Chapter 1014 Confrontation at the Negotiating Table

What people fear most is that there is no hope. Although the 3 million labor dispatch plan cannot solve all unemployment problems in Europe, it can bring hope to everyone.

Adhering to the principle of maximizing the impact, unless it is a skilled worker, the labor recruitment is limited to one person per household, and it will be given to families with economic difficulties as much as possible.

In a sense, this mass recruitment not only eased the employment pressure in various countries, but also served as a large-scale poverty alleviation campaign.

Regardless of the fact that the salary standard set by the Vienna government is not high, it is only 50% of the average income of the European people in 1893, but for the people at the bottom, this is already a high income.

In this age of great disparity between the rich and the poor, the annual income of the big nobles and big capitalists is equivalent to the annual income of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of ordinary people, while the income of more than half of the bottom people is less than 20% of the average level. The word "average" has long since lost its meaning.

If it wasn't for the fact that the place of work is overseas, and the basic conditions in all aspects cannot keep up, such jobs would have been robbed long ago.

From this point of view, Franz, the annual poverty alleviation champion, is determined. Perhaps it is also the champion of poverty alleviation in this century. After all, this level of poverty alleviation projects is unprecedented, and it is estimated that there will be no more in the next few years.

After signing the labor contract, you only need to pay three months' salary in advance. You don't need to worry about being cheated at all. This is a recruitment jointly organized with the governments of various countries, and everyone will follow up with the follow-up labor dispatch.

Of course, no one knows exactly which step can be tracked. Anyway, when publicizing, try to pick the best ones.

The bad weather, the infestation of poisonous insects and beasts, these practical problems have been ignored intentionally or unintentionally by the governments of various countries. Perhaps for the ruler, sending these potentially dangerous elements away is the kingly way.

The effect of throwing money is naturally leveraged. Every advance salary is issued, and a family temporarily escapes the crisis of hunger. The deteriorating situation in continental Europe has finally turned around.

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Nanyang, the high-profile Philippine war mediation conference, has already kicked off in Sulawesi.

Unsurprisingly, in addition to Japan and the West, the countries involved in the mediation included Britain and the countries of the Continental European Union.

It is very obvious that the 1vs17 mediation meeting is very unfavorable for the Japanese. It is definitely a tragedy to play a war of words in diplomacy.

The Japanese government is not without efforts. In fact, before going to the negotiating table, Hirobumi Ito has visited the ministers of many countries and invited them to participate in the mediation meeting.

It is not extravagant to ask for everyone's full support, even if it is just to send a representative to join in the fun and show off personally, it is also a kind of support for the Japanese government.

Unfortunately, even though the Japanese army performed well in the Philippine campaign, in the eyes of the outside world, Spain is still stronger.

It is really embarrassing for everyone to help support at the risk of offending Spain. Except that the British government still stood on the side of the Japanese government out of face, the Japanese were never able to win a second ally.

The sequelae of being alone and widowed were soon manifested. Negotiations have just begun, and the label of the aggressor has been labeled, and there is no room for them to refute.

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Russian representative Tambrandos said righteously: "The aggressors must be severely punished, and any indulgence is a blasphemy against the civilized world.

In order to seek justice for the innocent victims who died, I propose to set up a temporary court to try the culprits who started this war.

..."

Judging from Tamburandos' remarks alone, those who don't know will definitely think that the Japanese army invaded Russia, which made him so angry.

This is no longer the attitude that neutral countries should mediate, but more like a revenge meeting. Did Tamburandos have any grudges against the Japanese?

The answer is: no!

Although the tsarist government was unhappy with the Japanese because of the assassination of the crown prince Nicholas, the crown prince was still alive and well after all, which was not enough for the country to hate and the family to hate.

Not only is there no hatred, there is no major conflict of interest. The Tsarist government did not move eastward strategically, nor did the Japanese government go northward. Even if there was a small dispute in Sakhalin Island, it ended with concessions from the Japanese government.

However, this does not prevent Tambrindos from looking for bad luck from the Japanese. In addition to selling well to the domestic crown prince, the more important thing is that the Spaniards gave money.

In order to take the initiative in the mediation meeting, the Spanish representative threw money all the way, and it was indispensable for the representatives of various countries participating in the meeting to have a "souvenir".

In fact, not only the Spanish representative gave gifts. The Japanese delegation also did not spend less money, and Ito Hirobumi even visited them one by one in person.

There is no way, this is the bad habit of the times. Diplomacy in the 19th century has always been accompanied by materialistic desires, which is called public relations.

