If it had only been Patagonia's frozen earth, things might have been harder. But now, with the northern grasslands, supporting several million people should not be a problem.
"Your Majesty, we can send the Jews in as cannon fodder. If they win, all well and good; if they lose, we lose nothing."
Without question, in Prince Schwarzenberg's eyes, this was a deal guaranteed to turn a profit. After all, it would be Jews dying. If they lost, the blame could simply be dumped entirely on the Jews.
Yet the Jews were thinking exactly the same thing.
Franz cleared his throat, taking the chance to run through in his mind what he ought to say.
"Your Highness, have you considered whose banner the Kingdom of Patagonia would fight under if it launched a war against Argentina?"
Prince Schwarzenberg's pupils suddenly widened, as though he had realized something.
"Exactly. They would fight under our banner. Whether the great powers or the surrounding small states, all of them would assume that we were manipulating everything from behind the scenes.
Those Jews may be useful against the natives, but when it comes to a hard fight, we will still have to rely on our own troops. And who do you think the land they fought so hard to conquer would ultimately fall into the hands of?
Patagonia is too far from the imperial homeland, and it is made up of criminal exiles. If we allow it to keep expanding unchecked, then if they could stir up rebellion within the Empire back then, why would they not be able to stir up rebellion in the Empire's colonies in the future?
As for this so-called atonement, just listen to it and leave it at that. It is nothing more than an advertising slogan for a pack