When the economic crisis broke out, not only Franz did not dare to wave, but the British government also did not dare to mess around at this time.
Exporting revolution to the European continent might seem like a blow to the nascent hegemony of the Holy Roman Empire. The problem is that revolutionary ideas are contagious.
As Europe's economy deteriorated, Britain's economic situation was not much better either. Although it will explode without a single spark, but lighting a fire will definitely make them unable to eat and walk around.
As the world's largest financial empire, Britain is also the world's largest bubble empire. The loss caused by the bursting of the bubble is naturally the biggest.
In this highly financially developed country, more than one-sixth of the British people have invested in stocks, debt and futures. In London, the aunt who talks about the stock market sweeper can give you a goodbye for a long time.
If it’s just ordinary investment, it’s fine. As long as there are no problems with the company, it’s a big deal to wait for the next bull market to unravel. Anyway, there are many bull markets in London, which will come every few years.
Playing leverage is different, and many unlucky people are bursting. In a stock market crash, it sometimes takes only a few minutes to go from millionaire to millionaire.
The collapse of the artificially delayed bull market has brought more losses than ever before. According to incomplete statistics, within three months after the stock market crash, the number of suicides in London exceeded 20,000, and hundreds of thousands of families were on the verge of bankruptcy due to the stock market crash.
Direct wealth evaporation is only a small problem, and more seriously, corporate financing has become difficult. Businesses with insufficient cash flow are either struggling on the brink of bankruptcy or have gone bankrupt.
In order to survive the crisis, companies have laid off staff and reduced wages to reduce operating costs. Affected by this, the unemployment rate in Britain is also rising.
Just look at the people who walk to the streets every day to demonstrate and demonstrate that the people are quite dissatisfied with the current economic environment.
How to restore the economy has become the biggest problem facing the British government. Prime Minister Robert Cecil had no interest in playing with fire at a time of crisis like this.
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Prime Minister Robert Cecil asked suspiciously: "Vienna wants to mediate the Spanish-Japanese war with us. Are they ready to give up Spain?"
It's not that he makes a fuss, it's really that the Holy Roman Empire has no reason to abandon Spain.
It is true that the Holy Roman Empire is the biggest victim of the economic crisis, but this is only in terms of economic aggregates. If the corresponding proportion is allocated to the economic volume, the situation is completely different.
In this regard, those who play with industry will definitely take advantage of those who play with finance. No matter how the wealth on paper evaporates, the fixed assets are still those of the original assets.
Looking at the performance of the Vienna government, it can be seen that it has issued a large amount of loans to European countries in the recent period, and obviously there is still room for it.
Even if you want to show your love to Britain, there are other options. There is no need to give up Spain at all. After all, Spain's strategic position is very important and can directly threaten the Strait of Gibraltar.
Foreign Secretary Cameron shook his head: "On the contrary, instead of giving up Spain, the Vienna government asked us to stop supporting the Japanese.
According to the old fox of Wesenberg, we are all European countries, and we cannot watch the Japanese monkeys step on Spain to ascend to the top. This reason is simply irrefutable, and I almost believed it. "
Believe it or not, it depends on the interests. In the short term, it is obviously more beneficial for the British to win the battle of the Philippines by the Japanese.
After thinking for a while, Robert Cecil said slowly: "No wonder the Spaniards have been so active recently, constantly visiting Liberal MPs.
If these restless guys get persuaded by the Spaniards, we're going to be in big trouble. The Ministry of Finance will close the accounts as soon as possible, and from now on we cannot directly provide funds to the Japanese government. "
The sentiments of Greater Europeanism are not lethal, but the big hat of "wasting taxpayers' money" is quite lethal. Especially in an economic crisis, it is even more powerful.
Don't think too smart of parliamentarians. In their eyes, fighting against differences is always more important than national strategy.
Not to mention the folks, most of the British people don't know where Japan and the Philippines are. Talking about strategic significance with them is no different from "playing the piano to the cow".
If it is replaced by confrontation with the Holy Roman Empire, it is estimated that everyone can barely accept it. But politics often requires subtlety.
No matter how great the threat of the Holy Roman Empire, or how intense the secret conflict between the two countries, Robert Cecil was reluctant to bring the conflict to the fore.
