Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

"This" Asquith weighed hesitantly. High-speed update .suimeng. Finally said: "Choose the latter"

"That's right, the same is true for Spain. This shows that the positions of our two countries are the same." Harveys stated the positions of the two countries with the same key points, but Asquith did not refute, because, carefully Think about it, the real analysis of the diplomacy between Spain and Britain is really like this.

Harveys continued: “If these countries reconcile, then our countries far away from the center of the European continent will become marginalized and become just some peripheral areas. This was the case before the Middle Ages. So." After saying this, Harveys's voice rose a notch higher and said:

"In that case, why don't we join forces to deal with those countries in Europe and Asia?"

"I would like to hear the details." Asquith's body trembled suddenly, and his eyes looking at Harveys were even more intense.

Asquith, who is 35 years old, knows that, yes, Alfonso XIII ostensibly said that all big and small countries are the targets of Spain's establishment of diplomatic relations, and they should treat each other with equal diplomacy and the level is the same. And they did. However, in terms of reputation and importance, Spain's actions are just like what he said, establishing diplomatic relations based on interests, which can be seen from the weight of this ambassador.

The ambassador to the United Kingdom is the most promising Spanish political candidate among the younger generation. He is former Prime Minister Antonio’s protégé Xavier, while Palacides’ protégé is Venezuelan President Jeb, who has now become unknown in South America. He is the oldest ambassador to a foreign country in Spanish history. At the age of 30, he has been the ambassador plenipotentiary in Venezuela for three years. These two people will be the representative and leading figures of the Conservative Party and the Free Party in the future.

Therefore, as the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, he will give him enough face when facing the other party. But now, he wants to hear what the ambassador, who may return to Madrid next year and will be entrusted with important tasks, thinks about his policies, so that he can leave more detailed information for the future when Britain deals with Spain. Of course, As for today's conversation, will it be the beginning of cooperation between the two countries or will it continue as before? Let's see if the most promising ambassador can convince him with his words.

"In the Middle Ages, our countries were just second-rate countries. Especially the maritime power strategy spearheaded by Portugal and Spain, and then the United Kingdom and the Netherlands followed suit. This is now the power of maritime countries. The navy solves the problem between us and the land. The gap between countries has increased. France, Russia, and Austria have just begun to be suppressed by us. However, I think that most people in the British government will not agree with such an idea. Because "

"Because, because the British have already thought of solving the mainland problem, and they should not just use the navy to solve the problem, but also use strategy." Alfonso sat on the deck of the ship from Oslo, Norway to Copenhagen, Denmark. superior. Next to him were Antonio, Trini, Chavez, Miguel and others who were traveling with the Spanish government.

"Your Majesty, are you saying that the British use it to provoke conflicts between the major powers on the land, and then use this to prevent them from getting along with each other?" Trini is indeed a diplomat who specializes in diplomacy. The one who responded the fastest, while Antonio next to him looked on with a smile. No need to think. As a former Prime Minister, he is also very familiar with this matter. Others quickly understood.

"Yes, the British used this method to check and balance the relations between countries on the European continent. When Napoleon attacked Spain, Spain was the only country in Europe that could compete with France. At that time, the British had just surpassed the Spanish navy. In addition, they are still latecomers. They are just emerging countries and do not pose a threat to Spain at all. Therefore, when dealing with Napoleon, a common enemy, they chose to watch on the sidelines. When the huge colonies in the Americas were auctioned by Napoleon, They even participated in the bidding. It can be said that from this point on, Britain's European checks and balances strategy was fully demonstrated. Then seeing that Spain was extremely weak, they were afraid that France would be too strong and they would dominate the European continent. They then used As the savior, he united the European countries and became the nominal leader of the French alliance, and then led other countries to defeat Napoleon.

After that, after they consolidated their position, they began to take a long-term view and supported the German Federation composed of Prussia outside Austria. They had an ambiguous attitude towards the Spanish Civil War and did not indicate which side they supported. Therefore, the war took place for a long time, so Spain's national power continued to decline.

As a result, the du lichao trend was triggered in America, which reduced Spain's strength to a low point. Spain was still worried about this. In the following decades of civil war, the British actually maintained the balance between the two sides and allowed the war to continue. The civil war did not stop until my father XII came to power. That was already 1874. . The Spanish Civil War, which lasted for more than fifty years, was caused by British indifference and the support of music.

The reason why Britain was not supporting the Spanish Civil War at this time was because the Prussian German Confederation was starting to fight with the recovering France. The British did not have the energy to focus on this. Because of this, Spain won. The beginning of peace.

