Chapter 1011 A Seemingly Fatal Misunderstanding

Facts have proved that efficiency is forced out. Ordinary international conferences often fail to reach a consensus within ten days and half a month.

The Continental Economic Summit is different. Seeing the continuous wave of revolution, the governments of all countries panic. If it continues to drag on, no one knows how bad the situation will get.

The imprint of horror left in 1848 still echoes in the hearts of the rulers. Although the revolution was finally extinguished, the impact was far-reaching.

In a sense, the current situation in Europe was created by the 1848 Revolution.

If the wave of revolution hadn't taken away the Orleans Dynasty, there would be no Bonaparte's Great French Empire; if the Great Revolution had not provided an opportunity for reform, the Habsburg Dynasty would not have revived so quickly; if the Great Revolution hadn't stimulated nationalism, God Luo will not be so easy to unify...

After a series of coincidences, it is inevitable that the international situation has developed to this point.

A revolution means a reshuffle in the distribution of benefits, and those with vested interests are naturally unwilling to start over. Whether the reshuffle is good or bad for the country, no one knows until the reshuffle is complete; but for the ruling class, it is definitely a disaster.

In order to prevent the situation from deteriorating further, representatives from various countries attended the meeting with full sincerity. In just three days, countries have reached an agreement on the joint "rescue" issue.

On September 1, 1894, the Economic Council of the European Continental Union issued a rescue announcement, and the eighteen countries of the European Continental Union jointly contributed 1.2 billion Aegis to revitalize the European economy.

According to the plan, the funds needed for the economic revitalization plan will be shared by the countries in the "joint funding" according to their actual conditions. In other words: whichever country the money is spent on, the government of that country is responsible for paying the money.

It fully embodies the principle of fairness, taking into account the interests of all parties, no one can take advantage, and no one will suffer.

As for the source of funds required, it is natural to "print" banknotes. Franz still pays attention to eating appearance, this time he didn't cheat anyone. Although Aegis was issued by the Vienna government, the benefits from the additional currency issuance were shared with other countries.

Whether it is interest-free loans or material assistance, it is a form of compensation in disguise. The larger the economic volume, the more you get, and the smaller the volume, the smaller the compensation. What matches it is: the risk should be shared by everyone.

While the Continental Economic Revitalization Plan was passed, various countries also pegged their currencies to Aegis one after another. Franz's "European Economic Integration" strategy finally took the first difficult step.

The impact of the "bailout plan" on politics will not be visible for a while, but the impact of the economic crisis will begin to ferment immediately. Not surprisingly, the capital market was the first to be affected.

The stock market began to climb slowly, and capital has quietly entered the market to start buying bottoms. The stagnant market finally started to splash.

While the market is recovering, governments of various countries have also taken measures one after another. For the first time in human history, large-scale government intervention in the economy has begun.

At this time, no one accused the government of interfering in the economy. All walks of life are having a hard time, and the talkative party is also facing an unemployment crisis. The people are all busy with their livelihoods, and they don't even bother to listen to their nonsense.

Regardless of whether it is right for the government to intervene in the market, at least jobs will be created. Although the work is not so satisfactory, but at this time, having a job that can support the family is more important than anything else.

What attracts the most attention is the three-year trip to Africa. The requirements are low and the salary is high. As long as you are strong and strong, you can do it, and it is difficult to avoid attention.

Of course, this "high treatment" is also relative. Before the economic crisis, such treatment would only be considered ordinary in most countries, but now it is a period of economic crisis, and it is the conscience of the company to get a salary of 30% off.

In this context, to be able to get a salary with ordinary treatment in normal times is definitely an enviable job, especially the requirements of this job are extremely low.

The only regrettable thing is that the place of work is in Africa, and I don’t have any confirmation of where I am, and where I am assigned depends entirely on God’s blessing.

This little predicament did not affect everyone's enthusiasm in the slightest. After all, people always have to eat. Although the government is also distributing relief food, the black stick is obviously more suitable as a weapon than food.

If it weren't for being so hungry that there was no way, no one would go to receive the terrible relief food. From this point of view, the bureaucrats are not useless, at least to ensure that the food can really enter the hands of those who need it.

The European world is busy saving the market, and the Philippine war has reached a turning point. Originally, Japan and the West were fighting for resilience, betting that the other party would not be able to hold on first.

The situation is different now. With the 18 European countries announcing a joint bailout, it is obviously unrealistic to expect Spain's domestic economy to collapse.

