Holy Roman Empire

I am just giving you a reference suggestion in my personal capacity, and it is your freedom to accept it or not.In short, order in Nanyang must return to normal before Christmas.

Your country's army in the Philippine Islands has now destroyed the prosperity and stability of the Nanyang region, which cannot be tolerated by any peace-loving country.If your government is unable to handle it, we can help. "

"Being acted", this is Ito Hirobumi's first reaction.In any case, since it was a war between Japan and the West, the protagonists of the negotiations should be Japan and the West.

Now I couldn't hold it back, and ran to talk to the representative of Shinra, didn't I just show my brain was flooded?

The problem of this discussion came out, and Chandler took the opportunity to draw out the timeline of the negotiation, which made him fall into a passive position all of a sudden.

disagree?

You can tell by the expressions of the representatives of various countries, don't even think about it.Finish the conversation as soon as possible, then hello, hello, hello, everyone.Otherwise, it would be a big sin if it affected everyone to go back to celebrate Christmas.

The most unacceptable thing for Ito Hirobumi is that the British actually acquiesced in all this and did not raise objections to withdrawing from the Philippines.

Ito Hirobumi couldn't help but think about it, John Bull's ability to sell his teammates is really too powerful.It would be a tragedy if it was accidentally sold and counted the money for others.

……

Without any surprises, the first day of negotiations was destined to break up unhappy.If a result can be negotiated in a day, it is not a negotiation.

In the evening, as the host, Governor Chandler held a banquet as usual.Watching representatives from various countries shuttle happily through the banquet, Hirobumi Ito in a suit drank alone in a corner with a glass of red wine, which seemed out of place with the environment.

"Still worrying about the day's affairs?"

It was Klaus, the British Consul in Nanyang, who came, and he sat down opposite Ito Hirobumi with his arms around his girlfriend and a glass of wine in the other.

He raised his glass and touched it, and after taking a sip, Hirobumi Ito replied slowly: "Yes, Sir."

"The biased positions of certain countries are really unfriendly to us. If this situation continues, it may be difficult for subsequent negotiations to proceed smoothly."

Hearing this unsurprising answer, Klaus leaned forward and backward with laughter, spilled all the wine in the glass, and finally returned to normal with the help of his female companion.

"Prime Minister, you have been deceived. It is true that European countries support Spain, but this does not mean that they are willing to launch a war for Spain with no return.

Regardless of their clamor, in fact, only the Holy Roman Empire is really capable of expeditions.As long as your country does not touch the bottom line of the Vienna government, they will not send troops.

......"

Frankly speaking, Klaus didn't want to tell the Japanese so much.But Ito Hirobumi couldn't help being generous, and just now he received another check for 5000 pounds.

Although there are many ways to make money for diplomats stationed abroad, it also depends on what they are looking for.If you are stationed in the Far East Empire, you will naturally have a lot of money, and you can make a fortune by throwing away a little bit.

It's a pity that Klaus works in Nanyang, and in the Nanyang region dominated by Shinra, his status as a consul is worthless.

When it comes to the politics and diplomacy of the two countries, it is London who directly contacts Vienna, and it is not his turn to call the shots.Even if there is something that needs to be coordinated by him, don't expect the Governor of Austrian Nanyang to give him a generous gift.

Wanting to help bridge the gap and move around weapons and equipment, construction machinery and other industrial products, it is a pity that Shinra is more slippery than Britain in this regard, and there is no blank market at all.

In this context, Klaus's pockets are naturally unable to bulge.It is not easy to encounter the Japanese who have been taken advantage of, so naturally they have to blackmail them.

For the sake of the British pound, Klaus sold the gameplay in the European diplomatic circle very readily, and also gave away the basic situation of the current European continent as a gift.

The latter is all nonsense, Ito Hirobumi has already known the basic situation of the European continent.It's just that he still needs to learn some secrets in the European diplomatic circle.

"Sir, what is the bottom line of the Continental Union, or the bottom line of the Vienna government?"

It is very important to understand this point. Ito Hirobumi cannot sleep without understanding the bottom line of the Holy Roman Empire, or the true intention.

Consul Klaus shook his head: "I can't answer this question for you with certainty. However, according to the speculation of the London government, the Continental Union is currently busy getting rid of the domestic economic crisis, and there is a high probability that it doesn't have too much energy to seek harm from you.

