Holy Roman Empire

During the high-incidence period of the British-Austrian conflict, thousands of people on both sides died in the conflict every year. In the end, the population of the British was insufficient, and the dispute ended only after they could not stand it.

Even so, the border area between the colonies of the two countries is now the most dangerous area.A lot of people are murdering people, as long as they run to the opposite side to be safe, and cross-border crimes should not be committed too much.

Mauss refused: "Sorry, Mr. Sanders, this matter requires too many resources for me to decide."

Sundells was not disappointed, he wanted to cooperate with the family behind Maos, not this hairy boy.

It doesn't matter if the cooperation is not successful. There are too many aspiring young people in Austria. Sundels thinks that his eloquence is still good, and it is not a problem to fool a few collaborators.

This is the sorrow of the grassroots. Sundales has worked hard for more than 20 years before he has the capital to join the colonial wave. Unfortunately, the best time has long been missed.

Even now, he has to find collaborators.Relying on his own power alone, he was barely able to manage a mature colony.In such border areas, it is impossible to not have enough force.

Including the arms trade, he chose to cooperate with Maos, all because of the network of connections behind the other party.

Sandels said generously: "It doesn't matter, this matter is not in a hurry. If you want to get a colony from the Ethiopians, you have to wait for the other side to be exhausted. It's still early!"

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Chapter 2 The Road to Whitewashing

Ambition needs to be supported by strength. It is precisely by understanding this truth that Sundels can mix from a grassroots into an internationally renowned arms dealer.

There are no good people among arms dealers, and it is already a consensus of all sectors of society.Since the reputation is bad, the social status of course should not be high.

In particular, a "well-known" arms dealer like Sanders has enemies all over the world. For example, he offended the British this time.

For security reasons, many arms dealers are afraid to reveal their true identities.

"Sandels" is a typical pseudonym, which means that religions are weak now. If in the Middle Ages, the name of "Holy" was used indiscriminately, the Inquisition of Heresy would have come to the door long ago.

Under normal circumstances, only those who have made outstanding contributions to the religious cause can be conferred a "holy".The word "Holy" can only be added to the name after it has been approved by the Pope.

For example, if the hero who recovered Jerusalem was awarded the title of "Holy Land Recoverer" by the Pope, he could add the word "Holy" to his name.

Of course, most people do not add the word "Holy" in front of their name, but usually add it in front of their titles to show their glory.

Arms dealers like Sanders are obviously not qualified.With his achievements, he may be eligible for the guillotine.

This is not the life that Sundels wants. He gave himself this pseudonym so that he could one day be "canonized".

For now, it's still a long way off.In order to achieve this great goal in life, he must first be whitewashed before he is eligible to contribute to the cause of religion.

Colonial merchants are only the first step. Unless they can become nobles, ordinary colonial merchants are better than arms dealers. They are engaged in legal business and can see the light.

Success is full of flukes, but there are no flukes to keep succeeding.Eyeing Ethiopian land, Sundarles also made a lot of preparations.

The information in his hand now is a map of the border area between Ethiopia and Austrian Africa.The roads, rivers, mountains, forests, mineral resources, indigenous tribes and other information are clearly marked on it. Perhaps the Ethiopian government does not know so much.

For this map, he spent three years before and after, spent tens of thousands of Aegis of God, and personally brought surveys along the way to complete the surveying and mapping.

Sundells: "Murdo, how's the PR work going?"

"It's almost done, we have bought the King of Egypt's valet. He promised to find a suitable opportunity to mention the land lease to the King of Egypt.

Now that the Ethiopian government's finances are exhausted, we are just ordinary commercial land leases, and there is no sovereignty involved, so it shouldn't be a big problem. ' replied Murdo

Sovereignty is not involved, there is no need to involve sovereignty.When the Ethiopian government collapses, the person who actually occupies the land can become the legal owner.

Regardless of whether others admit it or not, the Vienna government will recognize his colonial rights anyway.This is enough, as long as it is recognized by the Vienna government, the British will not be able to snatch it with open fire.

As for whether he will play tricks secretly, it depends on whether he can grasp this degree.

If there are not many, the British are busy sorting out the newly occupied areas, and it is estimated that they will not have time to care about it for a while.

If you are not greedy enough, want to pick the peaches of the British, and make the British angry, then you have to think about how to die.

There are not one or two colonial merchants who are finished in the colonial conflict.This part of the people who were eliminated were mostly because they did not control their "greed", and the benefits they received exceeded their own strength.

Sundels: "Let's implement it as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night. I have a hunch that there will be a lot of people eyeing Ethiopia this time. If they are the first, we will be busy."

Not all land has colonial value, the essence of colonization is to make money.If you choose the wrong place and cannot make a profit, then selling to the colonial government at a low price is the only option.

Since the opening of Austrian Africa, tens of thousands of colonial companies have been born.Most of the colonial companies fell on the way, and only a thousand or so survived.