From their own standpoint, European countries will not let the situation in Spain get out of control now, after all, revolution is contagious. It took a lot of effort to quell the wave of revolution. If Spain collapses, all previous efforts will be wasted.

In order to prevent the situation from deteriorating again, not only can Spain not be allowed to collapse now, but even the Philippine War and the European Continental Alliance must intervene.

Otherwise, Spain's defeat would stimulate domestic nationalists, triggering a chain reaction and causing the situation to get out of control. Who will be responsible?

As for the interests of the Japanese, does it matter? A small country in the Far East that most people don't know, just obey the arrangement; if they don't know the current affairs, the iron fist of imperialism will make them understand what social cruelty is.

Under the efforts of the Spanish government, on September 9, 1894, the Continental Union made a resolution to intervene in the Philippine War.

Frankly speaking, such a decision was made at the economic summit,

It is obviously out of date, and it is not coordinated no matter how you look at it.

No way, who made European countries ignore it?

An international conference dedicated to this?

I'm sorry, everyone is very busy now, and I don't have time to care about the feelings of the Japanese. Coupled with the influence of Spain's public relations, simply cut the mess quickly.

Who made the Japanese unlucky and offended many people?

Just a few years ago, when Nicholas was traveling around the world, he was assassinated by Japanese followers in Tokyo. Although he saved his life, the two knives still left a shadow on the young crown prince.

If it was just that, it would be fine, but the Japanese government was perfunctory, and after catching the assassin, he only sentenced him to life imprisonment. What's even more ugly is that the assassin with the title of "Patriot" was clearly imprisoned, but in fact he was not sanctioned.

Affected by this, Japan-Russia relations dropped directly to a freezing point. Not only Crown Prince Nicholas wanted revenge, even Alexander III, who was the most well-mannered, clamored many times to give the Japanese "billion" some color.

If it weren't for Russia's financial disapproval, and Japan itself didn't have much oil and water, the tsarist government would have sent troops to help the Spaniards long ago.

Although no troops were sent, the tsarist government still provided convenience and allowed the Spanish government to recruit mercenaries from the Russian Empire to join the war.

Perhaps out of vigilance against the Russians, or perhaps for the benefit of the Bourbon dynasty itself, the Spanish government finally chose French mercenaries.

The Dutch are also unhappy with the Japanese. As a small country, the Netherlands can occupy the richest Java Island in Southeast Asia, relying on political skills.

However, the Japanese who didn't understand the rules suddenly broke in, and the political rules that were originally observed by European countries became fragmented, and the Dutch Southeast Asia suddenly became precarious.

In the absence of a leader, the Dutch government could only make small moves secretly, intimidated by the position of the British. Now that someone is taking the lead, it must be voted for.

Coupled with Shinra, who has already stood in line, and Spain, which is in a bloody battle with the Japanese, almost all the important countries in the European Union have participated.

Anyway, these companies are enough to interfere in the Philippine war. The rest of the countries want to contribute, but they have more than enough energy, and they only need to follow the flag-waving and apply political pressure. Naturally, there is no reason to refuse.

In this context, a harshly worded diplomatic note was delivered to Hidehisa Yamamoto, the Japanese Minister in Vienna, in the name of the European Union.

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"This is impossible!"

"You can't do this, it's unfair to the Empire of Japan!"

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Although he received a lot of stares in Europe, it was the first time Hidehisa Yamamoto encountered such a bullying thing.

There is no way, the staff of the European Continental Union are stationed in various countries. After the Union made a decision, a staff member from Spain took the initiative to take over the work of drafting the note.

The basic meaning has indeed remained the same, but the tone and wording have changed a little bit, completely rubbing the Japanese's face on the ground.

For the sake of everyone's "Aegis", the officials in charge of the review didn't mean to make things difficult at all, and just ignored this little difference.

The "little difference" in the eyes of bystanders falls into the eyes of Hidehisa Yamamoto, and that is killing people.

You can directly ignore the nonsense of the above principles; you can also ignore the big hat of accusing the illegal Japanese government of invading and destroying world peace. After all, Hidehisa Yamamoto is used to being scolded by the newspapers a lot.

The most unacceptable thing is: the European Continental Union ordered the Japanese army to withdraw from the Philippine Islands within the year and hand over the war criminals to be tried by an international tribunal established by the European Continental Union.

Otherwise, the alliance will send troops to intervene in the Philippine war, and reserves the right to further hold the Japanese government accountable.

Such an overbearing and blatant mediation note is rare in world history. Obviously, it does not appear in normal diplomatic activities.

