The international situation was undercurrent, but Franz was staying at home to enjoy his children and grandchildren, as if he was unaware of anything.

I don’t know that it is obviously impossible. There are so many countries that the British want to win over, and there will always be a few 25 boys.

In international politics, there are always a few who go to the dark side, and the normal operation is the ends of snakes and rats.

The confrontation between Britain and Shinra is not one-sided. Before the situation is clear, most countries will not tie themselves to a family.

Shinra can rely on the advantages of land power to carry European countries on board the ship; the British also relied on the advantages of sea power to attract allies around the world.

It is impossible to stop it. Fence-bearing plants will only fall with the wind, and can only fall with the wind. This is the way to survive in a small country.

It’s not that the Vienna government cannot take action. The main problem is that its power is limited and it cannot compete overseas for the British.

The British have been operating overseas for hundreds of years, and Shinra has entered the Age of Discovery for less than 40 years, and their influence overseas is far behind that of the British.

Besides, I am not easy to win. Overseas countries are not a monolithic, and there are also many neighboring countries who have deep hatred. If you win over this company, you will inevitably offend that company.

It is easy to pull people on board the boat, but the trouble is that while pulling people, it is also involved in regional conflicts and disputes.

Excessive intervention in regional conflicts has no meaning to Shinra except for being able to attract hatred.

Don’t talk about the issue of allies’ gratitude. In international politics, only the benefits you get are real, and “gratitude” is the least valuable.

In this context, instead of taking the initiative to attack and seeking hardships, it is better to watch the British perform first and follow the initiative and take action.

Anyone who follows the British will support their enemies. Anyway, Shenluo will not lack allies.

Calm days always pass by. With the development of the times, the conflicts between Shinra and Britain have become increasingly sharp.

Before we knew it, the word "trade friction" suddenly became popular and once became the darling of the media.

With the dividends brought by the Second Industrial Revolution and the cost advantage of industrial raw materials, Shinra's industrial and commercial products have increasingly gained an advantage in international competition.

In the increasingly cruel market competition, many industries in the world, which were once a world-wide factory, have now fallen into a difficult situation.

The "free trade" that Britain once proud of has become a complete joke under the impact of Shinra industrial and commercial products.

No surprises? The Conservative Party, which advocates free trade, lost in the 1902 general election. Liberal candidate Henry Campbell-Bennavin successfully entered Downing Street.

Campbell, as the winner, had not had time to be happy for a few days? He was shocked by the mess in his hand.

Britain is still the overlord of the world, but it is just a overlord with a lot of holes and leaking winds everywhere.

To be frank, the former Robert Cecil administration did a very good job and achieved remarkable results in the field of politics and diplomacy.

For example: Eat the French Indochina Peninsula? Expand the colonial territory of Britain; the strategy of disasters to the east was successful? The Russians were introduced into the Far East, and rifts appeared in the Russian-Austrian alliance; the British-Japanese alliance was established, the relationship with the American countries was restored, and strategic partnerships with many countries...

No matter how many diplomatic achievements are, it cannot cover up the economic difficulties Britain encountered. The Second Industrial Revolution began to show its might? Britain, which has not kept up with the times, is paying the price at this moment.

Not only the overseas market has been squeezed by Shenluo products, but also the local market has been impacted, and even the British Riot Textile Industry has not been able to survive.

There is no way, who made the London government choose to win over the United States?

Aware of the danger of the Alliance? I couldn't help but move closer to Shinra. Then, with the support of Shinra, the Alliance also launched an industrial revolution.

Like most countries, the beginning of the industrial revolution in the Union countries was the textile industry. The raw materials were produced and weaved themselves? How could this make Britain, which was built on the textile industry?

You should know that the textile industry is Britain's largest industrial chain. More than one-third of the British people can all be related to this industrial chain.

As the world's largest cotton production area? The Alliance countries have unparalleled advantages in developing the textile industry? In terms of cost, it is easy to beat British textile companies.

Once the textile industry has problems, Britain's economy will collapse in minutes, and the British will naturally be unable to sit still.

Because of winning over the United States, the alliance's rebellion towards Shinra was considered by the public to be the biggest diplomatic mistake of the Robert Cecil administration and one of the important factors in the Conservative Party's general election defeat.

When he was in the opposition, Campbell criticized the government for this issue. Now that he has taken office, he found that it is not the case at all.

It seems that winning over the United States was a diplomatic mistake, but in fact, the British government had no choice at all. Whether there was such a thing or not, the Union countries would develop their own cotton textile industry, which was determined by interests.

As early as ten years ago, the Alliance planned to develop its own cotton textile industry, but under pressure from Britain, they were forced to give up.

In recent years, with the strong rise of the Holy Roman Empire, Britain's overlord position has been shaky, and the suppressed Alliance countries have once again developed the ambition to develop the textile industry.

Unlike in the past, with the Holy Roman Empire causing trouble, Britain no longer had the ability to prevent the Alliance from developing the textile industry.

At this point, the gap between the two sides has arisen. No matter how much we attach importance to the relationship between the two countries, we cannot withstand conflicts in interests.

The Vienna government can help the Alliance countries develop the textile industry, but the London government will never do it, otherwise domestic interest groups will have to coup.

It is far less cost-effective to win over a country with a core conflict of interest to become an allies than to bring up a country with a relatively small conflict of interest and a stronger country with a stronger conflict of interest.

After all, we have to compete for hegemony with the Holy Roman Empire next, and we may have to fight a battle, and it is not enough that our allies are not strong enough.

