Chapter 770 Trouble
The basic plate of the Ottoman Empire is mainly concentrated in the Asia Minor peninsula, and the control of the Sudanese government over other regions is obviously much lower.
Especially after the anti-Turkish alliance cut off the Sudanese government's ties with the local area, the control power was indifferent.
There are only a few loyal ministers, and in the face of the cruel reality, the weaknesses of human nature are exposed.
Seeing that the Ottoman government was over, people who were unwilling to stay and buried with the empire began to look for a way back.
Baghdad is just the beginning. After Austria entered the Mesopotamia, there have been many incidents of abandoning the city and fleeing.
People are blindly obedient. Seeing that the powerful and gentlemen have all run away, ordinary people naturally rush to follow suit. For a time, the Persian border was overcrowded.
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Baghdad, Middle East Theater Interim Command
Admiral Morquez asked with concern: "Dennis, how many people have left?"
Dennis' middle-aged officer replied: "About 120,000 people have left in the Baghdad area, and more than half a million people have left in the entire Mesopotamia."
Admiral Morquez frowned: "Not enough, there are still too few people who have left. The battle in the two river basins is basically over, and there are only sporadic resistances left.
The local population is more than 3 million, and even because of the war, there are at least 22.3 million, minus the more than 500,000 who have left, there are still 1.78 million left.
To relocate so many people in the future will inevitably cost a huge amount of money, and the best way is to let them leave voluntarily.
When the news is released, it is said that we will implement the "Land Fallow Law", which prohibits the cultivation of food and livestock in the two river basins in the next 20 years. "
False news is often the easiest to believe.
A little bit more informed, we know that Austria has implemented the land fallow law after occupying the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Arabian Peninsula.
Now, except for a few cities, the others are full of weeds and bushes, and the inland areas are basically uninhabited for thousands of miles.
"Yes, Your Excellency Commander!" Major General Dennis replied
After hesitating for a while, Dennis still expressed his doubts in his heart: "Your Excellency Commander, leave them to create wealth, and we can collect taxes immediately. Why do we have to move the population away?"
In the eyes of many people, the "Land Fallow Law" of the Vienna government is just a tossing, and has no real value except to waste people and money.
The protection of the environment is not yet fashionable, and no one has raised objections before, which involves Jerusalem. The Holy Land was almost buried by the sandstorm, and it would be a shame not to protect it.
The Arabian Peninsula can only be regarded as incidental, anyway, there is nothing there, and there is no shortage of camels in Austria, so let’s go fallow.
The two river basins are different. The Mesopotamian plains are very fertile, and both agriculture and animal husbandry can be developed.
The era of population boom has not yet come. Take Iraq as an example. Before the war, there were only 1.23 million people, and the water resources were relatively rich.
Admiral Morquez smiled slightly: "Naturally, it is for stability. You don't think these people will accept our rule in peace, right?"
After hearing this answer, Dennis was even more confused. The Ottoman Empire was able to suppress these people, and Austria was also worried about the stability of the local area. It would be a joke to say it.
Colonial empires have their own ways of governing. Generally speaking, if you encounter problems that cannot be solved, you can use one method to solve them - "kill"!
Admiral Morquez continued to explain: "If it's an ordinary colony, it's naturally not worth our huge investment, but the two rivers are special.
Our people discovered oil here, and geologists estimate that the oil reserves in the two river basins are likely to exceed the total amount of oil discovered in the world.
Scientists believe that oil is the next most important energy source and is likely to replace coal in the future. "
Dennis shook his head in disbelief and blurted out: "This is impossible! Oil has limited uses, how can it replace coal?"
Admiral Morquez waved his hand: "This question is not something I can answer. Anyway, the scientists persuaded the government and convinced the country to believe this judgment."
Looking at Dennis in a state of self-doubt, Admiral Morquez continued: "Well, time will tell whether oil can replace coal.
Right now, we only need to know that the role of oil is very important. Our domestic reserves are very small, and there are many reserves in the two river basins.
