Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

And the man who dominated this scene is currently entertaining his sons at home with a strong sense of leisure, the Prince of Medi, the Duke of Madrid, and the Duke of Anjou in Spain.

November 25th is the little Duke's birthday, and Alfonso has been preparing to spend time with his son on his first birthday.

Patricia looked at her husband dancing and playing with Medi in his arms. Especially when she thought about how she had lifted Medi over her head, she never expected that Medi peed directly on his head. The embarrassment on his head made his heart feel extremely happy.

Looking at them both, there was no moment in her life that made her feel happier and happier than this.

However, a quiet life can easily be interrupted by various things.

Patricia had just thought that her husband would be able to surround her mother and son with peace of mind in the next ten days, but before the joy brought by this dissipated, Trini was in a hurry with an extremely serious look. His expression let her know that it seemed that her husband's so-called vacation plan was going to go to waste again.

Alfonso also saw Trini. He was just about to prepare to object directly no matter what the other party said, but he was stopped by Trini's words.

The same happened to Patricia next to her. She stared at Trini with her eyes wide open, and then looked at Alfonso. It seemed that she didn't know what to say anymore.

The silence of the three people made the babbling voice of Prince Medi, a child less than one year old, seem so crisp. It was Patricia who reacted first and said hurriedly: "You guys talk about business first. I'll take Medi over there to take a look."

Alfonso was about to say no, but he held back what he said because he also understood that his wife was trying to avoid suspicion and to reduce the conflict between the two people. In this regard, Alfonso What's left is the warm feeling of gratitude in my heart. At the same time, his feelings for her became deeper.

Seeing Patricia leaving, Alfonso asked earnestly: "George V really said that and he agreed?"

Trini said with joy on his face: "Yes. Your Majesty. He agreed. Even Britain is willing to consider if the German Empire really wants to participate in this coalition of several countries. The British government is also willing to provide conditions. are willing to cooperate.”

"With conditions?" Alfonso frowned. The German Empire was no other country. If the so-called conditions proposed by Britain were too excessive, it would be strange that William II would agree.

Trini seemed to know what Alfonso was thinking, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Their conditions are very simple, that is, they need the guarantee from the German Empire. After this cooperation, the German Empire needs to fully abide by the current British regulations." Territorial rights over all the territories it rules, this is the British condition.”

"I think the German Empire will not object to this condition, but I am indeed very dissatisfied. Don't forget that the Strait of Gibraltar is still in the hands of the British. If the German Empire agrees to the British conditions, then, then Isn’t it just a partial recognition that Gibraltar, which was originally our territory, is British territory?”

"This" Trini shook his head with a wry smile. He really hadn't thought of this. He had forgotten that His Majesty had always been worried about Gibraltar, which was occupied by the British. This matter seems a bit difficult to handle now.

"Forget it, one code equals one code. Who said it is the world's largest country? Anyway, it seems that Brotu will not be able to get it back in the near future. In this case, let the British government take more care of us. Hum, sooner or later one day , I also want to set up a Spanish satellite city on the British Isles."

"Your Majesty, we should discuss this in private. If the British guys like George V heard it, it would be strange for them to be so angry that they would vomit blood and fight for us."

"Now that the British are like this, what about the other two countries? What do they say?" Alfonso definitely attached great importance to this secret operation. For this reason, he invested a lot of energy in this. Inside, he has almost completed preparations for everything that can make progress. Now, the most important next step is to form a group. As long as Britain is brought over through the German Empire, then this matter will be done with twice the result with half the effort.

"The German Empire is naturally very enthusiastic. The last time the German Empire conspired with us, it quickly acquired the very important island of Sulawesi in Dutch Indonesia, which greatly increased the German Empire's strength. As a new world power, how could they give up such an important opportunity when all their resources have been occupied? Therefore, when we proposed such an idea, they couldn't wait to agree. They seem to be a little hesitant about cooperating with each other. Obviously, the trust between them is still very weak."

"This is the best and most normal. If the trust between them is as good as that between us and Portugal, then our countries will not be suppressed by them [jointly]." Alfonso said angrily . "As for Japan, those guys who are greedy during class, I think they should agree quickly."

However, Trini's answer really made him feel stunned, and then he became a little angry.

Trini: "Your Majesty guessed wrong. This time Japan has become unsteady and does not know whether to move forward or backward."

"Oh, is that so?" Alfonso suddenly thought of a question, "Is it because of interest groups?"