But for the desperate Spanish government, this is not a problem. If the Japanese government can be angered and the situation escalated, it is estimated that the Madrid government's celebration banquet can last for a month.

Perhaps Minister Hidehisa Yamamoto's expression was too exaggerated, or perhaps the Spaniard's efforts played a role, Dalton, who was in charge of submitting the note, interrupted: "Your Excellency, Minister, calm down.

This is a resolution shared by the 18 countries of the European Continental Union, you'd better pass it back to your country as soon as possible. If your country has any doubts, it can be raised at the subsequent mediation meeting.

But before the mediation meeting is formally held, please implement it according to the content of the note. Starting next month, the coalition will formally impose economic sanctions on your country.

All spheres of influence controlled by the alliance will temporarily suspend all trade with your country, and the sea areas of various countries are also restricted areas for ships of your country. "

If there are officials who participated in the meeting here, they will immediately ask questions. Did the alliance meeting mention economic sanctions?

It seems that there are, but that is based on the rejection of the Japanese government. The current practice of imposing sanctions regardless of whether they are ignored is obviously the result of embellishment.

It's a pity that Yamamoto Hidehisa was not able to know these things. It's useless even if you know it, the Spaniards have done a good job of public relations, and the league will not accept their complaints. Right now, he can only send back the contents of the note intact, and the rest depends on how the country chooses.

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The question is, does the Japanese government have a choice?

It doesn't matter whether there are any changes to the content of the note, once it is submitted, it represents the position of the European Continental Union.

Everyone wants to save face, as

The largest organization in the world, the Continental Union, is no exception. The sent note will be taken back, that is to slap yourself in the face, and the Japanese obviously don't have the amount.

What's more, what the Spaniards did seems to have tampered with the content of the note. In essence, without the acquiescence of some people, it would have been impossible to succeed.

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The Japanese government has not received the news, and the British have already received the information first. The London government was stunned, and Robert Cecil never dreamed that someone would be so unscrupulous.

Originally, the European economic recovery plan was already stimulating enough, but I didn't expect that there would be an even more stimulating "intervention plan" later.

On the surface, this is just a simple international cooperation in order to retain the domestic economy of European countries, and the Japanese just suffered an unwarranted disaster.

Politics, however, should never just be taken at face value. Today the Continental Union can intervene in the Philippine War for the benefit of Spain; then tomorrow the Continental Union will be able to intervene in overseas affairs again for the benefit of xxx.

Come here a few more times, and the nations of Europe will discover the benefits of an alliance. With the tiger skin of the European Union, even a small country can have the status of a great power overseas.

If things go on like this, driven by interests, this loose international organization will become a real alliance.

At that time, not to mention a small country like Japan, even Britain, the world's hegemon, will have to stand aside when it encounters the European world.

Prime Minister Robert Cecil, who thought he had insight into the conspiracy in Vienna, broke out in a cold sweat immediately.

You must know that Britain's most durable national policy is the continental balance strategy. Although it lost after the European war, the London government believes that this is only temporary.

Back then, Napoleon once swept across Europe and suppressed all kinds of dissatisfaction, and it was not cool behind.

Many people in the British government, including Robert Cecil himself, were waiting for Shinra to make a mistake, ready to stab him at a critical moment.

However, the plan did not change quickly, and Shinra's wrath did not wait, and a freak called the European Union appeared first.

I originally thought that there were many contradictions among European countries, and that this loose alliance would sooner or later be torn apart due to differences in interests. As the boss, Shinra, because he couldn't reconcile the conflicts between the parties, he ended up being inhumane inside and out.

Unfortunately, an unprecedented economic crisis broke all these illusions. In order to save themselves, European countries have to temporarily abandon their contradictions and unite to tide over the crisis.

As a master who has always put interests first, Robert Cecil is very clear that as long as the interests are large enough, there will be no contradictions that cannot be reconciled.

Once countries have realized the benefits of unity, it will be difficult to disintegrate the Continental Union. With such freaks around, how can Britain live?

Slamming the table hard, Robert Cecil said fiercely: "The Continental Union must be disintegrated! From now on, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has only one focus of work—to stir up conflicts among European countries and disintegrate the Continental Union.

I don't care what method you use, or where you start. In short, freaks like the European Union absolutely cannot exist in this world. "

"At all costs, disintegrate the Continental Union." This was the only thought in Robert Cecil's mind at the moment. As for Japan as the party concerned, it is no longer in his consideration.