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

Chapter 702 Hawaii and Nicaragua
Regarding the ratio of male to female laborers, the Austrian Empire could indeed ask the shogunate and the vassals to provide only women, or a large proportion of women.

Even if there are people with conscience and integrity in the shogunate, there will be people in the local feudal clans who will do it, and once someone does it, others will be jealous, and then force those officials with conscience and integrity, if those People who are not yet willing to change their position will even be cleared as a stumbling block.

But this kind of thing exposes one's intentions too clearly, and it is easy to be manipulated in reverse.

Moreover, no one who can reach the peak of power in any era is not a fool. Franz can crush them with technology, systems, and foresight, but if he wants to suppress them with pure IQ, unless he turns on the aura of reducing intelligence.

At this time, the Austrian Empire and the shogunate were allies on the surface, but in fact the latter was very clear about the positioning of its colonies (vassal states).

The first thing to do after they become "strong" in the future is to get rid of this relationship. In addition, the stereotype that Japan has been a vassal state of China from ancient times to the present is actually not entirely correct.

At least for the Qing Dynasty, Japan only recognized it as a trading country.As for what he learned was still Sinology and Han Fang (Chinese Medicine), even the information passed down from the Qing Dynasty was also called "Tang Feng Storytelling".

In addition, Shi Quan's "Hui Dian" also recognizes the concept of trading countries, which includes Russia, Britain, and Japan.

As long as there is something that the stamped maniac can brag about, he must write a special book about the reward he gave to the Wa Kingdom.

Tributary trade and trade among countries are not the same concept.As for the Qing Dynasty’s contempt for Japan, it was actually mutual. The latter called the former "Hua Yi Mutai" (かいへんたい). After World War I, some Japanese even felt that they were the Chinese orthodox.

I won’t continue to talk about it here. First, it has little to do with the content of the book. Second, there are many controversies.

Back to the main story of the book, don't look at the senior officials of the shogunate and the feudal lords from all over the country like licking dogs to the Austrian Empire at this time, but they just want to use the power of the Austrian Empire to regain control of the situation.

What they want is to reduce their dependence on the Austrian Empire after regaining power, and even stop the trade of some commodities until they regain the dominance of trade.

Rather than being discovered by others in a covert manner and then doing something bad secretly, it is better to openly let the other party discover this bug that can make money.

In fact, it is very easy to do bad things, get some sick individuals mixed in, but the possibility of finding out is not high given the medical level at that time, coupled with the local chaos, it will soon spread to a large area, and so on The Japanese have done a lot of dirty tricks in history.

On the contrary, if the shogunate and the vassals discover this shortcut to make money, they will form an organization and maintain its order spontaneously.

When the spies of the shogunate and various domains discovered this phenomenon, they soon established a special organization to go to the colonies of the Austrian Empire to make money.

Another advantage of this is that you don't have to bear the infamy. After all, it is the industry of the allies, and it is also a traditional Japanese custom. In short, the shogunate and the feudal clans will find good excuses for Franz.

In contrast, the life of Japanese laborers on Hawaii Island is much more boring. They can only repeat the heavy work in the plantation day after day, and they have to deal with the indigenous people who may appear at any time.

The Omer Joint Development Company also promised these people that they would be free after farming for nine years, but the sparse population of Austria on the Hawaiian Islands did not give them many opportunities for sideline business.

The treatment of shellfish picking workers is better, but the risks are also great.However, with the arrival of Austria's own diving equipment, the requirements for the number of workers have been greatly reduced.

Modern diving equipment cannot guarantee 100% safety. The diving equipment at that time was full of loopholes, and the probability of safety accidents was not low.

In addition, in order to maintain the stability and security of the colony, the personal freedom and rights of Japanese workers will be greatly restricted.

But luckily they don't have to learn German, which means that even if they wanted to, they wouldn't be taught.Generally speaking, heavy physical labor makes it difficult for people to have other thoughts.

There is plenty of food on the Hawaiian Islands, and it is a good thing that workers can eat enough. As for the cash crops such as coffee and sugar on the island, they don't even think about it.

In short, the Hawaiian Islands with beautiful scenery, pleasant climate, abundant sunshine and white sandy beaches are just an agricultural base at this time.

However, even in this dark hell that Franz saw, the Japanese laborers were very happy, especially when the whip fell, they found the feeling of home.

The treatment in Hawaii is much better than when they were in their hometown. They could eat as much as they did, and they were almost moved to tears when they remembered the days when they couldn’t get enough to eat no matter how hard they worked.

