Chapter 310: A Pit That Must Be Jumped
The combat power that a powerful government can burst out is often beyond imagination. With the order of Franz, the trade volume of the Austrian African colonies and the American countries suddenly became active.
A large number of labor exporting companies settled in the Austrian colonies and exported the local surplus labor to the Americas and the Arab world.
With the joint efforts of everyone, the embarrassing situation of lack of labor in various countries has been significantly improved. Under the new labor export model, international slave prices have declined.
Labor export companies are actually forced out. As the saying goes, there are policies above and countermeasures below.
The Vienna government banned the slave trade. In order to bypass the legal provisions, the nimble slave trader immediately changed his vest.
Appeared in the Austrian colonies in the name of a labor export company, and continued to carry out business in a grand manner. Anyway, after leaving the Austrian colonies, they just let them go.
In the end, these immigrants became slaves or contract workers, depending on which country they went to.
These things are not within the consideration of the colonial government bureaucrats. Anyway, their task is very important. It is impossible to reduce the three-tier indigenous population within five years.
Especially when the colony is still expanding, the pressure is even greater. The Ministry of Colonization has assigned tasks to each colonial government, and the Ministry of Finance has also allocated a special fund for immigration of 2 million Aegis each year.
All income generated from immigration work is owned by the individual. Officials with outstanding immigration skills are directly promoted, and officials who fail to complete their tasks are all dismissed.
It is related to everyone's job, and no one dares to take it lightly. Moreover, there are also huge benefits, and how much you can get depends on your own ability.
Beginning in 1859, the Austrian colonies began to frantically export immigrants to the outside world.
Take the United States as an example: In 1858, it received 183,000 immigrants from the Austrian colonies; in 1859, it suddenly rose to 346,000;
As a direct consequence of this policy, when the American Civil War broke out, the number of whites in the country dropped by more than half a million compared with the historical record, while the number of blacks increased by more than one million.
Interest is always the best catalyst. Obtaining black slaves from the colonies of other countries has to pay heavy taxes, and even bribe colonial officials to export labor services in the Austrian colonies, but they can receive subsidies.
Colonial armies are also frequently attacking native kingdoms.
In late 1859, Josip Jelacic also enacted the infamous Relocation Act.
The law stipulates that immigrants, the army, and government officials are attacked by locals, and all indigenous tribes within a radius of 50 kilometers will be forcibly relocated.
This directly triggered a strong protest from the labor exporting company. How can the good labor force be expelled? Isn't this cutting off people's wealth?
In the execution of the colonial government, changes inevitably took place. Anyway, they all migrated and left, and it doesn’t matter where they went in the end, it’s the same for labor exporting companies.
There is nothing to say, no colonial government in this era is cleaner than the other. If there is no genocide, it is all harmonious.
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With the support of the Russians, the Indian rebel army once exceeded two million, occupying most of the Indian area.
There is no doubt that this is a rabble. Only the number of troops has increased, the combat effectiveness is a mess, and the weapons and equipment are junk that the Russians have eliminated. On average, three people have one rifle.
After the rebels had the upper hand, the British did their best to sow discord. Several insurgent armies that were not affiliated with each other soon fell into an internal power struggle and lost the best opportunity to drive the British out of India.
John Bull, who reacted, continued to increase troops to the Indian region. The strategic advantages obtained by the rebel army in the early stage were wasted in the infighting.
Next is the time to demonstrate the comprehensive national strength. By 1859, the British had invested 350,000 troops in the Indian region and gradually gained the initiative on the battlefield.
Franz, who received the information, could only sigh about the strength of John Bull. In the case of labor expeditions, so many troops can be invested.
No doubt, only the British can do such a big deal. Obviously, the tsarist government's approach has stimulated the fragile nerves of the London government.
I directly told the Russians with practical actions that if you want to snatch India, first think about how many troops you can put in this area!
Thinking of this, Franz just sneered. The British people's wishful thinking this time, I am afraid they are wrong.
Nicholas I is not a soft persimmon, and the successor to Tsar Alexander II is also not a fuel-efficient lamp. Just trying to frighten them is just a dream.
