Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

To be honest, Franz felt a little helpless for the first time, and a lot of scattered information was gathered from all directions.

But what made Franz even more frustrated than the amount of information that exploded was that the information might have been outdated before it reached Vienna.

In the era of instant messaging, it is impossible to go around doing micro-manipulation.

All he could do now was trust his appointed men and the strategy he had previously developed, and fortunately the Austrian Empire at this time had no problems in the general direction.

Although it was a bit outrageous for the Qing pirates to cross thousands of miles to attack the British and Dutch fleets on the South Seas issue, it was in the interests of the British Empire.

As for the Dutch, they took revenge; The Austrians, on the other hand, avoided war and succeeded in squeezing out the British, and the so-called truth is no longer important here.

However, Franz's actions still infuriated Franz, and it was clear that the woman was not clear about her position, and this kind of military adventure was completely worth the cost for this emerging country.

The size of such a small country is too small, even if it wins, it will not gain anything, but once it loses, it will be a catastrophe.

Of course, Franz was thankful that the worst did not happen.

In East Africa, Franz was surprised by the rebellion of the foolish governor Benny Earbyn and his brother.

He really didn't understand how the "Flying Dragon Riding Face" could lose, Franz could be said to have put all the power in the hands of this Tanzanian governor, and all he wanted was a stable trade route.

As a result, the two brothers actually fought, and Franz would not believe Benny Earbyn's innocent arguments. The fraternal divide is mostly due to the uneven distribution of interests, and this is probably the case in East Africa.

In fact, Franz had expected a rebellion, but he did not expect this to happen, and now Tanzania has not been strong enough to suppress all the local snakes after being attacked by Friedrich.

The absence of a leader would inevitably lead to unrest, and the cost of direct Austrian rule would be too high. Lately Franz has been waiting for some local family or power to offer to serve the Austrian Empire.

As for Benny Urbin's approach, he can't be mistaken, he is nothing without the support of his family, but he is nothing when he gets away with it.

Unless Benny Erbin can find a way to suppress the rest of Tanzania once again, it will be time for his governorship and life to come to an end.

However, it is not without good news, for example, Franz's uncle, Archduke Friedrich, seems to have a very high opinion of the little princess of the Saidid dynasty, Sneka.

This is very much in the interests of Austria, although the strength of the Oman Empire may not even be considered the second strongest if it is not enough in Europe, but it is indeed unique in East Africa and West Asia.

The decision to marry the Omani Empire definitely outweighed the disadvantages, and it would help to keep the Indian Ocean shipping lanes open, and it will become increasingly important in the future. (Emphasis, guess why.) ）

Although Franz raised his hands in favor of such a marriage, neither the Habsburgs nor the Church would approve of such a marriage.

Religious issues, as well as some historical and ethnic issues, will make this marriage very difficult.

After all, Friedrich was not a ragtag archduke like Ambrosius, and his marriage could not be hastily decided.

However, this marriage is a very good choice for him personally, his family, and his country.

Genetically speaking, a mixed-race child will have more advantages in combination with various factors, and it can also avoid the disadvantages of consanguineous marriage between European royal families to a certain extent.

The decline of the Habsburgs is inseparable from genetic deterioration, otherwise it would not have changed from the world's first empire on which the sun never sets to the later empire of dolls.

In the pre-Theresa era, Austrians even worried about the Habsburgs' survival.

Fortunately, Her Majesty the Queen is very capable of giving birth, and the royal family has its current scale; But Franz knew that it would not be long before the old family would fall into an heir crisis again.

Moreover, Friedrich and his brother did not leave any heirs in history, which can not help but make people feel a little embarrassed, after all, Archduke Karl left a huge fortune.

At the national level, an alliance with the Omani Empire would be beneficial to both sides, so I won't repeat it here.

After several "slash-and-burn" colonies in West Africa, the indigenous people were much quieter, and some tribes even worshipped the Austrians as gods.

But Franz knew very well that this was only a temporary peace, after all, the traces left by the fire would be erased by time, the weeds would sprout again, and the flames of war would not easily leave the land.

The whole of West Africa was rapidly entering a semi-feudal and semi-slave society under Franz's control, and a large number of estates were established, and the endless labor of slaves and the unearned income of the owners of the estates separated the whole society.

At this time, religion should come into play, in fact, it is better to use the caste system of Hinduism if you want to be stable, but Austria is a Catholic country after all, and the power of the church is too strong.

The bottom line was to let the church preach and free the slaves, but at Franz's insistence, some strings were attached, such as the trial of faith.

The so-called test of faith is actually similar to the Eight Great Tortures of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the purpose of which is to test whether those people are "sincere" to convert to the Church.

And even if he passed the trial, he was only going to work as a laborer on an Austrian manor.

While it is theoretically impossible for those blacks to become Imperial citizens and even become prime ministers one day, in practice the difficulty is similar to the probability of winning a grand prize in 20 consecutive draws.

After all, Franz didn't want this group of godlike gangsters to touch the interests of the local elite, although it was easy for Austria to raze those tribes at this time, but for the sake of the development speed and long-term peace and stability of the colony, this method was not advisable.

Then at this time there were two major events in the world, the Mexican-American War and the Second Near Eastern Crisis.

The former directly threatened Austrian interests, while the latter threatened the future of the Austrian Empire.

The Mexican-American War was a contest of great strength, with the United States having three times the population of Mexico, and the former being so cunning that it blockaded the latter's ports as soon as the war began.

This has caused the morale of the Mexican army to plummet, and without the support of Austria, Tasan Anna's control of his country will decline rapidly.

According to the experience of later generations, the Americans will most likely install a puppet to come to power, and once Tasan Anna loses power, the so-called new government will tear up the agreement with Austria.

That is the last thing Franz wants, so Tasan Anna cannot be defeated.

But the problem arose again, the empire itself had no troops to send at this time, and only a small number of colonial troops could go to support. And the most critical thing is that the French have not yet acted

(End of chapter)