Chapter 277 The plan to vacate the cage and change the bird
The first town, Sweet Palace.
Yarman reported the latest war developments to Constantine: "Your Majesty, the war on the southern and northern fronts has almost been completed. The southern front has successfully advanced to the north bank of the Limpopo River, and the natives on the northern front have basically withdrawn by themselves. .”
The pen in Constantine's hand paused for a moment and said, "Well, how is the Western Front?"
"The west side is still advancing. Because there are many rivers, it hasn't ended yet, but it's almost there. It's almost to the Kuanguo River Basin."
Konstantin stood up and looked at the map of East Africa behind him.
(picture)
"The war is coming to an end in a blink of an eye, but I don't know how the war in Europe will develop. The French are gone, and the Italians are still holding on. However, even if the war is over, the future of Europe is bound to be even more turbulent." Constantine said with emotion .
Although Europe is fighting to the death, Constantine has long been familiar with it. He has never seen the European war stop in his life. The map of East Africa in front of me looks so pleasing to the eye, and it is all the property of the Hohenzollern family.
…
Kingdom of Italy.
After the surrender of the Royal Italian Navy, the 50,000 army of the Austro-Hungarian Empire easily arrived on the east coast of the Kingdom of Italy in a troop carrier.
Subsequently, with the cooperation of the Pope's army, the territory of the Kingdom of Italy was directly cut off by the coalition forces, and Naples and Sicily were cut off from the land in the north.
The restoration organization in Naples immediately launched a rebellion, and its leader was Francesco II, the last monarch of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
After Italy unified the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Francesco II went into exile in Rome. Naturally, the Austro-Hungarian Empire would not give up such a good chess piece.
At the same time, the Austro-Hungarian Empire launched a crazy revenge on the non-aristocratic bourgeoisie in Italy. It can be said that before the emergence of the Kingdom of Italy, most of Italy was under the direct or indirect rule of the Austrian Empire. Without these people to support, how can there be Sardinia? Good thing the kingdom unifies Italy with ease.
Under the planning of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Kingdom of Naples was the first to restore its country, and those former allies of the Austro-Hungarian Empire also came out again and began to take over the power.
The future of the restored Kingdom of Naples is indeed worrying, but the Austro-Hungarian Empire does not matter.
Now, Franz only needs the result of Naples regaining independence, as long as Italy is not unified, it is a small problem.
It's not that Franz is stingy, but that the Austro-Hungarian Empire is not the Austrian Empire after all. Now Franz just wants to swallow Venice and transform him into a German region.
"Austria cannot lose Venice. The importance of Venice is related to the future of Austria. With Hungary, a rebellious boy, and a bunch of other ethnic separatist forces ready to move, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is at risk of disintegration at any time, so Austria must strengthen Your own strength." Ernst, who had just returned to Schönbrunn Palace from Hechingen, said to Franz.
"Take advantage of this war to take Venice, find a way to weaken the Italian population, and then inject German immigrants in the local area, which will greatly ease the trend of Venice's future independence."
"That's what I said, but if I had so many Germans, the Austrian Empire would not be what it is today. Can you give me the German immigrants from East Africa?" Franz was a little angry, Ernst This is completely standing and talking without back pain. Everyone knows the idea of disintegration, but it is even more difficult to solve the problem.
There are Germans leaving the Austro-Hungarian Empire every year. Where can I find such Germans to exchange blood for Venice.
"The population of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is outflowing. Isn't that because Hungary and the Slavs are too productive? The more people there are, the fewer job opportunities Germans have, and Austria has a relatively developed economy. Once job opportunities are squeezed, ordinary Germans will naturally want Find a way out." Ernst said, "In this war, the Kingdom of Italy is doomed anyway, so hurry up and transport the Italians out of the countryside of Venice now, we will suffer a bit in East Africa, and we can help Austria to complete it, and use it afterwards After the war, Austria can distribute these lands to soldiers, and the Austrian soldiers who have land will naturally increase the number of Germans. Anyway, the final result depends on how you choose.”
Ernst's calculations have all hit Franz's face. East Africa is going to empty Venice to develop East Africa, and it is also called helping Austria.
"You, forget it, but what you said is indeed reasonable. Although the large population of the Venice area is a wealth, it is not a German, and it is a debt to the empire." Franz said, "But you in East Africa can digest so much money. Are there many Italians? Are you not afraid that they will cause trouble for you when they go to East Africa?"
"Hehe, are they really supposed to travel to Africa? As long as they go to Africa, they will be called "every day, and the land will not work." Ernst said coldly.
"You don't want to turn them into slaves, do you!" Franz said with some doubts.
"Of course not, but now there is an industry in East Africa that urgently needs the help of industrial workers from Venice, so we need this group of people." Ernst said frankly. As for whether it is a slave or not, then you have to talk about it carefully. If you accept the East African values, you are naturally your own (Germans). If you don’t accept it, then you will be eliminated.
"What industry?" Franz asked curiously.
"Naturally, it is the textile industry. Most of the immigrants in East Africa have gone to farming, which is basically zero in the industrial field, so a group of skilled workers is needed."
Ernst has always wanted to engage in the textile industry in Africa, but the population is precious to East Africa. In order to effectively occupy East Africa, most of the immigrants were arranged to farm and join the army.
Taking advantage of this opportunity to plunder the population from Venice can effectively alleviate the underpopulation problem in East Africa. Naturally, Ernst, the tiger beard in France, dare not stroke it, and Italy's wool is full of courage.
The population of the Venice area and the countryside is close to one million, and Ernst is not greedy. He still has the ability to eat about 400,000 in one go. With the addition of the Italians who immigrated to East Africa before, the scale is only 500,000. Not too difficult for East Africa, with a population of nearly four million.
Excluding the personnel responsible for land reclamation and farming, the remaining urban immigrants can directly create two industrial cities in East Africa. In fact, Ernst and Franz missed one industry, that is, shipbuilding.
The waters of East Africa have been wasted all the time. It is really not a solution. A large amount of marine fishery resources are wasted in vain. You must know that the waters near Somalia are a world-renowned seasonal fishing ground.
"It's not that easy to engage in the textile industry. Raw materials are the problem, but since you want to try it, you can try it." Franz said.
Raw materials are a small problem for East Africa. The cotton fields in East Africa have already begun to harvest, and Ernst also plans to expand the cotton planting area on this basis.
As for other issues, there are only manpower and equipment now, both of which Ernst intends to prostitute directly from Venice.
(end of this chapter)