Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

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Only now did he understand that Bismarck's diplomatic methods had so many benefits. I also truly understood the core of Bismarck's diplomacy.

Bismarck's diplomatic focus was to isolate France on the European continent while also preventing the emergence of a grand alliance against Germany. After all, the emergence of a unified and powerful German Empire in the center of the European continent would have a huge impact on the major European countries. To this end, he worked hard to weave the diplomatic system of the Continental Alliance countries to maintain the traditional friendly relations with Russia and the alliance with the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In order to prevent the conflicting Russia and Austria from getting into conflict over the Balkans, Bismarck successively promoted the "German, Russian and Austrian Alliance of Three Emperors" in 1873, the "German-Austrian Secret Military Treaty" and the "Russian-German Reinsurance Treaty" in 1879. constraint. In order to divert France's attention from the Alsace-Lorraine region, he deliberately promoted France to carry out overseas colonial activities, allowing Britain and France to fight to the death.

As a result, the German Empire got enough respite and rapidly developed its strength to become the top power in Europe and even the world.

But the goddess of fate will not always favor the same person or the same country. After the reunification of the German Empire, the economy developed rapidly, and the need for places to import raw materials and export places for industrial finished products increased. In fact, in the later period of Bismarck's administration, he had to make concessions to the emerging domestic manufacturing interest groups and began to participate in the global colonial competition. However, because the Junker aristocracy behind him had grown too fast, William saw that Bismarck, a member of the Junker aristocracy, continued to use foreign policy for the sake of those in the Junker aristocracy, so he felt threatened. Emperors have been suspicious since ancient times, and it was impossible for William not to be suspicious of Bismarck's identity. However, in order to maintain the balance of power in Germany, Bismarck's prestige and the power of the Junker nobles made William feel constrained. In this way, he had a confrontation with Bismarck. During the meeting, they expressed the hope that he would resign, and the latter understood that he had resigned.

It is also time for William to establish a new central figure of prestige in Germany. That person must be someone who can continue to make noises because of the lack of restraint after Bismarck left.

As a result, William completely overthrew Bismarck's "Continental Policy" and implemented a "World Policy" aimed at global hegemony. His steady and self-controlled foreign policy was thus insulated from the German Empire. The succeeding imperial prime minister Bilow also admitted that he lacked Bismarck's "ability to play eight balls in the air at the same time" and could not accurately grasp the complex relationships between Germany, Austria, and Russia as well as the subtle interactions between the three countries and Britain, so he only The only way to simplify complex issues is to fix the German-Austrian alliance, give up coordination and restrictions between Russia and Austria, and make every effort to sign a comprehensive alliance treaty between Germany and Britain.

William admitted that Germany made two fatal mistakes after the Anglo-German alliance negotiations began. The first is a failure to understand the true need for security. They still stubbornly believe that security is only in Europe, but they cannot be blamed for this, because geographically, Germany itself is prone to being flanked by strategic ideas, so the security of Europe has become the goal of imperial diplomacy.

Regarding relations with Russia, William seemed to have a complicated view.

In fact, before the reunification of the German Empire, the Russians had always considered themselves the protectors of Prussia, and Prussia had always been content with this kind of protection. But Germany has grown too fast in recent years, making it difficult for Russia to accept it. At that time, Russia was a little jealous and unhappy about Prussia's growth from a weak country under Russian protection to the leading power on the European continent. However, in general, there was no fundamental conflict of interest between Russia and Germany, so the relationship between the two countries was still Stay friendly.

However, in 1894, because Bimax had not allowed Russia to export agricultural products to Germany to protect the interests of the Junker nobility, and France continued to provide payment for Russia to build the Far East Railway, France and Russia formed an alliance. William was afraid, and Germany also began to worry. They feared that they would be at odds with Russia and then be attacked by France and Russia from both sides, thus falling into the two-front war that they had always been deeply afraid of.

In this way, the diplomacy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was restrained by Serbia; the diplomacy of Germany was restrained by the Austro-Hungarian Empire; the diplomacy of Russia was restrained by Germany; the diplomacy of France was restrained by Russia; the diplomacy of the United Kingdom was restrained by France. In this way, Germany's Europe at that time All powerful countries are contained here.

William thought that the situation would continue like this, but things always took surprising turns. That is, the rise of the United States in recent years has been eye-catching, but the other side directly closed itself off, leaving Germany, which is also an emerging country, to completely tell the story. , which also made William feel discouraged. But God is really merciful, and the appearance of Spain is really eye-catching.

