Chapter 1013： New game

The topic of going south and north again appeared in the imperial meeting. However, unlike the past, the strategy of going south is now bankrupt.

Since the plan to seize the Philippine Islands has failed, there is no need to think about the follow-up Nanyang Raiders. If the European Union can interfere the first time, it can interfere the second time. If you continue to go south without knowing the life and death, then you are tired of performance.

From an overall point of view, although Japan suffered heavy losses in the Philippine war, they were not completely unprofitable.

Among them, the biggest benefit is to obtain a modern fleet. In the past, they had all the battleships that they had money and couldn't buy.

From the perspective of the total tonnage of warships alone, the Japanese Navy has become the world's fifth naval power after Britain, Austria, Russia, and West.

If nothing happens, after the Philippine War, the Japanese government auctioned the warships they bought back home, and their rankings could surpass Spain and Russia and become the world's third naval power.

If other factors are not considered, then this is the highlight of the Japanese Empire. It is a pity that behind this dazzling glamour, there is still an empty treasury.

Based on the current situation in Japan, if it does not expand abroad, it is impossible to support such a fleet, even if it is not enough to invest all the government's fiscal revenue.

"From the current situation, it is indeed easier to go north than go south. The problem is that the empire's finances can no longer support a war.

North Korea is not a cause for concern, but we cannot but consider the reaction of xxx. Even though they have fallen, they are still a giant to us.

Once a war breaks out, we cannot end it unilaterally. If the war continues, the empire is likely to be dragged to death. "

It is not that Kuroda is timid, but that the Japanese government's finances are too bad. Although the Philippine Islands are prosperous, they still have no time to operate. The plundered wealth is simply not enough to support the war.

There is no money in the pocket. Although the neighbors have fallen, they have a solid foundation, and with the current strength of the Japanese Empire, there is no guarantee of victory.

Yamaxian Yutomo: "Kuroda, right now is the best opportunity to go north. Because of the Philippine campaign, our neighbors have relaxed their vigilance against us. They are fantasizing that we and the Spaniards will lose both.

But they forgot that although we suffered heavy losses in the war, the military strength of the empire is constantly growing, and the strength of the two sides has changed.

The limited finances of the empire restrict the development of military power, and we cannot feed such a large army in peacetime. Our national strength determines that the military power of the empire is now at its peak, at least for the next two decades.

If we don't take advantage of our current advantages to knock our neighbors down and open up enough living space for the empire, we will have no chance in the future.

We have no choice. For the future of the Great Japanese Empire, even if the risk is great, it must be done. What's more, the risk is not great now, even if it fails, the old things of 1874 will be repeated. "

Ambition not only comes from strength, but also from the "face" of a corrupt empire. Anyone who fails to invade can be compensated, what else is there to be afraid of?

Even if you lose the war, the big deal is to do a few more times, and the matter will pass. Maybe you can still take advantage of it.

No matter how powerful such a country is, it cannot be feared. It is more cost-effective to be an enemy than to be a friend.

In a sense, the ambitions of the Japanese government were indulged by the **** empire. If there is a change of master, Japan would be maimed in 1874, and there would be no such thing...

In addition to the softness of the persimmon, the more important thing is that you don't need to encounter foreign powers when you go north.

The main reason is that the tsarist government has been very busy in the past 30 to 40 years. It first captured Constantinople, and then taught the restless Prussia. It is now busy going south to India.

The government’s strategic focus did not shift eastward, and the pace of expansion of the Russians in the Far East naturally slowed down, and the tentacles had not had time to penetrate into North Korea.

With the lessons of the failure to go south, this is the time when the Japanese government fears the powers most. Although they did not lose the wind against Spain, they couldn't be arrogant if they didn't win.

Seeing no one answered, Emperor Meiji frowned and asked, "Does the Admiralty have different opinions?"

"No!"

The Secretary of the Navy Xixiang replied slowly.

According to the practice of the Japanese military, the navy will oppose any proposal made by the army, and vice versa. What's more, the battle for expansion routes is still involved, and the competition should be more intense.

However, Xixiang's Daoism is hard to say. No matter how strong the reasons are, the southward strategy has failed. As the base camp of the southward faction and the leader of the invasion of the Philippines, the Admiralty is naturally to blame.

Even the Admiralty cannot carry such a large responsibility. In order to avoid political liquidation in the future, they have to make compromises now.

In fact, not only the Admiralty, but the top Japanese government are grasshoppers on a rope. Hardly resisting the European Union is dead and dead, and making compromises cannot be explained to the country.

