Chapter 653: Owning Oahu

When Friedrich's fleet returned to Hawaii, the local indigenous people, instigated by businessmen from Britain, France, and the United States, began to exclude Austrian forces.

Of course, they would not dare to harass the Austrians directly. After all, Friedrich's previous sweep almost broke the backbone of the indigenous people.

However, they still dared to attack those Nanming workers. After all, they didn't look tough and they had kept their peace when working on the island before.

Naturally, the persimmons had to be picked up when they were soft, so the natives bumped into the iron plate.

In fact, these workers are actually Nanming's army, so the organization and combat effectiveness are completely beyond the imagination of the indigenous people.

Moreover, most of them have lived on the island of Kalimantan for a long time, so they are very familiar with the terrain of the rainforest island, and they are not as timid as the Austrians.

At the same time, the Austrians on Hawaii Island are not idiots. They all know that after dealing with the larger number of Chinese workers, they themselves will be the next ones, so they directly open warehouses and arm the Chinese workers.

As for the gentle policy promised to the indigenous people, all the policies were null and void. After all, the opponent's gun was pointed at their foreheads. If they didn't fight back, they would get nothing but ridicule.

Of course, those who have completed the transformation or expressed willingness to accept the transformation can work in a separate area.

Those who attempted to leave or take part in the fighting against Austria were considered enemies and no surrender was accepted.

This was forced by Franz. After all, prisoners could be treated preferentially, but if one's own traitors were not punished, it would be both an insult to the loyal and cruel to the unfinished business.

In fact, Franz's worries were unnecessary. Missionaries in this period did not have Mary's disease at all. In addition, their long-term experience in engaging in "pyramid schemes" in various harsh environments around the world made them extremely sensitive to danger, and There is no moral burden at all.

The result was that the organized Nanming army chased and killed the indigenous people all over the mountains and plains. In the end, Kamehameha III had to invite businessmen from Britain, France, and the United States to mediate.

However, due to the repeated transgressions of the indigenous people, those so-called agreements have become useless paper.

After all, working in Austria means having enough food and clothing, so security becomes the most urgent requirement. Therefore, the Nanming labor force's attack on the indigenous people has not stopped, but it is no longer a blatant attack on the villages.

Instead, it was changed to the law of the dark jungle. Any indigenous people who did not follow the prescribed path as required, as well as any indigenous people who may be armed or may have malicious intentions, will be regarded as enemies.

In fact, to put it simply, it is a vendetta. This is naturally not what Franz wants to see, because what he needs is a stable Pacific transit station, not a piece of white land.

Fortunately, Friedrich discovered this situation when he returned to the island. After another violent beating of the local indigenous people, he officially declared the Austrian Empire's "hegemony" on Oahu.

The Kingdom of Hawaii has a total of 8 large islands, namely Kauai, Niihau, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, Kahoolawe, and the Big Island of Hawaii.

Except for Niihau, Kahoolawe, and Lanai, which are not suitable for large-scale agricultural production, the other islands have very favorable natural conditions.

Therefore, Princess Sineka’s suggestion was to purchase land from Niihau, Kahoolawe, and Lanai, and then exchange it with the indigenous people on Oahu.

In fact, the indigenous people on Oahu don't want to live on fear. Although these three islands are not suitable for large-scale agricultural production, they are more than enough to be self-sufficient, and they can also operate some grazing industries.

The two hit it off immediately, and soon most of the indigenous people signed a new exchange agreement.

As for the indigenous people who want to stay on Oahu, they must either dedicate their land to become farmers, or they can only live on land separately divided by Austria.

The forces of Britain, France, and the United States want to cause trouble, but their own forces cannot reach this place. The two visits of the Austrian Imperial Navy have made them realize the gap between them.

Businessmen are all looking for money, and there are few who really want to fight to the death with the Austrian Empire. Moreover, at this time, Hawaii's status was far less important than that of later generations, and people did not realize the value of Pearl Harbor, an excellent military port in the middle of the Pacific.

So everyone shook hands and made peace, and continued to bully the natives of Hawaii.

The most ruthless among them are the Americans, because they arrived last and are the most looked down upon by the great powers. In fact, the colonists during this period paid most attention to mineral resources, so those precious minerals had long been claimed, and even volcanic ash had been reserved by Britain and France.

Therefore, the American colonist caravans could only choose to directly attack the indigenous tribes who were sitting on resources, and let the latter forcibly sign contracts with the former.

The reason why the Americans dare to do this is because they have obtained the seaport of the Oregon region, and their power can radiate directly to the Pacific Ocean.

Regardless of whether Britain or France sent fleets to Hawaii, it was really not worth the gain, so even if they were sent, the scale would usually be small.

In the several military operations carried out by Britain and France against Hawaii in history, an average of only 1-2 warships participated.

On the one hand, Hawaii is really weak. On the other hand, it is also a cost issue. Again, people at this time have not realized the importance of this place.

Afterwards, in addition to transferring a group of people from the mainland to manage Hawaii, Franz also introduced immigrants from Japan to develop the land and dilute the population of Nanming.

At the same time, the church was asked to transform the local indigenous people into available labor and land capitalists. If Franz wanted to effectively control the Hawaiian region for a long time, he had to check and balance the local forces, and no one could dominate.

With the development of the times, the influence of the church would become weaker and weaker. Before that, Franz had to build a new bond to maintain control over it.

On the other hand, after the Edo Bay incident, the shogunate could only completely turn to the Austrian side. Abe Masahiro even built a new shrine on a mountain in Edo Castle in the name of the general, named Tenjo Ten.

The previous "Flying Thunder God" was actually made by Kagura's believers, which naturally made the shogunate grateful, but more importantly, she was still the Austrian ambassador to Japan and the regional manager of the Austrian Royal Overseas Development Company.

Whether it was the shogunate or the local lords who wanted to establish contact with the Austrian Empire, they had to go through Kagura.

So the Tenjo Ten Shrine where she lived was also called "Little Oku".

And Abe Masahiro's traitorous behavior was also collectively opposed by businessmen, and some even planned to punish him with heaven.

The result was naturally that he could only return empty-handed. After all, the strength of the shogunate had been restored at this time, and Abe Masahiro also knew what the outcome of his actions would be.

Death was an inevitable outcome for a traitor, but even ants are greedy for life, let alone the top leader of a country?

As for Tokugawa Ieharu, he was an incompetent and powerless general just like in history. He preferred to enjoy cherry blossoms and drink wine rather than fighting for power and watching women fighting for love.

Although he was a rare long-lived general (lived to 61 years old), he was known as mediocre, weak, stupid, and ignorant throughout his life.