No powerful country can ignore the development of Spain in recent years. Of course, this mainly started in 1897. As early as 1897, when Spain suddenly thought of exchanging colonies with Britain, the whole world was shocked. . The shock brought at that time made people truly feel the existence of Spain, the dominant land and sea power in Europe at that time. But fortunately, Spain at that time was only at the bottom of the powerful countries, so it was just a surprise, and they immediately turned away.

However, the subsequent development of Spain was surprising. Then, under the leadership of the little king Alfonso XIII, he attracted everyone's attention step by step. Ten years later, Spain has now become one of the powerful countries in Europe, and its economy and military have made great progress. Even William had to lament that Spain's existence has become the balance point of Europe and the world. Wherever it falls, it is likely to win. Of course, apart from him, only the United States in the world may have this ability, but the United States' military cannot be doubted. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that Spain is the number one target of Britain, France, Russia and Germany and Austria.

However, Alfonso XIII was obviously not a vegetarian. He did not engage in so-called compromise between the two major groups, nor did he pretend to offend both parties. On the contrary, that guy actually went crazy and caused trouble everywhere. First, he had a direct confrontation with Britain on the Portuguese issue, which made people doubt that Spain would really turn against Britain, and then turn to Germany. Here, many people in the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire even cheered for this and shouted welcome to Spain to join.

But what happened next was dramatic. The pregnancy of the British Princess and Queen of Spain, Patricia, became an opportunity for the two countries to improve their relations. After going around in a circle, they returned to the original point. After shopping in Spain for a long time, they returned to the original place. place, if it weren't for the addition of an ally, Portugal, at this time, others would really doubt whether there was such an unpleasant incident between Spain and Britain.

In this way, Spain had an enviable ally, and it was a kind of close follower. Just when everyone was lamenting that Britain and Spain had calmed down, they did not expect that Spain would shift its front again, and tens of thousands of people would come to them as soon as they turned around. Kilometers away in South America, under the jealousy of the United States, it formed an alliance with the four South American countries. It was a very abrupt move, but looking at the needs of both sides, it felt so real.

As a result, Spain gained several more younger brothers, and then Spain, Italy, and Ottoman Turkey announced the emergence of the new relationship between the four countries, which once again shocked him and other countries. Even William II was thinking about where Germany, Austria-Hungary, Britain, France, etc. were. Why are they fighting? It seems that what Germany wants to get, Spain gets in one fell swoop. Several countries should stop the confrontation and face Spain directly. But he also thought that this was just a wry thought on his part.

Now that the current situation has been formed, how can it be so simple to solve it? Unless there is really a common threat, but is Spain? The answer is no. It is undeniable that Spain has developed very fast in recent years, but it is only very fast. At most, it is only slightly faster than the German Empire, the United States, Austria-Hungary, and Britain and France, which have a large number of colonies. But don’t forget, these Many countries are higher than Spain, which has gone through several civil wars. If we look at Spain's economic development over the years, its economic strength is still lower than that of the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, and it is only slightly better than Russia, France, and Austria-Hungary. Of course, In terms of per capita income, there is also the United States, ranking third among the powerful countries after Britain and Germany.

It is impossible for such a country that is outside the two major groups to pose a threat to both parties. Unless the other party can bring the United States, Italy and Ottoman Turkey together to form a force, only then can a third force be formed. . However, it goes without saying that the national policy of the United States is clearly laid out in foreign diplomacy. Italy is already famous for being unstable, and the Ottoman Turkey has a lot of troubles, which are in huge conflict with their location. It really takes a lot of hard work to form an alliance with such a country to solve its problems. That's right, this conflicts with the foreign policy of the United States. And presumably the Spanish government, represented by Alfonso, will not take over the mess.

The deterioration of relations with the United States, whether it is true or false, is intentional, but after all, the seeds have been sown in the people of the two countries. Even if they want to form an alliance, the current ruling US Republican Party cannot Don't dare to act rashly. In this way, Spain's threat is reduced to a minimum, and alliance is non-existent. He thought that it was for this reason that Britain, France and other countries turned a blind eye to Spain's actions and pretended not to have seen it. As for their German Empire, of course...

"Your Majesty, have you found out who is leading the Mercedes-Benz incident?" William was interrupted suddenly, but he was not dissatisfied. Instead, he looked at the intelligence cronies he was looking at and couldn't help but ask who it was? "

Chapter 117 Who is the leader? \u003cdd\u003e