The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 580 Immigration?Where to run!
Just after Christmas, the Austrian Imperial Navy intercepted two stowaways bound for the United States.

That's right!At this time, the Austrian Empire had already legislated to prohibit any organization or individual from going to the New World without official permission. Offenders would be fined heavily and exiled to the colonies.

The reason is simple, that is, the Austrian Empire is deeply suspicious of the United States, a country where slavery exists, especially the previous case of a slave trader kidnapping the royal grand duke, which made it hate human smuggling.

In order to avoid possible persecution of the nationals of the Austrian Empire, the benevolent imperial government decided to severely punish human smuggling.

Of course, the empire will not restrict personal freedom. All the routes to the New World are contracted by the imperial government. As for the price, because there are necessary safety measures such as escort fleets, the cost will be a little higher, so "a little bit".

In addition, the Austrian Empire also proposed a proposal to combat human smuggling at the German Confederation Congress. The German states have long been dissatisfied with the loss of population.

As a result, all the German states tacitly passed the German Confederation Security Law to severely crack down on smuggling and human trafficking.

In fact, the German region is the main force of population immigration in this era. Britain, France, and Portugal have long realized the importance of immigration, but the population of these three countries is not enough to colonize the territories they occupy.

So the alternative came out, which was to use cheap Germans and Italians, but compared to the family-loving Italians, the Germans were obviously easier to control and worked harder.

They mainly used the social circle of this era to attract some Germans who had a good impression of Britain, France, and Portugal.

However, as time went by, the colony's need for population and craftsmen became more and more urgent. The French even directly crossed the Rhine and Saar Rivers to introduce their colonial policies to the locals.

The Germans who immigrated to North Africa can get the land and women of Algeria, and they don't need to join the French army, as long as they pay taxes like the French.

The South Australia company in the United Kingdom even offered free transportation, board and lodging. You must know that it takes half the world to travel from the German region to South Australia.

Due to the favorable conditions, South Australian companies have attracted a large number of immigrants, and the value created by the new immigrants in the local area far exceeds the cost.

As a result, New Zealand companies began to follow suit and offered more favorable conditions.The last two British companies even went so far as to smear each other in order to compete for German immigrants.

Australia said that the island of New Zealand was full of cannibals, and the latter said that the former was a place of exile for prisoners.

In addition to the big companies of these powers, Brazil, La Plata (Argentina), the Central American Federation, South Africa, and even Egypt's Muhammad Ali have all participated in this feast of dividing up the population.

(At first Muhammad Ali demanded that the Germans be converted, and met strong resistance. After the defeat, he learned from the experience and relaxed religious restrictions, but another defeat caused Egypt to completely decline.)
The Americans signed agreements with some small states to corrupt the upper-level officials and forced those skilled craftsmen and scholars to move to the New World, so they could get rich rewards.

They even established the Mainz Nobility Association to find some scholars and craftsmen with liberal tendencies and send them to the New World, so as to eliminate domestic hidden dangers and get a good intermediary fee.

The same organization also appeared in Hamburg, Augsburg, Hesse, Bremen and other places, but at this time these people were all labeled by the Austrian Empire as persecuting compatriots and human trafficking, plus the German region The wave of nationalism, let alone how miserable it is.
Historically, Belgium and Guatemala signed an immigration agreement, and they will introduce [-] immigrants for the latter within three years.

The Belgians chose the Germans. In three years, more than [-] German families came to this legendary promised land on Belgian ships.

But when the three-year period came, only more than 300 people survived in the end. They lived in shabby wooden houses and straw huts. They had to worry about not being able to eat enough and being whipped by the supervisor, and they also had to fear threats from the aboriginal people. , These people have degenerated into a group of livestock at the mercy of others.

But now the Belgian coastline and the Guatemalan government are all gone by Franz, so this tragedy does not exist.

The two small cargo ships intercepted by the Austrian Navy contained a full 1400 Germans and Italians. In fact, this small ship can hold up to 200 people, but it forced three times the number.

It is conceivable how dark the hearts of these smugglers are. At the same time, in order to avoid the pursuit of the countries of the German Confederation, they will hide the stowaways below the deck.

Although Franz has developed air conditioners and refrigerators, they are not affordable for ordinary people, let alone these smugglers.

Hundreds of people crowded into the small space, and the heavy breathing caused a layer of water mist to condense on the lower deck, and the cabin was like a steamer.

Their life is worse than that of the former black slaves. At the same time, with the advancement of science, the people under the smuggler's head know the importance of cleaning. In order to prevent the "cargo" from getting sick, quicklime will be poured on them from time to time.

The food and sanitation conditions are indescribably disgusting. Fortunately, due to the advancement of technology, the same voyage time has been greatly shortened, but it is still an arduous journey.

"My lord, they are all voluntary! We have a contract to prove it!" The leader of the snake shouted when he saw the hatch of the deck was opened.

Friedrich watched the stowaways being pulled out of the small and cramped space one by one. Although those people had just been out at sea for a few days, it felt uncomfortable to be packed in cans like sardines, and some people began to vomit.
Friedrich withdrew his gaze and kicked the snake head in the face.

"Isn't it easy to force these half-dead people to sign a contract? You bloody traffickers!"

At this time, a woman shouted, "We are all voluntary! We just want to pursue a better life!"

The woman's figure is not bad, but her face is unkempt and her body smells disgusting.

"This is what you call a good life? But no matter what, you should be punished if you break the law."

The navy sailors also unambiguously stuffed the unkempt woman back into the cabin, along with the smugglers and traffickers.

Then the remaining people are also classified, divided into voluntary immigrants and coerced immigrants.

Those who are coerced and able to survive will be sent back to their hometowns, and those who want to stay in Austria or those who cannot survive alone will also be dealt with by special officials.

As for those volunteers, they will not be pulled back to the port but sent directly to the Austrian colony, which can be regarded as fulfilling their wishes.

The smuggler and his accomplices will be tried in public, but before that they will be taken to a small dark room by the secret police for intensive interrogation.

Although the criminal evidence obtained through torture is outrageous, the imperial government has the right to speak and cannot help them to quibble, and people are often more willing to believe what they want to believe.

(End of this chapter)