With regard to the ratio of men to women in the workforce, the Austrian Empire could indeed ask the shogunate and the feudal lords to provide only women, or a large proportion of women.

Even if there are conscientious and disciplined people in the shogunate, there will definitely be people in the local feudal domains who will do it, and once someone does it, others will be hot-eyed, and then force those officials with conscience and integrity, and if those people are not willing to change their positions, they will even be removed as stumbling blocks.

But this kind of thing exposes one's intentions too obviously, and it is easy to be manipulated in reverse.

And people who can reach the pinnacle of power in any era are not fools, Franz can crush them with technology and systems, as well as vision, but if he wants to rely on pure IQ to suppress, unless he turns on the aura of reducing intelligence.

At this time, the Austrian Empire and the shogunate were ostensibly allies, but in reality the latter was well aware of its colonial (vassal state) position.

The first thing they have to do after they become "strong" in the future is to get rid of this relationship, and the stereotype that Japan has been a vassal state of China since ancient times is not entirely correct.

At least for the Qing Dynasty, the Japanese side only recognized it as a mutual market. As for the learning is still sinology and Chinese medicine (traditional Chinese medicine), even the information transmitted from the Qing Kingdom is also called "Tang Feng storytelling".

In addition, the concept of mutual markets is recognized in the "Statute of the Ten Perfect Elders", which includes Russia, Great Britain and Japan.

Seal the madman, but if there is anything to boast about, he will definitely write a big book about the reward he will give to the Wa Kingdom.

Tributary trade and inter-market states are not a concept. As for the Qing Dynasty's contempt for Japan, it was actually mutual, and the latter referred to the former as "Huayi 変態" (かいへんたい), and after World War I, some Japanese even felt that they were the orthodox people in China.

I won't continue to talk about it here, first, it has little to do with the content of the book, and second, there are many controversies.

Don't look at the high-ranking officials of the shogunate and the feudal lords of various places at this time like licking dogs on the side of the Austrian Empire, but they just want to use the power of the Austrian Empire to regain control of the situation.

They wanted to reduce their dependence on the Austrian Empire after they returned to power, and even to stop trading in some commodities until they regained control of trade.

Instead of being secretly discovered and secretly bad, it is better to generously let the other party discover this money-making BUG.

It was actually very easy to make a bad move, and it was not easy to get some sick individuals into it, and the probability of detecting it was not high with the level of medical care at the time, and the degree of chaos in the area would soon spread on a large scale.

On the other hand, if the shogunate and the feudal clans discovered this shortcut to making money, they would form an organization and take it upon themselves to maintain order.

When the spies of the shogunate and the various feudal clans discovered this phenomenon, they soon set up a special organization to go to the Austrian Empire's colonies to collect gold.

This also has the advantage of not having to bear the infamy, after all, it is the industry of the allies, and it is also a traditional Japanese custom, in short, the shogunate and the feudal clans will find a good excuse for Franz.

By contrast, the life of Japanese laborers on Hawaii was much more boring, with them having to repeat the heavy work of the plantations day after day and deal with the natives who could emerge at any time.

The Austro-Mexican Joint Development Company also promised these people that they would be freed after nine years of farming, but the sparse population of Upper Austria in the Hawaiian Islands did not give them many opportunities to engage in side jobs.

The treatment of shellfish harvesters is a little better, but it is also risky. However, with the arrival of diving equipment in Austria, the number of workers required has dropped considerably.

Modern diving equipment could not guarantee 100% safety, and the diving equipment at that time was full of loopholes, and the probability of safety accidents was not low.

In addition, in order to maintain the stability and security of the colonies, the personal freedom and rights of Japanese laborers would be greatly restricted.

Luckily, they don't need to learn German, which means that even if they want to, there is no one to teach them. Often, heavy physical work makes it difficult for people to think otherwise.

The Hawaiian Islands have plenty of food, and it's better that the laborers can have enough to eat, but they don't think about the island's cash crops, such as coffee and sugar.

In short, the Hawaiian Islands, with its beautiful scenery, pleasant climate, abundant sunshine and white sandy beaches, are just an agricultural base at this time.

However, even in this hell that seemed dark to Franz, the Japanese workers were very happy, especially when the whip fell, and they found a sense of home.

Hawaii was treated much better than they had been back home, they could eat as much work as they could, and they almost cried when they thought of the days when they couldn't get enough to eat.

Colonial Hawaiian officials also liked the laborers, because they were recognized for their attitude and efficiency compared to the natives, who were forever lazy and couldn't learn anything.

