Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

1897 was an extraordinary year in China. Qiushi Academy, the predecessor of Zhejiang University, was established. This made Zhejiang people feel for the first time how close the university was to them.

However, in comparison, the establishment of China's Commercial Press is obviously more eye-catching.

But if there is something that makes the Chinese people more sensitive, then it must be the start of construction of the Middle East Railway in the Tsarist Russian Empire. The Middle East Failed Road here does not refer to the railway in the Middle East in the Persian Gulf, but to Tsarist Russia in order to plunder and invade China in the future. A specially built railway, centered on Harbin, extending to Manzhouli in the west, Suifenhe in the east, and Dalian in the south. The construction period was from August 6, 1897 to 1903. Later, the Russo-Japanese War caused the southern section from Changchun to Dalian to be occupied by Japan. It is also the famous South Manchuria Railway during Japan's war of aggression against China in later history. At this time, the start of construction of this railway caused a lot of "noise" in the eyes of China's knowledgeable people. However, the "Sino-Russian Mutual Assistance Treaty in Defending Enemies" signed by Li Hongzhang personally with Tsarist Russia allowed Tsarist Russia to build railways in China, so it was left undisturbed under official cover.

On August 16, China's first set of ordinary stamps was issued by the Qing Post Office.

This year, China still signed a lot of power-losing treaties. China and the United Kingdom signed the "Sino-British Renewal Treaty on Burma", opening up Yunnan, Guangxi and other places to the British for business, and even ceding a lot of land in Yunnan to British colonial Burma. Belgium also participated. Belgium signed an agreement with the late Qing government to pay for railway repairs. The huge interest payments made the Qing government even more overwhelmed. This is not the most important thing, because Belgium, which is considered a small country in Europe, is actually backed by France and Russia. Through Belgium's intervention, they obtained the construction rights, investment, and management rights of the Lu-Jan Railway. The power of Tsarist Russia From then on, he went straight from the northeast to the south and penetrated into the vast Central Plains area of ​​​​Hebei, Henan, and Hubei.

As for our Second German Empire, the Jiaozhou Bay incident that evolved from the murder of two missionaries on October 20 directly caused Germany to send troops to occupy Jiaozhou Bay, Shandong, and seize the privileges of roads and mines in Shandong. In fact, Shandong has almost become their colony. It finally opened up the German Empire's situation in the Far East and had a place to stay.

Alfonso (book friends say that calling him Alfonso is more immersive. I think this suggestion is a good one, so...) Looking at the international system information listed one by one in the first ten months of 1897, Especially when all the media around the world paid attention to the antipyretic and analgesic drug officially sold by Felix Life in October, which was later called "one of the three medicines of the century", aspirin. Its appearance made the media around the world shine. The large-scale promotion has attracted the attention of everyone in the world, and because of its appearance, Felic Life Company has entered the eyes of the world and achieved both fame and fortune. The trademark of aspirin has been registered. Alfonso believed that Soon after, when it becomes the most widespread and well-known brand in the world, it will bring huge profits and make Felix Life the largest pharmaceutical company in the world.

This is a matter of my own family, and there is another thing that happened close to me, that is, in April this year, the Greek-Turkish war broke out. The two countries fought for the Eastern Mediterranean island of Crete. The war broke out on Crete. Most of the people living on the island were Greeks, but the rulers were Turkey. The majority of the Greeks on the island wanted to reunite with Greece. Under such circumstances, Greece sent troops. Turkey, as a latecomer to the Ottoman Empire, certainly responded to the challenge. The fight between the two countries attracted the attention of the great powers before it became really heated. The great powers, Britain, France, Italy and Russia, even directly dispatched coalition forces to occupy Crete and declare Crete's autonomy. At this time, the Turkish Sultan had already After reaching the mainland of Greece, the great powers had already obtained the desired results. In order to prevent the Turkish Sultan from becoming bigger, they intervened to mediate. In the end, Greece was the first to send troops, but the great powers established an international committee in Greece to manage taxation and national monopoly to compensate Turkey. It can be said that he lost his wife and lost his troops. Turkey did not continue to rule the island of Crete, and the foreign powers refused to leave. Finally, based on the advice of Tsarist Russia, a Greek prince George, a man who opposed the merger with Greece, became the high commissioner. ….

Strength, or strength has the final say. Putting down a drawing in his hand, Alfonso brushed his golden and somewhat messy hair. The mirror in the distance really reflected a childish face with a very upturned nose. If he feels good about himself, it can be said that It doesn’t matter if he is handsome. If you want to find someone who is more similar, then it must be Fernando Torres, the famous Spanish football player and the winner of the 2012 European Cup Golden Boot Award. Yes, it's him, although the current gel water-like products are not as easy to use and shiny as those of later generations.

