The British are about to reform. For most countries, this is definitely a happy event worthy of celebration.
"Reform" may not necessarily make the country stronger, but it will certainly make the government busy.
The bigger the country and the longer the regime has existed, the more problems it will encounter in the process of "reform". Britain, a century-old world hegemon, is naturally faced with all-round problems.
From the colonies to the mainland, there are too many problems left over from history, and the government needs to find ways to solve them.
It can be described as "pulling one hair and moving the whole body". Even if the London government is only making partial reforms, that will be enough for them to keep busy for a while.
History has proven that as long as the British are busy, international disputes will be greatly reduced and the world will become harmonious.
In fact, with the reunification of the Holy Roman Empire, the frequency of British affairs has decreased a lot in recent years.
With the Holy Roman Empire at the front, most of the British government's energy has been held back, and naturally it has no time to toss other countries.
Now that the British government wants to carry out internal reforms, it will not have the energy to toss. This is a major plus for politicians around the world, and it means everyone can get a few days of restful sleep again.
Although the two powers are now standing side by side, the only one who loves toss is Britain. As for the other overlord, it is obviously a farming player.
Looking through the international news, we know that since the establishment of the hegemony of the Holy Roman Empire, in addition to supporting Spain in expelling the Japanese, the only option is to form a peacekeeping force to garrison France.
If it weren't for the double eagle flag of the Habsburg dynasty flying all over the world, everyone would almost forget this new overlord.
Of course, this is only for ordinary people, and politicians never forget. Not doing things doesn't mean you can't do things.
Just because Shinra's ambassador to foreign countries dismantles the British every day, everyone knows that this is not a person to be messed with. Especially in the past two years, the Shinra Navy has often driven "super battleships" out to hang out, euphemistically calling it an exchange of learning experiences.
Obviously, it is meaningless to exchange experience with dreadnoughts with ironclads of several thousand tons.
If it wasn't Liwei, no one would believe it. Knowing is knowing, politics is hard to be confused. The hegemonic countries have come to "friendly exchanges", and you can't help but cooperate!
Fortunately, the Shinra Navy just strolled around, swore a sense of existence, and did not take the opportunity to engage in political blackmail, which made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
The end result is that the British government's progress in wooing its allies has turned out to be particularly uneven. Although the Royal Navy ranks first in the world in tonnage, it has suffered losses in the number of super battleships.
There is no way, the construction of warships also takes time. Shinra's first-generation super battleship "Roma" was commissioned in 1900, and the British talent had just begun to develop the project.
With great effort, the British super battleship was delayed until 1903. This is already over the top.
It only took more than two years from project design, construction to final service, which is enough to prove the strength of the British shipbuilding industry.
This is of no use. According to the construction rate of one ship per year, Shinra's fourth super battleship has already been launched, and it is almost a sure thing to serve during the year.
The Royal Navy is behind, only temporarily, but the impact on countries is still huge.
One step at a time, one step at a time.
The naval technological revolution has broken out. Can the Royal Navy, which is temporarily at a disadvantage, really catch up
The British shipbuilding industry can crush almost all countries in the world, except for the Holy Roman Empire. This is determined by the market and cannot be changed by personal will.
The seeds of doubt have been planted, and everyone's inferences about Britain's invincibility have been shaken.
Since there is no way to determine the outcome, naturally we can't stand in a hurry. We haven't reached the point of "friends or enemies" right now. You can take it easy for a while, and then take a good look at it.
All countries in the world are relieved, but Franz has a headache. The international situation has changed beyond recognition, and no one can be sure whether the British reform will be successful.
The original time and space Campbell was elected prime minister in December 1905, and he saw God in April 1908, and the actual time in power was less than two years.
In such a short period of time, it is obviously impossible to complete the reform plan, but history still has a high evaluation of him.
Because of the butterfly effect, due to the domestic economic downturn and the intensification of social conflicts, all circles of British society realized that reform was necessary. Campbell, the reformist leader, was elected in 1902.
Being elected three years early means that the reformists have three more years. For a country, "three years" may not seem like a long time, but it can change a lot of things.
Britain's foundation is still very strong. Once the internal contradictions are resolved and the colonies are integrated, there is still great potential.
There are ready-made examples, and Franz cannot guarantee that the British will not follow.
In case the British are stimulated and follow Shinra to play with the seal, and completely eat Australia, Canada, New Zealand and other regions, it will be a proper world empire.
With so much support, Britain remains a top power even if it loses the hegemony contest.
The only thing fortunate is that the population of England is insufficient, and such a large site cannot be digested for a while. Otherwise, Franz can only do it in advance.