Although Franz did not ask Hawaiian officials to teach Japanese labor German, the latter did offer to take the initiative to learn, a spirit that did appeal to some idealists.

In fact, Franz's plan would allow Japanese laborers to receive a wage, which they could use to buy goods from the colonial government.

Franz prefers to use this subtle way to attract a small number of intelligent people to learn German, which is more conducive to cultivating workers and creating internal antagonism.

However, the money was embezzled by the colonial officials, and some of the thieves did not need to be trained, and these people, who already knew Dutch, began to compete for the position of foreman as soon as they got off the ship.

Due to the large number of Japanese traitors who signed up, the governor of Hawaii had to hold a real sword competition to decide on the candidates, after all, being a foreman also requires force.

Compared to the workers in California and Hawaii, the days of Japanese laborers going to Nicaragua were much tougher.

Digging a canal has never been an easy task in history, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty dug the Grand Canal, and the second Sui Dynasty died; Wu Wangfu sent to open the ditch, and the country was destroyed and died; Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan dynasty, opened the water, and the national strength took a sharp turn

Huishui refers to the Huitong River and the Tonghui River.

It can be seen that digging canals is definitely a high-risk industry, but Emperor Yang of Sui also became one of the "Ten Sages" because the Grand Canal was carried into the net temple; Wu Wangfucha is the Spring and Autumn Five Tyrants; Kublai Khan at least did not lose his country..

Historically, 120,000 Egyptian laborers who opened the Suez Canal died, and 30,000 people in the Panama Canal never returned home.

In fact, the Panama Canal was built twice, but the exact death toll of the French is no longer verifiable, and the United States has always had reservations about the death toll.

However, according to the calculation of the tombstones of the foreign population counted by later generations, the actual death toll should be about 70,000.

At this time, Panama still belonged to the Republic of Gran Colombia, and Britain, France, and the United States were all eyeing this area, so it was impossible for Austria to obtain the right to build the Panama Canal.

As for the occupation of Panama, let alone the fact that the great powers are not fools, and any reckless move may be a reason to be encircled and suppressed by others.

Even if they can take this place in general, the great powers will use their influence to stumble endlessly.

Historically, the French were Panama who suffered a loss from the boss and left in tears. If it weren't for the arrival of World War I, the Americans might not have been able to hold this small ditch tightly, in fact, the Panama Canal was opened to the world shortly after the end of World War I.

The Panama Canal is 81.3 kilometers and the Suez Canal is 173 kilometers, but the level of technology at this time is relatively low, and Franz feels that 1,000 people per kilometer is a conservative number.

In order to connect the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, Franz intended to dig a canal in Nicaragua. However, he was not prepared to use the later practice of crossing the Isthmus of Central America to connect Lake Nicaragua.

The route of the Grand Canal of Nicaragua runs from the Punta Gorda River on the Caribbean side, along the Tule River into Lake Nicaragua, and on the Pacific coast at the mouth of the Brito River, with a total length of about 276 kilometers, three times the length of the Panama Canal.

In the nineteenth century, this was a dream, and Franz intended to take advantage of the existing waterways, the San Juan River, with its rapids and navigable ships with shallow drafts.

Before the Panama Canal was built, it was an important link between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, and the western shore of Lake Nicaragua is only 19 kilometers from the Pacific Ocean.

Historically, the San Juan River was located on the border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica, so the two countries have been in constant conflict over waterways.

Moreover, the river itself is affected by three dangerous shoals, Toroel, Castillo and Machuca, and only small boats can be used.

However, at this time, both Nicaragua and Costa Rica became colonies of the Austrian Empire, so there was no dispute.

Although the length of the canal on the surface is only 19 kilometers, in order to enhance its practicability, the three dangerous shoals mentioned above must be turned into thoroughfares, and the actual amount of work will not be less than 40 kilometers.

Even so, the construction time required is much lower than that of other solutions in later generations, and it can also save a lot of manpower and material resources.

But this plan is not perfect, first of all, although the part that needs to be excavated is greatly reduced, the length of the entire canal will be 2.2 times that of the Panama Canal.

Secondly, the upper limit of this canal is very low, even if Franz digs all those dangerous shoals, it cannot change the nature of the river as the base, so the channel is not deep and wide enough, at most it can pass through medium-sized ships, and large sea ships still cannot pass.

