Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

UK, Buckingham Palace.

"What's the point? Aren't they holding something called the Eight-Nation Summit in South America? Maybe the reason for this mobilization is to show it to the world, just like we used to send warships over to scare people. ."

"However, the situation there is calm now, and there is no possibility of any war. After all, there is no possibility that the United States will counterattack. But now, their troops in Africa and Western Australia have started war gatherings, which is a bit unusual. Ah, and the number of people started this time has exceeded 100,000. If it were just for internship training this year, this number would be too huge." Asquith felt very worried, and there was always a bad feeling in his heart.

"What, more than 100,000 people?" Edward VII, who turned 70 this year, stood up and looked at Asquith. This number is really not that high.

"Yes, it is said that the troops in Africa have begun to rotate, and they have all rotated to Western Australia."

"It's not Spain who is interested in East Australia." Edward VII was also worried as Asquith said. That guy Alfonso never does things according to the rules. Although no one would think that Spain would really dare to invade British territory, there are always surprises in everything. From the perspective of Edward VII, if Spain did this A sudden accident is definitely not an accident in his opinion, because the accident itself has external factors.

Asquith sighed inwardly, Your Majesty, you are getting old after all. Compared with the vigor he had when he first came to power ten years ago, you look a bit like a peace coordinator now.

"Eastern Australia is not afraid. I think Spain will never dare to attack us. Don't forget that the Mediterranean Sea, under the blockade of Prince Arthur, has given the Spanish navy no advantage when facing the British. So for this , when we arrive, we can delete this directly. Your Majesty, I think you were right to worry last time, which was in Siam in Indochina." Of course Asquith understands that if you want to have political achievements, you must sit in office for a long time. , sometimes it is very important to flatter and flatter others. What he just said already had the intention of putting His Majesty off the stage, so he hurriedly added words of praise to the other party at the end. The superior one needs to control the balance and control the subordinates, while the inferior one needs to control the balance. Officials also need to protect themselves and maximize their functions, which is the most important duty for officials. Asquith dismissed the notion that the advice was offensive to the ears. Could it be that you are just a one-time official when you become an official? Which person in a position of power is willing to be pointed at and scolded? This is not purely because you want others to fire you and let you go home.

"Siam?" Asquith didn't say that he had forgotten. What impressed him most about that place was that it was relatively close to India, and it was also one of the most important agreements between the British and French alliances.

"If Spain is really planning to go there, how will France react, and what should we do? Your Excellency, Prime Minister, have we prepared any countermeasures?"

"We have already said hello to France. If Spain really wants to get involved in reporting from Central and South China, our two countries will take a unified stance to put pressure on them at the same time."

"That's fine, fine, things are still under our control. At the Eight-Nation Summit, there is Spain and their brothers from small countries making trouble there. The ones who should have less brains should be Taft and Ferrand from the United States. Yes, we’ll be fine just waiting and watching the show.”

Asquith hesitated for a moment, but finally, especially when he saw His Majesty's already hunched back, he held back. Perhaps, after His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Wales takes office, that will be the time for Britain to make big moves here. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but worry about His Majesty's health.

Because, His Majesty's addiction to smoking is killing him.

Before Queen Elizabeth, three generations of British kings were heavy smokers. Together with the later Queen Elizabeth, they are the four famous British kings who smoked too much. Although no medical files of the British King have ever been released, as the British Prime Minister, he knows more or less the inside story anyway. That is, what is shocking about the four people in front is that the deaths of these four kings have a lot to do with smoking.

And now Edward VII is even better at taking advantage of the situation, and his cigars almost never leave his hand. There was the smell of his favorite type of tobacco everywhere.

King Edward VII, who ascended the throne at the age of 60, has smoked since he was the Crown Prince. He played an extremely important role in promoting smoking and making it a socially recognized habit.

This king is even called the "pioneer of smoking" in Europe. Smoking immediately after dinner has become his habit. Philip Magnus, the author who was writing about His Majesty's life not long ago, said: "Ever since he was the Crown Prince, the King has always smoked a thin cigar and two cigarettes before breakfast. But after breakfast, he smoked a thin cigar and two cigarettes before breakfast. The average person smokes twelve thick cigars and twenty cigarettes every day." These have aroused widespread concern in society.

As a result, Edward VII suffered from severe bronchitis by the age of 40. The imperial doctors advised him to reduce his smoking, but he turned a deaf ear to the doctors' words and ignored them at all. When I reached 60 years old, I started to have difficulty breathing. When hunting in the paddocks of Balmoral Castle, he could not chase the deer in the field himself, so he had to hold his gun and wait for his entourage to drive the prey to him.

