Tyranny of Steel

A few weeks had passed since the day that Berengar had legalized polygamy within the Kingdom of Austria. The legalization of polygamy came as a great shock to the people of Austria, and many traditionalists were entirely against the idea. As such, they had gathered in the streets to make their complaints known to the Crown.

However, these peaceful protests were quickly snuffed out; while Berengar could have used overwhelming force to crush the voices of dissent, he decided on a more subtle method. He had empowered a countermovement of young men and women who embraced the lifestyle to kick the old farts out of the streets and shame them for being unpatriotic.

The motto used in the propaganda to enforce Berengar ’s will within the minds of the people was ripped straight from the bible and had become the chant of the young couples who had embraced this new law. Over time, it became merged with another slogan rising in popularity among polygamists.

”The Earth belongs to the German People! Be fruitful and multiply! ”

The population growth of Austria since Berengar first seized control of it as a Duke had rapidly increased. With a combination of mechanized agriculture, the four-field system, and advanced fertilizers, more food was being produced than ever before. It allowed the common people to provide for many children.

When combined with the government ’s medical reforms and fertility incentives, the infant mortality rate was down to an all-time low. As such, there was a baby boom in Austria the likes the world had never seen before.

After all of this, Berengar had legalized Polygamy and utilized a manifest destiny form of propaganda to whip the Austrian people into a sense of zealous nationalism, to the point where it was considered a patriotic duty for a man to have multiple wives and create many German children among them.

With these reforms, Berengar knew that it was only a matter of time before he ran out of teachers to provide education to this new Generation of Austrian children. With this in mind, he began to sign into law significant reforms to the Austrian Department of Education. Berengar had revised his federal department of education to provide a unified curriculum throughout his realm and hire new teachers at an attractive rate.