0288 Economically important(2/2)
However, the polarization of small farmers is a long-term process. A large number of poor and bankrupt farmers did not flow to cities to become free-employed workers, but fell into the trap of usury.
Ullits are particularly active in rural France.
In order to retain small plots of land to operate, bankrupt farmers would rather endure usury exploitation, use their own land as collateral and borrow money from usury lenders, but only flow into the city to sell labor under unsuccessful circumstances.
Therefore, the ownership of small land was retained for a long time. Not only were farmers fixed on small plots of land, but many of the employers of suburban enterprises were also occupiers of small plots of land, resulting in extreme dispersion of land ownership. According to statistics, in 1862, of the 320,000 farmers occupying more than one hectare of land, 2.44 million farmers occupied 1-10 hectares of land.
The long-term existence of small peasant economy will inevitably lead to a shortage of free labor in cities. At the same time, small peasants are unable to buy agricultural machinery, and small plots of land are not suitable for machine farming. In addition, self-sufficiency small peasants hinder the expansion of the domestic market. All of this not only affects the rapid development of agricultural production, but also drags down the industrial exhibition.
From the above comparison of the industrial and agricultural production exhibitions of Prussia and France, we can see that before the French-Prussia War, Prussia had left France behind. From the perspective of the main industrial sectors, it surpassed France in terms of coal and steel output, total steam engine power, length of railway lines, etc. Judging from the proportion of the industrial output value of the two countries in the world's total industrial output value, in 186o, Prussia accounted for 16%, while France accounted for only 12%; in 187o, Prussia accounted for 13%, and France accounted for 10%. In terms of economic strength, Prussia has already had a clear advantage.
The end of the Franco-Prussian War fully demonstrates the importance of the economic foundation.
In a sense, the military contest between the two sides of the war is also a contest of economic strength. The economic conditions of the two countries have an important and even decisive impact on all aspects.
The economic situation is very closely related to military power. As mentioned earlier, the steel industry promoted the development of the machine industry, which was associated with the arms industry. The Krupp Company developed rapidly from 185o to 187o, and the number of workers increased from 237 to 7ooo, which was obviously related to the rapid development of heavy industry during the same period. At that time, the Krupp factory and other factories were able to manufacture 21 cm caliber mortars and 12-pound shells.
In the Franco-Prussian War, cannons showed their advantages over small weapons. For example, in the Battle of Sethaton, French infantry holding Shaspo rifles obviously could not withstand the bombardment of Prussian cannons and could only end in failure.
The Prussian railway network is of great significance to the military.
British scientists said: "The superior transportation capacity of the German railway system was a powerful factor in its victory in 187o."
In the various battles of the Franco-Prussian War, it is difficult to win a frontal attack, and it is necessary to mobilize superior forces to encircle the enemy from both wings.
To mobilize a large number of troops to encircle, it is necessary to quickly mobilize troops, and the transportation capacity must keep up. Prussia's railway network can not only quickly transport a large number of troops to the front line and gather in combat areas, but also timely replenish the troops' supplies.
Compared with Prussia, France has a big gap in railway transportation capacity.
After the war broke out, France failed to mobilize enough troops in time.
In early August 187o, when the 370,000 Prussian troops led by Moltke crossed the border, France could only fight against the force of more than 240,000.
Prussia has concentrated 50,000 troops on the Rhine.
About the important relationship between railway transportation and military.
This is why modern wars are carried out based on railway lines. When we watch anti-Japanese films, we often hear the words of the devils going south along the Jinpu Road.
As General Delegague pointed out in his book Modern Warfare: "When a country organizes its border defense, it must first consider things: not to enclose the country with fortresses, but to spread the railway network throughout the territory to ensure that the troops are concentrated as quickly as possible."
Due to the full and effective use of its own railway transportation capabilities, the Prussian army has already gained an advantage in terms of the number of troops invested in the war, not to mention the advantages in weapons and equipment.
The Prussian army not only has an advantage in quantity and weapons and equipment, but also has an important condition, which is its quality and combat effectiveness.
At that time, Prussia had 80,000 well-trained standing troops, and had passed the army of any European country!
The only army that France can mobilize is 30,000.
As early as the 1860s, Prussia formed a military system to mobilize and ensure logistics supply.
It stipulates that the commands in each region are responsible for mobilization and logistics. Each command contains the latest reserve personnel manuals and stores a large number of clothes, equipment and arms. Once the orders from the 6th Army Department are received, the equipment can be summoned in time and transported a legion to the designated assembly area.
In contrast, France's ability to mobilize and concentrate troops appears to be very poor.
At the beginning of the French-Prussian War, France not only exposed many flaws in the technical arrangements for mobilizing and concentrating forces, leaving the troops in a state of chaos (for example, the general could not find the troops under his command, and even had no map of the French border.
