Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

Chapter 9 The Ten-Year Itch

The saddest thing in the world is to have a son who wants to support him but his mother is no longer there. The saddest thing for a man is to have his girlfriend poached by a good friend. As for a girl, the saddest thing is to watch her boyfriend step by step. After picking up his good friend and best friend, he complained bitterly to himself, and then the two of them left happily with expressions of victory. Everything in the world has its own laws. Flowers bloom and fall. Life is impermanent. Time can straighten out all messy things, and it can also turn all beautiful things into pieces.

The sun rises and sets, and there have been more than three thousand reincarnations. Spain is still Spain, and Spain is not the original Spain. In short, when the sun rises and sets, you can still see it clearly on Spanish territory. People continue to enjoy the light and warmth brought by the sun.

Alfonso walked to his office after greeting his mother as usual. The difference was that there was an extra person next to him. To be precise, a woman with blue eyes and blond hair. The two stood together. The height that reaches Alfonso's eyebrows shows how tall she is, and the disproportionate bulge on her chest proves how plump her figure is, with fair skin and a slightly oriental delicacy. The two of them No matter how we look together, we look right.

"Your Majesty, should we go see Lucia now? I can't imagine that someone actually assassinated me. No, I have to ask the guard leader Aragondo to prepare some guards to protect your safety."

"Queen, Queen" Alfonso held Patricia's hand. This woman who was the same age as him and just two months older than him, now belonged to him. Looking at her nervous and caring look, he felt like the most beautiful woman in the world. A beautiful moment finally appeared in front of him, just like when he saw Cristina when she was just born. Now Patricia is also his closest relative besides his mother and two sisters, as well as the lovely Lucia. 's niece.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. This time it was an accident, just an accident. You know, baby." Holding her in his arms, he felt the most relaxed physically and mentally at this moment.

Patricia felt her husband's attachment to her, and the dissatisfaction she had just expressed in this moment of tenderness, she said whatever he said, anyway, just like this time, he would protect herself, she said After more than a year of getting along with each other, my husband's trust has reached an unprecedented level. In this life, if you have a husband like this, what else can you ask for?

In fact, these words also echoed in Alfonso's heart at the same time.

Patricia, Alfonso's current wife, was born on March 17, 1886, and Alfonso was born on May 17 of the same year, just two months older than him. I also hugged the silver brick. In fact, there is nothing wrong with saying that.

Patricia has a distinguished status. She is the youngest daughter of Prince Arthur of the United Kingdom and the niece of the current British King Edward VII. Many people may not know about Prince Arthur, but he is still very famous in the world because of his He held many official positions with the British warlords and served as Governor-General of Canada for five years starting in 1911. The influence of the British military in North America is very large. As for his second brother, Prince Alfred, he is the Governor of Australia, and as for the youngest brother, Prince Leopold, he is a hemophiliac, so in In terms of influence, except for Edward VII, who is the king, the other two are relatively large.

The woman Alfonso XIII finally married in his previous life was Victoria Eugenia, the one whose grandfather’s identity was unknown but who was the only granddaughter of Queen Victoria’s favorite daughter Beatrice. The one who lived in Windsor Castle and Balmoral , a girl who spent her childhood at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. She lost her father at the age of nine and lived strong. She was very beautiful. Otherwise, Alfonso in his previous life would not have turned to him after being taken away by her at one glance. Patricia, who was going on a blind date at the time, ignored her and chose to pursue her. And at the same time, the person who was still pursuing her was Grand Duke Bori Sferladimilovitch, the cousin of King Nicholas II of the Russian Empire. This shows her beauty, but she has a fatal weakness, that is She inherited the hemophilia of Queen Victoria and her mother. It is the most feared killing machine among European royal families. Its endless bleeding caused many young royal children in Europe to die under its sword. If you like someone, you can sacrifice for him. Everything, but in turn, you can dislike someone for the sake of his future. ….

Her background determines that she will not be of great help to the future of Spain, and history also records her withdrawn personality. She was attacked on the day of her wedding, which was an ominous sign. At the beginning, she was not very close to the people. The reason even aroused dissatisfaction among the Spanish people, and hemophilia even claimed the life of their first child. In this case, Alfonso, who put his life first, finally chose Patricia County. Lord, after getting along with her, he discovered that although Patricia was not as attractive as Eugenia due to her beautiful appearance, her temperament was Alfonso's favorite partner. So, on May 17, 1906, which was also his birthday, they got married, and the marriage was concluded with a double happiness.

Patricia, in her previous life, he abandoned her and chose Eugenia, which made her choose to marry a commoner. But even so, this beautiful woman still lived happily until 1974, her 88-year-old life and Alfonso's A short life is like a real birthday girl. To her, this time he will cherish this woman for the rest of his life.

