Holy Roman Empire

Economy Minister Reinhardt: "The economic problems are very big. In fact, there have been problems with supply and demand in the capitalist economic market for a long time, but the crisis was delayed because of the European war.

The current market prosperity is just a huge bubble based on the dividends of war. Any problem in any place may cause the bubble to burst.

Without the backing of loans, the economies of the Italian regions would soon collapse.It is very likely to become the fuse of the crisis and detonate the economic crisis that is brewing. "

No one expected the economic crisis, that was impossible.In fact, there are warning signs before every economic crisis breaks out.The first reaction of those in the know is not to issue a crisis warning, but to retreat first.

In fact, it is useless to issue an early warning.The market is always in need of takers, and the bursting of the bubble will definitely bury a large number of people. The only thing that can be changed is who the buried people are.

The Great Depression after the Great War itself is a natural law of the economy.The Great Depression has not broken out now, mainly because the economy of the Holy Roman Empire has been supported.

However, such support is also risky.Just like a cancerous tumor on a human body, the longer it remains, the greater the damage it will cause.

There is no way, some things must be carried to death.Having just become the overlord of continental Europe, the Vienna government also needs time to consolidate its position.

It happened that another secret war broke out with the British. If the economic crisis broke out at this time, the prestige of the Holy Roman Empire's hegemony, which had finally been fought, would be diluted.

Perhaps aware of the danger, the Gladstone government wanted to retreat completely, and did not want to detonate the crisis at the end of its term. After a wave of tentative attempts, it decisively stopped.

After hesitating for a moment, Franz said slowly: "That's all! Sooner or later we will come to this point, there is no need to hold on.

Tell governments, if you want to get loans, come up with a comprehensive economic development plan to convince the banks that we can no longer provide guarantees for them. "

Frankly speaking, Franz is the last person who wants an economic crisis.As the largest economy in the world, the Holy Roman Empire accounts for half of the capitalist world economy.

Once an economic crisis breaks out, the Holy Roman Empire must suffer the most.On the contrary, those feudal agricultural countries with backward economies were relatively less affected.

But there is no way, relying on the power of the government to delay the outbreak of the crisis has a certain limit.No one knows when this malignant tumor will be detonated. Instead of waiting for others to detonate it, it is better to take the initiative to pierce it, and still be able to grasp a certain degree of initiative.

As for transferring the crisis, of course it has to be done.The problem is that today is different from the past, the economy of the Holy Roman Empire is so large, even if it is transferred, no one can handle it.

As a sequela of the European War, it should have erupted as early as the end of the war.It is not easy to be able to delay until now.

Even though the government has repeatedly intervened in the economy, the crisis is still a crisis, and it will not disappear with a few administrative orders.In short, Franz had to swallow this bitter fruit.

The only difference is that this time it is not simply overcapacity, but the uneven development of various industries.Mainly due to the impact of the war, industries related to the military industry have developed too much.

The free elimination of the market is an economic crisis. Smart people have already earned enough and retreated from related fields.Now the rest of the receivers are still dreaming of getting rich, and all of them are fantasizing about the French Civil War or the expansion of the Japanese-Western War.

I don't know if it will make a fortune or not. Anyway, it is impossible for the war to expand.Neither London nor Vienna was ready for war.

War is not a child's play, unless you are forced into a corner, otherwise you are not sure, who would foolishly go to war with a big country?

If Britain and Austria do not turn their faces directly, no matter how much a proxy war is fought, the scale will not be too big.It is not easy to be able to help clear the inventory. If you want to make war money, go home, wash and sleep!

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Foreign Minister Weisenberg: "Your Majesty, although the Japanese-Spanish War is still in a state of anxiety, judging from the current situation, the hope of the Spaniards winning is very slim.

According to information from the Governor of Nanyang, from the outbreak of the war to the present, the Spanish expeditionary force has killed 2.7 people, including 3400 naval personnel; while the Japanese army has killed 3.9 people, including more than 5700 naval officers and soldiers.

The Spaniard has an advantage in the exchange ratio, but this advantage is not obvious.The Japanese were well positioned, and their troops were replenished much faster.

If there are no major changes on the battlefield, if the consumption continues, it will only be a matter of time before Spain loses the war. "

The exchange ratio is dominant, not because the Spanish army is better at fighting, but mainly because of the gap in weapons and equipment.If the technology gap between the warships of the two sides is ten years, then the gap in army weapons and equipment is an era.

