The British government is engaged in internal reforms, and the Vienna government is also busy with internal affairs, but the international conflict has not stopped because of this.
In order to make the enemy unable to do what the enemy wants to do, it is victory. The two big bosses opened the mutual pit mode again.
The pit is not easy to dig. In the field of pitting people, both London and Vienna are master-level players. Generally, the pits cannot be buried at all.
Because of the reforms, the British government is currently experiencing fierce infighting, but this does not mean that the Vienna government can do anything.
Britain and Shinra have faced each other for so many years, and the two countries have unified their thinking early on, labeling each other an "enemy".
Today, there are no pro-British factions in Vienna, nor pro-Austrian factions in the British government. The traditional friendship gods and horses have long been exhausted in conflicts of interest time after time.
If the Vienna government really didn't know the so-called blending in, maybe under the threat of foreign enemies, the British government would reach a compromise in advance.
But doing nothing and wasting this golden opportunity in vain, Frederick was not reconciled.
You know, the Vienna government has not taken action against the British now; but the British government's small actions against Shinra have never been interrupted.
"The Shinra Threat Theory", "Anti-dumping Theory", "Freedom and Security Theory"... A series of international hot topics were all created by the British.
The gossip thing is purely "three people become tigers", once there are too many people, it will not be clear.
Frankly speaking, Frederick was not afraid of gossip. For a big country, international public opinion is the same.
The crux of the problem is that the British are not simply spreading rumors. Many things do exist, but they use a little exaggeration.
For example: "commodity dumping problem" is real. Under the free trade system, the Holy Roman Empire, with its powerful industrial strength, did take advantage of it and dumped in some areas.
The earliest large-scale commodity dumping was led by the British, and it was even more extreme than Shinra.
At that time, the British used cotton cloth as a weapon to dump it all over the world, smashing the textile industry of various countries, making a lot of money and not being satisfied, and then playing with the opium trade.
In a sense, the brilliance of Britain is based on "colonization", "dumping" and "drugs".
Now that the lid is lifted, it is not the conscience of the British who have discovered that, mainly because of the brutal market competition, they have changed from being dumped to being dumped.
What kind of cause, what kind of fruit. Britain fell behind in the second industrial revolution, the emerging industries were completely beaten by Shinra, and some sub-sectors were simply blank.
The cotton textile industry, which had an advantage in the past, has also been attacked by the national capital of various countries, and has developed very poorly in recent years.
There is no way, who made the first step of industrialization in all countries to be the textile industry
Rather than saying that Shinra is competing with Britain, it is better to say that all industrialized countries are competing with Britain.
In contrast, Shinra's situation is much better.
Whether it is electric power, internal combustion engine automobile industry, petrochemical industry, pharmaceutical biology, or all kinds of machinery and equipment manufacturing, all require the support of science and technology, and the innate threshold is higher than that of the textile industry.
Countries that have just started to industrialize simply do not have the ability to develop in-depth in these fields, so naturally there is no impact.
Since the family can't eat this bowl of rice, as a dung stick, the British will naturally overturn the table.
It seems that the British are "opposing commodity dumping", but they are actually paving the way for "disintegrating the free trade system".
Not only the British have done this kind of detrimental thing, but the Vienna government has also done it.
You know, Franz was the first emperor to publicly demand the ban on opium, and he brought all countries around the world to play anti-drug together.
Affected by this, it directly led to the early collapse of the British drug empire. Otherwise, Britain's foreign trade deficit would not be as serious as it is now.
According to the progress of the original time and space, the British drug empire gradually collapsed after the development of the opium cultivation industry in various countries and the dilution of profits by fighting poison with poison.
The feng shui turns, and now it's the Vienna government's turn to have a headache. As the world's largest industrial country, the demand for the commodity sales market is self-evident.
Once the free trade system collapses and the era of trade barriers comes, import and export trade will definitely be greatly affected, and it will definitely be a major blow to Shinra's economy.
In contrast, other rumors are not worth mentioning. In this era of the strong eating the weak, the "Shinra Threat Theory" has brought not only the suspicions of various countries, but also deep fear.
I can't make you obey me, and I can make you fear me. In a sense, this shameless spirit was also learned from the British.
