Since ancient times, interests have been the best bridge of friendship. As long as interests are in place, friendship will arise. It is not that Governor Chandler likes to play tricks, but it is really forced out by reality.

As the biggest winner of the Continental War, the seemingly powerful Holy Roman Empire is essentially at its weakest period.

The established national policy of the Vienna government is to adhere to business, and expansion is not considered at all. Although the Philippine Islands are fertile, this is still not enough to make the Vienna government change its national policy.

As a colonial governor, while taking into account national strategies, Chandler cannot ignore the interests of the colonial group. In this context, the operational skills must be tested.

The original peach picking plan was built when Spain was defeated and Japan was not strong enough. The situation is very obvious now. It is indeed difficult for Spain to win the war, but the Japanese's strength is also unexpected.

Perhaps they are not very good at fighting, but they are willing to fight to the death! With the power of the empire in the Nanyang region alone, even if they can defeat the Japanese, they will suffer heavy losses.

Japan is never worth mentioning for the Holy Roman Empire. The British who are hiding behind the scenes are the real threat.

If one is not good at operation, it becomes a proxy war between the British and the Japanese and the Japanese.

How pitiful are agent wars? Just think of the first Near East War, the two Prussian-Russian Wars, and the most recent British-Russian Wars in Afghanistan.

Each competitor was cheated to death and was damaged, and those who survived were also severely damaged.

Britain and Russia did not cause trouble when the Holy Roman Empire was the weakest. It was not that the two governments understood the righteousness, nor that there was no conflict between the three countries. The core reason was that they were not in a state.

In an Afghan war, Britain and Russia each lost hundreds of thousands of troops, but they were all in a mess, and they also suffered heavy financial pressure. In this context, even if they wanted to cause trouble, they had to maintain restraint.

In a sense, the Holy Roman Empire was able to be restored, and the agent wars secretly manipulated by the Vienna government also made important contributions.

Perhaps when he just traveled through time, Franz might have won the second time and took the opportunity to beat the Japanese and vent his anger. It is now impossible. As a mature politician, any military action must be driven by interests.

These days, the Japanese are so poor that they can't recover the war funds even if they go smoothly. If something happens in the middle of the process, they will suffer even more loss.

The value of Spain is reflected in the fact that he does not want to go on the battlefield in person and covets the fertile Philippine Islands.

Britain supports the Japanese, while Vienna supports Spain. No matter who wins and loses, it is profitable, and it is nothing more than a matter of the size of the profit.

From the standpoint of the Vienna government, the greater the support for the Japanese, the better. Only in this way can the conflict between Britain and Spain continue to escalate.

A Spain, which has at the same time aggravated Britain and France and has certain strength, is undoubtedly the best ally of the Holy Roman Empire.

It doesn't matter if Spain is going downhill, as long as it doesn't fall too quickly. If Spain is in the rising period, this little brother Franz will not dare to ask for it.

Compared with the strategic benefits, the interests of the Philippine Islands have become unremarkable. If the Spaniards had not delivered them to them themselves, Governor Chandler would have done nothing.

"Your Excellency Commander is too worried. With the friendship between us and your country, no shipyard dares to take the blame for the world.

However, Nanyang is different from Europe. All the tools, equipment and spare parts of the repair shop are shipped from the local area, especially the specifications of your warships are different from ours. Many accessories have to be customized, so the cost is slightly higher.

It’s not that we take advantage of the situation. You know that it takes a big risk to reserve spare parts in advance. Capitalists must do this to make money, so this price is…”

After hearing this explanation, General Varkenhein had nothing to say. The proprietary spare parts, repair tools and equipment were all prepared. This would have been a ghost if it weren't for taking advantage of the situation.

If the maintenance costs are just higher, Varkenhein wouldn't mind spending more money. After all, time is life on the battlefield. The more spare parts the shipyard has reserved, the faster the maintenance of warships will be, and it is also necessary to make more money.

It is obviously not a problem of money now. Just the maintenance cost is high, which is not enough to make General Varkenhein whisper and ask for help.

Seeing that Governor Chandler refused to say it directly, Varkenhein understood that it was for face. As the boss of the continental Union, he planned his younger brother's colony. If it was spread, the Vienna government would not be able to be a human being.

The best way is undoubtedly to let them take the initiative to send it. Then, the Vienna government gave a relatively "reasonable price" so that everyone can look good in terms of face.

Resisting the dissatisfaction in his heart, General Varkenhein said unconscience: "Governor General, for the sake of friendship between our two countries and for the strong support of your government, we are willing to open up the market in the Philippine Islands.

You know, our financial situation has been terrible. If your country can help, we are willing to sell some of the islands."

"Your Excellency has misunderstood that we have no snooping to your colonies, nor will the Holy Roman Empire peek at any of the colonies of any ally.

If your country is really financially in trouble, we are happy to help. For world peace and stability, the empire is launching a globalization strategy. If your country doesn't mind, you can rent several military ports for us.

You can rest assured that our garrison is only to maintain regional peace and stability and will not interfere with your country's management of the colonies."

The fat meat delivered to the door cannot be eaten, and Governor Chandler's heart is bleeding. But there is no way. The Holy Roman Empire must pay attention to the eating behavior, otherwise it will cause panic in the European world.

The Spaniards opened up the market and could explain to the colonial groups that it would be impossible to take the opportunity to annex the Philippine Islands.

Even if the Spanish give it away for free, the Holy Roman Empire cannot be accepted now. Not to mention buying islands, even if you really want to buy them, you cannot buy them now.

Don't forget that the Philippine Islands are still in the hands of the Japanese! Once the island sovereignty is bought, the Holy Roman Empire will be dragged into the water by the Spaniards.

