Chapter 243 The Refugee Crisis Breaks Out

No one paid attention to the battle between the British and the Principality of Montenegro. The strength gap between the two sides was too great, and it could not be made up by blood. The outcome was decided from the very beginning.

Including Franz, is not optimistic about the Principality of Montenegro. Their foundation is too thin to withstand consumption at all. Even if they repulsed the British-Saharan coalition's attack, they were losers.

This is the tragedy of a small country. The population is only so small. No matter what the combat strength is, people will always die in battle. The Principality of Montenegro cannot afford to die.

The Near East War has hit the present, and the Balkan Peninsula has already lost more than one million people, and it may even exceed two million or three million, especially the young people.

The Ottomans captured the strong men to fight, and the hairy bears were not polite. Including the current offensive and defensive battle of Constantinople, the Russians have captured many young men and sent them to the front as cannon fodder.

No matter how worthless the gray animals were, they were also soldiers of the tsar and belonged to their own people, so they were more valuable than these cannon fodder.

In the offensive and defensive battle of Constantinople, thousands of people were lost every day, and even the Maoxiong family could not hold on to the great business!

With cannon fodder, Menshkov would have no pressure. If you die, you die, and the Austrian government is very cooperative.

Before obtaining Austrian nationality, the Austrian government has no obligation to protect their safety. The two principalities of the Danube Valley have been devastated by the Russians recently.

The guys who initially resisted learning German are now too late to cry. There is no way, the language test fails, the political and ideological review fails, and the nationality cannot be obtained.

The two principalities of the Danube are now nominally vassals of the Ottoman Empire, and the Austrians are only temporarily occupied and have no obligation to protect their safety.

Franz could only express regret for the brutality of the Russian army. Go to St. Petersburg to protest, the Russian army is not under his control, and he can't help the current situation.

It's not a big deal to catch a strong man. Anyone who knows the Russians knows that most of the gray animals have no military pay, and the only income is to rob them on the battlefield.

According to information from the front line, at least half of the local people have been robbed by the Russian army. Except for the areas where the Austrian army is stationed, which is relatively safe, other areas are left to the Russians to loot.

Because of the westward strategy, Austria withdrew a large number of troops, and naturally could not take into account all areas. Only the areas with good Austrianization had Austrian soldiers stationed, which provided an opportunity for the Russians.

Franz can guarantee that Austria has never colluded with the Russians on this issue, and that these atrocities were organized spontaneously by Russian soldiers.

Everyone cooperated very happily. It was because the Russians had finished looting and needed to sell the stolen goods, and the safe area controlled by Austria was the best place to trade.

Almost every time the Russian army crossed the border, it was a mess. If you are lucky, you will be robbed; if you are unlucky, you will be destroyed.

The world is so cruel, and when the message gets into Franz's hands, it all happens and the boat is done. How many people died in the local area is completely unknown and can only be counted slowly after the war.

It is not only the Russians and Ottomans who are harming the Balkans, the British, French, and Sardinian forces are not good goods either. In order to improve the food, everyone has done their own work to get enough food and clothing.

Being scourged by so many armies in turn, the rich have long run away, including the nobles of the Ottoman Empire.

These are all smart people. They know that reasoning with the big-headed soldiers is unreasonable. In an era of chaos and chaos, human life is the least valuable.

Those who could run ran away, and the rest were a bunch of poor ghosts. If it were not the bottom of the free people, or the serfs, they would have nowhere to go.

Marshal Radesky said with a frown: "Your Majesty, an emergency telegram came from the front line, and the Serbian area was attacked by refugees and suppressed by the army.

The atmosphere is very tense now, and I'm afraid there will be chaos soon. The new ninth division stationed on the front line requested domestic support. "

There is no way. Any war will inevitably produce a large number of refugees. Because of the war, people have lost their livelihoods. Apart from going out to earn a living, everyone has no choice.

Franz asked with concern: "How many refugees are gathered on the border?"

After thinking about it, Marshal Radesky replied: "At least there are hundreds of thousands, and there may be millions. The scene is too chaotic to make effective statistics.

In the early stage, we also accepted tens of thousands of refugees. Later, because there were too many people, we were worried that the local order would be affected, so the General Staff ordered the interception.