It can only be said that times can change people, and it can also change a country. As the overlord of an era, there is always something worth learning from.
No matter how deep the conflict between Shinra and Britain is, it cannot influence the Vienna government to learn from the British how to be a hegemon.
To be precise, Prince Frederick wants to learn from the British. As for Franz the Great, who is in semi-retirement, he is now past the age of learning.
When the Holy Roman Empire has fully achieved hegemony, Franz will officially retire. How to be a hegemon is something that Frederick needs to consider.
"When you encounter something that you don't know where to start, just hold it back."
Frederick was indoctrinated with this principle from an early age, so he was not lacking in patience. In fact, any guy who has been a heir for more than 40 years will not be impatient.
If you open the history book, you will know that princes with bad mentality usually die early. Compared with many of his peers, Frederick is already lucky, at least in power ahead of schedule.
You must know that Edward VII, who is also the heir, was not allowed to contact politics until he was fifty years old.
As for the later Prince Charles, who is known as the Lifetime Series, it is unknown whether he can survive the long standby queen.
Of course, what is even more tragic is that this prince has no chance to take power, and is only waiting for a rubber stamp crown.
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Vienna Palace
Foreign Secretary Frankel: "Your Highness, the United States of America has sent a diplomatic note in the hope of obtaining the right to dig the Panama Canal."
The "Panama Canal" was dug by the French decades ago. Unfortunately, while Napoleon III was busy expanding into Italy, the Panama region fell into the hands of Austria.
In the event of an uncooperative colonial government, the digging of the Panama Canal would naturally not go smoothly. It went on and off for several years, and finally ended in bankruptcy of the Canal Company.
The departure of the French does not mean that the Panama Canal is over. In fact, there are many people inside the Holy Roman Empire who want to dig this golden waterway.
Unfortunately, no matter what kind of excavation plan, in the hands of the Vienna government, it was finally rejected.
Anyone with discernment knows that this is a political issue. The capitalists in Shinra have all experienced social beatings, and they do not have the courage to fight against the government.
In the days that followed, the Panama Canal seemed to be forgotten and never mentioned again.
This situation has continued until recent years, and with the vigorous development of the capitalist world economy, transportation has become an important factor restricting the development of the western states of the United States.
Railroad transportation could not meet the demand, and the sea had to circle the earth halfway.
Hearing this unsurprising news, Frederick smiled and said, "What conditions are given by the Americans, you can't have nothing, just want to come over with empty gloves and white wolf?"
It is necessary to negotiate the conditions, and suppressing the development of the Panama Canal is itself a means for Shinra to suppress the development of the Americans.
Now that the U.S. government has opened its mouth, even if it is just a test, it is impossible not to open it under any conditions.
It's enough to bully a small country with an empty-glove white wolf. Playing with a hegemonic country is just looking for abuse. Not only will it not work, it will worsen the diplomatic relationship between the two countries.
Foreign Secretary Frankel smiled and said: "The Americans did not give clear conditions, but in the process of contact, their secretary of state made a hint.
As long as we are willing to give up the Panama Canal Zone, they will support us in the ensuing battle for supremacy.
Of course, that should be part of the conditions, and they should want more.
After all, it is not common for great powers to compete for hegemony. Americans probably think that they are very important and want to take the opportunity to tear off a piece of meat. "
When such conditions are put forward, the United States is of course not aimless.
In terms of economic aggregate alone, the United States of America is already the fourth most powerful country in the world after Shinra, Britain and the Russian Empire.
The total industrial volume is even higher than that of the Russians, second only to Shinra and Britain. Because of its rivalry with the Confederacy, the United States also maintains a Continental Army.
According to the current internationally recognized view, the United States of America is the fifth most powerful country in the world after Spain, and many people even believe that the United States is stronger than Spain.
With such a strong family background, the United States will naturally have the confidence to stand in the next battle between Shinra and Britain.
At least in the Americas, whichever the United States supports will have the upper hand in the competition in the Americas.
Especially in recent years, the continuous wooing of the London government has made Americans realize their importance and want to take advantage of the opportunity.
