Chapter 960: The Highest Level of Relying on Debts
Chapter 941 The Highest Realm of Relying on Debts
Facts have proven that life is still more important than money, and the richer the person is, the more they value their lives. After weighing the pros and cons, everyone still felt that this protection fee should be paid.
To be able to own a piece of business in an unfriendly foreign country, whether it was built from nothing or inherited from the hands of ancestors, were not simple goods.
Pulling on the tiger skin of Austria, not only can we survive the immediate threat, the most important thing is to avoid taking sides in this war.
Compared to the Japanese robbery, the political side is the real fatal. After all, being in the South Seas where the Chinese exclusion movement broke out from time to time, being robbed is not once or twice, and everyone has experience in dealing with it.
Even if they were robbed by the Japanese, the loss was only a part of the floating wealth in the open. Political stand is different, the wrong bet is the death of the family.
Without a strong country to do support, overseas residents are grass. Honolino wants to fish for money to fish for political achievements, present in the crowd and why do not want to find a backer?
With the precedent of the Lanfang Company, Austria’s reputation among the Chinese in the South China Sea is quite good. Take the money to do the job, said not to interfere in the internal affairs of the non-interference, so the rules of the powers really can not find the second one.
The deal was reached, a diplomatic note on behalf of the Austrian government, appeared in front of General Yamagata Arimoto.
If it is not the domestic repeatedly urged not to conflict with the powers, and the Navy to watch from the side, Yamagata really do not want to pay attention to this non-official note.
Overnight increased hundreds of thousands of expatriates, such a joke, obviously fooling people. Unfortunately, there is no way, the Japanese government can not now provide the Powers with an excuse to intervene.
The Tokyo government still underestimated the political implications of attacking the Philippines. These days it was a white man’s world, and the Itabashi were not as capable of pulling hate as the Russians, and international opinion naturally favored Spain.
Even Britain and France, which had invited the Japanese to enter the South Seas, now changed their faces and not only did they not recognize them as a prospective ally, but even the terms they had negotiated were all null and void.
“Tell the Austrians to come with relevant evidence. As far as I know, there are only a few hundred Austrian expatriates in the Philippine Islands, and the ones living over in Chinatown are all Far Eastern Empire expatriates. The difference in skin color is so obvious, can it still be seen wrong?”
It wasn’t that Yamagata Arimoto didn’t have enough temperament, and it wasn’t even that he was greedy for the bit of looted goods, the point was that the plan had been disrupted.
According to the original plan, after conquering Luzon Island, he would use coercion and lure to subjugate the Chinese in the South Seas, laying the foundation for ruling the Philippines.
“Your Excellency Commander, it’s useless. News has come from the inside, just last night, the Filipino Chinese leader Chen Tao Viet reached an agreement with the Austrian foreign affairs officer in Honorino, Philippines, to pay 350,000 Shenduan in exchange for Austrian security protection, and both sides have already signed a treaty.
I have dealt with Honorino and that is a vampire. Stirring up three points for no reason, very difficult to deal with. Getting him to give up the benefits that are at hand is simply impossible.”
The one who spoke was Kazuo Yamamoto, the Japanese government’s intelligence officer sent to the Philippines. It was he who personally presided over the completion of the inside-out cooperation in this Luzon Island attack and defense.
Yamagata Arimoto frowned, his eyes filled with killing intent. If possible, he wouldn’t mind sending someone in for a killing spree.
Unfortunately, this could only be thought about, there were too many people in the know, and the risk of killing and exterminating them was very high.
Besides, it was not popular to talk about evidence these days. For the powers, as long as the suspicion is enough, who cares what evidence is not evidence.
As a senior member of the Japanese government, Yamagata Arimoto is also concerned about the international situation.
According to the current situation, the anti-French alliance’s chances of winning are very high, and even if it is not good, it will be able to fight a lose-lose result.
Regardless of the outcome, the Antifa Alliance is an important force in the European world. In this context, offending the boss of the Antifa alliance is undoubtedly unwise.
After pausing for a while, Yamagata said helplessly: ”It’s just that, they can’t run away from the island anyway, order the troops not to enter Chinatown for the time being.
Yamamoto-kun, your next task is very important. It’s imperative to pull together the local powerhouses as soon as possible and form a colonial government to deal with the ensuing Spanish counterattack.”
Having just taken back the sovereignty of the country, the Japanese in these days are still not strong enough, especially when it comes to the European powers, there is no bottom line at all.
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St. Petersburg, Alexander III was very torn. I don’t know when the voice of the main war in the country has risen again.
Undoubtedly, the Anglo-Russian War had just ended, Central Asia was still in shambles, and it was certainly not going to be a war with the British; Russia and Austria were traditional allies, and the main warring factions would not be tempted to turn on their own people.
Apart from these two big bosses, the only people left who are still qualified to go hand in hand with Russia are the French. The main war party’s target this time is the French.