"Brightness" also means "showdown". Unless there is a certainty of victory, or the contradiction between the two countries is really overwhelmed, no one will choose "showdown".
The reason is very simple, the "showdown" is often synchronized with the war. One can't get to the shore, and the other can't cross the strait.
Unable to show the cards, with Japan and the West in front of the tank, the ordinary people will naturally be unconvinced. If you guide the public opinion a little bit, the situation will be completely different if you change it.
Such as: high-level government received bribes from the Japanese, only to provide funds to the Japanese government.
Not to mention ordinary people, even if Robert Cecil was not in office, he would have believed it. For no other reason, it was very British.
Corruption is normal, not corruption is a problem. Corruption in Britain is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is right to cite it. No matter where you start your search, you'll be able to dig up a whole bunch of moths.
In order not to get bogged down in this, Robert Cecil decisively chose to follow his heart. As for the Japanese, they can only ask for their own blessings.
Direct support and indirect support seem to be only one word apart, but they are vastly different in intensity. The former can borrow tens of millions of pounds to the Japanese government, while the latter is difficult to use millions of pounds.
Cameron said noncommittal: "Prime Minister, in fact, there is no need for us to be so pessimistic. Since the enemy can find a way to start from our country and cut off the source of Japanese funds, we can naturally make corresponding counterattacks.
The Holy Roman Empire is not moving, but Spain is full of flaws. The economic crisis and war came at the same time, and the Spanish people were already overwhelmed by life, and they only needed a spark to detonate.
Of course, the risk of igniting the fire of revolution directly in Europe is still too great.
But it doesn't matter, the Spanish colonies are not very peaceful. The leaders of the Cuban Independence Organization are in London, and as long as they are sent back to support another batch of weapons and equipment, the Spaniards will be exhausted.
Whether the Japanese persisted longer or Spain was more resilient depends on who God favors more. "
Politics is so cruel, Britain can give up the Japanese, Vienna can also give up Spain, everything is profit.
Because of the special geographical location of the Philippine Islands, it affects the peace and stability of the Southeast Asian region, and the Vienna government will support Spain.
Cuba is different. Although Cuban cane sugar and cigars are good, it has nothing to do with the Holy Roman Empire. Whether Spain can hold on is their own problem.
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It will take time for the British to pull the plug, but the Japanese crisis is imminent. Without financial support from London, the Tokyo government instantly felt the pressure.
Since the outbreak of the war, the Tokyo government has been borrowing to get by. Although they have done their best, the government's self-financed funds can still only cover two-thirds of the expenses on the battlefield.
When he received the bad news that the British suddenly cut off the loan, he was already prepared, but Emperor Meiji still felt restless.
There is no way, being prepared in mind does not mean being prepared financially. The Japanese never fully believed in the integrity of the British.
As early as the beginning of the economic crisis, the Japanese government was aware of the danger, but the chariot has already started, and it is not possible to stop if it wants to stop.
A chess piece is a chess piece, and from the moment it became a chess piece in the British-Austrian game, the initiative was no longer in the hands of the Japanese government.
Emperor Meiji asked, "What do the British say, we can't cut off our loans for no reason?"
Hirobumi Ito: “The British explained that the risk was too high to meet the banks’ lending assessment criteria. Unless we can come up with more collateral, the syndicate will end lending.
Last night, I personally went to communicate with the British Minister. The London government has not given up its support for us, but due to political changes, the London government cannot continue to provide us with debt guarantees.
But the British ambassador also brought good news, the good days of the Spaniards are coming to an end. The situation in Cuba is unstable, and independent organizations are planning an uprising. As long as we get through the toughest months now, things will get better.
The British suggested that we use the mediation of the Vienna government to make a fuss and strive for a truce with the Spaniards first and wait for the situation to develop further. "
Regardless of the money provided by the British government, why it becomes a bank loan when it arrives in Japan, these are the characteristics of the times.
Normally, your international loan is not usury these days, it is also hovering on the edge of usury.
Interest-free loans or low-interest loans, even with political strings attached, the beneficiary is not a private commercial bank. Why should they be allowed to take risks and make concessions alone
The only way to get commercial banks to undertake such seemingly unrewarded loans is for the government to pay for it, and the government will repay the cost through other benefits.
The situation is not right now, the London government can't continue to pay for it, and the bankers naturally don't buy it.
