Chapter 1112: The Void and the Real

  Chapter 1091: The Falsehood
Plans are always faster than change, originally prepared to pit the Russians a Franz, just acted to declare the plan failed – the economic crisis came.

The free trade system collapsed, the biggest loss is Shen Luo is not true, but the first to collapse is France.

There is no way, first the European war of poisonous beatings, and then by the Russians scourge of a wave. France, with its large family, was also tossed out of temper.

After the withdrawal of the Russian army, with the help of the government in Vienna, the French economy also began to recover slowly.

Everything was going in the right direction, but unfortunately, the huge amount of debt was weighing on the country, destroying the healthy growth of the French economic ecosystem.

The dividends of the economic recovery, except for increasing employment and meeting the basic needs of the population, the rest went into the pockets of the countries of the anti-French alliance in the form of reparations.

After the collapse of the free trade system, the economies of all European countries were hit, and naturally France was no exception.

Without sufficient economic moat, the fragile economy directly collapsed in the first wave of shock, directly triggering an economic crisis.

Under the free trade system, the economic ties among European countries were already very close and could not be broken at once.

When the French economy was in crisis, the European countries were inevitably implicated. Not waiting for Franz to react, the economic crisis began to sweep the European continent.

Economic crisis is always accompanied by overcapacity and stagnation of goods, and this time is no exception. Everyone was worried about the stagnation of products, speculation on the price of strategic materials naturally became a dream.

I don’t know whether to say that Japan and Russia were lucky or unlucky.

In the context of the economic crisis, the financial problems shared by Japan and Russia are now no longer a problem.

There are advantages and disadvantages. In order to divert the domestic crisis, both Britannia and Shinra would support a bloodbath between the two countries, which meant that the Russo-Japanese war would be unprecedentedly tragic.

As it happened, both Japan and Russia were masters who could afford to die. Theoretically, as long as there was enough money and supplies, the two countries would be able to keep fighting each other.

When to end, it depends on the heart of the breath, when to let down.

Of course, it is estimated that not waiting for them to be unable to withstand, the back of the gold masters will have to retreat first.

After all, the Japanese and Russian governments have no choice, the London government and the Vienna government is still awake, to weigh the pros and cons.

Hands gently knocking the eunuch chair, Franz fell into a deep meditation.

Unlike to Britain to the lowly Japan, next door to the tsarist government is a big scoundrel, there is borrowing without return is almost 100 percent of the occurrence.

Russia and Austria are allies, it is incumbent upon us to support our allies. So the money must still be borrowed, but the Vienna government must also have a stop-loss line, not unlimited investment.

This degree can not be easy to grasp, spare Franz has been emperor for so many years, but also can not easily make up his mind.

Money is not a problem, the key is that the country is not a person’s country, even the emperor must consider the reaction of the national.

As an ally, the government supports the tsarist government, everyone can understand, but everyone is willing to support the strength, or heart expectations are not the same.

Once the bottom line of the majority was crossed, there would be an internal backlash. As a qualified monarch, these issues, must be taken into account.

Not only did Shinra need to face it, but the British government also needed to consider it, and even more.

The Russo-Austrian alliance lasted for several generations, and there was a large group of pro-Russian factions within Shinra, and most of the population had a pretty good impression of the Russians.

Britain was a different story, what the hell was the Anglo-Japanese alliance? It’s estimated that ninety-nine percent of Britons would not want to recognize themselves as allies with Japan.

For no other reason than that they felt ashamed to be allied with an indigenous Far Eastern nation – not worthy of the British world empire.

Especially not long ago, Japan’s operation, the “barbaric” image exposed, but also the arrogance of the British people can not accept.

As truth is in the hands of a few, so is power in the hands of a few, so the opposition was not effective, and the Anglo-Japanese alliance continued.

After a long period of contemplation, Franz slowly said, “Prepare for war!”

Sitting opposite Frederick’s face changed greatly, this time “prepare for war”, not in the ordinary sense of the word “prepare for war”, but means that the Anglo-Austrian decisive battle will be advanced.

According to the original plan, the duel with Britain will break out in ten years, the Russo-Japanese War is just a rehearsal before the world war.

“Why should it be brought forward?”

Frederick snapped.

It was a good thing they were the only ones here, or Frederick wouldn’t have been the only one asking “why”.

Compared to Britain, Shen Luo has a clear advantage in terms of development potential. It can be said that the longer the duel is delayed, the more favorable it will be for Shen Luo.

If Britain was in Japan’s mode, it would have taken the risk and made an early move against Shinra.

As a matter of fact, the fact that the hegemony struggle between Britain and Shinra has been able to drag on until now without breaking out is also thanks to the rationality of British politicians.

Knowing full well that waiting it out would be more and more unfavorable to Britain. But there is no way, Shen Luo has become a great power, at most, they will be locked up in the Mediterranean Sea, lobster soldiers simply do not dare to land.

For the politicians, unable to win the final victory, but to bear the risk of failure, such a risk is undoubtedly not worth it.

There are no evergreens in politics anyway, and it is enough to continue the glory of Britain during one’s own term of office. The name after life is one’s own, the trouble is the next term’s.