With a gap of an era behind in weapons and equipment, and a record of nearly 1.4:1, Franz wondered if the Japanese were cheating.

The Spaniards also did their homework. The European Continental Union imposed a material embargo on the Japanese early on. Even if someone smuggled weapons and equipment into the hands of the Japanese army, there would not be too much.

Franz has the right to speak on this point. The navy of the Holy Roman Empire often checks the post at the Suez Canal, the Strait of Malacca and other sea traffic arteries, and the smuggled arms ship is almost cold on the way.

Even if it is still possible to obtain equipment from the British, the king of army equipment this year still depends on the Shenluo Empire, followed by France. The weapons and equipment of the lobster soldiers are really not that good.

Chapter 9 Mercenaries

Spain's defeat does not matter, the key is that the Philippine Islands, a strategic location, cannot fall into the hands of the ambitious Japanese, otherwise the Nanyang region will never have peace.

Although the Japanese government is very law-abiding now, even if the Vienna government is blatantly supporting Spain, they are still playing low and playing small, as if they have no temper.

But this is only based on the awe of the strong.Now that the Holy Roman Empire is strong, the military power in the Nanyang region alone can make them unable to eat and walk around, even if they want to be restless.

But times are changing. The Philippine Islands that fell into the hands of the Spaniards and the Philippine Islands that fell into the hands of the Japanese are two completely different concepts.

The former has declined, and no matter how fertile the Philippines is, it can only contribute a sum of income to Spain, and the national strength does not help much.

If it fell into the hands of Japan, it would be completely different.With the resources of the Philippines and the hard work of the Japanese, it is appropriate to create a medium-sized power, and it is also the kind that is good at combat effectiveness.

If it was just these, it would not be enough to make Franz afraid.After all, the Holy Roman Empire is too perverted now, even he himself never imagined that one day he would be able to create such a huge empire.

The problem is that Japan is not a normal country. Now that the elders are suppressing it, it has not gone crazy for the time being.The future is not certain, as you can see from their original time and space, it is completely a series of tricks to death.

No one can guarantee that one day the Japanese will go crazy and have the idea of ​​the Austrian Nanyang region.Franz didn't want Laoshi to go to the Far East to fight the Japanese on an expedition.

It is estimated that normal people don't like wars where blood is lost, won or lost.Franz would not launch such a meaningless war of attrition unless he was sure of killing him with one blow.

From the standpoint of the Holy Roman Empire, it is best for the Philippine Islands to remain in the hands of the Spaniards. At least the Spanish government will not dream of competing with them for the hegemony of the Southeast Asia, let alone swaying the Austrian Southeast Asia region.

"Is the Spanish army so useless?"

Prime Minister Karl asked first.As a normal European, he really couldn't imagine that the European army had such a rubbish record against the Japanese natives.

Without the record created by the Italian army, the current performance of the Spanish army can be said to be the worst of all European colonial empires.

Not to mention the exchange ratio of 1:1.4, even if it is an exchange ratio of 1:10, it is the performance of inferior students.Under normal circumstances, a company chases thousands of people to fight, and a regiment can play the war of destroying the country.

Spain is also the originator of colonial wars and the creator of conquest records.Back then, Spain conquered the Aztec Empire with 600 men, and overthrew the Inca Empire with 177 men and 62 horses.

Compared with the current record of the Spanish army, even the gap between heaven and hell cannot be so large.As a normal person, Prime Minister Karl was unbelievable by such a conceptual shock.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg explained: "It is much more waste than we expected. However, this is not without signs. As early as the European War, the Spaniards exposed the problem of the low combat effectiveness of the army.

They concentrated the elite troops from all over the country and planned the battle carefully, but in the end they didn't even do the temporary cannon fodder troops formed by France.

In the entire anti-French alliance, only the Italian state's army is as powerful as them.The combat effectiveness they have shown now should be the lower limit of the army in the European world. "

They are all complaining about the Spaniards' rubbish, but no one mentions that the Japanese army is powerful in combat.Well, Franz admitted that the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army these days really has nothing to do with toughness.

It's not that the Japanese don't work hard. The problem is that military spending determines the upper limit of the army's combat effectiveness.You have the nerve to call yourself a veteran without firing hundreds of bullets; can you feed the elite without thousands of bullets?