In order to strengthen the determination of the Japanese government to continue the war, the British resolutely resorted to the method of painting cakes. Before the Cuban independence movement began, the British sent it to the Japanese government as good news.
Emperor Meiji frowned and said, "The Cuban independence movement, are the British sure they're not joking? In recent decades, have you heard of any place where independence has been successful?"
It's not that Emperor Meiji looked down on Cubans, but the point is that now is the peak of the colonial empire, and there is not even the slightest sign of the wave of colonial independence.
The Cuban independence movement has lasted for decades. It was initially supported by the Americans. After the division of the United States, the Cuban independence movement lost its supporters and entered a low point. Now the British suddenly throw out the Cuban independence movement, it is really not much convincing.
Kiyotaka Kuroda replied: "Your Majesty, the success of the Cuban independence movement has nothing to do with us for the time being. Whether they succeed or fail, they will not affect the Philippine campaign in a short period of time.
In fact, it is not the Spanish army that is fighting against us in the Philippine Islands, otherwise we would not be so passive.
Even if the Cuban uprising breaks out, the Spaniards will not be able to transfer Philippine mercenaries to pacify the chaos, and the enemy we need to face will not be weakened by this.
The only effect of the Cuban uprising was to consume the financial resources of the Spaniards. As an old-fashioned colonial empire, no one knows how strong the family is. Anyway, the financial resources will definitely beat us.
Instead of counting on the Cuban independence movement, it is better to expect a more severe economic crisis, preferably a revolution in Spain.
It is a pity that a compromise has been reached within the Spanish royal family.
It is only a small probability event to count on Spain to go wrong. As the British said, the only thing we can use in a short time is the mediation proposed by Vienna.
The problem is that the Vienna government has always supported the Spaniards, and will probably support them even in mediation. If you want to use mediation to delay time and wait for the situation to improve, I am afraid…”
Originally wanted to say "truce", but after considering the domestic political situation, Kuroda Kiyotaka had to swallow it back.
It wasn't Kuroda Kiyotaka who was counseling, but the sudden withdrawal of the British made him lose his confidence in winning the war.
Looking at the situation on the battlefield, you can see that the expeditionary fleet, which hit Spain hard, was supplemented by the Vienna government not long after it was completed; the Spanish army was defeated, and then a group of French mercenaries came.
If this continues, the Vienna government will tear off its disguise and come to help in person.
The support given by the enemy's backstage is beyond imagination, while the backstage of our own has nothing to do but to cheer up in addition to selling arms and providing loans.
Even the strength of cheering is not enough. Only the British family supports the Japanese government politically, while Spain has the support of more than a dozen European countries, and it is not on the same level.
Now even the loan is not given, which makes Kiyotaka Kuroda, who was already opposed to going south, completely lost his hope of winning the war.
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The Imperial Conference is still going on, but the situation in Tokyo has changed one step ahead. No matter how much "victory news" the government announces, the ongoing war will not deceive anyone.
Although the Tokyo government has tried its best to block the news on the front line, the paper is always full of fire. The embassies of various countries are not obliged to keep secrets for them, and ships traveling to and from Japan are also not obliged to keep secrets for them.
Ordinary people can't tell whether the news is true or false, but their stomachs can't deceive people. In the early days of the Japanese army's occupation of the Philippine Islands, a large amount of materials were plundered from the Philippines, and even ordinary Tokyo residents lived a good life for a few days.
Soon the situation changed. With the start of Spain's counterattack, Tokyo prices, which had just fallen, began to soar again.
"House seemingly endless rain".
In the context of rising prices, people's wages fell instead of rising. The reason is that in order to raise more money for the war, the Japanese government has increased taxes on domestic companies, and the capitalists have passed the losses on to the working class.
Fortunately, after a day of hard work, the final income could not even make a living, and contradictions naturally arose.
On June 16, 1894, when a few textile workers in Tokyo were buying rice in a rice shop, they encountered a sudden price increase from the store.
People are blindly obedient. Seeing someone taking the lead in grabbing rice, people who are unwilling to endure starvation join in.
One rice store is definitely not enough for everyone to grab. The people who took a step behind and did not get the harvest, then aimed at other nearby rice stores, and the whole street was in chaos for a while.