Chapter 1041: Robert who goes with the flow

  Chapter 1021: Robert who goes with the flow

The Cuban rebellion was jump-started by the British, and even the Vienna government, which hadn’t been paying much attention, was able to find out about it, so naturally the Spanish couldn’t have been unaware of it.

However, it has come to this point, in addition to scolding the British do not do anything, the Spanish government can not do anything.

The rules of the game is so, even to “protest”, but also must first produce evidence.

The British are experienced in this kind of thing, how can they leave obvious evidence to give people a handle?

No evidence is not a big problem, as long as it is recognized that the British did it, the Spanish can secretly retaliate back.

Neither evidence nor strength, then you can only eat this dumb loss.

Obviously, this is not what the Spanish government is willing to accept. In order to seek the help of the international community and put diplomatic pressure on the British, Spanish diplomats were once again busy.

……

“The Spanish are asking for help again!”

Franz frowned.

In a sense, interactions between countries were similar to interpersonal interactions. Only friends who have a back and forth and can bring benefits to each other can have good relations in the long run.

Purely unilateral help, the first time I guessed that many people would be happy to help, the second time they felt bored, and by the third time it would be almost cold.

Favor can be used up, not to mention between countries.

In the previous Philippine War, the government of Vienna had gone to great lengths, far beyond the promises made to the Spanish government before.

Instead of waiting for the return, the Spanish government came to the rescue again, and it can be imagined what Franz was feeling.

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

Foreign Minister Weissenberg: “The Spanish government is facing a very bad situation. Because of the war, the Spanish government finances have reached the brink of bankruptcy.

It was hard to recover the Philippine Islands, but then we encountered the Cuban rebellion. What is worse is that behind the Cuban independence movement, the shadow of the British has appeared.

Spain didn’t have the backbone to fight the British, and they had no better choice than to ask for help from the international community.”

In this world of the weak and the strong, weakness is the original sin.

Although Spain was also a member of the powers, but a waterboy is a waterboy, and after the Philippine War already many countries no longer recognized their status as a power.

Perhaps the Cuban independence movement was just a casual move by the British government, but the Spaniards didn’t dare to ignore it.

They can’t fight it themselves, and to counteract the pressure of the British, the best option is naturally to look for help from the boss.

The Spanish government has good reason to believe that the British government will give up its support for the Cuban Independence Organization as soon as the Continental Union intervenes, just as it sat back and watched Japan give up the Philippine Islands.

“How does the Foreign Office intend to respond?”

Franz asked.

The boss wasn’t easy to be. Patient or not, when things came up, there was no passing the buck.

It’s just that dealing with these troubles also requires skill. One must be careful to protect the interests of the little brothers and not let them get chilled; but one must not be so accommodating as to put oneself in a passive position.

Obviously, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had more experience in this regard. Having dealt with all kinds of trouble every day, it has long since learned how to deal with it by heart.

Foreign Secretary Weissenberg: “The Foreign Office believes that it is possible to provide Spain with limited support, i.e., guarantees that the British will not intervene directly in the Cuban independence movement.

If Spain wants more, then produce direct evidence that the British are planning the Cuban independence movement, or convince the countries within the alliance.

As long as all the countries of the continent agree, we can also have another international intervention.”

Unlike the Philippine War, which had been promised by the government in Vienna during the war against France, this Cuban independence movement was not part of the agreement.

Since there was no agreement, it was “business as usual”. By providing limited support and blocking British pressure, the Vienna government had already fulfilled its role as head of the government.

To send troops to help suppress the rebellion would be a joke. If you can’t even handle your own family business, you have the nerve to show it to others.

A colony is not a homeland, and according to the current rules of the game, if you can’t defend it, you should give it up, and don’t even want to get any favors.

As for the international intervention, it is more like a “visible but inedible” cake.

The British were not the soft touch of Japan.

The British were not the soft touch of Japan, but the European countries did not have any pressure on the non-existent indigenous country of Japan, and they were happy to give Spain a favor when several major countries in the Union supported the intervention.

