The news of another revolution in Paris spread, and the entire European world was stunned. First, the revolutionary party revolutionized the life of the Bonaparte dynasty, and then the radicals in the revolutionary party revolutionized the revolution of the government of the revolutionary party, and now I don't know which party is revolutionizing the government of the radical faction.
If you count the royalist coalition outside the city, France has gathered people from all walks of life in this era. News reports are strenuous to write, let alone ordinary people who eat melons.
Ordinary people can watch the fun, and politicians have to be busy. The situation is so chaotic that this year's war reparations are definitely not necessary.
No matter which government comes to power, it will not make money for a while. The country that counted on French reparations to subsidize households is now completely in vain.
The Palace of Vienna, Franz, who has just reached a compromise with Belgium, is now troubled and happy. There is no way. Recently, more and more people come to borrow money.
If it is an ordinary commercial city loan, then simply help to introduce the bank directly. As long as they could pay the interest and have enough collateral, the Holy Roman Empire's financial system was able to finance them.
With the defeat of France and the decline of Paris, the financial center of the European continent became Vienna and Frankfurt.
Finance also needs to be linked to politics. After the end of the European Continental War, Britain and Austria held a secret negotiation on the international situation and post-war reconstruction.
The result is of course self-evident. If you look at the organizational structure of the European Union, you can see that if the two sides reach an agreement, Britain will not be excluded from the alliance.
There is no doubt that this is a lose-lose outcome. Britain, which has been excluded from the circle, has a right to speak on the European continent, which has dropped to the lowest point in the past two hundred years. In addition to having a little influence on the maritime countries, the mainland countries are no longer buying their accounts.
The Holy Roman Empire won politically, but suffered economic blows. Not only did the plan to raise funds in London go bankrupt, but even the Aegis was run on, and the value of the currency fell by five points at one point.
It is not Franz's style to be beaten without fighting back. The British ran on the Aegis, and the Vienna government launched a tit-for-tat attack on the pound.
Both are gold standard countries, and then the interesting scene comes. On the one hand, the Aegis was exchanged for gold from Shinra and transported back to the British Isles, and on the other hand, the gold was exchanged from Britain and transported back to Shinra with British pounds.
Both of them are big gold reserves. After tossing back and forth for many times, the people who eat melons will be dizzy, and in the end, no one can do anything about it.
Of course, this is on the surface, in fact the Vienna government still suffered a loss. The financing plan failed, and the value of the S.H.I.E.L.D. had to be stabilized. The government could only tighten its belt to live.
Affected by this, the progress of post-war reconstruction in Lorraine, Alsace and other regions has been affected. The boss is not feeling well, and the life of the younger brothers is even worse.
Of course, it is not impossible to finance. Although the British government is unhappy with everyone, the British consortium still welcomes the God of Fortune. It's just that the interest rate is so much higher than normal.
Regardless of whether other countries can accept it or not, the Vienna government would rather tighten its belt than borrow the British loan sharks.
Bad days are temporary. Capital seeks profit, and no one is willing to give up the big cake of European reconstruction. Even if the British government does not support it, it cannot stop the determination of capitalists to make money.
In particular, the funds that originally flowed into the London market from the European continent took the lead in returning to the European continent. After transiting through the two major financial markets of Vienna and Frankfurt, they entered the post-war reconstruction project.
Money is available, but not everyone can borrow it. In a sense, in the capital market, both the country and the individual are "the strong stay strong, and the weak get weaker".
The richer a country is, the easier it is to borrow money; the less money a country is, the harder it is to get financing.
The Vienna government with a strong family is naturally a high-quality customer in the capital market. The poor and poor Belgium, Sardinia, Lucca, Tuscany and other countries are tragic, their own credit is not enough, and they can not get enough collateral, financing will fall into the predicament.
One or two Franz is happy to show the spirit of the big brother, but now when they come to borrow money, Franz has a headache.
In fact, this is not the first time countries have borrowed money. Since the anti-French war, these little brothers were basically raised by the Vienna government.
I don't know, I'm shocked. These peasant small countries are all billionaires. Judging from their economic situation, the repayment will wait until the next century!
