Chapter 826 Chain Reaction

I have to admit that the deterrent force of the bear is strong. A little action has caused panic in the European world. 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 the Russians want to make small moves in Central Asia, Britain is the first to bear the brunt. The boss is not easy to be, and when it is time to come forward, you must come forward.

Compared to before, Prime Minister Gladstone is much more confident now. For no other reason than to have money in my pocket.

In this anti-Semitic campaign, the British government also gained a lot. One-third of the old debts were directly cleared, and the government's finances became more abundant.

If you have money, you have to spend it, and only the money you spend can turn it into a political achievement.

Unless there is an accident, every qualified British Prime Minister is left with debts to the next one.

Gladstone is no exception, this is not the "food self-sufficiency plan" approved immediately after making a fortune.

In order to enhance the competitiveness of his own agricultural products, Prime Minister Gladstone also submitted a "draft subsidy for grain cultivation" to Parliament.

That is: to subsidize farmers through the government's distribution of cash, seeds, fertilizers, etc., and encourage people to invest in farms in the colonies.

Currently under discussion in Parliament, once the draft is passed, the British government can bypass the free trade system, support its own agriculture to achieve food self-sufficiency, and get rid of its dependence on grain-producing countries such as Russia and Austria.

Gladstone dared to propose such a plan, of course, for a reason.

"Food self-sufficiency" is just a guise on the surface, and the real reason is because of the impact of the "Aegis-Gold System" on the "Pound Sterling-Gold System".

The territory of Britain is small, and most of its natural resources, except coal and iron ore, depend on imports from the outside world.

Affected by this, Britain is in a state of trade deficit most of the time. For world hegemons, these are trivial problems that can be solved by printing money.

It is a pity that Britain's world hegemony is not stable, and it has been challenged by Russia, France and Austria, especially now Austria, the Aegis-gold system has threatened their currency hegemony.

In the past, everyone had no choice. Under the circumstance that its own gold reserves are insufficient, it has to hold a large amount of pounds. Even if the British government prints a little more money, it will not hurt.

Not anymore. Under the impact of Aegis, in order to stabilize the value of the British pound, the London government has dared not increase the leverage of issuing banknotes.

The ability to print money has been limited, and the trade deficit has become particularly dazzling. If this nail is not pulled, Britain's capital will flow out.

Of course, this little problem, for Britain, which has a big family and a big business, can still hold up for a while, after all, they are still in a state of excess capital at the moment.

However, how can the visionary Prime Minister Gladstone let this kind of thing develop for a long time?

To close the trade deficit, there are only two paths: either reduce the import of goods; or increase the export of goods.

Obviously, the earth has been carved up, the so-called "international market" is only a corner of the land, and most of the areas have become colonies of various countries.

If you want to increase the export of goods, you can only fight with many competitors in this corner.

Unfortunately, with the completion of industrialization in European countries, market competition has become increasingly fierce.

Not to mention the continued expansion of commodity exports, even the market share occupied by Britain is being squeezed out by competitors.

Of course, the economy is moving forward. Although the market share has declined, the total export value of Britain is still increasing.

Imports can increase at a much faster rate than exports, and the trade deficit is still expanding.

In order to prevent the continuous outflow of wealth, Prime Minister Gladstone accepted the "food self-sufficiency plan" under the advice of economists and the influence of domestic public opinion.

"The news of Russia's expansion into Central Asia, what's going on?"

Not to brag, Gladstone really doesn't know why the Russians are now expanding into Central Asia.

In his opinion, if the tsarist government did this, it was either out of their minds, or it was a bad knife to bully Britain, and there was a very small possibility that Austria was playing tricks.

But none of these reasons can be justified. War is money. The British army may not be able to defeat the Russians in Central Asia, but the British government can drag the tsarist government to bankruptcy.

Even if Austria was willing to support the Russians, the Vienna government would not be able to throw money at it with all its might. One hundred and two hundred million may be worth a loss. If it is one billion and eighty million, the Vienna government will be 100% persuaded.

In the final analysis, it is still interest, and the pay is proportional to the gain. Blind efforts are not rewarded, and normal people can't stand it.

Foreign Secretary George: "The real purpose of the tsarist government has not yet been determined. Based on the analysis of the collected data, 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-Semitic movement not long ago. The tsarist government should have a lot of pockets and started restless again. "

Colonial Minister Primrose denied: "I think this is not just a test, I am afraid that the Russian ambitions can no longer hold back.

You know, this is not the first time the same thing has happened. After the end of the Third Near Eastern War, the Russians also reached out to Central Asia.

Although under our intervention, the tsarist government stopped its small moves, but their sphere of influence in Central Asia expanded.

According to the information reported by the Governor of India, the Russians have eroded at least 50,000 square kilometers in Central Asia in recent years.

If we don't pay attention and find a way to cut off the Russians' ambition to expand to Central Asia, I am afraid that the Russians will annex Central Asia again.

Now the Nordic Federation, North Germany, and Austria have formed an impregnable wall, blocking the westward road of the Russians.

In the east, there are the ice and snow world Siberia and the Far East, and the harsh climatic conditions restrict the Russians' eastward advance.

