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

Chapter 786 O'Connell's Choice

The secrecy work of the British colonial department at that time cannot be said to be very bad, it can only be said to be almost non-existent.So it is not difficult for Franz to let O'Connell break the British conspiracy.

Of course, the officials of the British Colonial Department did not think this was a conspiracy, but a job that could benefit many parties, but it was just a little bit immoral.

However, looking at things from different angles, the conclusions drawn cannot be the same.

The most terrible thing is that the girls who were rescued by O'Connell did not thank him. On the contrary, they felt that he ruined their happiness for his own reputation.

O'Connell is not angry, but he is very clear that although this time, this kind of conspiracy has been prevented, as long as those refugees who cannot support themselves continue to stay in the UK, it will be sooner or later that they will be counted as firewood for the rich life of the British. thing.

He began to reconsider the Austrian proposal, a land where you can live with your work, a land without religious discrimination, a new land where you are free to go or stay.

The Irish were discriminated against because they were Catholics, so this was taken very seriously at the time.

So Daniel O'Connell began to contact everyone he could. Immigration may not be the best choice, but it is the only choice he can think of at this time.

At this time, the United States is still in a state of sparsely populated land, and it urgently needs more people to enrich its land.

In fact, this has become a major obstacle restricting the development of the United States. For this reason, it does not hesitate to use high prices to poach people from North Germany.

The United States promised not only high wages, but also land, freedom and equality (at that time, the German region was mainly a monarchy), but its immigration policy for the Irish was not so good. The latter had to find work and food on their own. Not even willing to pay for a boat ticket.

There are two main reasons behind this. Firstly, German immigrants are usually skilled, and their overall quality is higher, so their goals and expectations are higher; while Irish immigrants are usually really poor and white, and have never been to school. Farming will do nothing.

Second, Americans are mainly digging North German Protestants, while Irish immigrants are basically Catholics. The Western world has experienced several religious wars, and Americans naturally do not want the tragedy to repeat itself.

Moreover, on the land of America, the so-called freedom of religion has never existed. At first, the reason Americans used to expel Indians was to expel heretics, but after beautification, it became a necessity for the civilization and progress of all mankind. evil.

The Irish also suffered discrimination in the United States. They were synonymous with poverty, laziness, filth, violence, sin, alcoholism, and superstition (referring to Catholicism).

Before the resurgence of Middle Eastern nations, the number one terrorist in the world in the eyes of Americans has always been the Irish from the Emerald Isle.

Many celebrities have claimed that "Irish people have white skin but black inside."

At that time, Irish people were treated equally with black and yellow people in the United States, and even many Irish people were very envious of the pastoral life of black slaves.

American factories followed the British system, 16-18 hours a day, completely depending on the price of the commodity, if the profit can exceed the money of the gas lamp, then they will work overtime.

However, due to the sluggish industry in the United States at this time, most factories still operated on a 16-hour clock.

In fact, Irish people began to immigrate to the United States from before the famine broke out, but O'Connell would not recommend people to go there.

One is because he still had hope for the British government at the time, and the other is because he knew what happened to the Irish in the United States.It was not until his death that he shouted to the sky, "Cross the sea! Cross the sea! Cross the sea!"

Now Franz has given him a new choice. Although most Irish people do not understand German, there are many people in the Austrian Empire who cannot speak German. This country has existed for nearly a thousand years, so it is not a big problem. .

The second was the Habsburg family's reputation for benevolence, which was very important to the Irish at this time, after all, it could ensure that they were not abused or directly enslaved.

Third, Franz personally came forward and offered a relatively favorable condition. The land in the Austrian colonies was allowed to be cultivated. During the period, they would be provided with necessary agricultural tools, seeds, food, livestock (if any), accommodation, medical care, education and security. Assure.

Based on the calculation of each adult male in the family who has labor force, if he can cultivate an average of 150 acres of land, he will not have to pay taxes for one year, if he can cultivate an average of [-] acres, he will not have to pay taxes for three years, and if he can cultivate an average of [-] acres, he will not have to pay taxes for five years.

Considering that Irish people in this era are usually big families, it is normal for a family to have more than a dozen people, and four or five adult male labor force is 600-700 acres of farmland. If you are in the East, you can already be regarded as a landlord.

At the same time, you can go and stay freely, as long as you pay the toll.Going to the Austrian mainland requires some special skills, assessments, and inspections.
The most important thing is to be able to speak German. In short, the requirements must be higher than those of the colonies. After all, Franz has to consider the domestic pressure. Criticize excessive favors.

If a bunch of gangsters and gangsters are brought over, it may directly become the fuse of the civil war.

Finally, the contribution and sincerity of the Austrian Church, Archbishop Rauscher's trip to Ireland has spread throughout the UK.

This is simply a provocation to the Anglican Church, but it is a pity that they don't actually have much influence. John Russell is not in the mood to continue to spend with Austria because of these gods.

Moreover, Archbishop Rauscher only carried out some charitable activities on the island of Ireland, and the British government really has no good reason to question Austria.

In addition, John Russell knows better than anyone what kind of morality is present on the island of Ireland, and he does not want other European countries to continue to criticize it.

So the whole thing ended like this, but in O'Connell's view, this was a great sincerity. He had already regarded the Austrian Church as the straw for the Irish.

In fact, the grain ships of the Austrian Empire can take some Irish people away every time they return, which is the so-called free ticket.

But the reality is that the Irish would rather go bankrupt, go to the United States as slaves, or even ride on the cult’s doomsday ark than board the Austrian ship.

This is mainly due to people's fear of the unknown. At this time, the education level of Irish people is very low. More than 85% of them have never left the county-level area where they were born, and the news is very closed.

There are fewer people who know the Austrian Empire than those who know the Holy Roman Empire, and the popularity alone is not even as good as the French Port of Toulon and its own Venetian Port.

What O'Connell has to do is to trick his compatriots onto the ship, because according to Austrian calculations, if the total population of the island of Ireland does not change this year, at least 100 to [-] million people will starve to death.

This is hard to imagine when only 10 people starved to death in the first year, but Austria provided a confidential document.

That is, before the famine occurred, the Austrian church had put hundreds of thousands of tons of food all over the island of Ireland, and these food had been eaten up in the past year.

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