Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

To the surprise of the world, at such a time, the United States actually stood up, and it was still like this. The reaction that was too late led to the current situation.

The United States is really good at calculating time!

This is something that people all over the world are talking about, but in the Far East, there are all kinds of ideas buried there.

What Japan reveals is a kind of dissatisfaction, because among the Japanese government and people, with the gradual decline of China in the past few decades, Japan has truly replaced its huge neighbor to the west as the spokesperson of Asia, and proclaims itself the most powerful country in Asia. A powerful country, at this time, the actions of the United States are undoubtedly equivalent to directly slapping Japan's big mouth. Deep down in Japan's heart, Japan has begun to hate the United States. This has bought the future for the Hawaiian War between the two countries. Terrible foreshadowing.

Thailand, another country in Asia, expressed its stance in the form of a high-profile welcome. Everyone understands that Thailand is an important ally of Spain and Spain’s most trusted ally in Asia. This statement at this time shows that An important signal is that Spain is also promoting something.

However, until now, those powerful players in Europe have not taken a series of actions to show why these countries established diplomatic relations with the emerging Republic of China.

By analogy, these countries have begun to slowly tilt their citizens toward the United States in this newly established country. This is based on favorability.

"Weibo, the United States, one of the world's major powers, President Woodrow Wilson has officially announced the latest foreign policy of the United States on May 2. He changed the official announcement to recognize the establishment of the Republic of China and cooperate with the country. Real establishment of diplomatic relations." For a time, media across China began to convey this news that excited the people.

This time, the southern Guangzhou government, the Nanjing government, Yuan Shikai's Beijing government, and Li Yuanhong's Wuhan government all quickly spread the news, as if they had made an appointment, and they all celebrated it. Generally, such a unified step makes many people happy. Foreign governments, especially the Japanese government, were very confused.

The more confusion there is in this country, the better. This is what many countries want to see most. If it's time for these warlord governments to coordinate in a unified way. Then, when the time comes, what privileges will there be in these countries, so they start to spy on the local governments they support.

"The United States has clearly fallen into the support of Yuan Shikai. And this Yuan Shikai has always been with Li Yuanhong. In the north, let both parties cooperate to resist the Guangzhou and Nanjing governments in the south. This It can be said to be the balancing force of this country.

Ever since Britain began its rampage in the Yangtze River Basin decades ago, Britain has been flirting with Li Yuanhong's Wuhan government. Therefore, Li Yuanhong can be said to be a direct descendant of the British forces in China, and the Nanjing government is an ally of Spain and other countries. If I insist on saying so, it is Spain's cultivation network. China's allies and the three northeastern provinces are mainly within the sphere of influence of Tsarist Russia. However, with the rise of Japan, Japan has slowly penetrated into Shenyang, Liaodong Peninsula and other areas through the Korean Peninsula and Taiwan. In addition, the Germans in Shandong Peninsula Empire, these are almost all clearly divided into the spheres of influence of each country. However, compared with these relatively clear spheres of influence, the Guangzhou government is the most complicated. "

Woodrow Wilson nodded in agreement: "Yes, the Guangzhou government is more complicated. In fact, this also allows us to make better profits in a mixed environment. By the way, in addition to Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guangdong, the Guangzhou government also What places are there?”

William Jennings Bryan is now the Secretary of State in the Woodrow Wilson administration. His position is because he helped Woodrow Wilson win the Democratic nomination during the primary election of the party. , so in order to repay his help, Brian finally obtained the status of Secretary of State that he deserved. Of course, this was also related to the close relationship between the two.

Brian: "South of the Yangtze River are Hunan and Guizhou."

"Well" Wilson said he understood. In order to understand this country, he had specially made up the place names of this country before, so he still knew the status of these two states similar to those in the United States.

"Yunnan has gradually begun to extend Vietnam's China Peninsula policy there. It is said that because of Myanmar, the British began to snipe at France's tentacles there, so this is why the two countries are peaceful on the surface but secretly continue to do so. The reason for the constant fighting, and the French territory in Guangxi is now blocked, is because many people under Sun Wen, including himself, are studying in Japan, etc. Therefore, during this period, the Guangzhou government also entered a honeymoon with Japan. Although the United Kingdom has played some role in this aspect due to Hong Kong, it sometimes even partners with the United States to reduce the influence of these two countries. However, it is undeniable that the United States is here. Even if the United Kingdom is included, there is still no rival for Japan. After all, Sun Wen's Japanese label is still too strong. Even the energy we spent on him is far behind."