Of course, your country of the Philippine Islands will definitely not be able to keep it.This was determined at the Vienna Conference, and you have to give the European Union face. "

"The person who knows you best is often your enemy" is not wrong at all.According to the research conducted by the Vienna government, if the British are called the second, absolutely no one dares to be the first.

After so many years of research and analysis, the London government has long been familiar with the external style of the Vienna government.

Even if it is delivered to the door, people will not want the hard bones like Japan that have no oil and water.Intervention in the Philippine War was only due to the need for diplomatic strategy.

The Continental Alliance sounds domineering, and the only ones that are truly capable of interfering in Nanyang affairs are Shinra and the Netherlands.Once the soldiers meet, the main force of the war must be Shinra.

It is easy to take the Japanese. The problem is that the Vienna government has already gone ashore. Now is the time to pay attention to food, and it is impossible to take the idea of ​​​​the Philippines.Even if Japan is brought down, the Vienna government will not be able to recover the cost.

What's more, Japan is not without a backstage.Even if you don't pay attention to this little brother, as long as Shinra can cause trouble, the London government will not give up its support for them.

Ito Hirobumi has long known about the face problem of the European Union. From the diplomatic note, the Tokyo government has known that the Philippine Islands will not be protected.There is still a stalemate now, nothing more than to maximize profits.

Whether a sum of compensation can be extorted from Spain is secondary. The key is that it takes time to evacuate and move.The Japanese army's harvest on the Philippine Islands must be transported back to the country before it can be counted.

If you want to bring the goods back smoothly, the Spanish navy is an unavoidable hurdle.Although the Japanese navy restrained the main force of the Spanish navy, their cruisers could also come out to do things.

This kind of destroyer made by Shinra doesn't have much advantage, it just runs fast enough.A frontal decisive battle is not good, but breaking the enemy's rear is a top two.Even if they met at sea, the Japanese navy could not catch up.

Britain can naturally build similar warships. The problem is that as the world's best Royal Navy, it is enough to directly hit the front. Only the weak need to consider breaking the ship.

Without demand, naturally there is no construction.The Japanese government can order it if it needs it, but it is a pity that it can't wait on the battlefield.

In this context, what the Japanese government needs most is a ceasefire first.Only when the sea is safe, can they transport the harvested wealth back smoothly.

Naturally, the obvious things cannot be hidden from the Spaniards.As the one being robbed, the Spaniards naturally don't want to see the Japanese take away their wealth.

Although Spain has the support of the European Union, the Japanese are not without reliance.Among other things, at least most of the Philippine Islands are still in the hands of the Japanese army.

Destruction is easier than construction. If it is really urgent, the Japanese can still play the scorched earth strategy and leave a piece of ruins for the Spaniards.

Anyway, Spain does not have the strength to retaliate. Once the Japanese army retreats to its homeland, Spain will feel helpless.

Even though the navies of the two countries can fight equally now, it is based on the premise of the support of Shinra, which can carry out supplies and repairs of warships nearby. If it is a different battlefield, the situation will be very different.

Knowing the purpose of the European Union from the British population, Hirobumi Ito breathed a sigh of relief.

A weak country without diplomacy, and Japan, which used to have an advantage in time and space, was forced to abandon Liaodong by the great powers, let alone now.

Spain has not yet been defeated. Although it has suffered a great loss on the battlefield, with the support of Shinra behind it, Spain's military strength has not declined but has risen.

In addition to these factors, there is another reason that prompted the Japanese government to give up, that is, the country is about to be unable to support itself.

Affected by the Philippine War, Shinra, the largest grain merchant in Nanyang, cut off grain exports to Japan, causing Japan's domestic rice prices to soar.

On this issue, too, the British were of little help.The Indochina Peninsula has only just been occupied, and John Bull has no talent for farming, nor does it have the ability to export large amounts of grain.

The European Continental Union got stuck in the Strait of Malacca again, forcing the Japanese government to import from the Far Eastern Empire or the United States.

The food in the Far Eastern Empire is not enough for itself, and the export price cannot be lowered; the United States is not the United States that it used to be. Although it has the ability to export food, it is far inferior to the southern alliance in terms of cost control.

