Welcome to 19th-century Europe, where strength reigns supreme
Chapter 42 The Queen's Trouble
The British Empire is now the most powerful industrial country in the world. Everyone knows that Europe is in charge, a troublemaker that is always jumping around in Northern and Western Europe.
The British financial crisis was a serious blow to the capitalist world, but to be honest, there are not many capitalist countries now, so naturally it is not as popular as the American economic crisis that swept the world in later generations.
However, the impact on capitalist industry and commerce is still not small, and it is the same old problem: excessive productivity and low purchasing power of the people.
The British in this era should be the most daring to operate. They dare to colonize no matter what. From Europe to Africa, Asia, Oceania, and even America and Antarctica, they all leave behind the myth that the British Empire lacks great virtues.
Youdao means that there is no grass growing wherever he goes. The British colonial rule does seem a bit shameless, but no matter how you put it, the problems are all based on comparison. If you say he is cruel, you must see what kind of magicians his competitors are. .
France, which regards its colonies as its homeland, invested a lot of money in Nigues, but ended up with a stick. These Nigues couldn't hold up the wall, and they always made trouble. The French couldn't stand it anymore, so they provided them with good food and drink. If you don't obey, you can only have a little French shock, but in general it is an ordinary territory expansion, and the five senses are relatively sound.
In Spain, your family is my family, and civilization depends on everyone. If you treat me badly, I will slaughter your whole family. People can die, but the resources and gold must be kept. This level of cruelty is much greater than that of the French and the British. So it was quickly kicked away, and now it is considered a second-rate country that has repeatedly jumped.
The Russian Empire has a sly look, does not speak human language, has little interest in colonies, but is interested in territorial expansion. It likes to conquer, massacre, rob, and provide one-stop service, and then shove people over there. Where are you from Sudetenland?
Finally, the British are the only colonial powers to become a superpower. The British colonial style is famous all over the world and can create a lot of territory in a short period of time. However, there is a problem, that is, the control over the colonies is very low and they are too big. , the British army cannot be stationed in so many places at all. It can only have regional autonomy, establish some cooperative government, and let local people govern local people. This is a lazy dog.
But with the development of industry, a steady stream of resources from the colonies flowed into the British island country, which was originally very poor in resources. The development of industry was not always a good thing. For example, wouldn't an economic crisis be coming?
The British productivity was too strong, which led to the financial crisis, which then swept across Europe. They chose to digest their own resources first, and then consider foreign trade, which led to Prussia's foreign trade severely shrinking in the second half of the year.
The treatment policy of the then President of the United States was as outrageous as Hoover's, and he was adhering to a sell-out policy. It's a pity that Roosevelt had to wait more than [-] years before he was born, otherwise he would have to initiate a vote of no confidence to dissuade the current President of the United States. Go home and sell sweet potatoes.
According to the report of Lister of the Ministry of Finance, 70 British banks have failed. Those who like to save money abroad, especially the Junckers, nobles, and capitalists who like to deposit money in British hands are in misery. If the bank goes bankrupt, let alone the interest rate. , the principal cannot be recovered, and the money evaporates directly.
After the Napoleonic Wars, Prussia had always had a good relationship with Britain and was an important barrier for Britain to check and balance France and Austria.
The rich and powerful all yearned for Britain, and many of them planned to go to Britain and change their appearance and become heroes again. As a result, Britain directly exploded, destroying all their wealth. Only then did they wake up from their dream. The only good thing in the world is their mother.
This crisis has seriously threatened British local industry and commerce. More than [-] companies have gone bankrupt. British capitalists and nobles can only tearfully acquire high-potential companies and abandon small and medium-sized enterprises.
However, these small and medium-sized enterprises are not welcome in the UK. Prussia needs the second-hand machinery and production materials left by such bankrupt enterprises, which can help Prussia quickly achieve industrialization.
But Victoria is not someone who is easy to fool. She is more knowledgeable than August, and her support becomes particularly crucial. If she can be negotiated with, Britain's most advanced means of production will not be completely impossible to covet.
But is she willing to talk to August? She was the Queen of England, August was a regent who came to power through a coup, and Victoria didn't even know August existed.
But in fact, the relationship between the two families is not that long. Because of the good relationship with the United Kingdom, August and Victoria actually had a relationship. Just more than ten years ago, August visited Victoria. Enthronement ceremony.
She was still very envious of this cold and impersonal queen at the time. Now that August has reached a high position, his status is actually equal to that of the Queen of England.
August started exchanging letters with Victoria with the intention of giving it a try. She wrote a brief letter to Tina and asked her to find a way to deliver it to the Queen of England.
Tina was numb when she received this letter. Aren't you making things difficult for me? Since August was handed over to her, it meant that she could not deliver this letter to Victoria. This was really a trick of the hands-off shopkeeper.
However, Tina is not helpless. In the past six months of her career as prime minister, she has put forward some opinions that can promote industrialization and opened some convenient doors for the aristocracy. Now everyone's impression of Tina has changed from resolutely opposed to , it became barely possible.
She got in touch with a Duke named Albrecht, who was a real nobleman and later elected member of Parliament. August enabled him and gave him a sanitary The position of minister and cabinet secretary can be regarded as a high official.
But he himself was not a close confidant of August. It was just because this guy was really capable that August used him. His family was once a big and respectable family, but the changes in hundreds of years were rare. A little lonely, but this does not prevent Albrecht from being a capable minister.
He has inside information about an earl next to Victoria, mostly dealing with transactions. Of course, sending a message to Victoria can be solved with a little money.
The letter went from Berlin to London.
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This autumn, Victoria was not having a very good time. She was always paying attention to political matters. The outbreak of the financial crisis was really unexpected.
The war with the Ming Dynasty has become more and more anxious, and various intelligences have been transmitted from the front line to London. Victoria has also been in a rough mood this year. Of course she does not think she will lose, but the opponent is also a superpower, and Britain has already fought a war. It’s been [-] years since the cannon fired, and the British finances are already a little tight.
As an industrial country, Britain's wars consume a lot of resources, and now it really feels like it is riding a tiger with difficulty.
She doesn't want to go all out and really burn gold yet. Britain's hard currency reserves are of course bottomless, but Victoria doesn't want to pay such a high price. It's not worth it.
Until a letter arrived at Buckingham Palace.
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