If that's all, it's not unacceptable. There are political rewards, and it's not a big deal that the money takes longer to pay off.
The key is that economic development requires direction, and post-war reconstruction is not just about having money. Although Belgium suffered heavy losses, its industrial foundation is still there, and as long as there are funds, it can be quickly recovered.
This Italian state is really a tragedy. If there are no resources, no industry, no industry, even if it is to develop agriculture, it will be hanged and beaten. The most important thing is that the land is limited and cannot support so many people.
When they were originally mixed with the French, except for a small amount of handicrafts, they mainly acted as a market for commodity sales and labor export.
As the French Empire collapsed, so did this fragile chain. The Holy Roman Empire only needed the market for goods, but not the labor.
No matter how cheap it is, it is useless. The current economic development has not yet reached that stage, and the jobs that can be created in society are limited. To let these people in is to cause trouble for oneself.
The only option left to them is to use cheap labor and develop labor-intensive industries without technical content, thereby driving domestic economic development.
The problem is that Franz knows it's useless. Only when the rulers of various countries understand it can they formulate reasonable economic development policies based on their own actual conditions.
However, most people in this world are people who lack self-awareness. Of the seven Italian states, not a single one came to the fore.
All the guys with high eyes and low skills, they think they are smart, and they keep up with the trend of the times. As soon as they come up, they play with high-tech such as electrics and internal combustion engines. Even top projects such as aircraft and battleships have dared to set up projects.
Well, this is the Franz pan. The Vienna government has long made it a national policy to strengthen the country with science and technology. It has now become a social consensus, and even the younger brothers have been affected.
It is not wrong to say that the problem is that the development of science and technology also requires an industrial base. There is no foundation at all, and if you get to the forefront as soon as you come up, you will fall to your death.
After finally borrowing money, it was wasted by these ignorant guys. And the outdated production capacity that the Vienna government intends to eliminate, the first to jump out to take over is Belgium, which has the best industrial base.
The younger brothers are not worried, the old nature is going to have a headache. No one's money comes from strong winds. According to their tossing method, no results can be seen without billions of dollars.
With so much money, isn't it good to keep it for self-development? Who is so brainless, they want to borrow it to waste water.
Faithful advice, but not necessarily effective. Franz didn't think that by reminding him, he could wake up these guys who lacked social beatings and persuade everyone to return to the right path. Naturally, he would not do such a thankless thing.
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Franz: "How much of an impact would it have if we refused to give them a loan?"
Foreign Minister Wesenberg: "The diplomatic influence is not great, the French civil war is about to end, the situation in Europe is basically stable, and a little disturbance will not affect the international situation.
Considering the current situation of Sardinia, Lucca, Modena, Parma, Tuscany, the Papal States, and the Two Sicilies, it is reasonable to deny them loans. "
No one stipulates that the eldest must have the younger brother. The Vienna government did not take anything from the countries, but helped them gain independence and provided a large amount of financial assistance, which was enough.
If anyone feels dissatisfied and wants to win Longwangshu, then he must ask the iron fist of the empire if he will answer.
If you want to jump back easily, first ask which country dares to accept them. The current situation in Europe is very clear, that is, the Holy Roman Empire is the dominant family, and when you reach out, you will be ready to be cut off.
Economy Minister Reinhardt: "The economic problem is very big. In fact, the supply and demand of the capitalist economy has long been a problem, but the crisis was delayed by the European War.
The current market boom is just a huge bubble built on war dividends. Any problems in any place may cause the bubble to burst.
Without the loan backing, the Italian region's economy would soon collapse. It is very likely to become the fuse of the crisis and detonate the brewing economic crisis. "
No one expected the economic crisis, that was impossible. In fact, before every economic crisis, there are signs and signals. The first reaction of those in the know was not to issue a crisis warning, but to preemptively retreat.
In fact, it is useless to issue an early warning. The market always needs to take over. The bursting of the bubble will definitely bury a large group of people. The only thing that can change is who is buried.
The Great Depression after the Great War was itself an economic law of nature. There is no Great Depression now, and it is mainly the economy of the Holy Roman Empire that is propping up.
