Chapter 164: Response
Thanks to the telegraph, what happened in Persia soon spread across the European continent and instantly shocked the world.
Jerusalem, one of the first to know about the actions of the Ottomans, was also struck by Franz's determination of the Ottoman al-Shabaab.
It was not the best option, but it was the most suitable option for the Ottoman government. In the face of financial depletion, the diversion of refugees to neighbouring countries is the most effective way to overcome the crisis.
Austria and Russia can't afford to offend, the two countries have blocked the border, and only a few people can smuggle over, so they can only catch the soft persimmon of Persia and bully them to death.
As for the terrible consequences, isn't there still the endorsement of the British? The attack on the Persians was what the London government wanted to see, and the British came forward to deal with it, and in the end it was mostly a big thing and a small thing.
Franz asked with concern: "How many Ottomans have entered the country illegally in recent times?" ”
Despite the fact that Austria is not suitable for smuggling, under the pressure of hunger, the number of Ottomans entering the country illegally has increased dramatically in recent times.
Felix: "There were about 80,000 people, and 78,000 of them were caught. The defenders had tried to capture as few people as possible, but some of the Ottomans were hungry and deliberately sent to the door to be caught by the defenders.
According to the rules, these men had violated Austrian law and had to be punished, and the defenders had to arrest them. ”
Franz unscrupulously thought that it was not only some people who were deliberately caught by the defenders, but many people who were deliberately sent to the door.
They are all about to starve to death, who cares what the consequences will be if they are caught? The worst outcome is nothing more than being killed on the spot by the defenders, and it should be relieved.
In addition, whether they are repatriated or sentenced to prison, the Austrians also have to take care of the food first, right? If you can mix a full meal, you can also earn it.
After pondering for a while, Franz made a decision: "According to our law, the Arabian Peninsula needs to be returned to forests and grasslands, so these people should stay and plant grass and trees!"
After the completion of the service, it will be repatriated to the Ottoman Empire, presumably by then the Ottoman government will also be able to accept it. ”
The dignity of the law must be upheld, and for whatever reason, those who violate the law must be held accountable.
As for the completion of service and repatriation, everyone directly ignored it. According to Austrian law, illegal entry starts at five years, and the penalty for mass incidents is doubled.
By the time these people finish their service, it is estimated that they will be almost scrapped. For a long time to come, the Arabian Peninsula will be in a state of fallow, thousands of miles of uninhabited, and the guards can save a lot.
It was a difficult time to be in prison in Austria these years, especially for repeat offenders.
Whether you go to the mine or build a railway, you must complete your daily tasks in order to get food for the next day, or you will be hungry all the time!
Now we don't talk about human rights, and people who starve to death are not responsible. It's best not to get sick, otherwise the chances of survival are very low.
This is true of society as a whole, and the life expectancy of workers in factories is only about ten years, which is the result of the increased management of the Vienna government.
Not to mention prisons, don't think about it if you have served for more than ten years. Those who can survive more than five years are blessed by God.
Foreign Secretary Wessenberg: "Your Majesty, the Persian government has protested the atrocities of the Ottoman Empire in the international community and requests our intervention in this matter.
The Persians are very sincere, and if we intervene, we can increase our influence in the Persian region. Considering the strategy ahead, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that it is necessary for me to intervene. ”
Intervention must be intervened, now Austria is the "enemy" of the Ottoman Empire, how can it not do things that cause chaos to the enemy?
If the Vienna government does not take action, I am afraid that everyone will think that there is a problem.
Intervention is necessary, but how to intervene will be a test of diplomatic skills. In the face of an enemy with flaws all over his body, he must attack selectively, and if he accidentally kills him, it will be a tragedy.
Franz: "Form an international investigation team and make problems for the Ottomans diplomatically." It is estimated that the British will make trouble, and it will be up to them to do it.
As for Persia, it is not the target of our expansion, and if the British are willing to pay the price, they will be better conceded. ”
Austria now needed time to develop the African continent and had no energy to continue its expansion into South Asia, and it was not at all strategically worthwhile to admit the Persians and the British against each other at this time.
Franz didn't like to sell his teammates, so the Persians had to give up the benefits they had promised.
