Holy Roman Empire

Seeing that the Ottoman government was gone, those who were unwilling to stay and be buried with the empire began to look for a way out.

Baghdad was just the beginning. After Austria entered the Mesopotamia, there were endless incidents of abandoning the city and fleeing.

People follow blindly. Seeing the rich and powerful running away, ordinary people naturally rushed to follow suit, and the Persian border was overcrowded for a while.

……

Baghdad, Middle East Theater Interim Command

Admiral Morkes asked with concern: "Dennis, how many people have left?"

The middle-aged officer of Dennis replied: "About 12 people left in the Baghdad area, and more than 50 people left in the entire Mesopotamia."

Admiral Morkes frowned: "Not enough, there are still too few people leaving. The battle in the Mesopotamia is basically over, and the rest is only sporadic resistance.

The local population is more than 300 million. Even because of the war, there are at least 30 million. After subtracting the departure of more than 50, there are 80 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", and the cultivation of food and livestock will be prohibited in the two river basins in the next 20 years. "

True and false news are often the easiest to believe.

Those who are a little bit more informed know that Austria implemented the land fallow law after occupying the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Arabian Peninsula.

Now, except for a few cities, there are lush weeds and bushes, and the inland areas are basically uninhabited.

"Yes, Your Excellency!" Major General Dennis replied

After hesitating for a while, Dennis still expressed the doubts in his heart: "Your Excellency, if you leave them to create wealth, we can collect taxes immediately. Why do we have to relocate the population to leave?"

In the eyes of many people, the "Land Fallow Law" of the Vienna government is a toss, and it has no real value except for wasting people and money.

It is not popular to protect the environment now, and no one has raised any objections before, because it involves Jerusalem.The holy land was almost buried by the wind and sand, so it would be shameful not to protect it.

The Arabian Peninsula can only be regarded as incidental. Anyway, there is nothing in the local area, and Austria has no shortage of camels, so let the land fall fallow.

The two river basins are different. The Mesopotamian plain is very fertile, and it is possible to develop agriculture and animal husbandry.

The era of population explosion has not yet arrived. Take Iraq as an example, with a population of 30 million before the war, and relatively rich water resources.

Admiral Morkes smiled slightly: "Naturally for the sake of stability, you don't think these people will accept our rule with peace of mind, do you?"

After hearing this answer, Dennis was even more confused.The Ottoman Empire was able to suppress these people, and Austria was still worried about local stability, so it was a joke to say it.

Colonial empires have their own methods of governance. Generally speaking, when encountering unsolvable problems, they can use one method to solve them - "kill"!

Admiral Morkes continued to explain: "If it is an ordinary colony, it is naturally not worth our money, but the Mesopotamia is special.

Our people discovered oil here, and geologists estimate that the oil reserves in the Mesopotamia Basin are likely to exceed the total amount of oil discovered in the world so far.

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 Morkes waved his hand: "I can't answer this question. Anyway, the scientists convinced the government and made the country believe in this judgment."

Looking at Dennis, who was in a state of self-doubt, Admiral Morkes continued: "Okay, whether oil can replace coal, time will tell.

Right now, we only need to know that the role of oil is very important. Our domestic reserves are very small, and the reserves in the Mesopotamia are large.

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 energy, but as long as it is "possible", it is worthy of attention.

In order to make the French realize the "importance of energy", the Vienna government has done a lot of publicity, and now every European knows that energy is very important.

After hesitating for a moment, Dennis said slowly: "Your Excellency, if this is the case, then it is not enough to just release the news.

It is best to take practical actions, such as: levy war taxes, set a tax amount that exceeds the capacity of most people; or directly send people to persuade them to leave.

The Persians have learned the lessons of the last refugee crisis and cordoned off the border area, where a large number of refugees have now gathered.

If the passage is not opened, even if these people want to leave, they will not be able to get out. "

This is definitely not the only way to leave.The problem is that they dare not go to Russia, and Austria does not allow them to enter.

Admiral Morkes nodded: "This is indeed a problem, and I will report to Vienna to try to gain domestic support.

However, the chance of success is very low. Even if the Ministry of Foreign Affairs intervenes, the Persians have no courage to accept the 200 million people.

It is really impossible to encourage refugees to break through the barrier first, so let the troops create a misunderstanding and tear a hole. "

The anti-Turkish alliance did not support it. Under the dual pressure of the British government's military and diplomacy, the Persians allowed the British supplies to enter Ottoman.

For this reason, the Persian government has explained to Vienna and St. Petersburg many times, but unfortunately this does not make any sense, and the great powers do not like to reason most of the time.

