The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 1052 Picking up the bargains

The disillusionment of his ideals left Garibaldi a little distraught. In his ideal, a free army should not be like this.

Garibaldi had not experienced the anti-French war, and the witnesses of that war had mixed reviews, but at this time the French had definitely done nothing good in this war.

When they retreated they took whatever they could and destroyed whatever they could not take away, their oath of sanctity of private property looking like farts in their eyes.

Radetzki's army was very well-disciplined, and any city that gave up resistance along the way was basically safe.

For towns that resist to the end, Radetzky will directly use rockets to turn the town into a sea of ​​​​fire, and the army will not stop. After all, their primary goal is to capture Genoa.

Although the vanguard advanced quickly, Benedek, as the battlefield commander, moved very slowly.

Benedek always believed that the French army would send powerful reinforcements. He must be prepared to retreat at any time, set up defenses along the way, and send a large number of reconnaissance troops as early warning.

However, instead of sending troops to support Genoa, the French army even continued to transfer Genoese troops to Piedmont.

The expected hard battle did not happen, not even a decent battle. Benedek's caution seems to be meaningless, but here is the key point that Marshal Radetzki said.

Garibaldi also didn't understand. As a low-level soldier who had made mistakes, he had few channels for obtaining information, but he clearly heard that the French army had hundreds of thousands of people.

Was the battle in Genoa, the focal point of the war, too tame?
Just like the battle in Venice, the Austrian army seemed to have only two states, either chasing others or being chased.

When we arrived at the port of Genoa, all the mysteries were revealed.

The flag of the Austrian Empire had been planted in Genoa, and marines were drinking and playing cards in front of the gate.

They made no secret of their disdain and looked at their belated army comrades with disdain. They even deliberately sang a makeshift slobbery song in Venetian dialect.

“The sun rises from the sea, but the earth is still sleeping.

The brave sailors have won victory under the guidance of the waves,
The stupid duck on land is still wandering in his dream.

They can neither swim nor run, stupid Sicilian ducks."

In fact, northern Italians, especially those close to the Venetians, have great contempt for, and even some hostility to, southern Italians represented by Sicilians.

Most of the army officers could not understand. Some officers from Northern Italy could understand but pretended not to hear, so the handover between the two parties was smooth.

Only the Sicilian refugees who had temporarily enlisted in the army were aggrieved, but the facts before them could not be refuted.

The navy had already captured Genoa, and even forced the French army to give up its plan to hold on to Genoa and shrink its troops.

The strategic goal was accomplished, and the soldiers received the rewards promised before the war. Most of the soldiers from Sicily had forgotten their previous unhappiness.

But Garibaldi was not happy. He was obviously fighting to liberate Italy, but why did the Venetians laugh at him.

The same is true in the Papal States. People mostly just want to keep their own one-third of an acre of land and gain greater power. Every ruler talked about liberating Italy, but they never followed through.

Whether it is Alberto, Manin, the Pope, or the Republicans in Rome, the liberation of Italy spoken by the French in front of them is nothing more than a lie.

There are ruins everywhere and displaced refugees everywhere. The port that used to be full of laughter and laughter has become depressed and lonely. The warm and noisy bars are now darkly lit, and the flames of war have swallowed up everything.

Late at night, transactions darker than the night and dirtier than the alleys are constantly taking place in the dirty alleys.

However, Garibaldi was not qualified to condemn all of this at this time, because all of this seemed to be caused by him and them.

The war did not become a flame that devoured the old world, but rather amplified the original darkness without limit.

Garibaldi spent all his property and borrowed a lot of money, but it was still a drop in the bucket for the huge total number of refugees.

Moreover, when his colleagues learned what Garibaldi had done, instead of supporting him and encouraging him, they began to urge him to repay the money.

Garibaldi was a brave warrior. He was never afraid of death or difficulties. He had defeated more with less and turned defeat into victory countless times. He had also escaped from death countless times, and he had stood at the front of the team wearing eye-catching clothes many times.
He has experienced deeds that can be called legendary once in his life. He has experienced them countless times. There are reward orders for him in both the northern and southern hemispheres. His reputation alone has surpassed that of Blackbeard, who once dominated the Caribbean.

None of this defeated him, but now Garibaldi was driving himself crazy.

Fortunately, Riberio has always been by Garibaldi's side. The wife's method of waking up her husband is also very simple and crude, very Indian style, that is, a hard slap in the face and the behavior of making the same noise all night long.

The next day, Garibaldi stood on the beach again dragging a lame leg, but this time he did not feel sorry for himself and wanted to jump into the sea, but simply felt the broad mind of the sea and appreciated the majestic beauty of the sea.

At this time, Garibaldi discovered that merchant ships flying the Austrian flag were approaching the port. He soon discovered that the ships were full of grain.

At the same time as the food arrived, a group of officials and priests commandeered churches and town halls in the city to distribute relief meals.

However, Franz understands that to restore the vitality of a city, it is not enough to rely on methodological remedies alone, and excessive control can only lead to the rampant black market.

First, the Austrian government will purchase land from people whose houses have become ruins, and then rebuild the city based on the drawings given by the Austrian Imperial Institute of Urban Design in order to start a new round of work-for-relief programs.

After the city construction is completed, the built houses will be sold to Genoese people. Of course, the original owners can enjoy a certain degree of discount when purchasing.

This is mainly to prevent some people from cheating
In addition, priority should be given to repairing the port and entertainment, catering, and service facilities, because these are the fastest generating funds.

Of course, Franz could not have done all this in vain. During this period, all transactions required the use of the new banknotes of the Austrian Empire. Relatively speaking, other currencies other than the new banknotes of the Austrian Empire could not be used.

As for the reasons, there are as many as they need, such as preventing enemy infiltration, easy relief, and convenient management. You can even directly say that the banknotes of the Austrian Empire are more useful and safer than the currencies of other countries.

There was almost no voice of opposition, because the Genoese had just suffered a catastrophe. Almost all their valuable things were robbed by the French, and these banknotes with purchasing power were exchanged for their houses that had become ruins.

Everyone felt that they had gotten a big bargain, and Franz was no exception.