The infantry is like this, and the artillery is even more powerful.Every qualified artilleryman is fed with shells. Generally speaking, hundreds of shells are indispensable.Even if most of them are training bombs, it is not a small expense.

Not to mention the wear and tear of the artillery, training several gunners to scrap a artillery is a routine operation.

Not to mention armored soldiers and pilots with higher technical requirements, they are all spent on money.Of course, the Japanese do not have these arms, so there is no need to consider them.

In addition to ammunition consumption, soldiers' salaries, daily life, and maintenance of weapons and equipment are also a considerable expense.

If according to the standards of the Shinra Army, the Japanese Army's military expenditure is just enough to raise an infantry division, and it is a bit difficult for both, let alone the others.

And this embarrassing situation will continue until it can achieve localization of weapons and equipment and reduce the cost of weapons and ammunition before it will improve slightly.

Referring to the original time and space, we know that for a long time, the Japanese Army only maintained a single-digit standing division, and it was often dissatisfied.

Even with such a reduced force, the military expenditure is still not enough.In desperation, the Japanese army practiced hand-to-hand tactics, and then became the king of hand-to-hand combat.

It's just that it's okay to bully garbage cannon fodder only with the combat power brought by blood courage. If you meet a real elite, you will be delivering food.

In fact, the elite troops are not necessarily all daredevils. Their real strength lies in their professionalism.

To put it simply, even if he is hundreds of meters away, the probability of him hitting you is [-] to [-]%, but you can only fight back by luck.

On average, thousands of rounds of bullets kill an enemy in modern warfare, and tens of thousands of bullets in future wars kill an enemy, mostly due to the credit of ordinary troops.And the elite troops need much less ammunition on average to kill an enemy.

It is also based on this that the senior officials of the Vienna government do not take the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army to heart.A country that even needs to import artillery has no qualifications to make everyone afraid.

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Seeing that the topic was going off track in Tucao, Franz interrupted: "It doesn't matter whether the Spanish army is trash or not. The key is that the British are involved. The London government is supporting the Japanese, so we can't let Spain lose the war, at least You can’t lose too badly.”

In international politics, face is sometimes very important, especially for newly born hegemons.

Although the Japanese-Western War was only remotely controlled by Britain and Austria, in the eyes of many people, the Japanese-Western War was a continuation of the struggle for hegemony between Britain and Austria.

If Spain suffers a disastrous defeat, it will send a signal to the outside world: In overseas competition, the Holy Roman Empire is not the British's opponent.

Although this is true, the Vienna government must also deny it.In a sense, admitting to being inferior to Britain in overseas competition means admitting defeat.

As a challenger, you can tolerate failure, but you cannot admit failure.As with politics, sometimes you have to delude yourself.

Besides, if you don't show your strength to the younger brothers, how can you make them feel at ease?

Franz doesn't want Spain to come back against the world, as long as he can play a record that hurts both sides, he is satisfied.

If it can't be done, then it is not unacceptable to let the Spaniard lose a little bit decently.After all, a military victory is not yet a victory, and diplomatic games can still rewrite the final outcome.

As long as the Spaniards show sufficient strength, Franz is sure to force the Japanese to withdraw from the Philippine Islands through diplomatic means.

"It's too late to help the Spaniards train the army. If you want to change the battlefield situation in a short time, you can only use mercenaries.

The problem now is that the Spaniards are too poor, and it is already very difficult to maintain the expeditionary force, and they simply don't have enough financial resources to hire an army.

What's more, the military strength of the Japanese is not too weak. There is no mercenary in the world that can complete this task. "

Prime Minister Karl suggested.The Vienna government has done similar things. When it competed with the British for South Africa, it surpassed the vest of "mercenaries".It's just that later it was discovered that it was unnecessary, and they simply shot the Boer Republic government army.

The only problem is that the Philippine Islands are different from South Africa.The South African region is eaten by itself, and people should pay for it. The Philippine Islands belong to the Spaniards. For the sake of international reputation, it is impossible for the Vienna government to swallow it.

Bringing your own dry food to help the Spaniards fight, how can there be such a good thing in the world?Even though the Spanish government had already paid the price, it was only in exchange for the support of the Vienna government, and it was not enough for the Holy Roman Empire to fight in person.

