Washington, there are different feelings on the same Christmas. This war has a relatively small impact on the United States. In addition to the slightly affected import and export trade, the United States is still peaceful in the world.

However, this is just an appearance. Political mistakes in taking sides have brought a fatal blow to the United States.

Washington has applied to the Mainland Alliance many times, hoping to withdraw from the war. Unfortunately, the Mainland Alliance has not responded for a long time.

Those who are familiar with politics know that they are not afraid of the enemy having a big appetite, but are afraid of being ignored by the enemy. If they have a big appetite, there is room for negotiation; if they are ignored, they have no way to start even if they want to negotiate.

With the surrender of the British Empire, the last glimmer of hope for the United States was tossed away.

The United States is the most powerful in the Americas, but compared with the mainland alliance, it is a little bean.

The people were still having Christmas happily, without even realizing the crisis was approaching, but the White House was at a loss.

"Has the Vienna government responded?"

President Theodore Roosevelt asked expectantly.

Secretary of State Pete Niedmeier: "The response from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Holy Roman Empire is that let us wait for subsequent notice and all issues will be resolved at the Vienna and the Conference.

Judging from the current situation, we are afraid we will be sad this time. The main reason is that the British surrendered too quickly, which makes us unable to react."

There is no doubt that "the British surrendered quickly" is just an excuse. The reason why the United States was really wearing small shoes is that its own development potential is too great.

Of course, the United States organized a coalition forces in the Americas to siege Austrian Central America, which was also one of the reasons why they were given special care.

Now the British Empire has declined, but the accumulated foundation is still quite large. The overall strength of industry is second only to Shinra, and it is still at the top level in the world in some sub-sectors.

Just like the Soviet Union after the collapse, whoever inherits the Soviet Union's legacy is the military power second only to the United States.

The United States had too close ties with the British, or the capital of the two countries was too close. After the war, British capital would have to leave the country to find a more suitable survival air force.

Although the European continent is close to it, the capital power of the European world itself is not weak, and there are more powerful aristocratic restrictions, which are obviously not suitable for them.

There are not many countries that can accommodate the transfer of British capital in the world. Considering the racial factors, the United States, the Union countries, and Brazil are the ones that can truly accept British capital.

As for the countries within Argentina, Chile and Venezuela, the population is too small and cannot accommodate too much capital.

In-depth research will reveal that Brazil is impossible. Not only is the population limited, but there are also a lot of internal conflicts, and revolutions may break out at any time, and the uncertainty is too high.

Although the situation in the Alliance is slightly better, they are playing with the plantation economy, which obviously does not leave enough space for capital operation.

The United States is the best choice, whether it is population, resource conditions, or social background, it is suitable for the development of capital.

Without external intervention, the United States will be the first choice after British capital withdraws from its homeland.

Once capitalists are allowed to transfer capital and technology to the United States, it will be another emerging power that will be very unfavorable to Shinra's global layout.

It takes too much effort to intercept capitalists specifically, and it is still hard to defend against. In contrast, it is much easier to directly attack the United States.

As the saying goes, the Americans who are obsessed with the authorities have never thought so many of them. After all, the United States is limited in strength and has a lot of internal conflicts, which is really not worthy of the fear of the overlord.

"Next we have to change our strategy, not only lobbying the Vienna government, but also keep up with the public relations of other countries."

Not sure why it was specifically targeted, Theodore Roosevelt could only treat dead horses as living horses and increase public relations scope.

This is destined to be an uneasy Christmas, and almost all the politicians of the Ocean Alliance member states are worried about the future of their own countries.

Even if you change jobs in time, it is no exception. "Erwuzi" is not popular anywhere.

During the war, due to the actual needs, the Vienna government accepted everyone's surrender, which did not mean that everyone could enjoy the treatment of allies.

If you look at the ongoing spoils sharing meeting in Vienna, you will know that the countries participating in the meeting all joined the mainland alliance in the early days, and none of them later.

It was fine if the neutral country that joined the alliance in the middle of the journey. Although it did not make much contribution to this war, the political side finally caught up.

The countries that change jobs later are different. They are labeled as "Erwuzi" on their heads and are destined to be unable to be trusted.

Especially the unlucky guys who sent troops to fight not only have to pay for the losses, but also will inevitably be "specially cared for" in the future.

It's too late to regret it. No matter what you do now, it will not make up for the political mistakes in the early stage. Even in order to consolidate the internal relations of the alliance, the Vienna government must "treat" countries "differently."

Those who follow me will have meat to eat; those who watch the fun will continue to watch the fun when they are divided; those who stand in the wrong team and turn against each other in time will have to pay the price; those who hold on to the end will be the meat on the chopping board.

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Time flies, and the day of the Vienna Peace Conference is getting closer and closer. Delegations from various countries arrive in Vienna one after another, and public opinion is also ignited.

Facing media interviews, the representatives of the victorious country were full of enthusiasm, while the representatives of the defeated country were dejected, which were completely different scenery.

Even comics and publications that are not related to politics have come out to join in the fun and created a series of satirical stories.

For example: "Knight and the Robber Series", "Pirate Doomsday", "Animal World Melee"...

There are more related literary works. All European literati and poets are writing hard, writing this war with extreme exaggeration.

