Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

"We are absolutely very loyal and reliable to our allies. We will always do our best to help our allies."

Omer said without the slightest bit of unnaturalness. Such an imposing manner made the two people next to him feel ashamed for him, but naturally there was no such behavior at this time.

Everyone knows that Spain has been carrying out various strategies for the benefit of its own country. Not to mention, in order to get closer to the United Kingdom, it actually took the Spanish colonies and Cuba, which were equivalent to a piece of meat at the time, into It was sold to the United Kingdom at a low price in exchange for two empty areas that were uninhabited at the time. Although it turned out that Spain finally used its own country’s resources to reclaim these two new areas, it is undeniable that everyone in the world thought that at the time, This is a cheap deal and not a good deal. Even now, the size of the colonial population still determines the value of the colony, it is just how the country develops it.

The Philippines and Cuba have a population of tens of millions. Even for the United Kingdom, it is an unexpected gain. Although it is not as prosperous as Western Australia and New Zealand in Spain, it is better than being able to continuously provide resources to the mainland. Be it manpower or various other resources of the colony.

It is precisely because of this that although Spain has taken very good care of its allies in recent years, as major countries in their respective regions, they all understand that Spain's help to their countries will never be based on sacrificing interests, on the contrary. , from the beginning to the present, the relationship between Spain and its allies has been gradually increasing its own interests. Step by step, he secures each ally, like the threads on a spider web, pulling each prey towards him bit by bit, tying him tightly.

It is precisely because of this that the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire began to take precautions against Spain from the beginning. Didn't they see that Spain's most important Mediterranean ally, the Kingdom of Italy, had already begun to fall towards the German Empire? Why?

Because the Kingdom of Italy was an equal with Spain in the past, especially before the 20th century, even for some time, Italy still occupied the position of the big brother. Let Spain, which has just emerged from the civil war, follow suit. As a result, Italy gained great power in Europe. Even in the Mediterranean, Italy could compete with France for a time. But as Spain rises step by step, slowly. The status between the quasi-allies has changed. That's right. Italy used to be a country in Europe that was far inferior to the United Kingdom in terms of economy, military and political influence. It is difficult for Britain to match, and France and Italy, which are only slightly worse than Britain, can only look up at each other and watch each other encroaching on the African land step by step on the other side of the Mediterranean, but they themselves are more than capable. . The rapid rise of the German Empire made Italy even more aware of its decline in Europe. The majestic inheritance of the Roman Empire ended up ranking behind countries such as Tsarist Russia in Europe, and even the Austro-Hungarian Empire was still behind. He came to Italy from time to time to drink some blood and dig out some meat.

If these had already triggered dissatisfaction throughout Italy, then it was difficult for them to accept the rapid rise of Spain, their main ally at that time. Why did Spain surpass the Kingdom of Italy so quickly? The great Roman Empire fell so quickly. In a short period of time, it went from being the largest country in Europe to being the seventh largest country in Europe. This is the seventh largest country at this time. How many countries in Europe are truly independent? Therefore, it is not difficult for the outside world to understand and judge that in Rome, all those in power will definitely be dissatisfied with their governance by many people. This is why everyone Is there any reason for the Roman government to change its cabinet during this period? This is also why Vittorio Emanuele III resolutely chose neutrality after many years of alliance with Spain, and then chose to develop closer to the German Empire. It is not difficult to imagine the reason why the Kingdom of Italy is close to the German Empire this time , it is nothing more than seeing Spain develop step by step from a backward European country to the top power in Europe. This is definitely not the slightest irritation to the Kingdom of Italy. In addition, Libya, which was originally looked down upon by the Kingdom of Italy, has made Spain took over from the Ottoman Empire, which was like eating from their bowl. At this time, the difference in hostility between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the German Empire towards Tsarist Russia had just passed their honeymoon period. This Europe There was a gap in the most reliable alliance on the continent, and the two parties broke up. The Austro-Hungarian Empire turned to Spain and became the spokesperson of Spain in Central Europe. In the case of the empty arms of the German Empire, it was these combinations that finally brought the Kingdom of Italy to the throne. Pushed into the embrace of the German Empire, it became the new Allied Powers of the German Empire.

