Holy Roman Empire

In South Africa, since the discovery of large amounts of gold mines, there has been a labor crisis there.Many people have joined the gold rush in order to get rich overnight.

With the emergence of the first wave of upstarts, it has ignited the gold rush.The farm was closed, the shop closed, and even many employees in the colonial government resigned and ran for gold.

The lack of people has become the biggest problem for the colonial government.Despite the recent rapid increase in the number of immigrant populations, it still doesn't help. These people are all gold diggers, so they don't feel at ease to work locally.

Even the arrival of these outsiders disrupted the order in South Africa. To maintain local stability, Governor Fickney doubled the police force in South Africa.

"Your Excellency, last month, 386 employees of the government submitted resignation letters, including 136 police officers, and 194 resignation applications have been approved in accordance with regulations.

In the remaining short period of time, no one can find a replacement, and we can only forcibly retain people.According to regulations, this period should not exceed 3 months, which puts a lot of pressure on our recruitment work.

Affected by the gold rush, the number of applicants for government officials has decreased significantly.The Ministry of Personnel has reduced the recruitment standards to a minimum, and still cannot complete the recruitment task.

The Ministry of Personnel proposed to seek domestic help, and the central government coordinated the transfer of some people from other parts of Africa to take over the job to ensure the normal operation of the colonial government."

The employees of the colonial government were not able to resign if they wanted to resign. The government signed a labor contract like an individual. If you want to leave, you must complete the work handover according to the regulations. Generally, this time is one month, and it can last up to three months.

The government can't recruit people. This kind of thing hasn't happened in Austria for many years.Since the Vienna government implemented compulsory education, the government has never lacked public officials.

Of course, the colonial situation is special, and posts in some remote areas are still unnoticed.However, as long as the standard is lowered and the treatment is increased, these problems do not exist.

This time is different. The gold rush is too influential. Young people want to make a fortune, and they are reluctant to apply for government officials.

It's not that the government can't recruit people, mainly because it can't recruit so many qualified public officials.No matter how the standard is lowered, the most basic ability must be guaranteed, and some positions have special skills.

Governor Fickney frowned, and this situation has been going on for several months. I did not expect that there will be a growing trend.

"According to your plan to report to the country, and also invite the Central Government Organization Department to recruit 1,000 government employees and 3,800 veteran police from the country for us.

For those who are willing to come, the salary is doubled in the domestic average of the same level of the same position, and the bonus and benefits refer to the Vienna government employee standards."

If the colony is difficult to recruit, then recruit from the country.With the emergence of a large number of gold mines, the colonial government of South Africa has also become a wealthy unit, affording money.

Charlie, Director of Personnel: "Yes, Your Excellency!"

After a pause, the Director of Mines, Casper-Temso, produced a statement: "My Excellency, this is the latest development report.

Last month, 12 more gold mines were discovered in South Africa, and their quality is relatively high. The gold content of the ore exceeds 5 grams tons, and two of them have reserves exceeding 50 tons.

Up to now, 78 large and small gold mines have been discovered in South Africa, and the preliminary judgment of the total gold reserves with mining value has exceeded 3,800 tons.

In addition, 5 diamond mines, 7 coal mines, 2 copper mines, 5 iron ores, 3 manganese ores, 1 chrome ore, and 2 phosphate ores have been discovered ...

What is even more rare is that the quality of these ores is very good. From the current data, South Africa has become the region with the richest mineral resources in the empire.

This is South Africa's advantage, but it is very difficult to develop these minerals. The biggest problem is the lack of people, followed by transportation.

To solve the traffic problem, we must first solve the manpower problem.According to the planning of the railway department, we want to solve the traffic problem within ten years, we need to provide at least 200,000 workers.

To develop these minerals, more labor is needed.Without two or three million labor, it is impossible to effectively develop South Africa's mineral resources.

However, the reality is very bad. Not to mention the two to three million labor force, even if it is 200,000 labor force, South Africa can't make up.

The existing labor resources are even insufficient for mining gold mines.To continue to develop, we also need a large population."

"Lack of people" is a common feature of all Austrian colonies and a common problem faced by major colonial empires.

No, the British are exceptional.They are supplemented by human resources in India, as long as they are willing to invest capital.

Austria is different, and Africa has a small population.In addition to the previous labor export policy, Austrian Africa has sent 4.3 million laborers to the Americas and 1.1 million laborers to the Persian region over the past decade.

The number of local aborigines has declined sharply, and the indigenous tribes are no longer visible in the West Africa area developed earlier.

At present, there are slightly more indigenous tribes in Austrian East Africa and South Africa, but the total population will definitely not exceed 3 million.

This point can be seen during the British-British War. In the later period of the war, it actually developed to the point of lack of cannon fodder. The entire Austrian and African countries joined together, and it was not enough to push Cape Town with human sea tactics.

