Chapter 916

Thanks to the telegram, what happened in Persia quickly spread across the European continent and shocked the world.

In Jerusalem, as one of the first people to know about the Osman's actions, Franz was also shocked by the decisiveness of the Osman Youth.

This wasn't the best choice, but it was the most suitable choice for the Osman government. In a situation of financial exhaustion, diverting refugees to neighboring countries was the most effective way to get through the crisis.

Austria and Russia couldn't afford to offend them. The two countries had sealed their borders, and only a few people could sneak across. They could only catch the soft persimmon Persia and bully them.

As for the terrible consequences, wasn't it backed by the British? Attacking the Persians was what the Government of London wanted to see. With the British's help, it would most likely be reduced to a small matter.

Franz asked with concern, "Recently, how many Osman illegally entered the country?"

Although Austria wasn't suitable for smuggling, under the pressure of hunger, the number of Osman illegally entering the country had increased sharply recently.

Felix said, "About 80,000 people, 78,000 of which were caught. The garrison has tried to arrest as few people as possible, but some of the Osman people were hungry and deliberately came to the garrison to be caught.

According to the regulations, these people violated Austrian law and must be punished. The garrison can only arrest them. "

Franz unscrupulously thought that it wasn't just some of them who were deliberately caught by the garrison, but many of them deliberately came to the door.

They were about to starve to death. Who cared about the consequences of being caught? The worst outcome was nothing more than being killed on the spot by the garrison, which would be considered a release.

In addition, whether it was repatriation or being sentenced to prison, the Austrians would have to provide food first, right? If they could get a full meal, it would be a gain.

After a moment of contemplation, Franz made a decision, "According to our law, the Arabian Peninsula needs to be returned to forests and grasslands. These people will stay and plant grass and trees!

After their service, they will be repatriated to the Osman Empire. I think the Osman government will have the ability to accept them. "

The dignity of the law must be upheld. No matter the reason, if the law was violated, they must be held accountable.

As for the completion of the service and repatriation, everyone ignored it. According to Austrian law, the minimum penalty for illegal entry was five years, and the punishment for mass incidents was doubled.

After these people finished their service, they would probably be crippled. For a very long time in the future, the Arabian Peninsula would be in a state of fallow. There would be no human habitation within a thousand miles, and there would be fewer guards.

Life in prison in Austria these days is not easy at all, especially for felons.

Whether it was to go to the mine or to repair the railway, they had to complete their daily tasks in order to get food for the next day. Otherwise, they would have to starve!

Now there was no human rights. They didn't need to be responsible for starvation. There was no human rights now. People didn't need to be held responsible.

It was the same for the whole society. The life expectancy of a worker after entering the factory was only about ten years, and this was the result of the Vienna government's strict management.

There was no need to mention prison. Those who served for more than ten years should not even think about getting out. Those who could survive for more than five years were blessed by God.

Foreign Affairs Minister Weissenberg: "Your Majesty, the Persian government is protesting the atrocities of the Ottoman Empire in the international community, requesting us to intervene in this matter.

The Persians are very sincere. If we intervene, we can increase our influence in Persia. Considering the upcoming strategy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that it is necessary for me to intervene.

They had to intervene. Austria was now the 'enemy' of the Ottoman Empire. How could they not do something that would cause trouble for the enemy?

If the government of Vienna didn't take action when the excuse was presented to them, everyone would feel that something was wrong.

Facing an enemy full of flaws, they had to be selective. If they accidentally killed them, it would be a tragedy. When faced with an enemy that was full of flaws, he had to choose his attacks carefully. If he accidentally killed the enemy, it would be a tragedy.

Franz: "Set up an international investigation team to cause trouble for the Ottomans diplomatically. He reckoned that the British would cause trouble, so he just let them do what they wanted.

Austria needed time to develop the African continent and didn't have the energy to continue expanding into South Asia. It wasn't worth it to accept the Persians and the British at this time.

Austria needed time to develop the African continent and didn't have the energy to continue expanding into South Asia. It wasn't worth it to accept the Persians and the British at this time.

Franz didn't like to sell his teammates, so he could only reluctantly give up the benefits promised by the Persians.

