Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

"What about the steel production of countries around the world and our production?"

Sure enough, Chavez sighed secretly. Sure enough, His Majesty the King asked this question again. He had encountered this problem when he first sat in this position last year. Fortunately, he happened to see it before coming. It shocked him. So he was particularly impressed by this question. This year, he had naturally memorized all the information on this question. So although he felt trembling in his heart, his face remained unchanged and he was even very confident. look like.

“Due to the rapid growth in previous years, the investment enthusiasm of the United States, Britain, France, Germany and other countries reached its peak at the beginning of this year. However, it is precisely because of this that raw material prices have developed rapidly due to rapid industrial demand, and the occurrence of the economic crisis has caused Britain, France, Germany, and the United States, which were the most speculative countries in the past, have fallen into a situation of locked-up and shrinking funds. Especially in October this year, the outbreak of the U.S. banking crisis caused about half of the bank loans in New York to be used as collateral by trust investment companies with high interest rates and were used by speculators. Investing in high-risk stock markets and bonds, the entire financial market fell into a state of extreme speculation. Over-investment in the virtual economy made entrepreneurs wake up and found that they could no longer afford raw materials, but they had borrowed goods to expand employees. Expanding factories is nothing but closing down. The natural result is that the unemployment rate in various countries has started to rise sharply this year, and the demand for steel has correspondingly decreased.

The steel output of the United States this year is 15 million tons, while the British speculation is deeper than that of the United States, with a decrease from last year, only 8 million tons. Although Germany has also encountered a crisis, Germany has already taken advantage of it early with the strong support of William II. Job opportunities have shifted to the military industry in advance, so this year's German output has not reduced demand due to the economic crisis, but has taken a step closer to overtaking the UK. Reaching 8.5 million tons. Tsarist Russia and France had 4.2 million tons and 4 million tons respectively, while Austria-Hungary, Italy and Japan had 2.3 million, 900,000 and 250,000 tons respectively.

"This is the output of the great powers this year, and because His Majesty requested at the beginning of this five-year plan to build a road from Madrid to Valencia, from Valencia along the Mediterranean coast to Murcia, along the seaside through Gibraltar and then to Seville Because of the railway line, our local steel demand has remained high, and because of the discovery of iron ore in Western Sahara, and because the world steel price has increased by more than 60%, our steel production this year has reached a historical record. If the output required by the Western Australia railway is included, a total of 6 million tons of steel was produced, surpassing Tsarist Russia and France in one fell swoop and second only to the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States."

Next in the ranking is Elena, the Minister of Regional Policy and Social Public Administration. Elena is thirty-five years old this year. Although she is no longer young, the attractiveness of a mature woman who is over thirty has only increased. Even though Alfonso was used to seeing beautiful women every day, he still felt that his eyes lit up. Of course, this is just a look of appreciation, without any blasphemous meaning.

Of course, Elena also felt the hot gazes in the eyes of the king and other ministers, but she had long been used to it. Although she felt a little breathless due to the pressure of the king's gaze, she still quickly suppressed it until she felt calm. When he raised his head, he discovered that the king's eyes had already been replaced by a smile instead of aggression. This made her feel relieved and sad at the same time.

"After five years of development, needless to say, the Empire's CSGB University Alliance has become one of the key points for foreign students. Due to His Majesty's reasons, our country has also implemented a nine-year compulsory education system, which has achieved good results in these years. , the youth illiteracy rate has dropped to the lowest level in history. As long as this group of students graduates and enters junior high school in a few years, if possible, the empire will add the 12-year plan education and universal university, junior college and other education. At that time, our country's educational quality will remain a leader in the world. This is about education." Elena glanced at Alfonso and saw that the other party was listening carefully. She felt excited in her heart and said:...

"As for society, our society has now entered an era of high income. If we use American life as a standard, then we have reached their level. Of course, except for Western Sahara and Spanish Guinea, the social living standard is higher than that of Western Australia. Because New Zealand and New Zealand continue to provide the empire with products including wool and leather, their quality of life has reached 70% of the empire’s level.”

Lais, the Minister of Education, actually overlaps administratively with Elena, the Minister of Local Political and Social Management, but fortunately, especially the social problems caused by the impact of education on society, they are both Fortunately, neither of them had any unpleasant incidents. Of course, the most important thing is that Les has completely devoted herself to the world of education, so Elena is also one of the reasons why she can't stand alone. So Les didn't speak, and Alfonso didn't ask her what she meant.

