Chapter 414

At the same time that the rebellions in Milan and Venice were suppressed, the Austrian Empire began to crack down on public security. First, a large number of members of independent organizations were arrested in Hungary, and then many cults were destroyed.

In just one month, the number of people arrested exceeded 150,000, and Franz was so scared that he quickly called a stop. If the expansion continued, it would affect the domestic economic development.

However, individuals and social groups suspected of participating in the rebellion and had independent-leaning tendencies were still unable to escape.

They were not clean to begin with, and as long as the government wanted to find a crime, they were not afraid that they would not be able to find it. As a key target, these people were not even qualified to be exiled to the colonies. All of them had to enter the road construction army.

The more than 90,000 kilometers of railway plan was not just a plan. Times were advancing, and the plan that was a fantasy a few years ago was now feasible.

With the rapid development of the economy, many railway lines that originally had no economic value had turned losses into profits. After losing money for more than a decade, the Austrian railway company finally turned around.

However, at this time, the largest shareholder had become the Government of Vienna. The original contract signed with the government naturally still had to be fulfilled, and the nature of the bundled operation had never changed.

By 1865, the total mileage of the entire new Holy Roman Empire had reached as high as 58,000 kilometers, and the price was that free labor fell one after another.

Under normal circumstances, there were not that many criminals at all, and the number of people joining the road construction army each year was far from enough to keep up with the consumption.

After the Great Revolution of 1848, the number of people in the labor army once exceeded the 450,000 mark, and then decreased year by year, until now there were less than 100,000 people.

After all, not all criminals would be sent in. Basically, as long as they were not involved in rebellion and were sentenced to less than five years, most of them were exiled to the colonies.

Most of the people entering the road construction army were felons. These people were relatively more dangerous to society, and exiled to the colonies was a hidden danger. It was better to manage them in a unified manner.

Franz would not throw political prisoners and nationalists into the colonies. God knows if these people would cause trouble in the colonies?

If these messy ideas were brought into the colonies, wouldn't it increase the cost of ruling? Franz would never do such a thing that would cause trouble for himself.

However, after the Great Revolution of 1848, these dangerous people decreased. Those who entered the road construction army were no longer rebels, but ordinary felons, and the number suddenly dropped.

Only tens of thousands of people were added every year, and it simply could not keep up with the consumption. This was not because the construction party was abusing labor and disregarding casualties. In fact, everyone liked this kind of free labor.

The main reason was that medical technology was limited in this era, and one could not expect the Government of Vienna to be extravagant enough to provide doctors for criminals. If they could endure it, they would endure it. If they could not, they would go to God in advance.

The average life expectancy in Austria had just passed the 40 year mark. Most of them were adults before they went to prison. After more than a decade of prison life, how many of them could survive?

In order to solve the shortage of cheap labor and reduce the cost of railway construction, the Ministry of Railways proposed to the government last year to introduce contract workers from Africa, but it was stopped by Franz.

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To some extent, this rebellion not only solved the internal problems, but also contributed to the long-term stability of Austria. It also solved the problem of the shortage of cheap labor in the construction of the railway.

Compared to this, the wealth that he had obtained from the confiscation of the clan paled in comparison. Austria was no longer the poor country it used to be. A little bit of money was nothing.

The investigation was still going on. Other than Lombardy and Venetia, which were the areas where the rebellion broke out and were easier to deal with, the people involved in the other areas needed concrete evidence before they could be punished.

When the general trend was set, he would naturally act according to the rules. However, the members of the Hungarian independence organization and the Italian revolutionaries were all rebels, and there was no need for further investigation.

However, the members of the Hungarian Independence Organization and the Italian Revolutionaries were all rebels, and there was no need to investigate them further.

There was no doubt that the railway construction was short of manpower, and they naturally escaped without being shot. There was no doubt that there was a shortage of manpower in the construction of the railway. Naturally, they had dodged the bullet and did not need to be shot.

The main thing was that the mastermind of the rebellion had been let go, and the rest could be considered as subordinates. Seeing that everyone was cooperating happily, there was naturally no need to kill them all.

Politics had always been unscrupulous, and it was much better than directly framing. Prime Minister Felix said, "Your Majesty, in the Milan rebellion, we killed 461 rebels and arrested 2,986 rebels. In the Venice rebellion, we killed 296 rebels and arrested 3,128 rebels.

Prime Minister Felix said, "Your Majesty, in the Milan rebellion, we killed 461 rebels and arrested 2,986 rebels. In the Venice rebellion, we killed 296 rebels and arrested 3,128 rebels. It can be said to be a splendid achievement.

Most of the rebels were Italian mercenaries. Among them, 2,518 were cross-border criminals, and 864 were local mercenaries.

Most of the rebels were Italian mercenaries. Among them, 2,518 were cross-border criminals, and 864 were local mercenaries.

The remaining two thousand or so rebels mostly provided funding and intelligence support to the revolutionary party. So many mercenaries poured into the local area, and they were the ones who provided cover. "

There was no doubt that this was a verdict. All the blame was thrown to the rebels, and the fact that the Vienna government killed people with a borrowed knife would be buried in history forever.

After this battle, no one in the Austrian Regions of Italy dared to go against the Government of Vienna. There were a few fish that slipped through the net, but they all appeared in the newspapers as heroes who reported the rebels.

Even for the sake of their own lives, they had to maintain the rule of Austria. If the Austrian Regions of Italy really became independent, how could these traitors have a good life?

Traitors were always more hateful than enemies. This was a truth that ran through East and West. Any revolutionary organization in the Regions of Italy stood against them.

This was the price of reporting. They had to bear the responsibility for doing something wrong. Since they had done something stupid before, they had to pay the price now.

A mere report letter was not enough to prove their loyalty. Only by becoming a traitor in the revolutionary party and tying themselves to the chariot of the Government of Vienna, could it be considered over.

Franz said calmly, "Let the judicial authorities convict them as soon as possible, and then send them to the road construction army. The Ministry of Railways complained more than once about the lack of manpower. Don't let them wait too long.

What about the other regions? I remember that hundreds of thousands of people were arrested this time. This is only a fraction. How did the other hundreds of thousands of people get arrested? "

Prime Minister Felix explained, "Your Majesty, not all of the hundreds of thousands of suspects were suspected rebels.

At present, we are still investigating and collecting evidence. Most of them weren't arrested because of rebellion. They were arrested because they were found to have other problems.

In addition to the Regions of Italy, we also arrested more than 200 core members of independent organizations and more than 500 people suspected of rebellion in the Hungarian region.

Because the Hungarian rebellion was suppressed by us before it started, we still need some time to investigate the issue of conviction.

In the other regions of the country, a total of 183 suspected rebels were arrested. Because the evidence is not very sufficient, the charges have not been officially determined. "

This explanation made Franz heave a sigh of relief. If there were so many people who wanted to rebel, his kingdom would not be stable.

It turned out that the rebels were only a minority. This was the result of the entrapment law. Otherwise, the number of people could be reduced a little.

After a careful count, after deducting the mercenaries who were coerced, there were only two to three thousand dangerous people who were actually inclined to the rebels. This was completely different from the total number of people arrested.

These people didn't necessarily want to rebel. Most of them were the ones who were rebelling. It was nothing more than their political thinking that caused them to stand on the opposite side of the Government of Vienna.

Franz thought for a moment and said, "Then according to the original plan, continue to investigate these suspects. Everything will be done according to the law."

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