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

Chapter 703 The Tsar's New Agreement
St. Petersburg, Hermitage.

The secret agreement to annex the Free City of Krakow by the Austrian Empire was reconfirmed by the Tsar, and Nicholas I learned that Russian refugees were fleeing to Galicia.

After the envoys of the Austrian Empire left, the Tsar, adhering to the principle of "I don't want it, and others don't want it", issued an order to block the Russian-Austrian border.

In fact, the former Polish Governor Paskevich knew the Tsar very well, and everything he did was in line with the Tsar's ideas.

It's just that as soon as the former governor left, his policies were thrown away as toilet paper.And it may be summer before the news is sent back to Warsaw from St. Petersburg.

During this period, something happened that made Nicholas I very happy, that is, he finally mortgaged his "freezer" (Alaska) to the French and obtained a loan of [-] million francs.

This greatly exceeded the expectations of the Tsar himself. After all, [-] million francs or something, he was just bluffing.

However, Russian officials don't think it's a bluff. They only know that if they don't do well, they will be punished.

Under the coercion and lure of the Russians, Pierre Guiscard knew very well that if he did not sign, it was very likely that he would not be able to leave St. Petersburg alive.

He is a French official and a businessman at the same time, so the principle of choosing the lesser of two evils is clear.

So Pierre Guiscard chose to protect himself, and leave the rest to the wisdom of future generations.

Finally, Russia and France signed a new agreement:
Russia mortgaged the Alaska region to France to obtain a loan of 7 million francs. France paid [-] million francs in advance, and then paid off the remaining [-] million francs within three years, for a period of eight years, with an annual interest rate of [-]%.

At the same time, after the first installment of funds is in place, France will obtain the right to develop all resources in Alaska.

On the due date of the loan, Russia shall buy back all the buildings of the French merchants at the cost.
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This is a dividing line that is not ready to pay back——
Due to the extremely slow transmission of news in St. Petersburg during the frozen period, the new Governor of Poland Wipetrowski is a romantic poet-general, so it is inevitable to stop and stop along the way.

It just so happened that the land of Poland is extraordinarily romantic, and he is extraordinarily lucky.

So when Wenbetrovski arrived in Warsaw, most of the refugees had already passed the Russian-Austrian border, and at this time Warsaw was also suffering from a severe cholera epidemic.

There are sad looks everywhere, people in black try to avoid contact with each other, and no one even wants to stop to say "hello".

The only bustling place in the city is the coffin shop. Not only the families of the dead are in need, but many living people also come to join in the fun.

The bags under the eyes of the coffin shop owner's dead face became heavier, as if he had never slept, but the occasional giggles after the transaction made people feel creepy.

Vimbetlovsky's first impression of the city was not very good, and the good mood on the road was wiped out.

Many big nobles sent him invitations to various balls and salons, and some small nobles, businessmen, and military officers were waiting outside to see him.

Wenbetrovsky decided to do what the tsar told him first, that is, to close the Russian-Austrian border to prevent the outflow of Russian property.

However, the officials of Russian Poland were not efficient. It took another 20 days to reach the border, and it took another month to completely seal the border.

At this time, Austria had received more than 70 refugees, of which more than 65 survived.

Although these refugees spoke a variety of languages, there were always one or two of the Austrian officials who could understand them.

In six months, the first phase of the Dniester River regulation project has been basically completed, and 200 hectares out of 18 million hectares have also been developed, of which about 10 hectares have been cultivated, and the newly developed land has missed the season. Plant some other crops and settle down.

Franz also planned to build a railway, but in name it was still a military need, and there happened to be a small fortress along the Transnistria.

In fact, the location of this fortress has reached the verge of being abandoned due to its embarrassment, and the garrison has long since been reduced from 5000 at its peak to 200.

But Franz definitely couldn't blatantly repair the railway for his family's manor, after all, he still wanted face.

As for the ore veins of the mine, people have been sent to find it long ago, but it still takes time to build it before it can be put into production.

Of course, Franz can also start production directly regardless of everything, and the problem he faces is just a few more miners who die and a few more accidents.

Even if the construction process is completely followed, the mine cannot guarantee 100% safety, and those new equipment may not be able to save a few more people.

But Franz would not use this reason to comfort himself and deceive others.

In fact, Bohemia and Northern Italy saw a 72% reduction in mining accidents and a 93% reduction in accident fatalities due to the adoption of new mine shafts and new safety lights, hard hats, and more reliable machinery.

But still, hundreds of people die in mine accidents every year, and even more people die indirectly in mines, including fatigue, hunger, related diseases, such as silicosis, heat stroke, various accidental poisonings, and so on.

Silicosis, a dust inhalation disease, was almost unsolvable at the time, and the development of industrial mines could not be stopped for a moment.

Franz can only give them more protective measures, wearing masks, masks, and splashing water to absorb the dust in the air.

But this kind of measure is really not practical in the underground mining area at this time, and it will cause more heatstroke.

The space in the underground mine is small and difficult to dissipate heat. A large number of people and machines are constantly emitting heat. Coupled with the humid air, the entire mine is like a steamer.

So heat stroke is not uncommon in mines. Although there are exotic heat-relieving medicines such as Huoxiangzhengqi water that have greatly reduced the mortality rate, it is still a very dangerous situation, and a little carelessness may cause irreversible consequences.

In history, European miners did not have any good heatstroke prevention measures, and doctors would not care about the life and death of mud legs.

The only way miners can think of is to be shirtless and drink water. Some old miners will carry one or two mint leaves with them. If they feel unwell, they will put them in water and take them.

However, with the introduction of traditional Chinese medicine and the intervention of the medical profession, a large number of heatstroke prevention products have been developed, such as Huoxiang Zhengqi Water, Banlangen, Mint Water, and Lemonade, which are widely sold in mining areas.

Among them, Huoxiang Zhengqi Water has the best sales volume due to its smell of alcohol, and some special mining cultures have even evolved from it.

Under the mine, there is no sunlight all the year round, plus all kinds of toxic substances in a mess, the air circulation is difficult, and the germs multiply wildly. Some people with weak constitutions may even have various symptoms of poisoning.

There is no way to do this at this time, we can only accumulate a little bit and slowly study prevention and treatment measures.

Although there are many various problems in the mines of the Austrian Empire, the world at this time should be regarded as the safest and most healthy.

(End of this chapter)