Chapter 114: Accept it as ordered
Metternich was used to the demolition of Count Kolarov, and the two royal dukes of the Regency Council did not care about such a thing at all.
Archduke Louis was playing the ant maze given to him by Franz, and Archduke Franz Karl was already a little drunk at this time.
Metternich was unhappy, but Count Kolarov raised a very important question.
At this time, Russia was forbidden to emigrate, and if men were found, they would be executed, and women would be sold to Siberia.
This meant that the Austrian Empire's acceptance of refugees was illegal, so the international prestige he was counting on was probably gone, and the Russians might be branded as a serf-stealing thief.
However, as a mature politician, he can make mistakes, but he must not admit mistakes, and there is usually no such thing as a stop loss.
"Who knows? The Russian government has often come up with tricks to hear that they have not yet resolved the internal rebellion of the hillmen, and have even failed to live up to the goodwill of our country.
You must know that without our country, the wood and crops of the Russians would only rot in the ground.
We are obviously allies of the Holy Alliance and have the same interests in the Near East, but the Tsar actually concealed that we wanted to divide the world with the British.
Is there anything surprising that such a country, such a monarch, would do something strange? ”
The news of the Tsar's mission to Britain had long since spread, and the British were still afraid that they would not be able to kill him, so he asked the Times to disclose the details in detail.
But even so, the tsar and the Russian top brass did not realize that the British had played them tricks, and instead became complacent about the fact that the matter was made public.
Count Kolarov was not interested in Metternich's tirade of quibbles, but when the latter said this, he suddenly felt that Austria seemed to be profitable in this matter, so he made his own proposal.
"It's easy to do! The Imperial government required immigrants to be Germans, and even if the requirements were lowered, they could speak German, identify with the rule of the Habsburgs, and believe in Catholicism.
In addition, craftsmen, scholars, women, children under the age of six are given priority, even if we want serfs to plough the land, we can't want those who are weak and sick, right?
At least a strong young man, right? Then add a strip under 25 years old, in which an adult man must be able to lift a weight of 120 pounds. ”
Count Kolarov's requirements, although harsh, were very much in line with the context of the time, after all, this was the best way to maximize the interests of the Austrian Empire.
At the same time, the limited absorption of immigrants is easier to control, and the younger age is easier to assimilate, and the impact on local society is minimal.
However, after Count Kolarov figured it out, Prince Metternich began to dismantle the throne again, and in the end, the Regency Council only gave an extremely awkward reply: "Take care of it yourself, it has nothing to do with us."
As a result of Franz's efforts over the years, the sanitary conditions of the Austrian Empire have improved significantly, and large-scale infectious diseases have been removed from the public's view.
So the Regency Council didn't think about the cholera epidemic that might bring, but Franz couldn't have thought about it, and he had been following the cholera epidemic all the time.
From the Far East to England, from England to Africa, Latin America, and then to the European continent. Although there has not yet been an outbreak of cholera in Central Europe, tens of thousands of people have been killed in neighbouring France and Russia.
At this time, the newspapers in Paris were full of obituaries of various celebrities, the coffin shops in Madrid were emptied, and the smoke and cries were billowing from the outskirts of Moscow.
However, the requirements of Count Korolav were somewhat too harsh, and almost all of them were Poles, including a large number of persecuted nobles.
Franz felt that this was completely unnecessary, because before the First World War, Galicia already had a population of tens of millions, and at that time Galicia had a population of just over 2 million.
The Comte de Stadion had previously reported that the Galician region was seriously underdeveloped, but the Austrian Imperial Government did not attach much importance to it and simply ignored this report.
Franz felt that if he could, he would be able to solve the problem of a small number of refugees by sending them all to Galicia.
At the same time, it can also set an example that can attract more immigrants in the future. Of course, the cost was that Franz would have to spend a lot of money on health and the resettlement of refugees.
It was also possible to introduce cholera into the Austrian Empire, but because it was placed locally, it was unlikely to spread widely.
In fact, Franz was confident that in addition to sufficient funds, Archbishop Rauscher had sworn that they had found a cure for cholera.
Franz went to smell the special medicines, one of which was very similar to the Huoxiang Zhengqi Water in the later generations, but he didn't plan to try it himself, after all, the medicine at this time had no specifications to speak of, and it was completely according to the doctor's preferences.
And after a group of Western gods learned the medical skills of the East, Franz really couldn't imagine how far they could go.
In any case, cholera is a waterborne disease, and as long as hygiene and cleanliness are taken care of, the harm can theoretically be minimized.
In order to prevent a large influx of refugees into Galicia, the Count of Stadion placed a large number of posts along the border in line with Franz's plan.
There were 100,000 Austrian imperial troops in Galicia, and the local Polish nobility was still very supportive of Austrian rule, so the Count of Stadion did not mind letting the army go to the border to maintain order.
Whatever the purpose of doing refugee work, the most important thing is order, and once these desperate people are thrown into chaos, anything that crosses the bottom line of humanity can happen.
Franz prescribed ten entrances and exits, all of which were prepared outside with a large number of medical staff and clergy, as well as a large amount of industrial alcohol.
Every refugee must be carefully checked before they can enter the country, and as for the language problem, although the language problem was very big within the Austrian Empire, but externally it was the complete opposite, no matter how small the language, there were always a few in Austria who could speak it.
The refugees had to be washed with alcohol in a white cloth fence, and their clothes were thrown directly into barrels filled with bleaching powder or gathered together and burned.
Then they get a new set of clothes, which are a by-product of Austria's overcapacity, and are actually an attempt at ready-to-wear.
It's just that what Franz didn't expect was that people didn't have this kind of consumption habit at all, and they preferred to buy cloth to ready-to-wear.
It was only on the plebeian level, but the aristocracy was so brave that they would even go after the most expensive and extravagant ready-to-wear garments in the Royal Department Store showcase.
Some military members also enjoy ready-to-wear because it gives them a sense of belonging. Similarly, some social groups in the Austrian Empire liked to buy ready-to-wear garments, which they used to advertise themselves.
However, Franz engaged in ready-to-wear, in fact, aimed at the low-end market, due to the wrong market positioning, resulting in a large number of unsalable products at this time.
Franz took advantage of this to "arm" the refugees with some ready-to-wear clothing. Such a large stroke naturally made those "serfs" from Russia grateful.
Any refugee with fever, chills, vomiting, diarrhoea is quarantined on the spot and taken to a makeshift camp for treatment.
Refugees who may be carrying the cholera virus are treated by church physicians, with the exception of a very small number of professional doctors.
These healing and saving people are one thing, and they will not forget to attract people to the Empire.