Chapter 892： accelerate (1/2)
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The United States of America, a farm in Texas, is now raising the flag billowing thick smoke, can be clearly seen dozens of miles away.
Looking at the fire, Oder, the farmer, had mixed feelings.
After living most of his life, he met the buyer for the first time. After buying the grain, he did not take it away, but burned it on the spot.
But looking at the face of Aegis, even if the buyer's request is strange, Odell will not refuse.
Still unable to bear the curiosity, Odell asked the doubts in his heart: ”Mr. Ulbert, our transaction is completed.
But such a good food, just burned like this, don't you feel sorry? ”
Urbette said helplessly: ”There is no way, the French are sharpening their swords and want to invade my motherland.
As a businessman, I have no ability to return to the country to participate in the war, but still want to do something within my ability.
Not long ago news came from Europe that Austria finally officially intervened. An announcement was also issued, instructing the French to stop the war, or to call on countries all over the world to embargo France.
It is said that currently 13 countries have announced their accession, which is the only chance to avoid war.
As long as the French cannot buy enough strategic materials, they will not be able to launch a war of aggression, and my country will be able to withstand the threat of war. ”
There are naturally announcements. In order to occupy the moral high ground, Franz has recently issued a lot of declarations to persuade the French to retreat.
In the same way, the effect of falling into the ears of different people is also very different.
In the eyes of the European people, Franz is doing his best to avoid war; in the eyes of the French, this is what Austria is afraid of.
One side is tough diplomatic treatment, while shouting the slogan of peace, it is obvious that he does not want to fight.
Apart from being afraid of France, Franz didn't have to stand up for meaningless shouting. Even the threat is a weak material embargo, and there is no domineering to fight.
Many French people also suspect that as long as they start their own hands, Austria will retract and can easily capture Central Europe.
The 13-nation embargo sounds scary. Anyone who knows the insider knows that this is a joke. Just look at the participating countries.
Needless to say, the three countries of Belgium, Germany, and Austria must be there, and then Greece and Montenegro.
Opening the map is not difficult to see that these two small countries must join the embargo alliance, because after the Austrian blockade of France, their trade with the French has been interrupted.
The rest of Sardinia, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the Papal State, Tuscany, Lucca, Modena, and Palma are clearly French territories, and they also announced their joining the embargo alliance.
There is no doubt that these busy guys are announced by the exiled government on behalf of their own country. It is impossible for the French-controlled state government to jump back at this time.
Coupled with an exile in the Mexican Empire in Austria, it just happened to have the embargo of the 13 countries.
Odell said with emotion: ”You are really a patriotic businessman! But you don't have to sell grain to the French, why burn it?”
What is popular this year is that capital knows no borders, patriotic businessmen are definitely rare creatures, and most businessmen have only interests in their eyes.
Urbert's righteous answer: ”I don't sell to the French, there are others who will sell the grain to the French. As long as it is sold by hand, the ultimate flow of grain is beyond my control.
As far as I know, in order to put pressure on the French, the Austrian government is also sweeping goods on the market.
As long as the French government does not give in, their grain will not flow into France, and it is inevitable that grain prices will continue to rise in the short term.
You know that I am a businessman, and a businessman cannot resist the temptation of interests.
In the unlikely event that grain prices continue to rise midway, I cannot guarantee that I will stick to my own interests.
In order to prevent the worst from happening, it is better to burn it. ”
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Perhaps it was an accidental coincidence. During the conversation, the two happened to meet a reporter from the San Franco Daily and recorded all this with a pen.
After the newspaper published the news, it quickly caused a sensation in the Union. The patriotic businessman would rather burn the grain than sell it to the French. Such a touching story will naturally spread widely.
Soon there were frequent news of merchants burning grain in various places, some were patriotic merchants, and some were simply out of anger. Anyway, everyone did not want the French to buy grain.
The reasons for bullishness have emerged. The food is just in need. Austrian rushed to buy it before, and then the righteous merchants burned the food. The food circulated on the market decreased, and the price increase was inevitable!
With the help of the capitalists, everyone believes that food prices will skyrocket, and even ordinary citizens have begun to hoard food.
Then, the food trading prices of the coalition countries began to skyrocket, much like the trend of catching up with Europe.
Especially in the futures market, the grain trading price in a few months has directly more than doubled.
Similar scenes are not only staged in the Union, but also in other American countries.
It's just that the script has changed, and it's not necessarily all food that is bullish, and other industrial raw materials have not fallen.
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It is not just the French who are affected by the price increase. The whole world is suffering the same disaster.