small workshops, they are actually forced out.Shinra occupies more than 80.00% of the land of the African continent, but has a population of less than 600 million. It is conceivable how sparsely populated the land is.

If there are few people, don't expect good traffic. Although the Vienna government has also built several railways on the African continent, these are only the main lines, and most of the noble territories have not been covered.

The railways were blocked, and the roads were also not perfect. The main means of transportation were horse-drawn carts, ox carts, donkey carts, and camels. Cars were only available in the first developed areas.

In an inland territory like Outlets, all large machinery and equipment are first dismantled into parts, brought in and then reassembled.

In this context, if you don't play in small decentralized workshops, is it possible to expect to transport all the grain together for processing?

As for the development of small workshops, it is not too late to consider this issue after the road is cleared.Anyway, with the advantage of having more land, small workshops will be competitive for a long time to come.

Just look at the international market. 30.00% of European meat products come from Africa.Alcohol occupies 40.00% of the market share, and the beer production capacity is the first in the world...

The original restrictions on food exports not only did not restrict the development of the African economy, but instead promoted industrial upgrading.

From raw grain export to small workshop processing is also a big progress.Regardless of the fact that humans have entered the industrial age for many years, the production model is still dominated by small workshops.

The big factory economic model exists only in a few countries.Just "existence", until the advent of the era of monopoly, workshop-style factories with 80 people were the mainstream.

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It was already evening after the banquet ended, and they returned to the assigned dormitory for eight people. Because of the lack of language, everyone just greeted each other and fell asleep.

For the convenience of management, the dispatched laborers are scattered and distributed. The eight people in the dormitory in front of them come from eight countries.

In this world of "different customs in ten miles, different customs in a hundred miles", even if there are multiple languages ​​in the same country, workers from eight countries naturally cannot understand the language.

Although he had already received language education on the way here, talent is really something that can't be forced.

Most people, in more than a month of language learning, have only mastered simple everyday expressions.Some wooden fish bumps have only learned limited vocabulary such as "hello", "eat", "sleep", and "work".

It’s okay to say hello. If you want to communicate in Austrian, it is estimated that workers from Switzerland and Belgium can barely do it.

The problem is free communication. It’s not enough for you to know Austrian yourself, you must also have others.Of course, if you can speak other languages ​​at the same time, the question is, will the master who can speak a foreign language still live in an eight-person dormitory?

Who deserves what treatment? In this cruel world, even labor dispatch is divided into grades and grades.

If he really is a language genius, he showed it when he was learning Austrian, and now he has been promoted to play the role of temporary team leader, and occasionally he will do translation work as a guest.

Although the salary has not increased, the accommodation benefits have gone up first, and the eight-person dormitory has become a four-person dormitory, which can be regarded as a small preferential treatment.

Suddenly coming to a strange world, normal people will feel uneasy deep in their hearts.The lively welcome banquet only slightly eased the uneasiness in everyone's hearts.

Although the Viscount Outlets had tried his best to appear as approachable as possible, the aura brought about by being in a high position all the year round still made everyone feel nervous.

Getting closer is impossible.

"Jiaolong does not play with fish and shrimp, and Kunpeng does not swim with Xuejiu."

The Viscount Outlets can be approachable, but everyone can't be ignorant.Regardless of the large number of recruits, it is assumed that the threshold for admission does not exist.

In fact, those who can be selected here are masters who have been beaten by society and accepted the reality of life.Those who are rebellious and pretentious are rejected early.

As an ordinary person, Yamani, who lives in a room with eight people, suffered from insomnia tonight.

Although the Viscount Outlets seemed very kind, like a benevolent lord; but based on past workplace experience, the more friendly the leader is, the more vicious the subordinates will be.

Thinking of all the difficulties he might face in the future, Yamani couldn't sleep.Various scenes of being made things difficult and the countermeasures made up by the brain can't help appearing in my mind.

There is no way, money is not easy to earn.

There is an economic crisis in the country, and now the whole family has to support themselves, so this relatively well-paid job must be kept.

What's more, even if you want to leave in this unfamiliar place, Yamani doesn't know which way to go.

Domestic officials in charge of exporting labor services will say goodbye to sending them on board.There is a high probability that there will be no such thing as the so-called governments sending people to jointly track and manage.

From the moment they left their native land, they became rootless duckweeds.If you lose your job, you won't know what your next meal will be.

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The next day, the sun was shining brightly, and it looked like a good time to work.Yamani, with dark circles under his eyes, naturally joined the labor force.

Want to "rest", no problem.However, according to the contract, when you start working, you will start to calculate your salary.

