Austria 1840 - v2 Chapter 118

In the last book, it was mentioned that Milan and Venice were caught off guard when the Alps Southern Railway was proposed. Their congressmen, following their arrogant habit, said a lot of things they shouldn’t have said, causing public anger in the small city.

Old Ruina couldn’t be happier, and even pretended to be serious.

Dong Dong Dong, Lao Rui picked up a small wooden hammer and knocked on the table to maintain order, and reminded everyone:

“You guys, pay attention to quality, quality, don’t attack, don’t attack the city, and don’t attack personally. If you have something to say, discuss it for another 30 minutes, and then let’s vote together.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lao Ruina turned around and went back to the small office. As soon as he turned around, his smile didn’t hold back. As soon as he arrived in the small office, he burst out laughing.

“Everyone, stop fighting, and show off your own advantages. If you don’t have any advantages, it’s a waste to repair the railway, right?”

The representative of Venice said that he had killed his own people before, and had sacrificed the representative of Verona to save face for the friendly country of Milan.

As a result, he was despised by his own people. In the southern foothills of the Alps, only Vicenza did not say anything to attack, but he also made fun of Venice with Pavia.

“Invest us a few million pounds first, and then compare the advantages.”

It was the representative of Verona again. After he finished speaking, he glanced at the representatives of several cities that the railway ran through.

When they were prompted, they all made similar requests one by one:

“I support this plan. If you have the goods, you can also ship them to us. Don’t bother the Venice family. Venice is old. It’s too hard, too tired, and too busy.”

The representative of Trieste, said yin and yang strangely, this is a free city, and its status is slightly different from other cities, so it does not hang on Venice at all.

“Public spending has been given to you for so many years, but you are still not greedy enough, will you be addicted to blood sucking?”

This is the representative of Vicenza who is mad. He is really angry with Venice. What else can he say? He has no advantage. Repairing the railway is also a waste.

This is equivalent to pointing at Vicenza and scolding, the Venice area of ​​this railway is the smallest city, the smallest population, and the worst economy.

Even the representatives of Padua and Treviso, who have been following Venice all the time, are not very helpful. It’s really what the representative of Venice said. It’s so hateful. Anyone who helps anyone will be slapped by him.

All the English teachers in the country were transferred to the Imperial Capital to teach for a few years, and then he said that this time the college entrance examination is mainly based on English subjects. The rest of the country can’t go against God.

The representatives of Venice here are struggling to get the first wave of the railway to be opened; Milan over there is also struggling for the railway.

“If it doesn’t work according to the economy, then tell me, what are the rules?”

The representative of Milan was displeased by the representatives of the surrounding small cities, so he had to put down his posture and ask.

“From an economic point of view, you will be eating meat in Milan from now on, and we won’t even be able to drink soup…”

The representative of Brescia, seeing that everyone was very interested in attacking Milan, continued:

“…In the past, the kingdom’s resources were all piled up in your Milan, which made Milan’s economy the largest. Now you don’t want to feed us back, so you continue to **** blood?”

Brescia is far away from Milan and receives little benefit from Milan, so he dares to take the lead. Don’t be fooled by their actions, because those words and deeds are just performances.

The representative of Brescia was very angry. He took a breath and said loudly:

“Today, I have given up my words. Our city at the southern foot of the Alps must build the railway first. As long as Milan builds it first, I will vote against it.”

The representatives of Monza and Pavia did not speak. These two are close to Milan and have always played the role of Milan’s answering insects.

But this time there was a bit of public anger, so the two city representatives turned into ostriches, buried their heads in the sand, and pretended not to see the boss Milan’s eyes.

The Milan representative had no choice, so he directly called the representatives of the two cities and asked:

“What do you think?”

“Well, what do we think? What do you think?”

The representative of Monza, muttered, turned his head and asked the representative of Pavia, the one who satirized Venice, saying that he was not tired of eating until now.

As soon as the representative of Milan saw this, he knew that these two younger brothers would not give their full support this time, but he had not grasped the deep thoughts of the representatives of these two places.

Monza, if it is connected to the railway at the southern foot of the Alps, in the future, logistics and people from these cities will flow to Milan, won’t they all stop at Monza? This is much more beneficial than being a younger brother to Milan.

Pavia, for the same reason, if he connects to Piacenza, who will come to Milan in the future city at the northern foot of the Apennine, don’t get off at Pavia and use traditional means of transport?

In fact, the representatives of these two cities have already thought about it. It is better that Milan cannot build a railway.

Otherwise, it’s all Milan’s absorption of their people and property. They can’t counter Milan, and how much they can spill or feed back depends on Milan’s self-consciousness.

Relying on self-consciousness, it is like the poverty belt around the imperial capital. If the railway construction is designed like this: Baoding in the south, Tianjin in the east, Tangshan in the northeast, Chengde in the north, and Zhangjiakou in the northwest, these cities are all connected by external railways, but their railways to the Forbidden City are not. Not even.

These cities can wake up with a smile, from the poverty-stricken belt around the imperial capital to the wealthy belt around the imperial capital.

“Let’s build the railway at the southern foot of the Alps first. After so many years, it’s time to tilt our small cities again.”

said the representative of Cremona.

Cremona and Milan are not far away, but they benefit less from Milan, so they are not attached to Milan. It is very close to Piacenza, separated by a shallow Po River, and the two sides are closely connected by people and logistics.

The representative knew that the railway in Piacenza was about to be built, going eastward through Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, and Bologna, etc. It was said that it might be built to the Adriatic Sea.

