Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

Alfonso replied: "This war was provoked by your country's contempt for Spain. Therefore, we will not agree to any conditions that betray national sovereignty and territorial security or undermine national majesty."

Naturally, Nikolayevich didn't believe in this prestige issue. The king's character was even described as "the most powerful" in world politics. Therefore, he chose not to be here. The above made no excuses, so he asked: "What do you mean, Your Majesty the King?"

Alfonso looked at Archduke Nicholas, his eyes seemed to be saying something like I guess you know each other, and he said slightly implicitly: "Both countries must abide by all the agreements signed before by our two countries, and the two countries after that will In this war without gunpowder in China, the two countries must maintain and improve their bilateral relations for the sake of peace between the two peoples. After that, in addition to abiding by all the treaties signed by the two countries, the two countries also need to publish a joint statement to the outside world. The announcement was made at a press conference to show that these agreements were officially implemented seriously, and that Tsarist Russia must keep all markets open to Spain so that Spain can conduct more normal business activities in Tsarist Russia.

Tsarist Russia must also open up the investment field to Spain so that Spain can participate in the investment and operation of Tsarist Russian infrastructure such as railways."

Nikolayevich frowned and said: "Continue to maintain the current agreement and maintain the status quo. Tsarist Russia can accept these! However, Spain wants Tsarist Russia to open market access to all economic fields, which seems too difficult for people to do. Accepted, after all. If Spain suddenly blocked all business people in Tsarist Russia, and Spain carried out trust-based actions in Tsarist Russia, it would be disastrous for Tsarist Russia, and in this battle, we, Tsarist Russia For many reasons, in Northern Europe, Spain acquired Franz Josef Land, etc., which brought huge territorial expansion to Spain. Therefore, in order to maintain development with Spain. In order to develop the relationship between the two countries, we His Majesty the King agreed that after Spain returned the three states of Magadan, Kamchatka and Chukotka that Spain had occupied in the Far East, as for the Amur River Delta, Tsarist Russia was developing quasi-ally relations internationally in order to advance and retreat with Spain. Therefore, Prepare to make concessions here. Tsarist Russia agreed to let Spain accept it. However, in order to show that the two countries are not subject to random speculation by other big powers. As long as Spain pays 10 million pesetas as the purchase fee, how about it, Your Majesty? What do you think?"

Alfonso sneered, did Archduke Nicholas really think he was a real fool? I have already obtained the fat meat, and I am going to ask myself to return the best piece obediently. Moreover, I am also asking myself to pay for a small piece of meat. This is a way of doing business, so that Alfonso despised the other party very much. At the same time, he was also surprised by how thick-skinned the old man was.

'If this is the case, then I can only say sorry. If I have been very busy during this period, I may have to continue to do what I should do. Haha, this job is what I just did part-time."

Leng Nicholasjevich sneered: "It seems that His Majesty has not understood the current situation! I have to remind you that Spain has already entered the prospect of many powerful countries in the world drinking for Spain, so even if it is Along with France, Spain is still the weakest than the other two parties. Therefore, the most important thing for Spain now is not to push forward in terms of interests, but on the contrary. The most important question to consider now is, what should Spain do with it?

Although Tsarist Russia did not help Spain much in the navy, Tsarist Russia's hundreds of foreign armies can frighten Spain's opponents. Therefore, Tsarist Russia, as an alliance that can participate in Spain's dominance of France and Tsarist Russia's participation, is definitely The best choice for a win-win situation. If not, I don’t know. What other options do you have, Your Majesty? "

The corner of Alfonso's mouth twitched. Now the whole world knows that all the enemies of Spain have arranged their troops and begun to join forces. This result has made Spain very passive, especially like Nicolaye. As Vic said, Spain seems to have no bargaining chips.

At least the people and officials in Spain think so.

However, Alfonso was already prepared in his heart, so he said with a confident smile on his face: "This little pressure of damage is not nothing to Spain. Spain seems to be at a disadvantage of these countries, with hundreds of thousands of powerful Soldier, I can guarantee that even today's William II, if he was fine more than ten years ago, he should not be able to say such ambitious words now. As for the British, although their warships are not bad, It is a pity that Britain does not have much advantage geographically. As for your country, I am afraid that with your current military strength, in front of Spain, I am not boasting, and using wheel tactics to deal with Spain is simply vulnerable. , victory is easy to come by.”