You must know that nearly two months have passed since the departure from China.Except for a one-week rest after arriving on the African continent, the rest of the time was spent on the road. Everyone experienced the boat, train, car, and horse-drawn carriage.

Although physically and mentally exhausted, the pressure of life left everyone with no choice.As a migrant worker, upon arrival at the destination, all expenses must be borne by oneself, including daily living expenses.

The vast majority of people have empty pockets, and if they don't go to work to mix a work meal, they will be hungry soon.

No need to be urged, one by one got up early and waited for work arrangements.I am afraid that I will be late and delay my work for a day.

Yamani admits that he doesn't love work so much. He gets up early to line up. The fear of being late is only one aspect, and more importantly, he is afraid of missing breakfast.

Only those who have been hungry know the value of three meals a day. Although it is already the industrial age, in fact, two-thirds of the people in the world cannot have a full stomach.

Even in Europe, the most economically developed country, many people still can only eat two meals a day.Especially after the outbreak of the economic crisis, starvation is a common phenomenon in the lower classes.

A piece of bread + a glass of milk + an egg + a few vegetable leaves + jam is the hearty breakfast for Yamani and others.

In continental Europe, the food that only the middle class can enjoy every day has become an ordinary working meal here.

The territory is seriously short of labor force, and the Viscount Outlets, who could have been the mayor, sadly became the mayor of the town.

All the food comes from the territory's own production. It is all natural and green food without chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Even the seeds are kept by oneself. The production model of extensive planting and low harvest does not require high input costs.

In order to buy people's hearts, the Viscount Outlets naturally wouldn't save on food.One of the most important reasons why many European migrant workers choose to stay in Africa is the good food.

The effect is very obvious. Looking at the enjoyment expressions on everyone's faces, you can tell that everyone is very satisfied with the breakfast.

At least the capitalists in Europe are reluctant to provide such a rich "free" breakfast to ordinary workers.

The content of the work is very simple. Except for a small number of skilled workers who were taken away and made other arrangements, all laborers including Yamani had the same job: road repair and aqueduct digging.

What is different from the past is that everyone's work here is in quantitative mode.

Every 16 people is a group, and a group leader is appointed.The management staff divides the construction section, and each team draws lots to determine the construction section.They are all carried out under the watchful eyes of the public, and it depends on whether God blesses you or not.

The working hours still follow the oldest "work at sunrise and rest at sunset".

The salary is determined by the completion of the project, and you can feel free if you don't want to get a salary.Individuals who behave badly can report to the management staff to apply for kicking out after voting by more than three-quarters of the group members.

The members who were kicked out were grouped separately, and performed poorly again-expulsion.

Hearing the word "dismissal", Yamani shuddered.This is the African continent. Once fired, it is not as simple as being unemployed.

Although the territory is severely lacking in labor force, once they are expelled from the Lord's Mansion, they will not be able to find a job in the small town again.As for leaving, you must first ensure that you have the travel expenses.

Don't even think about making troubles. Although the town is small, it has all internal organs.

The Viscount Outlets concurrently held a series of positions such as the mayor, judge, police chief, militia chief, etc. In short, he had the final say on all administrative affairs in the territory.

Chapter 28 The Difficult Intervillage Railway

After a brief lecture by the management staff, they began to assign work tasks.

As for the Viscount Outlets, apart from appearing at the welcome banquet, he disappeared from everyone's sight.It makes many guys who want to hug their thighs sad.

In this regard, Yamani is not disappointed.The disparity in status and status is too great, and they don't have the talents of the world, no matter how much they can flatter, it's useless.

The most important thing is that Yamani will not flatter, and naturally he does not want others to flatter him.

Not to mention the high-ranking lord, even the management personnel in charge of assigning work are surrounded by a large group of people, wishing to follow the saddle all the time.

Facts have proved that flattering also requires talent, not everyone can do it.Blindly went up to get close, maybe the flattery was not photographed, but the horse's hoof was photographed instead.

Looking at the final result, one can see that some unlucky guy used his half-baked Austrian language to get close, but the wrong word made the management staff furious, and he was almost kicked out.

There is no way, the people of Shinra may not have good artistic skills, but there is one advantage, that is - "rigorous".

The lords are all from the army, and when managing the territory, it is inevitable to bring in some military style.

Unlike ordinary citizens with occupations, all laborers are paid by the lord, so Yamani directly enjoys semi-military treatment.

In addition to the lack of military training, the management model was directly borrowed from the military model.To put it simply: do what you are asked to do, don't ask about other things, and don't need to worry about them.

Under the reprimand of the management, Yamani started the day's work.There is nothing unbalanced, and it is inevitable to be scolded at work, especially if it is not yourself who is scolded, then I don't feel it.

