Holy Roman Empire

"There has never been a reason why the owner cannot stop robbers from robbing their own homes. Now every shipment of goods shipped by your country is our wealth.

As a sovereign country, the great Spain absolutely cannot tolerate such trampling of national sovereignty, and we will not accept this threat.

Similarly, righteous people all over the world will not tolerate this kind of thing happening. "

It can be heard from Federico's slightly trembling voice that his heart is not at peace at the moment.

The Japanese government is crazy and dares to gamble; but the Spanish government is very normal, and it is impossible for the country to take such a big risk.

At least the aristocrats and capitalists who are vested interests will not allow this kind of thing to happen.

Federico, who lacks confidence, can only continue to pull the tiger skin of the European Union.It is hoped that the intervention of the alliance countries will prevent the possibility of the Japanese taking risks.

"Your Excellency misunderstood, I was just stating the facts, not threatening.

Our troops are limited. It is really beyond our capabilities to guard against sneak attacks from your country and divide our forces to maintain the safety of the island.

In particular, your navy is constantly attacking our merchant ships, causing prices on the island to soar, and social order is collapsing.

As for plundering your country's wealth, that's completely nonsense.We just transported our own luggage and supplies, and did not touch a single cent of your country.

Your country's attack has seriously affected the withdrawal progress of our army and the peace and stability of the world.

For the safety of the people on the island, for the traditional friendship between the two countries, and for the early elimination of misunderstandings.I only reminded you out of humanitarian considerations. "

Ito Hirobumi, who has entered the state, is obviously not an easy master to deal with.Using the technique of sophistry, the responsibility of the Japanese government was completely removed.

According to him, the war of aggression, which was determined by the international community, has turned into an understatement of misunderstanding; the blatant plunder of wealth has turned into a troop withdrawal in response to the European Union; naked threats can all turn into friendship between the two countries.

This kind of friendship is probably unbearable for normal people.However, Ito Hirobumi still said it without changing his face.

British representative Claus: "We are able to sit here today to solve the problem. The core of the Philippine war is actually the ownership of the Philippine Islands.

Now that the issue of ownership of the archipelago has been reached, the remaining disputes are only minor details.

In order to better advance the negotiation process and avoid another outbreak of conflict, I propose that the two sides first sign a comprehensive ceasefire agreement. "

I have to admit that the charm of the pound is big.Even as the British consul, Klaus "bowed his waist for 50 buckets of rice".

Having a thick skin doesn't mean being able to solve the problem.Aggressive sophistry can certainly gain the upper hand in debates, but this is not a debate contest.

While Ito Hirobumi suppressed the momentum of the Spanish representatives, it also aroused the dissatisfaction of the representatives of European countries.

If there had been a massacre, we would have turned a blind eye, but you can't say it.Even if it's just a hint, we don't want to lose face!

"There are only interests between countries" is not necessarily correct.The government that dominates the country is made up of people, who are not only rational but also emotional.

If the stimulus is too much and the representatives of various countries become emotional, the Japanese government will be finished.From this point of view, Ito Hirobumi is playing with fire at this time.

Against this background, Krause's speech is very valuable.Clearly told the representatives of various countries: We have made concessions, the Philippine Islands belong to Spain, and you can go back to deal with business.

As for the details, that is the business of Japan and the West.It doesn't affect your interests, so don't mix it up to save face.

Coupled with the combination, the heavy gift sent by the Japanese government before is even more convincing.

Although it is said that "eat the home, eat the home", but that also has to be done.I don't ask you to come forward to support, it's always okay to be distracted at critical moments!

Seeing Federico's look for help, Governor Chandler frowned, and said slowly: "There is no problem in signing the armistice treaty. However, Sir Federico raised the issue of the Japanese army's alleged plundering of wealth, so we have to guard against it.

I think it's better to limit the number of ships that sail every day, and then send representatives to form a monitoring team to ensure that vicious wealth plundering really happens. "

There is no way, the Spaniards lack confidence and dare not go to the gambling table like the Japanese.Putting all hope on Shinra's intervention, Governor Chandler can only propose a compromise plan.

If not, Shinra can't come out as a guarantee to Spain, and the Japanese government must not dare to fish to the death and break the net, right?

There is no such thing as international politics.Don't expect others to help you if you don't work hard for it yourself.

If the Spanish government is really courageous, then at the cost of tens of thousands of lives on the island and the ruins of the Philippine Islands, bet that the Japanese government will not dare to move.

If you win, you will earn blood, if you lose, you will suffer financially, but you will gain strategically.

Even if the Philippine Islands are abolished, Spain will suffer heavy economic losses. Anyway, the economic crisis has broken out, and no matter how bad it is, it will not be so bad.

It can be exchanged for Japan, the enemy, to be rejected by the international community, and it may even decline. Strategically, Spain will not lose anything.

A country that is uncompromising and dares to defend its own interests will definitely make people look up to three points.It can also deter other countries that have ambitions for Spanish colonies.