It is not only the export of labor that has led to a sharp decrease in the number of people, but more importantly the reduction in the birth rate of the population. The infamous "Dingkou tax" is the culprit.

In order to increase financial income, the colonial government imposed a tax of 1 AED per person per year on all indigenous tribes, which directly led to a decrease in the birth rate of the local population.

Governor Fickney smiled coldly: "The problem of lack of people has promised to solve it for us. The European agricultural crisis has erupted. It will not be long before there will be a bankruptcy of farmers. The country will give priority to immigration to South Africa.

In addition, the colonial government of the Nanyang region also promised to sell us 100,000 labors in the next five years.There will be a big operation in the governorate of the Arabian Peninsula in the near future, and they will give us all the prisoners of war at a low price.

If you want to increase the labor force in the short term, you can only tap the internal potential.That's good, I increased the Dingkou tax to 1 Aegis per person per month. Anyone who can't afford the money will be sent to mine.

The scope of Dingkou tax can be expanded, and all non-Austrian citizens are subject to taxation.Foreign immigrants can be given a one-year tax exemption period.

If you learn German within one year, you can apply for naturalization. The naturalization assessment period is still inconvenient for 3 years, and you can also be tax-free during this period.

If the assessment fails, either leave me or leave to pay taxes.Want to take advantage of us, where is there so easy!"

In order to increase the labor force, Viscount Fickney was prepared to leave no room.The Dingkou tax of 1 Aegis per person per month is simply forcing the locals to mine, and it is necessary to work hard, otherwise the Dingkou tax of the family will not be collected.

Even foreign gold diggers haven't escaped. If they can't become upstarts in the first year, it's better to learn German earlier and apply for naturalization, otherwise Dingkou tax will hurt their wallets.

Love doesn't come, and Governor Fickney has never welcomed these unruly gold diggers anyway.As a traditional nobleman, Viscount Fickney hated speculators and upstarts the most.

Although he was also a gold miner, this did not affect the personal concept of Viscount Fickney.Perhaps during the colonial period he was ruthless, but when he returned to Austria, Viscount Fickney strictly adhered to the rules of the nobility.

This double-label concept is not only found in Viscount Fickney, but also in many colonists.

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In Vienna, the cabinet has been busy since the Austrian government decided to find a bad luck transfer crisis.

War is not a child's play, it needs to weigh the pros and cons comprehensively.The European continent has finally stabilized, and Franz does not want to make a mess in the world, so he must be cautious in his selection.

Prime Minister Felix: "Your Majesty, the situation is a little complicated now. The only objects suitable for us are Poland and the Ottoman Empire, which are not very ideal.

For Poland, we can reduce our competitors in an international food market and alleviate the world agricultural crisis, but the sequelae are very serious.

First of all, the Russians may participate, and the Kingdom of Prussia will not be idle.The Kingdom of Poland is very poor. If we take military action, it is unlikely that we will get compensation directly. We can only recover the cost of war by cutting the land.

In this way, half of them may be the fourth time the three Russia and Russia will divide Poland, and 40% of them may be merged with Pupo, and only one-tenth of the chance to maintain the status quo.

We must also consider the reaction of Britain and France. They will not want to see us continue to grow bigger.Moreover, Poland owes them a large amount of money, and the debt is lost to them, and the financial circles of both countries will cause us confusion.

The situation facing the Ottoman Empire is also very complicated.It still involves the three countries of Britain, France, and Russia. The debt problems of Britain and France are also inevitable, as well as the strategic conflicts of various countries.

Especially with the UK and Russia, the tsarist government has been waiting for our actions so that the Ottoman Empire can be brought down and the Caucasus region recaptured.

If we do not occupy the territory of the Ottoman Empire, it will be enough. If we seize the Middle East and extend the sphere of influence to the Persian region, the sensitive nerves of the British may be stimulated again.

The South African issue, they are still grudged, if the British are stimulated again, I am afraid that the relationship between Britain and Austria will be over."

Franz also had a headache, and the current situation is indeed not suitable for rash actions.No matter which hapless egg is chosen, Austria cannot maximize its benefits.

"If you can't eat lamb, you'll have to provoke anger."In any case, Austria is losing money, which is not in line with Franz's style of conduct.

After wandering around a few steps, Franz suddenly turned back: "If you want to get benefits, you have to pay a price. This agricultural crisis is not just us, but also the Russians and Prussia.

Either everyone joins together to face the pressure of Britain and France together; or they all hold back together to see who is more resistant to pressure.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs communicates with both Russia and Russia. Whoever bids high, we will cooperate with them.If the return is too low, then give up the plan.

With our family, it's not a big problem to support three or five years, so don't rush.The two countries can't last so long. Whoever can't stand it first, let anyone be the first!"

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