I don't know if it was good luck or bad luck, Yamani's team was assigned to the road construction army.

That means they'll be out in the wild for a long time from now.

"Poisonous insects and ferocious beasts", thinking of the domestic media's propaganda, an ominous premonition arose in Yamani's heart.

But looking at the guards with live ammunition, everyone resolutely swallowed their rejection.Theory is impossible, everyone is a good young man who loves to work.

In fact, Yamani is completely overthinking.This is the African continent. Without the protection of the army, it is difficult for ordinary people to survive in the wild.

Perhaps in coastal areas, lions, elephants, crocodiles and other ferocious beasts have all disappeared; but in inland areas, these ferocious beasts that are about to become protected animals are still the overlords of the jungle.

Because of the vast land and sparse population, even if the noble lords gave full play to their hunting talents, they still could not avoid the fish that slipped through the net.

In the African continent, labor is very precious, and even a Viscount Outlets will feel distressed if he dies. After all, labor also needs to pay pensions.

When they arrived at the construction site, everyone was a little dumbfounded.

Is this still the "Wild Continent" in my impression?

A row of construction machinery appeared in front of everyone. Yamani only knew excavators, and the other machinery was both familiar and unfamiliar.

Shock is shock, work still needs to be done.Compared with the European continent, the African economy is indeed very backward.But economic backwardness does not mean that productivity must be backward.

Essentially, it's a matter of money.As long as you have money in your pocket, you can also buy things in Europe here, but the price is "a little bit" more expensive.

Yamani can now be sure that the recruiting hype isn't all hoaxes.At least one thing is certain, that is, there is really no need to work overtime.

There is no large-scale lighting equipment in the entire construction site, even if you want to work overtime at night, it is impossible to do it.

"Work at sunrise and rest at sunset."

The way of work and rest that completely follows the laws of nature has been difficult for ordinary people to enjoy since humans entered the industrial age.

In a sense, Yamani and others are lucky.If the territory does not produce coal, and there are no coal mines for hundreds of miles, the cost of power generation will remain high, otherwise let's not work overtime and dream!

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The Viscount Outlets doesn't care about the thoughts of the laborers. Right now he is worrying about the railway issue.

Because of its geographical location, the Outlets Viscounty Territory perfectly missed the main artery planned by the government.

Needless to say, their own territory is managed by themselves, and the central government does not even collect taxes, so naturally it has no obligation to solve their traffic problems for them.

Of course, this "no taxation" is limited to direct taxes within the territory, and the central government still has to collect taxes in the process of commodity trading and circulation.

In theory, as long as self-sufficiency is achieved.If you do not buy goods from the outside world or sell products to the outside world, you can truly avoid paying taxes.

In fact, nature does not exist.If we really do not trade with the outside world, we will return to primitive society.

Rights and obligations are equal, the central government does not directly collect taxes from the territory, and is also exempted from the administrative management and infrastructure investment obligations of the territory.

When planning the main railway line, it is natural to come up with what is reasonable.In fact, even if one is lucky and encounters a main line passing through the territory, the noble lord does not mean that he can sit back and enjoy it.

Everyone knows that the main African railway line is a loss-making business.For strategic needs, Vienna must build the main line, but it does not mean that many trains need to be kept.

In order to reduce operating costs, reducing the number of trains on loss-making lines is a basic operation.If there are railways but no train skins, it is better to have no trains, so as not to feel flustered.

In the end, these expenses still have to be shared by the central government and local lords.Therefore, the African Railway Company, which is responsible for the construction of the African railway network, has been a joint venture between the lord and the central government from the beginning.

Including the Viscount Outlets, they all subscribed for the shares. In return, the main line reserved an interface for him, and a branch railway can be built to connect with the main line.

Of course, this is not only a matter of my own family, but also the surrounding lords. "Whoever benefits, pays" has always been a matter of course.

In order to build a branch railway, Viscount Outlets and his surrounding colleagues also established a railway company.

The main line does not make money, let alone the branch railway.In other places, everyone is vying for railway shares, but here they have become a hot potato.

The more shares you get, the more money you need to lose in the future.As for making a profit, I dare not even think about it.

It's not that the Viscount Outlets is self-deprecating, it's that the population of the African continent is too small.Take my own territory as an example, plus the number of laborers is over [-].

Dozens of nobles in partnership, the best-developed territory, with a population of no more than 5.The combined territory of everyone exceeds 20 square kilometers, and the population is less than [-].

20 people are divided into dozens of stations, a proper inter-village railway.If you want to make money from the railway, it is estimated that the population must be increased by at least [-] times.

That's nearly half the population of the African continent.How long will it take Shinra to realize the results of more than [-] years of operating the African continent by themselves?