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As the gunboat approached, the Italian mercenaries surrendered very unscrupulously.No matter how much the commander arranged by the Hungarian Independence Organization persuaded, it was of no use.

Babatov is one of the mercenaries, and now he is gnashing his teeth against these revolutionaries.It was clearly agreed, and everyone went overseas to open up colonies and make a fortune together, but in the end, these gangsters actually wanted to rebel against Austria.

If he knew that the employer was a Hungarian independent organization, he would never have participated.Now he was directly trapped to death, and it was too difficult to get out.

In order to retaliate against these gangsters, Babatov decided to surrender. By the way, he tied up the small leader of the Hungarian Independence Organization who had been placed on board, and used it as a certificate of surrender.

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In the city of Milan, the City Guards of the Lombard Kingdom have surrounded the rebels.After all, this is the capital of the Lombard Kingdom, and it is heavily stationed.

In order to suppress the rebellion as soon as possible, the Lombard government also made full preparations.However, the king had no confidence and asked the city guards to suppress it immediately.

The beleaguered rebel army is obviously not in the right place. Even if they want to fight hard, they are now fighting with cold weapons vs hot weapons. This battle is simply impossible to fight.

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In Venice Harbor, Paul, one of the leaders of the Hungarian Independence Organization, urged: "Let's go, Stephen. At this time, the uprising has already begun. There is no need to pay so much attention to the uprising that is doomed to fail."

Stephen smiled wryly and said: "We can't leave now, the time is not ripe. If we leave at this time, if word spreads, how can we hold our heads up for the rest of our lives?"

Paul nodded, and ran away when the outcome of the uprising was uncertain, and the reputation of being cowardly would accompany them for the rest of their lives.

Chapter 59 Interrogation

The uprising failed in the Austrian Italy area, but the impact did not end.The Vienna government was furious, and Franz immediately ordered a nationwide investigation.

If you don't check, you don't know. If you check, you will be shocked.From Lombardy Venetia to Hungary and Galicia, there are traces of rebellious parties.

Countless people who had contact with the Hungarian Independence Organization were summoned. At this time, no one has been arrested, but people are already panicking.

The people involved were all greeting Stephen's family at this time.If you rebel, just rebel, why write to us?

To do such a difficult job, you don't have any sense of confidentiality?The whole world knows about it, no wonder the rebellion failed.

Many people have regretted it, and should have reported it directly in the first place.As a result, they missed the opportunity by mistake, and their belief was ruined by their own cleverness. Now the matter is not clear.

Did you take part in the rebellion?Do you know?This became the crux of the problem, there was not enough evidence, the police did not arrest them, but conducted a routine summons.

But this is also very troublesome. Once involved in the rebellion, all the connections are useless at this time.

Atisa was regretting at this time. He knew that the Hungarian Independence Organization would not succeed, so he cut off contact with them in advance.

Unexpectedly, the police still came to the door. As a person who had contact with the leader of the rebellious party and had correspondence before the outbreak of the rebellion, he naturally became the key suspect.

Atisa said nervously: "Sheriff Patiwat, please believe that I am innocent. I just met the rebel Stephen by chance at a banquet, and I don't know him at all."

He never dreamed that the Hungarian Independence Organization actually launched a rebellion in Italy. Isn't this a scam?

Don't look at Stephen's invitation to participate in the uprising, but there is only the time of the uprising on it, but the specific location of the uprising is not written.Atisa took it for granted that the Hungarian Independence Organization was going to launch an uprising in the Hungarian region, and lacked funds, and planned to ask him for alms.

If the rebellion happened in the Hungarian region, limited by the communication of this era, the Hungarian police would not be able to find out that he had contact with Stephen.

Sergeant Patiwat said expressionlessly: "Mr. Atisa, don't be nervous, no one says you are a rebellious party, otherwise I would not be the one talking to you.

Now you are only suspected, and we are just making routine inquiries. To clear up this suspicion, please answer my question truthfully.

Someone saw that you and Stephen had a good conversation. At the banquet in Mark Manor, your conversation lasted for more than half an hour.

