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

Chapter 1466: Merit (Part )
"Then why didn't you use these guys before?"

Akadov was even more confused. Wouldn't it be good for someone to go to the rain forest and die? Could it be that Franz was feeling pity again?

The adjutant sighed.

"These beasts even kill their own people for the sake of fame. Some of the beasts among the beasts don't dare to kill others so they kill their own family members."

Akadov's scalp tingled as he listened to this, and his stomach churned.

But what is unknown is that it is not only the Japanese who do this, but because their skin color is similar to that of the indigenous people, the situation is even worse.
However, the adjutant did not pay attention to these. He just hoped that the acting governor could understand the kind of people under his rule, and continued to talk to himself.

"Your Majesty's original intention was to discard the dross and retain the essence. However, he did not want to allow some of the most despicable and disgusting guys to take advantage of the loophole.

So we had to stop it.”

The adjutant suddenly realized something and changed the subject.

"Although some people took advantage of it, the effect was still outstanding. It's just that Your Majesty is too kind and doesn't want to..."

Now Akadov finally understood why there were so many strange regulations in Franz's orders. It turned out that it was to prevent anyone from taking advantage of loopholes.

"What a bunch of beasts!"

Akadov could not help cursing, but he still had to use these people for the time being. Japanese workers were much more efficient than the Irish in doing dirty and tiring work, and they didn't complain as much.

At this time, the Irish had a good reputation in the Austrian Empire, but were notoriously unwelcome in the colonies.

On the one hand, due to several wars with Britain, the Austrians had some prejudice against the Irish, a nation under British rule.

On the other hand, the British government sent many criminals and rogues onto the rescue ships of the Austrian Empire. These people often caused trouble in the colonies and even organized riots.

This gave the Irish a bad reputation.
Franz had no good solution to the situation where a few bad fish spoiled the whole pot of soup. He could not come out to clarify the matter, and it was even more impossible to cut off the introduction of Irish workers from the root.

Aid to Ireland was both a national policy and a religious mission. If Franz withdrew at this time, all previous efforts would be in vain.

Moreover, most Irish people are quite useful. The reason why the colonial response was not good was mainly because the lack of system always left loopholes for people to exploit.

The Irish in Austria are all very law-abiding, hardworking and dedicated, just like model citizens.

Akadov walked out of the Governor's Palace with his guards.

The Japanese laborers with white bands on their heads immediately knelt down, touched the ground with their heads, held up their letters of request to fight, and spoke in very stiff Austrian.

"Your Excellency the Governor, please help me!"

Akadov picked up a letter of request for war at random and pretended to read it, but he was shocked again soon. Those letters of request for war were written in blood in German, not in Japanese written in ink.

In fact, the colonies held large-scale examinations every year, the two most important of which were Austrian language and imperial law. This was also closely linked to "merit" and was an important way for ordinary people to obtain "merit".

After all, one "merit" can exempt a person from taxes for a year. However, there is no need to worry about the income of the Austrian Empire's colonies. After all, the Austrian Empire's colonies mainly rely on industry, land rent and dumping from the mainland.

The main sources of income are various companies, among which the royal family pays the most taxes.

Now Akadov didn't have to pretend to understand. He cleared his throat and called the translator to make Franz's order public. After hearing this, the Japanese laborers were still very excited, and someone immediately asked.

"Your Excellency the Governor, is one head worth ten merits?"

"That's right, but only for young and strong native men. Also, you must remember not to kill innocent people for the sake of merit. Otherwise, you will regret coming into this world."

"Please rest assured, Governor General, we are all warriors with a sense of honor and will never do anything immoral."

If it was before, Akadov might have really believed it, but now he couldn't trust these guys.

However, it was not an easy task to pursue the natives deep into the mountain jungles. On the plains, a company of the Austrian Imperial Colonial Army could easily defeat the coalition forces of several indigenous tribes, and the casualty ratio was usually above 1 to 10.

However, in the mountainous jungles, the equipment advantage of the Austrian Imperial Army would be greatly reduced, and on average one Austrian soldier would be lost for every 2.5 natives killed.

The colonial government could not afford such a price, but it would not matter if it was replaced by the Japanese. The Austrian Empire could afford it even if it had to exchange two Japanese for one native.

Driven by the desire for merit, Japanese laborers armed with crude weapons continued to go deep into the jungle to attack the natives. Although the casualties of Japanese laborers were greater than those of the natives, the ability of both sides to withstand casualties was not the same.

An indigenous tribe would be on the verge of collapse if it lost dozens of young and strong people, while the loss of hundreds of Japanese laborers would only mean the loss of a shipload of food.

There were endless grain fields in California. The only problem with using this grain to exchange for hundreds of thousands of Japanese from the shogunate was that the Austrian Empire did not have enough ships.

Thanks to the unremitting efforts of Japanese workers, the indigenous people entrenched in the mountain jungles finally chose to either surrender or flee from the Austrian Empire's Central American colonies.

The widening of the San Juan River in the first half of the Nicaragua Canal has been basically completed, but the second half is very troublesome as the 19-kilometer isthmus has not yet been drilled.

In fact, there is no problem with the new river channel from the perspective of engineering and geology, but the problem is that there is an active volcano nearby, which is also a sacred mountain for the local indigenous people.

Coupled with the harsh natural environment, the construction progress is slow.

But Franz was not very anxious, after all, there were people who were more anxious than him.

The Spanish government had no intention of recognizing the Treaty of Mariarino-Biedlec signed between New Granada and the United States, and even began to fleece the Americans.

Unlike the same period in history, the western frontier of the United States had just started to develop, and trade with the East had just begun. Spain's move was a direct blow to the Americans.

The Mexicans were also anxious, especially Tassan Anna himself, whose position as president was not stable. Tassan Anna's policies were essentially the same as Napoleon's, but Napoleon had been defeated, and he was not some amazing genius, so he could not turn the tide.

However, Tassan Anna was well aware that business from California was an important source of revenue for Mexico. In addition, some people in the Mexican government also had the idea of ​​annexing California. After all, the Austrian Empire was too far away from California.

And no one knows better than the Mexicans the speed of development in California. Although it has only been a dozen years, the entire region has developed in an orderly manner, even to the point that the Mexicans are dumbfounded.

Mexicans frequently sneaked into the California area, which made the already slow-growing Mexican population even worse.

After all, who doesn’t yearn for a stable and peaceful life and a prosperous and powerful country?

In addition, in the eyes of some Mexican high-level officials, annexing California is not a pipe dream. After all, the British North American colonies and Mexico itself are the best examples.

The sovereign country cannot be strong forever. Even a sovereign country as strong as Britain cannot prevent the independence of the United States. If California wants independence, Mexico is undoubtedly the best choice.