As the sun sets, a large fleet slowly sails towards the port of New Frankfurt, quickly causing a sensation among the workers on the dock.

As one of the most important military ports of the Holy Roman Empire in the Nanyang region, it is normal to have fleets appear. However, this time it is different, the flags flying by the fleet entering the port are wrong.

A young man pointed his hands tremblingly in front of him and exclaimed: "What's going on? Which bastard is so careless that he got the military flag wrong!"

The Port of New Frankfurt is one of the garrisons of the South China Sea Fleet and is a military important place. Even if foreign warships occasionally pass by and need supplies, they will send small boats to them, and there is never a saying that they will be docked.

This is also a tacit understanding between colonial empires. For the safety of the port, unless an invitation is accepted or a warship is damaged during the industry, it is generally not allowed to enter other countries' warships.

Especially after Japan successfully attacked the Philippines, major colonial empires were even more vigilant. Such a huge fleet must stay a few miles away even if it wants to obtain supplies.

The middle-aged foreman next to him sarcastically said, "Don't talk nonsense, who would hang the military flag incorrectly? Just look at the shape of the warship, it's obviously not ours.

It was the Spanish flag. They were fighting with the Japanese. I heard that they suffered a great loss a few days ago. It seemed that this fleet should be reinforcements they sent.

I just don’t know what happened, they ran to us.”

After pausing, the middle-aged man seemed to have thought of something. After reacting, he immediately scolded: "Do work quickly, don't be lazy for me. Are you going to worry about the big guy's affairs?

Do you still want wages? Tell you, if you can’t finish your work today, no one will want to go home.”

Suddenly, a small man hugged his stomach with both hands, showing a painful expression, which quickly attracted the attention of the middle-aged foreman.

"Little Monkey, what are you doing?"

It can be seen that the middle-aged foreman is still very worried. But what he is worried about is the little monkey's body and his life today, so no one knows.

"Boss, I have a stomachache. Can you make some money first and let me go to the hospital for a look?"

While talking, the young man of the little monkey had already squatted down, as if he was in unbearable pain.

The middle-aged foreman frowned and fell ill, especially those who were engaged in heavy physical work on the dock. However, few of them could get up when they fell ill.

It’s not that it can’t be cured, but that there is no money to cure it. Although the income of dock workers is relatively generous, there is still little left after deducting the expenses of the family.

If you don’t seek medical treatment, you will die. If you really go to the hospital, you will not know whether you can save the person. Anyway, your family will definitely be gone.

"Okay! But don't go to the hospital, you kid, that's not the place we should go. Just go find Lao Liu to prescribe a pair of medicine."

The poor have ways of living. In addition to the expensive hospitals, there are also barefoot doctors who live outside.

What is medical skills? Let’s not talk about it for now, but the price is that it is cheap.

Generally speaking, these barefoot doctors pick the medicinal materials themselves, and only medicines that are not on the island will be purchased, and the cost is much lower than that of the hospital.

But you get what you pay for. There are not many barefoot doctors in Nanyang who are good at medical skills. If they really had the ability, they would have been incorporated by the hospital long ago.

They are all private hospitals, and everything is in line with money. As long as you can make money, capitalists will not care about traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine.

Driven by interests, the earliest hospital for integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine appeared quietly and silently.

The young monkey nodded constantly, saying that he already knew. After taking the money from the middle-aged foreman, he left tremblingly.

Everyone cleans up the snow in front of the door. In this era of stagnation, unless they are relatives and friends, they will not meddle in other people's business.

The little monkey joined later, and he neither had any relationship nor had any old friends with everyone, and was not even considered a fellow villager. Apart from a few sighs, the rest of the people continued to work.

After getting rid of everyone's sight, the originally dying little monkey instantly recovered his energy and ran towards the Telegraph Company as fast as possible.

...

In the early morning, the lights were still bright in the Emperor's Palace. Emperor Meiji, who should have rested, was also awakened by a sudden telegram and hurriedly held an imperial meeting.

"The enemy's speed is much faster than we expected. It has arrived in Sulawesi and is now stopping at the port of New Frankfurt, only one step away from the Philippines.

As the enemy is about to launch an attack, the British promised warships have not been obtained yet. How to deal with them next must come up with a plan."

Emperor Meiji said without any doubt.

The situation was completely beyond his expectations. According to international practice, the Holy Roman Empire, as a neutral country, could not provide assistance to Spain during the war.

