Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

Chapter 291

Listening to Jeb's words, Trini couldn't help but involuntarily turned his head to look at Alfonso, with a look of surprise on his face, because it was so unexpected to them. Jeb's words The explanation is surprisingly similar to what His Majesty said about diplomacy with France. Of course he would not know that Jeb knew Alfonso's thoughts in advance, because as far as he knew, His Majesty's thoughts were definitely very secret. As far as he knew, only a few people knew about it, and the first one was him. Then there are His Majesty's close ministers, Yan Shun, the head of the think tank, Chirac and Aragon of the Spanish Intelligence Center, and the two chief ministers of the Ministry of Defense and the Prime Minister. How could people in such a circle tell Jeb about it? Because of this, Jeb's countermeasures made him feel even more incredible as soon as he said them.

In addition to him, Harveys also looked at him thoughtfully, and the solemnity on his face was a bit more serious than before.

"That's very well said. Jeb's ideas are very interesting," Alfonso had to say sincerely. Many of Jeb's ideas really coincided with his own. Knowing one thing can make you understand a hundred things. From this point on, From a glance, it can be seen that Jeb's foreign policy is definitely in line with his future foreign policy of Spain. It is precisely because of this that he originally just wanted to knock the two of them about Jeb's appointment as Spanish Foreign Minister. He actually became a little more solemn because of this. This made Alfonso look at him curiously, and he even suspected that Jeb did this on purpose, whether he wanted to add political weight to himself after guessing what he was thinking. if it is like this. Alfonso smiled in his heart. It seemed that this guy was also an interesting person.

"However, I still feel that it is not complete. Well, Harveys, in fact, we know that many people are more supportive of your appointment as foreign minister. Well, Spain is a country of fair competition. Jeb's answer made I feel very satisfied. What about you? I hope you can also show your strength and tell me what you think."

Harveys seemed to be waiting for it. He saluted Alfonso first, and then said with a smile: "I also very much agree with Jeb's idea. Use Britain as an ally to induce trust in their hearts and attack them." Psychological effects are very useful.

And the practice of making inroads in the east and attacking in the west. It is even more amazing to turn the bad relations with France into treasure and improve the transactions with Britain. I also think that if we were in the position of the British, we would directly agree with Jeb's proposal, because the long delay is definitely a very troublesome and laborious matter for everyone. And cooperation between the two countries can not only speed up the resolution of long-standing issues between us. And we can also urge France to join in, which is a win-win for us.

These are what Jeb said and what I think is feasible, and my idea is that I think we should impose economic restrictions on France."

Harveys' words made many people present startled in surprise. Even Trini and Jeb glanced at him in surprise, obviously the answer was beyond their expectations.

It is obvious from what Jeb said that as long as there is coercion rather than sanctions, everyone knows that sanctioning France itself is equivalent to sanctioning Spain itself. After all, Spain's economic development is also driven by shopping and investment from foreign trade countries. Yes, but sanctioning them is a disguised form of making it difficult to sell their own things. I think France's counterattack started along the same lines. Therefore, it is difficult to say that France will not threaten it once. France has not taken the initiative to throw out economic weapons because France's current economic development is slow. They want to maintain or enhance their economic development with Spanish investment, industrial products and other things. , now if Spain imposes sanctions on them and they lose this idea or the benefit they get, then of course they will no longer make free "contributions" to Spain's economic development, and they will break up in two parts. This is the outcome of the subsequent cooperation between the two countries.

Alfonso looked at him deeply, and then asked pretending to be curious: "Oh? Your idea is also very unique. I am very interested in it. Tell me what you think. I think many people They are all very happy to listen.”

Harveys was not polite and said in a gentleman's tone: "Your Majesty, I think so. As early as more than ten years ago, I noticed something, that is, France is now facing a crisis due to the all-round rise of Spain. The internal situation in France has been shaken. Now France has seen a confrontation between the north and the south. The center is the weakest. Some time ago, it was said that some people suggested that the capital of France should be moved to Lyon, because only in this way can the balance between the north and the south be balanced. It is only a short journey to the capital, like Madrid in Spain, that it can truly rule the overall situation. Instead of like now, Paris only represents the interests of the majority of people in the north without truly representing the people in the south.

