Chapter 919 Central America, North America, and the Caribbean Prime Minister

Rome.

The port, which had been depressed for many years, became lively again, and cargo ships with Austrian flags were parked on the dock.

People were tirelessly carrying boxes of heavy goods, most of which were food, and the rest were building materials, clothes, cloth, and some daily necessities.

The residents of Rome had not eaten a full meal for a long time. Thanks to the military rations brought by the Austrian army, Rome's urgent needs were finally solved.

Before the Austrian army besieged Rome, people starved to death every day in the city.

The Fourth Roman Republic collapsed its own economy, and then with the cessation of sea transportation, it actually sentenced them to death.

So when the Austrian envoy entered Rome, it was very easy to instigate the residents of the entire city.

The so-called people die for money and birds die for food, which is probably the case.

However, if Pius IX cannot solve the food crisis in Rome at this time, he will be driven out of Rome again sooner or later.

Even rabbits will bite when they are anxious, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of living people in the city.

At this time, if we want to solve the food problem in Rome, one way is to mobilize food from outside to solve the urgent needs of the capital.

However, the food in the provinces is not much in the disaster year, and the previous "Italian Holy War" and the Italian coalition forces that passed through like locusts completely cut off the possibility of the Papal States to solve the disaster on its own.

Another solution is to rely on strong suppression, pay the army in full, and let those who carry guns solve the problem.

The advantage of doing so is the lowest cost in the short term, but it is undoubtedly a loss-making business in the long run.

Because the Papal States is different from those secular regimes, the Pope is not only a secular monarch, he is also a religious leader. If the secular regime's approach is adopted, the result may be even more tragic.

In addition, the Pope does not have a strong and trustworthy violent armed force.

Solving the crisis of the Papal States at this time is also one of the contents of the deal between Franz and Pius IX.

However, this account must naturally be recorded on the Papal States. After all, Pius IX is the actual ruler of the Papal States, and Franz just proposed a solution.

Although Europe was in a mess at that time, there was a bumper harvest of grain in America and Africa.

Especially in Mexico, the war caused a large number of civilian deaths, but the statistics will not tell you that those who died were mainly the elderly, weak and disabled.

The casualties of young people, who should have been the main force of the war, were not high, because both Americans and Mexicans regarded the massacre of civilians as a routine operation.

The result was that the demand for food decreased due to population decline, but the decline in the labor force relative to the total population was not obvious, and the arrival of immigrants from other regions to supplement the labor force led to overproduction of grain.

In theory, the surplus food can be exported. However, the surrounding countries either have no shortage of food or have no money at all, and even have no national government.

The United States also ushered in a bumper harvest, and it was even more exaggerated compared to Mexico. The United States had so much food that it could not be eaten up by livestock, so it was impossible to buy Mexican food.

As for the Central American Federation, it had become a colony of the great powers at this time. What's more terrible is that Guatemala and El Salvador, which are close to Mexico, entered a state of anarchy after the fall of the Orleans Dynasty.

Guerrillas, warlords, and the British expeditionary force made a mess.

In such a chaotic situation, arms are easier to sell than food, and the local products are relatively abundant, the population is small, and the demand for food is really not great.

In addition, Tasan Anna's diplomatic level is also very problematic, and coupled with the situation deliberately dominated by Franz, Mexico's relations with surrounding countries are very poor.

Especially the French Texas colony and the United States are simply irreconcilable enemies for the Mexican government.

After all, the three countries are intertwined, and Prince Metternich, who came to North America, once again played his specialty and frightened Tasan Anna, a country bumpkin.

On the stage of North America, Prince Metternich only has a resounding name, and there is no negative news. Even if there is, it will only be said that he is "really good at playing."

In fact, the North American stage is more suitable for Metternich than the European stage. Without domestic constraints and too many shackles, Metternich once again became the butterfly that is active in the diplomatic stage.

At this time, Metternich has a new title, "Prime Minister of Central and North America and the Caribbean."

Since the fall of the Orleans dynasty, the French colony of Texas has become a piece of fat meat in the eyes of the surrounding powers.

In particular, Britain and the United States are determined to obtain this place, but this also gave Metternich an opportunity, and driving the tiger to devour the wolf is what he is best at.

On the issue of Texas, he joined the United States to exclude Britain, and on the issue of Central America, he joined Britain and Mexico to divide the French colonies.

Jumping up and down, so happy.

As for tricking Mexicans into selling grain as feed to Austria, it is even easier.

The price of feed is only a quarter of the price of grain, but the actual goods are the same.

In addition to Mexico, the Central American colonies of the Austrian Empire have developed at a higher speed than before under the development of Japanese laborers.

This is not because the short and thin Japanese are better and more capable than European immigrants, but that they are more suitable for the climate here, and the human rights cost is also lower.

According to the report of officials stationed in Central America by the Austrian Empire, the most difficult immigrants are Italians, who are characterized by sticking together, being sneaky, liking to make trouble, and having high requirements for the environment and food.

The second most difficult to deal with are Germans, who mostly come from the northern German region and most of them believe in Protestantism, so there are often some inexplicable conflicts.

In addition, these people generally have received a certain education, which makes them more difficult to deal with than ordinary immigrants, and they also have high requirements for the environment.

The remaining Hungarians are similar to the Irish, but relatively speaking, the former are better, after all, they can understand some German, and most Austrian officials can speak Hungarian, which is easier to communicate.

Although the Irish can hardly understand German, these people are almost as honest as the Hungarian serfs. As long as they are given a meal, they will accept anything, whether it is feed or bush meat.

As for the living environment, as long as there is a roof, it doesn’t matter whether there is a wall.

In fact, Austrian officials treat non-Germans similarly, but the treatment of Europeans is definitely better than that of the Japanese.

Moreover, after so many years of development in Central America, they are not really forced to eat feed and live in houses without fences.

However, Hungarians and Irish are relatively warlike. They often clash over trivial matters, and blood feuds are prevalent.

Once one person in two families dies, it will be a situation of life and death, and one of the families must die.

As for Japanese laborers, they are the easiest group to manage. This group of people are good at learning and have a good "self-management consciousness" (there are more Japanese traitors).