Unfortunately, the Spaniards dare not gamble.No matter how good the reasons are, the end result is the same.

In the short term, this compromise may be more beneficial to Spain; but in the long run, this compromise has shaken the status of the Spanish Empire as a great power.

The great powers are at the bottom, that is also the great powers.Relying on its status as a great power, Spain was able to flourish in international activities.

Once the status of a great power is lost, it is unknown whether the colonial empire can be maintained.Unlike the Netherlands and Portugal, the colonial empire can be maintained by diplomacy, and the countries that spy on the Spanish colonies are not in Europe.

Chapter 30 Only cares about the railroads I once owned

On November 1894, 11, under the witness of European countries, representatives of Japan and the West signed an armistice agreement.The colonial battle surrounding the Philippine Islands has officially come to an end.

Franz was too lazy to read the contents of the treaty.It is also expected that the Spanish government will make concessions. When barefoot meets shoes, the outcome is doomed from the beginning.

In terms of gambling, few countries in modern times can match Japan.There are not a few countries that dare to go to the gambling table, but there are not many countries that can land safely.

I have to admit that the Japanese were very lucky. The original space-time was open all the way to World War II, and it was not until the end of the ambition that the game collapsed.

In fact, the luck of the Japanese is not much better now.

The European War did not come to an end, so they ran to collude with Britain and France to go south; after going south, they joined forces with Britain and France, and instead of engaging in Austrian Southeast Asia, they ran to invade the Philippines.

This series of show operations has offended the four countries of Britain, France, Occidental and West.In addition to the Russians who were offended before, the five major European powers are all complete.

Under normal circumstances, even if the Japanese government does not have grass on the grave, at least it is dying.

However, the Japanese government is still good.Not only did he get off the gambling table safely, but he also gained the prestige of "fighting against" the great powers, greatly improving his international status.

However, while reaping all this, Japan has also plunged itself into an extremely embarrassing situation.

Boss Great Britain, because of the support in this mediation, the relationship between the two parties has been exhausted.

The Anglo-Japanese alliance has come to an end, and if you want to pull this tiger skin in the future, it will depend on the mood of the London government.

Needless to say, Shinra, it is estimated that before Franz abdicates, the relationship between the two parties will not be good.

Of course, there are not many places where the interests of the two countries are intertwined. Even with the Japanese government's bullying style, the possibility of conflict is very small, and the diplomatic relations between the two countries are not that bad.

Spain is undoubtedly Japan's sworn enemy.Relying on the hatred forged in the Philippine campaign, if Japan is in crisis, Spain certainly doesn't mind adding insult to injury.

It can be said that Japanese merchant ships must be cautious when running Nanyang business in the future. It is best to hang a different national flag, otherwise the chances of encountering storms and pirates will be very high.

There are enemies in the south, and the north is also not easy.Just ten days ago, Alexander III had gone to meet God, and the Russian Empire officially entered the era of Nicholas II.

Based on those two scars, Nicholas II also had the motive to kill Japan.

The only good news is that the strategic center of gravity of the tsarist government is still in India, and it is impossible to move eastward for a while, and it will not confront Japan in a short time.

Fortunately, France is finished, otherwise Japan would have one more enemy.You must know that in order to win Japan to go south, the French government also spent a lot of money.

In the end, not only was the Japanese "ally" he had won over put on a show, but it also accelerated Spain's participation in the war, and properly pitted the king of teammates.

Against the background that there are enemies in the north and the south, if Japan cannot develop as soon as possible, the end will come sooner or later.

Even if Ito Hirobumi reached the full level of his diplomatic talent and repaired the relationship between Britain and Japan for the first time, he can't count on it.

The current international situation is already very obvious. Because of maritime hegemony, Britain and Shinra will contain each other for a long time to come.

Franz is looking forward to whether the Japanese can be lucky and long-term companions in the future, and realize the imperial dream of "beating the Nanshan salted duck and kicking the Beihai furry bear".

The boring emperor's career also needs to be adjusted. I don't know when it started, watching the wars of various countries has become one of Franz's hobbies.

Just like this time, just digging a hole casually shattered the "dream of a great country" gathered by Spain in the anti-French war, and even hit the Japanese with a sap.

The so-called "supporting Spain to contain Shinra plan" is estimated to be sleeping in the British archives until it is disposed of when the waste paper is cleaned up one day.

The most important thing is that Franz has done so much and gained so much.Not only did it not cause hatred, but it established a good international image in the hearts of the younger brothers.

A boss who protects the interests of younger brothers and can take care of things at critical moments is always easy to gain support.

As for the tragedy in Spain, it was entirely caused by their own lack of strength.What can be done, the Vienna government has done it.

If they failed to defeat the Japanese, they could only blame their own army for not being strong.Even the Japanese have never done it before, so they are ashamed to call themselves great powers?

