Chapter 611

With the arrest of one official after another, the anti-Jewish movement gradually came to an end, and a vigorous anti-corruption campaign began.

Throughout the ages, arresting corrupt officials was the most popular news for the people, and Austria was no exception.

Although there was no direct corruption, the transfer of benefits under the transaction of power and money was essentially the same. To be precise, the punishment under Austria's laws was the same.

Seeing the big shots being arrested one by one, the happiest was the news media. There was big news every day, and there was no repetition. Even the newspaper sales in 1886 reached a record high.

The audience was also satisfied. With so many stories, they had something to talk about after a meal.

Even the public officials in the government were satisfied. There was sympathy for the death of the rabbit, but it could not stop the enthusiasm for promotion.

There was a pit for every carrot. If the top did not retreat, the bottom could not rise. Those who blocked the way were the enemies.

At this point, the anti-corruption case started by the investigation team had completely gone out of control. It could not be stopped easily.

One by one, the more they investigated, the more people were involved. Franz was dumbfounded.

Transferring benefits was much more technical than direct corruption. Ordinary public officials could not afford to do it. The people involved were all officials.

Many local officials were arrested, and even the local higher-ups were arrested. Only a bunch of grassroots people were left to handle the work.

Then, the local functional organizations actually operated normally. Well, compared to the cases of governments shutting down and the normal operations of the country, this seemed to be nothing.

The current international situation was very stable. As long as the local governments did not fall into chaos, the anti-corruption campaign could continue.

Once the officials were arrested, the bribers could not escape. In order to reduce their sentences, reporting was inevitable.

Only those who committed the most heinous crimes and were sure to be sentenced to death would choose to bear the responsibility. Most people had to think for themselves and think of ways to reduce their crimes.

Looking at the increasing number of people involved, Franz could finally announce to the outside world that the Government of Austria was not anti-Semitic. This was an anti-corruption campaign.

There was nothing wrong with it. Only 40% of the Jews were in prison, less than half, and there was concrete evidence. If it was not anti-corruption, what was it?

Franz did not care, but it did not mean that others did not care. As the person involved, Count Wittes was scared. The prison was almost full, and the case had not come to an end.

In the past month, Wittes had been assassinated three times. The assassins were all Jews, but no one knew who the real culprit was.

Wittes did not believe that the leaderless Jews had the ability to meticulously plan assassinations.

Not only did he suffer, but his family was also attacked by the thugs. Fortunately, the Vienna police had helped and solved the problem in time.

In the Prime Minister's official residence, Count Wittes anxiously complained, "Prime Minister, they're going crazy waiting outside. That's right, they're a bunch of lunatics!"

Looking at his former assistant, Prime Minister Karl sighed in his heart. To be honest, he still sympathized with Earl Wester.

But he had to pay the price. Wester had chosen this path himself. No matter how many pitfalls there were in front of him, he had to walk through them himself.

"Wester, calm down. You are not in the right state. The sky hasn't fallen yet. What's there to be afraid of? "

Prime Minister Carr was confident. The power of the Austrian bourgeoisie was limited, especially when it came to military power.

The so-called influence was nothing more than a network built by trading power and money.

However, this network was the most unreliable. The bureaucrats' power came from the government. Once the government gave the order, they could be beaten to the ground.

Anyway, the Government of Austria had a perfect system. No matter who went in, it could still function normally.

If the leader went in, there would be a deputy to replace him. If the deputy went in, there would be another deputy to replace him. Anyway, it was a line of substitutes according to the administrative rank.

For example, in a few cities in Casilla, ordinary employees were acting as mayors. They might not be able to do things, but they could maintain the status quo.

After so many years of compulsory education, the Government of Vienna did not lack officials. No matter how many vacancies there were, it could be filled quickly.

If they did not have enough people, they could just hire more. Prime Minister Carr was not worried at all. These guys could cause big trouble.