Giving money may not necessarily make things happen, but not giving money will definitely lead to bad things. On the premise that it does not involve the interests of the country, the maneuverability of diplomats will be greatly increased. Usually, whoever gives more will be inclined to whom.

It's a pity that it won't work this time. The Continental Union meeting has made a decision to support Spain. As the diplomatic representative of one of the member states, Tambrindos must support it. This is a matter of political principle.

In this context, the efforts of the Japanese delegation can at most make everyone show mercy and soften their attitude when supporting Spain.

Originally, for the sake of the "big yellow croaker" sent by the Japanese, Tanbrindos didn't want to do such an extreme job, but a telegram from a big man in the country made him give up all his fantasies and become a steadfast anti-Japanese faction.

There was more than one similar telegram, and representatives from almost all countries received it. The Japanese government in Nanyang

No matter how powerful Guan is, it can't hold back the Spaniards from Europe.

The end result is that more than a dozen countries in the European Continental Union are pulling sideways. It is mediation in name, but in fact they are all supporting Spain.

The Spanish representative followed suit and said: "Sir is right, the aggressors must be severely punished, otherwise justice will not be done, and the world will be in chaos.

According to the information we have collected, the Japanese government has a secret agreement with the French, and going south to invade the Philippines is only the first step. They also plan to cooperate with the French army to participate in the European war. "

Just letting the Japanese withdraw from the Philippine Islands is obviously difficult to dispel the hatred of the Spaniards. It's a pity that their own strength is limited and they are unable to counterattack the Japanese mainland.

In order to make the ending of the Japanese worse, Federico decisively chose to pull the anti-French alliance into the water. As long as the fact that Japan colluded with France is confirmed, the Battle of the Philippines was not only fought for the defense of Spain's colonies, but for the anti-French alliance.

As the nature changes, the final outcome will naturally be different. Even if it is for the sake of face, the anti-French alliance will make the Japanese unable to bear it. Even Britain, which originally supported the Japanese, would give up this little brother under the pressure of the anti-French alliance.

Facing the accusations made by the Spanish representative, Ito Hirobumi naturally couldn't admit it, otherwise it would not be a question of when to withdraw from the Philippine Islands, but a question of whether the Japanese Empire could still exist.

"This is utter slander, we have nothing to do with the French, there is no such thing as collusion.

Anyone with a little military knowledge knows that Japan is tens of thousands of miles away from Europe. With the performance of our navy's warships before, even if they want to go to Europe, they must resupply many times along the way.

If everyone's permission is not obtained, the Imperial Navy does not even have the ability to enter the Indian Ocean, so how can it be possible to collude with France?

The imperial navy went to Nanyang only to fight against pirates. Unexpectedly, when we were adding coal to Luzon Island, we were attacked by your country's defenders, and we were forced to launch a counterattack.

We are the victims of this war, and the so-called aggression is simply not established. All this is the responsibility of the idiot defender officer in Luzon Island, otherwise there would be no war at all. "

In order to reduce responsibility, Ito Hirobumi decisively chose to tell nonsense with his eyes open. Regardless of whether anyone believed it or not, he would not admit to all the allegations made by the Spaniards.

"In the face of hard facts, sophistry is meaningless. The French have already admitted the existence of the secret agreement, and I even brought a copy of the contract."

After finishing speaking, the Spanish representative Federico took out a copy of the contract, handed it to the nearby Shinra representative, and gave Ito Hirobumi a provocative look.

There is not only a secret agreement between France and Japan, but also a secret agreement between Britain and Japan. If it were not for the acquiescence of Britain and France, the Japanese government would not dare to go south.

It's just that France has declined now, and Britain is still awesome. The Spanish government doesn't want to offend the British, and directly ignores the fact that the British and Japanese secret treaties.

The most worrying thing happened, and Ito Hirobumi, whose heart was beating faster, bit the bullet and scolded: "Your country is too domineering if you want to convict us with a fabricated treaty.

We have never signed a secret contract with the French. Do you want us to admit it by showing you a fake contract? "

Don't be nervous, the secret treaty between France and Japan really exists. It's just that the content of the treaty is somewhat different from what the Spanish representative said.

Before the start of the southward strategy, the Japanese government had considered the consequences of France's defeat, so when the treaty was concluded, there were mostly ambiguous contents.

In addition, the Paris government did not pay much attention to Japan, and did not take their military power seriously at all. The final treaty concluded was a joint plan to encircle and suppress pirates.

It seems that there is no problem in encircling and suppressing pirates. The problem is that for the purpose of blockading France at that time, the Shinra Navy did a lot of business without money in Malacca.

