Chapter 55 To East Africa
December 22, 1866.
Hungary, the town of Doboz.
Janoson, a Hungarian who speaks German.
When he was young, Janossen went to Austria to make a living, and finally became a worker in Trieste. However, a mechanical failure caused Janosson to lose his left arm forever.
The lucky Yanoson survived with simple medicines, but he also spent all his savings. At the same time, Yanoson, who lost his left arm, also lost the ability to work.
The black-hearted factory owner directly fired Janoson, who had lost his value. Just when Janoson's future was bleak, he encountered the newly listed Austrian Melade company recruiting staff.
The conditions for recruiting people in this company are relatively unique. No academic qualifications are required. As long as you can speak German and master at least one dialect of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, of course it would be better if you can speak multiple languages. After the interview, you can It's time to go to work.
With the mentality of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor, Janosun went to apply. Because he can speak Hungarian dialect and German, and has good eloquence, Janosun was directly admitted by Mailed Company.
Janoson’s job was very simple, which was to go to Hungary to recruit people. His salary depended entirely on how many people Janoson could fool into boarding the ship to the East African colonies.
This so-called Mailed Company is the new vest of the Hechingen Consortium in Austria, and will be responsible for the immigration business in the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the future.
As a newcomer to the workplace of Mailed Company, Yanoson also roughly knew about the business of this so-called Mailed Company after learning about his job.
Janoson has a bright mind. After analyzing his situation, Yanoson wanted to get his salary quickly and decided to start working in his hometown first.
Although this Mailed Company looks like a leather company, it doesn't matter to Yanoson who has lost the ability to work. As long as he can pay himself a salary, it doesn't matter what company it is.
The reason why it is said to be like a leather bag company is because during the interview with Yanosun, this Melad company had only three employees in total, and this company did not require academic qualifications to recruit workers.
Yanoson himself has seen some small companies, mostly in the financial industry, but they only recruit people with relatively high academic qualifications.
The location where Mailed Company recruits workers is Africa. As a person who traveled around the country in his early years, Mailed heard Africa described by some ocean-going sailors.
They say that Africa is all sand, the sun is scorching, and Arab businessmen wear robes and ride camels through the sand.
The Egyptians depended entirely on the Nile River for their livelihood. There were terrifying creatures called crocodiles living in the Nile River, with their mouths wide open and capable of swallowing a person in one mouthful.
These sailors traveled along the Mediterranean coast all year round, so they imported their impressions of North Africa to the young Arnoson.
So what Anosun knew about Africa was the heat, desert, Arab traders and black slaves...
In short, Africa was not a good place, but after entering the Melaid Company, Anosin still learned about East Africa.
After all, in order to deceive immigrants, East Africa must be exaggerated, and the status of the East African colonies must be told to these employees.
We cannot let these uneducated employees imagine a colonial scene in East Africa out of thin air.
It would be better for each staff member to just take a Bible and tell those rubes in the Austrian Empire that East Africa is the Garden of Eden where Adam and Eve once lived.
In short, the East African colonies that have been adapted by Melled Company are like this. The land there is fertile, the rivers are crisscrossed, there are boundless savannahs, and the four seasons are like spring. The most important thing is that now you can go to work in the East African colonies. Not only are you provided with free shipping tickets, but also Food and accommodation are provided, and wages are not owed. Families are welcome to relocate and free education is provided for their children.
This is a basic template. Employees can give full play to their subjective initiative and exaggerate on this template!
If you immigrate to East Africa and find that it is inconsistent with reality, I'm sorry, it is purely the personal behavior of the employees, and they have come here, and it is not up to you.
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Yanoson is selling the benefits of the East African colonies to his fellow villagers.
"Folks, hurry up and sign up now, otherwise it will be too late if you miss the opportunity and regret it." "Boy Yanoson, you won't fool us, will you! Can we get our turn with such good conditions?"
