Chapter 73: Grafting
"Don't panic in the face of the deep canyon, don't flinch, don't jump down, how do you know you're an eagle?"
(Oriental version: If you don't jump, how do you know if there is a magic treasure waiting for you under the cliff?) )
In fact, at this time, the Austrian Empire was still a blue ocean, as long as you have the ability, or are willing to endure hardships, even if it is only by a ruthless force, as long as you don't crash into Franz's gun, you can mix up your own career.
In fact, the most important thing is that Austria is rich at this time, and other states cannot compete with it financially, so they criticize it.
However, the reality is that these routines of Franz and these preferential policies of Austria are more likely to attract the so-called elites, whose ideas and beliefs are more important to the common people.
So over the years, although the number of German immigrants attracted by Austria has increased explosively many times, the overall scale is still not very large.
Straight to the point.
Friedrich Liszt listened patiently to Wilhelm IV's complaints and curses, but he understood the choices of those people.
Because if you only compare the degree of prosperity, Berlin may not be compared with Vienna, and even the suburbs of Prague can not be compared.
If he had to choose again, he might not have left Austria and fled to the United States, in fact, Austria has developed far more than he imagined over the years.
Note: Prague, the bohemian capital, the most important center of transportation, trade, and industry in the north of the Austrian Empire at this time, was the most affected by both the dividends of the German Customs Union and the most nationalist influence.
As a fervent nationalist, Friedrich Liszt felt that Austria was the most likely country to lead Germany.
However, he wanted to extinguish this possibility with his own hands at this time, and he still hesitated for 0.00001 seconds in his heart.
"Your Majesty, as far as I know, there are no special restrictions on immigration in the Austrian Empire."
"What do you mean?" Wilhelm IV was afraid of this, because the last officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs had emigrated to Austria and brought with him a whole special service.
"We can send all those criminals and criminals to Austria, so that we can get through the crisis, and we can also consume Austria's national power.
If the Austrians accept it, then they will bear the crisis for us, and if they do not accept it, then the Austrians' lies about the immigration policy and those Big Germans will be self-defeating.
Moreover, those people and criminals are not fuel-efficient lamps in the first place, and they will definitely become traitors when they go to Austria, and their lives will not be satisfactory.
In the event of a war between the two countries in the future, these people will be our help and cooperate with us inside and outside Austria."
William IV was a little surprised, he didn't expect that there was such a talent around him, and he couldn't help but praise it repeatedly.
"Wonderful! Wonderful! That's wonderful! ”
For Prussia, Austria's greatest enemy had always been Austria, so this ploy to transfer Prussia's suffering to Austria was particularly popular with Wilhelm IV.
It was also a good idea for the Prussian leadership, who had to beware of Austria if they wanted to maintain their influence and even ensure that they would not be weakened into a small country like Saxony.
However, Foreign Minister Carl von Kannitz (who had attended the Vienna Conference) was hesitant.
"Then Your Majesty, we will definitely be found out if we send immigrants to Austria like this, and what if the Austrians want to take revenge on us?
By dominating these wars, the Austrians gained great prestige within the German Confederation and the German Customs Union.
Coupled with the aftermath of the old era, if they want to sanction us, I'm afraid no country will be on our side. ”
War Minister Hermann von Boin said angrily.
"At that time, under the leadership of Frederick the Great, we in Prussia defeated the Triple Alliance of Austria, France and Russia! Are you still afraid that the Austrians will bring a bunch of crumbs?! ”
The War Secretary's words were very angry and powerful, but they were so outrageous that they were ignored by everyone.
Times have changed, and at this time Prussia and the German Confederation were fighting, and there was no need to fight this battle, and Prussia had to be in turmoil.
Karl von Kannitz had a good point, and although Austria had never used the power in its hands, no country would doubt that it had it.
That's when Friedrich Liszt stepped in.
"Rest assured, I believe that at this time all the German countries have the same problem, and we can first let Mecklenburg and Anhalt, which are friendly to us, deal with it.
I believe that if anyone does this, the other countries will follow, and when we in Prussia carry out our plan, the Austrians will have no reason to suspect us.
Even if we knew that we did it, we could only break our teeth and swallow blood without evidence. ”
After some deliberation, the Prussian top brass passed Friedrich's proposal, but they named it the Friedrich Plan just in case.
As a result, an overwhelming army of immigrants was sent into Austria along the railway lines and rivers, directly overloading the Austrian immigration office.
German immigration was a good thing for Franz, and he didn't care at all, even if the numbers were abnormal, because Austria had land, as he boasted.
There were no at home, there were colonies, and even if all Germans emigrated to Austria at this time, Franz would be able to eat.
However, immigration clearance should still be carried out strictly, as this can minimize the social unrest that may be caused.
But in order to be efficient and to make a good impression on those who were new to Austria, Franz decided to temporarily double the staff and mobilize a few young aristocrats and university students to help.
As for the distribution of immigrants, it is still the same, those who can enter the factories enter the factories, and the able-bodied can enter the army and government agencies.
Those with special skills can be treated specially, but they need to be assessed to help them find corresponding jobs according to their ability.
All those who have a high school education or higher and who have volunteered to serve the Empire can apply for the position of support teacher for a period of five years, and those with excellent grades can enter the Imperial Government as a junior official.
In addition, you can also choose to go to St. Stephen's Crown Territory, Vojvodina, West Bosnia and other places to open up wasteland and farm.
At worst, you can go to the colony, but the exact work in the colony depends on the arrangements of the local officials, and a series of relevant agreements need to be signed, because sometimes Austrian law does not fully apply in the colony.
However, if you go to the colony, you can directly get a compensation of 500 florins, and if you die in the line of duty, you can also get another 500 florins.
This was attractive to the average person, especially to Germans outside the Austrian Empire, who might not be able to earn this money in their lifetime.