Chapter 123: Ethnic Conflict

By June 1910, Ernst had returned to Austria-Hungary in his own territory. Three days ago, there had been a clash between workers from the East and the local population in the territory, and Masséna's fair response had caused discontent among the local population, which had been evident since three years ago.

The Italians were lazy, but at the same time the Moravians were not much stronger, and both sides were Europeans, so there was not much contradiction between them. At first, the Moravians and Italians were also very kind to the laborers from the East, but it was not clear to Ernst how much mercy was in this friendliness.

Laborers from the East were undoubtedly industrious, whether they were Japanese, Han or Southeast Asian, and they were much more diligent than the lazy Moravians and Italians, and naturally the gravity of work slowly shifted in their favor.

At first, there was nothing, and the natives of Italy and Moravia were only envious and at best jealous when they saw that their final salary was double or twice as high as their own. But as time passed, the aristocracy and the corporations became more and more willing to use the laborers from the East, because they were hardworking, they were obedient, they were honest, and they were willing to let the growing population of Moravia Massena ask for Ernst to recruit more Oriental laborers.

Ernst kept an eye on what Massena didn't notice, but because he really didn't have the talent for it, Ernst gradually forgot about the Chinese exclusion events around the world in the 19th and 20th centuries, and agreed to Masséna's request in a daze.

More than 20,000 laborers from the East have crossed the ocean to Moravia, and almost one-sixth of the Oriental people in the streets and companies of Moravia have been moved.

In the past few years, the Moravian life has gradually integrated the oriental laborers here, and they have just begun to let go of the huddle mentality and begin to tentatively integrate into the lives of the locals, when the sudden changes caught them off guard.

Fortunately, the Moravian police were fair and impartial and acted in a timely manner, and a hidden riot was suppressed, but everyone knew that this was only a temporary suppression, and if there was no response plan, there would be a second or third time in the future, and who could guarantee that they would be able to stop it again and again?

"I propose that the Oriental workers be separated from the locals and Italians, and that this continues......"

Massena was already the supreme governor of Moravia at this time, and he was not worried about the danger of the city he managed, so he urgently came up with this solution, which was completely contrary to Ernst's goals.

Without hesitation, he shook his head and gave a direct veto, looking at Massena's eyes, Ernst said very seriously: "In the future, there will be no more geographical restrictions in this world, and what you do will only make Moravia appear Southeast Asian races, Western races, and Moravian citizens." ”

In terms of the ability to manage the city, Massena surpassed Ernst by more than a street, and he knew the meaning of the words, but what could he do now? If it were really that easy to bring different races together, then there would be no dualistic empire in Austria-Hungary.

"We are one step away from success by ensuring fairness, taking the lead in dealing with any crisis that may arise, having a unified language, and increasing the emphasis on education!"

In eight years, Ernst's unification of the German language was almost complete, that is, the laborers from the East were able to converse in German, and it was not necessary to say more about fairness, and there were also some laborers from the East in the government departments, one of whom was the deputy chief of the Moravian City Police.

It's just one step away......

Massena reflected on the situation of the workers in the East during this period of time, and nodded silently. Indeed, as long as the contradictions between the two sides are resolved, in a few years there will be only Moravian citizens in Moravia, and there will be no Oriental or European races.

How to resolve the conflict? This is actually very simple, mainly in the area of education, and the long-term boarding system that is now practiced in Moravian schools is aimed at making them less influenced by the ideas of the family.

That is the long-term contradiction resolution, and the current ...... Massena can only distract the two sides at this time to unite the focus, that is, the leader, and punish them heavily, which can make the rest of the people fearful and can make the two sides completely leaderless. At the same time, the government can issue ordinances so that citizens from both local and European countries can rest worried about their future.

"This time there were 31 main participants, of whom 5 were from the Manchu Empire, 3 from Japan, 1 from Korea, 1 from Vietnam, and most of the rest were native Moravians, with only one Italian."