This is the negligence of our General Staff. Some time ago, we were all busy with the westward strategy and neglected to pay attention to the refugee issue.

Now that there are more and more refugees on the border under our control, the troops on the front line are really unable to hold back. We only noticed when we sent telegrams for help. "

Because of the war, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the two principalities of the Danube are all under military control. In addition, the Austrian government has not obtained the sovereignty of these areas, so there is no local government.

Since it is military management, these problems naturally fall to the head of the General Staff. As a result, it is obvious that a group of officers cannot be expected to be able to govern the area, and to maintain the stability of the area, they all rely on force.

The Austrian General Staff, including Marshal Radesky, ignored the refugee issue and did not report it to Franz at all. It wasn't until things broke out that they didn't pay attention at this time.

Frankly, there is nothing wrong with the handling of the General Staff. If so many refugees were let go, it would immediately be a tragedy on earth.

The order that Austria has managed to establish locally may soon collapse.

If social order can be

If it is maintained by increasing the number of troops, then there is really no way to solve the problem of eating.

In this era, to solve the problem of feeding hundreds of thousands or even millions of people, without preparations in advance, where did Franz go to raise so many materials in a short period of time?

It's not that there are no materials, but that there is no time to mobilize so many materials. You must know that in order to relieve refugees, the Austrian government has mobilized a large amount of food in the past.

However, the food was barely enough to relieve the local refugees in the Austria-occupied areas. In the face of the increasing number of foreign refugees, it is really powerless.

Franz asked suspiciously: "No, there are so many refugees, and we should have hit our blockade long ago. Why did this problem happen after so many people gathered?"

Marshal Radesky replied: "Your Majesty, most of these refugees are old and weak, women and children, lacking in youth, so when they were intercepted by the army at the beginning, many people chose to retreat.

Now, there has been an increase of a group of defeated soldiers among the refugees, and some people are leading the way, and they have begun to attack our blockade. "

Franz nodded. With the end of the second Bulgarian battle, a large number of rout troops appeared on the Balkan Peninsula, and these rout troops devastated the place and created a large number of refugees.

It is estimated that by now, if you want to continue to loot, you will not be able to find a place. There is no way, these talents appear in the ranks of refugees.

If there is no one to take the lead, a group of old and weak women and children will not dare to attack the border line, no matter how many people there are. After all, no one talks about human rights in this era. As long as the soldiers dare to attack the blockade line, they dare to shoot.

After figuring out the situation, Franz also had a headache. No need to ask him to know what kind of tragic image it was, the picture of Yi Zi and Shi had already appeared in his mind.

But it is even more impossible to bring in. There is not enough food, and these people are in chaos, which will only create more refugees.

Now is not the 21st century, as long as the government is willing to mobilize a large amount of materials to the past. With the current situation of relying on ox carts for transportation, how can Franz mobilize a huge amount of materials for them?

People are very hungry, but they can do anything. Franz dare not test the good and evil of human nature. Even in the future, this is a problem that plagues all countries.

It can be said that this is a thankless work, and can only reap the work of complaining. Thinking of this, Franz complained for a while. Since you ignored it, ignore it to the end. Learn how good the British bureaucracy is in operating according to regulations. If he doesn't know anything, he won't have a headache.

Now that things are on the bright side, we can't help but deal with it, right?

Franz asked: "Prime Minister, how do you think this issue should be handled?"

This is playing football. Anyway, Franz can't think of a way to get the best of both worlds, so he can only let the cabinet come. If there is a better way, if there is no way, the cabinet has to take the blame in the end.

Prime Minister Felix said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, first send troops to reinforce the front line, no matter what, you can't let more people become refugees, and then mobilize materials from the country for relief."

Franz understood what he said, that is to keep the blockade and finish. After the materials have been mobilized, relief will be carried out. By then, the number of refugees will be almost dead, and there will be enough food to eat.

Marshal Radesky thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, other areas are blocked. I'm afraid it will be difficult for Bosnia and Herzegovina. There are too many mountains and forests in the area, so I'm afraid it can't stop the flow of refugees."

Chancellor of the Exchequer Karl asked suspiciously: "It's not just us who have encountered this problem, how did the Greek Kingdom, the Principality of Montenegro, the Ottomans, and the Russians deal with it?"

