The Rise of the Empire

"After all, you are still a cunning politician. Some people say that you are a businessman. In fact, this is an insult to you." Xiao Maoqi sighed. He had to say that the prince's political skills are too powerful. As a bait to provoke the opponent's internal friction, and in exchange for the most needed supplies, this method is powerful. But little Maoqi still underestimated the lower limit of the prince.... \u003c/p\u003e "Then we come to clean up the mess? Choose someone who suits us as an agent?" Little Maoqi asked tentatively. \u003c/p\u003e"No, no, no. They will all perish or sink. It is impossible for us to choose those who have stains as our spokespersons. As soldiers, we can all imagine that the forces of all parties are fighting for power and They will use all kinds of methods to squeeze the people, that is to say, no matter who wins, their hands will be filled with blood, and they will always have a group of hostile forces in the country. And this hostile Forces may seek refuge in Russia after the war, because we choose to support the winners, then the opponents can only choose Russia! This is very inconsistent with our interests."\u003c/p\u003e "And these people who have been fighting from the flames of war They all have their own military teams, and for a country like Russia, mastering the military is equivalent to mastering everything, which is unnecessary for us, so we will choose a government composed of civilians and civilians. At that time, military protection was provided by us! No matter how bad this government does, it will be better than what the warlords did during the melee, isn't it?" the prince said with a smile. \u003c/p\u003e"By the way, you said I was a businessman just now?" The prince suddenly remembered something. "Thank you for your reminder. We still need to analyze Russia's potential economically. In this way, you will be more convinced of what I say!"\u003c/p\u003e "Russia's economy has always been a problem, or if there is no French It is difficult to say whether Russia will be able to achieve the present situation if it is supported by loans from China. The basis for determining a country’s income is national income, and Russia’s national income is the lowest among all countries, but it has maintained a rather large The army, in peacetime, can barely survive by relying on the income from liquor monopoly and railway monopoly, as well as various taxes, but once it enters wartime, it will be different!"\u003c/p\u003e"First of all, the production and sale of alcohol as a luxury It will inevitably be affected, because these things need to be supplied to the army first, and wine is brewed from crops, and because a large number of people and livestock are recruited, food production will definitely decrease, and wine sales will definitely be affected. The same is true for the railway system, a large amount of transport capacity is used to transport military supplies, so the income from transporting civilian supplies will definitely decrease, and as the front continues to advance, the Russians will definitely have fewer and fewer railways.”\u003c/p \u003e "Of course, there is another problem that the Russian government does not tax certain wealthy classes! And if Russia wants to collect their war funds, there are only two ways, one is to issue paper money, and the other is to It is borrowing. And this will undoubtedly speed up the collapse of Russia's already fragile economy!"\u003c/p\u003eIn fact, Russia's situation in terms of war funds is far worse than that of Germany, and the historical situation is as true As expected by the prince, tax revenue decreased sharply after the outbreak of the war. If the tax revenue in 1914 was taken as 100%, then Russia’s income after 1915 was no more than 60% at most. \u003c/p\u003eIn order to make up for more and more military points, the Russians can only issue banknotes in addition to borrowing! The result is that the circulation of banknotes in Russia during the war increased to 8 times that before the war! The payment ability of gold has dropped from 98.2% before the war to 9.4%! The French also increased their money supply by a factor of six, while Germany only increased it by a factor of four. From a monetary point of view,

Germany is in the best position! \u003c/p\u003eYou must know that the currency and precious metal reserves at that time were linked, and the collapse of the economy was even more fatal. When the money is no longer money, and the credibility of the government collapses with the financial system, then no matter how powerful the country is, it will not be able to recover from the collapse fate! Even Russia is more deadly economically than its transportation system and national problems! \u003c/p\u003e "So, do you think Russia will collapse first, and it will be the key to us breaking the deadlock?" Xiao Maoqi thought for a while and said. "Your strategy is very different from our original strategy of attacking the Western Front and tying the Eastern Front. If you operate it, what chance do you have of winning?"\u003c/p\u003e "It's hard to say, the victory on the Eastern Front is just a foundation. The first thing that can be determined is that even if the Eastern Front ends as we imagined, the resources we can obtain in a short period of time are still limited. How much can an underdeveloped country have left after a war and a catastrophe Things? How many things can be transported to the Western Front? It is very difficult to support the war on the Eastern Front!"\u003c/p\u003e "If I were the chief of the German Army's General Staff, I would Immediately find ways to negotiate peace with Britain and France. Consolidate our advantages through one or two limited battles, and let the other party realize that there will be no benefit in continuing to fight, that is the time for us to stop." The prince said. \u003c/p\u003e"If Britain and France can accept the reality of the Eastern Front and are willing to give up Belgium and some colonies, this can be considered." Xiao Maoqi nodded to express his agreement with the prince's opinion. In his opinion, this "end "Although the wars of all wars have not achieved their purpose, Germany has benefited a lot from it, and it is time to end it. In the future, Germany will be stronger after digesting the dividends of this war. \u003c/p\u003e"If you really think so, then this war will not end, because you have proposed a condition that the other party cannot accept at all!" The prince shook his head, he knew that the most critical meeting with Moltke this time The time has finally come! And it's also the toughest negotiation. \u003c/p\u003eIt is not difficult for little Maoqi to understand the situation in Germany, and it is not difficult for Maoqi to believe that everything is for Germany, because little Maoqi has already subconsciously agreed with the prince. Otherwise, he would not have come to Munich from Berlin himself. Let Little Maoqi realize that the Eastern Front is easier to solve than the Western Front. Although it is somewhat difficult, the overall difficulty is not great, because Little Maoqi is reasonable. When you have enough data and examples, when you have a complete set of strategic battles After the system, Little Maoqi can be persuaded. \u003c/p\u003eThe real difficulty of this meeting is to get Little Maoqi to give up his unrealistic illusions about war! In other words, he is too greedy, he wants too many things, and doesn't consider whether he can eat them! In history, Germany also made a request for peace talks. In addition to guaranteeing the fruits of victory on the Eastern Front, he also wanted to obtain indemnities and colonies, and this was obviously impossible for the other party to agree to! And the result is that the war continues until the United States enters the war.... \u003c/p\u003eThe second one is here~~~! Ask for a subscription\u003c/a\u003e~~~! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e