The cost itself is not low, plus transportation costs, and the capitalists taking advantage of the fire, the food has nothing to do with cheapness after it arrives in Japan.

The mediation meeting was able to be successfully held. Apart from the face of the Continental Union, Japan and the West were unable to support it. This is also an important reason.

In addition to the initial sap, after entering the formal negotiation, the initiative of the negotiation returned to the representatives of Japan and the West.

Rule makers also need to abide by the rules of the game. It’s okay to be biased, but not too much. Representatives of various countries have returned to their role as mediators.

The "noisy, noisy, noisy..." negotiation mode kicked off.

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African continent, Neu-Otrenburg.

This remote town is already decorated with lights and festoons to welcome new friends.As the host, Viscount Outlets stood at the forefront of the queue.

According to the usual practice, the Viscount Outlets does not need to give such a high courtesy to an ordinary reception, and it is not a big person coming.

There is no way, the Viscount Outlets was not born in a prominent family, and he might have been aristocrats in the eighteenth generation of his ancestors!

Not only is he from an ordinary background, but his family background is also not rich.He really started to make a fortune, and it started with his father.Relying on the luck of the European emperor, he successfully crossed the threshold of nobility in the Orsa War more than 30 years ago and became a lowest knight.

Then, catching up with the opportunity of the times to open up Africa, he became a baron with a fief.

Father's luck is good, and Outlets' luck is not bad.When serving in the army, it happened that the European War broke out. Following the trend of the times, the baron became a viscount.

The scenery is beautiful, but the sequelae of the outbreak are also coming. Outlets with insufficient background do not have enough capital to build their own territory.Even if you bring relatives and friends together, you still can't support a Viscounty.

Today is different from the past, except for the occasional small waves in the north, the situation on the African continent has stabilized, and the opportunities for making war fortunes have been taken up by the fathers.

Looking at the neighbors next door, throwing money wantonly to attract people from the mainland, the construction of the territory is in full swing, and the city has taken shape.His own territory is still at the small town level, and the Viscount Outlets has all kinds of tastes in his heart.

There is no way, although the Royal Bank provides low-interest loans for territory construction, but the loan amount is very limited.

Slowly farming and developing is naturally enough. If you want to use money to build a prosperous territory, then go back and sleep!

A penny beats a hero.Without enough funds, there is no way to attract enough immigrants from the country; without enough immigrants, the territory will not naturally develop.

In fact, the establishment of a small town is the result of the strong support of relatives and friends.In a sense, the territory of Outlets can also be regarded as a large family business.

Cronyism is just pediatrics, and most of the people who lead people are their own family members.It's not because of relatives, there was no friendship in the past, even if he was an immigrant, he would not hang out with a poor ghost lord.

Of course, there is no way.As long as you can let go of your airs and go back to your hometown to attract people, you can still gain something.

An approachable lord, even if he is temporarily poor, there are still people willing to follow him.If you can draw big pies, you will have more followers.

As for attracting investment, don't even think about it.If you want to blame, you can blame the predecessors for crossing the river and demolishing the bridge so beautifully that the capitalists detoured when they saw them.

Frankly speaking, the Viscounty of Outlets is not bad.Located in the Niger River Basin, it has abundant rainfall and fertile land, covering an area of ​​more than 7000 square kilometers.Not to mention a small town with a population of just over [-], even if a hundred such small towns are built, they can easily support themselves.

The only downside is that it is located inland, the tropical rainforest climate is annoying, and the large number of mosquitoes is unacceptable.

Because of the lack of labor force, there is no way to transform the natural environment, which has become an important factor restricting the development of the territory.

In this context, Outlets naturally couldn't pay more attention to the cheap labor provided by the country.

Chapter 27 Different Worlds

The welcome banquet was very lively. Although the reception standard was not high, it was more affordable.

In order to welcome the new 50 laborers, Viscount Outlets slaughtered 100 cows, [-] sheep, and several chickens very readily, and the chef carefully prepared bread and vegetables.

There is no way, there are too many people and there is a big appetite.As a good lord, it is natural for the Outlets to invite all the citizens to participate in such a large banquet.

Even though 50 cows may seem like a lot, African cattle in the 19th century were all fed naturally. They were not big in size, and they were not artificially modified beef cattle in later generations. Naturally, the meat yield was not much higher.