Metternich replied: "The situation in the Kingdom of Greece was reported by an official sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The idiot Otto I saw the refugees and thought there was an opportunity to increase the population, so he ordered government relief.

As a result, the influx of refugees exceeded their tolerance limits, and the entry of British troops disrupted the local order. There has been chaos in the local area, and the new Greek government is cracking down on refugees.

The situation is still not optimistic. It is estimated that it will not be long before the government of the three countries will ask for help. I doubt that the British were so happy to let go at the Paris meeting after seeing this. "

Needless to say, the remaining countries are known to everyone. The areas controlled by the Ottoman Empire must be in chaos. The Sudanese government is incapable of helping refugees. Britain and France are not philanthropists and will not help in vain.

The Principality of Montenegro is poor, they are still fighting against the coalition forces, as long as the refugees are not fools, they will not run over. If a fool runs past, then don't expect a good end.

At this moment, Franz began to envy the bad reputation of the Russians. Because of the atrocities of the Russian army, it was too late for the refugees to hide from them. How could they move forward?

Thanks to this, even the two principalities of the Danube River controlled by Austria, because the Russians were blocking in front, were not hit by this wave of refugees from the Balkans this time.

The typical bully is afraid of the hard, the reputation is not bad enough, the means are not cruel enough, but Austria, which seems to be relatively wealthy, has become the unlucky one.

Let Franz not have the reputation to kill refugees? it's out of the question! If replaced by the tsarist government, it is estimated that this order may still be issued.

Franz said cruelly: "If the Bosnia and Herzegovina region cannot be defended, then there is no need to defend it. Tell the refugees to let them go to the seaside. Only when they get to the seaside can we mobilize enough food for rescue."

It's true, it's too difficult to transport inland. Even on the Danube, the capacity of the river is not unlimited, and priority must be given to ensuring the consumption of the garrison and the Russians.

Arrived from Serbia

There are still hundreds of kilometers to the port, and there are still many mountains and mountains along the way, and there are not many people who can survive.

Don't say cruel, hope is better than no hope. Most of the Bosnia region is mountainous, and Austria has just taken control. The local assimilation work is not going well, and it is not distressing to abandon Franz.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" replied Marshal Radesky in a low voice

He knew that this incident made the emperor very dissatisfied, but there was no way, the General Staff did not respond in advance, and lost the best time to deal with it.

With so many people gathered together, the local bark and grass roots are estimated to have been gnawed away. It was inevitable that people would be starving to attack the blockade. Marshal Radesky could not kill the refugees with heart, so he could only let Franz deal with it.

Prime Minister Felix frowned and said: "Your Majesty, now that these refugees have been relieved, how to resettle them in the future is also a problem. If they continue to stay in the Balkans, I am afraid it will also be a hidden danger."

He was opposed to this kind of relief. In addition to consuming a lot of financial and material resources, he could not get a word of gratitude in the end.

Most of the people who can survive in this situation are the ones who have lost their morality, and those who are not cruel enough will not survive.

Franz thought for a while and said: "Of course, all of them will be sent back to the Ottoman Empire. When these people arrive, they will be shipped off immediately, and the people from the Bosnia region will also be packed and sent away.

If the Ottoman Empire refuses to accept them, they will all be sent to the African continent as the first immigrants to develop the African continent.

The navy immediately chose a suitable location to land, occupying several strongholds on the African continent, and the colonial era of Austria began in advance.

Organize a ship as soon as possible. This time, it will not be easy to transport so many people there. Everyone should be prepared in advance. "

If it is just a simple refugee, then staying in the Balkans for resettlement is not a problem. The big deal is to slowly assimilate. It is a pity that a large number of defeated soldiers are mixed in here, and it becomes a scourge in an instant.

In this case, they can only live in another place. When people leave their hometowns and they are scattered and resettled, Franz is not afraid that these people will dare to cause trouble when they arrive on the African continent.

It is just that the hidden dangers in Bosnia and Herzegovina can be solved together. The Austrian government has abolished so much effort, and it is impossible to spend money and efforts in vain.

These labors, used to develop the African continent, are just waste utilization. Slowly reforming overseas for a few years, time can dilute everything, and send more priests to educate them.

Let them regret their sins, slowly return to normal life, and finally integrate into the Austrian system. Thinking of this, Franz came to his senses.