The reality was that every colony faced different conditions. In some colonies, such as Dahomey, everyone from the governor to the settlers was belligerent, and with the native kingdom of Dahomey willing to help, force could naturally be used to drive people out.
In Ivory Coast and Guinea, with several million natives, using force would require transferring at least ten armies from the homeland.
If that were truly necessary, Franz might as well go wrestle the Balkans from Russia.
The situation in East Africa was even more complicated. There were not only conflicts between colonists and natives, but also conflicts between Dalit laborers and natives, as well as conflicts among the colonists themselves.
During a colony's early stages, every misstep could lead to collapse. Thus, Franz had no choice but to personally review the plans drawn up by the colonial governments.
The situation in Africa was bad; the situation in the Americas was worse.
The Central American colonies were even more chaotic. The indigenous people originally expelled by the colonial government had reached British Honduras and the Republic of New Granada, gained powerful foreign backing, and then returned to the Austrian Empire's Central American colonies.
That the British would support these natives in causing trouble for Austria had long been within Franz's expectations.
Britain was one thing, but how did a second-rate—no, even third-rate—country like the Republic of New Granada (Colombia) dare stir up trouble on the head of the Grand Duke of the Year?
Yet Franz truly could not spare a hand at the moment. The few islands in the Caribbean Sea were restless as well; despite having fewer than a hundred thousand people altogether, they still had to kick up some trouble.
Within the Central American colonies, Japanese laborers and Irish laborers looked down on one another. Both