Holy Roman Empire

Compared with the benefits brought by the strategy, the interests of the Philippine Islands have become worth mentioning again.Governor Chandler couldn't have done anything if the Spaniard hadn't delivered it himself.

"Your Excellency, Commander, you are too worried. Based on the friendship between us and your country, no shipyard would dare to risk the world's disgrace.

It’s just that Nanyang is different from Europe. All the tools, equipment and spare parts of the repair shop are shipped from the mainland, especially the specifications of your country’s warships are not the same as ours. Many parts have to be customized, so the cost is slightly higher.

It's not that we take advantage of the fire.You know that it is a big risk to reserve spare parts in advance, and the capitalists must do this to make money, so this price..."

After hearing this explanation, Admiral Valkenhain was at a loss for words.Proprietary spare parts, maintenance tools and equipment are all ready, if it is not for taking advantage of the fire, it will be a ghost.

If it's just that the repair costs are higher, Valkenhain doesn't mind paying a little more.After all, time is life on the battlefield. The more spare parts the shipyard has in reserve, the faster the progress of warship repairs will be. It is also appropriate to earn more money.

Now it is obviously not a matter of money, but the high maintenance cost is not enough to make Admiral Valkenhain humbly beg for help.

Seeing that Governor Chandler refused to speak directly, Valkenhain understood that it was out of face.As the boss of the European Continental Union, the colony that plots against the younger brother, if the news spreads, the Vienna government will have no way to behave.

The best way is undoubtedly to let them take the initiative to send it up.Then, the Vienna government will give a relatively "reasonable price", so that everyone will look good.

Suppressing the dissatisfaction in his heart, Admiral Valkenhain said against his conscience: "Your Excellency, for the friendship between our two countries, and for the strong support of your government, we are willing to open the market of the Philippine Islands.

As you know, our finances have been in dire shape.We are willing to sell some of the islands if your country can help. "

"Your Excellency misunderstood, we don't have any peeping heart on your country's colonies, and the Holy Roman Empire will not peek into the colonies of any allies.

If your country is really struggling financially, we are also happy to help.For the sake of world peace and stability, the empire is launching a globalization strategy. If your country doesn't mind, you can lease a few military ports to us.

You can rest assured that our garrison is only for maintaining peace and stability in the region, and will not interfere with your country's management of the colonies. "

The fat meat delivered to the door cannot be eaten, Governor Chandler's heart is bleeding.But there is no way, the Holy Roman Empire must pay attention to eating, otherwise it will cause panic in the European world.

The Spaniards opened up the market, and they can explain to the colonial groups. It is impossible to take the opportunity to annex the Philippine Islands.

Even if the Spaniards give it away for free, the Holy Roman Empire cannot accept it now.Let alone buying an island, even if you really want to buy it, you can't buy it now.

Don't forget, the Philippine Islands are still in the hands of the Japanese!Once the sovereignty of the island was bought, the Holy Roman Empire was dragged into the water by the Spaniards.

The Nanyang Governor's Mansion cannot obtain much benefit, which does not mean that the Holy Roman Empire has no benefit.In any case, Spain is also an old-fashioned colonial country. Even though it has fallen, there are still many islands with strategic value in its hands.

Limited by strength, many islands were already dispensable in the hands of the Spaniards, but they became invaluable when they fell into the hands of the Holy Roman Empire.

Since the end of the European War, the globalization strategy has been put on the agenda.It has not been implemented yet, mainly due to limited financial resources. After a few years to digest the spoils of this time, it can be said that it is imperative to fully launch the globalization strategy.

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Océ was trading, and Britain and Japan were not idle.The Japanese, who have proved their own strength, have significantly elevated their status in the eyes of the British government.

Downing street

Foreign Secretary George: "Judging from the strength shown by the Japanese in the Philippine naval battle, they have already done it to check and balance the Spaniards.

Even because of the strong insertion of the Japanese, the dominance of the Holy Roman Empire in the Nanyang region was also affected.

The Vienna government will not allow this situation to continue. If we do not intervene, it is only a matter of time before the Japanese are forced out of Nanyang.

Once the Nanyang strategy fails, the Japanese will only have one way to go north, which will inevitably lead to war with the Far Eastern Empire, and we will have to make another choice at that time.

