Holy Roman Empire

The war is cruel, especially the civilians in the flames of war, even more so.

The people of East Prussia were deeply touched. Since they were occupied by Russians, their good days are over.

Fix is ​​just a humble town and still hasn't escaped.The well-informed nobles and businessmen have run away, and now the rest are a bunch of poor ghosts.

Even so, they have not escaped the poisoned hands of the Russians.Since the oil and water can't be fried, it's better to be strong.

The only church in the town is now full of people.

A middle-aged man asked frowningly: "The Russians just sent people to ask 500 workers in the town. What should we do, priest?"

The church may be the only place to be spared. In the face of God, the Russians did not ransack the only church in the town.

Now people with heads and faces in the town ran away, and among the remaining people, the older Prague priest had the highest prestige, and the people could only ask him for help.

As a religious figure, the priest of Prague cannot run, nor does he need to run.The influence of European religion is very large, the Russian army will not start the church, even if it is a Protestant church.

Father Prague said regretfully: "Boy, I also know this news. I have just negotiated with the Russians. They demanded 20,000 rubles to be exempt from labor.

The Russians issued a warning that if the number was not reached within a week, they would kill."

The priest of Prague did not think about making money. If those nobles and businessmen did not leave, maybe they could still make it up, which is no longer possible.

It ’s not that the town does n’t have 20,000 rubles, but property does not equal cash, and nobles and businessmen are still running real estate. Unfortunately, the Russians only need cash.

No one wants to fight against their own country, but people have to bow their heads under the roof.

Mao Xiong is not easy to speak, since they say they want to kill, they will definitely kill.The youth who initially attempted to rebel against the Russians still hung their heads on the flagpole at the gate of the town.

One person rebelled—killed the whole family; found that the guerrillas did not report the report—killed; if someone attacked the Russian army, every one within 200 meters of the group made five draws every one—killed; more than ten rebellious teams appeared—Tuzhen ...

Under such a high-pressure state, the local people are directly angered and dared not to speak.Until the war, the Russians have already fired a real fire, and there are not many villages and towns slaughtered in East Prussia.

International opinion?It is a pity that the tsarist government is accustomed to be used to it.

Moreover, the Russians are not stupid, how could it be admitted?There is no evidence, at most scolding in the newspaper, the Russians are fearless.

In this era, the camera was too big, and the shooting effect was not good. The sneak shot had no effect, and the Prussians could not produce convincing evidence at all.

This is all an excuse. In fact, countries still have no choice but to put a bear on their lids. Everyone has their faces unsightly, and they pretend not to know.

"So what should we do, or should we run!"

Someone suggested.Working on the battlefield is not a good job, especially for the Russians.

The news spread, and many people know that the Russian army likes to use labor as cannon fodder.This is the experience they learned in the Near East War, and capturing workers as local cannon fodder can reduce troop losses.

An old man asked: "Russians are everywhere, where are you going?"

Isn't running the road so simple? With the family dragging their mouths, plus no money in their pockets, and the Russian arrests, how far can they run?

A young man asked, "But can't we really kill the Russians and fight our own army?"

The old man reprimanded: "What do you know, a kid with a hairy head, the young and strong in our town do not add up to five hundred."

This is the key to the problem. It is not a question of whether they want it or not, but it is simply impossible to complete the task.

The population of the town was small, and a large number of young and strong were recruited into the army after the outbreak of the war. Now there are no 500 young people in the town.

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Looking at the quarreling crowd, Fr Prague had a headache.These are the believers he developed. If these people are gone, his food and clothing parents will be gone.

"Kids stay calm in front of the Lord. I will go to Gnesburgh to ask my friends to see if there is any other way."

Gurnisburg is the closest city to the town. If the Russians want to smoke locals, it will definitely not only target one town.

Going to the city for help, this is a little illusion of the priest of Prague.Not all the nobility ran away, and a large part of the nobility in East Prussia remained.

Some people chose to organize guerrillas to resist the Russian invasion, while others wanted to run but did not run away, and now most of them are gathered in cities.

Europe has no tradition of killing nobles, the prerequisite is that you do not order.If it is just a person, if you are killed, you will be killed. Anyway, no one knows.

Everyone gathers and hugs together, it will be different, the Russian army will not start against them, this is the rule of the game, also applies to the Russians.

In order to hurry, the priest of Prague rushed to Gnesburgh.What came into sight was a depression. The bustling streets of the past were no longer crowded with people. The sparse pedestrians met the Russian patrol and left quickly.

