Holy Roman Empire

There is no pressure from European countries on Japan's non-existent indigenous country. Seeing that several major countries in the alliance support intervention, everyone is happy to sell Spain.

The British are different. Although Britain has lost its right to speak in Europe, the Royal Navy still dominates the world.

All countries can personally feel the strength of the British. It is no problem to ask them to support them spiritually and condemn them verbally.

If we really want everyone to directly confront the British, or even engage in armed intervention, it will be: "cough, cough, cough", we are not feeling well and go first.

Not to mention European countries, even the Vienna government is afraid of the British.

Unless Spain got the evidence and had to stand up as the boss, otherwise the Vienna government was also unwilling to confront the British because of such a trivial matter.

Even if the Spanish government tried its best, there was hope at best, or the only possible persuasion was the Russians.

Nicholas II, who just succeeded to the throne, is about to do a "big cause", so he shouldn't mind confronting the British.

There must be a war between Britain and Russia, and it was doomed from the day the Central Asian Railway was constructed.

"The enemy of an enemy is a friend." If Spain had the courage to form an alliance with the Russians against the British, the Tsarist government would definitely vote for it in the alliance.

Then, there is no more.The Russian navy is limited in strength and has no ability to interfere; the tsarist government is too poor, and the actual assistance is infinitely close to zero.

After a little thought, Franz said slowly, "It's enough for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to arrange a normal reception. By the way, tell the Spanish Prime Minister that I'm on vacation and I don't have time to see him now."

Obviously, Franz acquiesced to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' actions.Cuba has nothing to do with the Shenluo Empire. If Cuba is smashed and the international sugar price rises, maybe he can charge more tariffs.

In recent years, the noble lords have not been in vain, and plantations have sprung up one after another, and all kinds of cash crops are basically available.

Looking at the international trade situation, we can see that Shinra has been able to maintain a trade surplus for a long time. A large part of the reason is that while exporting industrial and commercial products, industrial raw materials can be self-sufficient.

Not driven by enough interests, on the Cuban issue, Franz naturally didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement.

From the standpoint of the Vienna government, as long as the British don't end up snatching Cuba in person, the Vienna government can watch the fun.

Cuba's independence is not a problem, anyway, the colonies under the banner of Shinra do not have the basis for the outbreak of national independence movements.

If it really set off a wave of colonial independence, it would be the British who should have a headache, and if they didn't contribute to the flames, they would be worthy of Spain.

It didn't matter if Spain could put down the rebellion.The conflict between Britain and Spain added another stroke, which helped to strengthen the international anti-British forces.

By the way, it can also help digest the ammunition inventory.The free ammunition treatment during the Philippine War is already a history, and now it is charged.

No money, don't be afraid.

Shinra has the most professional banking and financial team, which specializes in providing emergency loan services for international friends who need funds.

As long as you have enough collateral, you can borrow as much as you want.Even for the sake of the friendship between the two countries, it was possible to obtain the most favorable loan interest rate.

The premise is: to specify the purchase of part of the inventory.

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London, Downing Street.

"What's going on, haven't we terminated the operation?"

Robert Cecil asked dissatisfied.

It is true that the London government supports the Cuban independence movement, but it is based on the fact that the Philippine War is still going on, in order to help reduce the pressure on the Japanese.

With the mutual compromise between Japan and the West, the Philippine War ended early, and the belated Cuban independence movement has lost its original value.

As the largest colonial empire in the world, instigating a national independence movement is not in the interests of Britain in the long run.

Although John Bull likes to do things that harm others and benefit himself, such things that may harm his own interests in the future are generally seldom done.

Therefore, after the Philippines negotiated an agreement, Robert Cecil decisively ordered the termination of the operation.

Foreign Secretary Cameron McCarton explained: "Your Excellency, we do not have complete control over the Cuban Independence Organization.

In fact, as early as the Japanese-Western negotiations started, we reduced our support for independent organizations, and stopped aid completely as soon as the negotiations ended.

But by then they had returned to Cuba to start their independence movement, and we had essentially lost control of them.

According to the insider report, there are other international forces intervening behind the Cuban independence movement.

Both the Confederate States and the United States are suspected, but they are too secretive, and the Cuban Independence Organization itself does not know who is supporting them. "

Cameron McCarton is also very helpless. It's really not that he, the foreign minister, has neglected his duties.

The independence movement is not a child's game. Once it starts, it doesn't want to stop, it can be stopped.

The Spaniards are not fools. No matter how secretive the actions of independent organizations are, they will reveal clues after a long time.

The British don't care, even if they expose the Spaniards, they can't do anything to them.The Cuban Independence Organization will not work. Even if the high-level can run, what should the middle and lower levels do?