In particular, the end needs to pass through the canyon, which increases the cost of widening the river exponentially. Future maintenance and upgrade costs will be astronomical, but at this point there is no problem transporting people and small quantities of goods.

The Austrian version of the Nicaragua Canal will significantly shorten the travel time from Europe to California, while also making it possible to transport goods from the latter to the mainland.

In the intervening years, the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica have filled almost all of the indigenous populations in the area.

In fact, most of them moved to California, and those who were willing to leave were pulled to build canals.

However, there were still not enough of these people, so Japanese laborers were needed to fill the gap.

At this time, the environment of Nicaragua can be described as quite harsh, with poisonous insects, beasts, malaria, yellow fever, and cholera that are common in the tropics.

In addition, natives who are reluctant to leave often attack lone laborers, and there are crocodiles and sharks in the water.

That's right, there are sharks in Nicaragua's freshwater lakes.

However, due to the presence of waterways, eating is still not a problem. It's just that every meal could be their last.

There were many beasts in Mesoamerica, and there was no one to compete with them, so the native species were brutally slaughtered.

Most of this strange meat ended up in the stomachs of Japanese laborers, after all, this kind of heavy physical work could not be done without a little oil and water in the stomach.

In Japan during the Edo period, even samurai lords could not eat meat very often. The vast majority of Japanese farmers don't necessarily get meat a few times a year (except for rat meat).

In fact, according to the decree of the shogunate at that time, commoners were not allowed to eat pork or beef, and the meat they were supposed to eat was bird meat and fish.

However, this edict was not particularly effectively enforced in practice, and more often than not, the samurai had what to eat, except for the merchants.

It's also important to note that Japan is an island country surrounded by the sea, but not everyone can eat fish.

Historically, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (later Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) and its founder, Yataro Iwasaki, was born as a low-ranking samurai and was famous for his dark buckteeth (eating less meat).

So even in the face of such a harsh reality, Japanese workers still feel that it is similar to the New Year.

As long as you dig the canal well, you can eat enough food, and even eat meat, although it is a bit hard, but all of them have a smile of happiness and satisfaction.

The officials of the colony felt a little guilty after seeing it, but the beef was too expensive, and they still wanted to eat the pork, so they had to let the laborers use all kinds of strange jungle meat, chicken, duck and fish meat.

The Japanese laborers were more diligent than the natives of Central America, almost never running away and never bargaining all day long, which was well received by the colonial government of Nicaragua.

It's just that this consumption rate is a bit large, on the one hand, digging the canal is really tiring and dangerous, and on the other hand, it is also due to the strange meat and harsh environment.

In fact, at this time, it was not only the ideal of the Japanese aristocracy and samurai class to break away from Asia and join Europe, but also the common people.

Although the Japanese laborers were very obedient, the superiority of Westerners or whites was carved into their bones at this time, so neither the workers nor the laborers could get a good end in the end.

Instead, the Church took advantage of this opportunity to establish a wide influence among the Japanese workers. Although the church may not see them as its own, it is the only one willing to listen to them.

The main difference between Catholicism and Protestantism at this time is the control over the Catholics, who will drown in a tightly woven web through the social transformation of the Catholics and their communities.

The Church will play its role of spiritual comfort, so that the people will have more courage to face the bleak life and the dripping blood.

Work hard honestly, do not rebel, even if you have a lifetime of failure, you have to give birth to a baby, raise a baby to complete life events, and have no regrets for a lifetime.

Promise them that everything will go to heaven after death, but how to go to heaven? Of course, it is to be a loyal and patriotic five good young man

Of course, the church does not empty the white wolf, for example, listening to some preaching lectures to give out eggs or food, especially listening to the preaching can rest, so this is still very attractive to Japanese workers.

People need positive feedback, and letting workers take a break from preaching may cause resentment or even mutiny, but if they are told that they can get a break from attending a preaching lecture, they will be tempted to do so.

Over time, they will associate joy with preaching. The indescribable throbbing and excitement deepens their worship of some ethereal idol.

In fact, the Church has been preaching all over the world for so many years, and it has long been able to come up with a plan to deal with various situations.

In Franz's view, religion is a low-cost, high-return psychological investment for the people at the bottom, and the simplest way to solve the most complex and unsolved problems.

For Franz, it was a double-edged sword, and he always knew it, so he used it both and defended.

(The route map of the Austrian version of the Nicaragua Canal has been passed to the group.) ）

Actually, I feel like it's okay to write, and then I wanted to add more today, but I found that there was no time now, so I can only say sorry at this time.

(End of chapter)