Generally speaking, even if you provide support to the belligerent countries for the sake of national reputation, it is carried out in a sneaky manner. Blatant support like the Holy Roman Empire rarely occurs in the European world.

However, the practice suddenly failed. The Holy Roman Empire seemed to have no concern for international reputation this time, not only allowed Spanish warships to pass through the Suez Canal, but also provided port docking to the Spanish Navy.

If nothing unexpected happens, it is not surprising to provide maintenance for the Spaniard's warships.

It seems that these support is inconspicuous, but in fact these are factors that directly affect the combat effectiveness of the navy.

The Russians' Pacific Fleet in the original time and space did not have these logistical support and did not even exert their 5-point combat power, so they were killed by the Japanese without such logistical support. Otherwise, whoever wins and loses will still be an unknown number.

Navy General Yuki Ito asked: "What does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs do for? Didn't the Austrians say neutral? Why did they suddenly support Spain?

Why didn’t we receive any news before? You are malfeasance? Do you know how much damage this accident will bring to the empire?”

"Kun Ito, calm down first. No one wants to see such a thing happening. And our Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not an idle meal.

The Vienna government announced neutrality early, which is a well-known fact. What happened now is mainly because we ignore a secret agreement before forty years.

Before the Austrians entered the ocean, they signed port sharing agreements with several colonial empires, including Spain.

It is precisely thanks to this treaty that the Austrians were able to overcome the difficulties of supply in the early days of the colonial period and created the world's second colonial empire.

According to the treaty, in the event of a critical self-interest, the State party has the obligation to provide logistical support to the other party within its capacity and to dock at the port."

King Kong, Nishiyuan Temple, explained helplessly.

This is really not their responsibility. Forty years ago, they were still little kids in the shogunate era. Who would care about a treaty that they didn’t have half a cent of money?

Especially this treaty exists in the form of a secret treaty. If he hadn't negotiated with the Holy Roman minister, he wouldn't have known that there was a treaty now.

Yuki Ito asked angrily: "So what if there is a secret agreement? Did the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ask the Austrians for an explanation for this kind of violation of international practice?"

The King of Xiyuan Temple replied bitterly: "The explanation is naturally coming. After receiving the Spanish Navy into the port of New Frankfurt, I met with the Holy Roman Empire Minister as soon as possible.

The other party also gave a reasonable explanation, but I think you will not like this explanation."

After a look of eyes, seeing that everyone is determined to know, Mr. Nishiyuanji said slowly: "Minister Antonio expressed regret and made a commitment on behalf of the Vienna government, willing to bear all the consequences brought about by this.

He also said that if we insist on pursuing it, we can declare war on them on this ground, and the Holy Roman Empire will take the initiative to bear the moral responsibility of this war."

It would be fine if I didn't explain it, but everyone couldn't help it. Even Emperor Meiji, who always valued the dignity of the monarch, was furious at this moment.

A sentence that is easy to take responsibility seems to be responsible for this matter, but in fact it is just a helpless person.

"Declare war"?

If Japan had this strength, Emperor Meiji would not mind fighting a good battle with the Holy Roman Empire, so that they could know that the Great Japanese Empire was not easy to mess with!

Unfortunately, reality is cruel. This Holy Roman Empire that could not be established is now half the world overlord. An opponent like the Japanese Empire can be destroyed with a finger.

A weak country has no diplomacy, which is reflected here vividly. Even if people admit that they violate international practices, the Japanese government now has no courage to pursue responsibility.

Even the Vienna government once again proved its credibility to the outside world because of this incident. For a secret contract that was 40 years ago, it could violate international practices and offend death...

Well, the weight of Japanese people these days is still a little lighter, and it doesn’t make much convincing if it is reported. If it were the British, the effect would probably be better.

After all, he was used to the strong winds and waves. Seeing that the meeting situation was out of control, Emperor Meiji, who reacted, immediately scolded: "Shut up all of them! If you want to scold yourself and scold yourself slowly when you go home, don't be wild here.

I also know that the Holy Roman Empire did a very inauthentic job this time, but what can I do? They are the most powerful country in the world and have overbearing capital.

If you have the ability, remember this account first, and wait until you have the opportunity in the future to get it back from them and wash away the shame this time."

In the end, Emperor Meiji lost confidence. There was no way, the gap between the strength between the two sides was too huge.
Chapter completed!