More than 90.00% of the remaining colonial companies are family businesses, most of which are monopolized by nobles.

Not to mention grassroots, even capitalists with deep pockets are at a disadvantage in this round of competition.

There is no way, colonization needs to be supported by force.In this regard, the nobility has an absolute advantage, and the capitalists are not suitable for participating in war games.

What's more, the capitalists who did well became nobles during the colonial movement.The identity has changed, and the position has also changed.

The source of the bourgeoisie itself is diverse, and a large part of the capitalists are collateral descendants of the aristocracy without inheritance rights, or they are aristocrats themselves.

These people have never admitted that they are capitalists, and have always regarded themselves as children of nobles.Many people's goal in life is to obtain a title of their own.

Not only in Austria, but now the social atmosphere in Europe is like this.Even the upstarts in America are chasing noble titles.

Social ethos affects a lot of people, and Sundells is naturally affected.In terms of simply making money, there are really few industries that are more profitable than the arms trade.

Murdo reminded: "Mr. Sundells, our investment has been very large.

To speed up the progress, it is necessary to continue to increase investment, and the pressure to recover costs will be very high in the future. "

"Money is not a problem, we can pay with arms, and the cost will naturally come down." Sanders explained

The huge profits of the arms trade are unquestionable. Perhaps the actual cost of weapons and equipment sold to the Ethiopian government of 100 million Aegis may be less than 30 Aegis. This is the confidence of Sanders.

Merdo replied confidently: "No problem, at most a month, you can receive good news."

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Public relations for the Ethiopian government is only one aspect. To gain a foothold in the border areas, the support of the Austrian East African colonial government is also indispensable.

Without the colonial government resisting the pressure of the British, Sundarles did not think he would be able to keep the benefits he got from the Ethiopian government.

Can't expect the British to abide by international rules?

"Mr. Sanders, your proposal is very constructive, but how can you guarantee the completion of the task?"

The person who asked the question was Randelal, the secretary general of the Governor of Austrian East Africa, who was also a personal connection of Sanders and the highest-ranking government official that he could reach.

As for the Governor of East Africa, unless Sanders is already a nobleman, he will not personally negotiate these matters.

Sanders: "Your Excellency, Baron, I may not be able to develop the colonial economy, but smuggling is my specialty, which is the most basic survival skill of an arms dealer.

As long as I gain a foothold in the border areas, domestic goods can flow into Ethiopia and Sudan, and the colonial government can get more tax revenue. "

Do it, love it.

In the field of professional technology, Sundells is definitely the elite of the industry.Engaged in the arms smuggling business for more than [-] years, he has never been caught, otherwise he would not be able to sit here and talk.

Secretary-General Randal: "I never doubt your professional competence, but the general merchandise trade is different from the arms trade.

I believe that you have the ability to ship things over, but how to sell them?The British and French colonial governments were not fools either. There was a huge influx of smuggled goods, and it was impossible for them not to investigate. "

After entering the industrial society, the demand for the market in Austria's domestic industry and commerce increased day by day, and the colonial movement was born under this background.

These days, the colonies of various countries are all private plots, and foreign goods will be subject to many restrictions if they want to enter.

No one wants to be exploited like this, and smuggling takes place.The Vienna government also supports the smuggling of domestic goods by capitalists to the colonies of other countries.

Anyway, as long as the domestic tax is paid, whether other countries can receive the tax is not within the consideration of the Vienna government.

This is the background of the times, narrowed to the Austrian East Africa region.If a large amount of Austrian goods flowed into the British and French colonies from here, it would also drive regional economic prosperity and increase government revenue.

Local economic prosperity and increased fiscal revenue are the achievements of officials.It is on this basis that Sundells is assured of gaining the support of the colonial government.

Sundels said nonchalantly: "It's very simple, just change the label. For example: change the German on the label to English and French.

I went to the British and French colonies to conduct field inspections. Their control over the colonies was not strict, and it could be said that there were loopholes everywhere.

Many colonial police officers are semi-literate, and as long as they change the label, they can't even figure out whether it is a domestic product or not.

Based on the principle that one more thing is worse than one less thing, these people will pretend not to see anything as long as they do a little bit of work.

If you want to be more secure, then directly copy the British and French products.With our technical strength, we can produce exactly the same commercial products as those in Britain and France.

It is even more difficult to find out. Even if there is a problem with the goods, they are likely to suspect these production companies. As far as I know, these companies are also doing smuggling. "

Secretary-General Randal nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, Mr. Sundells, you have successfully persuaded me.

However, I suggest you change your name first, otherwise people from the church will come to you and things will be troublesome. "

Although the power of the church has been greatly reduced, their influence in Austria is still huge, at least the arms dealer of Sanders can't be provoked.

Randall's reminder surprised Sanders.Looking back now, he realizes how deadly he was to choose this name.

