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

Dalmatia was considered to be the most desolate area in the Austrian Empire at this time, and at this time it was still not as large as the population of ancient Rome.

Dalmatia was not one of the most desolate provinces in the Austrian Empire, not even the newly conquered mountainous areas in the east.

It covers an area of ​​1.3 kilometers and has a population of less than 10 at this time.During the ancient Roman period, the local population once numbered hundreds of thousands, but no one thought that this would be the local peak.

In the thousands of years since then, the Dalmatia region has been in constant war, and various conquerors have come in turn. War, massacre, and famine have almost become the norm.

(The population size in 2023 is about 73.)
Dalmatia has the second lowest literacy rate in the country and the lowest tax contribution rate in the country.

But this does not mean that this piece of land is worthless. In fact, Dalmatia has a precious coastline, and the land is relatively fertile, otherwise it would not be possible to feed so many people in ancient Rome.

The local climate is warm and sunny, which is very suitable for the growth of cash crops such as olives, grapes, and tobacco.However, the locals prefer hunting and sheep herding, because this kind of property is easy to transfer.

The Austrian Empire once wanted to use Slovenes and Croats to develop this land, but they were relatively backward peoples, and their development methods were to herd sheep and raise donkeys, but they still had no results after decades.

Franz felt that the Poles could be allowed to develop this land. After all, people in other parts of Austria did not like to live on this desolate land.

After the locals see these outsiders getting rich, they should choose to follow suit, and the Austrian government can revitalize the entire region if it intervenes appropriately.

In fact, there is no need to worry about the Poles becoming bigger, because although Dalmatia's coastline is long, it lacks truly excellent ports, and the upper limit of local agriculture and animal husbandry is not high, and it lacks industrial production capacity.

In Franz's plan, Dalmatia should be built as a tourist and health resort mainly based on agriculture and animal husbandry.

In fact, the Dalmatia region is quite dependent on the market of the Austrian Empire and all products except agricultural and sideline products, and the thousands of Polish nobles are unable to cause much practical impact on the local society.

If there is a pro-Polish tendency in the local area, then continue to mix in the sand and beat the leading bird. If it doesn't work, you can continue to vacate the cage and replace the bird.

Regarding Franz's proposal, the members of the Regency Council have no opinion, because Dalmatia's land is naturally not as fertile as Galicia, and the local area is mountainous and swampy. These bad lands have given the Austrian government a lot of control space.

In fact, everyone knows that the Austrian nobles care about their own interests, not the life and death of the Poles.

As long as the whole plan is acceptable in form, it doesn't matter what the future holds.

At the same time, both Count Korolaf and Metternich knew that Franz would become emperor in the future, and this future was not far away.

The objection against Franz at this time is to submit his resignation in advance, but the old foxes will not make it too obvious.

The two made some minor repairs to Franz's plan, and at the same time put forward some relatively feasible suggestions based on their own experience, allowing Franz to discover by himself.

Although Franz has been in this world for more than ten years, his understanding of the country is still not as good as the two old men who have been in business for decades.

For example, how to monitor the movement of these thousands of Poles, and how to divide them to prevent them from forming new interest groups.

In fact, the easiest way is to divide by diocese, and the priests are the best supervisors.There are usually conflicts between different parishes in the bottom society, and these small parishes are usually small interest groups.

It is impossible for priests to tolerate their believers (herds) running to other dioceses to connect with each other. This situation is more serious in poorer places.

In addition to using religion, it is impossible for the government to stand idly by, and it happens that the funds of the Austrian Empire are relatively abundant at this time.

They are also planning to take advantage of the famine after the locust plague to move another group of Italians, because there are too many Italians in Austria.

At the same time, the scale of local government will be expanded by another 50%, which will also solve the unemployment problem of college students piling up on the streets of Vienna.

College students are indeed very precious in this era, but official positions in the Austrian Empire are even scarcer. This is not because the total number of official positions in the Austrian Empire is small.

But due to the traditional system of conferring officials and the aristocratic clans that have accumulated for hundreds of years, they have occupied the vast majority of official positions, and there are not many positions available for newcomers.

Franz had previously recruited support teachers extensively, and at the same time recruited colonial managers and administrators. This kind of sub-civil servants was also to solve the employment problem of college students in the Austrian Empire.

It is difficult for these highly educated people to accept simple and rigid manual labor, and even sneer at jobs such as accountants and calculators.

However, the stability and sustainable development of this society cannot be separated from them. The era of obscurantism policies that simply limit the spread of knowledge has passed, and the quality of citizens has become an important indicator of a country's strength.

It's just that this indicator has not been accepted by all countries at this time, and some countries are already benefiting without knowing it.

So far, the high-level officials of the Austrian Empire have not had any complaints about Franz's increase in the number of civil servants in the empire, because what he added were all low-level clerks and non-staff personnel, and did not touch the interests of the upper-level.

Moreover, as far as the high-level staff is concerned, in addition to improving the efficiency of the government, it is actually a change in the power in their hands, so naturally there is no reason to oppose it.

As for government spending, this is not something they need to consider. In contrast, some nobles are jealous. Fortunately, Franz also increased the number of jobs for the nobles in disguise.

Generally speaking, all classes in the country are relatively satisfied.However, Franz is very clear that this infinitely expanding game cannot be played forever——
Here is a lengthy imperial government announcement—
In fact, this announcement is thankless, because no matter how it is handled, some people will be dissatisfied.First of all, those Polish nobles who were coerced, it is useless even if you assign Vienna to them.

The second is the soldiers who bleed on the front line and the ordinary people who transported supplies behind. Their simple concept of justice makes them feel that the wicked have not been punished as they should.

The traditional nobles of the empire didn't actually care about the life and death of the Polish nobles. They just wanted to prove that they still had the power to influence national policy and ensure that the power of the royal family and the government would not be too great.

In the feast of this performance, not only the nobles who were resident in Vienna, but also nobles from all over the country and all ethnic groups came to put pressure on the government, and even the Hungarians also participated in it.

Their only purpose is to put the royal family on fire, this is to ensure that the royal family will stand in a united front with them.

They have no burden for this. After all, they have been doing this for thousands of years, letting the royal family trample on the law and public opinion, so that they can only rely on them.

But Franz was not going to accompany them to play this little game that lasted for thousands of years, and of course he didn't have the same idea in the whole old era.