Those with a conscience, or a strong sense of patriotism, find ways to cause trouble for Shinra in other ways, and anyway, going down in person is out of the question.

One British government after another operated in this way, and with the intentional cooperation of the Vienna government, the present situation was eventually created.

If nothing unexpected happened, this situation could continue for several more decades until Britain itself declined.

In this respect, the original plan to challenge Britannia’s hegemony, ten years later, was considered radical.

Now that the time of the duel had been brought forward again, it was even more so. This radical style was clearly at odds with Franz’s usual steady style.

Getting up and walking to the window, poking his head out to look out the window, Franz slowly said: ”The opportunity is rare!

According to the current situation, after the Russo-Japanese War, the Russian Empire is bound to suffer heavy losses, coupled with our arrangements, the tsarist government can retain power are not easy.

Without the threat from the east, it’s the perfect time for us to have a showdown with the British. Even if the navy is unable to achieve victory, dragging it out for three to five years will wear the British down by us.

In recent years, the British government has continued to bring in allies overseas, the United States has already fallen to them, and several countries in the Americas are also showing signs of being brought in, including countries in Europe that are eager to move.

Although these countries have limited strength and can’t change the big picture, trouble is always trouble.

If the British go crazy and keep exporting technology to various countries and arm these countries, even if we win hegemony, it will be hard to control the world after the war.

The United States, in particular, has a certain industrial base of its own, and if we add the support of the British, it could very well become a formidable enemy of ours in the Americas in the future.

For the Empire, the future does not only mean advantages, but also comes with uncertainty. And the longer we delay, the greater the potential for change.

There are no perfect things in this world, rather than waiting for a future full of uncertainty, it would be better to move ahead.”

Well, Franz admitted that he had wimped out. Paper can’t hold fire, and the black hand that the Vienna government had laid on the Tsarist government would have leaked out sooner or later.

Whichever government dominated Russian politics in the future, the Russo-Austrian alliance would end as a result.

It would have been just as well if it had been torn apart, but it would have been a nuisance if the Soviet Union had been released early.

Of course, with the current strength of Shinra, it was natural that they wouldn’t be afraid of a fledgling Soviet Union. The problem was that there were still the British!

With John Bull’s ability, lulling the Russians, whose post-war mentality was unbalanced, into joining the anti-Shinto grand alliance was almost bound to happen.

Instead of being passive and responding to the war, it would be better to take the initiative. If we’re going to fight anyway, then we should simply not give the British a chance to string them along.

It so happened that the Russo-Japanese War provided cover for the Vienna government to prepare for war. When Japan and Russia are almost done fighting, Shenla’s preparations for war are almost complete, just in time to catch the British off guard.

Once Shinra became the sole hegemon, then the black hand that had been laid on the Tsarist government would be nothing. The Sensei government in power would choose to play deaf and dumb.

Politics was always determined by strength. As long as one’s own strength was strong enough, all problems were no problem.

……

The Vienna government maintained its usual high efficiency, and with Franz’s order, the preparations for the war began in full swing.

Only these preparations were labeled as “aid to Russia”, which made it look as if the Vienna government was going to fully support the Tsarist government.

On March 12, 1904, the Bank of the Holyrood signed the “Basket of War Loans” with the Tsar’s government, in the spirit of the principle of making a complete show.

The treaty included a war loan of 300 million guilders, as well as the sale of war bonds on behalf of 500 million guilders, and was expected to raise 800 million for the tsarist government over the next three years.

When the news spread, the European world immediately exploded. This huge loan not only broke the world record for a single loan, but also announced to the world the determination of the Vienna government to support the Russians.

Realizing that a week before the loan treaty was signed, the Shinra embassy in Tokyo announced its withdrawal, and putting these things together, it was not just a matter of supporting the Russians.

It’s not that people are rich in associations, it’s just that what the Vienna government is doing is so surprising. Without fail, it was telling the world that the Russo-Japanese War was a continuation of Shinra’s struggle for supremacy with Britain.

The thunderbolt did not fall all at once. Not waiting for everyone to discuss a result, on April 14, 1904, Russia and Austria signed another Memorandum of Naval Development.

According to the terms of the treaty, in the next two years, the Holy Roman Empire would build 8 super battleships, 24 destroyers, and 16 cruisers for the Tsarist government ……

Even if half of them were completed, the Russian Navy would be able to become the third naval power in the world.

Military white people are immersed in Russia and Austria on the large sums of money, a bit of military common sense, the heart of the people are born a question: a one-time build so many warships, the tsarist government how to afford?
How to afford? No one can answer this question. Including the tsarist government, there are a large group of people in a state of confusion.

Those in the know would not come out to explain, and the treaty was signed anyway. What was made public was that an ocean fleet was organized for an expedition to Japan.

……

Tokyo, the Japanese government, which was one of the parties involved, was at the moment in a state of complete confusion.

Emperor Meiji: “Can anyone tell me what is going on in Europe? Why are the Austrians doing this?”

I’ve seen support for allies, but not this much.

