While the Government of Berlin was worrying about the refugee problem, the people below had already made a choice for them.
The cause was that there were too many refugees, and the local government couldn't provide relief in time. The starving refugees looted a noble's manor in Schviřina and accidentally killed an old count who was patrolling the manor.
Looting had happened many times, but it was the first time that a noble was killed. Perhaps they realized that things were getting out of hand, and in order to survive, these people decisively chose to kill.
The refugees were a motley crew put together at the last minute. It was easy to kill them to cover up the truth, but how could they not leave behind any clues?
Needless to say, after the news was leaked, it immediately caused a stir, and the nobles naturally retaliated.
A large number of refugees poured in, and it wasn't only the local nobles whose interests were damaged. The local people suffered even more. At this time, when someone took the lead, they naturally responded.
Chaos broke out. Once the butcher's knife was raised, it couldn't be put down again. In order to restore order, the Government of Berlin immediately ordered the garrison to intervene.
In fact, at this time, the Government of Berlin was unable to control the situation. The local troops were definitely more inclined to the locals, and the bayonet was naturally aimed at the refugees.
Perhaps many refugees were innocent, but at this time, no one could distinguish, nor did they want to distinguish. The massacre broke out.
After receiving the news of the massacre, William the First's first thought was to immediately stop it, but then he gave up.
This was a multiple-choice question. Either stand on the side of the refugees and offend the nobles, capitalists, and ordinary people in Prussia, or stand on the side of the people of Prussia and pretend that nothing happened.
Without using their brains, the Government of Berlin also knew which side to stand on. As for the refugees lying in a pool of blood, they didn't see anything, and they didn't know anything.
A strange scene appeared. The Russian Army was driving away the refugees, and the Prussian Army was also driving away the refugees. Both sides wrote a "Massacre March" together.
Influenced by this, the Polish soldiers in the Prussian Army also had a mutiny. If it weren't for the fact that the Russians were too cautious and didn't take the opportunity to send troops, the Government of Berlin probably wouldn't have had anything to do.
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The sudden massacre made the European world collectively speechless.
Was it condemnation?
The media was already doing it. Newspapers and broadcasters were wantonly attacking the atrocities of the Prussian government. Of course, there were also many condemnations of the refugees.
Journalists also had to eat, and their position was naturally influenced by the investors.
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The shocking news from the Palace of Vienna pulled Franz back to reality.
How to settle this matter? This was another problem that gave him a headache. As a bystander, Franz could not determine who was right and who was wrong.
Were refugees wrong? The answer is: Yes, and no!
They were only trying to survive, so naturally it wasn't wrong. However, they were trying to survive while harming others, and that was a grave mistake.
The tragedy that happened in Shkevizhna could not have been a coincidence. On the way, many more innocent people had fallen.
Perhaps it was only a portion of people who did evil, but everyone did not have the ability to distinguish, nor did they want to distinguish. Others did not have the obligation to pay for their mistakes.
Human nature could not withstand the test, especially in the face of hunger.
Were the nobles and citizens of Prussia wrong? The answer was still: yes, and no!
There was nothing wrong with suppressing the thugs to protect one's own interests, but there was a problem if one deliberately magnified the problem to the entire refugee group.
However, as a bystander, Franz felt that he had no right to criticize them. If they could solve the crisis in advance, why should they ask others to solve it after the disaster happened?
Smart people knew that after losing the Polish region, the Government of Berlin was unable to provide for so many refugees.
Without relief food, the refugees would be in chaos sooner or later. This was not something that could be changed by manpower.
If the war could not end as soon as possible, even if the nobles and capitalists of Prussia opened their warehouses together to release food, it would not help.
For their own interests, for the country they protected, they chose the simplest and most practical method, which did not seem to be wrong.
He could understand the Russians' expulsion of refugees. Morality aside, the Tsarist government was unable to provide relief to the refugees. In order to prevent more people from becoming refugees, the expulsion of refugees was actually a last resort.
Franz was not a saint. He knew how to think about problems rationally. Three to four million refugees, even in the 21st century, was a difficult problem to solve, let alone in this era.
Based on a simple mathematical problem, based on one jin of rations per person per day, three million people would consume 1,500 tons of food per day, and four million people would consume 2,000 tons of food.
This was only a theoretical figure. In reality, this amount of food was definitely not enough. One jin of high-calorie food might be enough to meet the needs of human survival, but the demand for cheap low-calorie food would obviously be higher.
People in this era were more able to eat. It was easy for a young man to eat three to five jin of food in a meal. Most people would be big eaters in future generations.
Disaster relief did not need to be full, as long as they did not starve to death. Based on the refugees' daily requirement of 2,000 tons of food, including the transportation consumption, this number would be magnified to at least 2,500 tons.