For the benefit of the empire, the best choice is to support the Far Eastern Empire to contain the Russians in the east, and support the Japanese to contain Spain and the Holy Roman Empire in the Southeast Asia. "

Without a doubt, this is the most optimistic scenario.It is undoubtedly an ideal state to get Britain out of the current embarrassing situation by supporting the two younger brothers.

However, a plan is always just a plan, and it is not so simple to implement it.

Although Spain is in decline, it is not without the power to fight.Even though the bureaucratic group is decaying, the overall national strength is still above Japan.

In particular, Spain is a European country, and there is a European Union behind it. Once the Spanish government has done the diplomatic work of various countries and won the support of the entire alliance, the Japanese plan to go south is doomed to bankruptcy.

You must know that the London government is still working hard to join the alliance at this moment, and has achieved certain results. It is impossible to directly confront the alliance for the sake of the Japanese.

The plan for the south is full of uncertainty, and the plan for the north is even more tragic.The biggest feature of the Far Eastern Empire is "conscience". The Russians are satisfied if they don't come to make trouble for Lafayette. It is really embarrassing to take the initiative to find the bad luck of the Russians.

Watching Britain and Russia dog-eat-dog in India, it is too late for people to be happy, how could they take the initiative to mix in?

There are so many problems, but this "plan" still does not affect the diplomatic strategy of the London government.You earn blood if you succeed, and you don’t lose money if you fail. Why not use such a plan?

It is said to be support, but in fact all the weapons and equipment were bought with real money, and what the British government really paid was diplomatic verbal support.

Looking at the reaction of the stock market, we know that since the London government implemented this strategic plan, the domestic military industry stocks have risen by 18.00%, and even the stock prices of the machinery and equipment export industry have also risen by nine points.

Prime Minister Gladstone nodded: "I agree with the Japanese request. Since the Holy Roman Empire can help the Spaniards repair their warships, our shipyards in the Far East can also help the Japanese repair their warships, but we must grasp the limits. The Empire cannot directly involved in the war.

At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should speed up its deployment in the Far East and provoke conflicts between the Far East Empire and the Russians as much as possible to reduce our pressure in India.

Order the governor of India to increase support for guerrillas in Central Asian countries and increase the cost of Russian rule.

When necessary, a certain amount of loans can be granted to the Japanese government, or war bonds can be issued for them, and the amount is tentatively set within 2000 million pounds.Let them take tariffs as collateral, the risk should not be too great. "

Don't be nervous, the Russian Central Asian Railway has already started construction.The Austrian Railway Company is responsible for the construction. As long as there are no major changes, it is only a matter of time before it opens to traffic.

Everyone knows that once the Central Asian Railway is completed, it will be time for the Russians to go south again.Although the railroad won't be finished during Gladstone's tenure, if they don't do something, if something goes wrong in the future, they will also bear the political stain.

In order to be famous before and after his life, Gladstone's cabinet has been working harder than ever in recent times.A series of seemingly perfect strategic plans are constantly being introduced.

As for whether it can be successful, it is not within their scope of consideration for the time being, anyway, as long as it seems feasible.If it fails in the future, it is because the successor government is not strong enough, and it has nothing to do with them.

Foreign Secretary George: "According to the information collected from various sources, the Vienna government is busy with domestic affairs and has no plans to directly intervene in this war.

Now that the naval battle has reached a stalemate, the next battle will soon be transferred to land.The Japanese are willing to work hard, as long as Vienna does not do anything, the Spaniards who have worked hard to conquer the expedition will not be able to consume them.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is looking for a suitable opportunity to mediate this war, so that the Japanese will accept it as soon as it is good, so as to avoid the expansion of the war. "

Compared with Spain, Japan's biggest advantage is its large population.If it weren't for the facts, no one would have imagined that Spain, which had a population of 16 million in the 800th century, would have a total population of less than 800 million today.

Looking at the population, we can see that the decline of Spain is not unreasonable.Let’s not talk about what happened in the middle, anyway, it’s all tricks, so that the total population of Britain, which used to be less than half of theirs, is now almost twice theirs.

In contrast, the situation in Japan is much better, with a population of more than 4000 million, which has already met the population needs of contemporary powers.

It can be said that the naval battle has not done its best, and the Spaniards have already lost half of this war.In the next battle, the Japanese government will definitely use its own advantages to lure the Spaniards to land for a decisive battle.

