The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 1465: Merit (Part )
Vishart was once an ambitious young man. When he was young, he vowed to kill all the corrupt officials in Wallachia.

When his gang was first established, Wishart set the rule that "no bullying of the weak, no rape of women", and he has always been called a "chivalrous thief".

However, as Wishart's reputation grew, more and more people came to him. But the growing size of the gang was not all good, because it meant that his target was also getting bigger.

Moreover, the small-scale operations like in the past could not support so many people.
So Wishart had to make changes. He began to collect protection fees from villages, tolls from passing travelers and caravans, and even membership fees from newcomers.
Unconsciously, Wishart's goal changed from upholding justice to making money, making more money, and he would work for whoever paid the most.

I don’t know how long it was like this, but one day the famous Bucharest Eagle found him and was willing to pay.

Thus, Wishart became the patron saint of the common people, and together they fought against the Wallachian government and even captured several towns.

Their power was growing, and Wishart was sure that within a few years, the Scarlet Crusaders would be able to take over all of Wallachia.

But when the Austrians came, the Bucharest Eagle gave everything up. At first, Wishart thought it was the feeling of powerlessness in the face of a great empire that made her give up resistance.

But Wishart soon discovered that things were not that simple. The Bucharest Eagle used Austrian money from the beginning, and the woman had a close relationship with the Austrian emperor.

However, Wishart only got a promise from a gendarmerie captain, which made Wishart feel betrayed. At this time, a good friend introduced him to a big man.

The big man had great power and was willing to spend money. He wanted Wishart to attack Franz's coronation ceremony, and he was willing to pay a large sum of money and help Wishart leave Europe regardless of success or failure.

Faced with such a huge temptation, Wishart had his own ideas. He wanted to be the first person in European history to kidnap an emperor.

Both the Austrians and the big shot underestimated him, and Wishart felt that he was worth a higher price.

Wishart has more than a few hundred people under his command, so he has plenty of ways to deal with it.

However, Wishart still underestimated the terrible power of the state machine.
Under his leadership, the Scarlet Crusaders plunged headfirst into a trap that had been designed by the Austrian Imperial Army. However, in order to appear as decent as possible, the Austrian officials set off fireworks all night.

Guests from various countries had no idea what was happening in the city. They only saw the brilliant fireworks flashing all night long and the noise of the salutes that kept people awake.

Wishart and those Scarlet Crusaders who participated in the rebellion made a great splash, but Franz did not give up on investigating the remaining members of the Scarlet Crusaders.

Some people did not join the rebellion simply because they lacked the courage, or the strength, or they felt that the time was not right.

Franz didn't want to give these people a chance, so he decided to strike first.

Anna Ipatella had no objection to Franz's approach. She knew very well that Franz had given her enough face by not conducting a comprehensive crackdown but instead checking each one one by one.

What's more, in Anna Ipatella's heart, the Scarlet Crusade and even the entire Wallachia are not as important as Franz.

Franz's coronation was successfully completed, which also announced to the world that Wallachia and Moldavia officially became territories of the Austrian Empire.

Due to the influence of the previous Second Bulgarian War, Britain and the Ottoman Empire signed an official treaty.

This time they need to find a good excuse to regret. Back in the Central American colonies, the external indigenous invasion was curbed, and the Austrian colonial government began a one-click sweep mode internally.

The reason why the indigenous people of Nicaragua and Costa Rica are so rampant is largely due to the continuous support from the outside and the collusion between the native whites and local forces within the country.

Therefore, no matter how many troops the Austrian Empire invested in each previous cleanup, it was always like hitting cotton. It seemed to be hit badly, but it could not hurt the root.

This time Franz did not ask for help from the locals at all. After so many years of colonization, the Austrians in the Central American colonies were no longer a minority, and the colonial army had long been familiar with the indigenous people's combat methods.

However, the colonial army of the Austrian Empire was only suitable for frontal combat, and it was the Japanese laborers who had to go deep into the rainforest to deliver a fatal blow to the indigenous people.

But Franz did not intend to actually arm these Japanese laborers. The Austrian colonial government only gave them cold weapons.

After Franz's order was issued, many Japanese laborers who were once ronin ran to the door of the colonial government.

To be honest, Acting Governor Akadov Leibsteinsky was still a little scared. After all, if these people committed seppuku to protest again, things would be difficult to deal with.

Akadov Leibsteinsky didn't care about the lives of these Japanese laborers. After all, the shogunate had already promised to provide as many people as needed.

But if he messed up again, it would leave Franz with the impression of being incompetent, and his career would probably end there.

Although the idea was proposed by Franz, the emperor could not be blamed if it was not implemented well. After all, every order given by His Majesty the Emperor so far has proven to be accurate and far-sighted.

Akadov now had two choices: either to postpone the execution of Franz's order and give these people certain benefits to appease them and make them willing to risk their lives; or to mobilize the army to kill them all before things got out of hand, and then use a sum of money to bribe the supervisory officials and pretend that nothing had happened.

But Akadov soon found that he was worrying too much, because these Japanese laborers came to ask for a fight.

"Come here to challenge for a fight?"

Akadov asked with some confusion.

"Yes, these guys are very belligerent. And they will do anything for the sake of 'achievement'."

The adjutant standing by showed great disdain for this.

The main currency in the Austrian Empire's colonies was the Prospectus, but a money-oriented approach was actually not conducive to Franz's long-term rule.

So he invented the so-called "merit". One "merit" could exempt one from taxes or military service in the colony for one year, ten "merits" could obtain residence rights in the colony, and one hundred "merits" could obtain the status of a citizen of the Austrian Empire.

This system also applies to workers from other countries, which is why those Japanese workers are so fanatical.

However, the starting point of workers in other countries is higher than that of Japanese workers, and it is easier for them to obtain credit, but these are visible gaps. For these Japanese workers, this gap can be made up with hard work.

Many Japanese laborers even forced their wives and daughters to work in Japanese red-light districts in exchange for "merit", which is why officials from the Austrian Empire were so disgusted by them.