If you want to land safely, you must find an excuse that can be accepted by the people. Although "Sound from South to North" is a bit far-fetched, it is better than nothing.

The current Japanese citizens have not yet reached the craziest time, as long as they finally win the victory and have a decent trophy, they can explain the past.

After a moment of silence, Emperor Meiji said indifferently: "If everyone has no opinion, then we are ready to negotiate with the European Union.

Prime Minister, if you know the European Union best in Europe, you will be in charge of the negotiations. Don't want to save the Philippine Islands, get compensation for the Empire as much as possible!

For the issue of going north, the military came up with a plan as soon as possible. We can't afford to lose anymore. You should know the consequences of another accident. "

It can be seen that Emperor Meiji was very dissatisfied with the current situation. However, apart from warnings and beatings, he couldn't do anything else. The depression can be imagined.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

...

After a gambling game was over, I immediately went to another gambling table. Facing a gambler-style government, Ito Bowen has nothing to say.

Knowing it was wrong, the Japanese government had no choice. It's easy to leave the gaming table. The question is, what happens to the debts left behind after closing?

Regardless of the joy of "government bankruptcy-debt restructuring" in European countries, if the Japanese government dares to follow suit, it will immediately become the "chicken" used to warn monkeys.

Don't mention any Anglo-Japanese alliance, which involves vital interests. It is useless to care about any alliance. In this regard, the British government is the most realistic.

To describe it with the most popular sentence in the international media: "It must be the land power country that dares to rely on Britain's account." If you want to be more specific, you can also add a Russian Empire.

So far, only the Tsarist government has been able to successfully rely on the British and have not received "kind condolences" from the Royal Navy.

Including the countries of the European Union, they are now playing bankruptcy, and there is still no one who says that they are ready to fail to pay the bill. All of the requirements put forward are: part of the loan interest reduction or exemption, or grace payment time.

People have a backstage, and they really have no money. The British government is not doing it well, and the creditors can only accept debt restructuring in tears. At any rate, it is better to recover the cost than to lose everything.

If you change to the Japanese government, don't think about this kind of treatment. The strategy of going south has failed, and the Russians have not moved east. Japan's value to Britain has dropped to a low point, and it is not worth the British government to sell their face.

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Naturally, Franz didn't know the suffering faced by the Japanese government. Although the memory of his previous life has faded over time, it still does not prevent him from seeing the Meiji government upset.

The cost of the expedition is too great, and it's okay to knock the sap in secret. What is even more pleasing is that the Japanese government, which has been beaten up by the society, has been thought to have played a role in the public relations of the Spanish government.

Since the Japanese have misunderstood, let them continue to misunderstand them. Just be a hero behind the scenes. Franz always stays away from things that show hatred.

Franz no longer cared about the subsequent international mediation. As long as the British government is not thinking about it, Japan’s withdrawal from Southeast Asia is a foregone conclusion.

If the British government's mind gets flooded and jumps out to support Japan at this time, Franz will be even more happy. As long as the event expands, it will be Britain vs. the European Union.

Really become the "eighteen princes to ask for Dong", so there is nothing to do. In five years, Shenluo will be the only world overlord.

It's just that the hegemony won by this kind of teamwork is not stable. As a good ally of Shinra, the Russian Empire is likely to take advantage of India; and the United States of America, which is as far away as the Americas, may also take the opportunity to annex Canada.

This is not a problem of 1+1=2, mass production will also cause qualitative changes. Whether it is Russia that annexed India or the United States that annexed Canada, they all have the potential to become the world's hegemon.

Single-to-single Shenluo is not afraid. Although the internal contradictions of the Russian Empire have been reduced a bit, the price paid is a substantial reduction in population, and the quantitative advantage of gray animals no longer exists.

Even if you get India, with the bureaucratic efficiency of the tsarist government, it will not be transformed into national power in the short term.

The United States, known as the chosen country, is now in a reduced version. Not only is the southern region and Alaska gone, but more importantly, the quality of the population has been greatly reduced, and domestic racial conflicts have risen sharply.

It is a pity that the Virgin is not popular now. The government of the United States suppressed the conflict by force. Otherwise, if they send them a saint, there will be no problems.

A single family of Shen Luo can hold it down. If these two guys from the south and the ocean join hands, things will not be so easy to handle.

It is obviously unrealistic to directly use violence and beatings. Every time this level of war broke out, it was a heavy blow to the Shenluo Empire.

Especially these guys are big guys, they can't be beaten even if they go down. France next door is an example. The clamor for revenge in the country has begun to rise before it has emerged from the trauma of the war.

