Chapter 86, Chain Reaction
It has to be admitted that the deterrence of Mao Bear is strong. A little trick has caused panic in the European world, and many people are worried that the international situation will be broken again.
Whether it is receiving warships or expanding in Central Asia, it is announcing to the outside world that the awesome Russian Empire is back.
When Russians want to make small moves in Central Asia, Britain is the first to be the one who is responsible for it. It is not easy to be the boss, and you must make it when it is time to make it happen.
Compared with the previous one, Prime Minister Gladstone is much more confident now. There is no other reason, it is that he has money in his pocket.
During this anti-Semitism campaign, the British government also gained a lot, with one-third of the aged debts being directly cleared, and the government's finances became more abundant.
If you have money, you have to spend it. Only the money you spend can turn into political achievements.
Unless an accident occurs, every qualified British Prime Minister will be left with debt to the next term.
Gladstone was no exception. After getting rich, he immediately approved the "Food Self-Sufficiency Plan".
In order to enhance the competitiveness of its own agricultural products, Prime Minister Gladstone also submitted a "draft subsidy bill" to Parliament.
That is, subsidize growers through the government's cash, seeds, fertilizers, etc., and encourage people to invest in farms in the colonies.
The parliament is still under discussion. Once the draft is passed, the British government can bypass the free trade system, support its own agriculture to achieve self-sufficiency in food, and get rid of its dependence on grain-producing countries such as Russia and Austria.
There is naturally a reason why Gladstone dared to propose such a plan.
"Food self-sufficiency" is just a guise taken out on the surface, and the real reason is the impact of the "Shield-Gold System" on the "GBP-Gold System".
The area of Britain is small, and most of its natural resources are imported from the outside world, except for coal and iron ore.
Affected by this, Britain is in a state of trade deficit most of the time. For the world hegemon, this is a small problem that is not worth mentioning, and printing money can solve this problem.
Unfortunately, Britain's world hegemony is not stable and has been challenged by Russia, France and Austria, especially in Austria, where the ASUS—the gold system has threatened their monetary hegemony.
In the past, everyone had no choice. When their gold reserves were insufficient, they had to hold a large amount of pounds. Even if the British government printed a little more, it would not be harmful.
It's not possible now. Under the impact of the ASCHU, in order to stabilize the value of the pound, the London government no longer dares to increase the leverage of issuing money.
The ability to print money is limited, and the trade deficit will appear particularly dazzling. If this nail is removed, Britain's funds will flow out.
Of course, this small problem can still be held on for a while for Britain, which has a great family and a great business. After all, they are still in a state of overcapacity at this moment.
However, how can Prime Minister Gladstone, who is far-sighted, let such things develop in the long run?
There are only two ways to calm the trade deficit: either reduce imports of goods or increase exports of goods.
It is obvious that the earth has been divided up, and the so-called "international market" is only one corner of it, and most of the areas have become colonies of various countries.
If you want to increase your exports of goods, you can only fight against many competitors in this corner.
Unfortunately, as European countries have gradually completed industrialization, market competition has become increasingly fierce.
Not to mention continuing to expand commodity exports, even the market share that Britain now occupies is constantly being squeezed out by its competitors.
Of course, the economy is moving forward. Although the market share has declined, the total export volume of Britain is still increasing.
The increase in imports is much faster than the growth rate of exports, and the trade deficit is still increasing.
In order to prevent the continuous outflow of wealth, Prime Minister Gladstone accepted the "Food Self-Sufficiency Plan" under the influence of economists' suggestions and domestic public opinion.
"What's going on with the news of Russia's expansion to Central Asia?"
If you don’t brag or striking, Gladstone really doesn’t know why the Russians are now expanding to Central Asia.
In his opinion, the Tsarist government did this, either because it was a brain that was in trouble or bullying Britain. It was also a very small possibility that Austria was doing it.
However, these reasons are unreasonable. The war is just about money. The British army may not beat the Russians in Central Asia, but the British government can drag the Tsarist government to bankruptcy.
Even if Austrian supports the Russians, the Vienna government cannot do its best to spend money. One hundred million or two hundred million may be able to afford it. If one billion or eight billion, the Vienna government will be 100% timid.
Ultimately, it is still profit, and efforts must be proportional to gain. If you pay blindly, you will not be able to hold on to it. No normal people can hold on.
Foreign Minister George: "The real purpose of the Tsarist government is not yet certain. Based on the collected data analysis, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that this is likely to be a test by the Russians.
Perhaps it has something to do with the anti-Semitism movement not long ago, the Tsarist government should have become more and more restless again."
Colonial Minister Primros denied: "I think this is not just a temptation, I'm afraid the Russians can't hold back their ambitions.
You know, it is not the first time that the same thing happened. After the Third Near East War, the Russians also extended their hands to Central Asia.
Although our interference caused the Tsarist government to stop small actions, their sphere of influence in Central Asia still expanded.
According to the information reported by the Indian Governor, the Russians have eroded at least 50,000 square kilometers in Central Asia in recent years.
If we do not pay attention and find ways to cut off the Russians' ambition to expand into Central Asia, I am afraid that the Russians will annex Central Asia again.
Now the Nordic Federation, North Germany and Austria have formed a wall of iron, blocking the Russians' path to westward.
There is also Siberia in the ice and snow world in the east, which is blocked by the Far East and the harsh climatic conditions restrict the Russians from moving eastward.