In the view of General Morkes, no matter what the reason is, Persia stood on the opposite side of the anti-Turkish alliance and had to pay the price.

……

In the Palace of Vienna, the progress of the Austrian army in Mesopotamia did not make Franz feel relieved, and the news reported by Admiral Morkes caused him even more headaches.

The Middle East theater considered the problem of the 200 million people, but the emperor Franz needed to consider the problem of more than 300 million people, or even more than 400 million people.

No way, the Ottoman government is crazy. It doesn’t mean that the generals below are crazy. It’s true that the whole people are soldiers.

There are still 200 million prisoners of war on the Asia Minor peninsula. After all, the Sudanese government has gone crazy and caused so much damage that the locals have nothing to eat if they are not prisoners of war.

Forced to do nothing, the Vienna government had to support this large group of "prisoners of war".Both sides were stained with the other's blood, and Franz didn't think he was capable of influencing them.

Sending them away is a must, and Franz doesn't care about spending money. It's just an initial investment. The problem is where to send people.

Foreign Secretary Weisenberg: "Your Majesty, most countries in the Americas have expressed their refusal to accept refugees and immigrants. The United States of America agrees to accept some immigrants, but only for the young and strong labor force."

No way, the Ottomans were not welcome, and American countries never came to the Ottoman Empire to recruit immigrants, let alone old and weak women and children.

The United States of America is willing to accept it. It is due to the influence of the Franz butterfly effect that the number of Europeans immigrating to the United States has dropped greatly, and the shortage of capitalists is severe.

It's a pity that no matter how short people are, capitalists only need young and strong laborers who can create wealth, and they have no love for the old and weak.

"What's the government's plan?" asked Franz

Prime Minister Felix: "The government has three plans. First, divide a piece of land from the colony and move these people there;

Second, throw trouble to the soon-to-be-established Kingdom of Armenia;

Third, use Persia's support for Ottoman as an excuse to provoke a war in advance and expel these people into Persia.

All three options have pros and cons.To divide the land resettlement from the colonies, we can only find a way from the Americas or Southeast Asia, and the cost is relatively high.

Throwing it to the Kingdom of Armenia seems to be the easiest, but there will be a lot of follow-up troubles.

The Russians must be reluctant to give the Armenians a rich land to build a country. This new kingdom may not be able to support so many people.

The cost of expulsion into Persia is the lowest, but the method is too violent, which will easily affect our international reputation. "

Chapter 31 Guess

The pros and cons are obvious, and Franz has a headache.It seems that the three options are good, but in fact the three options are not very reliable.

On the surface, Austria has many colonies, and a random piece of land can accommodate millions of people.

But in fact, if the land is drawn, the situation will change.Don't think about the African continent, that is the future of the mainland.

The Nanyang region seems to be good, but in fact there are not many islands that can accommodate millions of people. Anyway, Franz of New Guinea is reluctant to give up.

Then there is no more, Kalimantan Island has a population of over [-] million, and there are not so many unclaimed lands.

Perhaps in later generations, the surrounding islands can accommodate millions of people, but it really doesn't work now.

Franz still had a bottom line, there was nothing he could do about the dead on the battlefield.After the war, he deliberately created a man-made disaster that starved millions of people to death, but he still couldn't do it.

Of course, this bottom line is limited to not doing it yourself.If someone else was doing it, Franz couldn't see it either.

Oh, it is still possible to condemn it.No matter how much, there is no way, the world is so cruel, and the Virgin Mary could not survive in the 19th century.

Unlike later generations who had plenty of supplies, if the emperor overflowed with sympathy these days, the country would die.

America is also a problem. Alaska has a large area and is rich in resources, especially gold mining has begun, and the Vienna government will definitely not let it go.

Austrian Central America is the core of the American strategy and cannot be harmed.All that remains are the islands in the Arctic Ocean and the Patagonia plateau in South America.

Everyone knows that the islands in the Arctic Ocean are not suitable for human habitation, most people can't survive, and it's okay to exile diehards.

If these millions of people are sent there, it is estimated that there will be only a few people who will survive by then, and it will be no different from a sudden sudden death.

Patagonia is not a good place, at least until it is developed. Rather than putting people there, it is better to say that it is harming Chile and Argentina.

The colonies have been opened up for so many years, and Austria has only immigrated 10,000+, which is enough to explain a lot of problems.

It's not that the Vienna government doesn't want to increase immigration, it's entirely because of the harsh natural conditions, and the immigrants will go to Chile or Argentina by themselves.

Those who stay are all because of work. There are mineral resources developed in the local area. Agriculture and animal husbandry are all concentrated in the valley plains, and large farms are developed.