Officials in the colony of Hawaii also liked these workers very much, because compared with the local aborigines who always look lazy and can't learn anything, the attitude and work efficiency of Japanese workers have been affirmed.

Although Franz did not require officials in Hawaii to teach Japanese labor German, the latter proposed active learning, and this spirit did impress some idealists.

In fact, in Franz's plan, Japanese laborers would also receive a wage, which they could use to buy goods from the colonial government.

Franz prefers to use this subtle method to attract a small number of smart people to learn German, which is more conducive to cultivating scabs and creating internal antagonism.

However, the money was embezzled by the colonial officials, and some scabs did not need to be trained. These people knew Dutch, and they began to compete for the position of foreman as soon as they got off the ship.

Because too many rapes signed up, the governor of Hawaii had to engage in a real sword contest to decide the candidate. After all, being a foreman also requires force.

Life was much harder for Japanese laborers going to Nicaragua than for Californian and Hawaiian laborers.

Digging canals has never been an easy task in history. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty dug the Grand Canal, and the second emperor of the Sui Dynasty died; Nosedive
Huishui refers to Huitong River and Tonghui River.

It can be seen that digging canals is definitely a high-risk industry, but Emperor Sui Yang was also carried into the Net Temple because of the Grand Canal and became one of the "Ten Philosophers";
In history, 12 Egyptian laborers died when the Suez Canal was opened, and 3 people in the Panama Canal never returned home.

In fact, the Panama Canal was built twice, but the specific number of deaths of the French has not been verified, and the United States has always had reservations about the number of deaths.

However, according to the calculation of the tombstones of the migrants according to the statistics of later generations, the actual death toll should be around 7.

At this time, Panama still belongs to the Republic of Gran Colombia, and Britain, France, and the United States are all staring at this area, so it is impossible for Austria to obtain the right to build the Panama Canal.

As for occupying Panama, don't even think about it. The big powers are not fools, and any reckless move may become a reason for joint encirclement and suppression.

Even if it is possible to win this place like a hack, the great powers will use their influence to make endless stumbling blocks.

Historically, the French were the ones who left Panama in tears after suffering from the boss's disappointment.If it hadn't been for the advent of World War I, the Americans might not have been able to hold on to this small river ditch. In fact, not long after World War I ended, the Panama Canal was opened to the international community.

The Panama Canal is 81.3 kilometers long, and the Suez Canal is 173 kilometers long. However, the technology level at this time is relatively low. Franz feels that 1000 people per kilometer is a relatively conservative figure.

In order to connect the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, Franz planned to build a canal in Nicaragua.However, he is not going to use the practice of later generations to cross the isthmus of Central America to connect Lake Nicaragua.

The Nicaragua Grand Canal line runs from the Punta Gorda River on the Caribbean side, along the Dule River into Lake Nicaragua, and then to the Brito Estuary on the Pacific coast, with a total length of about 276 kilometers, three times the length of the Panama Canal.

In the nineteenth century, this approach was tantamount to wishful thinking. Franz planned to use the existing waterways. The San Juan River has many rapids and can be used by ships with shallow drafts.

Before the opening of the Panama Canal, this waterway was an important channel connecting the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The west bank of Lake Nicaragua is only 19 kilometers away from the Pacific coast.

Historically, the San Juan River was located on the border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica, so conflicts between the two countries have continued over the waterway.

Moreover, the river itself is affected by three dangerous shoals in Toroel, Castillo, and Machuca, and only small boats can be used.

But at this time, both Nicaragua and Costa Rica have become colonies of the Austrian Empire, so there is no dispute.

Although the length of the canal on the surface is only [-] kilometers, in order to enhance the practicality, the three dangerous shoals mentioned earlier must be turned into thoroughfare, and the actual project volume will not be less than [-] kilometers.

Even so, the required construction period is far lower than other solutions of later generations, and it can also save a lot of manpower and material resources.

But this plan is not perfect. First of all, although the part that needs to be excavated is greatly shortened, the length of the entire canal will be 2.2 times that of the Panama Canal.

Secondly, the upper limit of this canal is very low. Even if Franz digs through all the dangerous shoals, it will not change the nature of the canal as the foundation. Therefore, the channel is neither deep nor wide enough. It can pass medium-sized ships and large sea-going ships at most. Still can't pass.

Especially the end needs to pass through the canyon, which increases the cost of widening the river exponentially.Moreover, future maintenance and upgrade costs will be astronomical, but at this time it is no problem to transport people and a small amount of goods.