If the Tsarist government wants to continue to expand, the strategic choice left for them will be the only strategic choice left to go south to the Indian Ocean.
Whether it is Persia or Central Asia, it may become the next target of Russian expansion.
Compared with Central Asia, there are Austrian forces in Persia. If the Russians do not want Austria to participate, the best choice is Central Asia."
It has to be admitted that the analysis of the colonial minister is very reasonable.
After the failure to advance westward to the continental power, the most suitable direction for Russian expansion is Central Asia, followed by Persia, and then the Far East.
There is no need to doubt this. Open the map and know that this is arranged by God. If you violate God’s arrangements, you will be subject to sanctions by bad natural conditions.
It felt something was wrong, and Gladstone couldn't tell what was wrong, but it didn't prevent him from making a decision.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a formal note to the Tsarist government, ordering the Russians to withdraw from Central Asia and warning the Tsarist government not to play with fire.
The 11th Division stationed in India immediately rushed to Central Asia and jointly held military exercises with Central Asian countries."
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The British government moved, and the French government was not idle either. Of course, the French did not care about the Central Asian issue, and France's tentacles could not reach Central Asia.
After the anti-Semitism campaign was launched, the French government's finances turned over. After having money, Napoleon IV began a big move.
The urban transformation plan in the era of Napoleon III was restarted again. This time it was not just Paris, but many major cities in China were covered.
The large farm plan, which is struggling with funds and is progressing slowly, immediately allocate funds to speed up progress.
The ongoing Egypt reconstruction work has also been fully expanded, not only to clear the river channels, but also to restore farmland after being hit by the flood.
Even the towns, plantations, roads and bridges destroyed by the rebels were under the post-war reconstruction plan. For a time, the civil engineering in Egypt flourished and alternative prosperity emerged.
Affected by this, refugees arising from the war also obtained jobs, their livelihoods were settled, and the situation in Egypt suddenly stabilized.
There are advantages and disadvantages. As the first to kick off the anti-Semitism, Napoleon IV has never dared to go out recently.
In the past month, he has been assassinated four times. If it weren't for the scruples, he would have started a massacre.
You should know that although the anti-Semitism movement in France is very powerful, it actually killed not many Jews, and most of the victims are low-class civilians.
Napoleon IV only asked for the money from the Jewish capitalists, and was not as dark as the neighbor next door, so he took his life away.
Unfortunately, his self-conceived tolerance did not gain the understanding of Jewish capitalists, but what we welcomed him was round after round of assassination.
In the temporary palace, Napoleon IV roared: "Adunes, are your police departments eating shit?
After so long, I haven’t found the mastermind behind it yet. Are you planning to let me not go out in the future?”
Police Minister Adunis looked bitter and didn't know how to answer. I don't know when the position of Police Minister became a hot potato.
In the past decade, the French government has replaced 17 police ministers, with an average term of 7 months per term.
This number is still decreasing, and Yadonis has no confidence in whether he can stay in this position for one term.
"Your Majesty, we have conducted strict interrogation of the assassins. According to the information they have explained, the contactor has been wiped out when they find it.
The suspect identified by the police went abroad long before the assassination broke out. The murderer was very cunning, so..."
Napoleon IV interrupted, "So you have nothing to find, and then tell your emperor that there is danger outside recently, don't go out first?"
Yadonis shut up directly. Paris is very complex in form and is full of forces, most of which are enemies of the Bonaparte dynasty.
Perhaps these forces generally do not send people to assassinate the emperor, but they will still do it by pulling the hindrance of Napoleon IV.
The police have not found out the results for a long time, so naturally these forces are inseparable from trouble.
If it were not for the restraint of these forces, the power of Jewish capitalists would have been exposed again and again.
After a fierce ideological struggle, the police minister Yadunis said slowly: "Your Majesty, although there is no definite evidence, from the perspective of motives and strength of the crime, most of the mastermind behind the scenes are Jews. It is better to arrest the Jews in China first..."
This is the easiest way. If you can’t find evidence, you won’t find evidence. Whoever has the motive and ability to commit the crime will be arrested first.
If someone is caught and investigates slowly, they will have results sooner or later. Even if you can't tell who is the real murderer, it doesn't matter. Kill all the suspects.
It doesn’t matter if you kill the wrong one, anyway, you will die all the enemies. Just be careful of the problem and eliminate hidden dangers in advance.
Napoleon IV shook his head: "No! The government has reached an agreement with Jewish capitalists and made a promise to ensure their personal safety, and we cannot regret it."
Cunning rabbits all have three holes, let alone the Jews who are often "slaughtered pigs"?
Most Jewish capitalists would not put eggs in one basket. In addition to the assets on the outside, there are also many industries in secret.
Napoleon IV did not send anyone to stare at the Jewish capitalists, and he did not waver for decades, so he could only search the property on the surface.
If you encounter a ruthless person who wants money but lives, you can't squeeze out the oil and water, in order to stabilize employment, the government will have to pay for the government to maintain operation after confiscating the factory and enterprises.
Against this background, most of the people who were really unlucky in the anti-Semitism movement were left with ordinary Jews.
The powerful Jewish capitalists already have the capital to negotiate terms with the government, such as: paying a sum of money to buy lives in exchange for the government to protect their personal safety.
Chapter completed!