Historically, because of the defeat of Crimea, the Russians were licking their wounds and their support for the Indian rebellion was limited, so that the British quickly suppressed the rebellion.
The current tsarist government is also licking its wounds, but Nicholas I, who seized Constantinople, is in full swing, suppressing internal conflicts.
Coupled with the financial support provided by Austria, the finances of the tsarist government are not as tragic as they have been in history, and it can still be done with a sum of money to support the rebel army.
Besides, India is not poor at all. There are still many spoils in the hands of the insurgent army, which can be used to buy weapons and ammunition.
If the Indians are a little bit better, they still have a chance to win the war. Anyway, since many of them die, as long as they organize enough cannon fodder and British people to consume it.
Anyway, with the support of the tsarist government, the Indians
It can still hold up for a while.
Thinking of this, Franz was a little more conflicted. On the one hand, he wants to consume the strength of the British and shake the hegemony of the British; on the other hand, he does not want the British to decline, otherwise the main force to interfere in the American Civil War will be gone.
Under this contradiction, the Vienna government abide by the principle of neutrality, and did not support any party, and became a melon eater for a time.
With a sigh, Franz lit the information in his hand in a candle, and then said: "This is the end of the Indian problem, just keep the daily information transmission.
The next task is the United States. If conditions permit, we can also add a little chaos to them. We can be regarded as supporting the plantation owners in the south. "
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Tyron replied
This task is very troublesome. The transoceanic telegraph has not been connected yet, and communication has become the biggest problem of intelligence transmission.
When the ship sent the news back to China from America, the day lily was cold, and Franz could only choose to let go. Whether it can achieve results or not is entirely up to fate.
In terms of short-term interests, the capitalists who support the North may have greater interests. If they win the United States, the exports of cotton, tobacco and grain will drop significantly.
As a competitor, Austria can gain huge economic benefits.
But in the long run, a unified America is terrible. The Chosen Nation is no nonsense, they do occupy the most fertile land in the world.
Even if the entire German region is unified, Austria cannot compare with them in terms of development potential. This is a congenital decision.
Even if there is no war in the European continent, it will continue to develop steadily, and it is only a matter of time before it is surpassed by the United States.
Unless Austria can swallow half of the African continent and digest it perfectly. Thinking of this, Franz felt that it would be better to divide the United States.
Even the United States, divided in two, still has the potential to become a world hegemon. There is no way, the natural conditions in the United States are too superior.
Even if the United States is divided, the strength of the North and the South will gradually increase over time. It is a dream to count on the South to check and balance the northern government after independence.
How long this independence can even be maintained is a serious question. In terms of development potential, the capital economy in the north far exceeds the plantation economy in the south.
When the strength of the two sides is seriously unbalanced, as long as there is a strong leader in the north, the unification war will break out again.
Thinking of this, Franz wanted to cry. Co-authoring and interfering in the American Civil War was not just one time. Maybe it would turn into a bottomless sinkhole.
At this time, Franz understood the practice of Napoleon III in history. Perhaps it was because he saw that this pit was so terrible that he would choose a better bully Mexico to attack.
The French withdrew suddenly, and England and Spain were immediately dissatisfied. It was agreed that everyone would interfere in the American Civil War together, but you went to attack Mexico, didn't you ignore the collective interests?
Without France as the main force, Britain and Spain also retreated.
Then, European countries sat and watched the American Civil War. Several attempts by the London government to intervene were delayed by internal disputes, and the war was over before they could make up their minds.
"Do great things while cherishing your body, and see small gains and forget righteousness."
It's about Napoleon III, how can it be possible if you just want to get benefits and don't want to take risks?
Knowing that there is a pit ahead, Franz decided to jump this time. There is no way, the lesser of both worlds.
Whether the intervention is successful or not, it will bring greater losses to the United States and delay their development.
If you get away with it, you will make a lot of money. In an immigrant country like the United States, the centripetal force is not strong. The unification war cannot be fought indefinitely. After two or three defeats, the people will no longer have the courage to wage war.