African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 273
Just as the Ferdinand was about to attack, the Caesar raised a white flag, which stunned the Austro-Hungarian Navy.

With the surrender of the Caesar, other ships also gave up resistance, the Adriatic sea battle ended completely, and the sea power of the Adriatic Sea completely fell into the hands of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

At this time, three main battleships of the Italian Navy had been sunk. Now that they had surrendered, the Austro-Hungarian Navy, which had just killed them, began to hunt for people in the sea.

The threat at sea has been lifted, and the [-] troops that have been prepared in the port of Trieste are about to set off. They will be transported to the east coast of Italy along with merchant ships to open up a third battlefield. Together with the troops of the Pope, Take the eastern part of the Kingdom of Italy together.

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Inside the city of Venice.

The sound of gunfire kept coming and going, which was really difficult for the residents in the city. The god of death could come at any time, and it all depended on luck.

A material supply point, where the citizens of Venice buy food and daily necessities according to the arrangement of the city government.

Several armed personnel hired temporarily are responsible for maintaining order.

"Mr. Aros, the price of this flour is too high! It is twice as expensive as yesterday."

"Just say if you want it or not! Now because of the war, the whole city is short of food, and the Kingdom army has 10,000+ people. Where does the food come from? It's not requisitioned from the Venice area. We took the risk to collect the food from the countryside." Aros yelled at the crowd impatiently.

"That's not right! Mr. Aros, the flour of this pizza brand is not a product of our Venice, did you also collect it from the countryside of Venice?" A citizen asked, pointing to the cheap flour imported from East Africa.

"Of course, this is the previous inventory, and there is only so much left."

"Our Venice is a port city after all, the sea route has not been cut off! There are still ships coming in and out at the pier in the morning, how can there be a shortage of food?"

"If there is a ship, there is a ship, but it is not a ship for transporting food. Now the sea is fighting, and the enemy doesn't care what you are doing. They will destroy it when they see it, so only the brave dare to take the risk." Aros explained .

In fact, Aros is completely nonsense, the Austro-Hungarian Empire did not block the Adriatic Sea at all.

"Mr. Aros, can it be cheaper? After the war broke out, the factory I worked in stopped working, and now I don't get any wages."

"Whether you like to buy it or not, if you don't buy it, some people buy it. During the war, you can't go wrong with saving some food."

"Mr. Aros! We can pay for it, but the question is, why is the price of this pizza brand flour the same as other flour? Usually it is the cheapest!"

"Now that the market is out of stock, don't you think that pizza was cheap before, but now it is in short supply, let's talk about flour! How much difference can be made in taste, maybe you will like it!" Aros explained.

Some people in the crowd were still dissatisfied, and Aros was not used to it. He took out his pen and crossed out the original price in front of everyone, which increased by another 20.00%.

Aros said arrogantly: "Don't be shameless, the whole city is out of stock now, and you are still picking and choosing. I am announcing that the price will increase every half a day. If you want to spend less money, pay the bill quickly, otherwise After that, there is no chance to regret it.”

As soon as Aros said this, sure enough, everyone couldn't take care of it. It was the right way to grab a batch of grain first and store it, and the more the better.

Although the price is expensive for the residents of Venice, who knows how long this war will be fought.

Although the sales price given by Aros is very high, it is really "conscience" to the citizens of Venice. This is not because Aros is kind, but because his peers are darker. He only came into contact with this business last year. At that time, East Africa was vigorously promoting the export of cheap grains, and he saw business opportunities, so he vigorously imported cheap grains from East Africa from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and then sold them in Italy.

Since the resolution of closing the city was passed at the city government meeting five days ago, the bigwigs of the city government have divided the city of Venice, and then the families and companies behind them have monopolized the interests of their respective regions.

And the Aros family is in charge of an urban area in the west. Except for the workers of their own company and the thugs of the Aros family, all residents are managed in this area and their freedom is restricted.

As for the complaints of the citizens, the bigwigs in Venice have long thought of a plan to dump the blame, and the blamer is General Raffaele Cadorna, the supreme commander of the Italian Army.

So they and the citizens of Venice preached like this: Because of the war, General Raffaele Cadorna declared martial law throughout the city, and residents are not allowed to go to the streets at will. They have to wait for the notification from the military or the certificate issued by the government. After obtaining the pass, you can pass freely.

And how to get the certificate, you can go to the government website to apply and get approval, but what is the process!It is quite slow, and there is a time limit. Is there a way to quickly obtain a pass? Yes, you can buy it at a designated place with money, and pass immediately when the money is in place.

Those who do not have a pass will be punished as espionage after they are caught, and they will either pay a fine once or go to "reform" for a month.

This of course aroused the dissatisfaction of the citizens of Venice, but the citizens also credited this account to the Italian military. As for the city government, were they out of "helplessness"? After all, no matter how powerful the city government is, it is impossible to object to holding hands The will of General Raffaele Cadorna of the 10,000+ army, all of this was ordered by General Raffaele Cadorna.

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Florence.

The Austro-Hungarian Expeditionary Force launched an attack here three days ago, but with the help of the city wall and the improvised army to resist, Emmanuel II's government waited until the arrival of reinforcements from the west.Lieutenant General Karl, who could not do anything, led the expeditionary force and left.

However, after the Austro-Hungarian Expeditionary Force attacked Florence, the entire Italian Kingdom is now panicked, and enemies have appeared in the capital. This is not a big blow to the entire Italian Kingdom. There were few heavy weapons, so Florence was not taken, otherwise the war would have ended in the defeat of the Kingdom of Italy in advance.

Because of this incident, Emmanuel II is now more interested in Florence's defense work. The newly mobilized Italian-French border guards are in charge of city defense. As for the border areas, France is not able to protect itself anyway, and there is no need for troops to guard it. .

And where did the Austro-Hungarian expeditionary force that did not capture Florence go?

The answer is the original Kingdom of Sardinia, the basic base of the royal family of the Italian Kingdom. Lieutenant General Karl led his troops and began to wantonly destroy the original Kingdom of Sardinia, especially factories and cities. The entire Kingdom of Sardinia was destroyed by the Austro-Hungarian Expeditionary Force Flying dogs jump, but the Kingdom of Italy is powerless against the Austro-Hungarian Expeditionary Force. They are also afraid that this is a plan by the Austro-Hungarian Expeditionary Force to divert the tiger away from the mountain. What if the army leaves Florence and they attack again.

(End of this chapter)