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Chapter 83 Trade Protectionism
As a time traveler, even though Liszt hadn't been born at this time, it didn't mean that Selim couldn't implement the other party's ideas.

From the perspective of the world in the future, the development history of the world's powerful countries is actually very similar.

Taking Daiying, French Chicken and Deutschland and Ami as two groups of observation objects, the former can be regarded as the starting group.

Especially Daiying, the first appearance of the spinning machine and steam engine in England made the first-mover advantage of Daiying almost full, and quickly accumulated wealth and technical strength for Britain.

According to the analysis of existing records, the GDP growth rate of the United Kingdom was about 1760% between 1800 and [-], while that of France was [-]% during the same period, and France was still the second largest after Great Britain. The country that set off a boom in industrialization.

It is not difficult to see the difference between an industrial-led economy and an agricultural-led economy.

The question is, how to guard against an unscrupulous country like Daiying, which relies on its first-mover advantage to develop itself, and uses the guise of trade liberalism to actually look for places where commodities are dumped and raw materials are produced?

Selim's answer was to copy homework.

In the original time and space, the Prussians established the German customs union. They said it was the so-called customs union, but it was actually similar in nature to the British belt.

If you don't believe me, you can sign up for the Saxony major at the Traveler University, and immerse yourself in the life of being bullied by Prussia.

Closer to home, although Prussia's industry is a pile of scum, it depends on who it is compared with.

When all the German states except Austria were still living like an agricultural country, the industrial products of Prussia were no different from the gods descending to the earth, killing indiscriminately throughout North Germany.

You said why North Germany, because successive Prussian kings have reached their own limit, and they can only do this under the condition of their own physical limitations.

It would take Prussia to extend its sphere of influence to South Germany until after the Austro-Prussian War in 1866. Since then, Prussia has been on the way to unify Germany forever.

Coincidentally, the German Customs Union was written by Liszt.

So is this model unique to Germany? Is there any possibility for the Ottoman Empire to learn from it?

The answer is of course it can. Emperor Saida deliberately studied the rise of modern Americans, which is exactly the same trade protectionism.

What is different from Germany is that Prussia uses these countries, which are also German states, as fuel for its own development, while Ami has started self-digestion by virtue of its huge size.

This is the path chosen by the two great powers in modern times during their development period. The European countries know what kind of virtue it is to bring Britain and what kind of trade liberalism it is.

Selim asked after organizing his words.

"Yousef Pasha, what is the progress with regard to the Trade Protection Act that you need to enact."

This is Selim's trump card. It doesn't matter how good the quality of your product is, the government will directly end it and drag it out, and it will be useless to anyone.

"Your Majesty, I have completed it, and Abraham is preparing some revisions."

"Well. You should hurry up and arrange this matter. In June this year, I hope to see the formal implementation of this bill."

Yusuf Pasha asked a little nervously at this time.

"Your Majesty, will the British
After all, their flagship industry is the textile industry. "

When Selim heard Yusuf's words, he glanced at Ishak Pasha, and the other party immediately understood.

"Yusuf, His Majesty has actually discussed the matter with me regarding your concerns.

We all thought the British would not be in conflict with the Empire over this.

Everyone can see the greed of the Russians.

In the usual way of the British, what they need is a European continent that maintains a balance of power.

If Pitt conflicts with the Empire because of this matter, it will not be good for the Empire to contain Tsarist Russia and Austria.

Besides, the empire doesn't have the ability to export goods, and Pete doesn't even have the tolerance for this. "

Yusuf nodded and did not speak again. It is not that he is ignorant of this, but his usual cautiousness makes him need the endorsement of more people.

Selim continued.

"Another point is that our first batch of industrialization was basically invested in coastal areas, such as Greece, East Thrace, Western Anatolia, and Egypt.

This requires the government to formulate relevant policies, especially for the Greek region and East Thrace.

Although the empire has migrated a group of Muslims, the proportion of Orthodox Christians in these areas is still quite high.

Everyone has seen the purchase amount of the last national bond issue. Of course, there are reasons why the Guards refused to spend money to buy it.

But the Muslims who occupy nearly 60.00% of the population of the empire can only take less than 20.00% of the national debt. Isn't this a kind of irony?

The industrialization plan this time is an opportunity I give to the Muslims of the empire, Yusuf, you must act according to the following principles.

First, when bidding with equal financial resources, priority will be given to Muslims.

Second, tell Abraham that loans with equal collateral should be given priority to Muslims.

Third, in the same industry, priority is given to supporting factories run by Muslims.

Fourth, in areas where there are both Orthodox Christians and Muslims, priority is given to arranging factories to recruit a large number of Orthodox Christians, and the salary level is arranged according to the food and clothing line to maximize work efficiency.

Fifth, with regard to the collection of land taxes, reduce the amount collected for Muslims and increase the collection for non-Muslims. Those who are willing to convert can get a three-year tax exemption.

Sixth, adopt a softer method to attract non-Muslims to the factory as much as possible. In this regard, many Greek families will cooperate with you. After all, I have given them the right to inherit the main branch. For local security issues, the army will be stationed in here.

Seventh, increase publicity efforts, such as the Greek economic zone that reaches the mainland for ten years, three years of hard work, and a lifetime of happiness.

Make arrangements for non-Muslims in Serbia and Bulgaria to attract them to live and work in coastal areas.

This is also more convenient for subsequent population replacement. The proportion of Muslims in the empire is still too small, which is not conducive to the stability of the country. "

Listening to the sultan's order, neither of them raised any objections.

It is already a consensus that there are too few Muslims in the empire. If you don't save them, it is better to collect the corpses of the empire as soon as possible.

After the Sultan had finished speaking, Yusuf Pasha mentioned another matter.

"Your Majesty, regarding the post-war reconstruction plans for the duchies of Moldavia and Wallachia, Abraham has given the results of the bidding."

Just as Yusuf Pasha was about to continue, there was a knock on the door.

"Your Majesty, Yusuf Pasha, Isaac Pasha, and Izet have arrived."

　I saw that some book friends said that the French Revolution accounted for too much, and I also think there is this problem. Today I am reading some old books I have read before, and I will learn

　　
　
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