Guinea
Much of the region had yet to be developed in this era, and most of it was tropical forest. With it now being the rainy season, the jungle was even more fraught with danger.
Even so, none of that could dampen people's zeal for getting rich. Austrian colonists had already begun extending their reach inland. The government did not even need to organize them—civilian armed groups eager to make a fortune had already set out of their own accord.
In this era, any Europeans who voluntarily headed to the colonies were the sort who dared to fight and venture forth, far bolder than the people the Vienna Government had forcibly relocated here.
This was also related to the proportion of able-bodied adults among the refugees. A large number of young and middle-aged men had died as a result of the Balkan War, leaving the refugees who ultimately went to the African Continent with far more women than men.
This was also a good thing for the Vienna Government's development of the African Continent. In this era, those engaged in colonial ventures were basically all men, and every country was troubled by the imbalance between men and women in their colonies. Because of this problem, later colonies produced a great many mixed-race children.
Now there was no need to worry about it. The large influx of female immigrants had solved the problem. Once they formed families, they would basically settle down for good.
Franz had already drawn up a publicity plan. All that remained was to discover gold.
There was no helping it. Europeans of this era only recognized gold mines. For most people, mining gold was the easiest way to become rich overnight.
To attract immigrants, Franz had even painfully abandoned his plan to monopolize the gold mines. Of