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

Chapter 1467 Eating phase
Whatever the purpose, they must strengthen their ties with California.

So Mexico tried every means to maintain land access to California, so they had to build a railway from California to Mexico before the Nicaragua Canal was completed.

In fact, Franz had been planning the railway from St. Francis to the port of Coveracruz for many years, but the Mexican side initially disagreed and kept making excuses. After the plan was finally approved, it was obstructed in every way so that it has not yet been opened to traffic. It even indirectly stimulated the development of the horse breeding and escort business in the two places.

Although he had been upset by the Mexicans before, Franz did not intend to quibble at this moment. After the railway was completed, he would have plenty of ways to deal with these guys.

At this time, the Austrian-Mexican Joint Development Company had already occupied half of Mexico's economy, and the taxes it paid accounted for 70% of Mexico's fiscal revenue.

In addition, the development over the years has also won over a large number of local social elites, and of course has offended many people. Especially before helping Tasan Anna suppress the rebellion, the mercenaries could not hold back their anger and also exposed the strength of the Austrian-Mexican Joint Development Company.

This made Mexico's top leaders, especially local warlords, feel uneasy, and they were eager to get rid of him as soon as possible.

But with Tasan Anna in the front, Franz doesn't have to worry too much.

In addition to a large number of mercenaries, the Austrian-Mexican Joint Development Company also has its own security team, which can completely crush Mexico's local armed forces.

If the Mexicans really want to take action, they can only use national power. Given the current level of chaos in Mexico, it is very difficult to reach a consensus.

If Tasaoue Anna really had the courage, Mexico would not be in the situation it is today.

In the final analysis, Tasan Anna was not a qualified politician, but just a poor imitator of Napoleon Bonaparte.

To take a step back, even if Mexico wants to take action against the Austrian-Mexican Joint Development Company, they will not be able to take it down in a short period of time.

Metternich, who was in charge of affairs in America at the time, was not an easy person to deal with, and he still had some tricks to form alliances. Franz didn't really want him to retire in North America. Although the old man was old, he had no problem dealing with the North American country bumpkins.

As for supporting Tasan Anna himself, Franz had given up and could only help him maintain the situation. Moreover, with the establishment of the Texas colony, the importance of Mexico was declining sharply.

Of course, the Nicaragua Canal still had to be built. After all, if the canal was not built and only the railway was built, not many Japanese workers would be needed.

As the import of Japanese workers decreased, how could the shogunate and the various feudal domains maintain their rule?

With the help of Franz, the shogunate and the daimyo of each domain regained power, and the merchant class, especially Japan's grain merchants and ryori merchants, almost all went bankrupt.

(The loan sharks are an early financial system in Japan similar to banks, but their main profit-making method is loan sharking, so most of them have a very bad reputation.)
The shogunate and the daimyo of each domain hated these people so much that they sent them all to the Austrian Empire's colonies of California and Hawaii.

This group of people must have had their own strengths to be able to turn the entire shogunate upside down. If they had not encountered a dimensionality reduction attack from the Austrian Empire, they would have been able to control Japan's finances all the time.

(In fact, the current Mitsui Group originated from Mitsui Echigoya, a former two-company business.)
But now they have all become "laborers" in the colonies of the Austrian Empire. Naturally, these people are unwilling to resign themselves to this, and their motivation to climb up is the strongest.

With these people taking the lead, the Japanese workers have been very active. This is exactly what Franz wants to see. As for whether they will cause trouble?

In fact, after witnessing the power of the Austrian Empire, they became the most loyal believers of the Austrian Empire.

Many of these people are indeed very talented, especially in dealing with the Japanese. As for the Mexicans wanting to take back the minerals and land, Franz would not agree. They can do that, but they will have to pay extra for the construction over the years.

As for how much to add, of course we will increase it until they can no longer afford it.

Did the Austrian Empire eat in an ugly way?
Sorry, all the treaties are clear.

It was the Austrian-Mexican Joint Development Company that saved Mexico's economy. The Austrian army helped Mexico defend its land and even helped them recover part of their homeland.

Now that they see the Austrian Empire making money, they want to drive the Austrians away. Who is so greedy?

In fact, the Austrian Empire's eating habits were the most civilized at that time, and Franz would not be lenient because of the moral blackmail of these people.

Of course, as the gold mines in California were exposed, the British and Americans were not idle either. They tried every means to infiltrate and corrupt it.

It is in their interest to either incite rebellion to weaken their strength or to force them to change their flag.

However, both infiltration and corruption are difficult.

The method of colonization merchants + individual immigrants commonly used by Americans was ineffective against the colonies of the Austrian Empire. Although there were no colonies that were not short of people, the Austrian Empire's control was very strict.

There was no situation where the Americans wanted to secretly undermine the colonial government. They either chose to become truly obedient subjects of the Austrian Empire's colonies, or be expelled or forced to become colonial labor.

Of course, Americans more often use illegal means, directly cultivating, establishing farms and strongholds on the land of other countries, and then refusing to pay taxes.

However, this method did not work in California. Not to mention the natural barriers of the early Nevada Desert and the Rocky Mountains, they could not deal with the Indians on the border.

The Austrian Empire conquered the Indian tribes within its territory, and the mission of these Indians was to attack all illegal immigrants.

The Indian tribes were happy to hunt the Americans who drove them here, while the large strongholds were handed over to the colonial army of the Austrian Empire.

The Americans' traditional infiltration method is no different from sending people to California, while the British are more focused on instigating rebellion. After all, they prefer to pick peaches directly.

However, the Governor of California at that time, Karl Ferdinand, was a member of the royal family, and the Chief Executive Metternich was not someone who could be easily bribed.

As for grassroots officials, their power was limited in the top-down system of the Austrian Empire, and it was almost impossible for small officials to manage major affairs.

In short, the cost of bribery is high, the difficulty is great, and the success rate is low. This approach is not applicable to the economically distressed Britain at this time.

In addition, even if the top leaders wanted to rebel, the real grassroots soldiers and civilians would not be willing to do so.

Most of the soldiers and officers in California came from the Austrian Empire, and their families were still in Austria. For these people, being in California was just a job requirement.

As for the indigenous people and foreign laborers who joined the colonial army, who had obtained Austrian citizenship with great difficulty, how could they, who were in the midst of a frenzy of conversion, give up their bright future?