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

Chapter 1228: Good Deeds? Business? (Part )

Of course, it is difficult for people who have seen the light to continue to endure the darkness. Although the living environment in the colonies of the Austrian Empire was not good, there were actually very few restrictions on the people. At least there were not many discriminatory policies against the Irish.

When these Irish people returned to Britain, would they continue to endure the oppression of the British government or would they rise up in resistance?

You have to know that these people are facing life and death tests every day in Africa. They either have no blood at all or have long become complete submissive subjects hiding under the protection of the Austrians in order to survive in the world. Naturally, they will not come back.

The rest were either eaten by ferocious beasts and natives, or they were extremely ruthless people.

Naturally they would cause chaos when they returned to Britain, and since they were hard-working and good at guerrilla warfare, the British would have to pay several times, or even dozens of times, the price to deal with them.

However, due to cost considerations, the Irish had to pay for their own shipping fees when returning to Britain and could only choose ships designated by the Austrian Empire. After leaving the country, all fixed assets would be confiscated and any property taken away would also be taxed.

So there were two voices in the newspapers about Franz's Irish rescue plan. One voice said that the emperor was wasting money, and the other voice said that he was not pious enough.

Of course, neither of these two voices is mainstream, and Franz will not let them lead him astray. However, for the sake of people's spiritual safety, he still cleans out some of the guys who spread rumors and mislead the public in a timely manner.

Franz's rescue plan for Ireland was actually more like a win-win business. The Austrian Empire developed colonies, and the Irish avoided famine and survived.

The Austrian Empire absorbed some of the obedient and spiritual Austrians, while the Irish received the funds and skills they needed to survive (rebel).

The Austrian imperial family, government, and church created a good image, and the Irish could bleed the British and force them to compromise, or even gain independence from Britain.

In addition, intercepting the Irish would also weaken the United States across the ocean. The loss of nearly one million cheap laborers would be a heavy blow to the United States, especially the development of its industry and infrastructure.

In fact, the United States in the 10th century was the real infrastructure maniac. They completed the feat of building 20 kilometers of railways in years. The length of roads they built in years was equivalent to the total length of roads built in Europe in a thousand years.

However, all of this requires people, especially cheap labor. If the cost increases slightly, sensitive businessmen will become timid.

It is hard to say whether the United States will continue to be an infrastructure maniac in this life. Even if they want to continue this title, they will have to pay a greater price or make up for it in other ways.

In fact, Franz had always wanted to lead Russia to North America, but he sent several expeditions but failed to discover gold and oil.

As the fur business cooled and fur animals became increasingly scarce, the profits of the Russian-American Company led by the Tsar continued to decline, and the Russian development of Alaska would gradually stagnate and eventually end up in the same situation.

It is not easy to divert the Tsar's attention to the United States, but if Russia continues to keep its eyes on Eastern Europe, there will be a war between Austria and Russia sooner or later.

Texas, North America.

In the previous year, the local French and Americans slaughtered each other, and coupled with successive wars with Britain, the United States, Mexico, and Austria, the colony's population directly dropped by 50%.

The person in charge of Texas affairs at this time was Prince Metternich. His qualifications and status were unmatched in the entire German Confederation, so it was natural for him to become the person in charge of the colony.

As soon as Louis Napoleon became president, he sent a request to the German Confederation of Texas, asking for permission to use ships to pick up the French survivors and their property.

This was actually an open plot. If Prince Metternich accepted it, Louis Napoleon would gain great prestige. At the same time, it also showed the French that the French government would not abandon any French citizen and would spare no effort to protect their property security, which was very important for the middle class.

The property taken away by the French will weaken the rule of the German Confederation to a certain extent, but some property cannot be taken away, which leaves the French with an excuse to return to North America.

If Prince Metternich refused, the French who remained in Texas would definitely be dissatisfied, and the image of the German Confederation would be damaged. The image of greed and barbarism would be remembered, and the subsequent stabilization costs would be astronomical.

The conflict will reach its peak when German immigrants arrive, and rebellion will occur if it cannot be controlled.

Whether he refused or not, Louis Napoleon would gain a huge wave of reputation, which would be of great help to his future.

This seems to be an unsolvable problem, but thinking about the problem within the framework defined by the enemy is itself a foolish behavior.

Prince Metternich would not be so foolish as to respond to Louis Napoleon. The former was best at the tactic of "dragging". Anyway, there were only a few people in the French delegation and it would not cost much to eat for several months.

When the news reached Vienna, the headquarters of the German Confederation, ambassadors from various countries were very angry when they heard the news. After all, the shared colonies belonged to the Confederation's property, and Louis Napoleon's behavior was completely disgusting.

The French still used the logic that private property is sacred and inviolable, but this did not work in the German Confederation at this time.

The current German Confederation is different from the same period in history. It is basically full of monarchies, or monarchical offline countries like Luxembourg.

The four major free cities were completely destroyed, and liberals and republicans were almost extinct. It was simply impossible to make these people identify with the French ideas and resonate with them.

"The French are so rude! They are a defeated country yet they dare to speak so arrogantly! We should reject them immediately!"

"Yes! If they don't obey, then we can fight! There are so many of us, how can we be afraid of them?"

"That's unnecessary. Those Frenchmen are of little value to us, and the property they have is even less.

Once a war breaks out, it will cost a lot, not to mention that war will kill people!"

"Coward! I think you've lost the blood of us Germans by eating French food all day long!"

"You reckless man! I see that your blood vessels are full of alcohol because you drink all day! Your brain has degenerated from not using it!"

Franz sighed as he looked at the chaotic parliament.

"They are all idiots indeed."

The quarrel in the parliament soon turned into a full-scale fight. Chairs were broken into pieces, chair legs became rapiers, the Code of Confederation became a shield, and ink bottles became long-range throwing weapons.

Of course, in addition to the ink bottle, there are also pig's trotters, hamburgers, ham, sausages, cakes, beer, coffee, carp and other colorful and fragrant throwing objects, and the table was overturned to become a shelter.
The most terrifying thing is that in this smoke-filled battlefield, everyone except ourselves is the enemy. Representatives from various countries are shouting in various dialects and fighting each other with a variety of weapons. It is so lively.