As for Mantua, my grandmother didn’t love my uncle or love. It is 123 kilometers away from Milan, farther than Brescia, and 145 kilometers away from Venice.

Not to mention Milan and Venice are sucking blood, even if there is feedback, they will be cut off by other cities halfway.

“Support the construction of railways in our small cities first, so that we have the opportunity to develop. Don’t make these cities, the poor will die of poverty, and the rich will die.”

The representative of Mantua agreed.

He also knew that the railway at the northern foot of the Apennine was about to be built, and he was very clear in his heart to support the railway at the southern foot of the Alps, and then he connected Verona and Modena, becoming an intermediate station between these two big cities.

This abacus is very precise, not random calculations, but a bit of possibility.

Verona is the third largest city in the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venecia, after Milan and Venice, while Modena is the capital of the Duchy of Modena and the key to the northeastern part of the Duchy of Parma and the Papal States. point.

It is absolutely possible that there will be a railway connection between these two cities. Besides, it is useless for him to support Milan and Venice.

Half an hour passed in a flash.

Lao Rui took it out, came to the seat with a serious face, and made three clever strokes with a small wooden hammer.

The representatives of various cities stopped arguing and everyone quieted down.

Ruina was a little unhappy. Before he left, he reminded everyone not to make personal attacks. As a result, there was no such thing. Does this not meet my expectations at all?

“Everyone, if there are no special circumstances, let’s vote.”

Old Ruina is still the same, just like what Italians have seen in their eyes, and what they know in their hearts.

These deputies and representatives were also very happy to see the warm appearance of the Habsburg family, knowing that they could still maintain their power.

The representatives of Milan and Venice got together, discussed it for a while, and then looked at the old man on the stage, as if determined to do something.

“Since everyone has no opinion, let’s vote.”

Old Ruina saw that everyone didn’t express any opinions, but he could hear the quarrel outside, knowing that this time Milan and Venice would be difficult to gain power.

In the final count, 13 votes in favor, 4 votes against, and 3 abstentions.

The voting mechanism is: Milan and Venice, each city has 2 votes, and the other 16 cities, each city has 1 vote.

These two teams thought they had 8 votes to make the bottom line. In addition to their own two 2 votes, they also had two **** younger brothers.

Who knows, of these 4 **** younger brothers, 3 abstained, and one defected, and came together with the first-tier cities in the foothills.

“Okay, now that the voting results are out, then…”

The red-faced Dorgon, oh, the red-faced old Rena was interrupted before he announced:

“Your Excellency the Governor…”

Old Ruina was very angry, but when he saw that it was the representatives of Venice and Milan, he softened his face again. After all, he was the city representative of the second capital of the Demon Emperor, so he had a little more face.

“You two, why did you interrupt the Governor for no reason?”

But for face, old Ruina is still the governor. Logically, his face is much greater than theirs.

So he still questioned the two guys with a bit of annoyance.

The two looked at each other and smiled, knowing that this was a soft old man who wanted to save face, and they said in unison:

“Your Excellency the Governor, please forgive my rudeness. It’s really important and I have to.”

Lao Ruina’s expression softened again, but he was still somewhat dissatisfied, and said in an angry voice:

“Tell me, what exactly is going to interrupt the sentencing of Bendu?”

To this extent, the two representatives no longer care about the old man’s feelings, they said:

“Your Excellency the Governor, please exercise your one-vote veto to deny this vote.”

As soon as the representatives of other cities heard it, they were about to fry and immediately started spraying Milan and Venice.

“Your Excellency Governor, no, two cities, Venice and Milan, want to take the lead in destroying the Austrian system?”

Raina thought to himself, you grandchildren, are you still destroying the Austrian system? However, he looked shocked and dazed, which was more consistent with everyone’s understanding of him.

In everyone’s eyes, this Ruina is a bad old man, weak and lacking in courage and ability, just ready to endure this position to death.

“You two, do you still have any contract spirit?”

“Do you two~www.mtlnovel.com~ still have a bit of humanity? Lord Governor, you dare to fool around.”

Rena thought to himself, Flicking the Governor has no humanity, who has humanity in flickering? After thinking about it, he knew what they meant. The old man blushed even more.

“These two scum, not even an old fool like Ruina.”

This is what the representative of Mantua said, of course, in a relatively low voice.

Old Ruina glanced at the two representatives from Milan and Venice, with a helpless expression on his face, and he spread his hands away, as though I could not help.

Dong Dong Dong, the old man knocked on the table again and shouted loudly:

“It’s loud and loud, like a vegetable market. You are all talents in the empire, high-level talents, you should pay attention to your quality. Be kind to make money, um, talk kindly.”

The old man took another look at the representative of Milan and Venice, expressing his apology and helplessness. Then said:

“The system of the empire cannot be destroyed. The result of this vote is: 13 votes in favor, 4 votes against, and 3 votes for options. This is a valid vote.”

“The Governor is mighty!”

“Long live Rena!”

“…”

Old Ruina smiled. It used to be in the atmosphere of disgust on their faces, but now they are all mighty, long live, and everyone hates the strong. It can be seen that Milan and Venice are already more influential and stronger than Austria.

It feels good to do bad things without leaving your name.

The representatives of Milan and Venice were muttering together. They always felt that someone was doing bad things to Milan and Venice and was plotting against them.

After looking around, old Rena, it’s impossible. The representatives of the other cities did not look like good people, and even their younger brothers looked like two or five boys. They might even be involved in the calculations.

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