Count Wittes said, "But Prime Minister, they are …"

Before he could finish, Carr interrupted, "Count, I know what you mean.

It's just that some clowns are too active and have interfered with the investigation team and your normal life.

Don't worry, the police have deployed enough police to protect your safety. The cabinet just made a decision to carry out a nationwide crackdown.

All thugs would receive the harshest punishment, including the mastermind behind the scenes.

No matter how high their status is, as long as you can find them, you don't have to worry about revenge. "

It seemed calm, but in fact, Prime Minister Carr had the intention to kill. Assassinating a government official was a slap in the face to the Government of Vienna.

Prime Minister Carr hated these guys who broke the rules of the game. Once found, even if they did not die, they would be imprisoned for a hundred years. It was guaranteed to be a special package with no way out.

Wittes didn't want revenge in the future. The best way was to dig out all the enemies and get rid of them once and for all.

It seemed simple, but it was actually a fallacy. Although there were a lot of suspects, there was only a small number of people who could be sent to prison with concrete evidence.

Neither the capitalists nor the bureaucrats were alone. If they were unlucky, their underlings would not be able to escape either.

If all the suspects were arrested, then the number of people in prison would not just be forty thousand, but more than one hundred thousand.

If there were any survivors, the hatred that Wittes and his gang had created would not disappear. There would be many people seeking revenge in the future.

After hesitating for a while, Count Wester said ruthlessly, "Prime Minister, there is already concrete evidence of many criminals. Can you hand them over to the court for trial?"

Kill the chicken to warn the monkey!

There were too many people involved this time. Many people thought that the Government of Vienna would "raise the dog high and let it down lightly". They did not have enough respect for the government.

The best way was to start a massacre and use blood to let these people know that doing wrong could lead to death.

After thinking for a while, Prime Minister Carr nodded. "Then let's pick a group of criminals and punish them. The number will be set at one thousand."

The fate of one thousand unlucky people was decided. They would be used as examples to warn the monkey and would be punished according to the strictest standards set by the law.

Hearing this answer, Count Wester took a deep breath. One thousand was almost the total number of criminals executed in Austria last year. Now it was done in one go.

Needless to say, not to mention a thousand felons to be executed, even if there were two or three thousand, it would be more than enough.

Although the outside world was focused on anti-corruption and anti-Semitism, most of the people arrested were gangsters.

There was no other reason than that it was the easiest to collect the evidence of these scums.

Other crimes were mostly financial. Even if there was a murder case, it was the mastermind behind the scenes. These guys were the ones who carried out the crime.

Seeing the Prime Minister's firm attitude, Wester was secretly glad that he had changed his role quickly. Otherwise, he would have become a chicken to be slaughtered.

Not to mention not killing the nobles, if he became the boss of a gang of ten thousand people, no matter how prominent his identity was, he would not be able to escape.

…

At this moment, the central square of Bukovina was already packed with people. Countless people had come to watch the public trial.

The elderly Felder and his group also appeared in the crowd. However, compared to the excitement of the surrounding people, Felder and his group had a frighteningly gloomy expression.

The person on trial today was the famous Mr. Leo Cohen. Perhaps to others, he was a scumbag who did all kinds of evil, but to them, he was a compatriot worthy of respect.

As the crimes were proven one by one, Felder closed his eyes and slowly said, "Let's go!"

It was impossible to cause trouble. In this day and age, any ethnic group in Europe could cause trouble, except for the Jews.

If they were to jump out and cause trouble, it would be giving the anti-Semitism an excuse.

The emotional Osidor said unwillingly, "That defense lawyer is an idiot, I want …"

Seeing the strange gazes of the surrounding people, Felder was afraid that Osidor would say something stupid again, so he hurriedly scolded, "Shut up!"

Whether the defense lawyer was good or not was secondary. The key was that the evidence was too abundant, with a lot of witnesses and material evidence.

Regardless of whether they were willing to accept it or not, the court had found Leo Cohen guilty.

