Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

"It seems like he has a really big appetite." Edward VII didn't know whether to smile bitterly or ridicule Alfonso's greed.

To be honest, he didn't have much objection to Alfonso's ambition. As a king, if the prefect was successful, then this was not a real king. He might have been a good king to the people at that time. In fact, in his opinion, Alfonso is very similar to him when he was young. Even now, he is very ambitious. He wants to completely defeat Germany and occupy the current overseas territory of the German Empire. He wants to let the Tsarist Russian Empire They thought that the reason for fighting Germany was to consume their strength so that they would not challenge Britain in the Far East and the Middle East. Not to mention France, is the war on the couch still over?

But the person who confused him the most was Alfonso. Needless to say, Spain's previous status was a country that almost lost its status as a first-class country after its decline and still struggled to fight for it. The efforts of Alfonso XII created Spain continued to decline due to civil war. Fortunately, Spain once again received God's favor, and they welcomed a talented young king after the king's early death. More than twenty years have passed, and now Spain is developing rapidly with Alfonso's adulthood. Alfonso, who is only about 22 years old this year, has already been included in Time magazine twice. What an amazing thing. Although "Times" was founded by the Spanish in this country, the magazine's impartiality is recognized by most people in the world, and the same is true for Edward VII. The magazine's reports are very high-quality and highly credible. Therefore, even if there is a suspicion of first-come-first-serve approach, it is understandable.

22 years old! At that time, he was still thinking about how to live a romantic and happy life. Therefore, he still has an unknown respect for Alfonso in his heart, just like a senior values ​​a junior. There is even a view that there will be successors. Of course, that's just a thought. Even if Britain needs to choose a king from a country other than its own country due to lack of heirs, it would still be choosing his son instead of him. What's more, his mother gave birth to four of them. The current number of heirs in the UK can be said to be huge. At least in the past hundred years, there has been no need to select based on blood.

"The United States is indeed a hidden danger. Over the years, they have quietly developed their strength. More than ten years ago, their economic strength surpassed us in one fell swoop and became the world's number one. Now their industrial strength has surpassed us and Germany. Alfonso's worries are not It makes no sense. Alas, I am even worried that if one day there is a war between us and Germany, then the position of the world's largest country will still not be ours," Prince Arthur said with some melancholy. When they were born, the United Kingdom was almost the largest country in the world in all respects. But now, look at it, the economy, industry, population, etc. of the United States far exceed that of the United Kingdom. Although the number of military personnel seems to be small now, but there is industry and population, is it possible? Are you still afraid of not having an army? Coupled with the fact that the German Empire is currently confronting the Empire, Britain now feels like it is being attacked from both sides. And Spain's re-emergence is so eye-catching. Even in the opinion of many British experts, if the situation is not handled properly, the UK may be attacked on three sides.

"The Americans do have hidden dangers, but that is in the future after all. What we need to face now are the difficulties we encountered back then." Edward actually doesn't have a good impression of the Americans. The number of exiled prisoners under their rule now exceeds They, this is a very embarrassing thing for them. But what can be done about this? I can only blame the guy in Washington for being too surprising. At the same time, we can only blame the exiled prisoners for being too powerful. Fortunately, they have not done anything in these years, otherwise, the King of England would still have a lot of headaches and worries. ….

"Why don't we unite with Spain!" Prince Arthur still couldn't hold it back. He still asked a question he had been thinking about for a while, that is, what kind of ally does Britain need?

"What?" Edward VII was extremely surprised by what Prince Arthur said, because in his impression, Arthur had always been very strict and would not easily say something that violated taboos or was not very appropriate. Clear words. There is a lot of knowledge in the word "United Spain". Of course, the union mentioned here must mean an alliance, but can Britain and Spain form an alliance? Is it still necessary for Britain to ally with Spain?

"We really need one more ally." Prince Arthur and Edward VII had been brothers for so many years, and he could probably guess what Edward VII was thinking. "There is nothing wrong with us now having two allies, France and the Russian Empire, and they are no smaller than Spain or even stronger. This is very urgent now that the empire needs to check and balance the German Empire. But has your Majesty ever thought about one? The question is, what if the threat from the German Empire is gone, or they think that the German Empire is not an existential threat and they no longer ally with us."

King Edward VII's expression changed, but he remained silent.