"Your Majesty, the person you requested has arrived." Next to the two people, there was a guard standing at some point, but his eyes were straight forward, showing a military demeanor. This is his personal bodyguard Chirac, a young but very military man. It is because of his military spirit that he has been able to stay with Alfonso and become his confidant all these years.

"Go back and take care of Lucia first. She must be quite frightened this time. That bastard Yama even scares children." When talking about Yama, Alfonso couldn't help but rang the words this morning. Yama's look, the way he was frightened when he said that he wanted the former pirate leader to be the deputy commander of the Royal Navy's Pacific Fleet made him less angry because Lucia was frightened. Of course, he will not give him a position so casually. There is one more reason, that is, the 28-year-old will only approve his appointment if he can obtain a diploma from the University of Madrid. Before that, it’s better to read some books first.

"Have Prime Minister Eugene, Interior Minister José, Economy and Finance Minister Chávez, Foreign Minister Trini, Regional Policy and Public Administration Minister Elena, Industry Minister Miguel and Education Minister Rais all arrived?"

"Yes, Count Yan Shun is also back and is waiting in the meeting hall." Chirac replied with his face still straight, like a wooden man. Alfonso patted the snow that had fallen on his shoulders for him, and then went to his current meeting place.

"Oh, Yan Shun is back? Yes, it's time for him to come back too."

Ten years have passed since 1897. At that time, they chose to exchange colonies in order to deal with the United States. Now the results have come out. The United States did not dare to do it because of scruples. Although Spain also had some domestic exchanges when it first started. There were various voices of dissent, but as the Spanish public opinion newspapers revealed various confusing extensions of his big weapon, the confusing propaganda gradually calmed down this incident. On the contrary, most people now What shows is appreciation, because after these years of development, Spain now is almost the same as Britain and Spain back then.

The economy is developing rapidly. I don’t know the specific extent. A report will be released soon. Another point to say is that Spain has abandoned the autocratic monarchy system and has chosen a constitutional monarchy, and the legal rights have become greater. Everything must be done in accordance with the law. There are laws to follow. Even the king cannot interfere too much in legal matters. There are laws to govern the country. This is what he said personally in 1899.

The reason why there are fewer people attending meetings is mainly because the administrative departments of the Spanish Empire have been reduced. A big country can support a large number of people, but a country that is developing rapidly requires departments to quickly apply for certificates. Alfonso was most familiar with it in his previous life. I still remember the political language deeply in my heart, especially in the political textbooks, there is such a call every time. It can be simplified, and the handling fee can be saved a lot because of the reduction of departments. ….

These are two political changes in the Spanish Empire in this decade, and there is a third one, which is foreign policy. Now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has established a headquarters, and its name is directly called the Administration Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

There are dozens or hundreds of rooms on it at a time, and each house has a sign hanging on it, the name of a country, such as the current Qing Empire, Japan, etc. Their appearance is mainly to respond to various countries' staffs and can quickly draw conclusions and strategies when events occur in the country without having to collect information again. The few people maintained in each office are dedicated to researching everything in the country. , including the strategic status of language, culture, and distribution of mineral resources, etc., and then make a summary and submit it every week (except for special matters), which can effectively make up for the shortcomings of the embassy. After all, the local embassy of the corresponding country sometimes has a restricted view of one place, limiting its vision of national or even global strategic status. The superposition of the two is the answer to safeguarding the interests of the Spanish Empire. Of course, some countries need more people, while some countries are small and have fewer people.

In order to encourage their enthusiasm, Alfonso came up with a way, that is, the future generations are a bit like points in a monster-fighting game. If the opinions provided by the Foreign Affairs and Political Research Office benefit the empire, then he will be further improved. For example, small countries can transfer funds to medium-sized countries, medium-sized countries can transfer funds to large countries, and so on. If suitable, you can even be promoted to ambassador abroad. It can be said that this greatly stimulates the enthusiasm of those people.

The second update today. My nephew, who is just over one year old, is not in good health and has a cough. I have to take care of him, so I am updating late.

Haha, thank you for your great support. The collection finally reached 200 in Chapter 9 four days after uploading. Although the number is small, it is still meaningful. I hope everyone will continue to support. There are also recommendation tickets and other tickets that can not be wasted. Throw it over, I can withstand it. Most of this time is spent checking information, so updates are a bit sparse, but if nothing else happens, there will be several outbreaks after the New Year, and before that, I am allowed to save some manuscripts. Believe me, this book Will stick to it. Keep asking for support.

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