Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

While Armand and Nicholas II, King of the Russian Empire, were discussing their important matters, not far from them, a scene of leadership diplomacy was also taking place there.

"Tomorrow is the Olympic Games. Everyone who can afford it has the opportunity to appear here together. How can we avoid this expensive oil if we don't find an opportunity to get together together?"

"Isn't it said that Luffy will be fully paid for this trip by King Edward VII?"

"Hahaha, I said that his dignified brother of the King of the Ottoman Turkish Empire would still argue with Edward VII over a small amount of travel expenses? If this is the case, I will definitely stand on your side. Well, you absolutely have no joke." The more he said, Alfonso's smile became even brighter and his voice became louder. The person in front of me is the royal brother of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. He is the younger brother of the current King of the Ottoman Empire, King Abdulhamid, who is two years younger. Unlike his elder brother, who turned a blind eye to the brutal massacre of Armenians, Muhammad is more democratic. So after his eldest brother was overthrown and he came to power in 1909, he immediately adopted the constitutional system. However, because it was too democratic, many of his decrees were not conveyed quickly. Power brought power but diluted it. In the end, during his reign, the originally huge empire was dismembered one by one. In World War I, he was surrounded and suppressed by Britain, France and Russia because he chose to join the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire because he was on the wrong team. And because he was an Islamist, many Western countries had very strong opinions about him, so he died suddenly and suddenly in 1918. The reasons are widely circulated but cannot be confirmed.

Some people say that this is a conspiracy of the capitalist presidential countries headed by the United States and assisted by France, but every country is busy denying it, and the true facts are not known.

Alfonso is the king of a monarchy. It is impossible for him to support the overthrow of the king of a monarchy, because he understands that this is digging his own grave. This is encouraging the establishment of a republic or the federal system of the United States. He cannot be said to have Selfishness is what people are like. How many people have their own great future? Is it impossible to fulfill other people's ideals? Alfonso can only maximize the living space for its citizens like the British did in the future.

"What His Majesty Alfonso said is right. I also support you. After all, the rich people from the Mediterranean to the English Channel are not ordinary. Now our empire's oil use is in short supply. Unlike your Spanish Empire and The two major oil companies are supported by abundant funds, and they do not want overseas colonies like the United Kingdom to provide unlimited supplies. Even the Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company established with the Dutch is one of the largest oil companies in the world. Unlike you, we in Italy are It is a country that is short of oil, and we are still looking for oil everywhere." King Vittorio Emanuele of the Kingdom of Italy was worried. Alfonso knew that he was a monarch who was very worried about the fate of his country. He said that now, He is not a man of great talent and strategy, but he has a heart for making people's lives better.

Looking at the two people in front of him, Alfonso felt in a trance. Why? Because when the two countries fought in World War I, Italy was neutral first, and then joined the Allied Powers led by Britain and won. Prior to this, in addition to the mainland, the colonies of the Kingdom of Italy were Eritrea and Somalia in the Red Sea. As for Libya, it started in 1912, while Ethiopia was occupied by Mussolini after he launched a war in 1935.

As for Ottoman Turkey, it has now begun to decline. In World War I, it even stood on the wrong team to join the Allied Powers and Britain. In the end, this dynasty only lasted until 1922 when it was overthrown. Before World War I, the land owned by the Ottoman Empire stretched from the southern end of the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia, Israel, Lebanon, Syria to Turkey, to the east was Iraq along the Persian Gulf to Qatar, and further south is now controlled by the British of Yemen and Oman. Ottoman Türkiye has a lot of oil reserves, but they don't know that there is such wealth underground. Alfonso knew, even where there were more. However, he did not tell the future Islamist king who would come to power in a year, because he knew that this was not the beginning of the real decline of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire would continue to be suppressed in the next few years. Will it be an opportunity for the empire? Will it be a point for establishing an empire in the Middle East? Iraq? No, the Ottomans will never agree to more than ten footholds in their native Spain, Saudi Arabia? Forget it, that is also a territory connected to the mainland, and it also belongs to the mainland. Kuwait now belongs to the United Kingdom, and outside Kuwait, there is still a territory that is not connected to the mainland. Alfonso knows that this is the future eastern coastal area of ​​Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which is also the most oily place in the Middle East. Recently, Britain has been spying on these places for years, and this is what the Ottoman Empire is worried about, so this is why it wants to stay together with Spain. ….

