The international situation is surging, but Franz is staying at home and raising his grandson, as if he didn't realize it.
It is obviously impossible not to know. There are so many countries that the British want to win over, and there will always be a few two or five boys.
In international politics, there are always a minority of people who go to the dark side, and it is normal operation at both ends of the snake and the rat.
The battle between Britain and Shinra is not one-sided. Before the situation is clear, most countries will not tie themselves to one family.
Shinra can rely on the superiority of land power to coerce European countries onto the ship; the British also rely on the superiority of sea power to pull allies around the world.
It is impossible to stop it. The grass on the wall will only fall with the wind, and it can only fall with the wind. This is the way of survival for a small country.
It's not that the Vienna government can't make a move. The main problem is that its power is limited and it cannot compete with the British overseas.
The British have been operating overseas for hundreds of years, and it has been less than forty years since Shinra entered the era of great navigation, and its influence overseas is far behind that of the British.
What's more, the younger brother is not easy to receive. Overseas countries are not monolithic. There are also many people who have deep hatred between neighboring countries. If you win over one family, you will definitely offend the other family.
It is easy to pull people onto the boat, but the trouble is that while pulling people, they are also involved in regional conflicts.
Excessive involvement in regional conflicts has no meaning for Shinra except to draw hatred.
Don't talk about the gratitude of allies. In international politics, only the benefit of getting it is real, and "gratitude" is the least valuable.
In this context, instead of taking the initiative and asking for trouble, it is better to watch the performance of the British first, and then follow the attack.
Whoever joins the British should support their enemies, since Shinra will not lack allies anyway.
Peaceful days always pass by. With the development of the times, the conflict between Shinra and Britain has become more and more acute.
Unconsciously, the word "trade friction" suddenly became popular and became the darling of the media for a time.
With the dividends brought by the second industrial revolution and the cost advantage of industrial raw materials, Shinra's industrial and commercial products are increasingly gaining an advantage in international competition.
In the increasingly cruel market competition, the former world factory has now fallen into a difficult situation in many industries.
The "free trade" that Britain used to be proud of, has now become a complete joke under the impact of Shinra's industrial and commercial products.
Unsurprisingly, the free-trade Conservative Party lost the 1902 general election. The Liberal candidate, Henry Campbell-Bannevin, has successfully entered Downing Street.
Campbell, the winner, was stunned by the mess in his hand before he had time to be happy for a few days.
Britain is still the hegemon of the world, but a tyrannical overlord who is full of wounds and leaks everywhere.
Frankly speaking, the previous administration of Robert Cecil did a very good job, and achieved remarkable results in the political and diplomatic fields.
For example: the French Indo-China Peninsula was eaten, and the British colonial territory was expanded; the strategy of attracting disasters to the east was successful, the Russians were introduced into the Far East, and the Russian-Austrian alliance was cracked; the British-Japanese alliance was established, and the relationship with the American countries was restored. Established strategic partnerships with many countries...
No amount of diplomatic achievements can cover up the economic plight of Britain. The second industrial revolution has begun to show its power, and Britain, which has not kept up with the times, is paying the price at this moment.
Not only the overseas market has been squeezed by Shinra products, but even the local market has also been impacted, and even the fist textile industry in Britain has not been able to survive alone.
No way, who made the London government choose to win over the United States
Sensing the danger of the Alliance, he couldn't help but move closer to Shinra. Then, with Shinra's support, the Confederates also started the Industrial Revolution.
Like most countries, the industrial revolution in the Confederation began with the textile industry. The origin of the raw materials has started to weave by itself. How can this make Britain, a country founded on the textile industry, feel bad
You must know that the textile industry is the largest industrial chain in Britain. More than one-third of the British people can be related to this industrial chain.
As the world's largest cotton producing area, the Confederate countries have an unparalleled advantage in developing the textile industry. In terms of cost, it is easy to beat the British textile enterprises.
Once there is a problem in the textile industry, the British economy will collapse in minutes, and the British can't sit still.
Because of winning over the United States, the Confederate States fell to Shinra, which is regarded by the public as the biggest diplomatic mistake of the Robert Cecil government, and one of the important factors in the loss of the Conservative Party's general election.
When he was in the opposition, Campbell also took this issue to criticize the government. Now that he came to power, he found that it was not the case at all.