Massena said this in order to ask what to do with the people, who also found it unsafe to deport from Moravia, and fined him three years in prison......

"Kill them all!"

"All, kill them all?"

Massena was taken aback by Ernst's murderous words, but seeing Ernst's very serious appearance, he understood that he did not laugh, and was silent for a while, and finally Massena nodded, which may be the best effect.

On June 12, the streets of Moravia were crowded with people, looking angrily or in fear at the soldiers around them and the familiar faces they had been sent to the outskirts to be shot.

A day ago, when the government announced the shooting of the brawlers some time ago, the whole of Moravia was boiling, and if it had not been for the ensuing broadcast by Ernst himself, it is estimated that there would have been a major riot.

Leaving aside the specific content of Ernst's broadcast, it probably means that the rest of the relevant personnel involved in the event will be fined and intimidated, and the same thing will not be spared, and twenty years in prison and deportation will be the lightest punishment, and the heavier ones will be directly shot.

The stick has been waved and the rest is sweet dates, which are given to the laborers who have worked for 5 years and have not violated the law to apply to become citizens of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (Moravia), while Moravian citizens and Italian citizens first show their advantages in wine technology and education, and then ensure that Moravian citizens will not be unemployed, and even if there is some economic subsidies from the government.

What are the concerns of citizens of Moravian and Italian origin? Isn't it because of the hard work of the workers in the East that they lost their jobs? Now that the government has promised that it will not be unemployed, it will also give subsidies if it is unemployed, and although the contradictions between the two sides still exist, they will not be the same as before, not to mention that the leaders have all been shot, and this kind of deterrent is enough for both sides not to dare to act rashly again.

The policy of Ens Chartero may not be very beneficial to the government, because it will make the local citizens more lazy, but there is no way to do it. Fortunately, Ernst was not prepared to continue this situation forever, and ten years later, the next generation would start working, and there would naturally be no such intensification of contradictions.

From the beginning of the school the German military administration and all the ideas of equality were practised in the school, and they would not be like their parents, and in the future laziness would not appear in Moravia. On the other hand, it is not known what the outcome of the First World War will be, and if history is concerned, what will happen to Moravia in the future has nothing to do with Ernst.

Moravia once again returned to its former calm, but with Germany and Austria-Hungary improving their military strength in a targeted manner, the real undercurrent began to surge in Europe, and the five powers of Britain, France, Russia, Germany and Austria were about to set off a world-class war storm.

Of course, Ernst had no intention of caring about these matters at this time, because he was going to Russia for his fiancée's birthday party, and Ernst would never go back on what he had promised.

The current situation between Russia and Austria-Hungary has not yet reached the point of inextricability, not to mention that Ernst is still the husband of Archduchess Maria, and there is nothing to go to Russia.

War is actually just a chessboard for a European family, and it is better to lose it than to win! This does not affect the relationship between them, don't you see, no matter what the war in Europe is, almost none of the monarchs of the countries are killed? Revolutionary rebellion is not one of them, after all, it is an outsider involved in the game of chess.

This is like a family fighting for wealth, all parties naturally want to get the money, for this is nothing to do, the most you lose is to be under house arrest, and even house arrest will allow you to have a rich life.

At the end of World War I, the emperors of the Central Powers abdicated, but only abdicated, and the captives of the lords in the Middle Ages could be redeemed with money, which was the power of marriage. Nicholas II married his third daughter to Ernst, presumably he was also preparing for many aspects, victory is easy to say, even if the loss is much better with his own daughter there, and it is even possible that the throne is still in the hands of his own family.

The construction of the Moravian railway with Russia had already begun at the time of Ernst's engagement to the Grand Duchess Maria, and Ernst had thought a lot about whether there was a railway or not that it did not matter much about the outcome of the war, and that the railway itself could more easily transport Moravian goods such as wine to Russia.

With Cosimo and a few guards, Ernst boarded the train to St. Petersburg, which was Ernst's first trip to Russia, and he was very interested in the country that influenced the entire First and Second World Wars.