The British were a different story, despite the loss of Britain’s voice in Europe, the Royal Navy still dominated the world.

All countries were able to personally feel the power of the British, to ask them to spiritually support and verbally condemn, that no problem, mouth everyone does not goad.

If you really want us to confront the British directly, or even carry out armed intervention, then it is: “cough, cough, cough”, we are not feeling well first step.

Not to mention the European countries, even the Vienna government is also afraid of the British.

Unless Spain got the evidence, as the boss must be out of the way, or else the Vienna government is equally unwilling to because of this little thing, and the British on.

Even if the Spanish government exerted all its efforts, the most it could hope for, or the only ones it could possibly convince, would be the Russians.

Nicholas II, who had just succeeded to the throne and was trying to do something “great”, did not mind confronting the British.

The war between Britain and Russia was doomed from the day of the construction of the Central Asian Railway.

“The enemy of the enemy is a friend”, if Spain has the courage to fight against the British and the Russian alliance, the Tsar’s government will definitely vote in favor of the alliance.

Then, there was no then. The Russian navy, with its limited strength, had no ability to intervene; and the Tsarist government, poor as it was, cheered one against the other, and the actual assistance was infinitely nearer to zero.

After a little thought, Franz slowly said: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs to arrange a normal reception on the line. By the way, tell the Spanish prime minister, I am on vacation, now have no time to see him.”

Obviously, Franz was acquiescing to what the Foreign Ministry was doing. Cuba has nothing to do with the Shen Luo Empire, and if Cuba is destroyed and the international price of sugar rises, he may be able to collect more tariffs.

In recent years, the nobles and lords have not wasted their time, plantation after plantation came into being, and all kinds of cash crops are basically ready.

If you look at the international trade situation, you can see that a large part of the reason why Shenluo has been able to maintain a trade surplus for a long period of time is that it is able to export industrial and commercial products while at the same time being able to be self-sufficient in industrial raw materials.

There is not enough interest to drive, in the Cuban issue, Franz is naturally to see the big things.

From the standpoint of the Vienna government, as long as the British did not personally come down to seize Cuba, the Vienna government could watch the fun.

Cuban independence was also not a problem. Anyway, the colonies under the banner of Shinra did not have the basis for the outbreak of a national independence movement.

If you really set off a wave of colonial independence, the headache is also the British, did not push the wave behind, even if it is affordable to Spain.

If Spain was able to suppress the rebellion, it did not matter. The British-Spanish conflict has added a new dimension, which will help the international anti-British forces to grow.

By the way, it would also help to digest the ammunition stockpile. The free ammo deal during the Philippine War, that’s history, now there’s a charge for it.

No money, don’t be afraid.

Shinra has the most professional banking and finance team that specializes in providing emergency loan services to international friends, who need money.

As long as there is enough collateral, there is no problem to borrow as much as you want. Even for the sake of the friendship between the two countries, they were able to secure one of the most favorable loan rates.

The prerequisite: to designate the purchase of a portion of the inventory.

……

London, Downing Street.

“What’s going on here, haven’t we terminated the operation?”

Robert Cecil asked, disgruntled.

It wasn’t true that the London government supported the Cuban independence movement, but that was based on the fact that the war in the Philippines was still going on, and it was done that way in order to help reduce the pressure on the Japanese.

Along with the mutual compromise between Japan and the West, the Philippine War ended prematurely, and the belated Cuban Independence Movement had lost its original value.

As the world’s largest colonial empire, provoking national independence movements was not in Britain’s interest in the long run.

Although John Bull liked to do things that were detrimental to others, this kind of thing that could potentially harm his own interests in the future was still rarely done in general.

Therefore after the Philippine negotiations were agreed upon, Robert Cecil decisively ordered the termination of the operation.

Foreign Secretary Cameron McCarten explained, “Your Excellency the Prime Minister, we do not have complete control over the Cuban Independence Organization.

In fact, as early as the beginning of the Japan-West negotiations, we reduced our support for the independence organizations and terminated our assistance altogether just after the negotiations ended.