Even if Spain performed poorly on the battlefield, in the end the Vienna government took action to help with the aftermath.

First it was mercenaries, and then they pulled the European Union to intervene, forcing the Japanese government to spit out the Philippine Islands.

Bosses who can achieve this step are rare in the entire history of mankind, and there are really no slots.

As for offending the Japanese, it's nothing at all.It is well known that the Vienna government wants to retaliate against Japan's collusion with France in the European war.

It is not easy to pass the level so easily.Before the comparison of the strengths of the two sides has undergone a fundamental change, the Japanese can only rejoice.

Franz was more concerned with regime change in Russia than with the Philippine War, which had ended.But judging from the historical evaluation of the original time and space, Nicholas II is a stick.

An emperor who could cause thousands of casualties due to crowding and stampede during the "coronation" event is rare in the entire human history.

When such a major event happened, the relevant personnel were not immediately held accountable, but continued to hold a celebration banquet. I have to admit that Nicholas II was really strong in his heart.

But things haven't happened yet, the butterfly effect created by myself is so powerful, who knows if Nicholas II will change?

Judging from the current situation, Russia-Austria friendship is still the mainstream of the times.

Not just after succeeding to the throne, Nicholas II married Alex, the daughter of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt.

(renamed Alexandra Fedorovna after marriage)

So far, the famous "Four Princesses of Hesse" have all stepped onto the stage of history.

If it follows the pace of the original time and space, the tsarist government led by Nicholas II messed up the economy internally, vacillated its external strategic focus, and finally put itself in it.

Now that the Russian army is still stationed in the outskirts of Paris, they are drawing the hatred of the French for the tsarist government. Naturally, the French-Russian agreement cannot come out.

However, no one can answer the question of whether the tsarist government's southward strategy can continue.

If the Russians don't stab the Indians in the eyes of the British, then Shinra will have to fight in person in the next battle for hegemony.

Obviously, this is not what Franz wants to see.There are ready-made chess pieces that are not used, and go to the field to do things in person. Is that all brainwashed?

According to the previous plan, it is only necessary to support the Russians' expansion to India, and the Anglo-Russian wars will continue to consume the national strength of the British.

It is much easier to fight the Lobster Soldiers on land than to fight the Royal Navy at sea.

As for the issue of the Russians seizing India and making it bigger, Franz just smiled quietly.A picture cake is a picture cake. Do you really think the British are soft persimmons?

If you refer to the original time and space, you will know that if you are in a hurry, there can be millions of lobster soldiers.

It wasn't that Franz looked down on the Russians. The problem was that the tsarist government simply didn't have the ability to send millions of troops to India due to traffic constraints.

Even if the Central Asia Railway is repaired, the carrying capacity of the railway is limited, and it is not easy to support the logistics of 80 million troops.

Without the advantage in numbers, the gray animals are not that powerful.With the British Army as the core, coupled with countless Indian cannon fodder, anyone who changes it will feel scalp numb.

It doesn't matter if you fail, the biggest advantage of Mao Xiong is that he is tough and durable.As long as you can gain something and see hope, it is enough.

There is no guarantee that the Russian army still has the strength to seize the rest of Afghanistan from the British army.

The problem now is that the Central Asian Railway has not been opened, and Nicholas II is not like a patient master.If someone fooled her for a while, maybe another moth would come out.

After pondering for a long time, Franz said slowly: "Speed ​​up the construction progress of the Central Asia Railway, it must be opened to traffic before 1900.

When necessary, it is allowed to increase the construction cost, or even sacrifice the service life of the railway. The bottom line is to ensure that there will be no major problems within ten years, and it can be used within 20 years after repairs. "

There is no clear definition of the service life of railways. Certain eighteenth-century railways can be used normally in the 21st century after repairs.

Under normal circumstances, the theoretical service life of railway design starts from a hundred years.Of course, midway maintenance and transformation are definitely indispensable.

But this is the technical standard for building our own railway, so it is unnecessary to put it on the Central Asian Railway.

Don't ask why there is a problem, it is improper maintenance in the later stage.

This statement is very convincing. The railways in Russia are overhauled every now and then.Compared with the fact that there will be no major problems in ten years, it is indeed a conscientious project to repair the Central Asia Railway that can be used within 20 years.

In fact, longevity issues are mostly centered on bridges and tunnels.There are basically no major accidents on ordinary roads, and there are occasional landslides at most, but that is the force majeure of nature.

In order to ensure that the tsarist government's southward strategy remained unchanged, Franz had to order a deadline for construction, and for this reason he would not hesitate to lower his "morality".

The service life of more than ten or twenty years is estimated to be enough.It's not really letting the Russians annex India. For such a long time, they can provoke two or three Anglo-Russian wars.

Britain, which is caught in a dispute over land power and sea power at the same time, can't last long.Such a long time is enough for Shinra to replace it.

"I don't care about forever, I only care about what I once had."

It fits right here.

Chapter 31 Jiawu