Austria's version of the Nicaragua Canal would greatly shorten the time it takes to get from Europe to California, while also making it possible to transport the latter's goods to the mainland.

In the past few years, the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica have almost filled in the local indigenous people.

In fact, most of them moved to California, and those who were willing to leave were pulled to build the canal.

However, these people are still not enough, so Japanese labor is needed to fill them.

At this time, the environment in Nicaragua can be said to be quite harsh. There are poisonous insects, beasts, malaria, yellow fever, and cholera that are common in tropical areas.

In addition, the natives who are unwilling to leave will often attack the lonely laborers, and there are crocodiles and sharks in the water.

That's right, there are sharks in Nicaragua's freshwater lakes.

However, due to the existence of waterways, eating is still not a problem.Except that every meal could be their last.

There were many beasts in Central America, and there was no one to compete with them, so the local native species were slaughtered inhumanely.

Most of these strange meats ended up in the stomachs of Japanese laborers. After all, this kind of heavy physical work cannot be done without oil and water in their stomachs.

In Japan during the Edo period, even samurai lords could not often eat meat.The vast majority of Japanese farmers may not even be able to eat meat several times a year (except for rat meat).

In fact, according to the decrees of the shogunate at that time, civilians were not eligible to eat pork or beef, and the meat they should eat was bird and fish.

However, this decree has not been particularly effectively implemented in practice. Except for merchants, classes other than warriors often eat what they have.

Another point to note is that Japan is indeed an island country surrounded by the sea, but not everyone can eat fish.

Many Japanese during this period had very serious dental caries. In history, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (that is, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in later generations), its founder Iwasaki Yataro was born as a junior samurai and was famous for his dark buck teeth (he eats less meat. ).

So even in the face of such a harsh reality, Japanese workers still feel that it is similar to Chinese New Year.

As long as the canals are dug well, you can have enough food and even meat. Although it is a bit hard, everyone's faces are filled with happy and satisfied smiles.

The officials in the colony felt a little guilty after seeing it, but the beef was too expensive, and they still wanted to eat pork, so the workers had to use all kinds of weird jungle meat, chicken, duck and fish to make do.

Compared with the natives in Central America, Japanese laborers worked harder, almost never escaped, let alone bargain all day, which made the Nicaraguan colonial government give it unanimous praise.

It's just that the consumption rate is a bit high. On the one hand, it is really tiring and dangerous to dig canals. On the other hand, it is also due to the strange meat and harsh environment.

In fact, leaving Asia and entering Europe at this time is not only the ideal of the Japanese nobles and samurai class, but also the common people.

A large number of leading parties and scabs made a very difficult task easy. Although Japanese laborers behaved very obediently, the superiority of Westerners or whites was engraved in their bones at this time, so whether they were scabs or laborers A good death is rarely achieved in the end.

Instead, the church took advantage of this opportunity to establish a wide influence among Japanese laborers.Although the church may not regard them as their own, it is the only one who is willing to listen to them.

The main difference between Catholicism and Protestantism at this time is reflected in the control over believers. Through the social transformation of believers and communities, those Japanese believers will drown in a tightly woven net.

The church will play its role of spiritual comfort, so that the people will have more courage to face the bleak life and dripping blood.

Work hard honestly, don't rebel, even if you are poor all your life, you still have to have a baby, raise a baby to complete life's major events, and have no complaints or regrets in your life.

Assure them that everything will be there when they go to heaven after death, but how to go to heaven?Of course it is to be a five-good young man who is loyal to the emperor and patriotic.
Of course, the church will not be a white wolf with empty hands, such as listening to some preaching lectures and giving out eggs or food, especially listening to preaching can give you a rest, so this is still very attractive to Japanese laborers.

People need positive feedback. Asking laborers to listen to evangelism lectures during their breaks may cause resentment and even arouse mutiny, but if you tell them that listening to evangelism lectures can give them a break, these people will definitely flock to them.

Over time, they associate joy with mission.The indescribable throbbing and excitement will deepen their worship of some illusory idols.

In fact, the church has been preaching all over the world for so many years, and it has long worked out a plan to deal with various situations.

In Franz's view, religion is a low-cost and high-return psychological investment for the bottom-level people, and it can use the simplest method to solve the most complicated and unresolved problems.

For Franz, this is a double-edged sword, and he is always aware of it, so he uses it and defends it.

(The route map of the Austrian version of the Nicaragua Canal has been sent to the group.)
　In fact, I feel that the writing is okay, and I wanted to add more today, but I found that there is no such time now, so I can only say sorry at this time.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)