As a religious figure, Fr Prague was not questioned.Of course, he did not move forward with the Russian army.

Under normal circumstances, the Russians will not move religious figures, which does not mean that they dare not move.In this era of turmoil and turmoil, the death of a few people is nothing.

Without hanging out, the priest of Prague went directly into the church in the city.Regardless of high and low, Europeans in this era can be related to the church.

There is a good saying: you just want to find someone to wait at the church door.

"Father, what are you doing so urgently?"

A middle-aged man in luxurious clothes who had spoken had met the priest in Prague several times, and the two were nodding.

When he met an acquaintance, the priest of Prague who was about to ask for news, a little surprise appeared on his face.Asked doubtfully: "Mr. James, haven't you left?"

The current situation is not good, the rich are all running away from the war.Under normal circumstances, a well-informed businessman like James would not have known the news in advance.

James replied: "I just came back after finishing a business and the Russians came. But I won the Empire's nationality not long ago, and the Russians will not embarrass me."

"Empire" is naturally the Shinra Empire, even if a new word is added, it is also the only recognized empire in the German region.

The Russians are not lunatics, so naturally they will not find trouble to start with foreigners, especially allied merchants.

Father Prague said with some surprise: "God bless you, Mr. James, you are so lucky to have escaped this disaster.

Now the Russians are looting everywhere. I am in the small town of Fix, because I can't get the money, I was threatened by the Russians to send out 500 workers."

These messages naturally cannot be concealed from James. As a successful businessman, the most important thing is to be well-informed.

At this time, he returned to Gnesburg to make money.The Austrian colony lacked labor, and sending immigrants to the colony was also a business.

James just took a chance on the war. He has signed labor export contracts with a number of companies in the Austrian colony, and he is now back to pull people.

To organize immigrants to go elsewhere, the Russians may interfere.If you go to the Austrian colony, then there is no problem at all, and the loan in Vienna is not free.

Back this time, James also communicated with the colonial government.As long as he can flick the people to the colony, the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be responsible for the aftermath.

James pretended to sigh in surprise: "God! Five hundred workers, isn't the town of Ficks going to have a bad luck?"

Father Prague nodded bitterly and said helplessly: "It is indeed the case, and I have no way to come to ask for help."

At this time, Bishop Bernard came over, and there were seven or eight priests accompanying him. Looking at their faces, they knew that something bad happened.

Father Prague repeated the words just now, and Bishop Bernard said helplessly: "Sorry, I can't do anything about this problem. Everyone encountered this problem.

I have visited the Russian military officers on behalf of the church. Unfortunately, I was kicked out without even entering the gate."

No way, who made them Protestant churches, and the Russians were Orthodox Christians?

When you meet heretics, you do n’t shout, kill, or kill, so you can count on your face, can you still count on them to lose face?

Looking at the ashamed crowd, James knew the opportunity was coming.

"My Excellency, if you want to avoid the Russian labor, I suggest that you should organize the people to leave Gnsburgh and wait for the war to end before returning."

Bishop Bernard shook his head and said, "Mr. James, your way won't work. The Russians set Luca in the traffic lanes, and they won't let everyone leave."

James smiled slightly and said: "Under normal circumstances, of course, it is not allowed to pass. But we can detour in other ways. As early as two years ago, Russia and Austria signed the" Labor Employment Treaty. "

We can sign a short-term employment contract with an Austrian company, and then take a boat to the Austrian colony to take refuge, and then return to Gnesburg when the war is over."

This is purely fooling, it is easy to enter the Austrian colony, it is difficult to leave.

The cost of immigration alone is not affordable to ordinary people. Will they still have a foothold when they make enough money to return?

Bishop Bernard was still meditating, and Fr. Prague couldn't help himself: "Mr. James, can this be done?"

James replied affirmatively: "Of course! Now that the treaty has been signed, the Russian military officers will surely implement it, otherwise it will trigger a diplomatic conflict between Russia and Austria, but it is not something that these middle and lower-level officers can bear."

The priest of Prague said without hesitation: "Well, I will go back to the people and let them decide whether or not to leave."

Bishop Bernard prevented: "Father, this question is too important, we must think carefully."

He was very clear that if the people were to leave and Gnsburg was turned into a dead city, would the church still have the value of existence?

come back?This is a kid, once you go to the Austrian colony, and finally a third of them can come back, it is God's blessing.

Fr Prague said indifferently, "His Bishop, no matter how bad it is now, I cannot watch the children killing each other.

The Russians recruited the young and strong to be used as cannon fodder. Let them fight against our army. Can you tolerate this happening?"