Széchenyi was a little puzzled, because this trick had been used before, when the revolutionary government issued a batch of special government bonds to alleviate the financial crisis. That time, subscriptions were enthusiastic and a large amount of funds was raised.
But the problem is that the second batch of bonds will be issued in the past few months. No matter how you look at it, people feel unsure. It is really hard to say whether anyone will subscribe.
Baojani sighed and said: "There is no other way. We are short of money and have no other way. Naturally, we can only issue new bonds. As for the problems you are worried about, raise the interest rate! I hope this will be more attractive...
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Széchenyi was also silent. He knew that Baojani would not take this path if there was still some way to do it. It is really a penny that can stump a heroic man!
He let out a long sigh and said: "Then I will submit a bill to the parliament together with you, asking the National Defense Committee to issue new bonds!"
Baujani nodded gratefully. Szechenyi's proposal was exactly what he needed. Because issuance of new bonds is not a trivial matter. With the state of the Hungarian Parliament, there will definitely be a huge fuss over this matter. There will be a lot of opposition.
He strongly opposed it. If the bond issuance is to be successful, Széchenyi’s strong support is indispensable.
"If the bonds can be issued, then I will subscribe for no less than 5,000 Rhine guilders in advance..."
Baojani was even more moved, because five thousand Rhine guilders is not a lot, even if nobles like them spend so much money in one go, it shows their sincerity. You must know that Széchenyi has donated a lot of money one after another before, and
He also wants to build the "Széchenyi Chain Bridge", which is also a huge expense. Nowadays, there are not many people in Hungary who are as reasonable and understanding as him!
Baojani also replied: "In that case, I will also subscribe for five thousand Rhine guilders!"
Ordinarily, with the exemplary role of Baojani and Széchenyi in proposing the issuance of new bonds in parliament, it should be relatively smooth. After all, the country’s financial constraints are an indisputable fact. If you want to win this war and truly win independence, this
All are necessary.
But this is nonsense about parliamentary democracy. It does seem very democratic and can fully respect the so-called public opinion. But the problem is that public opinion is represented, and these so-called parliamentarians belong to various factions or parties.
, first of all, we must serve the interests of our party, and secondly, we must respect the so-called public opinion.
This also determines that the interests of the party are higher than public opinion, so when it comes to actual operations, what these elected representatives of public opinion defend in the parliament is not the real public opinion at all, but the vital interests of their own party or themselves.
It seems that the issuance of new bonds is a good thing, but the joint proposal of Baujani and Széchenyi was strongly resisted by radicals and republicans. Kossuth and Semere Bertalan strongly opposed this bill and attacked
This is a waste of time and money.
This is very interesting. Isn’t Kossuth short of money?
To be honest, Kossuth is very short of money, otherwise he would not have taken Li Xiao's idea and wanted to buy Li Xiao's arms in vain. But for Kossuth, lack of money is one thing, and he agreed to issue new bonds
That's another story.
There is always a mystery that is tight in this person's mind, and that is the vigilance and precaution against Baojani and his group. Although Kossuth is now the chairman of the National Defense Committee and has military power, Baojani after all
He is also the Prime Minister of the government and the nominal leader of the country.
As long as the conservatives still hold the position of prime minister, Kossuth will feel that they are the biggest threat and must find every way to restrict and suppress them. Otherwise, once Baujani and his group regain power, they will inevitably overturn his entire political line.
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This is something Kossuth never wants to see, and this time’s proposal to issue new bonds may seem to Baujani and Széchenyi to be public-minded, but in Kossuth’s view, this is the conservative approach.
Political counterattack. This group of conservatives not only tried to solve the problem, but also made it clear that they would take the lead in subscribing. This is to win people's hearts and slap Kossuth in the face in front of the whole country!
Why does Kossuth think so? Because his way of thinking is very strange. As the chairman of the National Defense Council and the government's finance minister, Kossuth logically says that finance, especially the business of purchasing arms, is completely his exclusive domain.
Kossuth is solely responsible for whether to buy arms and how to buy arms. But now, as luck would have it, Baujani and Széchenyi are interfering with each other. Are they preparing to steal their jobs?
Kossuth feels that if this bill is really passed, it will be a slap in his face. Doesn't this mean that he is blatantly saying that Kossuth is incompetent and has no way to solve the financial problem? He is a waste!
Naturally, Kossuth regarded the good intentions and hard work of Baujani and Széchenyi as provocation and malice, and he was only willing to retaliate and directly mess up the matter!
"This bastard! What does he mean!"
After the bill was disrupted, Széchenyi became angry because he didn't understand why. He obviously meant well and was serving the public good. Why didn't Kossuth understand it? Instead, he just messed up things.
Where is it?
In fact, Baujani was also at a loss. Kossuth's fierce attack in parliament once made him confused. Is the issuance of new bonds a heinous and stupid thing? Why did the other party react so strongly?
"Is there a misunderstanding here? Or are there really other hidden dangers?"
Baojani was also a little confused, but as a simple man, he still subconsciously thought in the right direction. He felt that Kossuth's violent reaction may have seen the hidden dangers in the issuance of bonds, so he strongly opposed it.
"Bullshit!" Széchenyi swore directly. As a nobleman, this was a rare faux pas. It shows how angry he was at this time. "He was just opposing for the sake of opposing. Haven't you seen it yet?
He has already set his sights on us, and he will oppose any bill we make. He is simply coming for us!"
Baojani hesitated: "Are you being too arbitrary? I don't think Kossuth is this kind of person..."
Széchenyi said angrily: "How come he is not such a person! We proposed negotiating with Austria, but he strongly opposed it. We proposed communicating with Russia to resolve the conflict, but he still opposed it... Do you see if he has supported our proposal even once?"
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Baujani was immediately speechless, because Széchenyi was right. Kossuth had never supported them once. It was a common practice that Kossuth would oppose anything they supported.
But Baujani still believes that although Kossuth did a bit poorly, they must be patient for the sake of Hungary and must not confront each other tit for tat...