Once caught by the Spaniards, it will be "bringing mud out of the radish", and the entire independent organization will be devastated.

It has reached the edge of the cliff, and it is impossible not to start it.

Just at this time, new international enthusiasts appeared, replacing the role of the British and providing material assistance to independent organizations.

The senior executives of the Cuban Independence Organization were so concerned that they studded directly.The vigorous Cuban independence movement kicked off.

"Damn American idiots, don't they know that they are playing with fire! Dare to let the empire take the blame, it is simply..."

Apparently Prime Minister Robert Cecil was blown up.Let alone taking the blame for someone else, the key is that I still don't know who is taking the blame for it.

Even if the evidence is found now, Robert Cecil will not believe it.Based on the relationship between the United States and the Confederate States, it is too common to design and frame each other.

There hasn't been a day since the Civil War when they haven't stabbed each other.Watching the excitement and eating American melons has become a part of the daily life of the British.

I don't know who did it, so the British government will take the blame.Even if Robert Cecil declared publicly that it had nothing to do with them, no one would believe it.

After venting his anger, the calm Prime Minister Robert Cecil fell into deep thought.

Politics is not about black and white, it only talks about pros and cons.

Knowing that it has been blamed, the British government cannot let go of it under the background that the suspicion cannot be cleared.Especially in the context of the recent receipt of a note from the Vienna government.

Otherwise, if it gets out, it will become: Britain is afraid of the Holy Roman Empire, and a note made them abandon the Cuban Independence Organization.

Sometimes rumors can kill people.Regardless of the fact that Anglo-Austrian relations seem to be good on the surface, in fact, the two countries have engaged in countless hidden battles around the struggle for hegemony.

At this critical moment, if Britain shows any weakness, it will cause a chain reaction in the international community.

The European "grass on the wall" who was originally forced to stand with Shinra due to geographical factors, is likely to make up his mind to join the winner.

If it really happened, then there is nothing to say.The Shenluo Empire, which integrated the European continent, is absolutely invincible. No matter how hard Britain struggles, it is useless.

At that time, the British government has only two options: either take advantage of the doubts of European countries, act first, and have a vigorous fight with Shinra; or obediently give up world hegemony.

Obviously, none of this was what Robert Cecil wanted.If it could be fought, Britain would have ended during the Anti-French War, and it is impossible to wait until now.

It is even more impossible to give up world hegemony.If he really flinched from this, he would be beaten to death by the angry "people" before he could walk out of Downing Street.

"Restore support to the Cuban Independence Organization, we need to find out who is behind it through them, I want to know who is so bold and dares to calculate Britain like this.

Send people to secretly contact the Spanish government. As long as they are willing to withdraw from the European Union, we will stop supporting independent organizations and support them to suppress the Cuban rebellion.

By the way, knock on the Netherlands and Portugal. Recently, they have gotten so close to Vienna that they have almost forgotten who is the master of this world. "

You can't take the blame for nothing, and maximizing benefits is a must.Supporting the Cuban independence movement is indeed easy to attract hatred, but it can also deter people.

You must know that since the defeat of France, London has become the base camp of international exile organizations.

Britain can support the independence of the Cuban independence organization today, it can support the independence of the Indonesian independence organization tomorrow, and it can be replaced by the day after tomorrow...

Chapter 33 Hard-pressed Spain

In Madrid, Antonio, who had just ascended the throne of prime minister, was looking at the report in his hand with a solemn expression.

In recent years, life in Spain has been like "Wang Xiaoer's new year", which is not as good as every year.

Even if it won the anti-French war that just ended and recovered the Roussillon area, it failed to reverse Spain's downward decline.

There is no way, a Philippine war has exposed their weak nature.Even a backward indigenous country can't do it, how dare you call yourself a great power?

I'm sorry, the three countries of Britain, Russia and Austria said that they are called "great powers" together with such a weak chicken, and everyone can't afford to lose this person.

Even if the Philippine Islands were taken back by diplomatic means, it was based on a series of compromises, which had nothing to do with "victory".

Just take it out and fool ordinary people.The navy drew a tie, the army suffered a crushing defeat, and finally relied on mercenaries to save the field. If this is not a failure, what is it?

Failure is failure, and Prime Minister Antonio dared to admit it behind closed doors.

As a loser, it is natural to bear the sequelae of failure.After the war, Spain gained the title of "Shame of the Great Powers".

In order not to be ashamed, the media of Britain, Russia and Austria have already kicked Spain out of the ranks of the great powers.