The series of actions triggered by this alliance took all surrounding countries by surprise. In recent years, other surrounding countries, such as the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire, slowly watched the Kingdom of Italy with the help of the German Empire. , the economy began to enter the fast lane, which had to make them jealous, especially the Austrian government. At this time, it seemed that there was some regret. Although it did not say that it regretted forming an alliance with Spain, it was spread that This alliance with the German Empire should be completely discarded so quickly.

Everyone can understand the entanglement here.

The Ottoman Empire is even more envious. After all, compared to Italy, the Ottoman Empire was originally a poor country. In the Mediterranean, except for Africa, the Ottoman Empire is the poorest among large and medium-sized countries, and it is also the poorest militarily. The country with the worst equipment. Although it had received a lot of weapons from Spain before, it was only a small part. After all, the enemies faced by the Ottoman Empire now are so much bigger. The United Kingdom is now Looking at this side from the other side of the Persian Gulf, the Persian Armor Dynasty has now been divided between Britain and Tsarist Russia, and it has now become a semi-colony of the two countries.

Therefore, the current coastal areas are all dominated by British forces. Although there is no real garrison, there are some docks. In addition, there are British troops in Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula around the Red Sea, as well as Greece, its allies on the Mediterranean, and the Ottoman Empire have been surrounded by the British army like dumplings. Behind them, there is a polar bear eyeing the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. It seems that the Ottoman Empire at this time is definitely besieged on all sides.

This is why the Ottoman Empire initially agreed, and when Spain, a rapidly rising empire, wanted the Hassa region, the Ottoman Empire finally agreed. From the perspective of the Ottoman Empire, since the two hungry wolves, Britain and Tsarist Russia, are already trying to carve up the flesh of the Ottoman Empire, the Ottoman Empire does not mind making this area more chaotic and attracting more from the world. Players come in.

Their king, Muhammad V, once mentioned to us that if checks and balances can be caused between these big powers in the end, then if the final result is ideal, maybe the Qajar Dynasty will become their target. This kind of opposite made them very excited. Yes, if these countries fight back and forth, the final result may really exceed the negative development. After all, Britain and Tsarist Russia are not there now. Fortunately, the Enchumin organization and the Fedayi members, who were the youth revolutionary organizations of the Ottoman Empire, have been suppressed and suppressed step by step by the current Qajar dynasty in conjunction with outsiders such as Britain and Russia, but these are the real loyal conservatives of the local people. The faction people are definitely the new blood of the local people. With these people, if the support of the Ottoman Empire is added, then it will be unknown what the final result will be.

Judging from Spain's previous attitude of turning a blind eye, it is conceivable that Spain also agreed, and the German Empire obviously also understood the strategic importance of the Persian Gulf. This is why the Ottoman Empire regained Macedonia that time. , the reason why the German Empire would encourage Bulgaria, their spokesperson in the Middle East, to let the Ottoman Empire's army march into the Balkans was obviously also to continue the idea of ​​​​continuing to trouble the two countries in the Middle East by the Qajar Dynasty of Persia.

This will make Russia and Britain even more unable to concentrate on dealing with them, and France is obviously unwilling to be lonely. Unfortunately, in the eyes of the Ottoman Empire, France is a country that cannot be trusted. This country will often follow It is easy for other countries to compromise, especially when it comes to sacrificing the interests of allies, which happens again and again. Therefore, it is a certain degree of difficulty to get the Ottoman Empire to agree to communicate with them.

The arrival of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was definitely an unexpected surprise. It can be said that the Ottoman Empire, which led the Ottoman Empire, paid more attention to the fact that compared to the German Empire, even Spain was far behind Austria-Hungary on religious issues. Empire, why. Because the Austro-Hungarian Empire was a country with the most serious religious mixtures, the three major Christian denominations all had great influence in this country. Catholicism, Protestantism, and Orthodoxy all occupied large areas. In particular, Catholicism was mainly in The west, northwest, and the northeast are mainly dominated by Protestantism (Calvinist and Lutheran), as well as Judaism and Islam in various regions. These are the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. The alliance brought better and more important conditions. Even compared to Spain, the Ottoman Empire actually felt that the Austro-Hungarian Empire was more suitable. Unfortunately, because of the power disputes in the Balkans and the strength of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at sea Unable to help the Ottoman Empire, Spain can only supplement these. (To be continued...)