Chapter 2409： Other countries

After the discussions between Italy, Turkey, and the Nordic countries, the content of today's salon has been discussed. Italy is a powerful country. Turkey and the Nordic countries are related to the future security of the Allies in the North and South!

As for the remaining countries? France is indeed a very important factor, but the peace treaty has just been signed and the ink is still wet. It is impossible for Germany to pinch France again, and France is very strong and cannot be easily threatened. Therefore, it will take a long time for France to stand on the side of Germany and Austria.

Belgium will eventually be granted independent status, but it must be pro-German. The Netherlands is now a hard-core German faction for no other reason, because Germany promised that after the Pacific War in the future, the Netherlands can reclaim part of its colonies, coupled with the help of the Netherlands during the war, the relationship between the two countries is very good.

Then I turned to the Ibilisi Peninsula in southwestern Europe. There are two countries here, one is Portugal and the other is Spain. The two countries that once wrote important chapters in European history are now completely salted.

Let me talk about Portugal first. In the last century, after the Portuguese colonies in Africa were captured by Germany and Britain, Portugal actually hated Germany, but there was no way. Portugal was too weak and did not pose any threat to Germany. In World War I, Portugal wanted to join the Allies. But seeing that the German army was so vigorous, it finally gave up. Therefore, Portugal, which has completely withdrawn from the European hegemony arena, is completely honest, and feels safe to be a salted fish.

As for Spain? After the Philippines in the Far East and Cuba in the Americas were taken away, Spain left a few colonies in Africa. Generally speaking, it has been salted, and there is no thought of fighting for hegemony again. There is no idea or need to join a military alliance either.

But unfortunately, for Germany, the geographical location of these two countries is very important. Spain guards the important routes to and from the Mediterranean, while Portugal faces the Atlantic Ocean. If their ports can be used by Germany, then Not only will the entire Mediterranean Sea become the security rear of the Allies’ naval forces, it will also be one of the important hubs for the Allies to communicate with the West Coast of Africa!

In the future, perhaps Germany and Austria’s maritime transport routes in the Atlantic will also encounter British and American submarines. As the Allies further expand their bodies worldwide, maritime transport safety must also be on the agenda. On this plane, Germany must also build a huge **** fleet comparable to the US-British naval **** system in the second World War! Therefore, if you can get the support of Spain and Portugal, then the entire Atlantic coast **** system will become more complete!

"I don't know if there will be a civil war in Spain? Is Franco really a suitable choice?" Ruprecht said in his heart.

It is still too early to draw these two countries into a military alliance. After all, these two countries are a bit far from Germany and Austria. The current focus of Germany and Austria is in Central and Eastern Europe. For Spain and Portugal, it can only focus on gentleness!

"For other countries, I think the first thing the empire needs to do is to strengthen ties with them economically. The empire already has a wealth of natural resources and raw materials in its hands, so we can rely on geographic advantages to become the raw material supply for Western European countries. Business! Then gradually reduce the trade barriers between each other on the basis of mutual benefit. Believe me, a united Europe is the existence that is beneficial to all countries! In this regard, Bavaria will take the lead in breaking all barriers in personnel and logistics. , Economic and educational expansion of cooperation and openness. We can use knives and guns to gain the awe of others, but we not only need awe, we need real friends who can join us to glory.” Ruprecht said.

Then, after the meeting, German diplomatic work began to take advantage of the trend, and the Prussian side, headed by Prince Albert and Prince Baden, began work on Italy. Ruprecht prepares to receive the President of Finland, and then with the Grand Duke of Baden to meet with King Augusta V of Sweden. The parliamentary faction headed by Buhler began to work on the future unified European market and the European trade circle. Set a small goal for yourself and strive to capture half of the European coal and fuel market within 3 years!

And just as the senior German leaders are discussing the future European strategy of the empire, the newly independent Finland is also preparing to enter the world diplomatic arena. In Helsinki, the first Finnish president Carl Juho Starberg is preparing his own Trip to Germany. As a newly born European country, Stahlberg chose Germany as his first stop. After all, Germany is now in full swing! Germany has become the true core of the whole of Europe. Just like a younger brother visiting the boss, Stahlberg must take a trip to Berlin.

And there is another important task of this visit, and that is to see if we can get military assistance from Germany. Yes, it is military assistance, not alliance. In fact, although Stahlberg is very afraid of Russia and sets it as Finland's only enemy, this does not mean that Stahlberg will easily join a military alliance.

As the Speaker of the Senate, Pell Evind Swinhuwud (this person is a German faction and is friendly to Germany after all. In history, he also stepped down because of Germany's defeat.) questioned Stahlberg in the Senate. Why did the latter answer like this when he didn't join the Allies?

"If you compare Germany and Russia to two elephants, then Finland is the rabbit next to the elephant. If we are rashly involved in a war, then no matter who wins, we may be affected by the fight between the two elephants. Just a single blow will break us apart. We are rabbits and don’t have the ambition of an elephant. We just want to live our lives safely and nothing more."

However, obtaining German military support and even some degree of military commitment is also very important for Finland. After all, Finland did not even have 4 million people when it became independent! What is this concept? Even in history, Bavaria had a population of over 8 million at the beginning of the 19th century! This population is so small that it is very difficult for Finland to organize an effective army against Russia. Think about it, during the Soviet-Finnish war, Finland had only 200,000 troops. This force is not even as great as the Bavarian group army!

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