Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

"It's Spain. Are you saying that this incident was done by Spain alone? The 11-year-old boy who wrote to Queen Victoria and my grandmother ten years ago, requesting a change of colonies?" Although William has already Some believe it, but still can't help but ask again. This is really unbelievable, "But what is their purpose? You know, the anger of the British is not so easy to bear."

"You can afford it. As long as it withstands the anger of Britain this time, Spain will stand up again and become a powerful country in Europe. Your Majesty, I would like to congratulate you again."

"You mean..." William suddenly thought of a key point.

"Yes, as long as Spain can withstand Britain, it means that they have equal qualifications with us. Then, His Majesty's doubts about the approaching affairs of Britain, France and Russia may be solved from another angle. And this The angle is Spain. After all, even if the two countries are reconciled as before, the estrangement will still exist. As long as it is used properly, perhaps when Britain and France put pressure on us, Spain will make the two countries unable to concentrate no matter what. , because of this, a lot of their strength and energy have been consumed invisibly for us."

"Yes, maybe we can even directly win over them as our southern allies." William was also a shrewd man, and he thought of the possibility of forming an alliance.

"No, Your Majesty, I don't think I should mention the alliance now. Don't forget the rumors among the people." Tirpitz pointed to the west, "Where is the United States? Although there were some groundless rumors in the past, God knows what Spain will do next." Is the United States really on the right track? If so, if we bring Spain over, we may have to face an America that is stronger than Spain. This will not be worth the gain."

"Are we just going to ignore it?" William asked again.

"No, we can sell arms to Spain. It is said that Spain is vigorously developing the arms industry. We may also be able to provide a lot of technology, such as our Mauser 98 new rifle, etc."

"But......"

"Your Majesty, you do extraordinary things in extraordinary times. If you give a small favor at this time, who knows whether you will get big rewards in the future. Don't forget, the other party is still our potential ally."

"Okay, in that case, it's just good people who did it. Britain is worried about the strength of our navy, so let's do it without stopping. We also open our factories to create more jobs, and we help Spain build battleships. How about it?"

Tirpitz was a little embarrassed by what the king said, because in his opinion, although the Spanish navy is a bit weak now, don't forget that the U.S. navy is not much stronger, and France has lost power over the years. In terms of suppression, France is more powerful than Spain, but don't forget that France has many colonies, and they exist all over the world. However, Tirpitz was relieved when he thought that Spain seemed to have the same reason. Although it was possible to establish a strong country in Europe, there might even be hostile factors between the two sides in the future, but who knew 100% of that? Hundreds of things. The present is what matters most. Moreover, Germany has not built many warships for other countries in recent years. In particular, the Zhenyuan and Dingyuan built for China have aroused protests from the Eastern countries Japan, but they are still looking for Britain to build them. It can be seen that , National interests are paramount. As for technical issues, hehe, although Germany's technology is not better than that of the United Kingdom, it is not far behind. As for Spain? If Tirpitz didn't underestimate them, could they really do it?

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On the other side of the Atlantic, the White House is holding emergency meetings overnight. ….

Theodore Roosevelt was in the center of the round table, and to his left were his secretary of state, Elihu Root, and the nation's economic leader, Treasury Secretary George Bruce Cortelyou.

On the right are Secretary of War William Howard Taft and Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte.

These people are now heavyweights in the US government. Why are they still talking here so late at night with the lights on?

"President, the matter has become very clear. This shows that someone is challenging the United Kingdom. As for which country it is, there are only two, and the most likely one is Germany," Justice Minister Charles said.

"No, Joseph, I think Spain is more suspicious," objected War Secretary William Howard. William saw that several other people were looking over, but his face did not change and he continued: "Think about it, the Germans and Spaniards will make greater profits."

"William, William, stop a moment." Finance Minister George Rubes interrupted William's topic. He knew it was not good, but he still went ahead because he felt that it was unreasonable. After all, there was no logic at all. Just like the arithmetic of their Treasury Department, every calculation has a pattern. Just look at the frowning expression of Attorney General Charles and you will know that some things are not based on guesswork, but on theory and evidence. He said: "The Spaniards have made a lot of profits, but don't forget that the British are not easy to mess with. Have those people in Spain already thought that the firepower of the British gunboats is not enough? Doesn't King Edward no longer have the ability to have an erection?" "

"Hahaha"

George Bruce's speeches have always quoted these weird words, but every time when the pressure in the meeting atmosphere increases, his speech can always bring a cooling atmosphere and relax it. He has simply become a magic weapon for reducing stress in the White House.