Of course, the premise of all this was that the British were willing to pay the price. Otherwise, they would be stabbed in the back.

The international situation had developed to this point. The possibility of a large-scale conflict between the British, Fao, and Russia in a short period of time was infinitesimally small. The most common method in the future was to stab each other in the back.

This was similar to the original time and space. The collapse of colonial empires and the spread of nationalism were the result of the imperialist countries stabbing each other in the back.

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In St. Peter's Castle, the Tsarist government was also worried about the sudden influx of refugees. Although the number of refugees entering the Russian Empire wasn't as high as the Persians, it was still in the tens of thousands.

The Caucasus region was mountainous, which was not conducive for the passage of large armies. It was militarily advantageous for defense, but it was also conducive for refugees to sneak in.

The garrison wanted to defend, but they were powerless. Unless every mountain was heavily guarded, they would not be able to stop the influx of refugees.

Of course, the mountains weren't completely without benefits. At least they intercepted some of the physically weak refugees. Those who could enter the Russian Empire were basically young and strong. Most of the old and weak died during the climb.

For some countries, increasing labor might be a good thing, but the Russian Empire was definitely not one of them.

As one of the most populous countries in Europe, Russia had plenty of people. In addition, the degree of industrialization was not high, and the demand for labor was limited. The Tsarist government had no love for refugees.

Alexander Ii Of Russia said weakly, "Send someone to contact the Austrians and ask them if they still need labor."

In order to develop the African continent, Austria had been recruiting immigrants in Europe. It was all carried out in the name of the Civil Colonization Company. The Russian Empire was also one of the important sources of immigration.

Foreign Minister Chris Basham explained, "Your Majesty, the Austrian Colonization Company has never accepted Osman people. They won't accept these refugees."

It was true that Austria was short of people in Africa, but not everyone was accepted. Unfortunately, the Osman people were turned away. The colonial government had a written rule that illegal immigrants had to be sent to mine.

Not only would the executors be out of luck, but even the shareholders of the colonial company would be held accountable. In this regard, the Government of Vienna was very strict. Those who tried the law were punished until they went bankrupt.

Alexander Ii Of Russia didn't give up and asked, "What about the American countries? Are there any that are willing to accept these refugees?"

Now, Alexander Ii Of Russia really hoped that someone would take over. No matter how high the price was, if they could get rid of these people, it would be a profit.

Chris Basham shook his head. "Your Majesty, if they are black slaves, they might be sold. If they are Muslims, they won't be sold at all.

The capitalists and plantation owners only like obedient black slaves. They have no love for the Osman people. If they could be sold, Austria wouldn't have sent all the Osman people back to their country. "

The slave trade was suppressed by the European countries in name, but in fact, it had always existed in the dark. Even the British, who advocated for the abolition of slavery, were still secretly carrying it out.

In the face of profits, the capitalists had never had integrity. If they didn't do it, it was only because the profits weren't big enough. Austria was able to exchange cages for birds in Africa because the Government of Vienna subsidized labor export companies.

If the Tsarist government was willing to pay, these problems wouldn't be a problem. In this era, the American countries were relatively idle. Although there was a need for immigrants, the government rarely took the initiative to recruit immigrants from Europe.

On one hand, the cost of immigration was high. On the other hand, the locals were afraid that immigrants would take jobs. The people were generally opposed to immigration. The government needed to please the voters, so they naturally couldn't go against them.

Unfortunately, Alexander II didn't want this group of refugees. In essence, it was because he didn't want to pay. The Russian Empire's industry wasn't developed, and there weren't that many jobs for the refugees.

Even if they were sent to the mines to mine, it would be a loss. This would take the jobs of the original group of miners and increase social conflicts.

After hesitating for a moment, Alexander Ii Of Russia frowned and made a decision. "Order the garrison to send these people to the Osman Empire. If there are more refugees — kill!

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned the Osman government that if they can't maintain order in the country, we will be happy to send troops to help. "

"Reputation" was useful to others, but for the Tsarist government, it couldn't be any worse since it was already like this.

Alexander Ii Of Russia didn't order the massacre of the refugees because he was careful about the international impact. Otherwise, with the grudge between Russia and the Osman Empire, it would be normal to kill all of them.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Cris Basham replied.