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"Cary Uncle, they are all from the countryside. Am I that kind of person? You can definitely trust my character. This recruitment is of the same nature as those who went to the United States to make a fortune. The difference is that the East African colonies were discovered later than the United States. Now the United States is no longer There is no shortage of people anymore, and the East African colonies are in urgent need of people, so we have the opportunity.”
“Why don’t you go to the East African colonies and trick us?”
“ Uncle Kari, what is your name? Well, I am just currently assigned this job by the company. Look at my arm, it would be great to have a job. If I can’t do it in the future, I will go to East Africa for retirement. After all, food and accommodation are provided there, and a house is also allocated. .”
As he spoke, Arnoson raised his empty left sleeve and waved it, causing the sleeve to sway from side to side in the air.
A woman said: "Yanoson, I have never heard of this East Africa. The villagers don't dare to go to strange places to develop."
Another villager also said: " Yanosin, don’t talk to us about East Africa. You came back from a big city. Why don’t you tell us about work in the city, so that I can let my family go out and have a career.”
< br>"Uncle, it's not easy to get around in the city! For example, those dolls in your family, do they have any skills or have they read a book? If they don't have any, they can only be apprentices to others first, or do heavy manual work, then It’s better to go to East Africa to develop!”
Yanoson continued: “You think, your family has been farmers for several years, why should you work for others for a few years, or do heavy physical work? That is not the case. Not to mention the low wages, the work is more tiring than farming, and your body will be broken after four or five years!”
"It's different when you go to East Africa. What is the most indispensable thing in East Africa? That is land. Why do so many people in our village go out to work every year? It's not because there is not enough land for farming. Since the peasants were liberated, the nobles no longer need to do that. Many people farmed the land for them, and when they arrived in East Africa, they also farmed the land for the German nobles, just in a different place."
"What's more, East Africa also provides free education for the children, and there is enough food, so the whole family can live together. Let’s all go to East Africa to eat and drink together? How good is it? Besides, you are familiar with the work. Can others deceive you about farming? "
"Don't look at the depth of water in big cities where there are many people making money. Are you here? Most people have gone to the city. What kind of benefits can you get? It’s rare to get rich and show off. It’s only one in ten thousand. Do you believe that you can do this? Do you have the ability and luck?”
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Port of Trieste.
Yanoson was still fooled into attracting a bunch of villagers. After all, rural areas in Hungary are relatively fertile, and it is normal to have three or five children in the family. If the eldest son inherits the family business, the rest of the family will naturally want to go out and make a living.
Janoson took dozens of people with him and took them to the port of Trieste, where an Austrian soldier received them.
This Austrian soldier is a port manager. Just today he received an order to prepare these immigrants for psychological preparation before they go to East Africa.
The method is also very simple and crude. It is to prove with these immigrants summoned from various regions in the Austrian Empire that Melled Company is a regular company. There is no need to worry. Behind it is a German nobleman who has connections with the royal family.
So you have to believe that the government will not lie to you, and don’t make trouble on the road. You can come back after three to five years when you have done well.
Only the Austrian government knows whether he can come back. They also support Ernst's activities and cannot just quit. After all, if the Magyars discover his intentions, it will not be easy to stop.
The influence of the Magyar nobles on Hungary is indeed too strong, otherwise it will be their turn to act arrogantly in front of the Austrian government.
Ernst's recruitment of workers from within the Austrian Empire actually weakened the power of the nobles in these places. Although it was a drop in the bucket, it was better than sitting still and waiting for death.
At the same time, Ernst also arranged the employment of some unemployed people. For the Austrian Empire, which has a rapidly growing population, the value of the population is depreciating, not to mention the faster-growing non-German population. .
Public unemployment is not conducive to the stability of rule in any era. Ernst packed up these unemployed people and took them away, which can be regarded as easing social conflicts.
At present, the Habsburg royal family still has some credibility for these people. There is no way the emperor can deceive ordinary people like us!
So the relaxed immigrants obediently boarded the ship to East Africa...
(End of Chapter)