By that time, however, they had returned to Cuba to carry out their independence movement, and we had essentially lost control over them.

According to reports from paid insiders, there are other international forces behind the Cuban independence movement.

Both the Allied Powers and the United States are suspected, except that they are doing it so secretly that the Cuban Independence Organization itself doesn’t know exactly who is backing them.”

Cameron McCarten was also helpless, it really wasn’t that he, the Foreign Secretary, had failed in his duties.

The independence movement is not a child’s playground, and once it starts it can’t be stopped if it wants to.

The Spaniards are not fools, no matter how secretive the actions of the independence organization, over time will reveal the traces.

The British do not matter, even if exposed to the Spaniards can not do anything about them. Cuban independence organization can not, even if the top can run, has been the middle and lower level how to do?

Once caught by the Spaniards, the whole organization would be devastated.

We are at the edge of the cliff, and we can’t even think of not launching it.

It was at this time that new international enthusiasts appeared, taking over the role of the British, and provided material assistance to the independence organization.

The top brass of the Cuban Independence Organization put their hearts on the line and simply poked and prodded. The Cuban independence movement began in earnest.

“Damn American fools, don’t they know they’re playing with fire! Daring to let the Empire take the fall is simply ……”

Obviously, Prime Minister Robert Cecil was pissed off. Not to mention taking the blame for someone, the key was not knowing who exactly he was taking the blame for.

Even if the evidence was found out now, Robert Cecil would not believe it. Based on the relationship between the United States and the Union State, it is too common to set each other up.

From the beginning of the Civil War, there has not been a single day in which they have not stabbed each other in the back. Watching and eating American melons have become part of the daily life of the British.

If we don’t know who did it, then the British government will take the blame. Even if Robert Cecil publicly announced that it had nothing to do with them, no one would believe it.

After venting his anger, Prime Minister Robert Cecil, who had calmed down, fell into deep contemplation.

Politics doesn’t care about black and white, it only talks about pros and cons.

Knowing that the back of the pot, in the background can not clear the suspicion, the British government can not be left unattended. Especially in the context of just received the Vienna government note.

Otherwise, if word got out, it would become: Britain was afraid of the Holy Roman Empire, and a note made them give up the Cuban Independence Organization.

Sometimes rumors can kill. Don’t look at the surface of the Anglo-Australian relationship seems to be good, in fact, around the hegemony of the struggle, the two countries have been engaged in countless times of secret war.

At such a critical moment, once Britain reveals a semblance of weakness, it will cause a chain reaction in the international community.

Originally because of the geographic factors, forced to stand with the God Luo European “wallflower”, it is likely to make up their minds, to join the side of the victor.

If this really happened, then there would be no need to say anything. Integration of the European continent of the Shen Luo Empire, absolutely invincible existence, Britain how to struggle is useless.

At that time, the British government had only two ways: either to take advantage of the fact that the European countries still had doubts, and strike first, and do battle with Shinra with a bang; or to obediently give up the world hegemony.

Obviously, neither of these was what Robert Cecil wanted. If he could really fight, Britain would have gone down during the War Against France, and it wouldn’t have been possible to wait until now.

Ceding world hegemony is even more impossible. If he had backed down on this, he would have been beaten to death by an angry “public” before he could get out of Downing Street.

“Resume support for the Cuban Independence Organization, we need to go through them to find out who is behind this, I want to know who is so bold as to dare to count Britain so.

We need to find out who is behind this. We need to find out who is behind this. We need to find out who is behind this. We need to find out who is behind this. We need to find out who is behind this.

By the way, knock down Holland and Portugal, lately they have gotten too close to Vienna, they are forgetting who is the master of this world.”

The black pot can’t be taken for nothing, and maximizing benefits is a must. Supporting the Cuban independence movement is indeed easy to pull hatred, but it can also shock people.

It was important to know that since the defeat of France had passed, London had become the home base of international exile organizations.

Britain can support the independence of Cuban independence organizations today, tomorrow it can support the independence of Indonesian independence organizations, and the day after that it can be changed to ……

(End of chapter)