With Felder's many years of life experience, he could tell from the discussions of the surrounding people that Leo Cohen had done a lot of bad things.

Ordinary Jews were very low-key. In their daily lives, they tried their best to reduce their presence so as not to attract hostility.

Generally, the more arrogant Jews had hooked up with the local authorities. Leo Cohen had been very unlucky to be betrayed by his own boss.

The evidence that had been used for a life-and-death struggle had now become illegal evidence of him framing an Austrian official, attempting to manipulate politics, and conspiring against others.

The evidence that he had provided was enough to send him to the guillotine. What else was there to say?

…

After returning to the encampment, Felder said in a serious tone, "Osidor, calm down first.

We are all very sorry about what happened to Mr. Leo, but we have no way to overturn the police evidence. Especially since a lot of the evidence was given by Mr. Leo himself.

I'm sure you know what this means. If the Austrians want to bring it out for a public trial, it means that the crime cannot be overturned.

It's already not easy for you to get out of this.

You have to know that Glair and the others have yet to come out. If nothing unexpected happened, they might never be able to get out of there.

If you get involved again, not only will you not be able to save Mr. Leo, you will also cause the death of more of your compatriots.

I believe you understand what I mean. "

How could he not understand? Osidor had not been involved because the Jews were prepared to push him into politics. Politicians could not have obvious stains, so Leo had always kept Osidor out of his business.

Of course, that was in the past. There was no need to think about it now. After this incident, the Jewish power in Bukovina had been greatly damaged, and there was no way to push Osidor into politics.

Without external support, coupled with his sensitive ethnic identity, even if he passed the test and entered the officialdom, he was destined to not go far.

"Don't worry, Mr. Felder. I know what to do next. I won't cause any trouble for anyone. "

…

After comforting these trusted aides of Leo, Felder had a headache about whether or not to leave Austria.

After staying here for a few months, he had more or less figured out the situation. Austria was relatively friendly to ordinary Jews, but it was not very suitable for Jewish capitalists to live in.

Not to mention other problems, just the prohibition of usury alone could kill many Jewish capitalists.

It was not impossible to do it secretly, but with the intensity of the Government of Austria's anti-corruption efforts, one careless mistake could cost their lives.

Leo Cohen, who was about to be executed, was a good example. He was originally a big shot in the Austrian capitalist world, but when he was exposed, he was done for.

There was no problem in abiding by the law and doing business, but legal business was not profitable!

Today, the market competition in Austria was very cruel, and the profits of most industries were limited.

As a latecomer, it was even more difficult to get a share of the pie.

And the entry requirements for high-profit industries were very high. Not only did it require a large amount of investment, but it also had high technical requirements. It was also full of uncertainty, and even the return cycle was very long.

Of course, there were industries with short cycles and high profits, such as the stock market and futures. Other than the slightly higher risk, there were no other shortcomings.

This was definitely not what the Jewish capitalists wanted. It was true that everyone pursued huge profits, but it did not mean that they were willing to be leeks.

Who didn't know the depth of the water in the water for financial experts? Even a strong dragon would not be able to suppress a local snake. They were at most caterpillars. Rushing in would be suicide.

Before Felder could weigh the pros and cons, the cruel reality made a choice for him.

Leo Cohen's execution was just the beginning. As the trial continued, more and more people were sent to the guillotine.

Seeing the heads falling one after another, the insecure Jewish rich couldn't sit still anymore. They all urged Felder to leave.

There was no other way, this was not a suitable place for everyone to make a fortune. They expressed 120% resistance to Austria's strict laws.

If all the rich people left and only some ordinary Jews were left, would they still be Jews?

Without capital investment, ordinary people would not last long under Austria's assimilation policy.

After all, cultural inheritance also took time. Ordinary people had to work every day for three meals a day, and did not have that much time to educate the next generation.

Once the language was lost, it would deteriorate in a few generations.