After all, compared with the precious navy, how much cheap army is there, and the Japanese government can afford to die.

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Chapter 248 Jaw-dropping Politics

Although Japan and the West have each received the support of the boss, the maintenance of warships also takes time.The naval battle has temporarily come to an end, but the curtain of the land battle has just been lifted.

I don't know whether it should be said that the Spaniards are eager to win, or the top iron.In short, the expeditionary force launched a comprehensive counterattack and launched landing operations on multiple islands at the same time.

The specific results of the battle have not been announced. Anyway, the Spanish expeditionary force is advancing all the way. Except for a few large islands that are still in the hands of the Japanese army, the rest are recovered by the expeditionary force.

Franz didn't care what was going on, whether the Japanese had a conspiracy or not.As long as the Philippine campaign is dragged on, and the longer it drags on, the better.

Not for war profit.Both Japan and the West are poor ghosts, and no matter how hard they are squeezed, they will not be able to squeeze out a few drops of oil.The main reason is that it takes time to recover from the wounds of war, and the longer it takes, the greater the voice of the Vienna government.

What worries Franz most now is not the situation in Southeast Asia, but the restoration of France.Because of the relationship between the heirs, the three major royalist parties have almost degenerated from human brains to monkey brains, and they actually let the new government grow bigger under their noses.

After the nobles reacted, they found miraculously that the enemy had reached out to the army.The fact that high-level military officers cannot win over does not mean that grassroots officers and soldiers cannot win over either.

Aware of the danger, the royalists finally knew to let go of their prejudices, but it was too late.The revolutionaries took the first step, and many high-ranking members of the royalist party encountered accidents, leaving the royalist party leaderless for a while.

Apart from scolding his teammates a few times, Franz could only bite the bullet and help them deal with the aftermath.In other words, it is to gather the representatives of the three major dynasties together to discuss who will clean up the mess.

Even Napoleon IV, who was in exile, came to Vienna to participate in the conference openly and aboveboard as the emperor. It is estimated that ordinary people would not even dare to think about it.

However, it all happened for real.In order to clean up the mess in France as soon as possible, the Vienna government also had to make compromises.

For example: The role played by the Bonaparte dynasty in the European war has been redefined.

Napoleon IV, who was originally responsible for the war but was not held accountable because of his status as a monarch, has now become a pure and flawless little white flower.

War responsibility?

If it doesn't exist, it is obvious that the capitalists hijacked the emperor and made a decision, how can the emperor be held responsible?

The biggest responsibility of Napoleon IV is - incompetence. As a monarch, he was held hostage by capitalists, which is really embarrassing.

However, he succeeded to the throne at a young age, and the auxiliary ministers were bought by the consortium, so that the emperor's power fell, and the following things happened.

His Majesty Napoleon IV is responsible for this out of sovereign duty and has decided to abdicate in the near future.

In order to avoid a situation where the master is weak and the minister is strong again, the Bonaparte dynasty voluntarily gave up the right of succession this time because the successor of the next generation was young.

No matter how nonsensical the explanation was, Franz believed it now.Of course, it is inevitable that you have to drink a few more glasses, or your conscience will not be able to bear it!As for how many outsiders will believe it, that's none of his business.

Anyway, the final result was that the Bonaparte dynasty gave up the anti-Austrian banner, and the Vienna government also recognized their right to inherit the French throne.

That's right, the "throne" is not the "emperor's throne". France itself is a kingdom, and it is obviously illegal to claim the emperor.Now that the illegal regime has been overthrown, it is natural to restore orthodoxy.

This paradoxical explanation is certainly "unreasonable," but politics are never rational.

To stabilize the situation in France, the new king will need the support of the Bonapartists, and a compromise is inevitable.

The son of Napoleon IV then became third in line to the French throne.If an accident happens to the heir of the Bourbon and Orleans dynasties, or it is his turn to be the last, no other members of the two dynasties can grab it.

It's funny, right?

But that's politics!

It seems to be a battle for the throne, but it is actually a redistribution of interests.The king takes turns to do it, which is a compromise between the three royalist parties.

On the surface, such a replacement order for the Bonaparte dynasty undoubtedly suffered a great loss, and it might be insulated from the throne forever.