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Frederick: "Father, this is the new economic construction plan drafted by the cabinet. On the basis of the previous five-year plan, a new western economic revitalization plan has been added to prepare to spend a lot of money to build the Ruhr industrial zone.
I have researched and the Ruhr area is indeed suitable for the development of industry, especially heavy industry. Not only convenient transportation, but also close to the origin of raw materials.
Once developed, it was the industrial center of the western part of the empire. It is of great significance to promote the economic development of the western region.
The most important thing is that the heavy industry of the empire is too scattered. Constrained by industrial raw materials, there are more than a dozen heavy industrial centers throughout the country, but there is no real core.
Before the empire developed, such a decentralized layout could increase the security of the country, and naturally it was not wrong.
The situation is different now. We no longer have any enemies on the European continent, and we have completely created a core to further promote the development of the domestic economy. "
"Revitalizing the western economy", if it was before, this is a joke.
It should be known that the European continent has always had an obvious feature, that is, Western Europe is the most developed economy, followed by Central Europe, Northern Europe and Southern Europe again, and Eastern Europe has always been at the bottom of the economy.
However, this situation has fundamentally changed since the revival of the Holy Roman Empire.
Eastern Europe's economy is still at the bottom, and Northern Europe has not changed much. In recent years, the economy of Western Europe has been declining. On the contrary, Central and Southern Europe has become the most economically developed region in the world.
Of course, the economic development of southern Europe is only developed in some areas. The economy of the Italian region is still not much improved, let alone Spain.
Whether they count as Southern European countries or Western European countries, there is no unified conclusion on this question.
The only certainty is that placing them in southern Europe will pull the economic average down, and placing them in western Europe will pull them up a few points.
The main reason was the war. A continental war destroyed the pillar of France, including the territory in the west of Shinra, which suffered heavy losses due to the war.
As for Britain, it's not a mainland country, so of course it can't be counted. In order to crowd out the British, Shinra's government documents, broadcast newspapers, and newspapers all tacitly threw Britain out of Europe.
After the European Continental War, the Vienna government started the Western Reconstruction Program. Just rebuilding, not even further development.
Especially the territories of newly acquired areas, limited by the number of population, the local economy has not improved much, and it has become a dragging area.
In order to change all this, the Vienna government is not without efforts. It's just that before, it was mainly busy restoring post-war infrastructure.
As for economic development, there must be someone first. Although the population of the Holy Roman Empire was quite large, it was impossible to hold back the size of the empire.
The bigger the country, the more "key projects". In contrast, the rebuilding western region did not have a high position in the empire's economic strategy.
It is neither comparable to the African Ring Railway, nor to the petrochemical industry chain in the Middle East, nor to the local automobile and aviation industries.
The western region, which has a low economic strategy and a lack of population, naturally has limited access to resources.
It is unrealistic to encourage immigration, and there are plenty of places to grab people. The western territory, which is located on the border, is not competitive at all.
In the eyes of ordinary people, going to the west to be neighbors with the French is a big challenge in itself, and who knows when it will start fighting again.
In a sense, this is also the pot of the Vienna government. The deliberate suppression of coverage of the domestic situation in France, even the occasional newspaper publication, is an understatement.
Ordinary people don't know at all that the once arrogant French Empire is now a plucked phoenix.
The new official took office with three fires. Due to the great achievements of the previous government, the new cabinet did not dare to change course easily. This has been held for several years, and it is only now that I find an opportunity.
The distribution of heavy industry in the Holy Roman Empire was indeed too scattered. It's not that Franz doesn't want to concentrate, it's that he can't concentrate at all.
There are many areas suitable for the development of heavy industry, but for various reasons, the upper limit of development is inherently limited.
Taking the steel industry as an example, Shinra has seven steel centers with an annual output of one million tons; areas with an annual output of 500,000 tons have more; however, with so many steel centers, there are 5 million tons of steel centers. But there is none.
In this era, such production capacity can still be obtained. If it is left in later generations, any township enterprise can be killed in seconds.
It's not that steel companies don't work hard, it's just that natural conditions are too restrictive. With increased production capacity, costs have followed, and many steel centers have actually developed to the limits of existing technology.
Judging from the development of the Holy Roman Empire, the annual steel production capacity of 28.78 million tons obviously cannot meet the demand.
According to the forecast of economic experts, in the next two decades, the demand for steel in the Holy Roman Empire will increase to 50 million tons.
In theory, if the potential of all of Shinra's steel centers is tapped, the demand can be met, and there is no need to continue to expand.
Obviously, theory is just theory. With the continuous development of society, the demand for steel is also increasing day by day.
The current demand forecast of 50 million tons is not static. After all, the Holy Roman Empire was simply too big to imagine the potential demand.
