Chapter 82 Food Sources

In fact, most Japanese laborers did not have the opportunity to farm, and canal digging and land development were two very laborious activities.

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Regardless of the amount of work involved in digging the canal itself, staying in the rainforest, which is full of poisonous insects and plagues, is enough to make people feel frightened.

Pioneering was also not an easy job, and although Spain established a colony in 1524, the Spanish character has always been to kill and not bury.

Their management of the colony was outrageously extensive, with less than 20 per cent of Nicaragua's land being developed for more than 300 years.

Hispanics are similarly pitifully rare, and there are still large numbers of indigenous Indians living in the jungle.

The large-scale expansion of the Austrian Empire undoubtedly upset the fragile balance between the natives and the colonizers.

These natives were able to survive under the noses of the Spaniards for hundreds of years, and naturally they had two brushes, so it was the Japanese laborers who were pioneers who suffered.

The Japanese laborers who were able to go to the rear to farm with peace of mind were carefully selected, and their obedience and loyalty were naturally very guaranteed.

In addition, feudal society has also contributed to the shaping of people for thousands of years, and they have a strong sense of hierarchy.

This is different from the relationship between serfs and lords, hired peasants and landlords in the West, who can easily develop a cult mentality towards a group.

It was true that some of the Japanese laborers sent to Central America were wild samurai, but they were often the first to surrender to Austria, and their loyalty was a shame for the Austrian magistrates.

As for the untouchable Japanese laborers, they have long been accustomed to being submissive, and they are often beaten for no reason compared to the life of starvation and frequent unprovoked beatings in Japan.

In the Central American colonies they were at least fed and would not beat them for no reason, but they would still be whipped if they were lazy or not working hard enough, but it was a good day for most of them.

At the same time, it is time for the voter theory of religion to come into play, and the effect of religion in maintaining stability has always been very significant, otherwise it would not have been sought after by so many rulers in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad.

In general, the Central American colonies of the Austrian Empire at this time ushered in a bumper harvest, and there was enough food to be shipped back to Europe to solve the food crisis.

The West African colonies were mainly cash crops, but this did not mean that the local Austrians could not forcibly levy indigenous food rations.

In fact, the tribal chiefs who cooperated with the Austrian colonists were themselves big slave owners, and they took out their slaves' rations in exchange for more valuable goods, and they felt guilty, even justified.

In addition to the tribes, there were also some early feudal kingdoms and orders who were more than happy to exchange their grain for Austrian goods, and even lent it to the Austrian Empire.

On the one hand, the goodwill of the Austrian Empire was indeed very good, and on the other hand, Franz sent troops several times to sweep away the prestige of the tribes in the coastal areas.

East Africa was the planned food producer, but with the end of the Indian Civil War, demand for overseas food dropped significantly.

And the Omani Empire did not dare to hand over food security to the Austrians, which has to say that Said deserves to be the greatest emperor in the history of the Omani Empire, and his strategic vision is indeed very advanced.

In order to avoid the complete occupation of the Omani market by Austrian grain, Saeed the Great even abolished the agricultural tax and even collected taxes from merchants to subsidize the peasants.

Said, of course, was for the future of the Omani Empire, but what he did was contrary to tradition and had a very high voice among businessmen in the Arab world.

Said's approach put a lot of pressure on him and his court, and all eight of his sons offered the merchants a willingness to abolish agricultural subsidies.

In particular, his two heirs, Sovigny, the Governor of Muscat, and the Governor of Zanzibar, Majid, were ready to overthrow all the national policies set by their father at any time.

Majid, who was closer to the Austrian East African colony, was fine, and Soviny, who was supposed to be the next sultan, had already hooked up with the British.

To be honest, Souvigny was completely incomprehensible to his father's approach, and he did not consider the so-called Austrian Empire worthy of being an ally of the Omani Empire.

After all, the Omani Empire had become the most powerful empire in the Arab world, and Suvini felt that his old father was too accommodating to his allies, and the pagans of the West were not worthy of being trusted.

In addition, Suverny also felt that his old father favored his sister too much, and since Sneka had married into other families, it had nothing to do with them.

Said shouldn't have gambled on the future of the country to protect the country of that bullshit son-in-law.

The Austrian colonies of East Africa were not peaceful, as the invasion of the Eastern Bantu people, coupled with the arrival of the rainy season, easily washed away the tofu scum project of Indian laborers.

The floods inundated the farmland, leaving more than a third of the crops unharvestable, but even so, there was a surplus of demand and exports relative to the Tanzanian colony's own needs and exports.

However, although food in East Africa is almost free, freight is not cheap. Before the opening of the Suez Canal, East African goods were very poor for Austria, with the exception of spices.

With a steady supply of supplies from the colonies of Mexico, Central America, West Africa, and East Africa, Franz dared to say that he could solve the food crisis in the Papal States.

On the part of the Austrian Empire, grain was also being transported from Venice to all parts of Austria, and although Franz had set up reserve warehouses beforehand, he did not want to use it until he had to.

After all, there are too many uncertainties on the sea, and weather, equipment, personnel quality, and disease may affect the outcome of the war.

For example, no one thought that the British would lose their dominance of the Mediterranean, let alone imagine that the entire Mediterranean fleet would be wiped out.

Although the Austrian Imperial Navy had achieved an epic victory at this time, Franz did not believe that the Austrian Navy would be able to stabilize the British Navy.

If you want to completely destroy the British Navy, then such an epic victory, the Austrian Navy will have to fight at least ten more times.

This is still on the premise that the British do not continue to build warships, and with the level of British shipbuilding at this time, if the state apparatus is fully operational, they will be able to build several more fleets in half a year.

In addition to this, the British were able to requisition those large armed merchant ships. In the early nineteenth century, large merchant ships with less than 30 gun emphases were not insured.

The aforementioned Great Eastern had much more firepower than any of the third tier battleships.

It is entirely possible that they will cobble together a few more fleets on the fly, as long as the British want to.

In order not to get caught in the other side in the event of a conflict with the British, Franz had to keep his hands on the back.

However, Franz did not think that the British would really tear their faces, after all, the two sides had just reached a peace agreement.

The reason why Franz has been staying in the city of Rome is not because he likes the feeling of being admired by all the people, but because the Frankfurt Parliament is too tricky.

In order to preserve the hope of Greater Germany, Franz could not refuse the crown, but if he wanted to wear it, he would have to bear its weight.

“Heavy is the head who wears the crown。”