Prince Arthur knew that he had opened up Edward VII's thoughts, so he did not pause anymore and continued to add more emphasis: "What's more, the most important thing is that their system is different from our empire. If you really want to say that the big countries in the world except Spain , none of them are the same as our system."

"France is not our best ally to begin with. It is too close to us. With just a bamboo raft, a person can cross the ocean and come to us. This is too dangerous. If France becomes stronger, , so will the incident where Napoleon wants to capture the British mainland happen again?"

Ignoring whether Edward VII changed his mind or not, Prince Arthur said passionately: "They are a presidential country. They chose a system that eliminates the head of state. They were the ones who pushed Louis XVI to the guillotine. This has made People know that their people no longer trust the king of a country. The emergence of the First International Society has shown how active the thoughts of French civil rights elements are. There are often huge risks in dealing with such a country. .

Moreover, from a geopolitical perspective, it is very unreasonable for our two world powers to be too close. Now that the German Empire is threatening France, they will come to us for help. But what if the German Empire is suppressed and destroyed by us? More than a hundred years ago, after Napoleon I looted and conquered Europe and attacked the United Kingdom, the empire cultivated Germany. To check and balance France, decades ago the French were unconvinced and fought a war with the German Empire and finally lost, and finally formed the current structure. We need to understand their thinking. Do they want to resist the invasion of the German Empire? Still want to completely defeat the German Empire and threaten us. This is what we need to understand, and this concerns the future security of the empire. "

Prince Arthur spoke in a very serious tone. To others, it sounded like he was teaching political science to Edward VII like a teacher. He looked a bit sinister. At this time, Edward VII should be angry to protect the dignity of the king. Yes, but he didn't, and you could even see a faint smile on his face. This situation is very puzzling. What's even more incredible is that he actually stood up and poured tea for Prince Arthur next to him.

Prince Arthur did not refuse, but picked it up and tasted it carefully. He said in a gentle tone: "I'm sorry, I went a little too far"...

Edward smiled, waved his hand nonchalantly, and said, "I haven't seen you like this for a long time. I seem to have seen you when we were brothers reading books and debating issues together when we were children, and you silenced the other three of us in one fell swoop. Speechless. And you still have such a unique vision. When my mother said you were compared to the guardian of the royal interests, it seemed really good."

"But mother hasn't said that you are more suitable as a king." Prince Arthur responded lustfully.

"Well, I know that forming an alliance with France is not a long-term solution, but the problem of the United States is a bit difficult to solve, and there is also Tsarist Russia. You know, Nicholas II is also a very ambitious person. If We don't use this opportunity to weaken the three countries, then we will all have to face the day of equal strength in the future. By then our situation will not be as conniving as it is now. Who knows if they will one day unite to force us "Give up your interests." Considering that there are British colonies and other places all over the world, it would be strange if it didn't make people jealous.

"But if we really start a fight, don't say that France, Tsarist Russia, the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, etc. can finish the fight quickly. They are all big countries, not small countries. Once a fight starts, it will be difficult to stop. Decades of life without war have already made their rulers go to extreme lengths to publicize the power of their respective countries, and in order to rule, they even promote the other party as cruel and disdainful. If a fight breaks out, then Their rulers are absolutely unwilling to see themselves losing, because they cannot afford to lose. If they lose, their dominance will be unstable. And there is only one consequence in the end, and that is to continue fighting without admitting defeat. In this way The empire is about to go on an expedition. If it doesn't go out, it will become a laughing stock in the world. Although our soldiers are brave, they may not get much benefit when facing the world's recognized army."

"But this was also approved by Victoria."

"That depends on the situation. I mean, the behemoth on the other side of the Atlantic is watching us consume each other. Even for material reasons, the country founded by the capitalists will make a lot of money. By then, the position of the largest country may It’s going to be out of place.”

"So you think Spain can just balance him?"

"Yes, I even think that if we fight a long war, will our supplies be sufficient? If not, we will need to purchase them. At that time, the relationship between the empire and Spain will allow us to only go to the United States. This is too unfair. It’s insured, and one more channel for imports means more security, according to the capitalists.”

"Okay, you convinced me. My brother, Arthur, I even feel that what Victoria said back then was wrong. It would be most correct to change our positions." After saying that, Edward VII left here and stayed alone. Prince Arthur looked so calm in the emperor's study that he didn't know what he was thinking.

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