However, this support is also risky. Just like a tumor on a human body, the longer it is left, the greater the damage it will cause.
There is no way, some things must be carried to death. Having just become the hegemon of the European continent, the Vienna government also needs time to consolidate its position.
It just so happened that another secret war broke out with the British. If the economic crisis broke out at this time, the prestige of the Holy Roman Empire's hegemony, which was finally achieved, would be diluted.
Perhaps it was aware of the danger. The Gladstone government wanted to retreat completely, and did not want to detonate the crisis at the last time of its term. After a tentative wave, it decisively stopped.
After hesitating for a moment, Franz said slowly: "That's it! Sooner or later, we will reach this point, and there is no need to hold on.
Tell governments that if you want to get a loan, come up with a sound economic development plan to convince the banks that we don't have the ability to continue to provide them with guarantees. "
Frankly speaking, Franz is the least likely to want an economic crisis. As the world's largest economy, the Holy Roman Empire alone accounts for half of the capitalist world economy.
Once the economic crisis broke out, the loss of the Holy Roman Empire would definitely be the heaviest. On the contrary, the economically backward feudal agricultural countries were relatively less affected.
But there is no way, relying on the power of the government to delay the outbreak of the crisis has a certain limit. No one knows when this tumor will be detonated. Rather than waiting for others to detonate it, it is better to take the initiative to pierce it and have a certain degree of initiative.
As for transferring the crisis, it is natural to do it. The problem is that today is different from the past. The Holy Roman Empire's economy is so large that even if it is transferred, no one can handle it.
As the sequelae of the European War, it should have erupted as early as the end of the war. It is very difficult to be able to drag it to the present.
Even if the government has repeatedly intervened in the economy, the crisis is still a crisis, and it will not disappear with a few executive orders. In short, this bitter fruit Franz must be swallowed.
The only difference is that this time it is not simply overcapacity, but the uneven development of various industries. Mainly due to the impact of the war, the military-related industries have developed too much.
The free elimination of the market is an economic crisis. Smart people have already made enough money and have withdrawn from related fields. Now the remaining pick-ups are still dreaming of making a fortune, and they all fantasize about the French Civil War or the expansion of the Japanese-Spanish War.
I don't know if I can make money or not, but it's impossible to expand the war anyway. Neither London nor Vienna were ready for war.
War is not a child's play, unless you are forced into a corner, or you have no certainty, who would foolishly start a war with a big country
Britain and Austria do not directly turn against each other, and no matter how much a proxy war is fought, the scale will not be large. It is not easy to be able to help clean up the inventory. If you want to make a fortune in war, go home and sleep!
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Foreign Minister Wesenberg: "Your Majesty, although the Spanish-Japanese war is still in a state of anxiety, from the current situation, the hope of the Spanish winning is very slim.
According to the information from the Governor of Nanyang, from the outbreak of the war to the present, the Spanish Expeditionary Force has lost 27,000 people, including 3,400 naval personnel; while the Japanese army has lost 39,000 people, including more than 5,700 naval officers and soldiers.
The Spaniard has an advantage in the exchange ratio, but this advantage is not obvious. The Japanese occupied the terrain and their army was replenished much faster.
If there are no major changes on the battlefield and continue to consume like this, Spain's defeat is only a matter of time. "
The exchange ratio is dominant, not because the Spanish army is more capable of fighting, but mainly because of the gap in weapons and equipment. If the technological gap between the warships of the two sides is ten years, then the gap in army weapons and equipment is an era.
Being able to lag behind an era with weapons and equipment, with a record of nearly 1.4:1, Franz doubted whether the Japanese had failed.
The Spaniards also did their homework. The European Continental Alliance imposed a material embargo on the Japanese early on. Even if someone smuggled into the hands of the Japanese army, there would not be too many weapons and equipment.
Franz has a say in this point. The navy of the Holy Roman Empire often checks posts on the sea traffic arteries such as the Suez Canal and the Strait of Malacca, and the smuggled arms ships are almost cold in the middle of the road.
Even if it is still possible to obtain equipment from the British, the king of army equipment these years still depends on the Shinra Empire, followed by France. The weapons and equipment of the lobster soldiers are really not very good.