War is cruel, especially civilians in the midst of war, which is even more in danger.

The people of East Prussia were deeply touched that their good days had ended since they were occupied by the Russians.

Fix is ​​just an inconspicuous town and has not escaped. All the well-informed nobles and merchants have run away, and now all the rest are a bunch of poor people.

Even so, they were still robbed by the Russian army. Since they could not get the oil and water, they would be strong.

The town church is now full of people, and a middle-aged man asked frowningly: "Just just now, the Russians sent someone to ask the town to send 500 workers. What should we do, priest?"

The church may be the only area to be spared. For God's sake, the Russians did not rob the only church in the town.

Now all the prominent figures in the town have run away, and among the remaining people are the older Prague priests with the highest prestige, and the people can only ask for help.

As a religious figure, the Prague priest cannot run away, nor does he need to run away. European religion has a great influence, and the Russian army will not attack the church, even if it is a Protestant church.

The Prague priest said regretfully: "Child, I know the news. I just negotiated with the Russians, and they asked for a payment of 20,000 rubles to be exempted from labor.

The Russians warned that if they could not gather the number of people within two days, they would kill people.”

The Prague priest never thought about raising money. If the nobles and merchants had not left, they might have been able to get all of them. It was impossible now.

It’s not that the town does not have 20,000 rubles, but property does not equal cash. The aristocrats and merchants still have real estate, but unfortunately the Russians only need cash.

No one is willing to serve labor and fight against their own country, but people have to bow their heads under the roof.

The bears are hard to speak for. Since they say they want to kill people, they will definitely kill people. The young man who initially tried to resist the Russians still had his head on the flagpole.

One person resisted - killing the whole family; found that the guerrillas did not report them - killing; someone attacked the Russian army, and everyone within 200 meters was beaten and killed every five times; there was a team of more than ten people resisting - Tu Zhen.

Under this high pressure, the people dared to be angry but did not dare to speak out. Until now, the Russians have long since fired a real fire, and there are many villages and towns in the Prussian area.

International public opinion? Unfortunately, the Tsarist government has been accustomed to being scolded, and they are not underestimated by debt.

Besides, the Russians are not stupid, how can they admit it? There is no evidence, and at most they curse in newspapers, and the Russians are fearless.

In this era, cameras were too big and the shooting was not good. Candid photography was useless, and the Prussians could not provide convincing evidence.

These are all excuses. In fact, countries cannot do anything to the bears. After uncovering the lid, everyone is not good at looking good in terms of face, so they just pretend not to know.

"What should we do? Or let's run away!"

Some people suggested that serving labor on the battlefield is not a good job, especially serving labor for the Russians.

The news spread, and many people knew that the Russian army liked to use laborers as cannon fodder. This was their experience in learning in the Near East War. Capturing laborers as cannon fodder on the spot can reduce the losses of the troops.

An old man asked, "There are Russians everywhere, where are they running?"

Running away is not as simple as saying. How far can they run away with their families, with no money in their pockets, and Russian searches?

A young man asked, "But we can't really work hard for the Russians and fight our own army, right?"

The old man scolded: "What do you, a young boy, know? The young and strong in our town are not enough for five hundred."

This is the key to the problem, not a question of whether they are willing or not, but that it is impossible to complete the task at all.

The town has a small population, and after the outbreak of the war, a large number of young and strong people were recruited into the army. Now there are no five hundred young and strong people in the town at all.

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Looking at the quarrels, Father Prague had a headache. These were all believers he developed. If these people were gone, his parents would have lost their food and clothing.

"Please keep calm before the Lord, I will go to Gnisburg to ask my friends if there is any other way."

Gnisburg is the closest city to the town. If the Russians want to draw local children, they will definitely not target only one town.

Going to the city for help was a slight fantasy of Father Prague. Not all the nobles ran away, and a large part of the nobles remained in East Prussia.

Some people chose to organize guerrillas to resist the Russian invasion, while others wanted to run away but did not escape. Now most of them gather in the city.

There is no tradition of killing nobles in Europe. The prerequisite is that you should not be alone. If you are just one person, you will be killed if you are killed. No one knows it anyway.

It would be different if everyone gathered together. The Russian army would not attack them. This is the rule of the game and it also applies to the Russians.

In order to hurry, Father Prague rode a horse to Gnisburg. What caught his eye was a depression. The once prosperous streets were no longer crowded. The sparse pedestrians also quickly left when they met the Russian patrol.