"It's a good time to speak out, and then the crematorium."

Campbell now has a bit of this feeling. He was so excited about the front, but after he got to the top, he actually had to continue his ex's foreign policy.

If it is just a diplomatic trouble, Prime Minister Campbell can handle it. For politicians, thick-skinnedness is just a standard configuration. "Saying one thing and doing another" is completely a routine operation.

What made Campbell most worried was the steady decline in domestic economy and the increasingly intensified social conflicts.

Of course, Campbell was not completely unprepared for these issues. As the leader of the reformists, Campbell put forward reform opinions several years ago.

In this world, it is always easy to shout slogans, but it is difficult to do practical things.

"Reform" has never been smooth sailing. Since ancient times, there have been very few successful reforms, and most of them ended in tragedy.

Only after getting into the position did Campbell truly realize the difficulties of the times. Everything about reality told him that it was not that the previous government did not want to reform, but that the interests it had touched were too great and he did not dare to take action easily.

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Trade Minister Lloyd George: "This is the first half of the import and export trade report we counted, and the situation is very bad.

Compared with the same period last year, the total export volume in the first half of this year fell by 0.46% year-on-year compared with the same period last year, the total import volume increased by 2.67% year-on-year, and the trade deficit increased by 3 percentage points.

This has been our third consecutive year of shrinking export trade and the tenth year of trade deficit has increased. To be precise, since the end of the Continental War, the empire's trade deficit has been increasing.

Affected by shrinking exports and trade deficits, the pound's international status has also been impacted.

Especially in the European world, countries have used Aegis and gold for trade settlements, and the pound has been marginalized.

The fundamental reason for all this is that domestic industrial and commercial products have lost competitiveness in the international market.

In a series of emerging industries, there are almost no shadow of imperial commodities in machinery manufacturing, power equipment, internal combustion engines and automobile industries.

Even our homeland is now full of Shinra manufacturing. If this continues, the empire's economy will sooner or later have problems."

The trade deficit is nothing new. Since the completion of industrialization of France and Austria, Britain has gradually become a deficit in international trade.

With the lead advantage in the first industrial revolution, this deficit did not bring disaster to the British, but instead pushed the pound to the international level.

However, the good times did not last long, and with the continuous growth of the trade deficit, problems gradually emerged. The excessive deficit directly led to the outflow of wealth.

After all, not all countries are willing to accept settlement of pounds and want to reap the world by printing money. Britain does not have that strength yet.

With the rise of the Holy Roman Empire, ASCHU began to seize the market for pounds, and this situation became increasingly obvious.

No one is a fool. Seeing that Britain's trade deficit is getting bigger and bigger, no one is willing to hold pounds on a large scale and pay for the British's consumption.

As time goes by, more and more European countries are no longer willing to accept settlement of pounds.

The share of the pound in the international currency market has decreased. To calm the trade deficit, we can only use real money and silver to fill this pit.

Although there are colonies to plunder, the continuous outflow of gold and silver has still become a problem that has plagued the British government.

It is very simple to change this, either grab the lost market back or create new products and open up new markets.

Unfortunately, the competitor this time is the Holy Roman Empire, and the deterrence of force has no effect. It is impossible to win the market by relying on normal commercial means to compete.

Developing new products is even more unrealistic. British companies are so awesome, and their export trade volume will not shrink.

Labor Secretary Burns: "Affected by the economic downturn, domestic labor-capital conflicts and employment problems have also become more acute.

According to data from our survey, our unemployment rate rose by another 0.3 percentage points in the first half of this year. It seems inconspicuous, but this has been rising for five consecutive years.

Not to mention the labor-management conflict, it is clear to look at the teams outside the strikes and marchs. Since the beginning of this year, there has been a clear increase in situations.

Take London as an example. Strikes of more than a thousand people occurred 16 times in the first half of the year, and demonstrations occurred almost every month.

If I weren't sure this was London, I would have doubted whether I had entered Paris by mistake. The frequency of this strike parade was simply beyond the reach of..."

It can be seen that Burns really wants to solve the problem. As the first working class representative to join the cabinet, even if it is just for the political journey, Burns must make achievements.

Before he took office, he believed that as long as legislation protects the interests of labor and prohibits capitalists from doing things arbitrarily.

After learning first-hand information, Burns once doubted his eyes.

The problem in Britain now is not only a problem of capitalists’ reckless behavior, but the greater trouble lies in the challenges facing the survival of enterprises.

Emerging industries are hit by the impact, and traditional industries are facing a series of problems such as cruel market competition, meager profits, and overcapacity.

The original time and space British capitalists chose to compress production capacity and play in the colony behind closed doors. Anyway, the British colonial market is large enough for them to support their elderly care.

As for updating machinery and equipment, increasing R&D investment, and facing international competition, just shout a few exciting slogans, but if you take it seriously, you will lose.

Capital is the most realistic. You can make money without risk. Why should you take the risk to participate in international competition?

Data will not lie. No matter which country, radical or research-oriented companies die the fastest, but conservative companies that are not enterprising will live longer.

Perhaps conservative enterprises will one day be eliminated by the market, but before being eliminated by the market, capitalists have already made enough money from it.

In contrast, if companies that continue to invest in R&D are successful, they will be happy, but once problems arise in the middle, they will lose all their money.

Capital hates risks, and making money steadily is the greatest happiness. Capitalists who are willing to bet on their own wealth and win a better future for the company are always a minority.
To be continued...