Asquith had personally witnessed His Majesty's several consecutive bouts of bronchitis. One theory was that the more episodes he had, the more difficult it would be for him to breathe. And due to long-term smoking, he suffered from incurable lung disease. Even the imperial doctors were helpless over the years. In order to relieve his pain, he had to be injected with heaven.

Haf al-Tin is located in the northeast of the Kingdom of Najd in the Arabian Peninsula, close to the British colony of Kuwait to the east, to the southeast is the Al-Hasa dependency belonging to Ottoman Turkey, and to the back is Ottoman Turkey's Iraq. In the southwest, there are several town groups headed by Buraidah, which is now ruled by the Saudi family.

Muhammad bin Rashid looked at the Arabian Peninsula on the map, his eyes full of fiery anger. As the chief of the Sharma tribe and the ruler of the Najd Kingdom. Never would he have thought that what happened to the Saud family seventeen years ago would now happen to him again. Riyadh was captured six years ago by the Saud family led by Ibn Saud, who was only 22 years old at the time. The expulsion reached Buraidah, but unexpectedly, four years later, he was forcibly driven away by Ibn Saud who had consolidated his position in Riyadh, and came to what is now Haf al-Batin, the current Kingdom of Najd. , looking around, there really is no place for him.

"Chief, someone wants to see you." Just when he wanted to continue recalling his wonderful life in the past, his close aide interrupted him at this moment.

"Who, tell me," Anyway, he is very free now. No matter who he is, we will talk about it after meeting him. Perhaps, not long after the crime is over, he will really be able to hang out in the Kingdom of Najd. He sees Towards the southeast, that may be the place where you want to go directly. Of course, the premise is that Ibn Saud, like he did in Riyadh, first cultivates and consolidates for a few years before attacking here. However, even He even doubted the possibility of this idea. This was an easy-to-attack and difficult-to-defeat position. Would Ibn Saud be so stupid as to give himself time to recuperate and recuperate?

Looking to the southeast again, he couldn't help but sigh. The Hasa region has always been one of his worries. When he ruled Najd, he had always wanted to expand the kingdom of Najd. The most wanted thing among them is an outlet to the sea. Looking around, there is no need to think about Kuwait. It is a British colony. No one dares to mess with the British, otherwise they are looking for death. The same goes for Trushirman, which was occupied by the British. The Imam of Oman, halo, was also established with the support of the British. It was just a puppet regime.

The Sultanate of Masikot, Yemen, etc. remain unchanged and the British govern them there. The entire southern part of the Najd Kingdom is shrouded in British influence. Even the Ottoman Turks dare not make any objections. How can the Najd Kingdom with millions of people challenge the British? The result is naturally frightening. Fearfully, he turned in another direction.

The west is occupied by the Ottoman Empire. The garrison there is said to be hundreds of thousands of Ottoman Empire troops. This number scared him at the time, so it was a place he dared to think about, although he really wanted to. Therefore, in this way, the Smanhasa area far away from the mainland of Oayman and separated by British Kuwait became the place where he wanted to expand. However, because of fear of Osman's reaction, nothing was implemented. Just when I wanted to wait for Osman to be further suppressed by other powerful countries and weaken it, I did not expect that the Saudi family would suddenly rise again under the leadership of Ibn Saud at this time, and I did not expect that my Xia family would suddenly rise again at this time. The Erma tribe would be so vulnerable in front of Ibn Saud. Time, fate, could it be that Sharma is really about to decline? And it's still in his own hands?

"Chief! The guests are here." He was interrupted again by the words of his confidant. He looked up and to his surprise, this face turned out to be a unique appearance of the Spaniards. This made him think about the guest he just mentioned. When he was a foreigner, he once thought that it was another envoy from the Ottoman Empire who wanted to submit to the Ottoman Turks, because he had seen them several times this month. But now, what I saw was not them, but Spaniards? It has to be said that this surprise is really quite big.

"I don't know. Where is this guest from?"

I saw the man's open-mouthed smile and said: "Madrid"

Madrid! Mohammed was shocked by Rashid, Spain? Then, he thought of something else, and a strong spark of hope suddenly appeared in his eyes.

First update, Spain has intervened in the Arabian Peninsula. What about you? Alfonso XIII is asking for monthly votes! (To be continued.