It was another unsuccessful day, and Evis's mood became heavier. With no income for more than five months, his poor wallet was about to bottom out.
Reaching out to his parents, not to mention whether he can let go of his poor self-esteem, the problem is that Evis' parents are just ordinary people, the grandparents above need help, and the younger brothers and sisters need to support.
Now that we are catching up with the wave of layoffs and salary cuts, everyone can’t wait to spend a dollar in two halves. The savings in the past are the last guarantee to survive the crisis. Until the end of the mountain, everyone will not use it.
Unable to eat the old Evis, after returning to the rental house, he stared blankly at the world map on the wall in a daze.
The map was left by the landlord. It is said that it was given by the businessman to celebrate the victory of the European War. Frankly speaking, from the map, the Holy Roman Empire is indeed domineering.
Excluding the uninhabitable areas, the Holy Roman Empire has occupied nearly a quarter of the land and one twentieth of the sea, and is one of the only world empires in the world today.
Evis has also been passionate, fantasizing about a golden horse fighting in the battlefield, and finally returning home to become a noble aristocrat.
It's a pity he wasn't born at the right time. When Yves enlisted for military service, just in time for the end of the European War, the French surrendered without waiting for the completion of recruit training.
Not to mention military exploits, there is no chance to even enter the battlefield. The last few months of military service were completed smoothly, and then he retired and went home to find a job.
The dream of aristocrats is broken, it doesn't matter. Ordinary people have a low probability of becoming aristocrats, and the ones who can stand out are the "European Emperor Possession".
Evis doesn't envy at all, really doesn't envy. As long as he works hard, he will have the opportunity to buy a farm in his lifetime.
Under the beatings of society, Evis felt that it would be good to be a great engineer. After all, in school, his mechanical operation class was full of marks. With a dream, he came to this unfamiliar city with the retirement pay.
I originally thought that a talent like him could easily enter a large company with good pay, and then quickly get the appreciation of "Bole", and then get the key training of the company, and finally become a great engineer.
It turned out that this was entirely his own overthinking. The job search has just begun, and the economic crisis has already arrived.
Under the background of the layoffs of employees, not to mention entering a large company with good pay, even Evis did not grab the job of washing dishes in a street restaurant.
Overseas, how far away that is. Although planes have appeared, they are only used in the military, and most of the people are flying clubs.
In theory, there is no problem in flying to and from Africa and the mainland, but in fact it is not realistic at all. Safety aside, the high operating costs alone make airlines daunted.
At present, all airlines in the Holy Roman Empire are mainly airships, mainly undertaking short and medium-distance fast freight. Passenger transport is also available, but the price is not affordable for ordinary people.
According to the normal rhythm, it takes a month at the earliest to travel from the mainland to the African continent by boat, and it may take as little as half a year for a single trip in some remote areas.
Farther south, the Americas, needless to say. Fast for a few months, slow for a year and a half.
The journey is so long, and the cost is naturally high. After many people left their hometowns, they did not return home for more than ten years. It's not that they don't want to go home, the problem is that the cost of a round trip is a year's income.
Ordinary people can't stand such a toss, especially when they have a small family, in order to let their family live a better life, everyone has to let go of their homesickness.
After many immigrants leave the country, they only return to their hometown with their families in their later years. There is no way, only at that time will it be possible to collect enough free family leave.
The five-year family leave promised by the colonial government or the employer is only for the employee himself, and is limited to one visit. If you want to bring family members, you must either accumulate the number of family visits or pay for yourself.
It's not that you can't give better conditions, the problem is that you leave with the whole family, and people are worried that you will never come back!
Except for the outstanding ones who can return several times, when ordinary people return to their hometowns, it is already "children who do not know each other, laughing and asking where they come from". The good memories of my childhood hometown are gone.
Looking at his shriveled wallet, Evis knew that if he couldn't find a job again, he would have to compromise with life.
Maybe there is a better life overseas, but the taste of home can no longer be found. Once you step out, your relatives and friends will become passers-by in your life.
That night, Evis lost sleep. Along with him, there are thousands of unemployed people who have lost sleep. Whether or not to go out to seek a living has become another choice for them on the road of life.
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The economic crisis has ravaged, not only the life of the people is difficult, but the life of the governments of various countries is also difficult.
The bankruptcy of the Prussian government is just the beginning. By May, the governments of Modena, Parma, and the Two Sicilies also went bankrupt. In June, the governments of Sardinia, Lucca, and Tuscany could not hold on, and joined the bankruptcy. in the wave.
In the whole of Italy, only the Papal family is left to support. After all, it is a religious country, with donations from believers, the situation of the Pope is still better than that of its neighbors.
But that is only better. If the economic crisis continues and believers have no money to donate, the Papal State may also join the wave of bankruptcy.
The collapse of the Italian region is just the beginning. As far as Franz knows, the governments of Belgium, Spain, Portugal, and Switzerland, which are still insisting, are also struggling.
Belgium suffered heavy losses in the war, and the reconstruction work was only halfway through when it encountered an economic crisis.
Switzerland is struggling. In order to build up the newly acquired territory, the impoverished Swiss government has borrowed heavily in the financial market.
Now that it's raining, the banks are suddenly taking their umbrellas, financial problems are suddenly exposed, and the Swiss government is caught in a dilemma. If the project is unfinished, the initial investment will be wasted; if it continues, the government's finances will not be able to support it.
As for Portugal, that is the stray husky. The republicans and monarchists in the country had such a riot that no one cared about economic construction.
Unlike other colonial countries, the Portuguese colony lost money, and it was the kind that continued to lose money for many years.
Don't ask why they lost, they lost anyway. And the more they lost, the more interesting the colonies were, the more reluctant the Portuguese were to give up.
