Chapter 792

The year 1889 was a very special year. The onlookers had seen enough of the excitement.

From the initial war in Central Asia to the Afghan War, to the outbreak of the Ambassador Case, followed by the exciting war between Britain and Russia.

However, this was only the beginning. It was supposed to be a war between Britain and Russia, but the British, who didn't follow the rules, took the lead and dragged others into the water.

Starting from the second half of the year, the dark history of Europe's major colonial empires was constantly exposed.

Austria was no exception. It made Franz, who was a bystander, unable to enjoy the show.

At this time, if he still didn't know this was a conspiracy by the British, then he would have been an emperor for so many years.

The "Central Asia Massacre" and "Dark History of Various Countries" were all created to divert international public opinion.

The Russia Ambassador was publicly killed in London. With such a big event, the Government of the United Kingdom couldn't explain it at all.

The international community didn't agree with the explanation given by the British at all. Countries urged the Government of the United Kingdom to solve the case as soon as possible and draw a perfect end to the Ambassador Case.

In recent years, the Government of the United Kingdom had attracted a lot of hatred. Other countries worked together to crack down on this kind of game breaking behavior, but they also wanted to use this as a pretext.

The reason was sufficient, and it was all European countries working together. Even if the British wanted to retaliate, they couldn't find an excuse.

Of course, retaliation was a secondary issue. Russia and Austria were the ones leading the charge, so they weren't afraid of retaliation.

The other countries were just there to make up the numbers. They stood up at this time mainly to make their presence known.

For small countries, if they didn't appear in the international scene for a long time, it would be a disaster if they were forgotten.

The Government of London didn't want to investigate the "Ambassador Case" and couldn't continue investigating. In this context, of course, they had to find a way to divert the public's attention.

Then the "Russia Massacre in Central Asia" went online. After some hype, everyone's focus shifted to the dark history of the major colonial empires.

As one of the victims, Franz was busy dealing with the aftermath and couldn't care less about the British.

It couldn't be helped. According to the British media, Austria was the largest slave trader in human history. They were more powerful than Portugal and England.

Franz did not agree with the Englishman at all.

What kind of joke was this? If Austria became a group of slave traders, wouldn't he, the emperor, become the biggest slave trader?

On this issue, Franz could swear to God that he had never engaged in the slave trade.

The Government of Austria also didn't engage in the slave trade. The Government of Austria was one of the first countries to crack down on the slave trade.

Ever since the founding of the Austrian Empire, the Austrian government had never taken any profits from the slave trade. It couldn't be any cleaner.

Palace.

Looking at the news that criticized Austria for engaging in the slave trade, Franz frowned and asked, "The voices of public opinion are constantly questioning us. What is the plan of the Propaganda Department?"

It was the other party's mouth, and if he insisted on speaking, Austria had no way to shut him up.

Due to the manipulation of international forces, even the Great Gold Element Technique from before was no longer effective. Even if they could be bribed, the price of the newspapers was too high. Austria wasn't a spendthrift who would pay for anything.

Minister of Propaganda, Louis von Lavalle: "Given the current complex international situation, the best way for us to do is to push the blame.

As early as 30 years ago, we abolished slavery and banned any slave trade. This is a well-known fact.

Back then, the American countries had a serious shortage of labor, which restricted the economic development of the countries. In order to help the American countries develop their economies, we sent the surplus labor from Austrian Africa.

It was for mutual benefit and win-win. In order to ensure the normal life of the immigrants, we even gave them subsidies.

The immigrants were free people before they arrived in the American continent. The contract they signed also stipulated that they were free people. As for how they became slaves, you have to ask the country involved. "

Although the reason was a bit far-fetched, Franz chose to believe it.

Austria had sent tens of millions of immigrants to the American continent and Persia over the years. It was really to help the American countries develop their economies. If you didn't believe it, there was a contract to prove it.

These precious historical documents were all kept in the archives by the Vienna government. It was at the request of the various governments that Austria agreed to export their surplus labor.

In order to help everyone prosper together, the Government of Vienna contributed money and manpower. In the process of the labor export, they also lost tens of millions of BD.

What happened later was completely because the capitalists were too greedy and turned a group of free people into slaves.

If they were to be held responsible, it was because the laws of the countries involved were not perfect. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been the mess that followed. It had nothing to do with Austria.

Those who accused Austria of being slave traders were a group of people with ulterior motives. Who had ever seen a slave trader who paid for slaves?

After pondering for a moment, Franz shook his head. "This is not enough. While we are whitewashing ourselves, we also need negative examples.

There are many countries in Europe that have engaged in the slave trade. Try to bring the topic to them, especially the British.

They are the biggest slave traders and drug dealers in human history. This is a blasphemy against human civilization. We must expose the British's conspiracy and let more people know the truth. "

You set me up, I set you up. This was how the great powers got along. The British dared to fan the flames, so Franz didn't mind roasting the British on the fire.

When it came to dark history, Austria was just a little brother. Especially when compared to their peers, it was not worth mentioning at all.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After answering, Louis von Ravare, the Minister of Propaganda, had a headache.

It was easy to expose the dark history of the British. Anyway, they were black from head to toe and could not be washed clean.

But to use it on a conspiracy theory, they had to study it carefully. It was not because there were too few conspiracies, but because the British had too many conspiracies, so many that it was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Specifically, they could refer to the plans formulated by the Austrian General Staff. There was no lack of wonderful ideas. The prudent ones could hide until the end, and the radical ones would immediately become the leader.

Seeing the Minister of Propaganda's troubles, Franz added, "The focus of the conspiracy theory is on drugs.

The British sold opium everywhere. In addition to seeking huge profits, they also wanted to poison the world through opium, weaken the strength of countries, and prepare for their domination of the world.

The Ministry of Propaganda can find a group of experts and scholars to denounce the sinister intentions of the British and call on the world to ban opium.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs can cooperate with you, and when necessary, you can use the name of the government to convene a global drug conference. "

Franz had long wanted to do something about drug prohibition. Unfortunately, before this, people had not yet realized the harm of opium. Many people used opium as a panacea.

Therefore, Austria could only close its doors and do the anti-drug thing themselves. Opium was still rampant internationally, and in some areas, opium had become a hard currency.

With the development of science and technology, more and more people were aware of the harm of opium, and the voice of society to ban the circulation of opium was getting louder and louder.

The basic conditions for calling on the world to ban opium were barely in place, and the British happened to come at this time. Franz had no reason not to destroy their source of income.

There was no need for all countries to participate. As long as a few major countries participated, international law could be formed.

Even if they could not ban opium, they could disgust the British and attack their international image.

Louis von Lavalle reminded him, "Your Majesty, the British themselves also use opium. There is a large amount of opium in circulation in the mainland and colonies. I'm afraid it is a bit far-fetched to accuse them of using opium to weaken the strength of other countries."

It had to be admitted that the opium merchants were powerful. While they harmed the world internationally, they did not forget to harm their own compatriots.

After all, it was to make money. It did not matter who it was.

Franz smiled slightly. "It doesn't matter. This crime can be announced internationally. In Britannia, we can change the story. For example, 'the capitalists are trying to use opium to control Britannia.'

Once you are addicted to opium, you will never be able to live without opium. Then, you can only be manipulated by the capitalists behind the scenes. "

It did not matter if it was nonsense. Anyway, there would always be people who would believe it. Even if the opium merchants did not dare to do so, no one could guarantee that they had not thought of it.

The Government of the United Kingdom had never passed a bill to ban opium. There was only a "Drug Pharmacy Bill", which was equivalent to having no restrictions.