Moreover, it also showed obvious disadvantages in terms of weapons and equipment, logistics supply, etc.
The war broke out on July 19, 187o. The next day, the French commander called the 6th Army and said: The troops "no sugar, no coffee, no food, no wine, no salt, little fat and biscuits" and needed to "transport at least one million rations to Dienville in fire."
On the 24th, the commander of the troop chief of the Third Army of the French Army called the 6th Army and said: "There are no medical staff in our office, no hospital boxes, no marching rooms, and no transport vehicles. In the Fourth Cavalry Division, there is not even a single official."
Many teams heading to the front line lack ammunition and equipment.
Although the reserve artillery team of the 12th Legion had old-style cannons, the range was not far. According to General Lebron, the commander of the Legion, in his memoir, "No artillery shell can reach the target. The shells either fall into the field or explode in the air when they are still far away. They must pass through two or three times the range to achieve the target and make a living. I was disappointed because these cannons were useless." He ordered the artillery captain to move the cannon position forward by hundreds of meters in order to get as close to the infantry front as possible. The captain retorted: "Two or three hundred meters, whether more or less, the Prussian cannon is still superior to our cannons. Our cannon still cannot fly to our enemy's positions."
How could the French team with such poor weapons and equipment not suffer a crushing defeat in front of the superior Prussian army?!
The quality and combat effectiveness of the army also reflect the quality of the whole people to a certain extent. The quality of the whole people, the quality and combat effectiveness of the army, are also a manifestation of the national economic situation; in other words, it is determined by a certain economic foundation. Since the beginning of the Stein and Hardenburg reforms in the early 19th century, Prussia has attached great importance to education and advocated science to meet the needs of large-scale machinery industry and agricultural technological transformation.
In 1819, the state established a technical committee.
And through the establishment of schools, publishing books, holding exhibitions, etc., we will carry out science and education.
In 1825, a forced compulsory education system was implemented.
In the same year, the first engineering university was established in Karlsruhe.
Then, some engineering universities were established in Darmstadt, Munich, Dresden, Stuttgart and other places, and a large number of scientific and technological talents who focus on practicality were cultivated.
In the 1960s, the enrollment rate of school-age children in Prussia reached 97.5%.
Before the 1970s, disciplines such as chemistry and physics were developed rapidly, and through school education, these scientific knowledge were spread and applied quickly, transforming science and technology into realistic productivity.
Science and education not only improved the cultural quality of the whole people, but also promoted economic development. All of these were important factors in the strengthening of Prussia's national strength. In 1871, when the French-Prussian War ended, the French had to admit: "The people with better education won the victory!"
Therefore, Young Master Meng believes that economy determines politics, politics determines military, and all ideological developments must be driven by the economy. Only when the economy develops first can people's thinking keep up. Otherwise, even if you create the most advanced and most awesome social system, political direction, hehe) now, how can you implement it without soil?
France is not as economically as Germany, education, industry, and military. No place has ever been to Germany, so it is not unfair to lose any of it!
If you give Mr. Meng more than 1 million Chinese official silver now, Mr. Meng would be confident that he would lead 50,000 people to an unopened place to establish a city, build a colony, and build a country by himself! There is no need to talk nonsense in this palace anymore, but Mr. Meng only has more than 3 million taels of cash in his hand, where can he get hundreds of millions of official silver?
Watching the shamans dancing, the cute young master's thoughts wandered in his own calculations until he was scared to retract him by the shamans' roar.
The shaman master shook his head and shouted: "Grandpa, wake up, wake up, go quickly, go quickly, go quickly, go quickly, gods come to protect their bodies, gods come to protect their bodies!..."
Young Master Meng estimated that these shamans could show the direction he was thinking, which showed that these shamans had a good news. Before coming to do business, they would inquire about the process of good things, and then casually talk about a cracking method that had nothing to do with him, so that they would always be able to eat.
Empress Dowager Cixi concentrating for a moment and said to Empress Dowager Ci'an: "Sister, now we can only find all the candidates for the princess who have been selected for the princess in the past two years to hold hands with the princess."
Empress Dowager Ci'an nodded and said, "It's all that's the only way! You can't watch the princess just like this... Woo woo..."
Empress Dowager Ci'an is gentle and kind. Her love for Princess Jie is really not inferior to that of Concubine Li Huang. As she talks, she burst into tears.
Empress Dowager Cixi sighed and gently touched Empress Dowager Ci'an's back, "Sister, don't be too sad. I will ask someone to convene people immediately, but it has been delayed for the past two years, afraid that someone will get married."
