Chapter 511: Sadness

Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

To be honest, Franz felt helpless for the first time at this time, with a large amount of scattered information coming from all directions.

But what made Franz more helpless than the exploding amount of information was that these intelligence might be outdated before reaching Vienna.

In the era without instant communication, it was impossible to micromanage everywhere.

All he could do now was to trust the people he had appointed and the strategies he had formulated before. Fortunately, the Austrian Empire did not have any problems in the general direction at this time.

Although it was a bit outrageous that the Qing pirates crossed thousands of miles to attack the British and Dutch fleets on the issue of Nanyang, it was in the interests of the British Empire.

For the Dutch, they got their revenge; while the Austrian side avoided war and successfully excluded the British. In comparison, the so-called truth was no longer important here.

However, the actions of the Southern Ming still made Franz very angry. It was obvious that the woman was not clear about her position. For this emerging country, this military adventure was completely not worth the loss.

This kind of small country is too small to gain anything even if it wins, but it will be a disaster if it loses.

Of course, what makes Franz feel fortunate is that the worst situation did not happen.

In East Africa, the rebellion caused by the stupid governor Benny Erbin and his brother made Franz feel incredible.

He really didn't understand how "Flying Dragon Riding Face" lost. Franz could say that he handed over all the power to the governor of Tanzania, and all he wanted was a stable trade route.

As a result, the brothers actually fought. Franz would not believe Benny Erbin's innocent argument. Brothers' quarrels are mostly due to uneven distribution of interests, and this East African shock is mostly the case.

In fact, the rebellion was within Franz's expectations, but he did not expect it to appear in this situation. After being attacked by Frederick, Tanzania no longer has a force strong enough to suppress all the local snakes.

The lack of a leader will inevitably lead to turmoil, and the cost of direct Austrian rule is too high. Recently, Franz has been waiting for a local family or a force to take the initiative to offer to serve the Austrian Empire.

As for Benny Erbin's behavior, it can't be considered wrong. He is nothing without the support of his family, but he is nothing if he plays too hard.

Now unless Benny Erbin can find a way to suppress other forces in Tanzania again, his career as governor and his life will come to an end.

However, it is not that there is no good news. For example, Franz's uncle Archduke Friedrich seems to have a very high opinion of the little princess Sineka of the Said Dynasty.

This is in line with Austria's interests. Although the strength of the Oman Empire is not enough to be seen in Europe, it may not even be considered the second strongest, but it is indeed a unique existence in East Africa and West Asia.

Marrying the Oman Empire is definitely a decision that has more benefits than disadvantages. This will help ensure the smooth flow of the Indian Ocean route, and it will become more and more important in the future. (Highlight the key point, guess what the reason is.)

Although Franz is in favor of it, the Habsburg family and the church may not agree to this marriage.

Religious issues, as well as some historical and ethnic issues, will make this marriage very difficult.

After all, Friedrich is not a ragtag grand duke like Ambrosius, and his marriage cannot be decided rashly.

However, this marriage is a very good choice for him personally, his family, and the country.

From a genetic point of view, mixed-race children will have more advantages and can avoid the drawbacks of inbreeding between European royal families to a certain extent.

The decline of the Habsburg family is inseparable from genetic degradation, otherwise it would not have changed from the world's first empire on which the sun never sets to the later doll empire.

In the era before Queen Theresa, the people of Austria even worried about whether the Habsburg family could continue.

Fortunately, Her Majesty the Queen is very fertile, so the royal family has its current size; but Franz knows that it will not be long before this ancient family will fall into a crisis of offspring again.

Moreover, in history, Friedrich and his brothers did not leave offspring, which can't help but make people feel a little sigh, after all, Archduke Karl left a huge fortune.

As for the national level, the alliance with the Oman Empire is beneficial to both sides, so I will not elaborate on it here.

After several "slash-and-burn" campaigns, the indigenous people in the colonies in West Africa have become much quieter, and some tribes even worship the Austrians as gods.

But Franz knew very well that this was only a temporary peace. After all, the traces left by the fire would be smoothed over by time, the weeds would sprout again, and the war would not easily leave this land.

Under Franz's control, the entire West Africa was rapidly entering a semi-feudal and semi-slave society. A large number of manors were established, and the endless labor of slaves and the unearned gains of the manor owners split the entire society.

At this time, religion should play a role. In fact, if you want stability, it is better to use the caste system of Hinduism, but Austria is a Catholic country after all, and the power of the church is too strong.

Letting the church preach and liberate slaves is its bottom line, but at Franz's strong request, some additional conditions were added, such as the trial of faith.

The so-called test of faith is actually similar to the eight tortures of the Qing Dynasty. Its purpose is to test whether those people are "sincerely" converting to the church.

And even if they passed the test, they would only be laborers in the Austrian manor.

Although in theory those blacks could also obtain the status of imperial citizens, and it was not impossible for them to become prime ministers one day, in fact, this difficulty was about the same as the probability of winning the special prize in 20 consecutive lottery draws.

After all, Franz did not want these charlatans to touch the interests of the local upper class. Although it was easy for Austria to razed those tribes at this time, this method was not advisable for the development speed and long-term stability of the colonies.

Then two major events happened in the world at this time, the Mexican-American War and the Second Near East Crisis.

The former directly threatened Austria's interests, while the latter threatened the future of the Austrian Empire.

The Mexican-American War was a contest of great disparity in strength. The population of the United States was three times that of Mexico, and the former was very cunning, blocking the latter's ports as soon as the war started.

This caused the morale of the Mexican army to plummet, and without the support of Austria, Tasan Anna's control over his country would decline rapidly.

According to later experience, the Americans would most likely support a puppet to take power, and once Tasan Anna lost power, the so-called new government would tear up the agreement with Austria.

Such a result was what Franz least wanted to see, so Tasan Anna could not lose.

But the problem came again. There were no troops to be sent from the empire at this time, and only a small number of colonial troops could go to support. And the most important thing was that the French had not taken action yet