It seems that it was a diplomatic mistake to win over the United States, but in fact the British government had no choice at all. Whether or not there is such a thing, the Confederate countries will develop their own cotton textile industry, which is determined by their interests.
As early as ten years ago, the Confederate countries planned to develop their own cotton textile industry, but under pressure from Britain, they were forced to give up.
In recent years, with the strong rise of the Holy Roman Empire, Britain's hegemony has been crumbling, and the suppressed Confederate states have once again given birth to the ambition to develop the textile industry.
Unlike in the past, with the Holy Roman Empire in trouble, Britain has no ability to stop the Allied countries from developing the textile industry.
At this point, the gap between the two sides has been born. No matter how much attention is paid to the relationship between the two countries, it cannot resist the conflict of interests.
The Vienna government can help the Confederate countries develop the textile industry, but the London government is absolutely impossible, otherwise the domestic interest groups will have to coup.
Winning a country with a core conflict of interests as an ally is far less cost-effective than attracting a country with a relatively small conflict of interests and a stronger power.
After all, the next thing to do is to compete with the Holy Roman Empire for hegemony, and maybe there will be another battle, and it is not enough if allies are not strong enough.
"The mouthpiece is cool for a while, and the crematorium afterwards."
Now Campbell, there is a bit of this feeling. The front spray was so cool, but when I took the position, I actually had to continue the foreign policy of my predecessor.
If it's just diplomatic trouble, Prime Minister Campbell can handle it. Politicians, thick-skinned is just standard. "Say one thing, do another thing" is a completely routine operation.
What worries Campbell most is the steadily declining domestic economy and the growing social conflicts.
Of course, Campbell was not completely unprepared for these questions. As the leader of the reformists, Campbell proposed reforms several years ago.
In this world, it has always been easy to shout slogans, but difficult to do practical things.
"Reform" has never been smooth sailing. Since ancient times, there have been very few successful reformers, and most of them have ended in tragedy.
When he took the position, Campbell really realized that the situation was difficult. Everything in reality told him that it wasn't that the previous government didn't want to reform, it was simply that the interests were too great, and they didn't dare to take it lightly.
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Trade Minister Lloyd George: "This is our report on import and export trade in the first half of the year, and the situation is very bad.
Compared with the same period last year, the total export value in the first half of this year decreased by 0.46% year-on-year, the total import value increased by 2.67% year-on-year, and the trade deficit increased by 3 percentage points.
This is the third consecutive year that our export trade has contracted, and the tenth year that the trade deficit has grown. To be precise, the Empire's trade deficit has been increasing since the end of the European War.
Affected by shrinking exports and trade deficits, the international status of the pound has also been hit.
Especially in the European world, countries have adopted Aegis and gold for trade settlement, and the pound has been marginalized.
The root cause of all this is that domestic industrial and commercial products have lost their competitiveness in the international market.
Machinery manufacturing, electrical equipment, internal combustion engine automobile industry, etc., in a series of emerging industries, there is almost no shadow of imperial commodities.
Even our homeland is now full of Shinra manufacturing. If things go on like this, the empire's economy will sooner or later fail. "
Trade deficit is nothing new. Since Fao completed its industrialization, Britain has gradually been in a deficit position in international trade.
With the first-mover advantage in the first industrial revolution, this deficit did not bring disaster to the British, but instead pushed the pound internationally.
It's just that the good times didn't last long, and with the continuous growth of the trade deficit, problems appeared slowly. The deficit is too large, which directly leads to the outflow of wealth.
After all, not all countries are willing to accept sterling settlements, and Britain does not have the strength to reap the world by printing notes.
With the rise of the Holy Roman Empire, Aegis began to grab the market for the pound, which became more and more obvious.
Everyone is not a fool. Seeing that Britain's trade deficit is getting bigger and bigger, no one is willing to hold sterling on a large scale to pay for the consumption of the British.
Over time, more and more European countries have been reluctant to accept sterling settlement.
The share of the pound in the international currency market has decreased. To quell the trade deficit, we can only fill this hole with real money.
Although there were colonies to plunder, the continuous outflow of gold and silver still became a problem that plagued the British government.
It is very simple to change all this, either to win back the lost market, or to develop new products to open up new markets.
