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Chapter two hundred and eighty third, the refugee camp

The difficulties encountered in immigration work were not beyond Franz's expectations. This was an inevitable result and could not be stopped by personal will.

There are millions of refugees in Poland, and the Russians are unable to provide relief. There are only two options to maintain local stability: expulsion or massacre.

The only choice for the Russians is expulsion, not that the Tsarist government did not have the courage to raise the butcher knife, but that the butcher knife would inevitably lead to interference from the international community.

It is now the late 19th century, and the rules of the game have been formulated. Wanderingly destroying the rules will inevitably be rejected by the European world.

The Russian Empire at its peak was naturally not afraid of offending the European world. Now the Prussian-Russian War is not over yet. The Tsarist government does not want to be diplomatically isolated, so it must abide by the rules of the game.

The Russian army began to expel refugees, and Austria's immigration work would naturally be affected. Even if the Tsarist government cooperated with all its strength, it was impossible for Russian soldiers to identify every refugee.

In this era of chaos and unchanging communication, no matter how hard the Immigration Department strives, it is impossible to notify everyone.

In addition to setting up immigration points in cities, the Immigration Department does not have much work, and you must be careful even when leaving the city.

There is no social order in the world outside the city. No matter whether you are an Austrian or not, they will treat everyone equally - rob.

Putting down the telegram in his hand, Franz said as if nothing had happened: "It's over, and nothing is helpful to do.

The difficulties encountered by immigration are caused by force majeure, not the responsibility of a person, and the previous plan cannot be completed and there is no need to be held accountable.

Tell the staff in the Polish region to protect their safety. Try to let the Russians send troops to protect their travel, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for coordination."

Austria has a complete assessment and accountability system. Good officials are a political achievement and will be used as the main reference for promotion and promotion; on the contrary, if the task cannot be completed, you need to be held accountable. If there is any problem, your career will basically end.

However, there are exceptions in everything. If it is caused by force majeure and the official has no obvious fault in his personal injury, he will not be liable.

There is no doubt that what happened in Poland is force majeure, and the Vienna government cannot stop it, let alone the staff below?

Such a good opportunity, Franz will naturally win people's hearts. The words of concern are not only to Polish officials, but also to domestic officials.

"Yes, your Majesty!"

Foreign Secretary Wesenberg replied.

Prime Minister Felix: "Your Majesty, there are a large number of refugees gathered on the Polish border and want to cross the border into Austria.

Many refugees crossed mountains and ridges and sneaked into the country through the forest. From the outbreak of the Prussian-Russian War to the present, more than 100,000 illegal crossings have been arrested by border troops.

Especially after the Russians began to expel refugees, this situation became even worse. Thousands of refugees deliberately passed through the barriers and were arrested every day."

Since the outbreak of the Prussian-Russian War, illegal crossing of the border was a problem that plagued the Vienna government. The actual situation was much more serious than Felix said.

This also involves historical problems. There are many people who have been married and have been involved in the borders of Aopou, many refugees who illegally crossed the border, and local people provide cover for them.

In addition, there are a large number of illegal immigration organizations. These organizations master unknown mountain trails and organize refugee smuggling from Poland.

There is no doubt that these organizations are all for profit. Those with money give smuggling fees, while those with no money directly arrange to enter black factories or construction sites.

According to data statistics from Austrian courts, more than 76% of illegal crimes in border areas are caused by illegal immigration.

The Vienna government will naturally crack down on such illegal and criminal activities that seriously endanger Austrian social security.

Unfortunately, the results were very little. Illegal immigration organizations were like leeks, and they quickly grew one after another.

In contrast, illegal immigrants who rely on relatives and friends should be more at ease. Most of these people hide in the countryside, and relatives and friends will find ways to arrange their livelihoods.

After a few years of learning Austrian language, these people applied for naturalization. The method is very simple. When they ran to the border, they pretended to be Shinra citizens living in Poland. There was no way to check so many German countries.

Well, the latter is the result of the Vienna government turning a blind eye.

This is the reality. Sometimes it is rare to be confused. People themselves say they are Germans, so the government is naturally too lazy to go deeper into it. Otherwise, the proportion of the main ethnic groups in Austria would not continue to be on the rise.

For details, please refer to the Galician region. In 1848, the local Germans were less than one-tenth, and by 1880, it rose to 38.6%, surpassing the Poles and Ukrainians and becoming the largest nation.

According to normal circumstances, this is impossible, but it really happened in reality. Franz didn't know what happened in the middle, nor did he want to know.

It seems to be self-deceiving, but it is actually very effective. People actively integrate into it, and there is no need to doubt the degree of recognition. If anyone questions their nation, they will be anxious with whom.

In essence, the European nation is a mess, and most of the nations were separated by later generations. The 19th century was the last opportunity for Europe to carry out ethnic integration.

A large number of refugees pouring into Austria was an inevitable result. Everyone knows that the Kingdom of Prussia is not a match for the Russians, and that they will have to go to the back of the Kingdom of Prussia to experience war.

