Holy Roman Empire

Judging from the warm atmosphere at the scene, Franz knew that this epoch-making military parade was a success.

As for some of these shocking scenes, whether it will bring mental discomfort to certain live audiences, it is not a matter of Franz.

The celebration is to make it lively. Only more than 10,000 people participated in the military parade. Compared with the huge armed forces of the entire Holy Roman Empire, it was less than 1%, which proved that Franz had been very restrained.

If you really want to do things and organize tens of thousands of people to come to an actual combat exercise, the deterrent effect will be even greater.

But this is enough. Before modern times, large-scale wars were rarely seen on the European continent.

In many historical records, most of the great battles have been blown out. Maybe it's not that the ancients bragged, they just used bragging techniques to write history.

For example, in "History" written by Herodotus, it was recorded that three hundred Greek soldiers defeated 5,283,220 Persian troops.

Nothing wrong, that's how it was recorded. Three hundred people defeated more than five million people.

As for how the war was fought, and how it was unfolded, it was all in one stroke, and the whole story was the bravery of Greek soldiers.

Three hundred Spartans are obviously not enough. If they are all replaced by saints, the beheading action may be a play.

As a fellow Roman historian, Appian recorded in "History of Rome": "Caesar attacked Gaul and destroyed 4 million Gaul troops."

In the book "The Battle of Gaul" written by Caesar himself, he claimed: "When the 430,000 Gaul army was defeated, no one in Rome died in battle."

What is the specific record? The age is too old, and Franz has not been able to prove it. The only certainty is that there were definitely not four million Gauls in that era.

Of course, these are beyond the reach of Indian history.

It is recorded in "Makabharata" that the number of victims of the King of Light in the First World War exceeded 1.6 billion. How many ordinary people were killed in battle, anyway, Franz doesn't remember.

It really complied with that sentence: "The world is as big as the heart is."

Compared with the achievements of the ancients, the Russian-Prussian War and the Anti-French War are all weak.

There is no problem with bragging writing. Perhaps the ancients were writing novels, but they were mistaken for history by later generations.

But no one who looks at history dares to take it seriously. In fact, limited by the primitive economic model, most of the ancient wars in Europe stayed at hundreds or thousands of levels.

Tens of thousands of people are used to fight, which is a proper battle. So this military exercise involving 10,000 people is scary enough.

After all, since the birth of many small countries, the highest-level battles they have participated in are only ten thousand people.

Together with the ministers of Great Britain and Russia, they looked unnatural when they left. Whether it was deliberately pretended or the truth was revealed, no one knows.

In short, this military parade of the Holy Roman Empire is on fire. The video taken by the camera has been edited into a movie at this moment and is on the way to all parts of the world.

In this era of lack of entertainment materials, it is rare to have such a real documentary, which of course must be given to the people all over the world to enjoy.

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The influence of the world is still invisible for a while, anyway, the arsenal of the Holy Roman Empire has been busy recently.

Airplanes, tanks, armors, and artillery all became best-sellers in the international arms market for a while, and their supply exceeded demand.

What Franz Wanwan didn't expect was that the largest military purchase order actually came from rival Britain.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that there is nothing wrong with it. The economic crisis is coming to an end, and the financial situation of the governments of various countries has not been completely reversed, and the British are the only ones with rich wealth.

Whether it is buying back to support the scene, or throwing it into the laboratory for dismantling and research, you must buy it first.

There are not a few military companies in Britain, and there are also not a few companies interested in researching these equipment. There are a few samples for each house, and they add up to over a hundred.

Compared with the cost of a capital ship of millions of pounds, the price of tens of thousands of aircraft and tanks is really nothing.

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The Spanish Embassy, ​​Junol, who has not yet left, is now in deep thought. The first batch of loans has been received, so if you have money in your pocket, you have to consider consumption.

Seeing countries looting aircraft and tanks, Junior was also very greedy. The military representatives accompanying him even chatter in his ears every day.

Greedy goes to greedy, but Junior is a rational person. Will not blindly be influenced by the outside world and make random decisions.

The aircraft and tanks are good, but are they really what the Spanish army needs now?

The plane is nothing more than that, anyway, they fly in the sky, and the range of use is very wide, rarely limited by terrain.

Tank armor is different. The plain area is king. Once you enter the mountains and hills, it becomes bronze in seconds.

Spain is no longer the old empire that never sets. The money in the hands of the government is borrowed from outside, and it will be repaid in the future.

If you don't save a little bit of money, if the money runs out and the rebellion has not been suppressed, it will be a tragedy.

Junior does not think that the Vienna government's money is really easy to get, and you can go and ask for it after you spend it.

Even if you are a kid, you have to show your own value. The purpose of the Vienna government in supporting Spain is obvious to everyone at first glance, which is to act as a **** to suppress France.

The prerequisite for the support is that Spain can support it, and at the same time it must have a certain military strength.

If military strength has not been improved, what is the difference between Spain and small countries like Belgium, Switzerland, and Sardinia?

It's not even comparable to these small countries, so Sardinia won't talk about it. Although Belgium and Switzerland are small, their armed forces are really not bad.

Together, the population of the two countries is almost 30% of France. In the war against France, another piece of meat was bitten from France.

Once the two countries develop, reaching one-third of France's national strength is not a dream. After all, France has been suppressed by the European Union, and it is impossible to let go of development.

In theory, as long as Spain's performance is not bad, it threatens France from behind, plus a few Italian gangs cheering. So even if France is revived, it will be suppressed to death by several neighbors around it.

Without this troublemaker, the Holy Roman Empire can let go of its hands and feet and challenge the British maritime hegemony.

This is a conspiracy. Knowing that the support of the Vienna government has ulterior motives, the Spanish government still has no choice but to take the initiative to join it.

