To force the government to concede, on November 7, 1881, the Prussian bourgeoisie organized a massive strike and shutdown movement.
This move utterly enraged Frederick III; after multiple unsuccessful negotiations, on November 10, the Berlin Government declared martial law throughout the country.
A security brigade composed of retired officers took over the police's work, blockaded the major thoroughfares, sealed all the participating capitalists' shops, warehouses, and factories, and the government uniformly allocated national resources.
Subsequently, Frederick III ordered the resumption of factory production. Many retired military officers transformed overnight, becoming industrial managers.
With no technical content and unsure how to manage, they simply copied the methods used for managing the military.