Of course, the premise of all this is that the British are willing to pay the price, otherwise, a stab in the back is still indispensable.
The international situation has developed to the present point, and the possibility of a direct large-scale conflict between Britain, France, and Austria in a short period of time is infinitely small, and most of the most commonly used means in the future will be stabbing in the back.
This is somewhat similar to the original time and space, the collapse of colonial empires and the spread of nationalism are actually the result of imperialist countries stabbing each other.
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In St. Petersburg, the tsarist government was also worried about the sudden arrival of refugees. Although the influx into the Russian Empire was not as large as that of Persia, the unit was still 10,000.
The Caucasus is mountainous, which is not conducive to the passage of large armies, and militarily it is very conducive to defense. But it is also conducive to the infiltration of refugees, who can sneak in from a certain hill at random.
The defenders wanted to defend, but there was practically nothing they could do, unless they were heavily armed on every hill, or they would not be able to stop the influx of refugees.
Of course, the mountains are not completely without benefits, at least some of the refugees who are physically exhausted are intercepted. Those who were able to enter the Russian Empire were basically young and strong, and most of the old and weak died on the way to climbing.
For some countries, increasing the labor force may be a good thing, but this definitely does not include the Russian Empire.
As one of the most populous countries in Europe, Russia has people. Coupled with the low degree of industrialization and the limited demand for labor, the tsarist government was directly unsympathetic to the refugees.
Alexander II said weakly: "Send someone to the Austrians and ask them if they need labor." ”
In order to develop the African continent, Austria has been recruiting immigrants from the European continent. All were carried out in the name of civilian colonial companies, and the Russian Empire was also an important source of immigration.
Foreign Secretary Chris Basham explained: "Your Majesty, the Austrian colonial company has never accepted the Ottomans, they will not accept these refugees. ”
It's true that Austrian Africa lacks people, but it's not everyone's want. Unfortunately, the Ottomans were turned away, and the colonial government had a clear rule that illegal immigrants were organized to enter the country to go to mining.
Not only will the executors be unlucky, but even the shareholders of the colonial corporations will be held accountable. In this regard, the Vienna government was very strict, and those who defended the law were punished and ruined.
Alexander II asked relentlessly: "What about the American countries, are there any willing to accept these refugees?" ”
Now Alexander II very much hopes that someone will come and take over, regardless of the price, and be able to dispose of these people, that is, to earn.
Chris Basham shook his head: "Your Majesty, if it is a black slave, it is possible to sell it, but if it is ***, it will not be sold at all."
The capitalists and plantation owners only liked obedient black slaves and had no love for the Ottomans. If they could be sold, Austria would not have sent all the Ottomans back home. ”
The slave trade was nominally suppressed by the European countries, but in fact it has always existed in secret, even among the British, who advocated the abolition of slavery.
In the face of interests, capitalists have never been disciplined. The fact that Austria was able to vacate the cage on the African continent was the result of the Vienna government's subsidy of the labor export companies.
If the tsarist government was willing to pay, none of these problems would be a problem. At this time, the American countries were relatively salty, and although immigrants were needed, the government rarely took the initiative to recruit immigrants to Europe.
On the one hand, the cost of immigration is high, on the other hand, the local people are afraid that immigrants will steal jobs, and the people are generally opposed to immigration, and the government needs to curry favor with voters, so naturally it cannot do it.
Unfortunately, Alexander II did not want this group of refugees, in essence, because he did not want to pay. The Russian Empire was industrially underdeveloped, and there were not so many jobs for the resettlement of refugees.
Even if it is sent to the mine for mining, it is a loss-making act. This will take away the jobs of the original miners and increase social conflicts.
After hesitating for a moment, Alexander II made a decision with a frown: "Order the defenders to send these people to the Ottoman Empire, and if any more refugees break in - kill!"
The Foreign Ministry warned the Ottoman government that if they were unable to maintain order in the country, we would be happy to send troops to help. ”
The "reputation" thing is useful to others, and for the tsarist government, it is like this anyway, no matter how bad it is, it can't be bad there.
There was no order to massacre the refugees, it was Alexander II who paid attention to the international influence. Otherwise, with the grudges between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, it would be normal to kill all these people.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Chris Basham replied