The Sun Never Sets In Spain

On June 22, the Second Army and the Fifth Army spent three days completely defeating the Republic’s defenses.

This result is in everyone's predictions, so after the frontline defeat, the war immediately entered the siege of Camaguey.

The government of the Republic, which had been prepared for a long time, stored a lot of food and weapons in the city, and the casualties would be high. Therefore, Rajoy and Assania decided to siege after discussing.

No matter how well Desais is prepared, they are just an isolated city, without food sources, and it will be a matter of time before they collapse.

Obviously, the other party also understood this, and they sent people to negotiate at the beginning of the siege.

However, Desais asked Spain to let him go, and allowed the independence of the three eastern provinces of Cuba.

It is conceivable that such an excessive condition almost fell apart in an instant.

"In fact, there is no need for independence. As long as a certain degree of autonomy is granted, we can put down the rebellion now."

After sending the messenger away, Rajoy speculated that there was obviously a lot of room for bargaining when the messenger was covering up when he just made the condition.

In addition to him, there were representatives of Assania and the colonial government. Hearing this, all of them were a little helpless.

They are here to put down the rebellion, and they have no right to negotiate and make any concessions. From the beginning to the end, Desais had only "unconditional surrender" to go.

In fact, Alfonso and Campos have been discussing in private to allow Cuba to autonomy to a certain extent in order to save Cuba’s precarious finances.

Before the Desais uprising, the cost of Cuba's governance was getting higher and higher, and cruel exploitation could barely make Cuba not a negative asset.

Needless to say, after the uprising, this battle can wipe out the sum of Cuba's gains in the previous 10 years.

Of course, autonomy is also based on the pro-Spain self-governing government. The leader of the uprising like Desais must not be tolerated. This is also the reason why Alfonso ordered Rajoy to quell the rebellion but did not give him the power to negotiate.

After completing the encirclement of Camaguey, Rajoy and Assania left only 15,000 of the Fifth Army and a small part of the colonial army in place, and more troops moved to the east to prepare The last foundation of the Republic is destroyed.

They can't stay here all the time. The food stored in Camaguey is enough for 50,000 people in the city to eat for at least 4 months. When the food is not enough later, the civilians will be thrown out, and they will save on food and clothing, which can last for at least a year.

This is the confidence of Desais to make a high price, he has plenty of time to wait for the rescue from the East.

In Rajoy and Assania, the casualties of direct attacks on the three provinces are probably smaller than the siege.

As long as the hope is gone, staying in a lonely city is tantamount to chronic suicide. By then, Camaguey will naturally have civil strife, and there is no need to wait so long.

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As the Cuban War entered the second phase, the first phase of the Madrid slum was about to be completed.

Since there are no toxic substances, new houses can be moved in directly after they are built. After a small number of dormitory buildings are completed, the poor live in directly.

It is a pity that the migration of these people has not made the slums smaller, but has expanded.

Many people have contacted their villages through various methods, saying that the government is now dividing houses and coming quickly. As a result, the flow of nearby rural population to cities has accelerated at least three times.

On the one hand, it is the temptation to divide the house. On the other hand, many of them originally had the idea of ​​going to work in the city, but they were afraid that they could not find a place to stay after entering the city. Now they have resolved their worries, and it makes sense to leave the countryside in large quantities. Among.

After all, there was still no agricultural machinery, and in the face of the severe situation of less and less labor under his hands, some nearby manor owners had already lodged a protest to Alfonso.

Under Spanish law, manor owners cannot restrict the freedom of their peasants. Therefore, the current protests are only verbal. However, if the situation continues, the uneven maintenance of the interests of the manor owners will make some unseen methods.

Moreover, the cost of transporting food from other places is quite high, and Madrid really needs these estates.

In desperation, Alfonso had to introduce iron farming tools in the Madrid area ahead of time and took measures to restrict farmers from entering the city.

In fact, since the examples are given, all parts of Spain are preparing their own farm tools, and several private leasing companies have also opened.

They want more policies. In areas where the policies are implemented, manor owners have subsidies for renting and buying farm tools.

Iron plows and drills are not cheap, so they can save a little.

This subsidy is not in the eyes of Alfonso. The main reason is that the more regions the policy is implemented, the more dissatisfied the regions without the policy.

There have been demonstrations on this matter in the western interior.

But Spain's industrial strength is completely unable to afford these extra labor.

Madrid is an example, and this situation will increase throughout the country.

But there is no good way for Alfonso to meet for a while. It takes time to upgrade the industry, and it must match the development of society.

Let’s not mention that apart from following France to beat Prussia, or following Prussia to beat France, Alfonso could not think of a way to quickly get a lot of machinery and equipment.

Even if there is, there is a lack of literate labor.

At present, these farmers who have entered the city are basically illiterate. It is true that industry needs basic labor, but it cannot do without high-end labor.

Simply put, the number of engineers, operators, and ordinary workers is not proportional.

And even if these are resolved, Spain still lacks a sufficient market.

The domestic market needs to be cultivated, and it must be slowly expanded through infrastructure construction, mining, trade and other means.

In future generations, some countries may be able to increase consumption by issuing money, but now Spain cannot.

One is that the people have just gone through the chaos of the war, and their hearts are restless, and they will only save the money.

The second is that the government has no money to issue. This is not the era of making money out of thin air. Every banknote has a corresponding weight of precious metal, so if you want to print banknotes, you have to wait for gold and silver.

Fortunately, you can't print money casually, otherwise, based on the lack of money during the free government, Spain must now be considering issuing a new currency.

So speaking of it, the only solution Alfonso can think of at present is to throw them all at building railways and expanding agricultural production.

To this end, he plans to cut down a part of Spain’s dense forests and leave open space for farmers to engage in self-cultivation. Although it is jumping from one land to another, the new land does not have to serve the manor, the migrant workers. Will be willing.

By the way, this method gradually cannibalize the agricultural market share and labor force of the manor owners, complete the smooth transition from manor agriculture to modern agriculture, and allow Spain to achieve food self-sufficiency and no longer rely on the French big brother.