It's a pity that the competitor this time is the Holy Roman Empire. Deterrence by force has no effect, and it is impossible to win back the market by competing with normal business means.
It is even more unrealistic to develop new products. British companies are so powerful, and there will be no shrinking export trade volume.
Labor Secretary Burns: "Affected by the economic downturn, domestic labor conflicts and employment issues have also become acute.
According to our survey data, our unemployment rate rose by another 0.3 percentage points in the first half of this year. It may seem unremarkable, but this has been rising for five years in a row.
Not to mention the labor conflict, just look at the strike procession outside. Since the beginning of this year, there has been a clear increase in the number of incidents.
Taking London as an example, there were 16 strikes with more than 1,000 people in the first half of the year, and demonstrations took place almost every month.
If I wasn't sure that this was London, I would have wondered if I had strayed into Paris. The frequency of this strike and march is simply beyond…”
It is clear that Burns really wants to solve the problem. As the first representative of the working class to enter the cabinet, even if it is only for political reasons, Burns must make achievements.
Before he came to power, he believed that as long as the legislation protected the interests of labor, it would be enough to prohibit capitalists from reckless acts.
Burns doubted his eyes for a while after learning the first-hand account.
The current problem in Britain is not just a problem of wanton capitalists, but a bigger problem is the challenge to the survival of enterprises.
Emerging industries have been hit to pieces, and traditional industries are facing a series of problems such as brutal market competition, meager profits and excess capacity.
The choice of the British capitalists in the original time and space was to compress production capacity and play in the colony behind closed doors. Anyway, the British colonial market is big enough for them to retire.
As for updating machinery and equipment, increase investment in research and development, and face international competition. Just shout a few exciting slogans, if you take it seriously, you will lose.
Capital is the most realistic, and you can make money without risk, so why take the risk to participate in international competition
Data doesn't lie. No matter which country it's in, radical, R&D-heavy companies die the fastest, while conservative companies that don't think ahead live longer.
Perhaps conservative companies will be eliminated by the market one day in the future, but before being eliminated by the market, the capitalists have already made enough money from them.
In contrast, companies that continue to invest in research and development are all happy if they succeed, but once there is a problem in the middle, it will be lost.
Capital hates risk, and making steady money is the greatest happiness. There are always a few capitalists who are willing to gamble their net worth to win a better tomorrow for their companies.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Herbert Henry Asquith: "These problems have already arisen. In order to solve the domestic economic problems, the previous government has twice reduced the tax rate of industrial and commercial enterprises.
If not rejected by the parliament, they are even ready to launch an export subsidy program to increase the market competitiveness of enterprises.
It's just that these are only temporary solutions. If we want to truly solve the problem, we still have to rely on our own efforts.
We have to admit that in many areas we have fallen behind. Shinra's products are all over the street. If you compare any product with similar products made in China, our company does not do well in terms of cost performance.
The trouble now is that domestic capitalists lack interest in technological innovation, especially in the field of machinery and equipment, and lack the spirit of innovation.
What the capitalists want is to end free trade, reopen trade barriers, and protect markets with tariffs.
Of course, they didn't say it so directly. The euphemistic name is: adopting trade barriers to temporarily protect the domestic casualty market and buy time for technological innovation of enterprises.
However, we all know that with the enthusiasm of domestic enterprises to invest in scientific research, I am afraid that this situation will not change in the next century. "
No matter what policy, in the final analysis, it is all interests. Because of interests, the British government established a free trade system; also because of interests, the British government now has to consider terminating free trade.
Even if Asquith was very disgusted with all of this and felt that these unmotivated guys were the worms of Britain, their opinions must be carefully considered.
Seeing the tense atmosphere, Prime Minister Campbell waved his hand and said, "These issues are the realities we will face in the coming days.
The fact that Britain has come to this point is the result of these problems. The reality tells us that the time has come for Britain to have to reform.
If it continues like this, let alone the competition with the Holy Roman Empire, the social contradictions in the country alone can ruin our Half-Life.
Protecting the market can be considered, but how to protect it, how far to protect it, and what impact it will have, must be carefully considered.
These problems all affect the whole body. Once we adopt trade barriers, other countries are bound to follow suit, and our import and export trade will definitely be affected.
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