For no other reason, Spain also wants to revive. However, resources and space are limited. The European continent has already appeared overlords, and the small area of ​​Western Europe cannot accommodate the two regional Xiaoqiang.

Whether it is because of hatred or profit, Spain is inevitable to confront France. After the end of the European War, Spain became the vanguard to suppress France.

Even though the colonial rebellion broke out, Spain still had an "elite" force stationed in France. The Spanish government's preference for recruiting mercenaries rather than using this force suffices to explain the problem.

Junior: "How about the Jewish side, can you guarantee subsequent loans?"

No matter what kind of strategic plan, it depends on "money" in the final analysis. In order to get more money, Junior has been out of ethics.

Even if he knew that there might be problems with Jewish loans, Junior was happy to be confused for the sake of Aegis.

Regardless of whether there is a problem with the source of the Jewish loan funds, and whether there is a conspiracy in Jewish capital, it has nothing to do with the Spanish borrower.

What Junior signed was an ordinary commercial loan contract, and the source of the bank's funds had nothing to do with him.

Even if something happens in the future, it won't involve him. There is no legal requirement in the world that borrowers are responsible for the source of bank funds.

Minister Brad: "The Jews are holding the contract signed with us, financing around. I secretly sent people to attend their seminar in Vienna, the situation is not very optimistic.

The market has great doubts about our ability to repay. If it were not supported by high returns, I am afraid that there would be no investors involved.

Of course, the speech of that group of Jews was really good. Even if investors hesitate in their hearts, many people still make a tentative investment.

In theory, as long as they don't run away with donations, there should be no problems with subsequent loans. After all, there are too many people who have money and nowhere to invest, and there will always be a few bold ones. "

"Deal"?

Do not!

Although the loan interest is a little bit higher, as long as it can repay it, the Spanish government will not fall behind.

The credibility of a country is very valuable. If it is not forced to do so, no government will deliberately renege on it.

"Then send someone to keep an eye on it and don't take action for now. As long as the monthly loan can be allocated on time, we will cooperate with them first."

Junior wants the creditor to have problems, but it is definitely not the problem now. It is best to wait for the thunderstorm to occur after they have taken all the loans.

Deep down, Junior had an unscrupulous idea, that is: first collect the handles of the Jews, and after getting all the loans, he would report a wave of backhands and force these guys to run away.

Of course, this kind of thing is also very risky. Once it spreads out, the reputation of the Spanish government will stinks, and no bank will dare to cooperate with them.

"The crows in the world are as dark", not just for fun. Few banks in these days are completely clean.

The difference lies only in the size of the problem. Once exposed to the sun, most banks will not be able to eat.

Minister Brad nodded: "No problem, I will send someone to stare at them for a long time, and it won't cause trouble."

After a pause, Minister Brad asked: "Your Excellency, have you thought about the arms purchase?"

Whether it is suppressing the indigenous Filipino rebels or suppressing the Cuban independence movement, arms are indispensable.

Spain's industrialization is only halfway through, and the military production capacity can only be said to be "able". In theory, whether it is aircraft artillery or tank warships, Spain can build independently.

Being able to be made does not mean being able to be used. These are two different concepts. Do not say that it is high-end goods such as aircraft, artillery, tanks and warships, and even has some ammunition production capacity.

Not only is the capacity insufficient, but more importantly, the cost is high. Its own production cost is almost the same as the selling price in the international arms market, but the quality can't keep up.

In order to change all of this, the Spanish government has also made efforts.

After the end of the Anti-French War, France was prohibited from engaging in military production under the restrictions of the Vienna Treaty.

The machinery and equipment used to produce weapons were directly confiscated by the Anti-French Alliance and became everyone's spoils. They were either dismantled by various countries or returned to fireworks on the scene.

What I didn't expect was that these seemingly precious mechanical equipment were actually tasteless.

Countries that have the ability to use these equipment have already completed industrialization and have their own set of industrial systems. These things are not needed at all.

Countries that need these equipment are also limited by their industrial base and talents, and they can't make use of machinery and equipment.

As a member of the victorious country, Spain has not dismantled equipment from France. However, without a supporting industrial system and industrial workers, it is simply unable to put into industrial production.

Obviously, the Spanish government bureaucracy is not the one who can solve the problem. So much so that these machinery and equipment are now lying in the warehouse waiting to rust.

The production line couldn't start, and the ammunition was only one shot and one shot less, so that the French weapons in the Spanish army quickly became fire sticks.

When the Spanish government was considering whether to spend a lot of money, and when the French came back to start the production line, the Vienna government's weapons and equipment assistance came.

Don’t use free things for nothing. Under the law of true incense, the Spanish army quickly abandoned the magic equipment and replaced it with the more outstanding arcane equipment on the battlefield.

It turns out that there has never been a free lunch in this world. Earlier, I took advantage, and now it’s time to pay.

With the end of the Japanese-Spanish War, the era of free weapons and ammunition assistance is also over. In order to meet the needs of the war, the Spanish government had to purchase ammunition from the Holy Roman Empire.

Junior: "Our funds are limited, so we can only save a little bit of money. The procurement of ordinary weapons, armor and ammunition can be done directly according to the list prepared in advance.

For the time being, only 20 bombers were purchased for the aircraft, and armored tanks were of little use, and these were not needed to deal with the rebels. "

Letting the Minister of Foreign Affairs decide on arms procurement, Junior also has nothing to say. Is this out of "trust" or is it out of "trust"?

There is no way, the Spanish bureaucracy is best at profiting. The people below are also not professionals, including military representatives who are all civil servants.

Since everyone is a layman, it's better to let a disciplined layman do it. At least Junior, as the minister of foreign affairs, is not so shallow as to collect kickbacks from it.