Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

Chapter 326 Behind the scenes push

Alfonso didn't feel that this compliment was flattering. In fact, he was definitely very good at setting this up for me. Without twos and threes, how would you dare to go to Liangshan?

“Let’s talk about these things later!”

After talking to Trini about many issues that should be noted, the two ended the conversation. Alfonso had to admit that he still felt that Trini was his best assistant. Maybe , Now, he is still a little hesitant about whether to continue to keep him in the position of Foreign Minister. Trini is now forty-six years old and is still officially in the officialdom. The best age, perhaps, He should continue to hone his position in this position, and let him govern a government in a few years, just in line with Eugene. Anyway, the other two are now officially in the competition stage, so it would be nice to spend more time observing them.

The more Alfonso thought about it, the more he felt that this idea was good, and he had some conclusions in his mind.

He looked far away, looking towards the east. That place had now become the place under his eyes and the place he wanted to move the most. This time, he believed that it would definitely become the focus of the world's attention because of his leading role. . He just doesn't know what the final result will be, but he believes that with his step-by-step carefully calculated operation, Spain will never suffer a loss, and may even be the biggest gainer.

After carefully unfolding the map, Alfonso immediately focused on the Far East. Impressively, there are three big names and a big triangle. To the north, Tsarist Russia lay sideways there, to the south, the huge but decadent Qing Dynasty looked around, and to the east, Japan, with its small territory, was indeed lying there, just like looking to the west and north. Under the three major countries, Guam in the east stands out, and then the colonies of various countries in Southeast Asia are divided by color, and in the east of the three countries. There are also American symbols. However, these are not what Alfonso is most concerned about now. The focus of his eyes now falls on the Sea of ​​Okhotsk and the Sea of ​​Japan in the Russian Far East. Because, this time, the action he was about to carry out was right there.

This plan has been deliberated for many years. Originally, he was the only one who knew about this plan, but with the development of many things, it has now reached the point where it can be implemented. So, a few months ago. He had already had frank conversations with Eugene and Trini. And the implementation of this plan was also entrusted to them. The purpose is to follow the situation that the three major powers in Europe, Britain, France, and Russia, fought against Germany some time ago, so that a new team can emerge in Europe, which will allow Spain to have more opportunities.

Rather than like the original framework, these three countries will be the hegemonic countries in Europe in the next few decades or hundreds of years. Their attitudes determine the development of the situation in Europe. Since Alfonso wants Spain to dominate Europe and even the world, To become more influential, it was necessary to break the framework of these old systems and old allies that restricted Spain's development, so he planned it all. Secretly communicating with the German Empire to disrupt the current unfavorable situation for the German Empire, this naturally gained the consent and cooperation of the German Empire.

Therefore, now there is a scene, that is, the German Empire pretends to be dissatisfied with the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and after letting the latter be disappointed with the existence of Germany and Austria, the latter turned to Spain. Let Spain unite the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire, two of the rare powers in Europe, to prevent them from turning to France and Russia and becoming powerful enemies. After that, Spain and the German Empire brought Italy, which was alienated from Spain, over so that the German Empire could govern Italy. It will not allow Spain to have more disputes with Italy at this time, but will be used to resolve developments in Europe that are not good for the two countries.

After that, Alfonso cleverly used Edward VII's previously established view that the maritime powers surrounded the central land powers. The two countries secretly signed a non-aggression treaty to frame the current spheres of influence of the two countries, and then continued effective cooperation. In order to contain the big powers on the mainland, the interests of their two countries on the mainland will not be affected and swallowed up by these continental empires. It can be said that the alliance between Britain and Spain is more representative, while the alliance between Spain and the German Empire is temporary.

If nothing goes wrong this time, France will soon become a pro-Spanish country. At that time, Spain may actually face a battle with the German Empire. Before that, the three countries However, they couldn't wait to take action first. William II and George V were naturally not oil-saving lamps, and they were naturally not masters who would care about their old relationship. With Alfonso's promise and great help, Under the distribution of interests, the two countries have respectively agreed to the plan to invade the Russian Far East. After that, they can allocate the territory in the northeastern Far East. By then, the three countries will be occupied by the United States and Russia.

