Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

Elihu Root's heart had never been at peace since Alfonso left. At first, he couldn't figure out why Alfonso left, but before he could continue to think about this issue, something happened. One thing that made him very angry was that after the American athletes entered the stadium, they found that there was no place to stay. Looking around, he, the Secretary of State on the high platform, suddenly discovered that it was not the reason why they could not find it. But there was no area with the American flag at all. Wasn't this a direct slap in the face of him, the Secretary of State, so he directly protested to King Edward VII. In the end, he returned to his original place under the apology of King Edward VII, but he still had a lot of resentment towards Britain because of this.

Then not long after, I saw that Sweden was doing the same thing, and I put it down after thinking that Britain was not deliberately embarrassing the United States. But the pimple is still there. The same treatment in Sweden just makes him more balanced.

After all, this ceremony is very similar to the one held in the United States, except that this time there are more participating countries.

"Your Excellency, Secretary of State, this is the news you want." As soon as he returned to the room, the people he sent out came to him.

Can't wait to open it and take a look. After understanding the whole thing, he pondered for a while, and his cheeks beat very loudly and frequently. The man next to him still stood there and continued to wait for instructions.

"Generate electricity and tell the United States that in the name of the U.S. State Department, it condemns the incident of bombing of train tracks in Angola. At the same time, it expresses condolences to Spain and Portugal, and at the same time, it says that we are concerned about whether the lives of local people have been disturbed by this."

Watching the telegram being sent out, I was a little distracted thinking about the problem.

How is Spain preparing? What do they want? Do you want to take action that is detrimental to the United States? This is his biggest concern now. This is also the reason why someone at the ministerial level was supposed to lead the team this time, but in the end it was him. The reason was that they had received word that the four South American countries would participate in the London Olympics for the first time with the president personally attending. This was a big surprise to the entire US government. After all, they didn't even know that such news came true. This can only explain one thing, that is, these countries had planned to hide it from the United States in advance. Therefore, the US government, which is full of informants in South America, does not even know about it. Fortunately, if you have money, you can really push around.

It goes without saying that the U.S. dollar is powerful. Under its attack, the opponent finally made a move after it couldn't bear it. Therefore, the U.S. government finally knew that the fundamental reason was that Spain was supporting the expenses of athletes and delegations from these countries. Understanding the importance these countries attach to independence and sovereignty, the United States naturally knows that these countries are able to compete with major countries in the world to demonstrate their independent achievements. Naturally, the United States will not cause public outrage just to stop it. I also knew that Alfonso XIII would come to Britain in person this time, and the two intertwined. Members of Congress with conspiracy theories and many cabinet members of the U.S. government are discussing it heatedly.

For this reason, the original minister was finally replaced by the Secretary of State, who was the head of the minister. He came to the UK in order to better understand the meaning of these actions taken by Spain. The message he just sent was actually a kind of provocation. He just wanted to see what tricks Spain would use to catch up with him.

Like Eli Hurt, the U.S. Secretary of State, who also knew what had happened, there were leaders from various countries such as Edward VII, Nicholas II, and Armand Fallier. However, they did not show any expression other than sympathy and condemnation, etc., because they were afraid of sending the wrong signal, or they felt that this was nothing worth making a fuss about. Many such incidents occur in various countries every year. ….

While the world's focus is on the London Olympics, the incident in Angola is beginning to unravel at the top levels of various countries. As the king of the country concerned, Alfonso is now meeting these four guests at his reception place.

"What do you think of my proposal?" Alfonso looked at the four of them expectantly. The one whose face and body look a bit like the Chinese director Ang Lee is the current President of Peru, Ota Humala. The one on the left who looks a bit like the traitor and sister-in-law in God of Gamblers, who has a face and hairstyle similar to that of a sophomore in high school, is Bolivian President Ike Morales. The third somewhat skinny player is Rafael Crete from Ecuador. The fourth person whose figure is comparable to Fa Ge is Chilean President Bernardo Ozquin.

"It's possible, but your Majesty, have you ever thought about Americans..."

"But President Rafael and others, please rest assured that we will handle the matter in the United States. After all, this is just a cultural exchange and ordinary business. I know that you countries were very dissatisfied with the Spanish colonial rule back then, and I was too. , I think cooperation is the best strategy for long-term peace and stability. Everyone should know the direction and look forward. The country also needs to move forward. We in Spain now have excess pesetas or pounds and dollars that can be supplied to meet your funding gap. demand, and what you need to do is that all your countries only need to continue to use pesetas of equal value. After all, you have always used pesetas. You only need to unify the gold content with Spain, then we will be a currency union. , for such an existence. Our empire will not treat you badly."

"At that time, we in Spain will regard it as an ally of the economic alliance. I believe you have also seen the plundering of your country by the United States over the years. Their attitude has been very clear. You need to rule from Spain now, not decades ago. Secession from China requires limited support from the United States. Now that you are also talking about sovereign countries, you have the right to strive for more profits for your country. And Spain is the source of your profits. I know you are wondering why Spain and I are so good. , in fact, it is also a matter of resources. Our empire currently lacks resources, and we need you to provide them to us at market prices. Don’t worry, we are definitely different from the resource plundering in the United States. We plan to jointly mine with you, and we will make profits. Divided by shares, this distribution is reasonable."

The four people's eyes lit up when they heard about joint mining. In this way, their interests will be more protected, and they will not have to worry about expanding and monopolizing things like the United States.

Seeing that they were already moving, Alfonso knew that he would not only keep them safe after administering this strong medicine again, but he would agree very quickly. Having figured out the weather, he continued:

"Also, if you need to buy arms, we in Spain allow you to use dividends as payment, and what's more," I saw the faces of several people finally changed. Alfonso paused deliberately.

Sure enough, Chilean President Bernardo Oskin asked eagerly: "Excuse me, are these arms in active service?" This question was so important that the other three people also looked at Alfonso and waited for him. answer.

When Alfonso nodded in affirmation, the three people opposite him could no longer hold back their excitement and cheered loudly. Alfonso certainly understood why they were so happy. In this era, when managing a country and region, you will never have a real sense of security without strong artillery hardware. If you are the president and have no power, then there is a possibility that the powerful people next to you can take out their guns at any time and oust you from office and take the position themselves. There is nothing wrong with them being democratically elected presidents, and they are groups representing their own interests, but because of this, they know that gunboat strength is the last word, and it is what rulers need to master most.

If what Alfonso said comes true this time, even if there are not as many as the Spanish Empire, and the soldiers are not as well-trained and elite, as long as there are half or one-third of them, they will be able to have them in the world. The country's position can even enter the ranks of second-rate powers. After all, Spain's military strength is at least among the top five in the world. If they are all equipped with Spanish active weapons by then, will the United States still dare to take the resources on their territory as casually as it does now? Several people are calculating their own interests and gains.

In the second update, I found that the click-through rate is not very high. It may be that the new works of the great masters have begun to ferment, making the overall click-through rate spread thin. However, even so, I still hope that everyone will actively vote for the Rat's Nest. There will be two updates every day and never give up. .

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