If it's just to lose face, it's not unbearable.Anyway, in recent years, Spain has been going downhill, and there are a lot of embarrassing places, and everyone's psychological endurance has been greatly improved.

The trouble is that the Japanese are not reconciled to failure. Even if they evacuated by themselves, they did not forget to plant a nail for them.

According to the intelligence sent by the expeditionary force, the number of indigenous rebels currently active in the Philippine Islands has exceeded 20.

From the perspective of military strength alone, the number of rebels exceeds that of the expeditionary army.Obviously, the chaos in the Philippines will not end for a while.

"The leak in the house happened to rain overnight." The chaos in the Philippines has not yet been cleared up, and the Cuban rebellion followed one after another, and it was still a premeditated rebellion supported by international forces.

The main force was trapped in the Philippine Islands and could not get out, and the Spanish government was very powerless in the face of the Cuban rebellion.

Fortunately, the Governor of Cuba has very rich experience in suppressing the rebellion. As soon as the rebellion broke out, he took decisive action to recruit the Hispanics on the island into the army.

Together with the original colonial army, Spain's total force in Cuba has reached an astonishing 20.

The number seems quite large, but this "20" is obviously mostly old and weak, and there will be no more than one division with real combat effectiveness.

For specific results, please refer to the Spanish-American War in the original time and space.An expeditionary force improvised by the Americans, coupled with the cooperation of the Cuban rebels, won the victory after paying the price of three-digit soldier deaths.

Although the American Expeditionary Force is gone now, the Cuban rebels have appeared.

Then, the Spanish government forces and the rebels staged a "rookie pecking each other" in Cuba, and the scene was extremely touching.

It's all tears.

In short, in the face of a group of mobs gathered temporarily, the Spanish government army just didn't take advantage of it.Instead, he was beaten and retreated steadily, and he needed to ask for help from home.

If the timing is not right, Antonio will actually go to the front line to see what kind of goods this "20" anti-rebel army is, and how much "empty pay" there is.

In any case, if the performance of the colonial government failed, the Spanish government would have to take it up on its own. Anyway, Cuba cannot be allowed to become independent.

Prime Minister Antonio: "Count Junior, where is the progress of our diplomatic actions?"

The performance of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not outstanding, it can only be regarded as quite satisfactory, but everything depends on comparison.

Against the background of bureaucrats in other government departments, the well-behaved Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a clear stream in the officialdom.

The previous Philippine War is proof.If the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hadn't responded quickly enough to take timely actions to win the support of European countries, it would not have been able to take back the Philippine Islands so smoothly.

It is a pity that diplomacy is not a panacea. No matter how hard the diplomats try, they cannot withstand the aftereffects of the decline of national strength.

Foreign Minister Junior: "Except for the Vienna government who said it would help contain the British, only the Russians are willing to support us diplomatically.

Other countries refused to make a clear statement because they did not want to offend the British. We only won the support of public opinion.

Because there are too few European countries willing to support us, and the Vienna government is unwilling to go all out, the chance of us being able to obtain direct support from the alliance is infinitely close to zero. "

It is human nature to bully the soft and fear the strong.

If it wasn't for their own bad luck, they just happened to meet and couldn't avoid it; if other countries in the alliance faced the British, they would also not easily express their opinions.

Being able to get countries to provide support in public opinion is enough to prove the efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

It's a pity that European public opinion has limited influence on the British.It wouldn't be John Bull if it wasn't scolded.

As for Russia's support, that's all.At best, the tsarist government could help out by shouting twice, but it could not provide any substantive support.

Although the Vienna government promised to contain the British, this "containment" is also full of artistry, and it is still unknown how far it can go.

The biggest possibility is: as long as the British don't go off in person and leave no obvious clues, the Vienna government will pretend that they didn't see anything.

Arms aid, that's what arms dealers do.Who doesn't have a few crazy arms dealers, and this bit of sewage has no effect in the world.

Prime Minister Antonio nodded, and said with deep emotion: "Sure enough, no one can be relied on, and we still have to be ourselves in the end!"

"The backing will fall, and everyone will run. Only yourself is the most reliable."

Such a simple truth, the Spaniards naturally know.It's just that people always have a fluke mentality.

The previous Philippine war was won only with the support of its allies. Now that there is a problem in Cuba, the Spanish government naturally wants to replicate it all over again.

After all, this is the easiest, easiest, least costly, and 100% way to win.

It's a pity that this world is cruel, and European countries are not doing charity.The Spanish government has not yet repaid the favors owed earlier, and it is no longer possible to come back now.

Prime Minister Antonio asked: "How far has the situation on the front line developed? Is the plan to suppress the rebellion ready?"