Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

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The reason for Edward VII's courtesy visit was to ease some disputes between the two countries so that the two countries could be more friendly, so as to provide more time for Britain to digest various resources of the world's colonies. The two countries had not yet reached their respective countries. The investment of nationals to the other country extended the protection agreement. However, regarding issues such as doing business in the colonies and overseas territories, because Edward VII may have believed that the British colonies were far larger than those of Spain, in fact, in the beginning, the British Spain had already suffered a big loss, so the agreement ended with no agreement. .

The visit of Mohammed V of the Ottoman Empire has long been in Alfonso's plan. Has the Ottoman Empire now clearly sided with Spain? This is at least what most countries in the world think so. The previous land exchange was conducted with an unprecedented level of trust. The support for Spain's garrison in the Arabian Peninsula has obviously been moving in the direction of a military quasi-alliance. It has been on the heels of Edward VII. Obviously, the little ninety-nine that Mohammed V fought here has to be doubtful. , and this pertinence is self-evident. The two countries finally reached an agreement, which is to continue the free trade activities between the two countries and start negotiations within the year. In addition to the trade treaty, the negotiations will be implemented as soon as possible on New Year's Day next year.

The kings of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway increased Spain's influence in the Nordic region to the point where it could dominate Britain. The idea of ​​effective containment by Germany and Russia is perfect for medium-sized countries. Alfonso can naturally understand their difficulties. After all, seriously speaking, this is how Southeast Asian and South American countries in later generations conducted their foreign policies. Alfonso's use of comparison will also speed up the free trade negotiations with the three countries. It will be completed and officially implemented before the middle of next year as far as possible. [

When he met with King Albert I of Belgium, he proposed that the two countries cooperate in the colonization of Africa so that they can effectively manage their respective colonies, and on business issues, the merchants of the two countries should provide services in each colony. Effective protection. Albert I was hesitant at first and became wary of Spain, fearing that Spain would reach out to the Congo under its control in order to expand its colonies. However, with Alfonso's many inducements, such as providing funds to sell firearms, the two countries finally reached an agreement. An agreement was reached for cooperative colonial development in Africa, with Spain doing business and providing capital investment, and Belgium supervising and collecting taxes that should not be too high. The two countries divided labor and cooperated to extract the Congo belonging to Belgium.

Luxembourg is much simpler. I hope Luxembourg can work hard to promote peace and complete diplomatic etiquette in neighboring countries.

When meeting with Queen Wilhelmina, King of the Netherlands, Alfonso brought Patricia out to welcome him because her husband Hendrick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, also came with him. The two countries really do not have much overlap, but what they have in common is that because the Netherlands has Indonesia in Asia, both countries have the same land under their respective rule in Asia. Therefore, driven by Alfonso's intention, the two countries decided to provide assistance to the best of their ability in terms of land security in Asia. Officially, this agreement is not a security alliance agreement, but Spain will gain a lot of legitimacy in territorial issues in Asia, especially in Indonesia.

When the Greek kings met, they focused on cooperation in the Mediterranean and the many disputes in the Balkans. Greece sought Spanish support and vaguely hinted that Greece hoped to buy new Spanish weapons. Regarding this, Alfonso's answer is that he will take into account the attitude of his strategic partner, the Ottoman Empire. However, Spain will take measures to facilitate the other party, which means that Spain will also seek to provide convenience to the other party in addition to the attitude of the Ottoman Empire. An excuse to sell weapons.

The main focus with King Vittorio III of Italy was that in addition to weapons, there was also the cooperation between the two countries in the Mediterranean, especially in the eastern Mediterranean where the British were strong. At the same time, Vittorio III also had a crush on Alfonso. We would like to express our sincere gratitude for the rapid support provided to the rescue operations after the earthquake in Messina. To this end, the two countries conducted in-depth discussions on their interests in East and West Africa and the Middle East, and agreed that the two countries would cooperate effectively to safeguard their respective interests there. Especially when dealing with international rubber fans, the two countries will give each other strong support. In fact, the two countries have established a relationship that goes further than a strategic partnership. According to Alfonso, the signing of these memorandums of agreement between Spain and the Kingdom of Italy marks that the two countries have entered a comprehensive strategic partnership. In this situation, there is a potential for a quasi-alliance.