In addition to food, other supplies were also indispensable. There were too many refugees, and it was necessary to do a good job of epidemic prevention. Otherwise, it would be troublesome if a plague occurred.
Preliminary estimates included tents, clothing, medicine, coal, daily necessities … These messy things added up would cost at least hundreds of millions of Divinity Shields.
Even if the supplies were prepared, it would be impossible to meet the demand without a transport capacity of tens of thousands of tons per day.
It might not seem like a big number, but it was daily, not monthly, and definitely not yearly.
Franz did not know about the other countries, but Austria did not have the ability to transport so many supplies, not even half of it.
Perhaps if all of Europe worked together, they might be able to solve this refugee crisis, but the success rate was still less than one in three.
If one knew that it was impossible to do it, one would be either a hero or a fool. Franz was neither, so he could only watch from the sidelines.
He could not be considered as watching from the sidelines, at least he donated. Although it was still a drop in the bucket, it was still an effort.
He could not care less about what happened outside, but he could not ignore the refugees who came to him. Since they could not go to Prussia, the refugees could only run to Austria.
This route was equally difficult. Prussia and Russia did not dare to let the Government of Vienna think that they were driving refugees to Austria, so they had to stop them.
There was no need to mention the effect. Anyway, the number of refugees at the border of Austria was increasing day by day. If the Government of Vienna had not prepared in advance, they would not have been able to handle it.
Even if they had prepared, they could only barely provide food. It was up to the army to maintain order. Almost every refugee camp had a few criminals hanging outside.
Happiness came from comparison. After seeing the atrocities of Prussia, Austria's approach was not so unacceptable.
Causing trouble?
Didn't they see that the troublemakers were all hanging outside? Now they were all illegal immigrants, the kind with no human rights. Their deaths would be in vain. If they violated any rules in the camp, they could become the chicken to warn others.
Looking at the statistics, Franz felt bad. He suspected that there was a problem with the world. The number of refugees accepted by Austria had actually exceeded a million.
Franz asked doubtfully, "Prime Minister, is there a problem with this data? Why are there so many refugees?"
The more people there were, the more troublesome it was to settle them down. The refugees who were able to run all the way to Austria were either close to the border or young adults.
It was easy to deal with those who had a family, but the young adults who ran on their own were hidden dangers. Military control of the refugee camps was to suppress these people who took the opportunity to cause trouble. The tragedy in Schvezna had also alerted the Government of Vienna.
Felix answered with certainty, "There's no problem. We carefully checked it three times. Every refugee camp is matched.
The number of people is more than expected. It has something to do with the atrocities of Prussia and Russia. Although they are also intercepting them, there are still many soldiers who sympathize with the refugees who secretly let them pass.
We have already lodged a diplomatic protest with Prussia and Russia. The situation should improve later. "
Raising the butcher's knife did not mean that millions of people were killed. In fact, most of these refugees were deported to the Prussia and Russia border. Today, you chase me, tomorrow, I chase you. Anyway, no one wanted it.
The cause of the mass death of the refugees was starvation. No one had counted how many people had died of starvation. Some said hundreds of thousands, some said more than a million, and some said two to three million.
The governments of various countries were pretending to be ignorant. At this time, helping the refugees was a tough job. If they did it well, it was expected. If they did it poorly, they would be criticized by the international public.
After thinking for a while, Franz shook his head, "I'm afraid the situation will become more serious. Even if Prussia and Russia are willing to cooperate, they may not be able to stop them.
Pick a group of young and strong refugees. If the situation exceeds our limit, close the border and let them intercept them.
In addition, the government must do a good job of preventing the refugees from leaving the camp and not let them come into contact with the local people. If there are relatives or friends, they must also go through a doctor's examination. If there are no problems, they can only leave. "
At the moment of life and death, people would always be able to explode with their greatest potential. Unless the Russian Army could go on a killing spree, there would always be people who could break through the blockade.
This was not something that Berlin and St. Peter Castle could control. The Tsarist government was a bit better, at least they could control the army. But the Government of Berlin's control over the army was something that Franz didn't dare to compliment.
If the Russians were willing to pay a high price to buy over the Juncker nobles, it was unknown whether the Government of Berlin would still exist.
If a large number of refugees flooded in, even Austria would not be able to handle it. In order to prevent the situation from worsening, they could only apologize to the latecomers.
Dispersing the refugees only existed in theory. They couldn't communicate normally because of the language barrier. They didn't even know if they were healthy or if they carried the plague. If they scattered blindly, it would cause chaos in the country.
The refugees at the front were real refugees. The refugees at the back were all people who climbed up from the dead. It was unknown how much humanity they still had.
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