Chapter 189 Change of Nationality

On June 25, 1852, Austria once again sent troops to attack the Ottoman Empire. Within a month, they moved to Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina for hundreds of miles, rescued more than one million people enslaved by the Ottoman Empire, and delivered the dawn of civilization to the Balkans...

——The above is the annual work report of the Austrian government

In fact, the Austrian army only took over the local defense and maintained social order after the Ottoman army had withdrawn.

Serbia is well managed these days. The serfs in the countryside are very peaceful. Although there are mobs born in the city, they are still in the stage of street gangsters.

Under the iron fist of Austria, these remnants of the Ottoman Empire disappeared in an instant. The rest seem to be good boys who are safe, of course, this is not unrelated to the fact that the Ottomans took away a large number of young men when they evacuated.

This is not the kindness of the Ottomans, nor is it that they did something stupid. War requires a lot of cannon fodder and civilians. If you leave these young men behind, you will be funding the enemy.

The two principalities of the Danube River Basin are an example. Now the Russian army has recruited at least 150,000 people from the local area, and these people can also become soldiers when necessary.

Without the dedication of these people, the Russians would have to recruit civilians from the country. The Tsarist government is not a fool, and such multiple-choice questions will naturally be done.

If too many young people are recruited from the country, it will affect production, and it doesn't matter if the civilians are recruited in the two principalities. This is a territory belonging to Austria, and the Russians will not feel distressed no matter how heavy the losses are.

The Russians didn't care, and neither did Franz. Without the atrocities of the Russian army, how could Austria's goodness be brought out?

Now these Romanians have not yet acquired Austrian nationality. They are not Austrians and have never paid taxes to Austria. Naturally, the Austrian government is not obliged to provide them with protection.

As for the economic losses caused by this, it is not worth mentioning. These areas have not been developed very much at all, and it is nothing more than a decrease in food production.

Thick Hei thought a little, if these young men suffered heavy losses on the battlefield, the difficulty of Austrian domination of the local area in the future would drop by a notch.

If you want to avoid Russian recruitment, joining Austrian nationality is the only option. The Russians will not recruit Austrians.

Everyone got what they needed. The Russians got a lot of people. Austria also issued a lot of nationalities and received a group of supporters. Russia and Austria cooperated very happily on this issue.

This time the Serbian Raiders, although the Austrian government has invested a small amount of power, does not mean that it is not taken seriously. On the contrary, Franz also attaches great importance to this future source of trouble.

In order to eliminate the source of war in Europe at the source, the Austrian government has also formulated special measures.

Military control was necessary, as was the purge of local Ottoman influence. In order to deal with the aftermath, Franz also gave special instructions to deliver a large amount of flour and soybean flour as relief food.

Belgrade's geographical conditions are unique in the Balkans.

Located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, it is also where the Pannonia Plain and the Balkans meet. As the point of contact between Europe and the Near East, it has always been known as the "Key to the Balkans".

But now Belgrade's garrison commander, Azshara Spasha, doesn't think this Balkan key is a good place.

The surrounding area was abandoned, leaving him, the unlucky bastard, to guard the lonely city.

The idea of ​​giving up Belgrade and running away was not only one time in his mind, but Azsharaspasha dared not act.

Abdul Mejid I gave him death orders to defend the gateway city of the Balkans, laying the groundwork for a future Ottoman counteroffensive.

Azsaraspasha spit out the counterattack against Serbia. If the Ottoman Empire had such strength, this war would not have reached this point.

The person who came up with this idea is obviously going to cheat him. As a loser in the political struggle, Azsharaspasha was prepared. As early as the beginning of the Near East approach, he submitted his resignation, which was rejected.

There are only two paths in front of him now, either defend Belgrade or fight to the death. He didn't dare to choose the rest of the way, it's better to kill him than the whole family.

Unless the Ottoman Empire wins the war, then find someone to do some activity and give a few more gifts to solve the problem.

In Azshara Spasha's view, the odds are infinitely zero. If you can't win this war, you need a scapegoat, and a loser in the political struggle like him is just right.

"Send someone to investigate, what is the enemy doing, why haven't they launched an attack for so long?" Azsharaspasha ordered

Three days ago, the Austrian army surrounded Belgrade, and there was no movement other than the daily routine of firing a few guns.

This unusual behavior naturally aroused the vigilance of Azshara Spasha. No matter how careful he was, the enemy just wouldn't attack. His series of preparations were naturally useless.

Azharas was anxious, and Lieutenant General Feslav outside the city was even more anxious. It’s okay to bring a group of reservists to the battlefield, anyway, the enemy is even more rubbish.

However, the headquarters' orders asked him to keep the casualties to less than a thousand, which made it difficult for him. The Ottoman army has withdrawn in front, and there are basically no casualties to take over the place directly. Now it is impossible to attack Belgrade without paying a price?

Lieutenant General Feslav, who is a bit politically savvy, knows that the government is not keen on this war, and even the order to attack Belgrade has only four words - act according to chance.

The big guy above is doing this, obviously and politically.

governance related. The Russian-Austrian alliance is no longer a secret, and there are different opinions about the content of the alliance.

Feslav guessed that the country did not want the Russians to conquer Constantinople, and was limited by the covenant and had to support the Russians to fight.

