Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

"Archduke Franz, believe me, I have great sympathy for the poor people who are enslaved. But we are Austrians, and those people are Mexicans, or Americans, in short, whoever they are, they are not under the control of the Austrian Empire..."

Rauscher explained.

"Then can you just leave it alone?" Franz asked rhetorically.

"But we can't reach it."

"If I look on coldly today, and he will come to me day by day, no one will raise the flag and shout for me." Franz casually uttered a famous quote from a certain master.

Archbishop Rauscher was a little helpless, he knew that he couldn't stop the archduke, so he chose to believe in this "natural saint".

"The power of the Church is limited, but I will find a way to help the poor people, and I think my old friend Pope Gregory XVI may have a way."

Pope! Rauscher reminded Franz.

Because the Catholic forces in Austria and Mexico were very strong, Franz forgot the most important person to speak at this time.

"His Holiness only needs to issue an edict condemning the slave traders in Mexico."

Rauscher was not a stupid man, he understood that this matter would be beneficial to the Church, and that he could take the opportunity to improve relations with the Catholic Church in Mexico.

As for Pope Gregory XVI, that hypocritical and greedy fellow, as long as he clarifies the stakes and gives him another sum of money, it is not a problem for him to expel those people in Texas.

Although those Xin followers may not recognize Gregory XVI as pope at all, it doesn't matter, as long as the Mexicans feel that they are righteous.

Franz is not so superficial, he wants to make the Texas war completely out of the circle, and to completely tilt public opinion to the side of Mexico to prevent the unexpected.

After all, in history, Tasan Anna's main force was defeated by the militia led by Houston in 18 minutes.

Although Franz had already pressured Count Tural through Rauscher, sent two experienced generals to Mexico, sold a batch of weapons at a low price, and even prepared a battle plan for him, who could guarantee that Tasan Anna would carry out the plan.

After all, as long as Tasan Anna had the heart, it was easy to ask that Archduke Franz Karl was actually not very good...

Vatican.

Pope Gregory XVI issued a royal edict condemning slave traders for treating slaves "like unclean animals" and forbidding Catholics from participating in the trade. Those who operate this trade will be excommunicated.

This amnesty immediately caused an uproar (a sensitive word), because at this time most European and American countries announced a ban on the slave trade.

England 1806, USA 1807, France 1794, Sweden 1813, Netherlands 1814, Portugal 1815, Austria 1820, Mexico 1824...

American immigrants bought a large number of black slaves on Mexican land to establish plantations, which violated both Mexican and American law.

You must know that in 1807, the United States issued a decree prohibiting the slave trade, prohibiting any form of slave trade. However, due to the huge commercial interests that made it difficult to enforce the law, the slave trade remained rampant.

And this time the battle of Texas once again pushed the United States to the forefront, making the whole of Europe question whether the United States is a civilized country.