With one steak per person, 50 cows will be consumed.As for the 100 sheep just for stewing soup, it is obviously not enough for barbecue.In contrast, the supply of chicken is much more abundant.

Of course, meat is not considered a luxury in Europe.Especially after Austrian Africa was opened up, the price of meat products fell again and again.

The African continent is sparsely populated, which provides a favorable foundation for the development of animal husbandry.Take the territory of Outlets as an example, the population of more than 7000 square kilometers is only a little over [-].

After excluding the elderly and children, the young and strong labor force is only five or six thousand. So much land must not be able to be cultivated. The development of animal husbandry is a good choice.

For aristocratic lords with enough land, the cost of raising cattle and sheep that can grow up purely on grass is really not high.You raise me and I raise them too, and the price will naturally go down as more people are raised.

What really stands out is the white bread on the table, the kind without any impurities.For workers who are used to eating bricks and black bread, the impact will be too great.

There is naturally white bread in continental Europe, but because the production cost of wheat is higher than that of rye, the price of white bread has also risen, and it has become the standard for rich people.

At an ordinary welcome banquet, the lord brought out all white bread, which was beyond everyone's understanding.

Many people looked at the white bread in front of them and hesitated to make a move, for fear that the chef made a mistake and served the wrong food.Seeing that everyone around got white bread, I was sure it wasn't the chef's mistake.

The beautiful misunderstanding added a bit of talk to this banquet.This is only for people who have just arrived in Africa, and they will not be so surprised after staying for a long time.

For no other reason, the core of the problem is that rye likes cold and grows in temperate cold regions.The African continent is like a big furnace. No matter how high-yielding rye is, it is useless.

In contrast, wheat has less stringent requirements on the growing environment and is adaptable to a variety of climates, so it has naturally become a staple food on the table.

Looking at the unlimited supply of chicken, you can tell that the Viscount Outlets is a master who has no shortage of food.In fact, more than 90.00% of the lords in the African continent have encountered the problem of excess food production capacity.

Restricted by the African localization agreement, overseas lords cannot sell grain to the European continent to impact grain prices, which directly cut off everyone's desire to export grain.

However, in this world, there are only people who starve to death due to lack of food, and there are no people who are starved to death due to excess food production capacity.

The overcapacity of grain obviously does not scare the shrewd aristocratic group.At first, everyone cut down on food production capacity and switched to cash crops.

Later, everyone found that the income of cash crops was extremely unstable. The same price last year and the same price this year may lead to rotten fields next year.Although the income is high, the ability to resist risks is too weak.

Soon someone came up with a new way.Not being able to export grain does not mean not being able to export meat products.Anyway, it's all about making money, so it's not bad to develop a side business to share risks.

Chickens and ducks with a short growth cycle, low breeding threshold, and the ability to eat insects have become the first choice.

The point is to "eat bugs". People don't like to immigrate to Africa. Apart from the unsuitable climate, the biggest problem is that there are many poisonous insects, which makes people miserable.

Some people found that after chickens and ducks were raised in settlements, the caterpillars that were everywhere and often crawled into the house suddenly became rare.

Of course, this alone is not enough to make everyone make up their minds.It was the "locust plague" that really made everyone decide to raise chickens and ducks.

Because of the dry climate, many areas in Africa are high-incidence areas of locust plagues.There are no pesticides these days, and agricultural production is most afraid of "locust plagues". Chickens and ducks can contain locust plagues. With this advantage, they instantly become everyone's favorite.

Due to the poor management of some lords, domesticated chickens and ducks were left in the wild, and now they are almost flooded.

Flooding is not completely useless. Not only are there fewer poisonous insects, the plague of locusts has been contained, but even epidemic diseases are not as frequent as in the past.

Of course, whether the reason for the reduction of diseases is the reduction of poisonous insects or the removal of the source of the virus is a question that the medical community has different opinions on, and there is no accurate answer for the time being.

In fact, not only chickens and ducks are flooded, but also cattle, sheep, wild boars, and rabbits are flooded in some parts of the African continent.

It is not a problem of species invasion, but mainly a problem of sparsely populated land.In addition, for the safety of the people, the noble lords hunted and killed predators, destroying the ecological chain cycle.