Nikolayevich snorted and said with some disbelief: "I don't know where your Majesty's confidence comes from, but I know that the strength of our Tsarist Russia is only 45 million in front of 160 million people. Spain and Tsarist Russia as rivals are not beneficial to either side. Your Majesty does not need to refute. After all, this matter has been proved. Although Tsarist Russia is unwilling to see both you and us lose and let the fishermen benefit by sending them down. Yes, but if Spain's attitude is still so insincere, then I can only return to St. Petersburg without results.

By then, under the general mobilization order of His Majesty Nicholas, the Charles government has already assembled more than two hundred troops on standby. Although your country also has hundreds of thousands of troops, it is a pity that they are far away in Europe, and the distant water cannot save the nearby fire. As long as we give an order from Tsarist Russia, millions of troops can capture the entire Magadan and Chukotka Oblasts currently occupied by Spain in less than two months, and even most of the land territory surveyed in California will be returned to Tsarist Russia. In the arms of Spain, and by the time the Spanish reinforcements arrived there all the way on warships, even the Spanish navy had no place to stand. "

Alfonso snorted and sneered: "Tsarist Russia has millions of troops, but I hope your Excellency the Grand Duke will not forget that on the western front of Tsarist Russia now, as Austria gets closer to the German Empire, Tsarist Russia has always been worried about this. The pregnant Austria will never let go of any opportunity to defeat Tsarist Russia! Moreover, the many wars between Japan and Russia have already made Tsarist Russian army soldiers fearful of war in the Far East. Moreover, Tsarist Russia’s military strength, to be honest, , their combat effectiveness is known to the whole world, although they can still occupy the top rankings in the Far East. But don't forget that in front of countries like the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Tsarist Russia is somewhat unsteady, let alone the other two countries. country.

Even the small Japan has taught Tsarist Russia unforgettable lessons many times. Therefore, if it were not for the fact that there was no territorial border between Spain and Tsarist Russia, Spain might have been furious and might have already led its army to attack the city next to Yekaterinburg. Western Siberia. At best, at least in my eyes, the Tsarist Russian army is the least elite among the major European countries. At most, it is just trying to stabilize a big country. But don’t be happy too early. I am talking about the descendants of our great Roman Empire. Kingdom of Italy"

Nicholasjevich was unmoved. Everyone knew that what the two of them were doing now was a tactic to attack people's hearts. Whoever couldn't help but get angry would fall one step behind, and then lose every step of the way. Therefore, now In addition to continuing the negotiations, in fact, it has been more elevated to its future status. This time, Tsarist Russia came with a letter of alliance. Although there seems to be no trace of it yet, this does not mean that, This is not needed.

Everyone is aware of Spain's situation. Now Tsarist Russia has become a powerful foreign aid to Spain. This is no small matter. It was his arrival that allowed Alfonso XIII to receive him directly. , and even now, he is still allowed to conduct these two types of 'negotiations' with himself.

Now the two of them are actually unknowingly telling each other that the covenant is necessary. Why do the two of them continue to play games after the covenant has been approved by both parties? Apart from the actual interests, in fact, the two of them are more Most of them are status issues after the alliance. Tsarist Russia came directly with the alliance letter this time, while Spain has obviously opened its arms. But after the two countries separated, they faced the question of who is more important and who is less important. The answer has already emerged from France. France seems to have acquiesced in Spain's status. However, Tsarist Russia also wants to be similar to France who only focuses on Spain takes the lead in some matters, but others are more of an equal rights strategy. Therefore, the current status issue is what the two countries are competing for.

Nikolayevich, who understood this, was naturally unwilling to be criticized by Alfonso, saying: "Spain's current military strength in the Far East is probably only 20,000 to 30,000 people, but on the contrary, despite the constraints of Tsarist Russia due to European reasons, Most of the army, but Tsarist Russia also has 500,000 troops in the Far East. Even if these armies are not as good as Spain in terms of combat effectiveness, and they also have defenses against Japan and the United Kingdom, this is still enough to form a local advantage. Even if they can't conquer anything for a month Villa, two months is enough? And your army must be mobilized by sea, and it will take at least more than a month. Even if the Tsarist Russian army persists enough in the Far East, it will have to wait until the cold of autumn begins. When the season comes, your country’s naval warships can only stand in the distance with reinforcements and watch their compatriots being defeated.”

Alfonso was stunned after hearing this. Yes, the temperature here only goes downhill in autumn. For a moment, Alfonso didn't know how to answer. (To be continued...)

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