"So we have no choice but to choose Yuan Shikai?" Brian somewhat agreed with Wilson's view, so he understood even more how embarrassing the current situation of the United States was.

"The United States has an arrow on the string and has to fire it. If we don't fire the arrow, we will finally be able to watch others eat meat and drink soup while we don't have soup. Therefore, the most important thing for us now is to strive for success in the world. This is a piece of land that belongs to us.”

Wilson sighed: "Although Theodore Roosevelt was a Republican, many of his policies were actually very accurate. This is somewhat true. I even think that I am still not as good as him in terms of strategy. It's a pity. Yes, he met a very powerful opponent, King Alfonso XIII of Spain. This guy blocked Theodore's foreign attacks time and time again, making it impossible for the United States to fail again and again. , making people laugh at the cowardice of the United States.

Over the years, although we have made a living through self-cultivation and the economic status of the United States has been further consolidated, we have to admit that Spain has taken the opportunity to develop even faster. In the past, the economy of less than half of the United States has now reached 100%. Sixty percent of the country, but Spain is only a little more than one-third of the United States. This shows that this country has many things = strong.

This is not what we want recently. If this is the case, we will continue to close the distance sooner or later, making Spain unable to compare with us. The most terrible thing is that when the population is insufficient, Spain actually recruits allies to join the group. , has begun to desperately fill the gap in population with us. Portugal is a living example. Originally there were only about 4,500 Spaniards (the birth rate was one to two million more than eight years ago) plus 6.5 million Portuguese. Now the alliance has a population of 50 million.

Compared to the disbanded Austro-Hungarian Empire, it is now second only to Tsarist Russia and the German Empire in Europe. If you add the tens of millions of loyal allies in South America, although the economies of these countries are among the best in the world. Zhang is still at the middle and lower levels, but it has developed rapidly with the help of Spain. With the economy, there will be a huge military transformation, which has made people see many possibilities for global hegemony.

Such an existence is now difficult for the United States to resist, especially since we are now able to even reach the American continent. Therefore, entering China and helping Yuan Shikai is a step we have to take."

Wilson's firm words echoed around the White House for a long time.

Soon, with Wilson's strong push and lyrical speeches, he finally convinced members of both houses of the Senate and House of Representatives.

1913,. Both houses of the U.S. Congress passed the president's proposal. The U.S. passed a bill to provide 50 million U.S. dollars in aid to the Yuan Shikai government to help reform the development of the economy. The U.S. government will account for 50% of these funds, and the remaining 50%. Cheng was officially given to the Yuan Shikai government in the form of funds. In addition, the United States will build railways in various places under the Yuan Shikai government in a cooperative manner, each sharing 50% of the interests, and building them in the name of funds and goods. In addition, the United States will continue to fund the Tsinghua University in Beijing during the Qing Dynasty, build the school into an American-style university, rename it Tsinghua University, and continue to serve as a place for American students studying there. The United States will continue to support American teachers to come there. School teaching. In order to urge the Yuan Shikai government to have a stronger relationship with the United States.

If the United States' previous recognition of the Republic of China surprised and delighted everyone, then the actions of the United States and the Yuan Shikai government this time are beginning to make people both happy, surprised and confused.

"Selling newspapers, the U.S. government funded many policies of the newly established [China], and with $50 million, the Yuan Shikai government officially married Americans!"------------- The title of "Shanghai Shenbao" is a big eye-catcher that immediately wakes people up.

This newspaper is owned by Song Ailing, the wife of Prime Minister Lu Xun, and was formerly the property of Lu Xun. The position of this newspaper is regarded by many people as representing the official position of the Nanjing government, and in fact, it is the same.

"The United States has always been the power with the least overseas influence among the great powers. The United States, located in North America, should have been geographically unique. However, because Canada on the back is an ally of the United Kingdom and continues to be loyal to The King of England's autonomous country, so in the north, the United States does not have much room for strength development. In the south, except for Argentina, only the Caribbean Sea, which is adjacent to the United States, can exert influence. This is still relying on the original US dollar and military power. The offensive in the north of Colombia forced Panama to become a protectorate of the United States. Therefore, under the pressure of Spain in these years, the United States has reached the stage of explosive growth. This time, funding the northern government has started the United States' foreign march. The first step, and next, what will the United States do to consolidate this newly funded ally? Or will it continue to open up wasteland and expand its territory?" (To be continued...)

ps: First update.