As a religious figure, Father Prague was not questioned. Of course, he did not come to the Russian army.

Under normal circumstances, if the Russians do not touch religious people, it does not mean that they dare not touch them. In this era of chaos, dying a few people is nothing.

Without wandering around, Father Prague went directly to the church in the city. No matter how high or low a person, Europeans in this era could have something to do with the church.

There is a saying that goes: Just find someone to wait at the entrance of the church.

"Father, why are you doing so urgent?"

A middle-aged man in luxurious clothes and had met a few times with the Prague priest, and the two nodded.

When he met an acquaintance and was about to inquire about the news, a little surprise appeared on his face. He asked in confusion: "Mr. James, have you not left?"

The situation is not good now, and rich people have gone to avoid the war. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for a well-informed businessman like James to not know the news in advance.

James replied: "I just returned from a business and the Russians came. But I got the nationality of the empire not long ago, and the Russians would not make things difficult for me."

"Empire" is naturally the Shenluo Empire. Even if a new word is added, it is also the only recognized empire in Germany.

Russians are not lunatics, so they naturally do not cause trouble to attack foreigners, especially merchants from allied countries.

Father Prague said in surprise: "God bless you, Mr. James, you are so lucky to escape this disaster.

Now the Russians are looting everywhere. My small town of Fix is ​​threatened by the Russians to pay five hundred laborers because I can't afford the money."

Of course, this news cannot be hidden from James. As a successful businessman, the most important thing is to be well-informed.

At this time, he returned to Gnisburg to make money. The Austrian colonies lacked labor, so it was also a business to transport immigration to the colonies.

James just took a fancy to the opportunity of war. He had signed labor export contracts with several companies in the Austrian colonies, and now he is back to recruit people.

If you want to organize immigration to go to other places, the Russians may interfere. If you go to the Austrian colony, there will be no problem, and the loan from Vienna is not in vain.

When he came back this time, James also communicated with the colonial government. As long as he could fool the people into the colony, the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs would be responsible for the aftermath.

James sighed in surprise: "God! Five hundred laborers, isn't Fix Town going to be in trouble?"

The priest Prague nodded bitterly and said helplessly: "It is true, and I have no choice but to come and seek help."

At this moment, Bishop Bernard came over, and there were seven or eight priests accompanying him. Just by looking at their faces, you can tell that something bad happened.

Father Prague repeated the words just now, and Bishop Bernard said helplessly: "Sorry, I can't do anything about this problem, everyone has encountered this problem.

I have already visited the Russian officials on behalf of the church, but unfortunately I was driven out without even entering the gate."

There is no way, who made them Protestant churches and the Russians also Orthodox churches?

If you encounter heresy without calling for a fight and killing, it will be considered as giving face. Can you still expect to give them a good face?

Looking at the people who looked dead, James knew that the opportunity had come.

"His Excellency Bishop, if you want to avoid the labor of the Russians, I suggest that you organize the people to leave Gnisburg first and come back after the war is over."

Bishop Bernard shook his head and said, "Mr. James, your method won't work. The Russians set up Luka on the main traffic road and would not let everyone leave at all."

James smiled slightly and said, "Under normal circumstances, of course it cannot be passed. But we can detour through other ways. As early as two years ago, Russia and Austria signed the Labor Employment Treaty.

We can sign a short-term employment contract with the Austrian company, then take a boat to the Austrian colony to take refuge, and wait until the war is over before returning to Gnisburg."

This is purely a fool. It is easy to enter the Austrian colony, but it is difficult to leave.

The immigration cost alone is not something that ordinary people can afford. When they make enough money, will they still have a foothold when they come back?

Bishop Bernard was still pondering, and Father Prague couldn't help it: "Mr. James, can this work?"

James answered affirmatively: "Of course! Since the treaty was signed, the Russian military officers would definitely implement it, otherwise it would trigger a diplomatic conflict between Russia and Austria, which is not something that the middle and lower-level officers, like them, could bear."

The priest of Prague said without hesitation: "Okay, I'll go back and tell the people now, let them decide whether to leave."

Bishop Bernard stopped: "Father, this issue is too important and we must consider it carefully."

He knew very well that if all the people were left and Gnisburg became a dead city, would the church still have the value of existence?

Come back? Let's fool the kids. Once you go to the Austrian colony, one-third of the people will come back in the end, it is God's blessing.

Father Prague said indifferently: "Your Excellency the Bishop, no matter what, it will be worse than now. I cannot watch the children kill each other.
Chapter completed!