Upon hearing this, Empress Dowager Ci'an raised her head and said anxiously: "Don't limit it anymore! I will find all the children in Beijing who can match the princess, except for the princes in the near tribe, all the children of Manchu!"
Empress Dowager Cixi shook her head, "How can this happen? Isn't this a mess all of a sudden? What is our princess? If you can be worthy of the princess, you must be a child of a first-class family. How can ordinary people's children? How can you touch the princess' hands casually? How can you see the princess's appearance at will?"
Empress Dowager Ci'an was anxious: "When is it? How can you care about these things? You won't cover your face? Of course, you can't see the princess's appearance. According to the level, you will come one by one. I'll find all the children in the first-rank official's family? I'm afraid that if the children in the first-rank official's family will not succeed?"
Empress Dowager Cixi sighed and said, "Sister, I know. I will ask someone to divide them into batches first. I will ask someone to arrange them. I will follow what my sister said, and I will go one by one. I believe that people in the world can understand our difficulties."
Emperor Tongzhi also cared about Prince Jie. He and Prince Jie were about the same age as they were playing together since childhood and were more close than anyone else. He was anxiously walking back and forth, "My mother, don't discuss it. Go and find someone quickly. Master ** will definitely not be wrong! The Emperor Sister is already like this, who dares to say anything? It is a great achievement to save the Emperor Sister, so he can naturally be worthy of the Emperor Sister."
"Yes, go quickly." Empress Dowager Ci'an said anxiously: "As long as you can save Jie'er, you will do anything."
The emperor kept walking around, and he was really anxious these two days!
Seeing the emperor's appearance, my opinion on the emperor was a little better. Even if the emperor was a fool, he was still a kind fool. If he was not the emperor, he was just an ordinary playboy from a wealthy family, with the emperor's kindness, he should be able to live a peaceful life.
The cute young master sighed silently, sighing that fate was arousing people.
As the news came out, the Manchu men in the entire capital were greatly motivated! Many people were heartbroken because they got married early!
Because of the name of Jie Ge's beauty, it has long been spread throughout the Qing Dynasty.
Jingduo almost found a wall to kill him. He didn't expect that he would get engaged with the princess and would actually rush the princess to pass away?
Jingduo said angrily: "It must be strange in the middle! Such a coincidence? Will I get involved with the princess, and will I get involved in the evil spirit?"
Zhilin didn't say anything.
Zai Cheng also said, "Xuan Yuemeng is here too. It's not Xuan Yuemeng's trick, right? However, after hearing from Ama and his mother, all the imperial doctors in the Imperial Hospital were helpless. They also found famous doctors from all over the capital to enter the palace. The Empress Dowager and Concubine Li of the Palace were both anxious and did not seem to be fake."
Zhilin smashed his fist, "It's a pity that I got married!"
Jingduo was almost pissed to death by Zhilin. He was so embarrassed that he was still thinking about this?
Not only Zhilin, but the men in the capital are actually crazy. This kind of opportunity is much better than the top scorer in the exam! This is the rhythm of reaching the top scorer in one step!
The efficiency of the work in the palace was high. One group of people came, first of all the children from Yipin family, and more than one hundred people shook hands with Princess Jie!
Of course, no one was chosen.
Everyone came excitedly and left with grievance. Without saying anything else, they just shook the little hand of Princess Geun, which was all fortunate to be in life!
Empress Dowager Cixi was anxious, "Is this shaman's words reliable? So many people have tried it, and if we go on, we will feel wronged."
The emperor almost died of urgency, "I will not feel wronged. If anyone becomes the prince of the emperor's sister, I will definitely reward you! Even if you farm, you will be promoted to the greatest prosperity."
Empress Dowager Cixi gave the emperor a blank look, "Emperor, you are about to take charge of the government. Are you not allowed to speak?"
Emperor Tongzhi was scolded by Empress Dowager Cixi and did not dare to speak wildly anymore. He stood aside and looked at Princess Jie in a daze, secretly worried.
Because, further down there are children from the second-rank official family.
Not to mention Princess Chen Jie's extremely noble identity, but Prince Gong's eldest daughter, they were all married to the children of Yipin family.
Empress Dowager Ci'an sighed, "What should I do? The Shaman Master must believe the words! I'll be able to wake up the princess. In the future, the emperor can reward him. You can also get the second grade or the first grade!"
Empress Dowager Cixi nodded and said yes, "It's still my sister's words that are reasonable. I'm afraid that the second-rank group of people will not succeed, so it will be in trouble."
Of course, the second-grade group of people cannot do it. Next, the third-grade group of people, and the fourth-grade group of people, has reached the bottom line when they reach the fifth-grade group, and all the possible Eight Banners children have tried it!
Chapter completed!