Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

"But, Your Majesty, do you think that the risks we face are proportional to the gains we get from this?" Trini doesn't know that the existence of moral will is very important to Spain. In fact, seriously speaking, because The reason for the alliance between the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire is why Spain now has this strategic position of its own. It is because of their existence that all the major traditional powers such as Britain, France and Russia have turned their attention. Germany is like an extra defensive wall in front of Spain. As long as Germany is there, Spain will not be directly impacted by those countries.

Because of this, the importance of the existence of the German Empire has become very prominent. It stands to reason that Spain should help the other party to survive. However, Spain is geographically separated from Germany by France, which is destined to have strategic space for cooperation between the two countries. After all, France can be flanked by two sides. However, because the existence of Britain is like a poisonous snake staring at both sides, this greatly increases the risk of Spain being attacked by the British on both sides. Therefore, that kind of war strategy does not involve attacking. Self-destructive. Therefore, Trini had in-depth discussions with Alfonso on this issue before, and finally came to the conclusion that it would be feasible to secretly extend a helping hand to Germany, but remain neutral in a clear sense. This is Spain's policy towards Germany. Now Your Majesty said this. Could it be that Your Majesty has changed his original position? Or, what kind of absolute confidence guarantee does His Majesty think Spain can get to avoid the danger of being implicated?

Alfonso saw the obvious worry on Trini's face and the temptation just now, and he smiled inwardly and said: "The result mentioned before remains unchanged, but why can't we increase the bargaining chips with Britain and France?"

Negotiation leverage? Looking up and seeing Alfonso's mysterious smile, Trini seemed to have thought of something, and a smile appeared on his face.

Germany, Potsdam Royal Palace.

William II has been feeling extremely troubled for a while. Just now, Theobaden came again, but it's not good news. France is conducting simulation exercises on the border between the two countries. It is said that Britain and Russia have also sent military officers. Participate in the watching. These bastards have been doing this little trick recently for some unknown reason. He was really afraid that he might not be able to bear it one day and directly ordered to teach them a painful lesson.

But thinking about the environment around the German Empire, every time such thoughts arose, they faded away. He couldn't help but think of Bimax. If that guy was still talking now, and if he had listened to him and continued to maintain friendly relations with Russia, then the empire would not be surrounded on three sides now. But as soon as the idea came up, he immediately rejected it.

If he had not stood up and "asked" it to step down, then he, who was already hated by the Prussian group, might have pushed Germany to the brink of civil war. This was something he did not allow to happen, and it was also the reason why so many royal families agreed. As for others who believed that the current situation in Germany was caused by his naval policy, William was greatly indignant and felt unfair for himself.

When a country reaches a certain level, if it does not continue to develop, then it will definitely be in decline. Germany's development at that time has almost reached a bottleneck. If it does not carry out reforms and does not carry out naval and other construction, then so many people will be boosted. Why, because of the import of Russian agricultural products, the agricultural products of the Juncker Group and other landlords were unsaleable. If these working people went to farm again, he could not estimate what kind of turmoil it would cause. At least the Junker nobles will be absolutely dissatisfied, because this will severely damage their interests. The consequences are even more serious than importing Russian agricultural products.

So he thought of carrying out industrialization activities and bringing these working people into industrial production. However, the problem arose again, because looking around, except for Russia, it seems that the larger markets are implementing their own industrialization, and overseas markets, After being divided up by other countries, of course their colonies would not be given to Germany, so the German Empire once again faced this market difficulty.

However, the matter was still solved, that is, since others don't want ordinary industrial products and I can't use so many of them, why not produce some of the ones that I am in short supply? So militarization appeared in the charter of the German government. The army had already begun, but the navy had still stopped without much change. In this way, the German Empire's world's second navy naval plan, that is, the Tirpitz Plan, was officially implemented. . Therefore, the current situation was formed under the alliance of Britain, which was wary of Germany.

In fact, France and Germany are not feuds but family friends as is generally believed. As early as the French Bourbon Dynasty, in order to deal with the geopolitical encirclement of Austria's Habsburg Dynasty, they had always spared no effort to win over the middle states in the German Holy Roman Empire represented by Prussia to counter containment. The enmity between France and Germany began with the rise of Prussia in the 18th century, but during this period the two countries were not incompatible with each other but had many divisions and alliances. On the other hand, the relationship between France and Britain can be called a feud. Regardless of the Hundred Years' War or the Seven Years' War, the struggle between the two countries for European and even world hegemony has never subsided. So what is the reason that brings the enemies of Britain and France together, while France and Germany drift apart? . William II believes that the main reasons are as follows.

