"The Russians did a good job."

Friedrich Liszt said with a smile that Frederick Wilhelm IV understood what the other side meant, which was to drive the Poles out.

Only the exchange of cages for birds can guarantee the complete death of Polish Renatonism, and no matter how hard the Polish Restorers abroad try, as long as there are no more Poles in Prussia, it will be useless.

It's just that this decision is not easy to make, because the slightest mistake may directly lead to a rebellion.

Prime Minister Ludwig von Dieller and War Minister Hermann von Boin also understood what Friedrich Liszt meant.

They were typical Junker landlords, and naturally they were very much in favor of this approach, after all, if the Poles were expelled in the "New Three Provinces", their estates could be greatly expanded.

And in the event of war, the status of the Junker landlords could be further enhanced. The two exchanged glances, said War Minister Hermann von Boin.

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, that the Prussian Army is invincible, and that we are confident that we will destroy any enemy who dares to challenge the order.

Those Poles will be punished as well as the people of Silesia! ”

Prime Minister Ludwig von Dieller quipped: "Maybe we can ask them if they are interested in Polish labor." ”

The new Foreign Secretary, Heinrich von Büllott, was also of Junker aristocratic origin.

Although his family had no interests in the "New Three Provinces", as Foreign Minister, he knew very well that Austria was receiving Russian refugees at this time, so at this time, with the Prussian refugees, could Austria still be able to eat?

"Your Majesty, as far as I know, the Austrian royal family and the Church are receiving Russian refugees in Galicia, so we can also send our own garbage over to help them do charity."

Despite the Foreign Minister's words of "charity", Frederick Wilhelm IV knew that this was an opportunity to slow down the economic development of the Austrian Empire.

If the Austrian Imperial Court and the Church chose to accept it, they would have to give up large tracts of land and money, or jobs, for these refugees to do productive labor and allow them to survive.

Otherwise, the refugees will turn into displaced people, constantly intensifying social and ethnic contradictions, and at that time, Austria will have to pay more money and energy to remove these blood stasis.

If the Austrian Imperial Court and the Church had chosen to stop the loss in time rather than accept the refugees to continue their entry, Prussia would still have the opportunity to attack the Habsburgs and the Catholic Church for their hypocrisy.

At the same time, the long border line could not stop the vast number of refugees, and the Austrian side would only lose its wife and lose its troops at that time.

Whatever the original purpose of the Austrian Empire, Prussia's plans to do so would inevitably be disrupted, and even counterproductive.

Moreover, Frederick William IV himself was the largest Junker landlord, and he could only agree to everyone's petitions, or was forced to agree.

Prussia began a quick trial of the conspirators, confiscated their land and property, and auctioned them off cheaply to the faithful Junker landlords.

However, the wealth of the conspirators alone was not enough to satisfy the desires of the entire Junker class, and then the Prussian government received a flood of letters of complaint.

The letters were directed at the wealthy Polish aristocracy, merchants, and landed peasants, and the Prussian government quickly accepted the cases and demanded that those who were reported prove themselves.

There is no doubt that the conspirators are the ones who cannot prove themselves, but how can they prove themselves? There is no universal standard, but it is certain that there are very few people who have the ability to prove themselves and convince Prussian government officials.

As a result, a growing contingent of refugees appeared on the border in Galicia, much to the bewilderment of Austrian officials on the border.

The news soon reached Vienna, much to the annoyance of the Regency Council.

Count Kolarov: "Damn Prussian barbarians, are they really a garbage dump for us?" Last time I got a group of Silesians, this time it was Poles, next time it won't be Saxons, right? ”

Prince Metternich was worried about another thing, whether Austria could eat so many refugees? Will Franz mess this up?

"Maybe the government should intervene in this matter"

Metternich's meaning is clear, that is, Franz's personal reputation is more important than the Regency itself, that is, this pot can be carried by the Austrian imperial government, but Franz himself cannot be carried.

Count Kolarov was a little reluctant, after all, he had always wanted to kill Metternich and become prime minister.

However, Count Kolarov was still essentially loyal to Austria and to the Habsburgs, so he needed to take care of the overall situation.

"Yes, but I need time and your consent, and the Austrian Imperial Government must enter a state of emergency."

Metternich nodded.

"I agree, hopefully we can get through this crisis."

Millions of refugees were a challenge for any country in the world at this time, but over the years the Austrian Empire had developed a relatively mature solution for refugees.

That is to use work for relief, land as a reward, and remuneration as bait, to expand and develop.

In fact, the Austrian Imperial Government would prostitute labor to carry out some infrastructure projects, during which it would provide them with food, lodging, tools, design, medical care, transportation, clothing, etc.

It would also boost the country's economy, and the refugees would be guaranteed not to starve to death during that time, and then at the end of the project, they would be given a piece of undeveloped land in the country or in the colony.

If they wanted to develop the land, they had to borrow money from the government, or sign long-term contracts with the state, and then expand the territory for the Austrian Empire.

If they refuse, they can choose to sell the land, which can be enough for them to live for a certain period of time.

They can choose to go to the factory, or do some part-time work, or join the army, etc.

In any case, as long as there is not a sudden mass presence of displaced people in the same area, there will be no social unrest.

However, the infrastructure projects of the Austrian Empire have been almost done over the years, and it will be a bit of a chicken rib to do it again.

Fortunately, the Habsburgs were quite influential in Austrian aristocratic circles, and many nobles in the House of Nobles were willing to help.

These people were generally large landowners in Austria, and their families also had some factories and other industries, and each family was able to solve the problem of working for dozens to hundreds of refugees.

With more than 3,000 families registered in the Austrian House of Nobles, they can solve the work and livelihood problems of hundreds of thousands of refugees.

The remaining Austria still has a large number of water conservancy projects, roads, railways, and urban construction that need to absorb a few hundred thousand more.

The military has been clamoring to chase after France and Russia, and this time it happens that the expansion of the army can solve a large number of problems.

And then the royal estates, government agencies can also solve the livelihood problems of tens of thousands of people.

Let the Galician side think of another way, and it is estimated that the crisis will be over.

Franz was moved to hear about these emergency measures in the Austrian Empire, but he didn't need them at all.

(End of chapter)