Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

In a VIP lounge on a business ship sailing from Hangzhou Port to Pas, Western Australia, Spain, several people were having a conversation.

"Your Majesty, why don't we just go back to Madrid?" In Laura's view, it is already early June, less than three months before the Madrid Autumn Olympics in September 1912. In this short period of time, During this time, Alfonso XIII even proposed to come to the Far East for a private visit incognito, which was very puzzling. Isn't he afraid that after people know his identity, his life will be in danger again? He is really a Lord who can’t stop. The more Laura thought about it, the more she fell in love with him and the angrier she became. The angrier she became, the more she fell in love with him.

Alfonso put his hand on her shoulder, gently stroked her golden hair, and said, "Don't you think it's more romantic this way?"

"You're so flirtatious, your flirtatious mood can lead to death." Laura rolled her eyes angrily. It's just business, why do you want to use this to coax her? It's really...

"Haha" Alfonso was very embarrassed. The smarter the woman was, the man was really not easy to fool around with, even though there were some differences between him and that one.

"The Lu Xun just now is really good. From what he said, it seems that he is very confident in the governance of these places. Your Majesty, do you think he can achieve it? I think that seems a bit uncertain."

"Whether it works or not depends on him. To be honest, it is indeed a bit uncertain, but don't forget, we are talking about his territory now. If it is other places, it is difficult to say. But when it comes to his territory, one hectare and three If we divide the land, we can still trust his ability.”

Now really speaking, the most prosperous places are Zhili Province and other places, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and Guangzhou in the south. These places are all in areas where Westerners are rampant. In other words, it can be seen from this that if you want to To prosper China, without the support of foreigners, it is absolutely impossible for them to reach the world level. So that's why. Until the 21st century, China was still struggling with its slogans of joining the WTO, integrating with the world, and integrating into the world. Starting from Li Hongzhang at the end of the Qing Dynasty, China has been learning to integrate into the world for nearly a century and a half. Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi and other places are the places closest to the West in this era. Especially Fujian and Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The overseas Chinese in these two places and Guangdong already account for nearly 90% of the Chinese in the rest of the world. It can be said. This also means that they are one of the provinces in the Republic of China closest to the world.

"However, these three provinces are all very big provinces. The three provinces put together are almost as big as our mainland, and the population is even larger than ours. With such a population and land area, they can develop Is that so?" Laura doesn't think that with the support of Spain, these places can develop, but that depends on where they are. In the Far East, it is not like Europe, which is close to major economic powers, at least More or less, we can gain some benefits from economic outflows such as overflowing water. In the Far East, even Japan, the most developed country in Europe, is at the bottom of the list. Can they develop? Only about this, he felt very doubtful.

"And what you said, let him pretend to take care of Yuan Shikai and Li Yuanhong, as well as the western and southern provinces of the Kuomintang, appease them and carry out their own reforms. This is indeed a very good plan, but it seems a bit doubtful. After all, different places are located in different places, and the intensity of reform is also different. The final results will definitely be very different, so I feel that I absolutely cannot have any hope for this effect."

"I can't see it. You know how to understand and your knowledge is not low." Before Laura's small words could spill out unexpectedly, Alfonso said again: "Since you know that this will not lead to a balanced development, don't you Do you think this is the final result that is most important to us and Lu Xun?"

What! Laura was stunned for a moment, and then she came to her senses: “You mean?”

Alfonso nodded and said: "Since they originally disagreed with the reform, but they didn't dare to say it clearly, why can't they be forced to do so? The reality would give them a sweetener and make them feel that they still have the power. If you know the importance of reform, it will be fine, but if you don’t know, it will be miserable. After the reforms in other places have achieved fruitful results, and after the lives of civilians in other places have become better, then reform Those who make slow or even no progress will definitely lose the support of the people and even cause riots. At this time, the citizens will go to places where reform and life are better, which is already the largest immigration wave. Since this reputation, then for the rulers, it is absolutely It’s a bad crisis or a good opportunity, it depends on how deeply each person grasps it.”

"So, Lu Xun can rely on his coastal geographical location and the fact that there is a major advantage over the mainland, plus the help of Spain, a superpower in both military and economic terms, and Lu Xun With the power of the Nanjing government, in the final result, places like Jiangsu and Zhejiang will definitely have the best chance of winning.

By then, in the Republic of China, the three southeastern provinces will stand out from the rest of the country and become a model for China's state and province economies. Then use this to carry out national propaganda, pave the way for Lu Xun's national road, and then slowly penetrate the territories of those local rulers in the helplessness of those local rulers? "

Seeing that Alfonso XIII did not deny it, she asked in confusion: "But, what is the connection between us and what benefits can we get? After all, if we provide free assistance, our capitalists should not I am too happy, and the people do not agree with this approach. Even the Chinese, including Lu Xun, should be grateful for my generous move and at the same time be wary of our actions. Unknown purpose”

"Chirac, you don't know what you think." The latter shook his head to express his ignorance.

Alfonso didn't know this, so he had already filed it. Maybe he wouldn't say it to other people, but Chirac was different. Chirac was brought out by himself, so it can be said that loyalty is earned. It is precisely because of this that Alfonso gave him the position of director of the Spanish Intelligence Center, and Laura, not to mention, the only female major general in Spain, and also her own woman, after nearly a year After getting along day and night, they have reached a certain level of soul compatibility, so he still trusts and feels at ease with these two people.

First update, there will be another 3,000-word update tonight. (To be continued...)