Judging from the experience of previous lives, as long as Shinra does not decline, the future demand for steel will definitely be in units of 100 million, which is nothing more than a matter of time.
But the future is always the future, and life should still focus on the present. After taking the document and reading it briefly, Franz said slowly: "This plan is too radical.
I don't doubt that the Ruhr area can build a steel center with an annual output of 10 million tons, but don't forget that it is the economic market, not the government, that really determines the production capacity.
The world economy is really hot right now, but don't forget that the British economy has had problems. The London government is carrying out reforms at this time. What if it withdraws from the free trade system
Once the British adopt trade barriers, there are definitely not a few countries that will follow suit, and our foreign trade exports will inevitably be affected.
I wouldn't be surprised if an economic crisis broke out because of this. Is the market demand for steel still that big in the short term
What if we are unlucky and our steel center comes into operation a few years later, just in time for a new round of economic crisis? "
It's not that Franz is conservative, it's really the economic crisis in the capitalist economic world, which is already overwhelming. Judging from the previous law, it is almost once every ten years.
It has been several years since the last economic crisis, and now the construction of the steel center has begun. Even if it is not caught up with the crisis when it is put into production, it has entered the countdown to the crisis.
Massive overcapacity broke out, and the domestic steel industry is absolutely mourning. I don’t know how many industries will be tossed to death.
The most tragic thing is that Shinra's steel industry is either government-invested or controlled by a royal consortium. Private capital rarely touches these high-investment, long-cycle industries.
The industry that you have created and the destruction of your own enterprise is definitely a manifestation of brain water.
Even if it is to be done, it must be done slowly. For example, the production capacity should be controlled at one million tons first, and then continue to increase according to market demand.
In this respect, the current cabinet is less thoughtful than its predecessor when considering issues.
If it is purely for political achievements, the previous government has already done it, how can it be possible to stay now.
It is not difficult to build a steel center. If the basic conditions are met, it is enough to pour money into it.
Even if the cabinet's ability to see problems is lacking, Franz is not ready to change people now. Geniuses are always in the minority, and most people are average.
Being able to hold back for several years and continue the policy of the predecessor without major troubles has proved that this government is stable enough.
Although the problem is not comprehensive enough, the plan is not wrong in essence. If the project is divided into phases and the construction progress is slowed down a little bit, then there will be no problems.
In this respect, the biggest problem with this plan is that it is "too efficient", because the Vienna government's plan is to be completed within five years.
After listening to Franz's explanation, Frederick was shocked and said: "It's impossible for the British to withdraw from the free trade system, right
You must know that the free trade system was proposed by the British government itself. When the treaty was concluded, the British made a commitment in front of the world. "
With the development of the times, the capitalist world economy has become more and more closely linked. Once the British withdraw from the free trade system, the world economy will definitely have problems.
With John Bull's consistent style of harming others and not oneself, once he decides to withdraw, he will definitely take action to bring down the free trade system, and it is impossible for Shinra to continue to enjoy the dividends of the free trade era.
After being hit so hard, Shinra's economy will definitely be greatly affected, and the market's demand for steel will shrink sharply.
In this context, it is obviously out of date to add a new steel center with an annual output of 10 million tons.
Franz rolled his eyes: "Nothing is impossible, reputation is the same for the British.
Once it is found that it is not in its own interests, tearing up the free trade agreement is inevitable. It has not been done yet, that is, the British are still playing internal games.
The British have long been the beneficiaries of the free trade system, and naturally vested interest groups have emerged. Now the free trade system is not good for them. If they want to withdraw at this time, the vested interests will naturally object.
If you pay attention to the newspapers in London, you should know that there is more and more discussion around free trade, and supporters and opponents are already at odds.
Civil quarrels are only the beginning of the problem. It won't be long before the British Parliament will have a discussion.
Campbell's campaign manifesto also mentioned the issue of free trade. Although he did not directly say that it would be abolished, he still hinted at export subsidies for some industries in his speech.
These are all signals. As the British economy continues to deteriorate, vested interests alone cannot last long.
If the British government does not want to see the domestic manufacturing industry squeezed to death by us, it will be a matter of time to adopt trade barriers. For Campbell, exiting the free trade system was far easier than making internal reforms.
Judging from the current situation, this time will not exceed two years. We can already start preparing, not to be caught off guard by the British. "
Don't be surprised if a question discusses "two years". For the UK Parliament, this is just normal operation.
Withdrawing from the "free trade system" is a major event, and it can be said that it is related to Britain's national destiny.
Compared with the "Brexit" debate that lasted for 45 years in later generations, it is very efficient to be able to make a decision within two years.