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The turbulent international environment did not affect Austria's Near East development plan, which was unfolding methodically.
Just in the first quarter, the Vienna Government had immigrated 128,000 people from the homeland to the Near East area, nearly half of whom were the newly emerged military farm owners.
Everyone was enthusiastic about developing their land. If it wasn't for the fear of "Black Death" remnants, and the government's prohibition, they would have already gone there.
After all, the earlier the development began, the sooner the harvest. Generally, the earliest immigrants received preferential treatment and could select their land in advance.
It was still the 19th century, and the gap between agriculture and industry was not as wide as in later times. The global backdrop of grain shortage had not improved, especially in the Asia-Pacific region where food was in the shortest supply.