The church didn't come to the door, probably because he thought he was an unreliable clown as an arms dealer, and was too lazy to drop his identity to make trouble.

If it was cleaned up, the situation would be different.The higher the status, the easier it is for the name to bring misfortune to itself.

Sanders said immediately: "Okay, Your Excellency. If it's not compelled, I don't want to use this name.

Before long, there will be no arms dealer called Sanders in this world, only a colonial businessman named Dels. "

Since we have to wash the white, of course we have to change the vest.Although there is only a one-word difference between Dels and Sanders, there are more than five people named Dels in Austria, but there is only one named Sanders.

Dels didn't think that if he changed his name, no one would know him.For a real big man, it is too easy to find out these information, unless you go to the deep mountains and old forests to hide, or you can't escape.

Chapter 2 Busy Frederick

For the first time visiting European countries, Frederick was very excited.However, this good mood did not last for a few days, and he became bored.

In addition to banquets, every day is a banquet.In your imagination, discussing important matters related to the fate of the country with the monarchs of various countries?

Sorry, this doesn't exist.The accompanying officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have already done everything, and he, the crown prince, only needs to make up the numbers.

No matter how much Franz wanted to train his son, he didn't dare to try it on national affairs.In case of tossing a little problem, the loss is not a star and a half.

There is no room for sloppiness in the face of politics, and if one is bad, even the heirs are involved.

Therefore, Frederick's mission to visit European countries this time, in addition to marrying the Baden royal family, is to visit relatives to exchange feelings.

Almost all the crown princes of European countries will walk around the European continent as adults.The euphemism is to travel the world and gain knowledge, but in fact it is to brush up the sense of existence, and to understand the development of various countries by the way.

Franz was one of the few exceptions. The Revolution brought him to the throne ahead of schedule and lost this opportunity to communicate with his peers.

The seemingly ordinary travel actually contains a strong political meaning.

Initially, this exchange activity was mainly to enhance the feelings between the future monarchs of various countries and reduce conflicts between countries.

By now, the facts have proved that this idea is too idealistic.The monarch's personal feelings are simply insignificant in the face of national interests.

Of course, there are still positives.In the absence of conflict of interest, friendship between monarchs may also evolve into friendship between two countries, reducing conflicts to a certain extent.

The most important thing is to add an insurance to yourself. If you have many friends, if you encounter a change, someone will help you speak.For example:

In the event of a defeat or a coup d'état, you can use international pressure to keep the throne, and when it is the worst time to go into exile, there is still a place to live.

These were valid until the fall of the monarchy.If it weren't for the lack of suitable opportunities, Franz was preparing to launch a "Kingdom Not Falling Movement" in Europe.

It was a tragedy for Frederick. Every day was full of schedules, and he was entertaining all day long, and he didn't even have time to travel around the mountains and waters.

This is the disadvantage of having many relatives. It is impossible not to meet people when you get there, and the protagonist has to hold a welcome banquet.

Face is given to each other. As the top layer of European society, business mutual praise is inevitable.

If Frederick wanted to have a good reputation, he had to go to the homes of these big men and meet local social figures, and they would help build momentum.

Because of the relationship between relatives, even if his status was lower by a grade, Frederick had to show respect to others, which added a lot to his work tasks.

It's not enough if you don't go, this is the task assigned to him by Franz.It's better not to use this kind of human connection in a lifetime, than not to have it when you need it.

The First World War in the original time and space is a classic case.The monarchs of the defeated Allied countries could go into exile; as the tsar of the Allied countries, there was nowhere to go.

It's not that Nicholas II didn't want to run. The provisional government was going to send him to Britain for political asylum, but George V refused to accept it.

Not only the British refused, but the rest of Europe did not welcome Nicholas II.It seems that Wilhelm II showed the meaning of acceptance, but the meaning of watching jokes should be more.

Franz didn't think the Habsburg family would be so miserable. With the resources he has now, as long as the monarchs in the back don't die, it's not a problem to support them for hundreds of years.

The main purpose of getting Frederick to have a good relationship with everyone is to create a good reputation for his son, which requires everyone's support.

Looking at the invitation card in his hand, Frederick asked in frustration, "Cole, how many other banquet invitations are there?"

Cole replied solemnly: "Your Highness, I cannot give the exact number of people for this question. According to preliminary estimates, you will have to attend at least 100 more banquets before the end of the trip.

This is still the result of rejecting most of the invitations, in fact there should be more.If the relationship is closer, there may be more banquets. "

In this era of almost no entertainment, nobles are very keen to hold banquets, almost two or three times a month, and those with rich families may have two or three times a week.

If there is no reason to hold a banquet, a reason will be created.For example: the pet dog at home is born, and a banquet needs to be held to celebrate; the fruit trees in the manor are blooming, and a banquet needs to be held to celebrate...