When it comes to energy security, in order to ensure the safety of oil extraction, we must fully control this area. "
Morkes also does not believe that oil will replace coal in the energy position, but as long as there is a "possible", it is worthy of attention.
In order to make the French aware of the "importance of energy", the Vienna government did a lot of propaganda, and now a European knows that energy is very important.
After hesitating for a while, Dennis said slowly: "Your Excellency Commander, if this is the case, then it is not enough to just release the news.
It is best to take practical actions, such as: raising a war tax and setting a tax rate that exceeds the ability of most people; or directly sending people to persuade them to leave.
The Persians have learned the lessons of the last refugee crisis and cordoned off the border area, which is now crowded with refugees.
If the passage is not opened, even if these people want to leave, they will not be able to get out. "
There must be more than one channel to leave. The problem is that they dare not go to Russia, and Austria does not let them in.
Moore
Admiral Kes nodded: "This is indeed a problem, I will report to Vienna for domestic support.
However, the chances of success are very low. Even if the Ministry of Foreign Affairs intervenes, the Persians do not have the courage to accept these two million people.
It is really impossible to encourage the refugees to break through the barrier first, so let the troops create a misunderstanding and tear open a hole. "
The anti-Turkish alliance did not give support, and due to the dual military and diplomatic pressure of the British government, the Persians released British materials into the Ottomans.
For this reason, the Persian government has repeatedly explained to Vienna and St. Petersburg, but unfortunately this is meaningless, and most of the time, the great powers do not like to reason.
In the opinion of Admiral Morkes, no matter what the reason, Persia stood on the opposite side of the anti-Turkish alliance and had to pay the price.
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The Vienna Palace, the smooth progress of the Austrian army in the two rivers, did not make Franz feel relieved, and the news reported by Admiral Morkes gave him a headache.
The Middle East theater considers the problem of one or two million people, while Franz, the emperor, needs to consider the problem of more than three million people, or even more than four million people.
There is no way, the Ottoman government is crazy, it does not mean that the generals below are crazy, the whole people are all soldiers, and if they can't win, they still have to surrender.
There are still one or two million prisoners of war on the Asia Minor peninsula. After all, the Sudanese government has gone crazy, and the losses have been so great that the locals have no food if they are not prisoners of war.
Out of desperation, the Vienna government had to keep this large group of "prisoners of war". Both sides were stained with each other's blood, and Franz didn't think he had the ability to influence them.
Sending away is a must, and Franz doesn’t care about spending money. It’s just an upfront investment. The question is where to send people.
Foreign Secretary Weisenberg: "Your Majesty, most of the countries in the Americas have expressed their refusal to accept refugee immigration, and the United States of America has agreed to accept some immigration, but only for the young workforce."
No way, the Ottomans were originally unpopular, and countries in the Americas never recruited immigrants from the Ottoman Empire, not to mention the old and weak.
The United States of America is willing to accept it. It is affected by the Franz butterfly effect. The number of Europeans immigrating to the United States has greatly decreased, and the capitalists are severely lacking.
It is a pity that no matter how many people are lacking, the capitalists, as long as the young and strong labor force can create wealth, have absolutely no love for the old and the weak.
"What plans does the government have?" Franz asked
Prime Minister Felix: "The government has three options, first, to divide a piece of land from the colony and move these people there;
Second, throw the trouble to the soon-to-be-established kingdom of Amelia;
Third, use Persia's support for the Ottomans as an excuse to start a war in advance and expel these people into Persia.
All three options have their pros and cons. To divide the land settlement from the colony, we can only find a way from the Americas or the Southeast Asia, and the cost is relatively high.
Throwing it to the Kingdom of Amelia seems to be the easiest, but there will be a lot of trouble in the follow-up.
The Russians must be reluctant to give rich land to the Armenians to establish a country, and this new kingdom may not be able to support so many people.
Deportation into Persia is the least expensive, but the method is too violent and can easily affect our international reputation. "