This is beyond the category of strangers. As far as I know, there were many friends of yours at the banquet, and you didn't talk to them for that long. "

Atisa hurriedly explained: "At that time, Stephen, the leader of the rebellious party, hid his identity. On the surface, he was a colonial businessman, and I was very interested in overseas colonies.

Mr. Sheriff, you know it.Now the easiest way to obtain a title is to go overseas to open up colonies in exchange for military exploits. I am also planning to form a colony team to colonize overseas. "

Sergeant Patiwat continued to ask dissatisfied: "As far as I know, Stephen used the mode of recruiting mercenaries to cover the entry of rebellious parties into the country.

These are mostly Italian.Sorry Mr. Atisa, I didn't mean to discriminate against Italians.

However, Italian mercenaries have no combat effectiveness, which is recognized in continental Europe.

The colonial team that wanted to recruit Italian mercenaries all paid a painful price.At present, there are more than 10 mercenaries in the entire Austrian colony, while the Italian mercenaries are less than [-]. This can explain many problems.

From the very beginning, Stephen was presented as a laughing stock.It is precisely based on this abnormality that our police were able to deploy in time to suppress the chaotic party.

However, the leader of the rebellious party still fled.It has been determined that someone provided cover for them and escaped our police search.

Take it easy, Mr. Atisa.I didn't say that you provided them with cover, but the answer you gave me was questionable.

If you want to form a colony team, there are too many people to consult.If it doesn't work, you just pull a sailor from the pier, and they will tell you how unreliable Italian mercenaries are.

Even some of your friends have formed a colonial team, why don't you consult so many people, but why do you want to discuss this topic with a person who has the name of an idiot? "

Atisa explained dumbfoundingly: "Sheriff Patiwat believed me, not for so many reasons, but simply because it was cheap.

Under the same conditions, the price of hiring one German mercenary can hire two Italian mercenaries, which is a huge advantage in labor costs.

What we have to deal with is only the natives, and we don't need too much fighting power.With the same money, I can get more troops by hiring Italians, which will give me an advantage in the labor export business. "

What he said was completely true, but it was a pity that this could not dispel Sergeant Patiwat's suspicion.The matter of fishing law enforcement is not known to Patiwat at this level, so Atisa's explanation only aggravated his suspicion.

Sheriff Patiwat frowned and said: "Mr. Atisa, you should know that this is your last chance. If you still refuse to tell the truth, the consequences will be very serious if you are finally found out."

Atisa hurriedly assured: "I can swear in the name of God that everything I have said is the truth."

Sergeant Patiwat asked in a cold tone: "Mr. Atisa, according to intelligence, you received a secret letter before the outbreak of the rebellion. This is a letter written by Stephen. If you only met once, why did he give it to you?" you write?

Don't tell me you hit it off right away, you're not a beauty, you don't have that strong charm.

As the leader of the rebellious party, Stephen has always been cautious and minimized contact with the outside world as much as possible. Why did he take the risk of writing to you?

Could it be that, as a felon who has been at large for more than ten years, he doesn't know that any abnormal behavior will attract everyone's attention and increase the risk of exposure? "

Atisa knew that something was going to happen, and Sergeant Patiwat suspected him.Under normal circumstances, Patiwat should inquire about the content of the letter instead of asking why Stephen wrote to him.

As a big capitalist, Atisa has a very wide network of contacts. In normal times, he doesn't pay attention to a small sheriff at all.

But it's different now, when the rebellion is involved, no one dares to speak for him.

If you say something wrong at this time, it may be a crime of covering up a rebellious party.Bureaucrats are not fools. The Vienna government has always had zero tolerance for matters involving chaotic parties. The lessons learned from the Great Revolution are still there.

Atisa frowned and replied: "You should ask Stephen this question, I have the right to refuse to answer this question."

Chief Patiwat sneered and said: "Of course, this is your right. Now I ask you to provide this secret letter. The content on it is related to whether you are involved with the rebellious party."

Atisa began to scold her mother in her heart, the letter has already been burned, how can I provide it?Besides, if the contents of the letter were exposed, he wouldn't have to leave today.

