After waiting for a long time, the news of the Indian uprising finally reached Vienna in July. Franz knew that the British were in trouble.
During this period, 40,000 British troops and 230,000 Indian troops controlled the Indian subcontinent. Since the beginning of 1857, there had been constant news of mutinies in the Indian army, but they were all suppressed by the British.
On May 10, three Indian regiments launched an uprising, occupied the ancient capital of Delhi, and announced the restoration of the Mughal Empire. This caused a shock in India, and the uprising quickly spread throughout the country.
Needless to say, Franz fulfilled his obligation as an ally and reported the news to the Government of Saint Petersburg as soon as possible. As for what would happen next, no one knew.
If the Anglo-Austrian negotiations went well, then the future Government of Vienna would be very peaceful and would not do anything. If the negotiations broke down, then it would not be a bad idea to support the independence movement of the Indian people.
Prime Minister Felix said with a murderous look, "Your Majesty, the time is ripe.
The war between the British and the Persians is not over yet, and now the Indian uprising has broken out. I'm afraid that St. Peter's ambition for India will not be suppressed.
The Government of London can't take care of itself. It is necessary for us to make a friendly state visit to the Osman Empire to enhance the friendship between the two sides. "
Friendship? When had the House of Habsburg ever had a friendship with the Osman Empire?
Looking at the family history, it was a history of blood and tears with the Osman Empire. It was not just an ancestor who wanted to defeat the Osman Empire.
When it came to Franz's generation, they finally saw the light. The Osman Empire had been driven out of the Balkans. The behemoth that had once threatened the survival of the House of Habsburg had now become a soft-footed shrimp.
Franz smiled and said, "Then choose a good day to make a state visit to the Government of Sudan!"
Given the long-standing traditional friendship between the two countries, hitting the Osman Empire when it was down was a sacred responsibility that the heir of the House of Habsburg could not shirk. It had to be carried out without any hesitation.
The Colonial Minister Josip Jelačić suggested, "Your Majesty, we should also make a move on the African continent. Now that the French have accelerated the pace of expansion on the African continent, we will fall behind if we delay any longer. "
Interests were always the best catalyst. Just three years ago, with the support of Franz, the Government of Vienna only passed the national policy of overseas colonization by a narrow margin.
By now, even the traditional conservatives were no longer opposed to overseas colonization activities.
On the surface, the Austrian colonies were still in a state of loss, but that was not how the accounts were calculated. The colonies increased the domestic market for industrial and commercial products, and the excavated gold solved Austria's dilemma of lacking gold reserves.
The gold mines dug in this era were all rich mines that were easy to mine. Every year, dozens of tons of gold flowed into Austria, stabilizing the value of the Aegis.
It could be said that without the gold from the Gulf of Guinea, the gold standard reform of the Government of Vienna would not have gone so smoothly.
Other than that, there were fewer unstable elements in the country. The colony gave ambitious people space to play, and many people made a fortune.
Franz thought about it and said, "Yes, but the Tekrul Kingdom in the Nigerian region is ambitious and wants to further establish an empire. They have launched a so-called holy war. We'd better not rush into it.
Let the local people fight among themselves first. When they are almost done fighting, we will make a move. We can sell them some old weapons. "
Putting aside the underground resources, the Nigerian region was close to the equator. The land was fertile, and there was plenty of rain. It was suitable for growing tropical crops, such as peanuts, palms, cocoa, rubber …
For those who were keen to open up farms, it was a treasure land. The arable land area that could be developed was more than 60 million hectares, enough to feed hundreds of millions of people.
At present, it was the domestic nobles who were pushing for the attack on Nigeria. Many people who lost their land during the Great Revolution wanted to make up for it overseas.
This was the result of the Vienna government's guidance. It was common in any country, and the Vienna government had done a good job in this regard.
The high-level government opened up plantations overseas, which made many people feel that it was profitable, and they all joined in this activity.
The royal family first occupied land in the colonies of Guinea and Congo. At present, they had planned seven or eight plantations, including rubber plantations, cotton plantations, coffee plantations, cocoa plantations … The total area was more than 1.5 million hectares.
Of course, this was only a theoretical plan. It was still unknown when it could be completed.
Until now, the royal family had developed more than 15,000 hectares of land. The remaining areas were still being worked hard by a group of loggers.
First, the trees had to be cut down, the grass on the ground burned, the water in the puddles drained, and the local poisonous insects eliminated. Only then could the farmland be developed.
In the absence of enough labor, they were forced to use the local people as labor. It was difficult to improve the work efficiency.
Franz had sent people to East Asia to import labor. Farming was also a technical job, especially when it came to opening up wastelands. The local people were obviously not suitable for this work.
Austria prohibited the use of slaves. For the long-term stability of the colony, the colonial government also prohibited the use of slaves. Even labor protection laws were required to be strictly enforced.
Of course, "strict enforcement" also depended on the situation. Immigrants from the country were, of course, strictly protected. These were valuable assets.
As for the local labor, the supervision was naturally not as strict. The biggest problem was a fine. Unless someone produced a mixed-race child, they would not go to jail.
In essence, this was to limit the dependence of the capitalists on the local labor force and the spread of diseases.
The labor protection laws clearly told everyone that once the problem of the colony's labor shortage was solved, labor protection laws would be strictly enforced. It was better to use as little local labor as possible.
In order to reduce the conflict between the colonial government and the indigenous tribes, the colonial government implemented a policy of encouraging immigration. This consisted of two parts: one was to encourage the domestic people to migrate to the colony, and the other was to encourage the indigenous people to migrate to the Americas.
On this issue, the Government of Vienna had already reached an immigration agreement with the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Portugal, Spain, and other countries.
The agreement stipulated that each country was free to bring in indigenous immigrants in the Austrian colony. The colonial government did not impose any restrictions.
For individuals or organizations that performed well in the immigration work, the Government of Vienna would also give rewards. The current standard was: for every ten local immigrants taken away, the reward was two Divine Shields.
With this favorable condition, more than 100,000 black people immigrated to the Austrian colony every year, greatly reducing the conflict between the colonial government and the indigenous tribes.
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