The first is historical forgetfulness. Yes, it is for historical reasons. France suffered from the Hundred Years' War and the Seven Years' War between England and France. But after all, it has been a relatively long time, and the romantic French have slowly forgotten the original pain.

However, the shame of the failure of the Franco-Prussian War and the pain of the ceded territory and compensation were still vivid in their minds, and they never forgot the ceded Alsace-Lorraine region. However, they did not remember that this region was originally the unjust result of the Bourbon dynasty's expansion against Germany. The Alsace-Lorraine region originally belonged to the German Holy Roman Empire. Since the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, it has gradually become French territory.

In fact, according to their analysis, the reason why France is weak towards Britain and tough towards Germany is because the French have a strong European complex in their hearts. They can accept the failure of Britain overseas, but they always hope to grasp the hegemony of Europe. .

Of course, this is also related to its long-term bad geopolitical situation, which William II was actually moved to understand.

The second, needless to say, is the self-esteem of a big country. France has been a powerful country in Europe since ancient times. It has long competed with the Habsburg Dynasty, Britain and others for hegemony, and has always regarded itself as the top power in Europe. Germany has always been divided in history. If separated, it is a middle-level country and has not been threatened. Germany did not rise until modern times as an emerging country. France has always had a strong sense of pride in it, so it is even more intolerable. The failure to fight against it means that we want to "recover the ground". When William II thought of this, he was moved and helpless, and at the same time he was proud of Germany's victory over the opponent. \u003cin zhu's missionaries and moral defenders consider themselves. Both the Kingdom of Prussia and the German Empire, including the Austro-Hungarian Empire, are the most conservative. On the one hand, France looks down on Germany. On the other hand, it goes without saying that in the face of the slow development of its own country's industry, it has no interest in Germany's strong industrial strength. The fear in the heart makes it look unnatural when looking at the German Empire with the mentality of a temporarily weak person. Due to psychological reasons, it is unwilling to have more contact and communication with Germany at all, and tries every means to weaken Germany in order to seek its own security.

William II cannot help but sigh here. Putting aside other factors, Alfonso XIII, who had iron will, absolute authority and infinite wisdom, truly implemented foreign policy based entirely on interests and balance of power. Ignoring the limitations and differences of ideology and social systems, he is a truly mature politician. He also sincerely admires the other party's ability to develop his country's economy. Although the German empire is not developing slowly, the history of the two countries is still there. The task left by the previous king was even more different, especially when the other king took over before he was born. He turned a country that was originally only a middle-lower per capita income in Europe into one with the highest income in Europe and even the world. As a king of a big country, he knows the bitterness involved, so he understands the pressures and difficulties that others cannot understand better.

The reason why we have reached this point is actually because several countries are major powers that have failed diplomacy. Bismarck once predicted during his lifetime that "Sooner or later, the great powers of Europe will have to fight a European war over a few idiots in the Balkans." Facts have proved that Bismarck is wise. Now, the diplomacy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is contained by Serbia; the diplomacy of Germany is contained by the Austro-Hungarian Empire; the diplomacy of Russia is contained by Germany; the diplomacy of France is contained by Russia; and the diplomacy of Britain is contained by France. This chain of links started in the Balkans, and eventually turned Britain, France and Germany and Austria from confrontation to war. There was no room for change.

For hundreds of years, France has dreamed of hegemony on the European continent, but has suffered a lot and gained little from doing so. However, by establishing a world colonial empire, it firmly occupied the status of a world power. After the failure of the Franco-Prussian War, France remained a world-class power. This shows the importance of colonies, which is what Germany is most in need of now.

The German Empire was an emerging imperialist country that had only been established for a few decades. I came to the international political game very late, so to speak, I took the last train. Therefore, the area and population of Germany's colonies are far from comparable to those of Britain and France, but the strength of the empire has not been weaker than those of these two countries after years of development. Therefore, it is natural that William would be eager to acquire colonies. This year he has never hidden his ambitions. According to the theory of Marx, a great German scholar, war will be inevitable when the political and economic development of imperialist countries is unbalanced. If Germany wanted to acquire new colonies, they would have to reshuffle the existing colonial system.

The first update is to sort out the relationship between various countries. Next, we will conduct a gunboat war game, and then accelerate the plot events. I hope you will support me a lot. (To be continued.