This proposal was put forward by a member of the Southern House of Representatives. As we all know, the House of Representatives is controlled by southerners. The speaker is Paul Dume, a famous heavyweight political figure in France and one of the famous leaders of defenders of southern interests. .

The Senate is also controlled by Stephen from Marseille, and the current president Armand Falier is from Lyon. Based on this calculation, if the most important head of state in France is based on his position, then they have absolutely reason to do so. Support this proposal. However, due to fierce opposition from northerners, especially vested interest groups in Paris, the trip failed to pass.

But this also shows from the side that France is now in the midst of a chaotic conflict of internal interests. Since northerners are biased against us, we should support southerners. Southerners are within our sphere of economic influence and are de facto our economic followers. In this case, we should give them a push. When imposing sanctions on France, we should not impose comprehensive sanctions, but be selective and specifically target people in the north. For example, we require our maritime transportation companies not to dock their ships at the ports of French cities in the north. If you choose to dock at a British port in the south, you can choose southern port cities such as Bordeaux and La Rochelle. I believe that the French government will definitely protest against our sanctions and will never completely ban our ports. Stop to destroy that southern business that these cities depend on. The British government naturally warmly welcomed such a good thing.

And as long as we implement this, the business of those ports in the north will definitely become bleak, because Spain now occupies 30% of their incoming ships. Such a large share, if lost, Then the consequences will definitely be very serious, and even the tens of thousands of dock porters will first cause a headache for the government.

If we continue to attack the French government in public opinion, then, in the end, I believe that after seeing how severe our economic system is, the southerners will definitely be frightened and demand that the French government tell us that it is a peace negotiation as soon as possible. to resolve this territorial crisis. Coupled with Jeb's previous actions, hehe, not only has the crisis caused by our combat operations been completely resolved, but we have also won a huge victory."

"Okay, very good. Both of your answers are very good. This makes me feel that Spain's foreign policy still has successors, and even the best is better than the old." Alfonso's voice was still heard amidst everyone's applause. So loud. His last words made Trini shake his head with a wry smile, knowing that His Majesty expressed dissatisfaction with him from the side.

"Since you all said so well, then, as everyone recognizes, if Xianzai wants to be Spain's future foreign ministry policy maker, he needs to be able to pass not only the theory, but also the implementation, so , you will be responsible for the crisis between us and France this time. Trini and I, as well as the Prime Minister, will be watching as people who cooperate with you. You will act on the theory you have formulated. What we need It is cooperation rather than competition. This is the way of cooperation in diplomacy. The purpose of your actions in this operation is cooperation rather than competition. If this matter can be solved perfectly, then, except for the foreign minister in a few months, you Besides the two of you, I have another equally important position for another person. This is the reward for Spain’s foreign diplomacy. It is also a test and promise of mine. You, can complete the task. ?"

"Yes." Harveys and Jeb looked at each other deeply, and then said loudly and aggressively. At this moment, they seemed to have returned to the days when they were studying decades ago. The teachers at that time also gave the same encouragement when selecting class leaders. At this moment, they had already decided to fight for honor.

"Very good, I'm very satisfied with your attitude." Looking at the people around with various expressions such as envy and jealousy, Alfonso was even more satisfied, "You are all very good officials in Spain. You are the driving force behind the rapid development of Spain." The role that Spain plays in the world will be measured by the status it will gain in your external actions. So you have a great responsibility and everyone has a sense of mission. I have informed Foreign Minister Trini , if nothing else happens, since my father, your former king, came to power, everyone in the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs will leave a record, and this review will be saved in it, which tells the story of each of you's views on the country. We will choose to release these files at the appropriate time for your contributions and work attitude. By then, I hope you can let your descendants have a sense of honor on their faces rather than an expression of obscurity or disappointment. "Dismissal"

Seeing Alfonso leave, the people behind started talking loudly. Because, the following news was simply too shocking to them. The arrival of this news gave them a huge impact, and even caused a lifelong shock.

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