In fact, it is not the case. The monarch in exile can live a very happy life, but it will be different if he brings the government in exile.A large group of people needs to be supported by the monarch, no matter how big the family business is, it will not be able to support it!

Although Napoleon IV took away a large sum of money when he ran away, no amount of money could hold him back.Especially after the tense situation in Paris, there was an endless stream of defectors. The total number of people, old and young, was almost over ten thousand.

Reject it, they are all "loyal ministers" of the Bonaparte dynasty, it would be chilling to do so; Napoleon IV would not be able to support them all if they accepted them all.

In this context, if Napoleon IV did not want to go bankrupt, he had to compromise.Only by returning the family property of these supporters and giving up the suppression of them can the new government be able to get rid of this trouble.

As a wise man, Napoleon IV naturally knew that after the emergence of the European Continental Union, the European political structure had become stable, and it was impossible for the Bonaparte dynasty to be restored in a short period of time.

At least until the "red name" on the head is eliminated, no matter how good the opportunity is, it has something to do with them.Instead of continuing to carry it to the end and using up the last strength in your hands, it is better to take the opportunity to sell it for a good price.

Reaching a political compromise not only got rid of the heavy economic burden, but also eliminated the "red name" on the head, and by the way, bought a wave of people's hearts.

How could it be possible that the emperor who abdicated in order for his subordinates to return to the country and keep the family business would not be supported?

It is conceivable that after this wave of operations, the cohesion of the Bonapartists will rise to another level, especially those returning from exile will remember this friendship.

Even for the sake of family reputation, these people will support the Bonaparte dynasty for a long time to come.

Lost the throne, and the right of succession was last, but the strength of the Bonapartist faction was restored.

If political whitewashing is successful, the Bonapartists will be the most powerful political faction in France for a long time to come.

There are advantages and disadvantages. While buying people's hearts, Napoleon IV also lost some people's hearts.From the moment the compromise was reached, the Bonapartist dynasty stood on the opposite side of the radical revenge faction.

No matter how good the reasons are, in the eyes of the radical revenge faction, this is all betrayal.Traitors are more annoying than enemies. It is estimated that at this moment, these people are eager to get rid of Napoleon IV.

These are what the Vienna government wants to see most. The French are too active, and if there is no internal fighting, they will engage in external fighting.

Franz is already satisfied with the political situation in continental Europe and does not want another continental war, so it is better to keep the hatred of the French in a cage.

After some bargaining, Carlos, a supporter of the Bourbon dynasty supported by the Vienna government, became the first heir, while the Orleans faction promoted Philip to become the second heir.

On the surface, the Bourbon dynasty has made a lot of money, owning the two crowns of Spain and France at the same time, and it returned to its peak overnight.

It's a pity that this is only on the surface, not to mention that the Carlists and the Spanish royal family have long been in conflict, and the mess in France alone is enough to cause headaches.

Today is different from the past. If the Royalist Party had reached an agreement a few months ago and obtained the approval of the Anti-French Alliance, the restoration would have been completed immediately; unfortunately, such good times are gone forever. Well it was a civil war.

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"kill!"

"Come on!"

"Da da da……"

With the sound of shouts and guns, Paris fell into chaos again.After confirming that the royalist party had reached an agreement to prepare for restoration, the new government immediately took action to cleanse the aristocratic forces in the city.

"Damn it, the phone line is down. The enemy obviously planned it long ago and wanted to break us down!"

If you know it, you know it, but Earl Adrian can't do anything about what happened in front of him.

There are not a few noble private troops in Paris. If they can be united, they will not be able to compare with the armed forces of the Revolutionary Party.

However, there are no "ifs" in reality.The assembled noble private army is indeed strong, but the scattered noble private army is another situation.

After a period of preparation, the original ragtag revolutionary army absorbed the released prisoners, and its combat effectiveness has been reborn.

The new government preemptively took advantage of the revolutionary army's numerical advantage, and caught the noble private army by surprise.

If this is the case, the private army of the nobles is not helpless. After all, the revolutionary party army not only has heavy weapons, but also lacks qualified officers.Even if the quality of the soldiers improves, the combat effectiveness of ten points can be at most five points.

It's a pity that human nature is complicated, and nobles are no exception.Everyone is worried that if they take the initiative to attack, others will not respond, and the whole army will be wiped out.