If there is no participation of the Vienna government, relying on the ability of the Spaniards, even if they are really willing to pay to hire an army to help fight the war, they will not have such a powerful mercenary.

Under normal circumstances, a mercenary would only have no.

Combat power also varies widely. Among them, those with strong combat power can overwhelm the government forces of various countries, which can be said to be the best of the best; more mercenary teams, it is okay to bully the natives, and they can only deliver food when they meet the regular army.

It's okay in small-scale battles, but if it's placed in tens of thousands, or even 10,000+ big battles, the number of mercenaries with only a thousand or eight hundred is not enough.

Franz nodded: "If you don't have any money, lend it to them and ask the Spaniards to use the colonial income as collateral. There is no such strong mercenary group in the world, so you can form it yourself.

Not long after the European war ended, there are still a large group of retired officers and soldiers on the European continent, and there are always desperadoes who like to lick blood on the tip of a knife.

If there are not enough people, go to France to recruit. After being hungry for so long, I believe there will be some people who are willing to work hard to fill the stomach of the family.

By the way, all mercenaries in Italy are not wanted.This time it was to fight in the Philippine Islands, where there was no pasta. "

There are no conditions, and conditions must be created.No one knows whether the mercenaries can defeat the Japanese army. Anyway, doing it is better than not doing it.

Rather than sit back and watch the Spaniards lose, it is better to work hard.Anyway, the Spaniards paid for it, and the Vienna government only needs to push it secretly.

It's best to be able to play a role, and it's okay not to be able to play a role. The situation has deteriorated to this point, no matter how bad it is, it won't be so bad.

Even if the plan fails, the Spanish government will cry if it wants to cry. The Vienna government is nothing more than losing face. At most, it will temporarily not compete with the British in overseas competition.

Chapter 10 The Bourbon Restoration

The Spanish government has not yet made a decision, but the French Civil War has come to an end first.No matter how hard the new government in Paris tries, there is no way to produce food.

The sky is big and the earth is big, filling the stomach is the biggest.Ordinary people don't care about the overall situation of the revolutionary government. They can't fill their stomachs today. Who cares about tomorrow?

Now there are only three ways before everyone: first, accept the rule of the new government honestly, and then be starved to death; second, rush out to survive, and if you are lucky, you may be able to avoid the minefields perfectly; third, Rebel and take food back from the revolutionary government.

Those who chose the first path were almost starved to death, even if they were not starved to death, they only had half their lives left; The sky is not much more than the European bison.

(Note: The European bison became extinct in 1627.)

In order to survive, more and more Parisians joined the uprising.The new government in Paris is exhausted, more and more urban areas are occupied by the rebels, and the situation has reached the most critical moment.

Danielle has long since lost his former high spirits. This round of social beatings was too cruel, and all his fantasies were extinguished.

The intellectuals, students, and talkative parties who originally supported the new government have all changed their faces now.How supportive they were before, how hostile they are now, as if the situation was out of control because of their incompetence.

That said, it seems to make sense.Judging from the results alone, the performance of the new government is indeed not very good.But to say that they are incompetent is really unfair.

If the only enemy was the royalist party, the new government led by Daniele would have already killed all quarters, and it is estimated that the whole country has been pacified by now.

It's a pity that the enemy they face is the entire European society. The advanced revolutionary ideas of the radicals are not only opposed by the aristocratic group, but even the bourgeoisie are equally hostile to them.

Ordinary people, who were supposed to be their biggest supporters, also stood on the opposite side of them because of stomach problems.Everywhere they look, the whole world is their enemy.

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The roar of guns was getting closer, and with every sound Paris was crying.Seeing the enemy approaching, the captain of the guard dutifully reminded: "Mr. Danielle, the first division has collapsed, the enemy is coming here, you should leave!"

Obviously, this is not the first time he has urged Daniel to run away.It's just that Daniel is determined and has persisted until now.

"Leave, where do you think I can go if I leave now?"

"Rather than hiding in a corner and being caught by the enemy in the end, it's better to wait for them here. Even Robert didn't run away. Am I not as good as a traitor?"

It's not easy to be a politician, once you get into the drama too deeply, you won't be able to get out.The current Danielle is showing that he is too deep into the drama, and he firmly believes that the unlucky Robert is a traitor, and he is the great hero who saves the people from fire and water.

In other words, he deliberately paralyzed himself, preventing himself from waking up, so as to escape the cruel reality.