Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

"Replacing land? Your Majesty, you actually have such an idea?" Billette was surprised, because this idea was so unimaginable. Even though it has been many years since Alfonso XIII proposed it, his appearance is still very shocking.

Especially since this person is still the king of Ottoman Turkey, this is even more surprising and unpleasant, because as the king of this country, he has always been proud of his vast land area, and now something like this has happened. This scene, he thought, not only her, but other people would definitely have the same shocked reaction as him if they knew about it.

"That's right. If Alfonso, who was only a teenager back then, could do it, why can't we? Of course, it's not an idea that I came up with on impulse, but a solution that I came up with after careful consideration."

"How to solve the problem?" This made Billet feel like he couldn't keep up with Mohammed V's thinking.

"That's right, have you ever compared it? Back then, when Spain was having a very fierce quarrel in Cuba and the Philippines, and when the mainland was about to begin a slow-to-rapid development stage, it took action against these two ** In exchange for two extremely peaceful territories, Muhammad V said with dazzling eyes:

"As for us, although the du li problem does not exist, even if it does exist, we are far from the opponent of the Philippines and Cuba under Spanish rule, but our situation is even more worrying than those two places, that is, we Our land is threatened by powerful powers. Rather than internal problems, looking around, we have almost no allies compared to Spain. However, Spain at that time also had the explicit support of Austria, Italy, etc., while Britain, France, etc. He even did not interfere in Spain's internal problems. However, under such circumstances, Alfonso still chose to replace the land, which proved that he did not want to waste their energy on this issue."

Billet strongly agrees with this point, and he is not the only one, because in the age of media, many media have to discuss everything that has developed over the years, especially those with commemorative significance, such as in 1907 On July 10th, the day of the tenth anniversary, the famous magazine-type publication "Time" magazine dedicated two pages of expert discussion forums to this matter. There were a large number of experts from Europe and even The world's evaluation of the land replacement policy of King Alfonso XIII of Spain.

Everyone believes that its emergence has changed the development history of Spain and provided a strong support for a peaceful environment for Spain to develop to its present level. At the same time, peace-loving people even believe that such a move by Spain has led to the emergence of territories in the world. It provides a good example in times of disputes and other issues.

At this time, Mohammed V unloaded the star peak and said slowly: "We can't afford such consumption now, especially when our opponents are still world powers such as Britain, France, and Russia, we can't afford it. In this case, then, We can transfer this pressure, for example." He strengthened his mind, and then said: "For example, if we replace the intersection with the UK and let other countries compete with the UK, we will Let’s see who among them will win.”

"Is your Majesty trying to kill two birds with one stone?" Of course there was no luck in Billet's ability to achieve this position. He also relied on his true strength to become a minister who had served three generations of kings of the Ottoman Empire. Of course he would not be ignorant of such an obvious idea of ​​Mohammed V. As for the country that replaced the land, it doesn’t take much to know that it refers to Spain. Only such a powerful country dares to do this. As for why not look for the German Empire, the German Empire There are really no overseas territories that they can fancy. Such an exchange is certainly not what they want. What's more, being too close to the German Empire goes against the original concept of exchanging land for peaceful development. Fundamental conflict, this is the reason why they are discouraged.

"Yes, although on the surface, we have suffered a big loss, just like Spain did when it sold those two lands. However, the development of Spain means that Britain needs to spend more energy on managing those two lands. In this way The trend of ebb and flow has brought the power of Spain and the United Kingdom closer to each other, which has led to what everyone sees now. Spain's competition with other countries can make us develop better than them. At the same time, we can also We can develop our strategic pivot issues when the acquisition meets our conditions, instead of just focusing on Africa, Asia and Europe like now."

Billet thought about it for a while, and it seemed that until now he had not understood a question, which was, Your Majesty, which piece of territory was he prepared to exchange for Spanish territory. Knowing the importance of this question, he asked it.

Muhammad V naturally had no intention of hiding it, so he told him his thoughts.

In Istanbul, a residential house is not much different from where other residents live. Now there are three people inside.

"What Maude, is what you heard really true?" a tall, fair-skinned man asked.

"Captain, your name is still Zorro, or Spain. The name makes me feel more relaxed."

"You kid!" Kant was amused by Zorro's words, but then he asked about the truth just now.

"Of course what Zorro said is true, captain, don't worry, I have already investigated it. Yesterday, Mohammed V and Billet did talk for a long time inside. We arranged the time for the people in the Ottoman Palace. The points are very symmetrical. I think the error rate is very small. I am still very confident about this."

Kant did not take Zorro's words immediately, but turned his head and said to the lazy man next to him: "Hardy, what did you gain over there?"

Hadi is now one of the top wealth owners in the Ottoman Empire. His main business is weapons. He is one of the largest businessmen in the Ottoman Empire importing weapons over the years. Even if everyone in the Ottoman Empire sees him, they will To be polite, why, because many of the weapons of the Ottoman military are trapped by diplomatic and other issues, it is difficult for the Ottoman Empire to buy weapons from other countries. There used to be a German Empire, but because of the feud with the brothers of Austria-Hungary This made the weapons supplier become cautious because they did not want to arouse the dissatisfaction of their allies.

In this way, the Ottoman Empire, which could not even produce ordinary weapons such as firearms and ammunition, could only shift its attention to other places, although Spain and Italy could satisfy their appetite. However, the high asking price and political risks prevented them from getting too close. In this way, the import of smuggled weapons to enrich the Ottoman Empire's army came into view. And it was under such circumstances that Hadi became a guest of the Ottoman Empire. However, what many people don’t know is that Hardy actually has another identity, that is, he is...

Second update, please vote and support. (To be continued.