The Nanyang Governor's Office cannot obtain too much benefits, which does not mean that the Holy Roman Empire has no benefits. In any case, Spain is also an old-school colonial country. Even if it has fallen, there are still many islands with strategic value in their hands.

Due to its strength, many islands are already dispensable in the hands of the Spanish, but they become priceless again when they fall into the hands of the Holy Roman Empire.

Since the end of the European War, the globalization strategy has been put on the agenda. It has not been implemented yet, mainly due to financial resources. After a few years of digestion of this spoil, it is imperative to fully launch the globalization strategy.

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Ossi was conducting transactions, and Britain and Japan were not idle either. The Japanese, who proved their own strength, had a significantly higher position in the eyes of the British government.

Downing Street

Foreign Minister George: "From the strength of the Japanese in the Philippine Naval Battle, they have done it.

Even due to the strong insertion of the Japanese, the Holy Roman Empire's overlordship in the Nanyang region was impacted.

The Vienna government will not let this situation continue. If we do not intervene, it will only be a matter of time before the Japanese are forced out of Southeast Asia.

Once the Nanyang strategy fails, the Japanese will only have a way north, which will inevitably lead to a war with the Qing Dynasty, and we will make another choice.

For the benefit of the empire, the best choice is to support the Qing Dynasty to restrain the Russians in the Far East, the Japanese to restrain Spain in the Southeast, and the Holy Roman Empire."

There is no doubt that this is the most optimistic situation. By supporting the two younger brothers, it is undoubtedly an ideal state to get Britain out of the current embarrassing situation.

However, plans are always just plans, and it is not that simple to implement them.

Although Spain declined, it was not without the power of a war. Even though the bureaucratic group was corrupt, its overall national strength was still above Japan.

Especially Spain belongs to a continental country, and there is also a continental alliance behind it. Once the Spanish government has connected the diplomatic work of various countries and gained the support of the entire alliance, the Japanese plan to go south will be destined to go bankrupt.

You should know that the London government is still working hard to join the alliance and has achieved certain results. It is impossible to directly compete with the alliance for the sake of the Japanese.

The plans in the south are full of uncertainty, while the plans in the north are even more tragic. The biggest feature of the Far East Empire is that they are cowardly. If the Russians don’t come to cause trouble, they will be satisfied. It is really embarrassing to take the initiative to find the bad luck of the Russians.

Seeing the dog biting dogs in India, people were too happy, so how could they take the initiative to get involved?

With so many problems, it still does not affect the "plan" becoming the London government's diplomatic strategy. If you succeed, you will make a lot of money, and if you fail, you will not lose money. Why not use such a plan?

It is said to be support, but in fact, all the weapons and equipment are bought with real money. What the British government really pays is verbal support in diplomacy.

From the reaction of the stock market, you can know that since the London government implemented this strategic plan, domestic military industry stocks have risen by 18%, and the stock prices of machinery and equipment export industries have also risen by nine points.

Prime Minister Gladston nodded: "Agree with the Japanese's request. Since the Holy Roman Empire can help the Spaniards repair warships, then our shipyards in the Far East can also help the Japanese repair warships, but we must grasp the limits, and the Empire cannot directly intervene in the war.

At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should accelerate its layout in the Far East and provoke the Qing and Russia conflict as much as possible to reduce the pressure on us in India.

The Indian Governor ordered to increase support for guerrillas in Central Asian countries and increase the cost of the Russians' rule.

If necessary, a certain amount of loan can be issued to the Japanese government, or war bonds can be issued for them, and the amount is tentatively within 20 million pounds. Let them use tariffs as collateral, the risk should not be too great."

It’s not okay to be nervous. The Russian Central Asia Railway has started construction. The Austrian Railway Company is responsible for the construction. As long as there is no major change, it is only a matter of time before it opens to traffic.

Everyone knows that once the Central Asia Railway is completed, it will be the time when the Russians head south again. Although the railway in Gladstone will not be completed, if nothing is done and there will be problems in the future, they will also be subject to political stains.

In order to make his life famous, the Gladstone cabinet has been working unprecedentedly in recent times. One seemingly perfect strategic plan has been continuously introduced.

As for whether it can succeed, it is not within their consideration for the time being. Anyway, as long as it seems feasible, it will be possible. If it fails in the future, it will be that the successor government is not strong and it is not their business.

Foreign Minister George: "Based on the intelligence collected from all aspects, the Vienna government is busy handling domestic affairs and has no plans to directly intervene in the war.

Now the naval battle is in a stalemate, and the subsequent battle will soon be transferred to land. The Japanese are willing to fight to the death. As long as Vienna does not cause trouble, the Spaniards who are experiencing will not be able to waste their lives.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is looking for a suitable opportunity to mediate the war so that the Japanese can end as soon as possible to avoid the war's expansion."

Compared with Spain, Japan's biggest advantage is its large population. If it weren't for the facts, no one could have imagined that Spain, whose population reached 8 million in the 16th century, had a total population of less than 18 million.

It is obvious from the population that Spain’s decline is not unreasonable. I won’t talk about it when it happens in the middle. Anyway, they are all trying to die, so that Britain, which once had a total population of less than half of them, is now almost twice theirs.

In contrast, Japan's situation is much better, with a population of more than 40 million, which has met the population needs of contemporary powers.

It can be said that the naval battle has not been fully accomplished, and the Spaniards have lost half of this war. In the next battle, the Japanese government will definitely give full play to its own advantages and lure the Spaniards to land and fight to the decisive battle.

After all, compared with the precious navy, the cheap army needs as much as it can, and the Japanese government can completely afford to die.

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