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

Chapter 1486 Leftovers
This way, the U.S. government could legitimately send Cubans to work in factories and build railways.
Of course, all this was forced by the Austrians! That's right, it was all the fault of the Austrian Empire. If those people want to hate, then just hate the Austrian Empire.

Franz was not worried about this, after all, the people responsible for the collection were Americans.

It is not as easy as the Americans think to shift the blame to others. After all, normal people would not hate the Austrian Empire thousands of miles away. They would only hate those who imposed taxes on them.

Armistice, withdrawal, fines, and a statement recognizing Cuba as a territory of the Austrian Empire. The content of the entire meeting was so simple and clear that even Daniel Webster found it hard to believe.

The Austrian Empire even allowed the United States and Spain to take their "nationals" away. Everything was so smooth that it was unrealistic. Although the fine of 20 million US dollars was not a small amount, it was at least within the tolerance of the United States, and the money could be passed on to the Cubans.

Daniel Webster thought that God was blessing America.
However, Daniel Webster's plan soon failed again, as the Austrian Empire did not recognize the black slaves on the island of Cuba as Americans.

Franz certainly knew the Americans' calculations. Black slaves were so popular and valuable in the United States that even the abolitionist leaders in the North did not want to miss out on the 400,000 black slaves on the island of Cuba.

At that time in the United States, the price of an adult male black slave was as high as $800-1500, and some slaves with special skills could even be sold for as high as $2000.

The more than 4 black slaves in Cuba are conservatively estimated to be worth $ million. It is completely wishful thinking for the Americans to take away these more than black slaves by paying only a fine of million US dollars.

In fact, secretly, the Austrian Empire had already reached an agreement with the southern slave states of the United States. The Austrian Empire let the United States off the hook, and they took all the black slaves and settled the bill with gold.

In addition, the Austrian Empire will also obtain the monopoly rights to cotton, tobacco, and sugar in nine states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

The Austrian Empire no longer had to worry about cotton for at least the next few years, and could even act as a middleman to earn the difference.

Although the United States' sugar production was average, global sugar production dropped sharply after the Cuban disaster. Monopolizing the purchase of sugar from the United States helped the Austrian Empire control the world sugar price.

At this time, the Austrian Empire controlled more than half of the world's sugar production. After Cuba suffered the disaster, the world sugar price rose, and this part of the price difference was enough to make up for Cuba's losses.

The sugar crisis was ultimately paid for by major powers in the East and the West. The US government has been put on the blacklist of various countries. Those who cannot afford sugar due to the sugar crisis and those who have gone bankrupt because of it hate the Americans.

However, the plantation owner groups in the southern United States still felt that they had made a profit. After all, the Austrian Empire solved their three major problems. The first was the punishment for failure in the war, the second was the sales of agricultural products, and the third was the desire for black slaves.

With these 400,000 black slaves, they could open up more land, build more plantations, grow more cotton, make more money, and have more seats in Congress.
The Northern United States was also very satisfied with this agreement. After all, they had gotten what they wanted. On the one hand, it prevented the South from further expansion, and on the other hand, it brought in so many cheap laborers.

Most importantly, the Austrian Empire agreed not to continue to pursue the United States' responsibility for the war, which made them full of hope for the future.

There are still hundreds of thousands of mines on the island of Cuba waiting to be mined by America. In the eyes of industrial capitalists in the North, this is the hope for the rise of the United States.

Franz's proposal satisfied both the North and the South of the United States, and they were even glad that the Austrian Empire had such a reasonable monarch. Only Don Peoli and his partners felt desperate, as a war turned them from a fortune into nothing.

The Americans and Spaniards left without any regrets, leaving behind only a mess and letting them get blown away by the wind.

After the war, Don Peoli initially fantasized about making a comeback on the island of Cuba, and there were many people who shared the same idea as him.

However, Franz did not want to keep these guys who kept jumping back and forth. Their existence had no value other than adding instability.

Moreover, if the Austrian Empire really forgave this group of people, then where would be the country's credibility and dignity?
The first thing Franz did after taking over the island of Cuba was to completely eradicate these parasites. Don Peoli and his companions had no choice but to abandon their property and go to the United States.

In addition to the United States, other Latin American countries have also put forward their own conditions, hoping to get a piece of the pie. In this era, people themselves are resources, especially for those colonial countries with vast land and sparse population.

Franz did not refuse this, but the departure tax still had to be collected, which was the bottom line of the Austrian Empire. The contradictions on the island of Cuba were too complicated, and these residents had no loyalty to any party.

Instead of wasting time, money and energy sorting out this mess, it is better to just overturn the table.

After this operation, the original population of one million on the island of Cuba was reduced to less than 100,000 people.

Fortunately, Franz had already thought of a countermeasure, and 200,000 Japanese workers were ready to go. In fact, due to the development of technology, the Austrian Empire did not need so much labor.

Of course, reconstruction was another matter, and Franz was not prepared to let Cuba be just a sugar bowl. The Austrian Empire needed a real outpost, and Franz planned to build a military base in Cuba and build Cuba as a homeland.

On the one hand, it can ensure the smooth flow of waterways, and on the other hand, it can consolidate the Austrian Empire's influence in Central and North America.

The Cuban Crisis ended suddenly, catching many countries off guard, and the British were still hoping to make a fortune by underwriting U.S. war bonds.

Napoleon III hoped that the Austrian Empire could pay more attention to the United States. The existence of the Austrian Empire put too much pressure on him, and this all-round crushing made him feel very uncomfortable.

Nicholas I also hoped that the Austrian Empire would fight the United States. After all, this would give Russia the opportunity to move south from Alaska.

In post-war America, the Whigs and the Democrats reached a delicate balance. Both sides seemed to get what they wanted, but the interests of the United States seemed to be ignored.

The failure of the war was ultimately attributed to Millard Fillmore, and unsurprisingly he became the first president to be impeached in American history.

At the same time, this also created another history in the United States, that is, the president and vice president left office one after another within one term, and Secretary of State Daniel Webster had to temporarily serve as president.