Throwing away thousands of dollars is just fine, the big deal is that Shinra is rich and powerful. But the most advanced warships packaged and sold off, that was excessive.

The Russians want to expedition to Japan, everyone believes; right now the Siberian Railway has not yet opened, the Tsar wants to achieve victory, the best way is to fight from the sea.

Unlike the original time, now the Russians had allies to support them, there was no lack of supplies and maintenance along the way, and the risk of the fleet’s laboring expedition was much less.

But to deal with the Japanese Navy’s few broken ships, how can we not use such a large sum of money, right?

Not to mention the 8 super battleships, as long as there are 2 super battleships lead, plus the Russian Navy’s current home base, are enough to complete an expedition.

Ito Hirobumi: ”Your Majesty, with the financial resources of the Russian Empire, it is impossible to afford such a huge fleet.

Even if they were purchasing warships because of the war, with the relationship between Russia and Austria, they could buy Shinra’s current warships and wouldn’t need to waste time ordering new ships at all.

There were only two countries in the world that had the financial resources to procure so many warships at once.

If the order was true, then these warships were most likely procured by Shen Luo, and the target was most likely Britain.

Playing on the name of the Russians was mostly just to cover their tracks.

With the strength of Shinra’s navy, if they were supplemented with these warships, then the gap between them and the Royal Navy would be erased, and they might even have the upper hand.

It just doesn’t make sense, if Shinra wanted to catch the British off guard, they could have built the ships in secret.

Their colonies are so vast that it’s not impossible to find a few hidden ports to build shipyards.

Now, with all this commotion, the eyes of the British were attracted to it. As soon as the shipyard started construction, the British would follow suit, and would not give them an opportunity to take advantage of the situation at all.

In this respect, the Russian-Austrian naval agreement is likely to be a bluff to deliberately put pressure on us and lure us into a trap.

But there is also a great deal of irrationality in this, even if we do fall for it, it is impossible for the Empire to build so many warships ……”

His own inference, overturned by himself, Ito Hirobumi was helpless. But to be responsible for the Japanese Empire, he could only tell the truth.

Do not explain okay, so an explanation of Emperor Meiji is even more confused. The only thing that was certain was that one of Ito Hirobumi’s several guesses must have been correct in his inference.

Which one is the truth, I’m sorry this is really too difficult for people. When the future of the country was involved, no one dared to make a judgment with riddles.

Foreign Minister Inoue Xin: “We’ve already contacted the British, and they can’t be sure of the true purpose of Russia and Austria, it’s still under investigation.

However, the loan contract has been verified, and the Tsarist government has indeed borrowed a huge amount of money from Shinra, and the first batch of thirty million Shendian has already been credited to the Tsarist government’s account.

The war bonds issued by the Russians are also now appearing in the financial markets of European countries, and perhaps because of the increased interest rates, the bonds are selling quite well.”

It’s a sad topic, the Russians’ war bonds are selling well, which means the Japanese government’s war bonds are not selling well.

After all, war bonds are a gamble. Only the winner cashes in, and if you buy war bonds from a defeated country, you’re just taking a silver bullet.

In any case, the Russians had far more influence in the European world than Japan. Personal feelings aside, speculators still thought the Russians were more likely to win.

The war bonds of the Japanese government did not sell well in the original time and space, and in the end, it was the Jewish capital that made a big plunge to buy in order to oppose Russia.

Of course, there is also the theory that the British and American governments made hints and asked Jewish capital to buy them.

The truth is no longer important, anyway, the Japanese government’s war bonds, in the early days of the war, really is not popular with the capital market.

As for the question of the Russians’ bad reputation, that was all a non-issue. Bonds and not the consortium to buy their own, capital is only to earn commission from it, the ultimate buyer is still leeks.

The old leek on the Russians palpitations, but the new leek do not know ah! There is no Internet, the newspaper how to say, everyone’s thoughts will be brought to what place.

Hearing that the British have intervened in the investigation, Emperor Meiji breathed a sigh of relief, the Vienna government’s big money is really shocking.

Shinra gave the Czarist government a level of support that the London government could never do. Although the Japanese government had more than one gold master behind it, the United States of this time and space was just making up the numbers.

The United States after secession was not a matter of 3-1=2. Having lost the fertile ground of the South, the Washington government became less and less binding on the states.

This can be seen in the choice of the location of the capital, but where the central government is strong, it doesn’t put itself under the gun of its enemies.

One of the most important reasons this happened was that the states didn’t come to terms on moving the capital and ended up having to maintain the status quo.

Although they were in the same country, the states had different needs for their interests. When it came to making laws, everyone acted from their own interests and rarely considered the whole picture.

Each had its own set of classes, which could not be harmonized, and naturally economic development had to suffer greatly.

These problems in the original time and space have continued into the 21st century without being fully resolved, let alone now.

These days the United States, there is no way through the printing of dollars, to compensate for the interests of the states damaged in the process of policymaking, the central government wants to intervene are difficult.

So the real money can also be the British, the United States of America is essentially the British pulled to make up the numbers, at most part of the sale of war bonds, more support don’t even want to think about it.

(End of chapter)