The reason was very simple: to disrupt France, to crush the Anglo-French alliance, to break off an arm of the British, and to prepare for the future seizure of India.
Far-fetched, to be sure, but it was barely justifiable. According to the logic of the warlords, as long as the French fell, the British would have to fight against the Russian-Austrian alliance alone, and the two-versus-one game would be settled.
The problem was that the British and Austrians had to follow the script. In the event that the dry down of France, the British and Austrians and lay down, that would be embarrassing.
In spite of Austria’s good reputation, but this time the interests involved are too large, on the Vienna government can perform, Alexander III expressed deep doubts.
Doubt is not enough, in recent years the Russian Empire has won the Russo-Prussian War, Central Asia War, the domestic morale has been restored.
In addition to the government’s pockets are not bulging enough, the bullish Russian Empire has returned.
Strength is boldness, although the Central Asian war finally stopped in Afghanistan, but the ambition to spy on India has been generated.
Just because the top echelons of the government can see the lurking crisis does not mean that ordinary people can also see it. Otherwise, one would not have lit a firecracker and blown it up so loudly.
“With the voice of the main war in the country rising, do you think it is the right time to declare war on the French?”
Alexander III asked.
While the civil clamor was strong, the Tsar’s government showed extraordinarily calm. Everyone knows that behind the rising voice of the main war there is Austria in the promotion, but the civil clamor can not deceive people, if it is not the people have a subjective tendency, the light of Austria’s pushers can not create such a big momentum to.
This judgment would not have been wrong, but someone to carry out long-term public opinion guidance, brainwashing, that is not necessarily.
Of course, the Tsarist government cannot be blamed for this. For a long time, the relationship between Russia and Britain and France was not very good, and it would have been politically correct for the domestic media to publicize the black history of Britain and France.
Since it is politically correct, it is not a big deal if some of the private goods are mixed in, after all, newspapers and magazines also want to attract attention!
It doesn’t matter once or twice, a decade or two down, quantitative change will cause qualitative change. Coupled with the recently concluded Anglo-Russian War, the hatred of the people towards Britain and France has become even more serious.
News people also want to eat, since the people hate Britain and France, they naturally have to meet the needs of readers.
In this context, Austria and then smashed the money to push the wave, and soon detonated public opinion, advocating the declaration of war to France rose up at once.
For popular countries, public opinion can influence and even dominate government decisions, but in the conservative Russian Empire, it was still the Tsarist government that could really make decisions.
Minister of War Ivanov: “Your Majesty, judging from the current situation on the European battlefield, the Anti-French Alliance has turned the tide and has a very good chance of winning the war.
If we join in again, it’s just a matter of time before the French are defeated. Even if the British themselves come down, they will be powerless.”
There’s nothing wrong with that, a war with the French right now can definitely be won militarily. Even if the French suddenly turned on the heat and pulled in all the neutrals, they wouldn’t be able to turn the tide.
Although he did not explicitly say that the main war, but from Marshal Ivanov’s expression, the crowd could still see that the military was eager for war.
Thinking about it, this kind of war of beating up the dogs is the most suitable for brushing up on the war effort, so it is naturally impossible for the military to reject it.
Foreign Minister Oscar Jimenez analyzed, “The Marshal is right, joining the Antifa alliance now is almost risk-free militarily. However, we also have to consider the political implications.
Our joining would make it easy for the Antifa Alliance to win the war, and the post-war situation on the continent would be fundamentally reversed.
According to information gathered by the embassy in the German Confederation, Austria has already reached an agreement with several states to restore the Holy Roman Empire after the war.
Legally speaking, this is considered an internal affair of Austria. As an ally, there is no way for us to directly oppose it.
If we don’t intervene, a giant empire spanning Asia, Europe and Africa, no less than the ancient Roman Empire of history, is about to emerge.
There is no doubt that with this colossus, the struggle for European hegemony has naturally come to a close. For a long time to come, our continent of Europe will have to play a supporting role.”
European continental hegemony was a goal that the Russian Empire had fought for centuries, but unfortunately it ended in failure every time. No one would like to give it up now if possible.
Finance Minister Alisher: “It is true that it is not in our interest for Austria to grow bigger, but it is too late to find a way to curb it now. From the fall of Egypt, the French were doomed.
Whether we add to it or not, the end result can’t be changed. In that case, why don’t we prioritize the interests of the Empire?
Going to war with France is not the same as going to war right away. We can find excuses to delay the war, consume the strength of the Austrians first, and then send troops to share the fruits of victory at the last moment.
Although we don’t know how much we can gain in the end, we don’t have to pay back the money we owe the French. This gain alone is worth declaring war on France.”
Sensei’s international situation and the balance of Europe and land were not as real as tangible benefits. The Tsarist government was really poor right now, and a saving was a saving.
A mere nominal declaration of war would be able to erase more than a billion francs of debt, and Alexander III really couldn’t find a reason to refuse.
(End of chapter)