Chapter 97, Austria-Poland Conflict

The British establishment of a food reserve system also impacted the international grain market, and the continually falling grain prices finally stabilized.

However, this was of little use, as the situation of oversupply remained unresolved. Although Russia bore the brunt of the blame for the plummeting grain prices, informed individuals knew that the Vienna Government was also at fault.

As these were informed individuals, they naturally weighed the pros and cons. Scapegoating Russians was inconsequential, even the Tsarist Government itself was accustomed to being criticized.

Austria was different, though—the grain dumping by the Vienna Government in the first half of the year would not have gone so smoothly without the participation of domestic capitalists in various countries.

Once this lid was lifted, the involved interest groups were too substantial to ignore. Few people were willing to take on such an offensive task.