"Okay, let's not talk anymore. If King Edward VII finds out about it, he will definitely say that we are jointly putting pressure on him. I think he must be extremely depressed. Don't let us guests make the host lively. It's not good." Alfonso changed his tone, looked around the room where there were only three of them, and continued: "Let's talk about our cooperation issues."

Muhammad glanced at Alfonso worriedly, and then glanced at the Italian King Vittorio next to him. After much hesitation, he first said: "I think we must unite. We have been suppressed by major countries over the years. We are all cowering now, our interests are not protected, and our territories or colonies are under serious scrutiny. To be honest, unlike His Majesty Alfonso's Spain, which was prosperous, our Ottoman Empire has finally maintained stability despite these things. state, but I do feel that we are somewhat powerless under the insignificant pressure of the major empires. It is not that we are not strong enough, but that after facing the two major camps in Europe, we will be unable to survive alone. If we continue to be defeated by the British As Tsarist Russia and France continue to suppress us, we will have no choice but to join the alliance of the German Empire." He shook his head helplessly with a wry smile.

This is what the situation forces us to do. Of course Alfonso understands that Britain needs to expand its territory. There is no opportunity for him anywhere in the world. In Latin America, the United States is on guard everywhere, and in the Far East, interests have been distributed or there is too much competition. Africa is almost entirely theirs and France's. Now there is only the Middle East, and the one who controls the Middle East is the Ottoman Empire. Iran has been carved up by the interests of Britain and Tsarist Russia. Now there is also the Ottoman Empire, which is relatively weak. This country that is swinging between camps happens to be sandwiched between the interests of the two camps. As a buffer, their situation can be imagined. However, the dominant countries such as Britain will certainly not let the Ottomans destroy their advantages, so they have suppressed them to their heart's content these years. The Ottoman Empire cut off the territory of the Ottoman Empire piece by piece. They just want to weaken it, and finally invade it or control it, so that the German camp will be surrounded by several of their countries.

Italy and the Ottoman Empire were different. They are in the rising stage of development, but they also encounter difficulties, that is, the problem of establishing goals and allies. In this group of powerful Europeans, if you are just an individual, like the Ottoman Empire, you may face other alliances. of suppression, Italy's situation is actually very similar to that of the Ottoman Empire, that is, they can also be used as a very important point to encircle the German Alliance, and they are also a very important security target neighbor for France. However, unlike the Austro-Hungarian Empire, , the Kingdom of Italy is more powerful, and it is closer to Europe and even France. France does not dare to peep into Italy. After all, border conflicts may burn into its own territory at any time, which is not allowed by the French. The Ottoman Empire is an exception. After all, they are across the sea from each other in the Mediterranean. As long as their French and British navies continue to remain strong, are they still afraid of them?

So for a moment, King Vittorio Emanuele of Italy didn't know how to cut in.

Although Spain is also suspected of being suppressed by the British this time, it is even more different from the other two countries. That is, Spain is more thorough than the Kingdom of Italy. They are developing rapidly, and their interests are at least now protected. Unlike the British this time Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Spain was not successfully suppressed by the British and even gained a lot of prestige because of it. But even so, if the two camps continue like this, it will be difficult for Spain to maintain stable development. After all, industrialization The country needs a market, and now France, Germany, and even the Austro-Hungarian Empire have opened their markets to Spain because they want to make good friends with Spain. But what if a war breaks out, or Spain's status in it declines? I won't be right. It has opened up the market to you, so with Spain's huge industrial strength, where will the products it makes be exported? Africa is too poor to consume, let alone Asia, which is still at war. The reason why Alfonso was so active in contacting the Ottoman Empire of Italy was because he actually wanted to capture more overseas markets for Spain. Of course, it would be even more perfect if there was territorial income.

Today's first update, I actually slept until 8:30 and got up. Hehe, I started to code with some annoyance, and now I have finished coding. There are still two more updates, please continue to vote, especially the collection. Now there are only a few dozen in a day. Guys, can you increase the number? Is it possible? .

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