France under Napoleon III was defeated by Britain's support for the Second German Empire. In this way, France and Germany faced off. However, that's not all. In order to prevent the German Empire from dominating Europe, France developed again with the support of Britain, and the two countries reached a balanced comprehensive strength. However, what the British did not estimate was that, Germany has developed so fast that it has even surpassed Britain itself. Therefore, Britain later allowed France and Russia to check and balance Germany, and seeing that there was no more suppression, it now participated. "

"But, Your Majesty, how does this relate to the relationship between the peninsular maritime countries and the central continental countries that you just mentioned?"

"Some people still don't understand the connection?" Alfonso looked at Chavez and asked. After seeing the latter nodding, Alfonso said: "Actually, the British method is what I want to say is a role model for sea power countries to break up land power countries. When Spain dominated Europe, it often offended people because it was too free to do whatever it wanted. Many other countries were involved, but the rulers at the time did not care about these. They still went their own way and acted according to their own wishes, especially in matters of religion and inquisition, which aroused the hostility of all countries in Europe. In this way, It was a very stupid and clumsy policy that made Spain the public enemy of all countries in Europe. Of course, although they are my ancestors, I still think this should be worthy of vigilance and criticism.

think about it. If Spain had good relations with Northern Europe, Denmark, Sweden, etc. would have chosen one for them to compete with, and good relations with Russia could have effectively curbed the rise of France. At that time, the United Kingdom would still be arguing over the disputes between England, Ireland, and Scotland. It is a balancing number that can be used. However, Spain did not use these, but kept offending them all. In the end, like Napoleon later, it became a thorn in the eyes of other countries. So when Napoleon attacked Spain, there was no country to help with the cooperation of the United Kingdom. This is Spain The opportunity to continue to dominate Europe has been missed.

Harveys' bottom-drilling strategy with the British this time is somewhat risky. But the same thing. He was also able to bring about a point of convergence between the two countries on strategic issues, that is, Spain will support the British strategy."

"But, has your Majesty ever thought about whether the British would agree to share their fruits with us? Don't forget. They were afraid that other countries would be too powerful and threaten them to come up with such a strategy. If After reaching such a consensus with us, isn't it a disguised recognition. Are they the same powerful Spain? They need to face this Spain, which may be as powerful as them. This should not be possible for them. Accepted?" Antonio asked unexpectedly.

"That's a good question, Antonio. The British you mentioned would think so, but you can think so, but don't forget that a few years ago the British agreed to form an alliance between Britain, Germany, and Austria-Hungary, but it was It was settled because Germany did not agree, otherwise the current situation might not be like this.”

"What does your Majesty mean?" Antonio felt something, but still couldn't figure it out.

"Now the UK has reached a period of decline. The British have begun to realize this. Just look at the speed and scale of the rise of the two emerging countries, Germany and the United States. They cannot contain it on their own and need to compromise with France and Russia. You can tell from the conflicts between them, the causal royal family and the government have begun to compromise with other big powers."

"But if that's the case, why did Britain take the lead in attacking the German Empire? After all, the German Empire is famous for its strength." Miguel was still a little confused about this, although he had understood it before.

"Then look at the world map and see which countries control the colonies, and then think about the German Empire's attitude towards the Moroccan crisis?" Alfonso then said: "William II of the German Empire has always been They clamored that the world's colonies should be redistributed, but this was impossible because Britain, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Russia, etc. would not agree. Even though Italy agreed to intervene under the leadership of the German Empire in 1882 The Three Kingdoms Alliance has now been extinguished by Italy, because she has now obtained Tunisia, Eritrea, Somalia and some colonial interests in Libya. The German Empire's cry has actually offended these countries. After all, it is clearly robbing others of their rights. Share of interests in their hands, especially the United Kingdom, as the world's largest colonial country, they are most disgusted with this. Therefore, after the Three Alliance was rejected by Germany, the United Kingdom already had opinions, and these German claims were even more British. The interests are completely opposite and have collided. Do you think Britain will still have a good impression of the German Empire? "

"So, His Majesty uses this as an access point to break into the same interest groups in the UK?"

"Yes, I think we should let other countries worry about it. Of course, I don't know about the UK. I think in Berlin and Paris now, our ambassador is also talking with William II and the French President."

Just this December, what many people around the world don’t know is that Spain is now engaged in the largest forceful diplomacy in its history and has achieved shocking results.

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