The latter two schemes are even more pitiful. According to the plan, the Kingdom of Ameria is only tens of thousands of square kilometers, and the maximum is no more than 10,000+ square kilometers.

No matter how many Russians are willing to give it, it will definitely be no problem to feed hundreds of thousands of Armenians with this little land, and if a few million more people are added, they will starve.

Deporting refugees into Persia is equally unreliable.If the family left voluntarily, Franz didn't mind pushing, but forced eviction would be too much.

After hesitating for a while, Franz made a compromise choice: "First send immigrants to the American countries, and the government will provide subsidies to let the capitalists find a way to send people in.

The focus is on the United States of America. Every immigrant sent to the past is subsidized with 40 Aegis, and those sent to other countries are subsidized with 35 Aegis. We will find a way to resettle the rest. "

This is a sky-high price. The price of white slaves in the underground black market is generally about 10 pounds, and the price of black slaves is only about 25 pounds, and they are all young and strong.

Now there is no need to risk the slave trade, as long as you send people there, you can receive subsidies from the Vienna government.

Franz believes in the subjective initiative of capitalists, as long as the interests are in place, nothing is impossible.

It is very troublesome to send these millions of people to one place for resettlement alone, but it is not a big deal if they are scattered all over the world.

Franz was not worried that these people would be kicked out. Basically, there were more men than women in immigrant countries. These refugees were just the opposite. Young and strong died on the battlefield, and most of the rest were old, weak, women and children.

To be precise, there are more women and children. In the Ottoman Empire, where the average life expectancy was in the thirties, people over 35 were considered old people, and those over fifty were rare.

……

In St. Petersburg, seeing that the war was coming to an end, the issue of spoils was also on Alexander's work agenda.

Today is different from the past. The protagonist of this Near East War has become Austria, and the Russian Empire has become an auxiliary.

"Hold people softly, cannibalize people with short mouths."

The supplies of the Vienna government were not easy to obtain, and the logistics of the war were all provided by Austria. Naturally, the Tsarist government had to pay the price for the distribution of spoils after the war.

Alexander III asked blankly: "Beyond our agreement, the Vienna government has put forward new requirements.

They want to prepare for Armenians to establish an independent state, as a buffer between the two countries, in the Caucasus region that belongs to us, what do you think? "

Anyone who knows Alexander III knows that the expressionless face means that His Majesty the Tsar is very unhappy, but his good upbringing allowed him to restrain his emotions.

Of course, being able to restrain your emotions means that the situation is not too bad, and you don't have to worry about being driven home to farm if you disagree.

It is normal for the tsar to have a temper. Among the tsars of all dynasties, Alexander III was considered easy to serve, at least he would not kill ministers.

Interior Minister Ziernomyer pretended to be angry and said: "Your Majesty, this kind of thing must never be allowed. The border between Russia and Austria stretches for tens of thousands of miles. Where do we need any buffer?"

Wanli is still a little exaggerated, but there are still seven or eight thousand miles.

The two big countries are next to each other, so a buffer zone is naturally needed in order to reduce conflicts. Unfortunately, the long border between Russia and Austria has decided that the buffer cannot be used.

Russia and Austria can also be regarded as world friends. Since the anti-French war, the two sides have become allies.Although the halfway covenant was broken, the actual alliance relationship has never ended.

After several generations, everyone has gotten used to it.Except that the rulers are also worried about each other's threats, the people don't have that concept at all.

Finance Minister Alisher Gurov objected: "You can't say that, Russia and Austria are both big countries, and the border line should be shorter.

As early as more than ten years ago, some people proposed that the two countries exchange territories to shorten the border and reduce the possibility of conflict between the two countries.It was only because of the geographical location that they failed to reach an agreement in the end.

The Austrians want the Armerians to establish an independent country, certainly not just because of an illusory promise, it is very likely that the Vienna government is testing.

What could not be done then does not mean that it cannot be done now.

Didn’t the Vienna government offer compensation? Maybe they want to take advantage of our financial difficulties and buy out the Asia Minor peninsula to reduce the border between the two countries.

I think we can get in touch first. If the compensation given by the Austrians is appropriate, it is also possible to set aside a piece of barren land for the Armenians to establish a country. "

The long border has advantages and disadvantages. While it may increase conflicts, it also means that the two governments must consider the relationship between the two countries more carefully.

If a war breaks out, it is really impossible to defend.If you can fight, I can fight, and if the winner is determined, both sides will suffer.

Russia-Austria friendship is no longer purely based on the combination of interests, but also contains the helplessness of the two governments.The cost of being an enemy is too high, so we can only be allies.

Every time the "territory deal" is mentioned, the tsarist government will think of Alaska, leaving endless regrets.