Alfonso is sometimes very narcissistic, which is a character left over from his previous life, but sometimes he is very real. He knows that some things do not need to be too artificial, especially now that the body is still in the Western world. At the end of the 19th century, this person ate In a time when people are at their most serious, being too humble will make people look down on you, and fists are the last word.

After a while, under the notification of the palace maid, Palacides and Antonio appeared in Yang Chen's conference room, but when they saw Alfonso XIII who was still looking at the inaccurate map sketched on the wall, he didn't have any thoughts. They decided to sit down and wait.

After a few more minutes, a man with black eyes, black hair, and yellow skin appeared in front of the two of them with somewhat surprised eyes. Yes, the standard Eastern people, I just don’t know whether they are Japanese, Qing Dynasty people or Southeast Asians.

Alfonso had actually been paying attention to them. Seeing that his two men were still sitting like this and standing without any pretense, it could be seen whether they were sincere or not. Of course, he was very satisfied with the result. When he heard the footsteps of the familiar person, Lun Lang, he didn't turn around until there was a pause. A face that is unique to Chinese people. Yes, many people say that people from China, South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia are similar. This conclusion is not bad, but just by looking at the actions of some people, you can get some understanding of how to treat them differently. One of them is China's mainland virtues, South Korea's peninsula virtues, and Japan's island virtues.

The Japanese are in an island country. Because of their small size, they take everything seriously, conscientiously, meticulously, and strive for excellence. They are very curious about the outside world, so they often absorb outside cultures. This is a positive reaction. The negative thing is that island countries always have a mentality of self-isolation and guarding against others. They cry on the face but smile on the heart, and do not want others to understand their inner feelings. This is why many foreigners say that Japanese people are the most difficult to get along with. It's hard to be gregarious. Authentic island virtues.

The virtue of the peninsula is to be half-hidden, welcoming you and guarding against you. The inferiority complex towards the mainland and the superiority of the island country make them a bridge. Therefore, there is often a way of being a person that depends on one's face.

As for the mainland, they have the most sense of superiority. Just look at the fact that no matter how backward the Chinese are in the world, they know that face is the most important thing.

The man who just came in, who looked about thirty years old and didn't have pigtails and a clear face. Although his body still looked so thin, under that dress, his straight body looked even more powerful. A sense of rhythm.

"See your majesty," the three of them saluted immediately after seeing Alfonso turn around.

"Everyone, please take a seat," he pointed to the seats behind and said in the lead.

"Yan Shun, let me introduce to you two of my confidants." He pointed to Palacides, who had a kind smile on his face and said to the man: "This is Palacides, the liberal leader of the current ruling party in our Spanish Empire. "Hides" pointed at Dantonio and introduced: "This is the conservative Antonio, haha, don't blame me Antonio, I am such a direct person." The latter could only respond with a wry smile on his face when he heard this.

After a few people exchanged a few implicit greetings, Alfonso got to the point and said, "I know you two have no idea why I brought Yan here. Yan is Chinese and has some connections in China. The most important thing is Yes, now he is our Spaniard, a true Spaniard. When he was a teenager, he came to Madrid, Spain with his parents, and then through hard work, he obtained the nationality of the Spanish Empire. A few years ago, he had already He came to my side, but for some reasons, he didn't show up. He is my personal think tank, so I hope you two can treat me directly as colleagues." After a pause, the latter two nodded. Suo continued, "The reason why I called him here this time is because I want to give him a formal position. Count Palacides, how do you think our immigration movement should proceed this time"...

Although Palacides was surprised by Yan Shun's appearance, as the current prime minister of the Spanish Empire, although Spain, like Germany, still had the final say, the king had the final say, but he was still satisfied that the king asked him about this issue. Some things should be tight when they should be tight, and when they should be loose, they should be relaxed a little. This is what subordinates should do when facing a leader.

"We have called on many people to move there. After several months of publicity by our state-owned "Daily España" and private media "Daily Madrid" and "Overseas Concern", the number of applicants has now exceeded 50 Thousands. As long as we continue to publicize, I believe more people will be willing to move. After all, there is so much arable land in those two places, and Your Majesty has also ordered that each person can receive 100 pesos (because I have not checked for a long time). Knowing the ratio of pesos to towers at this time, I guessed that the difference with the U.S. dollar was probably about the same, so I chose an income that was similar to living in the United States during the same period (please provide information if you know it). That is the average annual income of civilians in our empire. Income. As long as you have this money and the corresponding land, you will be able to live a good life when you settle down, so there are many people who responded."

Antonio on the side listened and nodded in agreement with this statement. Of course Alfonso also understood the three flavors involved. With land and living expenses, bread will be available sooner or later. Apart from the possibility of storms on seamounts, it is really a good choice. At least many people should realize that exploiting in new places will definitely make them easier than in Europe, an ancient and persistent place with a dense concentration of nobles. This is the civilian mentality.

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