Apart from the Kingdom of Prussia, Russia and Austria are the only ones bordering Poland. As long as you are not tired of living, you will not run to Russia, so you can only go to Austria.

If the Russian army had not intentionally driven the refugees to the Kingdom of Prussia, more might have run to Austria.

In a sense, the ones who are now running to the border of Oppo are either lucky or smart.

If you don’t want to go to the Kingdom of Prussia, you may not be able to get relief. It’s different to go to Austria. No matter how cruel the Russian army is, it will not cause trouble in the border areas.

Under normal circumstances, as long as you enter the default buffer zone between both sides, the Russian army will stop.

If you can get through the barriers here, try to get through them. If you can’t get through, you can pass through the barriers illegally. As long as you are smarter, you will surrender when you see the defenders, and there will be people in charge of the food.

As for the future?

Why do you think so much? Let’s survive first.

Anyway, Austria is a country ruled by law. As long as it is not a huge profit, it is just a result of being caught in prison and exile.

After pondering for a while, Franz said slowly: "Building temporary refugee camps in the border areas will increase next time. Not only the Oppo border, but the Oppo border will also become a high-incidence area for refugees to influx.

The number of refugees this time is probably an astronomical number. Maybe our prisons can't hold it. Throwing them all to the colonies is also a big trouble.

Prime Minister, there are any major projects in China that need to be built? Now a batch of free labor is coming to your door, so you can't waste it."

The most important thing for a country ruled by law is to abide by the law. No matter how many refugees there are, as long as they illegally cross the line, they should still be arrested and what should be arrested.

This is a matter of principle, and Franz will not break the rules. It is already a sign of his conscience to pay for the establishment of a refugee camp. There is no such thing as remedy for refugees from other countries for free these days.

Prime Minister Felix: "The Ludwig Canal in Bavaria (the predecessor of the Main-Danube Canal) can no longer meet the needs, and the government is studying whether to expand it.

The Ministry of Agriculture plans to build 50 large and medium-sized reservoirs in the next ten years; the Ministry of Railways plans to build the Arabian Peninsula railway and the Middle East Railway; the Ministry of Electricity is preparing to promote the hydropower station plan, and plans to increase the hydropower ratio from the current 0.3% to 8.5% in the next ten years..."

A series of big plans made Franz feel like he had returned to the era of Austrian construction. But he knew very well that this was obviously different.

At that time, Austria was working hard to build infrastructure. Although these plans are huge, they only require some of the government's energy to be invested.

The problems of the expansion of canals and the construction of reservoirs are concentrated on "money", and technology is not difficult at all.

Railway plans and hydropower stations are different. In addition to economic problems, there are also technical problems.

Austria has experience in building railways in the desert, but they are all short-distance. This time, a desert railway of hundreds or even thousands of kilometers will be built, which is not the same level at all.

Hydropower stations are relatively simple, but they are only relatively relatively. The reason is very simple. Hydropower station technology has just been born and is still in the trial stage.

This shows that hydropower only accounts for three thousandths of the total power generation, which is almost negligible.

The gap between most rivers in Europe is relatively small, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty of using hydropower. If there weren't many rivers in Austria, no one would have thought of promoting hydropower.

Franz asked: "Are the technical problems of desert railways solved?"

If you don’t care about hydropower station technology, that’s because most hydropower station construction in Austria is private investment, and capitalists are smarter than anyone else, and no one will do money-lossing business.

Prime Minister Felix replied: "It has been initially resolved. The Ministry of Railways plans to build sand prevention forests and plant shrubs, jujube trees, poplar euphratica, and sand-fixing herbs on both sides of the railway.

Considering the threat of sandstorms, in areas with frequent sandstorms, desert highways are built first and railways are not built for the time being. These are mainly branch railways that go deep into the inland to consider these issues.

The areas where the Middle East Railway and the Arabian Peninsula Railway have to pass through are mostly desert areas, and many areas are affected by wind and sand. They are not real deserts, and sand prevention is enough.

We have tried it, and it seems that the effect is good at present. As long as we don’t catch up with a large sandstorm, it can have a good protective effect, but it takes a little longer."

Franz nodded. In the Middle East these days, the Arabian Peninsula was not as severe as later generations. Especially after Austria occupied these areas, it also implemented policies such as land fallow and banning livestock, protecting the natural environment.

"As per the plan, the government is responsible for allocating and using these free labor force reasonably and sending language teachers to educate.

Remember to kick out the criminals here first. The rest depends on the personal performance. The treatment can be slightly better when performing well, and activists can end their labor early.

After the labor service is over, they are allowed to leave freely and pay the normal labor wages if they are willing to stay.

Those who are elderly and weak among the refugees who are brought with them can be given certain preferential treatment and placed as much as possible in areas with better conditions."

The preferential treatment of the elderly and the weak is not the Virgin Mary of Franz. Those who can take their family to escape with them will not be bad. If they have family to suffer from family to suffer, these people are often the easiest to assimilate.
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