If the tsarist government wanted to continue to expand, the only strategic option left to them was to go south to the Indian Ocean.

Both Persia and Central Asia may become the next target of Russian expansion.

Compared with Central Asia, there is still Austrian power in Persia. If the Russians do not want Austria to participate, the best choice is Central Asia. "

I have to admit that the Colonial Minister's analysis is very reasonable.

After failing to conquer the European continent, the most suitable direction for the Russians to expand is Central Asia, followed by Persia, and then the Far East.

There is no need to doubt this. When you open the map, you will know that this is arranged by God. If you violate God's arrangement, you will be punished by harsh natural conditions.

Something was wrong, and Gladstone couldn't tell what was wrong, but that didn't stop him from making a decision.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an official 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, was ordered to immediately rush to Central Asia to hold military exercises together with the Central Asian countries. "

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The British government has moved, and the French government has not been idle either. Of course, the French don't care about Central Asian issues, and France's tentacles have not yet reached out to Central Asia.

After the anti-Semitic campaign was launched, the French government's finances turned around. With the money, Napoleon IV started a big move.

The urban renovation plan in the era of Napoleon III has been restarted again. This time it is not only Paris, but many major cities in China are covered.

Stuck with funding, slow-moving big-farm plans, immediate grants to speed up progress.

The ongoing rebuilding of Egypt has also expanded across the board, not only to empty the waterways, but also to restore farmland that has been hit by the floods.

Even the towns, plantations, roads and bridges smashed by the rebels were in the post-war reconstruction plan. For a time, the Egyptian area underwent a great civil engineering boom, and an alternative prosperity appeared.

Affected by this, the refugees generated in the war also got jobs and their livelihoods were settled, and the situation in Egypt stabilized all of a sudden.

There are both advantages and disadvantages. As the first to open the prelude to anti-Semitism, Napoleon IV has not dared to go out recently.

He has been assassinated four times in the past month. If it weren't for the influence of scruples, he would have already started killing people.

You must know that although the French anti-Semitic movement is huge, not many Jews have actually been killed, and most of the victims are low-level civilians.

Napoleon IV just wanted money from Jewish capitalists, not as dark as the neighbors next door, and took it away with his life.

Regrettably, his self-confessed tolerance was not understood by the Jewish capitalists. Instead, he was greeted by rounds of assassinations.

In the temporary palace, Napoleon IV roared: "Adonis, do your police departments eat shit!

It's been a long time, and the culprit has not been found out. Are you planning to keep me from going out in the future? "

Police Minister Adonis looked bitter, not knowing how to answer. I don't know since when, the post of Minister of Police has become a hot potato.

In the past ten years, the French government has replaced seventeen police ministers, with an average term of seven months each.

This number is still decreasing, and Adonis has absolutely no confidence in whether he can stay in this position for a full term.

"Your Majesty, we have conducted a rigorous interrogation of the assassins, and according to the information they gave, when we found the contact person, they were all silenced.

The suspect targeted by the police had left the country long before the assassination. The murderer is very cunning, so..."

Napoleon IV interrupted: "So you get nothing, and then tell your emperor that it is dangerous outside recently, don't go out yet?"

Adonis shut up directly. The form of Paris is very complicated and filled with various 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 to hold back Napoleon IV.

The police have been unable to find out the results for a long time. Naturally, these forces are causing trouble.

Without the restraint of these forces, the repeated and repeated assassinations of the Jewish capitalists would have been exposed long ago.

After a fierce ideological struggle, the Minister of Police Adonis said slowly: "Your Majesty, although there is no definite evidence, but from the analysis of the motive and strength of the crime, most of the black hands behind the scenes are Jews. It is better to arrest the domestic first. Jewish..."

This is the easiest way. If you can't find evidence, you won't find evidence. Whoever has the motive and strength to commit the crime will be arrested first.

If someone catches it and then investigates slowly, there will be results sooner or later. Even if you can't tell who is the real culprit here, it doesn't matter, just kill all the suspects.

It doesn't matter if you kill the wrong one, you are all enemies anyway. It is necessary to prevent micro-duplication and eliminate hidden dangers in advance.

Napoleon IV shake

He shook his head: "No! The government has reached an agreement with the Jewish capitalists and made a commitment to ensure their personal safety. We cannot go back."

The cunning rabbit has three caves, not to mention the Jews who are often "killed pigs"?

Most Jewish capitalists don't put their eggs in one basket. In addition to the assets on the surface, there are also many industries secretly.

Napoleon IV did not send anyone to stare at the big Jewish capitalists, and he did not waver for decades. Naturally, he could only copy the obvious property.

If you encounter a ruthless person who wants money and not your life, and you can't squeeze the oil and water, the government, in order to stabilize employment, will have to pay the government to maintain the operation after confiscating factories and enterprises.

In this context, the real unlucky ones in the anti-Semitic movement are mostly ordinary Jews.

Powerful Jewish capitalists already have the capital to negotiate terms with the government, such as paying a sum of money to buy their lives in exchange for the government to protect their personal safety.