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

Chapter 1312: Migration to the South
"Since we know there are still people alive, why don't we start a rescue operation, or directly get the location information of a safe place first?"

Others have wondered the same thing, Benedek said.

"He has demands."

"any request?"

"He asked us to keep his family safe."

"No problem, it makes sense."

"He wants another hundred thousand florins and a passage to America. When he gets there he will tell us where it is safe."

Fani Koss said somewhat awkwardly.

"Bullshit! Wait until he arrives in America? Then are we still going to fight this war?"

Gabrentz roared angrily, and the other generals could no longer sit still.

“What if this guy changes his mind after arriving in the United States?”

"That's right! How could the Intelligence Department entrust such an important matter to such an untrustworthy person?"

"What a bunch of good-for-nothings!"

After getting used to seeing perfect spies who were brave, selfless, fearless of sacrifice, loyal, upright, and versatile, it was normal for spies in the 19th century to waver and raise their prices.

"So what should we do now? We can't put all our hopes on this kind of person."

"Another option is to migrate south."

"Migrate south? Don't be ridiculous!"

The generals in the room cried out in surprise. Although they did not belong to the administrative system, relocating population was never an easy task and was extremely prone to backlash.

“This is the only way to solve the food problem now. The Spanish Republic is constantly transporting food from the Madrid region to the north, and all we get is a wasteland.

If you don’t want to starve to death, this is the only viable solution at the moment.”

"Is it feasible? How is it feasible? If something goes wrong during the migration, or if there is a dispute between the migrants and the indigenous people, what should we do then?"

This time even the technical officials in the meeting room could not sit still. Migrating population can solve many problems, but migrating population itself is a big trouble.

The entire meeting room soon became filled with noise. Everyone had their own reasons and opinions, but no one could come up with a perfect solution.

In fact, the plan of moving south was not thought up by the Logistics Department, but by Franz. However, because it was too shocking, in order to avoid affecting Franz's prestige, the Logistics Department took the initiative to shoulder the responsibility.

The decision to move south was really a bad idea, but Franz had no choice but to take the risk when he was unsure whether there would be enough food to survive the winter.

In addition to reducing food losses and increasing manpower, the biggest benefit of moving south is that it can increase the colonial population.

The Spaniards are much more controllable than the Italians. After all, the former do not stick together. However, due to the influence of factors such as religion, history, and living environment, they are more suitable as colonists than the Italians.

The Spanish are tougher than the Italians, have a greater tolerance for adverse conditions, and can withstand greater losses.

They are brave, aggressive, conservative, more resistant to the erosion of the natives, and more efficient at work. In contrast, the Italians are too lazy, and they spend almost all their wisdom and energy on fighting wits and courage with the supervisors.

Almost all colonies did not want to accept Italian men because they were lazy, inefficient, and liked to steal, form associations, fight among themselves, and get involved with blacks.

Italian girls have a very good reputation, but few women are willing to work in the colonies.

Even though the colonial government of the Austrian Empire repeatedly warned against contact with black people and enacted strict laws, and even though the charlatans kept promoting the idea of ​​not having contact with black people, this fell on deaf ears to the Italians, leading to the emergence of a large number of mixed-race children.

Franz had to reconsider his plans. Since the Italian population in the Austrian Empire was now too large, he wanted to reduce it appropriately and send some of it to the colonies.

But it turned out that these Italian laborers caused far more trouble than they helped the colonies, and the emergence of mixed-race children raised a series of ethical issues.

Fortunately, the church is willing to be the bad guy.
There was jubilation in the Austrian Empire. After all, in the eyes of most Austrians, this was another great victory, and it happened to coincide with the emperor's wedding, which was simply a gift from God.

Most of the Austrian Empire's top leaders felt that peace talks were possible. After all, the Spanish Republic was doomed, and Britain and France had run out of tricks. Continuing to fight would be a waste of money and lives.

“Your Excellency, now that our country has won a great victory, there is no need to continue wasting money and the lives of our soldiers.

As long as Ferrante Duval abdicated and declared the dissolution of the Spanish Republic, the Spanish power would be returned to a Bourbon royal family willing to recognize the contents of the secret agreement with Carlos VI.

It will all be over.”

The temporary Foreign Secretary, Earl Pilesdorff, said that he was still optimistic about the war situation and was already secretly looking for candidates.

The Spanish Bourbons were destroyed, and the Salic Law was abolished by Ferdinand VII. Now the Austrian Empire could support anyone it wanted to take power.

None of the impoverished Bourbon royals could resist the temptation of a great throne. Even Louis Philippe, who was over 70 years old, expressed his willingness to defend Spain for the Austrian Empire and would never go along with Britain and France.

There were also mixed-race people of Bourbon and Habsburg who were willing to sign a contract and said they would pass the throne to the Habsburg family after their death.

Some princesses were even willing to be Franz's mistress for a few months in order to obtain the throne, and then inherit the throne after becoming pregnant.

All kinds of evil people gathered in Vienna to discuss the issue of succession to the Spanish throne. Franz simply hid in Schönbrunn Palace pretending to be sick. Now it was Prince Schwarzenberg's turn to have a headache.

"As long as Ferrante Doyle, a regicide, is not killed, how can our Austrian Empire have the face to lead the Holy Alliance?"

This was actually what Franz requested. Throughout history, European monarchs have always been breaking their own bottom line, but he did not intend to inherit this glorious tradition.

Even though Carlos VI was just an insignificant character in Franz's eyes, the latter had to avenge the former.

The decline of the monarchy was largely due to the fact that people had lost their respect for the monarch. It was not realistic to want to help those rotten people one by one, but Franz could form a monarchical alliance.

This requires sufficient credibility and prestige, and killing the regicide is undoubtedly the most effective way. Giving up killing the regicide will not effectively promote peace talks, but will give the other party a chance to breathe.

In fact, it was not Ferrante Doyle and Franz who did not want to negotiate, but the two major powers of Britain and France.

Even if Franz and Ferrante Duval reached an agreement, it would only be another revolution for Britain and France.

The uniqueness of the Austrian Empire meant that Franz had to choose to reverse
The monarchical alliance was the best that Franz could think of at the moment, and it would remain strong throughout the nineteenth century, at least while Franz lived.

(Transition chapter)