The last ones are Hungary and Austria. Seriously speaking, Franz Joseph I has a blood relationship with Alfonso, but it is also very thin. However, the relationship between Spain and Austria is not limited to these reasons. The royal families of the two countries are still Habu The current heir of the Fort family. Because of this, although Austria chose to ally with the German Empire due to geographical reasons, Spain has always maintained close ties with the Austrian royal family. Just like last time, Alfonso's uncle came to Madrid to explore the relationship between the two countries. This time the two countries were no exception and showed enthusiasm, and Alfonso did not neglect the King of Hungary next to him, the other Charles I, one of the twin kings of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

After being polite, the two sides quickly got down to business. In the end, the two countries (referring to Spain and the Austro-Hungarian Empire) decided that the two sides would increase trade exchanges and conduct high-level exchanges of visits to increase the number of nationals between the two countries. After supporting each other and getting rid of them, Alfonso finally welcomed the last distinguished guest last night, William II of the German Empire.

William II's visit was to increase mutual trust between the two countries just like Edward VII of England. Although it was already known for sure that the other party knew that the BMW incident was done by Spain, during this conversation, this matter I have never seen William II mention a word at all. Obviously, to the other party, Spain is far more important than the consequences of angering Spain for BMW. It is obviously more worrying for him.

Sure enough, Ru himself still persuaded the German imperial government and royal family, including William II.

Although the two did not go in-depth in other aspects, William II put forward Japan's request for help. He also stated that Japan had stipulated the benefits it would give to Spain and the German Empire after invading Dutch Indonesia. After Alfonso had calculated everything, the secret agreement the two finally reached allowed the German Empire to take the initiative, but Alfonso took a big advantage. As for why the initiative was not strong, But Alfonso doesn't care, because in his opinion this will be a very hot potato, and he will be missed by other powers, including the British and French colonial powers. For such a thing, in order to maintain its image in the hearts of other countries, Spain will naturally not steal the German Empire's strong yet wary limelight. This is the situation, the Netherlands, but they don't know that they have been cared about unknowingly, and the super colony that they are proud of in Asia has been carved up by others.

"One, two or three of them all came here with their own purposes in mind. However, this is not bad. This is the kind of Europe I like. I just don't know what the world's No. 1 country will look like five years later. Will the First World War go on as scheduled? Without it, what would the world be like?" Alfonso felt confused, because the main reason why he was able to develop Spain into what it is is because The reasons for being familiar with history, however, if history changes completely with its own changes, then its own advantages may disappear in an instant. For Alfonso, this is very troublesome and even subversive, and can change the future destiny of him, Spain and the world.

"No, such a development trajectory will be detrimental to myself. I should maintain the largest trajectory of world development. However, the biggest reason for using history is to change the destiny of Spain. If I now If you don't change the trajectory of the world, then what's the use of maintaining that trajectory? Spain will continue to become a second-class European country as before. This is also accepted by Alfonsofa ."

By the way, wasn't there a saying in the past that said small trends can be changed but big trends cannot be corrected? As long as they do not deprive themselves of changing the focus of their original conflict in some aspects, but put Spain in a secondary position in the hostility and diplomacy of various countries, then the general trend will be a struggle or an explosion, and the minor trend will be Spain eats meat just like the United States. These are the small changes in the trend that Spain needs most to maintain the general trend. Perhaps, for Spain, it is time for Britain and Ireland to revise their plans and stop their external expansion. Especially regarding territorial issues, only in this way can all countries be less wary of Spain, paralyze them, work hard to develop the economy, and strive to bring Spain's economy as close as possible to the United States after the war. There were still a few years left to provide industrialization in preparation for the ensuing World War I.

However, these are all done after the Netherlands has secured a safe route between Western Australia and the Western Pacific. Otherwise, there will be some uncertainty by then. After all, God knows, if it is actually snatched somewhere during the war, it will cause Send false signals that others understand. Especially under the premise that the Netherlands is still pro-British, to be honest, Alfonso does not want to truly become a war opponent with Britain, the world's largest country. After all, for Spain, being attacked by the British navy along the coast is like a very big nightmare. Therefore, it is better to make an appointment as soon as possible. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to () subscribe and reward. Your support is my biggest motivation.)