Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

If the original Allies now exist in name only, with only the Hans Empire still struggling to support them, then the Entente is not much better.

Not to mention the Gallic Empire, which has barely managed to crawl out of the financial crisis and is still looking for ways to restore its national strength. The other two empires, the John Empire and Millican, are also having a hard time.

The first is the John Empire. As an old colonial power with colonies all over the world and a vast land and people, although it was also affected by the financial crisis, it still managed to tide over the difficulties very smoothly by relying on its vast product dumping grounds.

But this does not mean that the financial crisis has no impact on John Empire at all.

The most intuitive impact is that the John Empire began to reduce military spending due to funding problems, and the consequence of the reduction in military spending was that the John Empire's control over overseas colonies weakened.

It's okay to say that autonomous territories like New Zealand, Australia, and Canada have broken away from their colonial status and become a semi-independent Commonwealth.

Although these countries are not as obedient as the colonies to the John Empire, they are still enough to serve as the capital market for the John Empire.

In particular, until now, the real decision-makers in these so-called dominions and the British Commonwealth were the governors sent by Emperor John.

However, in some colonies (here refers to colonies in the true sense, not the Commonwealth.) countries such as Gambia, Uganda, Congo in Africa, Jamaica, Barbados and other countries in America have begun to seek independence.

It can be said that with the reduction of overseas troops and the decline of control in these areas, those who want to restore their independence have taken to the streets.

The local garrison had no way to control the situation. Faced with such a situation, there were only two ways to go before the John Empire.

Either completely abandon these independent areas, or increase military spending and send troops to suppress the rebellion in these areas.

It was impossible to give up. This land had been taken over by the John Empire with great difficulty for hundreds of years. How could it be given away so easily?

However, it is impossible to increase military expenditure. After all, the current military expenditure is already the maximum military expenditure under the current capabilities. Any increase in military expenditure may lead to the internal financial collapse of John's empire.

The current environment is not good, and every money spent is gold shipped back from all over the world by the John Empire over the past few hundred years.

Therefore, after voting by the upper and lower parliaments of the John Empire, the John Empire finally decided to give up some of its colonies, and then used these colonies in exchange for funds, and then used these funds to serve as military expenses and pacify those colonies with more important positions.

According to the advice given by the John Empire Parliament, the John Empire gave up its colonies in the Americas and devoted all its attention to Africa and Asia.

Why did you choose to abandon the American colonies? The reason is also very simple, because of Millikin.

As the former John Empire's strongest colony in the Americas, many John people have long regarded the original thirteen states of America as their second home.

However, as the Milites gradually grew stronger, they were not satisfied with being just a colony of the John Empire, so the North American War of Independence broke out and gained the right to establish an independent country.

But to put it bluntly, the relationship between Milligan and John Empire is more like that of father and son. In addition, Millician had always wanted to turn America into his own backyard, so after learning that the John Empire was planning to transfer the American colonies, Millican took the initiative to approach the John Empire and wanted to buy the colony from the John Empire.

Similarly, because of the "father-son" relationship between Millican and the John Empire, the members of the John Empire's parliament were more willing to hand over these areas to Millican.

Finally, Millican purchased all the colonies of the John Empire in the Americas for 2.3 million yuan.

The John Empire invested all of the 2.3 million yuan in military expenditures and formed a colonial army of people to invest in the African continent.

It then took a year to fully quell the rebellion on the African continent.

Now that things are here, does it seem like America is the biggest winner in the entire financial crisis?

No.

In fact, when Milician spent money to buy the colonies of the John Empire in the Americas, he broke his teeth and swallowed them.

Since America is originally a country of immigrants, the investment market has always been a pillar industry in America. Whether you are buying land or a mine, as long as you have start-up capital, you can use money to make money in America.

The investment market has been deeply affected by the international capital market. Especially on Wall Street, which is simply a paradise for investors.

But when the financial crisis hit, this was the first place to be affected.

Almost overnight, a large number of investors went bankrupt, investment companies went bankrupt, and countless investment managers stood on the rooftops on this day.

Therefore, America actually suffered huge losses in this financial crisis.

However, no matter how great the economic losses were, it could not stop the American ambition to monopolize the Americas.

As a result, America could only print national debts on a large scale, and use the only funds in the treasury to purchase control of the Americas from the John Empire.

But the result of this is that the American government is saddled with heavy debt.

Is it worth buying control of the American colonies for $2.3 million? In a sense, it's worth it. Because of these colonies, Millikin's market will be further expanded, and Millikin's goods will have a larger sales area.

But all this is based on the premise that America can control the Americas. Considering the debt the Americas are currently carrying, it is very difficult.

If it cannot be controlled, then the US$2.3 million of Millikin will be in vain.

However, none of this has anything to do with Daxia or another country.

And this country is the Republic of Budapest.

Daxia is not affected because Daxia itself has vast and reliable colonies and dependent countries, and Daxia's products can be sold in these places unimpeded. In addition, these areas have a subordinate relationship with Daxia for thousands of years, so there is no problem of anyone wanting to resist.

It is even said that because Daxia now adopts a very gentle attitude towards its subordinate countries, Daxia's products are best-sellers in these countries. Don’t worry about selling.

Since there is a market, there is no such thing as a financial crisis. Furthermore, Lin Yi had long anticipated this financial crisis and was prepared. He had already given up some foreign assets and began to control foreign entities and minerals.

After all, that's the saying. Don't panic when you have something in hand. Minerals have always been hard currency. Even if you don't make money in the past few years, as long as you survive this period, the minerals in your hands can make up for the previous losses. Earn it back again.

Apart from Daxia, the other one that was not affected was the Bupai Republic.

The reason why the Boupai Republic is not affected by the financial crisis is purely thanks to Western capital markets like the John Empire, because they do not play with the Bupai Republic at all.