Previously, Franz had been occupied with the wars on the European continent and had no time to attend to the Austrian Empire's various colonies.
The governors appointed by the Austrian Imperial Colonial Planning Bureau varied greatly in ability. Some chased the natives until they scattered in all directions, while others were beaten so badly by the natives that they cried out in misery and had no choice but to ask the homeland for aid.
The Austrian Empire was a country lacking colonial experience. As long as Franz did not interfere, they would copy the experiences of Britain, France, and Russia.
Some of those experiences were indeed worth learning from, but others were poison to the Austrian Empire. Franz had no choice but to sort through them one by one; the Austrian Empire still had a long road ahead in its colonial development.
In Africa, the black natives lacked the ability to attack Austrian Imperial forts and towns, and did not even dare approach villages where people gathered.
Most native attacks took place along the borders and in jungle regions. Based on this, Franz decided that it would be enough to clear out the borderlands, establish sentry posts, and dispatch cavalry patrols to deter the overwhelming majority of natives.
Furthermore, technological progress gave the Austrian Empire another option: barbed wire. This barbed wire could not only stop the natives, but also keep out most wild beasts.
Wild boars, in particular, were the most destructive animals in the colonies. Previously, Austrian Imperial colonies could only organize hunters to pursue them, but the results had been extremely limited.
After wire fencing was installed, the damage wild beasts caused to farmland visibly decreased. At the same time, the appearance of wire fencing made the development of livestock farming in colonial regions possible.
Besides technology,