After the distribution between the two countries, other European forces will appear in the northern Pacific. And the Three Kingdoms can truly become the existence of its own forces in almost all parts of the world. It can also break the total blockade of interests there by Russia and the United States. Even because of this, the three countries were originally very afraid of the behemoth Russia. If the three countries occupied that part of Russia in such a sudden way, Russia would have no way out in the Far East. At the seaport, Russia's power will definitely be greatly reduced by then. By then, the pressure in Europe will definitely be reduced a lot, because Russia must heavily guard the Far East, and they must prevent other countries, including the three countries, from entering the sea. Further invasion of Russia.

This is also the reason why Alfonso wants to bring Japan in. With Japan as a strong force in the region, the blows between Japan and Russia will definitely be fresh in Russia's memory. When the time comes, I believe Japan will definitely be the first target for Russia to deal with. Rather than these three world-class powers far away in Europe.

It can be said that Japan has to join this combination. As long as Japan is brought in and the United States is squeezed out, then in the future, Japan and the United States will definitely have a fierce battle in the Pacific. Only then will Spain be able to truly control the Pacific. To become more powerful, this time, Alfonso’s target is Russia’s Bering Strait area in the Far East. For example, the Chukotka Autonomous Region in the Arctic Ocean and the Bering Strait, the Koryak Autonomous Region in the Pacific and the Kamchatka Peninsula are On the Survey of California. Even Alfonso has made up his mind that as long as he gets these, in addition to turning his attention to the vast Russian land in the west, he will also get the Aleutian Islands in the United States. Only in this way can we truly control the Bering Strait.

In Alfonso's plan, Japan will be Spain's real lackey in Asia. As long as necessary, Japan can be allowed to follow Spain anytime and anywhere. Occasionally, when the interest comes, Japan can be led like a dog for a walk. As long as you hold it and hold it to a good standard, you can let the Japanese dog be the bad guy and follow behind to clean up the mess. This is an excuse to check and balance it, allowing Japan to become a free forward in Spain's real expansion of interests.

Ito Hirobumi is the biggest chess piece in Alfonso's hands. Over the years, Alfonso has spent a lot of energy on him. It is really because of this that he, who was supposed to be assassinated by the North Koreans, was killed by Alfonso. Make arrangements to continue living. He just wanted him to form constraints in Japan, including Emperor Meiji and Katsura Taro, so that the pro-Spanish faction could continue to play a role in Japanese politics.

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December 1, 1910. The final verdict of the Paris Court of France was that Briand was found guilty of bribery and dereliction of duty and would face 15 years in prison. Briand, who was supposed to come to an end, left behind a huge influence and had a negative impact on financial management.

The French presidential election has just begun. Within three days, more than five million people out of a population of tens of millions across the country demonstrated to express their dissatisfaction with Armand Falier, announcing that they would do their best to cause trouble. It is very virtuous to prevent Armand Farier from being re-elected because of the Briand incident. He has already lost his advantage and has become a weakling. However, the appearance of these five million people will immediately , no one believes that he can be re-elected. Therefore, the final result was no surprise: Paul Dume won the election. Will officially take over the French presidency on January 1, 1911. On the day of his election, Paul Dumet surprisingly announced that in order to maintain France's problems, he would not use a knife to kill Briand's cabinet. Moreover, this time, he would choose Briand's original cabinet. Gaston Dumeleau, the finance minister in the cabinet, came to form the government and became the new French prime minister to help him [govern] the French government's reputation.

All that has happened in the past few years has made Armand Farier feel mentally and physically exhausted. The emergence of the recall case has made him feel thrilling. Now that he is not being re-elected, it is unexpected for Paul Dume. Al Mang-Fallier now actually said to himself that he felt extremely relaxed.

"When you say that, I feel that the burden on my shoulders is really huge."

Armand Falier looked at his old rivals over the years, from the competition within the Radical Party to the step-by-step confrontation with the French President. It can be said that the two of them have turned the entire France into a battlefield for themselves. Before, they were their own. He took the lead first, but now the latecomer Paul Dume has taken the lead. It can be regarded as tying the score again.

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