Even if someone paid a premium to buy the "bad" asset, they still held on to it. You know the reason, you don't need to say it.
In short, in the face of rising colonial expenses, Portugal has become increasingly powerless. In order to maintain the colonial empire, the Portuguese owed a huge amount of foreign debt, and the high debt has weighed down the small European country.
Spain was originally the richest of these countries. Unfortunately, a Philippine war not only emptied the Spanish treasury, but also tore their "powers" disguise.
Although the Philippine war continued and Spain was not defeated, the strength they showed was really difficult to hook up with the foreign powers.
Spain would have collapsed long ago if it hadn't been for Vienna's many times of sidetracking. Now, rather than saying that Spain is at war with the Japanese, it is better to say that Shinra is blocking the Japanese.
Looking at the situation on the battlefield, you can see that the Spanish fleet, which suffered heavy losses, not only completed the replenishment, but even added a main ship.
Needless to say, the army, now the main force on the battlefield has become a mercenary, and it is the former French elite who are pking with the Japanese.
You can see from the record. Originally, the exchange ratio between the two countries was 1:1.4, but now it has risen directly to 1:2.7, which is a complete qualitative breakthrough.
The Spanish Expeditionary Force, which was originally beaten to shame by the Japanese army, has now gradually mastered the initiative. Although victory is still a long way off, at least on the positive side.
In contrast, the Japanese, who are also poor and imprisoned in the empire, are now much more miserable. With the support of the British, the navy is naturally no problem, but the army can't help it!
The British can find a way to solve the gap in weapons and equipment, but it will take a long time to wait; the problem of soldier training can only be solved by the Japanese themselves.
Originally they were studying the French, and now the Philippines is just staged a battle of master and apprentice. Originally, the Japanese army would not suffer such a big loss. The key is the disaster caused by the expansion of the army.
Not every country has the ability to maintain a standing army of hundreds of thousands in peacetime. Japan has only a few standing army divisions, adding up to hundreds of thousands of people.
After the outbreak of the Philippine War, it quickly expanded to more than 800,000, an increase of five times as much. Whether it is officers or veterans, they are all in short supply.
Even if it is made up by Bushido thought, the professional quality has not been improved. Just look at the hit rate of the soldiers, and even the Spanish army hangs and beats them on the battlefield, not to mention the French elites.
Their only advantage lies in their courage, and they are unequivocal in their lives. It's a pity that Japan is really poor these days. The environment in which soldiers have lived since childhood has limited their growth. Many soldiers are yellow-faced and thin, and at a glance, they know that their nutrition cannot keep up.
If you don't keep up with nutrition, your physical fitness will naturally not keep up. Originally, in terms of physical fitness, Asians were inherently slightly inferior to Europeans, and now this gap is even more obvious.
If there were no jungles that could be used, the Japanese army would not be able to hold out no matter how brave they were. However, the jungle is not a panacea, if the enemy does not come in, they will not be defeated.
Unlike the Spanish army, mercenaries came to fight for the money. One by one, the morale of the cities was high, and when they encountered the jungle, they pushed three and four.
Then, an interesting scene appeared. With the help of hundreds of thousands of mercenaries, the Spanish Expeditionary Force successfully captured many cities in the Philippine Islands, but the jungle became their forbidden area.
The mercenaries were reluctant to go to wars where there was no oil and water, and the Spanish army was taught a lesson, and they were also reluctant to go into the jungle to suffer.
The Japanese army, who made an ambush in advance, was feeding mosquitoes in the jungle in vain. As a last resort, the Japanese army could only play guerrilla warfare, emerging from the jungle from time to time to attack, and to obtain supplies from the enemy.
If the situation does not change, it is estimated that after another year and a half, the expeditionary force will be able to take all the important towns in the Philippine Islands, and the Japanese troops occupying the vast jungle will really become guerrillas.
Obviously, this is not something the Japanese government can tolerate. In order to win the war, they have wooed the locals and formed a solid "anti-white coalition".
It's just that during the Spanish rule, conflicts between the indigenous tribes were deliberately provoked, and now this big alliance is full of hidden dangers. Many people suffer from deep leukophobia, and it is okay to help raise the flag, but expecting them to contribute to the war is still a long way off.
For the Japanese government, the military troubles are only a small problem. As long as it is willing to die, everything is not a problem. Now it is just that it does not understand the rules of the game in Europe.
Not knowing that the Spaniards would let mercenaries serve as the main force, they were caught off guard. As long as you take this breath, things will get better later.
Financial trouble, by contrast, is the real trouble. The Japanese government, which has never been rich, has already exceeded its financial limit by maintaining a large army on the premise of maintaining a large navy.
Although the Japanese army gained a lot in the Philippine Islands, most of that wealth went into the pockets of individuals, and the government got only a small part. This part of the booty alone is obviously not enough for war funds.
In normal times, you can borrow foreign debt, but now you don't have to think about it. In times of economic crisis, cash is king, and bank consortia are tightening their money supply, so they won't lend money easily.
Don't even think about issuing bonds. The wave of unemployment is rolling in, and ordinary people rely on the funds on hand to survive the crisis. Who has spare money to buy bonds
"British support", just listen. Not everyone is the iron man of Louis XVI. The incident of selling blood to aid the United States happened once in history. It is impossible to want the support of the British at any cost.
What's more, the London government is now too busy to take care of itself. Economic crises are breaking out all over the world, and Britain, the world's second largest economy, is no exception.
Perhaps because the financial industry is too developed, along with the economic crisis, a financial crisis also occurred in Britain at the same time.
Of course, war is not all bad. At least this war has allowed the Japanese government to survive this economic crisis. Compared with the Great Depression in the European world, Japan is still economically "prosperous" except for the smell of gunpowder.
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