"Sorry, I receive many such messy letters every day, and I don't even read them. They are usually treated as waste products. I can go back and look for them, but I'm not sure I can find them."

Sheriff Patiwat did not continue to dwell on this issue, but instead raised a new question: "Mr. Atisa, someone has reported that you have links with Italian independence organizations.

The youth art and culture training course you and your friends established is a propaganda agency under the Italian Independent Organization in an attempt to split the great Austrian Empire.

Now please give a reasonable explanation, why there are Lombardy Venetian independent content in the courses of training institutions? "

Attisa was startled, he knew he was in serious trouble.If this problem is discovered in normal times, the teachers of the training institution can be blamed and fired.

Now they happened to collide together, which became the reason for the police to suspect him.It would definitely not be a good thing to be targeted by the police at this time.

As a big capitalist, Atisa has too many shady things, and if he is found out, he can be sent to prison.

In normal times, things that can be easily settled by using personal connections can now become reminders.

If you can't dispel the suspicion of Sergeant Patiwat in front of you, his tragic life is almost certain.

The Vienna government has never been lenient when dealing with rebel parties suspected of rebellion, as long as they are charged with crimes, they can be sent to prison.

Atisa quickly explained: "Sheriff Patiwat, this is nothing. The curriculum of the youth art and culture training class never involves politics. You can send someone to investigate. Our textbooks are all professional courses.

If someone dares to promote separatist ideas, we will immediately expel them as soon as we find out. These are all slanders. "

Atisa cannot bear the charge of secession.If this is true, then he is dead.

Even if he has an independent tendency, this cannot be said!In this regard, the Vienna government is absolutely strict in dealing with it. As long as you shout a slogan of independence, you will be accountable for the rest of your life.

Sheriff Patiwat sneered and said: "Mr. Atisa, in view of your non-cooperation, we have no way to clear your suspicion. So we officially inform you that you will be detained from now on.

In the future, you may face charges of conspiracy to launch rebellion and secession.Please explain the problem clearly as soon as possible and cooperate with the government's actions. "

Atisa's face changed drastically, and she hurriedly said, "I want to see a lawyer, and I want to file a complaint. This is illegal detention."

He really panicked. If he is detained by the police now, it will be the final proof that he is innocent and has nothing to do with the chaos.As long as he is found out by the police for other crimes, he will also be convicted.

Convicted according to law, no one can fault it.Especially at this critical time, when I was involved in the rebellion, no matter how extensive my connections were, I couldn't even ask for help.

Sheriff Patiwat said indifferently: "Of course, this is your right. However, you have been charged with two major crimes of conspiracy and secession. We have the right to prohibit you from contacting the outside world within the next week."

Atisa's face was ashen, and a week was enough to change many things.Without him personally presiding over the overall situation, God knows how many problems will be exposed.

Chapter 60 Multitasking

While the rebellions in Milan and Venice were suppressed, the Austrian Empire began to crack down on law and order again. First, a large number of members of independent organizations were arrested in Hungary, and then many cult organizations were destroyed.

In just one month, more than 15 people were arrested, and Franz was so frightened that he stopped immediately.If it continues to expand, it will affect the domestic economic development.

However, individuals and social groups who were suspected of participating in the rebellion and tended to be independent still did not escape the catastrophe.

The foundation is not clean. As long as the government wants to find the crime, it is not afraid to find it.As the key targets, these people are not even eligible to be exiled to the colony, and they must all join the road construction army.

The railway plan of more than 9 kilometers is not just a plan.The times are advancing, and the plan that was a fantasy a few years ago is now feasible.

With the rapid development of the economy, many railway lines that had no economic value have turned losses into profits.The Austrian railway company finally turned around after losing money for more than ten years.

It's just that at this time, the largest shareholder has become the Vienna government.The original contract signed with the government still needs to be fulfilled, and the nature of the bundled operation has never changed.

As of 1865, the total railway mileage of the entire new Holy Roman Empire had reached 5.8 kilometers. As a price, batches of free laborers fell.

Under normal circumstances, there are not so many criminals at all, and the number of people joining the road construction army every year is far from keeping up with consumption.