It is completely opposite to the anti-war thoughts after the original space-time world war. It can only be said that it did not hurt everyone. Except for the British who licked the wound, other European people did not feel deeply touched.

The casualties were heavy, that was the number on paper, and even the anti-French war could not catch up. Except for the British bombs that killed a few unlucky guys, the European people could not feel that the war was approaching.

The bloodiest war broke out in the Far East, the South Asian subcontinent, and Africa, and nothing happened in Europe.

Although the mainland alliance also killed nearly one million people, these losses were shared by more than 20 countries, among which Russia contributed most of them.

There are few casualties and abundant results, so everyone's feelings are naturally different.

Although there are a lack of classic works, compared with the classics created by tragedy, real happiness is obviously more important.

The world's eyes were all focused on the Vienna Peace Conference. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs building suddenly became bustling, and there were endless people coming to visit every day.

It is obviously not enough to make relationships with national interests and favors, but who doesn’t want to have a better relationship with the boss?

After all, this world is a human society. When it does not involve your own national interests, impressions and feelings are very important.

Shinra is now the overlord of the world. Even if he just helps to say a word, he can often solve the problem.

If Shinra hadn’t fought against corruption too hard, I guess one of the top leaders of the Vienna government would have made a lot of money.

Giving gifts to officials is too risky. If you take off a big hat that corrupts the officials of the Shinra government, it will be completely finished.

If you can't give gifts to ministers, then try to give gifts to the emperor. Recently, Franz has received mercy.

It’s not that he wants to accept gifts, but he is really a thief. He asks about relationships in order to give gifts, but the European royal family is another family, and they can always be related to relatives.

The name is to strengthen the connection between relatives. If you don’t accept it, you will not give face and will hurt the other person’s face.

Theoretically, this is a normal exchange between royal families. According to the tradition of reciprocity, it is necessary to return it in the future.

In another way, it becomes normal etiquette and it is still the kind that really needs to be paid back.

If you just succeeded to the throne and need to turn over your capital, Franz will naturally not refuse such gifts to give to others.

It’s different now. There is no shortage of money in your pocket, and receiving gifts is troublesome. Not only do you need to understand the mercy, but you also need to prepare gifts of comparable value to send back in the future.

I only passed by a circle in my hand, but I didn’t catch the hair in the end, and it was not good to have any social impact after it was reported.

The more I think about Franz, the more I feel that it is wrong. Giving gifts is just the second priority, and it is clearly that the royal families of various countries are taking the opportunity to gain benefits.

In name, the gifts are given by the royal families of various countries, but the expenses are paid out by governments. They borrowed their hands and turned around. In the future, they returned to the royal families of various countries, which became legal income.

After seeing the truth, Franz could only accept it obediently. It can only be said that the emperor could not escape human relationships.

There are many royal families in Europe, and not every family is rich in wealth, and there are also high debts.

It mainly comes from the fact that private property and national property in the European world are very different. The money of the country is not equal to the king's money, on the contrary, the king's money has nothing to do with the government.

The king can control the money from the treasury, but he cannot kick it into his pocket by himself. Apart from normal annuity, he can only rely on his own business.

If a big country is fine, the annual income is quite high. As long as the population is not too large, it can maintain the normal expenses of the royal family. If you have a little financial management mind, you can live a very comfortable life.

Small countries are different. The government's fiscal revenue is originally small, so the king's annuity is naturally not much higher, and it is not enough to maintain the monarch's position.

But the monarch cannot lose his face, and no one cares about how he lives behind his back, and the decency on the surface must be maintained.

If the annuity is not enough, you can only find a way to fill the holes. If the business is in good condition, it would be fine, but if you don’t know how to operate, it would be a tragedy.

As far as Franz knows, seven or eight royal families have to rely on debt to make a living. It’s not that they are squandering, but that they are not lucky.

For example: In those countries in Italy, except for the Pope, the other monarchs are extremely poor.

This is the blame for the French. During the war, everyone lost their manor land, and because of the restoration, they used up all their accumulated assets, and some even owed a lot of debts.

As for why Franz is so clear, it is naturally: as a creditor, it is difficult to think clearly.

Royal Bank has already extended them again and again. If it were put on the head of ordinary people, it would have been liquidated long ago.

In order to make money, these royal families have become the center of the fashion circle. Fortunately, they also know that they value their own identities and have not become spokespersons for luxury goods.

No one is much more honest. As long as the first company takes the lead, someone will naturally follow the trend.

Anyway, if you send out more, you will recycle more in the future. You can't do it without being generous. But when you catch up with the post-war interest distribution, no matter how reluctant the governments of various countries are, they can only accept it.

It’s impossible for others to give it to you, right?

I didn't see it, there were still a bunch of people outside who wanted to give gifts but couldn't give them out. One and two were almost jealous.

Politics is also a worldly way. As the leader of the monarchy world, Franz cannot prevent everyone from getting rich.

Hello, I, Hello, everyone, is the basis for a long-term maintenance of an interest group. It’s just a simple task, and you will naturally have to help.

If you study it carefully, you will find that the gift list can appear, which is the protagonist of this spoils-sharing meeting.

I don’t know what will be evaluated in the future. Anyway, Franz knew that through a shameful transaction, the relationship between Shinra and European countries became increasingly close.

In fact, this is just a small episode before Vienna and the meeting. There are many interest transactions that are constantly being staged here.
To be continued...