As for the specific details, those were matters the War Department needed to consider. Franz had merely provided a broad direction for solving the problem.
For the Spanish Government Army soldiers who had risen up on the battlefield, the promised rewards absolutely had to be honored, but the necessary screening also had to be carried out to prevent spies and fish that had slipped through the net from appearing.
All Spanish Government Army soldiers who surrendered had to go to the colonies to atone for their crimes. The Austrian Empire would likewise pay them wages as if hiring laborers.
It was just that, according to the severity and number of their crimes, their years of service and locations would differ as well.
Some ordinary farmers who had been forced to join the army and had never committed any major wrongdoing would be sent to the colonies to farm. As for those utterly wicked criminals with ten unpardonable sins, they would be sent to harsh places to fight the natives for territory.
Of course, before that, they would be allowed to meet with their families, and they would also be allowed to leave their reward money to their families or take it with them to the colonies.
During this period, both sides' emotions had to be properly soothed. As for such matters, they would have to be handed over to the Church, the nobles, and the grassroots officials.
After all, punishing these people was also something the Church had demanded. They had to handle the follow-up properly; otherwise, who would dare surrender to the Austrian Empire in the future?
Aside from the demands raised by the Spanish Church, the reason Franz did this was, on the one hand, that the Austrian Empire's colonies truly needed people, and on the other hand,