As a winner, there is no need to be blamed, so this black history must be erased. Regarding the issue of the Japanese Navy's desire to encircle and suppress "pirates", the Shinra Empire will definitely not say anything on the surface, and no one knows whether it will retaliate secretly.

Anyway, Ito Hirobumi was very nervous. From the perspective of the Japanese government, Shinra spared no effort to support Spain out of revenge for Japan's possible collusion with France.

Just because it is "possible", the French and Japanese secret treaty is also kept strictly confidential. Under normal circumstances, Shinra would not know the specific content. However, international politics often does not need evidence, and a single possibility is enough to make the Vienna government give them little shoes.

If this "possibility" is confirmed, then Japan's suffering days in the future will be over. It doesn't make any sense to explain, no matter what the purpose of the Japanese government is, and whether they did it or not, they will be retaliated against.

The overlord needs to stand up. As Japan was the first to send it to the door after the war, it must be a "chicken" used to frighten monkeys.

Based on this judgment, Ito Hirobumi cannot recognize the French-Japanese secret agreement even if he is beaten to death, even if he takes out the contract.

Perhaps realizing that the younger brother was in trouble, the British representative Klaus said with a smile: "Everything has already happened, there is no point in continuing to linger on the past, we have to look forward.

War is cruel, and every day it lasts takes away many precious lives. Anyone who desires peace does not want war, enough blood has been shed.

Today we are sitting together to reconcile contradictions and end this senseless war. As for other issues, let's discuss them after the war is over! "

It's not that Klaus is weak, it's that the war launched by the Japanese government can't stand scrutiny at all. suffocating war

Open mouth, undeclared war, these are things that the Japanese government can't clean up.

If you want to deal with weak countries, you can be a rogue or a mess; but now that the European Union has intervened, the best way is to follow the rules of the game.

The London government is already busy bringing down the Continental Union, and it is really inappropriate to come out to sow hatred at this moment. After all, there are only two prerequisites for an alliance to exist: common interests and common enemies.

To disintegrate the European Continental Union, the first step is to make European countries feel no threat. Only when the common enemy disappears will they be at ease in bold internal fighting.

In order to achieve this goal, the London government has decided to carry out strategic contraction overseas to avoid conflicts with European countries as much as possible.

In this context, the support that the British can provide to the Japanese government can be imagined. Perhaps the London government is now wishing that the Philippine War would end immediately, so that the Continental Union could be freed up earlier.

There are many right and wrong people, and the same applies to politics. If an alliance has nothing to do for many years, everyone will find that the alliance is dispensable.

"Soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals".

Now that the British have made their mark, as the leader of the European Continental Union, Shinra will naturally help the younger brother to withstand the pressure exerted by John Bull, otherwise how can he convince the crowd.

As Shinra's representative, Governor Chandler said with a smile: "It is naturally best to end this war as soon as possible. After all, everyone loves peace, and no one wants to fight and kill all the time.

However, in order to warn future generations, punishment for the aggressors is still necessary. I don't think it's better to do this, first restore to the territory before the war, and end this war.

Then, a joint delegation is formed by all countries to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the causes and consequences of the war. We are determined to have zero tolerance for the culprits who started the war. "

The two big hooligans talked about peace together, and there was no estrangement at all. If you didn't know it, you might really think that the relationship between Britain and Austria is very good.

It's a pity that those present are all insiders, and everyone has long been familiar with the game between Britain and Shinra.

The only one who feels nervous is probably Ito Hirobumi. There is no other way. Restoring the pre-war territory in an understatement seems fair, but in fact it abolishes the last bargaining chip in the hands of the Japanese government. Without the Philippine Islands, what can the Japanese government use to bargain with Spain?

The joint investigation team is purely disgusting. Representatives from a total of 20 countries are present, and after the two belligerent countries are excluded, it is exactly 1:17. With such a disparity in the proportion of survey delegations, it is self-evident who the survey results will be inclined to.

Everyone absolutely believes in zero tolerance for the culprit who started the war. Just look at France. After the Anti-French Alliance won the war, they sacrificed the French consortium to the sky.

There is really no wrongdoing, it's just that there are a lot of people who slip through the net. Needless to say, Mike Mahon, who was directly responsible for the displacement of people in Belgium and the Rhineland, is not responsible for the dead.

The problem is that the top officials of the Bonaparte dynasty who launched this war were actually let go of it lightly. Even if no one can be caught, it is too much to bother to issue an arrest warrant.

Just complaining in your heart, there is no need to speak out. The rules of the game are like this. Napoleon IV surrendered in time after the war, and the previous accounts were written off.

The same applies to the Japanese government, except that they have not been defeated, and the Spaniards have no ability to go to Honshu Island to take people.