There is no doubt that for those who sell goods, the more buyers, the better. The British bid alone is obviously not as good as Shinra and Britain bidding together.
Frederick nodded: "Americans don't have a big appetite, and they didn't ask us to support their annexation of the Confederate States, which should be considered restraint.
It's a pity that we don't need them now, and we have no interest in helping them carry their sedan chairs, so that they can benefit from their British masters. "
It can be seen that Frederick has no good feelings for such two or five boys. The closer to the world hegemony, the deeper Frederick studies.
On the issue of choosing allies, Frederick still prefers countries that can be allied for a long time, rather than two or five boys who are destined to jump.
The Vienna government did not win over the United States, not because the United States lacked strength, but mainly because there were serious conflicts of interest between the two countries.
The reason is very simple. Once the Holy Roman Empire becomes the world hegemon, its control over the world will be far stronger than that of the British.
After all, the British are only a country with sea power, while Shinra develops together with sea power and land power. Not only is the military strength stronger, Shinra's comprehensive national strength is strong.
For small and weak countries, this is not a bad thing. At least the food of the Vienna government is much better than that of the British, and they don't like to do things. Everyone's life will be better.
For a regional hegemon like the United States of America, things are not so great.
"American America", go back to sleep first, you will have everything when you fall asleep.
If nothing else, at least unity is hopeless.
If the British wanted to prevent the reunification of the United States, at most they would support the South with economic sanctions and weapons and equipment; in exchange for the Holy Roman Empire, they would send troops on their own.
In the face of an opponent with less potential like Britain, you can still catch up slowly by farming; if you encounter a giant like Shinra, you will always be suppressed.
The facts are in front of us, so the Vienna government is quite Buddhist when it comes to winning over overseas allies.
In general, when the British government finished pulling people, the Vienna government directly took over their enemies.
For example, before the United States was wooed by the British government, the Confederate countries found Shinra on their own, saving even the cost of wooing allies.
Although it is slightly weaker in strength, the Vienna government itself is not prepared to use the strength of its allies in this hegemony competition. It is enough for someone to follow the flag and shout.
Prime Minister Chandler reminded: "His Royal Highness, we should still get in touch with the United States. At least make a sincere appearance to make the Confederate States feel pressure.
As far as I know, the Confederate countries have not been very peaceful recently and have reached out to northern Mexico. Don't knock, maybe someday they're going to invade Mexico again. "
"Ambition" is something that every country will have, and it's nothing more than a matter of size.
The United States wanted to be reunited, and the Confederates wanted to strengthen themselves. Especially in recent years, the land of the Confederate countries has been developed almost, and farmers have set their sights overseas.
When you open the map, you can see that there are only a few neighbors in the Confederate country, and they have no choice at all.
Frankly speaking, farmers' desire for land is far stronger than that of capitalists. To the farmer, the land is wealth.
In contrast, capitalists have little demand for land, and they are more interested in economic interests.
Of course, this is also directly related to the force value. Generally speaking, capitalists are usually more afraid of death, and it is too embarrassing to let them go to the battlefield with guns.
After pondering for a while, Frederick said slowly: "If this is the case, then we simply give the Americans the right to dig the Panama Canal.
Anyway, the canal cannot be dug in a day or two. We can also put forward some restrictive conditions to delay the progress of the project.
It is estimated that before the canal is opened to navigation, the game between us and the British should come to an end.
If the United States really fell to us, it would be fine. If they were flirting with the British, then as a punishment for being in the wrong team, it would be a logical thing for us to take back the Panama Canal. "
The premise of all this is that Shinra wins this hegemony competition, and the winner has the right to speak. But if you really lose in the game, the Panama region will not be able to keep it.
It is not the first time that the Vienna government has done something about blackening the ownership of the canal. The Suez Canal was originally shared by France and Austria. After a continental war, the canal had nothing to do with the French.
In the long run, the Panama Canal will open sooner or later. Once the hegemony of the Holy Roman Empire is stabilized, the Vienna government will also dig canals.
This is determined by interests. The golden waterway flows not only gold, but also the lifeline of the American economy.
Holding this lifeline, coupled with Shinra's powerful strength, can't help the Americans not being obedient.