Although William was a little displeased with George Bruce's interruption just now, he also knew that his guess was a bit too arbitrary.

"Okay, let's talk freely. In fact, both of your analysis are very reasonable. As for which country it is, time will make all the truth clear. Anyway, to quote the Chinese, we can just reap the benefits of the fishermen." Secretary of State Yi Lehu Root said directly, and Theodore Roosevelt nodded in agreement.

Not only the United States thinks this way, but others including Tsarist Russia, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Italy have all made such decisions.

On February 26, 1908, as soon as the day dawned, letters of condemnation from various countries spread out like paper airplanes. Even the Qing Dynasty in the far East, struggling to endure a weak life, also issued a statement of condemnation. And its nearest neighbor, Japan, a country in the East, is not far behind. It was under such a condemnation that the case of Carlos and his son came to an end, but its influence had only just begun.

On March 5, 1908, Portugal, which had been without a king for almost a month, finally welcomed their new king, Manuel II.

In other words, he was hit in the arm but has recovered, and officially became the ruler of this sad country that had just suffered a tragedy. However, unlike his father, he is now a constitutional monarchy king, not an autocratic ruler like his previous father who only needs to give an order and others must obey the king no matter what he does.

What saddened him the most was that he discovered that the current country had fallen into the hands of the Constitutionalists and the Republicans. Among them, the Constitutionalists under the leadership of the new Prime Minister Barroso had taken control of the real power of the country. Although the empire had promulgated Under the law, other political parties are allowed to participate in elections every four years, but just look at the current political environment in Portugal and what factions the wealthy people in the Kingdom of Portugal currently belong to.

If we really compare, then the Constitutionalists are equivalent to the Republican Party in the United States, representing the wealthy. However, the Constitutionalists also have many social elite followers. For example, the University Alliance is the world of the Constitutionalists, and those who can compete with the Constitutionalists are in Portugal. , but there is only the Republican Party, which he is very disgusted with. The number of people will definitely not be less than that of the Republican Party, but in terms of quality, how can those who disturb the people compare with others? Besides, there is this behemoth monitoring Portugal. Every move. ….

Manuel sadly discovered that he turned out to be a polished commander, and even a sailboat floating on the sea, moving with the wind. Perhaps it would be better for him to give up some principles.

On March 25, 1908, Spain and Portugal officially announced that after careful discussions and consultations, the two countries reached a "Mutual Defense Act" bill, which stipulates that when a country is attacked by another country for no reason, it will sign the bill. The other party has the obligation to send troops without hesitation to help the other party protect the safety of its citizens and territorial integrity. Now the bill will be implemented immediately after it is approved by the two houses of the two countries later this month.

Crazy, really crazy. Although many people knew that the assassination incident in Portugal would not end so quickly, they did not expect that such consequences would occur. The signing of this bill clearly means that Spain and Portugal have officially formed an alliance. This There have been subtle changes to the current situation in Europe. Although Portugal is small, the impact of its alliance with Spain cannot be underestimated, especially since the Iberian Peninsula will have complete rule. It can even be said that the current Spanish-Portuguese Alliance has made the Iberian Peninsula except France All ports are shared except for the solitary British in the Strait of Gibraltar.

The incident of Britain encroaching on the colonies of the Kingdom of Portugal in 1890 is still fresh in the memory of Europeans, especially when the British ships sailed directly to Lisbon to load their weapons before forcing Portugal to surrender without a fight. However, many people did not really appreciate Portugal. There was too much ridicule for the results, because Portugal's strategic space was too small. As long as the guns on the British battleships were lightly ignited, they could give them a large living space. But Spain is different. Spain's territory is more than five times that of Portugal. Coupled with the "Mutual Defense Act", it means that Portugal, which had no rear due to poor relations, suddenly had a safe rear. This is very, very important for Portugal.

As for what Spain has gained and what it has lost, many people are helping them calculate.

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