After the Great Revolution in 1848, the number of labor reform troops once exceeded 45, and then declined year by year, and now it is less than 10.

After all, not all criminals will be sent there. Basically, as long as there is no rebellion involved and the sentence is less than five years, most of them are exiled to the colonies.

Most of the people who entered the road construction army were repeat criminals. These people were relatively harmful to society, and exiled colonies were hidden dangers. It is better to manage them in a unified manner.

Franz would not throw political prisoners and nationalists into the colonies. God knows if these people will cause trouble in the colonies?

If these messy ideas are brought into the colony, wouldn't it increase the cost of governance?Franz would never do this kind of asking for trouble.

But apart from the Great Revolution of 1848, there were fewer of these dangerous elements.Those who entered the road construction army were no longer rebels, but ordinary felonies, and the number dropped all of a sudden.

Only 8000 people from ten thousand children are replenished every year, which simply cannot keep up with consumption.This is not because the construction party is abusing labor and disregarding casualties. In fact, everyone likes this kind of free labor.

The main reason is that medical technology is limited in this era, so don't expect the Vienna government to be so extravagant as to assign doctors to criminals.If you get sick, you can get through it, and if you can't get through it, you can see God in advance.

The average life expectancy in Austria has just passed the 40-year-old mark, and most of them are adults before going to prison. After more than ten years of prison life, how many people can survive?

In order to solve the shortage of cheap labor and reduce the cost of railway construction, the Ministry of Railways proposed to the government last year to introduce bonded labor from Africa, but was stopped by Franz.

In order not to shoot himself in the foot, Franz never did such troublesome things.

To some extent, this rebellion not only solved internal hidden dangers, contributed to the long-term stability of Austria, but also solved the problem of insufficient cheap labor in railway construction.

Compared with this, the wealth obtained by ransacking the house is not worth mentioning.Now Austria is no longer the poor country it was in the past, and a little money is nothing at all.

The review is still going on. Except for Lombardy and Venetia, which are the areas where the rebellion broke out, it is easier to deal with them. People involved in other areas need tangible evidence before they can be convicted.

As the rule maker, Franz is also the follower of the rules.When the general trend is established, he will naturally act according to the rules.

However, members of the Hungarian Independence Organization and Italian Revolutionaries, these people are proper chaos parties, and there is no need for in-depth investigation at all.

Either wipe it off with a click, or throw it into the road construction army for a lifetime of labor reform.There is no doubt that there is a shortage of people for railway construction now, so they will naturally escape the disaster and don't need to be shot.

The main reason is that the mastermind who took the lead in the rebellion was let go, and the rest can be counted as accomplices. In view of everyone's happy cooperation, there is no need to kill them all.

If you need it in the future, you can come again.Politics is inherently omnipotent, fishing to enforce the law is much better than direct framing.

Prime Minister Felix said: "Your Majesty, the Milan rebellion killed 461 rebels and captured 2986 rebels; the Venice rebellion killed 296 rebels and arrested 3128 rebels. It can be said that the results are brilliant.

It's a pity that all the thieves are at large. We only caught a few small characters, and we couldn't completely wipe out the Hungarian Independence Organization.

Most of these arrested rebels were Italian mercenaries, about 2518 of whom were cross-border criminals, and another 864 were local mercenaries.

Most of the remaining [-] rebels provided financial and intelligence support to the Revolutionary Party.It was these people who provided cover for so many mercenaries pouring into the area. "

There is no doubt that this is making a coffin conclusion.Throwing all the scapegoat to the rebels, the killing by the Vienna government will be forever buried in history.

After this battle, no one in Austrian Italy dared to confront the Vienna government anymore.The few fish that slipped through the net all appeared in the newspapers as the heroes who reported the chaotic party.

Even for the sake of their own lives, they must maintain the rule of Austria.If the Austrian Italy region is really independent, how can these traitors have a good life?

Traitors are always more hateful than enemies, this is the truth across the East and West.Any Italian regional revolutionary party organization is on the opposite side of them.

This is the price of reporting, and you always need to take responsibility for doing something wrong.Since you did something stupid before, you have to pay the price now.