"What about the population? I want to know the population distribution under my rule." Alfonso interrupted Aaliyah and went straight to the most important topic in his opinion. Although territory is very important in this era, if it is a deserted No matter how much territory you have, it is just a waste. A large population can lead to war, and a larger population can provide a consumer market, so Alfonso has already listed this issue as the most important information to know, just like steel production.

Elena also experienced this problem as early as last year. Because she is a woman, her carefulness was recorded in the record, so she was also one of the preparations. In fact, this is equivalent to His Majesty's treatment of these ministers. If you pass the test in one go, it will be fine, but if you don’t know the three questions after you ask them, then the matter will be a bit serious. I heard that a few years ago, a minister asked a few questions about the department he was in charge of, and it actually happened. After asking four questions and not knowing anything, His Majesty the King was so angry that he directly asked someone to take his position and let him leave directly. This shows how rigorous His Majesty is in talent selection.

"The native population is 38 million. The Spanish Sahara in West Africa, Ivonee in Morocco and Spanish Guinea have a combined population of 400,000. Western Australia has a population of 2 million, and New Zealand has a population of 1.5 million. Add to that Upper Palawan, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Micronia have a combined population of 100,000. The total population of the empire is about 42 million."

"The international powers in order of most to least are Tsarist Russia with 120 million, the United States with 95 million, Germany with 61 million, Japan with 50 million, the Austro-Hungarian Empire with 45.2 million, France with 39 million, and Italy 33 million. Counting the empire’s native population, the population of 38 million ranks seventh.”

"Okay, yes, everyone did a good job. Guys, you are all worthy of my proud ministers. I am proud to have your loyalty." Alfonso never praises those who are loyal to him and reliable in doing things. Having been stingy before, he deeply understood the importance of clear rewards and punishments. Seeing that although several people still maintained serious expressions, the shining eyes in the windows of people's souls showed that they still enjoyed the praise of themselves, which of course made Alfonso feel more comfortable. After all, This proves that every word I say is still valuable, at least.

"The last one left is Trini. As for you, I keep you until the end every year. I don't know if there is anything about you this year that surprises me. You know, you are the one I value most among you. , so I hope that you who value me so much can bring me hope. Even a little bit doesn’t matter."

"Your Majesty, I want to disappoint you, uh, don't, that's not what I mean. What I mean is that the hope our Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives you is not just a little bit like what you said, but a big one." Seeing Alfonso glance over quickly Eyes Trini quickly denied it, but coupled with his movements, it was very asymmetrical. His height of less than 1.7 meters made him the favorite person in the room, yes, because Ai Lina and Les are both over 1.7 meters tall. But again, the appearance of some things is not a proxy for strength. Just like Napoleon. Just like Mr. Deng, he is short but has extraordinary energy. ….

"If you don't tell me the reason today, you will be in good hands." Trini is Antonio's cousin and has known Alfonso since childhood, so the two of them spent a lot of time chatting, so Trini is not in awe of Alfonso, but has a brotherly friendship for Alfonso. Of course, sometimes you still have to distinguish the situation, so today Trini did not dare to be too presumptuous, and could only This is a way to describe what I want to say in a nonsensical way that I admit is funny.

Perhaps feeling that others were looking at them differently, Trini quickly told what he meant by surprise.

The African continent has always been dominated by Britain and France. Although Germany has several strongholds in southern and central Africa, it has full access to all parts of Africa. But what you need to know is that it is also in danger of being cannibalized and outflanked one by one. However, a country as small as Belgium occupied the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in later generations. Of course, only the support of the United Kingdom could secure it. Italy is in Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Libya in East and North Africa. As for Portugal, it is a relatively old colonial country. Apart from Macau, it only has Mozambia in southeast Africa and Angola in southwest Africa. What I want to talk about this time is about the Portuguese colony.

Oh my God, what happened yesterday, or maybe my computer was infected with some kind of virus. Every time I write about a thousand words, the screen will gradually turn into a little black screen, and then it will freeze. What is this? I wasted a night last night. I got up at six o'clock today to update a chapter. Take a look, this chapter is from yesterday. There are two more chapters today, one will be updated around afternoon and nine at night. I also want to ask for a recommendation ticket. I looked at it yesterday and I was surprised to find that this book has actually entered the 17th place on the "Public Authors New Book List". The above mentioned is the potential list. Haha, I heard other people talk about it. From what I’ve seen, it seems that if you want to blow someone’s ass off, it’s only right to continue to increase the size. Yesterday, the collection actually reached 7x7=49. Including the previous 200, there is still 51 left to win the first honor in this book. Haha, something is better than nothing, code words. . .

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