But for these soldiers, it was a tragedy. There is no war without war. This kind of holding on to one shot and accepting the credit of the site can only be regarded as hard work, and it is not enough to be promoted to an official position.

Feslav asked: "The topographic map of Belgrade is here, the enemy is not a fool, and the defense is quite tight.

Who has a way to take this city without paying heavy casualties? "

A young officer said eagerly: "Your Excellency Commander, I don't have a good way, but there are two stupid ways. Do you want to try it?"

Feslav showed a delighted smile and said: "Wasim, as long as it can take Belgrade with less casualties, that's a good way!"

"Yes, Commander!"

"Belgrade is located at the junction of the Tisza and Danube tributaries, and we just need to build a dam in the upstream area to store water and use a water attack to conquer the city.

However, Belgrade is located in the Pannonia Plain, and it is difficult to estimate how much damage a flood will cause.

The second method is to drive the people into the city. There are many locals in Belgrade's defenders. We can bring the families of the soldiers, and those who are inclined to the Ottoman Empire, to Belgrade.

If the defenders let them into the city, these people will increase their food consumption; if the defenders refuse them to enter the city, then drive these people to attack the city with wooden sticks and consume the enemy's ammunition.

However, this would be too troublesome, and we had to keep our mouths shut after the war. ' said Wasim

Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air. The way is a good way, but it's a little too poisonous.

Attacking a city with floodwaters has too much impact, and the losses cannot be controlled; driving people into the city and sealing up after the war is actually killing people. Only when these parties are dead can the impact be minimized.

After hesitating for a long time, Feslav said slowly: "Ask for domestic help and ask the government to send water experts here. We want to flood Belgrade.

Even if we drive the people to attack the city, a large amount of food for disaster relief has also been mobilized in China. If we destroy all the people, who will the food be used for relief? "

The flooded city Feslav dared to do it, and he still couldn't be cruel to drive the people to attack the city. The domestic relief food was just an excuse.

Now the young and strong in Serbia have been taken away by the Ottomans, and it is impossible to attack the city with armed cannon fodder.

With the rest of the old, weak, sick, and disabled, these people have no value in being armed. Isn't it worth killing them to attack the city with wooden sticks? As Wasim said, it can only consume the enemy's ammunition.

God knows how many people have to die before the enemy can run out of ammunition. If it is done, there will be a large number of unmanned villages and unmanned towns in Serbia after the war.

After conquering Belgrade, there will be a big kill, and the Danube River will change color without killing, I am afraid it will be difficult to end.

There will definitely be no living people in Belgrade, and none of the captured cannon fodder will survive. Feslav was not a butcher, so he couldn't do such a thing.

Wasim's proposal seems normal in this era, the Americans are massacred Indians, the British are massacred in Australia and New Zealand, and the Qing government in the Far East is in a killing contest with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

The protagonists of this war, Mao Xiong and Ottoman, are also masters of killing people without blinking an eye. Killing the good and taking merit is one of the main sources of their military merit.

When their army crosses the border, they often create some uninhabited villages. With such a large area of ​​the Ottoman Empire, it can also control population growth very well, and the Ottoman army has also made outstanding contributions.

When the world was as black as a crow, the Austrian army after being purged was simply a clear stream. In the war in the Near East, he was known as the first in military discipline.

There are pros and cons. Feslav did not drive the people to attack the city, and the Austrian government sent a large amount of disaster relief food, and the Serbian area quickly stabilized.

Although the number of young adults is scarce, the Austrian government still adopts cash-for-work, recruiting local old, weak, sick and disabled to repair roads and restore traffic.

Those who perform well in the construction process are eligible to apply for Austrian citizenship. Obtain Austrian nationality to be eligible to serve as an official.

At this time, the Ottomans ran away, the original ruling class was over, the social order was reshuffled, and a large number of local officials were still needed.

Speculators are naturally scrambling to apply to join Austria, after all, this is the best chance to change the class.

Not to mention now, even people who had Austrian nationality before are more respected here, and officials of the Ottoman government are also afraid of causing diplomatic disputes.

People are blindly obedient, and when they see others joining, they naturally follow suit.

I don't know since when, news came out that they became Austrian nationals, and all serfs could get the status of free people, and then they went crazy.

From Bosnia and Herzegovina to Serbia, and then to the two principalities of the Danube Valley, many people are scrambling to become Austrian citizens, and most of them are serfs.

But at this time, the threshold has also come out. To gain Austrian citizenship, you must first learn the Austrian language.

This does not scare them. Anyway, as long as they apply, the Austrian government will send language teachers to teach them. After learning the everyday language, they can become a member of Austria.

Local officials copied the Austrian land redemption policy

, and regardless of the opinion of the owner of the land, it was forcibly redeemed.

It is useless even to have opinions. Their land ownership is certified by the Ottoman Empire and has nothing to do with Austria. If people are absent, it is a land without owners.

As for whether the Austrian government's actions are legal or not, no one has given much thought to this issue. Anyway, it is the Austrians who have the final say.

Interest is always the best weapon. Instead of acquiring the sovereignty of these lands, Austria first turned the local people into Austrians.

If Austria can rule for two or three years, the local mainstream population has joined the Austrian nationality, then the latter thing will be interesting.

One day, the Sudanese government negotiated to recover these lands, and sent officials over to receive them. Then, they suddenly discovered that their land was actually filled with foreigners, and I wondered what they would think.