Although King Carlos has tried his best to suppress it, it is impossible to keep people from speaking in this country that advocates freedom.

The hatred will continue. If you really become the hegemon of the world all the way, it is estimated that before Shenra himself falls, hatred will overthrow the hegemony of Shenra.

As long as he thinks of Britain, France, Russia and the United States or more countries taking revenge together, Franz feels his scalp numb. All the way to fight, what kind of road to dominance is clearly the road to suicide to hell.

Not only to destroy themselves, but also to drag the entire human civilization to hell. It seems that the original space-time mustache did just that, and the awesome Third Reich soon became history in the flames of war.

Since you can't go all the way A, then the overlord of Britain, for the time being, let it go. As long as the British do not die by themselves, it will not be a big problem for another ten or eight years.

Shenluo just used this time to continue to work hard, and when he had an absolute strength advantage, he would go to take over. Lest the strength is weak, others can take advantage.

Don't do anything right now, and deal with the economic crisis honestly! If the European continent collapses, no matter what kind of hegemony is "flower in the mirror, moon in the water", it will collapse at once.

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Prime Minister Carl: "Your Majesty, the list of the first batch of specially dispatched laborers has been finalized. They come from 13 countries, including Saskatchewan, Belgium, and Switzerland, with a total of 468,000 people. They are expected to embark overseas next week.

The recruitment of the second and third batches of labor is almost done. The number of applicants was unexpectedly high. As of last week, the number of applicants has exceeded 18 million. It seems that governments of all countries have concealed the crisis. "

There is no way. The "labor dispatch plan" was originally just to solve the domestic unemployment rate of the younger brother. With the participation of other European countries, the scope of recruitment has also expanded to the entire European continent.

Regardless of the number of recruits, the number of applicants is only 1:6, which does not seem to be very large. Any job fair in future generations can add a zero.

The problem is that the base number is large. Three million workers are recruited and 18 million people sign up. Even though some of them are employed, there are still more unemployed people who do not sign up because they are unwilling to work in the colonies.

From the data analysis, it can be determined that the unemployment rate of European countries has far exceeded the information provided by the governments.

Now Franz somewhat understands why the economic summit is progressing so fast. With such a high unemployment rate, governments from all over the world are sitting on the powder keg every day, and the efficiency is not high.

Not to mention that the conditions of the Vienna government are not excessive. Even if the conditions are harsher, they can only accept them in order to maintain their rule.

"Ok!"

After a pause, Franz asked concerned: "Is the language teacher in place?"

The scope has expanded, and the original labor dispatch plan has undergone a qualitative change. If it were not for fear of arousing the vigilance of governments of all countries, Franz would have opened up recruitment.

Attracting immigrants is secondary, and the most important thing is to promote language and culture and expand the soft power of the empire.

Whether you want to admit it or not, English is the most widely spoken language these days, followed by Spanish. As for Austrian language, French is not as widespread.

Because of historical problems, French has the reputation of "aristocratic language", so that European aristocrats all went to learn French. Even with the decline of France, the language of European diplomacy is still French.

If people don’t want to learn language and culture, you can’t just stuff them in their heads.

It was a little better overseas, because after defeating France, Shinra became more attractive to people of insight who were eager to learn to save the country, and he became more interested in learning Austrian language.

The European continent is not good. They are all old neighbors. Who doesn't know who?

If you say that Shenluo has the biggest fist, everyone believes it; if you want to say that Shenluo's culture is better, let's fool around!

Wu Dou can't compare to you, and Wen Dou is still not persuaded. Regardless of whether it is a divided Italy or a declining and unpretentious Greece, in terms of history and culture, it is the existence of the gods.

If it were not for the banner of the Roman heir, Franz himself would be embarrassed to promote his long history and culture. But it's okay to take this thing overseas to fool people, so don't take it for humiliation in continental Europe.

It's not that the Vienna government has not made efforts, but when it comes to playing art, the French and Italians are obviously more professional.

As the saying goes, "the country is unfortunately fortunate to be a poet." Now that the country is developing well, those works of art that worry about the country and the people will naturally not come out.

In contrast, split Italy and defeated France both provided the best stage for the creation of literati. Various works of art are now pouring out.

Can't compare with art, so you can only play with technology. The economic crisis is the best opportunity. Others do not need to learn it, but those who go to work in the overseas territories of Shinra must learn the Austrian language.

Whoever owns the site is the master. Not only do you need to learn the language, but you also have to change your living habits.