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

Chapter 1205 Self-defeating
"Okay." Taffy had no doubts about Franz's words, which was his greatest strength.

Franz did not underestimate the fighting power of the East African natives. In all previous conflicts, the Austrian colonial army won any battle in which it deployed more than 300 people.

Not only that, in most of the recorded battles, the Austrian colonial army only needed a hundred or so people, plus some Dalit laborers, to defeat the local black tribes and make them flee in panic.

The former king Idi Das, who claimed to rule over three million East Bantu people, disappeared after three battles with the Austrian colonial army.

Some say he led his army to conquer other countries, some say he was frightened by the new muskets of the Austrian Empire and fled deep inland, and some say he was dead and the entire empire collapsed.

No one knew the truth, and Franz didn't care.

According to news from East Africa, even if both sides used cold weapons, the black natives were no match for the Dalits.

The weapons used by the Dalits were also very simple. Most of them were farm tools provided to them by the colonial government, as well as a small number of homemade weapons such as spears, bows and arrows, and slings.

The biggest gap between the two sides comes from their organization and fighting spirit. In fact, Dalits can be divided into dozens of branches based on their region, language, religion, and appearance.

They often fought each other over water sources, land, spoils, and even the ownership of wild animals on the grassland.

But they would absolutely obey the orders of the Austrian colonists. They could temporarily put aside their differences and conflicts and form an army to fight against the black tribes.

Unlike the blacks who either surrendered or fled when they fought, they usually fought to the last man.

Behind this madness is the alienation of people by religion. First, the Dalits believe that they will be reincarnated after dying in battle. Secondly, they believe that black people are polluters and the source of all evil karma, and their own suffering and natural disasters all stem from the existence of black people.

In addition, they automatically brought everything on the Black Continent into the original hierarchical concept. The Austrian colonists were undoubtedly the first caste, and the occasional Omani merchants were the second caste. They were undoubtedly lower than the first two and higher than the blacks.

Black people used swords against them, and even looking at them was an offense to them, so they were extremely cruel to black people.

These Dalits can endure the extremely harsh living environment in Africa, are serious about their work, have strong obedience, and will even take the initiative to expand territory for the colonies.

Apart from this these people do not feel themselves to be of the same ethnic group, believing that the only thing all Dalits have in common is their allegiance to the same great master.

Their languages, customs, and religions are also different, and they themselves have no unified basis.

Theoretically, they were the most suitable subjects, but the spread of German and Catholicism unexpectedly provided them with the possibility of unification.

Franz didn't like gambling, so he would not allow the colonial authorities to arm the Dalits. After all, power comes from the barrel of a gun.

The direct reason why the United States was able to gain independence was largely due to the fact that the British established a militia organization in the thirteen colonies in North America and gave the colonial parliament the right to recruit and train the militia. It was definitely not the Boston Massacre in which only five people died.

Franz didn't want to gamble on whether the Dalits would rebel, or whether others in the colony would have the same idea.

“This time you come back and stay a little longer, so you can spend some time with your family.

If someone in your family wants to go to Tanzania, you can bring them along, but not too many, and not too many different. Do you understand what I mean?"

Taffy took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Then I'd better not bring it. You know my family is very traditional, and you won't like their style."

"Then look in the military, government and schools to see if there are any people you can use. A good man takes three men, and you may need more."

"it is good."

"Don't you blame me for sending you to Africa?"

"No blame, no one in the Taffi family has ever held such a high position. You are right, if I don't go out, I will never see the world clearly, nor myself clearly." "It seems that you have really grown a lot. When the East African colony is stable, come back to help me."

"it is good."

After Edward Taffey left, Franz looked at the list of nearly a hundred people in his hand and couldn't help but sigh.

"There are only five that can be used. No wonder the Austrian Empire declined so much in history. The nobility is rotten, and the common people are not allowed to be promoted. It would be strange if it didn't decline."

Franz also had a list of people of civilian origin who had made outstanding contributions in previous wars, but he felt sore after just a few glances at it.

From the various surnames and the eye-catching middle names, Franz could tell that most of these people were illegitimate children.

Those who are truly of civilian origin are either disabled or have been killed in battle. The person who wrote this list is really capable.

If inbreeding is not possible, just make the illegitimate child legitimate. They won’t suffer any loss anyway.

Although Franz hoped to expand the ranks of the nobility and add new blood to the aristocracy, he was not running a garbage station that would take in all sorts of shit, and he really didn't like the feeling of being taken advantage of.

Franz pulled the bell cord, and soon there was a knock on the door.

"Your Majesty, you are looking for me."

Mia Artiez's soft voice came.

"come in."

"Ms. Artie, send this list back and have them verify it carefully. If there are impostors, they will be sent to the colonies. Those who falsely report military merits will be fined five times their rewards."

"Yes, I'll go right away."

There was a flash of panic in her eyes, and Franz knew that she had something to do with it.

When Mia Artiez took the list and prepared to turn around and leave, Franz stepped on her knees and grabbed her wrists to tie her hands behind her back.

Mia Artiez immediately knelt on the ground, with her hips lifted up helplessly.

"Your Majesty, I."

"There won't be such a light punishment next time."

It seems that Franz needs to let her know who is behind him.
Franz also looked at the annual figures and annual awards selected by several magazines including Science, Nature, Fortune, and Medicine.

The annual mathematics award was given to French mathematician Liouville, but he did not accept it and chose to give it up. It must be said that the French at that time were very proud. Faced with a big award that was enough to support him for the rest of his life, he actually gave it up.

The Physics Prize was awarded to Siemens from Prussia, who completed the self-excited DC generator, which is currently the world's first generator with a power of more than 1KW.

However, due to the confidentiality agreement, Siemens was nominally conducting research on water meters and alarms, and producing seamless insulated wires.

The Chemistry Prize was awarded to William Thomson, a British chemist who founded the thermodynamic temperature scale. The British were much more realistic than the French. He happily went to Vienna to receive the award and brought his team with him.

There is no doubt that this great scientist was willing to accept the recruitment of the Austrian Empire. For William Thomson and his team, they would work for whoever could provide them with more research funds and a better research environment.

After all, science has no borders!

Franz didn't dislike this kind of foreigner.