"Yes," Trini explained directly: "Now the Japanese government is divided into two major camps. The main militant faction headed by Saionji Konobo requires the government to directly participate in it. This won the support of his teacher Hirobumi Ito. There is also the support of Yamagata Aritomo, two Japanese political veterans, and Navy Marshal Togo Heihachiro. They believe that now is the time for Japan to officially join the team of world powers. After defeating Tsarist Russia, it can quickly make it difficult for Russia to expand in the Far East. The region will play a role in restricting Japan's expansion. By that time, the Far East region will become Japan's largest country. At that time, it will most likely turn its guns south and directly deal with China, which is now in great chaos."

"It's a very good idea, but judging from your tone, it seems that Katsura and others have different opinions?"

"Your Majesty's guess is correct. Katsura Taro, led by Masayoshi Matsukata, Kaoru Inoue, and Oyama Iwa, believe that Japan still should not engage in a real decisive war with Russia. Their reason is that although the war with Russia a few years ago In the war, Japan won. However, Japan also paid a heavy price, that is, all the strategic materials that Japan had accumulated over the years were wiped out. Several years have passed, and Japan has not truly recovered to its original state until now. Therefore, Katsura Taro believes that the most important thing for Japan now is to develop its domestic economy. Only after Japan's more powerful economy is used as a backing can it expand externally. It will be easier to expand with strong strength, rather than like Like the previous war between Japan and Russia, if Russia persists for another three months or so, Japan will be directly dragged down by the war."

"It's a good idea to plan first and then make a profit. Katsura Taro's scheming statement is really correct. Trini, do you think there is anything we need to pay attention to when dealing with them? For example, when dealing with them? "

Trini: "Judging from the time of this year, Japan has become a country with strong ambitions under the turns of these people. Although they are divided into two factions, [in fact] they are still It can be learned from the methods of each of their governance that they are actually hawks, and they all have expansion as their external goal. However, it is obvious that Katsura seems to pay more attention to the stamina before going up, which is very dangerous. The kind that comes after you grasp it.

And Saionji Konobo, like his teacher Hirobumi Ito, likes to have an adventurous spirit. Just like the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 under the leadership of Hirobumi Ito, he wanted to pass on the mentality of "little Boda".

"Haha, they are just a bunch of jackals. Whenever they see good things, they want to take a bite. That old boy Ito Hirobumi worked hard to bring down the Korean Peninsula for Japan. Now it is his largest island in Japan. Where the glory lies, therefore, he did not want to make any mistakes, so he moved directly there to take charge. In fact, you had another question that you had not thought about just now, and you did not want to say it clearly. In fact, the reason is very simple. Today's Japan The reason why Prime Minister Katsura Taro does not support it is because of Ito Hirobumi."

"Ito Hirobumi?"

"Yes, Ito Hirobumi's prestige in Japan has now reached a level close to that of the Emperor. Even Emperor Meiji had to be courteous to him. He was very scrupulous about him. In fact, the reason why he went directly to North Korea to guard it was In fact, this is also a very smart move, because it can reduce Emperor Meiji's suspicion of him more and then do not very good things to him, such as assassinating others and dying unexpectedly."

"Just like the person who was reportedly assassinated and almost died on the Korean Peninsula some time ago?"

"This is what he fears most. Of course, Emperor Meiji also wants to consolidate power. He is afraid that Hirobumi Ito will eventually become the one who cannot lose his power."

Trini nodded in agreement, but he had some questions: "But what about the fight between Ito Hirobumi and Katsura Taro? You know, people like them are the scruples of Emperor Meiji."

"I still don't understand. If Japan gets the benefits from cooperating with us this time, who do you think is responsible for the benefits? Of course, Ito Hirobumi is more promising. In this case, then this is not Is it just like making wedding clothes for Katsura Taro and Ito Hirobumi?"

"Then what should we do? Is there no other way?" Trini said with some worry, "If Japan didn't participate, our countries would definitely be able to eat it."

"Humph, this has already been established. Don't disrupt the original order. Also, don't you think it's an eyesore to Japan who is standing by and watching? Give them a small advantage and use their strength to Maximizing consumption and reducing the threat to us is what we want to achieve. Since Katsura Taro is like that, we should give him hope and choose Japan's future territories to be farther away from the Korean Peninsula. There will also be more governors under Katsura Taro. In this way Japan’s political situation is more exciting.”

"Your Majesty is indeed your Majesty. One plan is the same as the other. Japan, it seems, is really destined to be eaten by His Majesty."

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