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Chapter 835 Dependence
Although the Conservative Party is the spokesperson for the powerful, it did not cut unemployment benefits or public servants' salaries when it was in power.

Unemployment benefits are a welfare policy provided to unemployed people.

Cutting the salaries of public servants means a pay cut for all employees, which is like stirring up a hornet's nest.

When the Conservative Party was in power, Stanley Baldwin proposed to increase taxes on high-income groups and subsidize low-income groups. Although this proposal was not passed, Baldwin's proposal was still widely praised.

After coming to power, the Labour Party not only did not target the rich, but instead made the British people suffer. This is simply going against the grain. Who is the spokesperson for the interests of ordinary people?
The May Report also caused great controversy in the Labour Cabinet. Nearly half of the cabinet members, led by Foreign Secretary Henderson, publicly expressed their opposition to the May Report. Only three cabinet members, MacDonald, Snowden, and Thomas, supported the May Report.

Henderson's opposition was the most intense, and he threatened to resign to force MacDonald to abandon his plan to cut public spending.

The opposition Conservative Party took the opportunity to publicly question the Labour Party's ability to govern, citing the May Report.

Faced with internal and external difficulties, MacDonald had no choice but to submit his resignation to King George V of England.

George V was completely disappointed with MacDonald, but after consulting Baldwin, he had to keep MacDonald.

Baldwin's attitude is very clear. No matter who becomes prime minister now, he will have to face this mess, so Baldwin is unwilling to come out.

MacDonald had no choice but to form a coalition cabinet by uniting the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party after losing the support of the cabinet.

When the news came out, the Labour Party directly expelled MacDonald from the party.

MacDonald knew that the opportunity was hard to come by and that if he retreated at this time he would completely withdraw from British politics, so he pulled Snowden and Thomas together to form a new Labour Party and continued to serve as British Prime Minister.

Ignazi was stunned by the ever-changing situation in British politics.

McDonald was too busy with his own affairs to bother with Ignazi.

Ignazi had no choice but to go to Paris to continue seeking support.

France is also Poland's financial backer. Its purpose of supporting Poland is the same as that of Britain, which is to balance Germany and Russia.

French Prime Minister André Tardieu (crossed out) - Camille Chautandon (crossed out) - André Tardieu (crossed out) - Theodore Stig (crossed out) - Pierre Laval (finally right this time).

This is a true portrayal of French politics over the past six months.

People think that having three prime ministers in the past year is already the limit.

I didn’t expect that France has changed five prime ministers in the past six months.

The current Prime Minister Pierre Laval took office just two weeks ago and has not yet figured out the impact of the economic crisis on France, let alone paying attention to Ignazi.

Since France is less dependent on the United States, the economic crisis did not have an immediate impact on the French economy.

But with the tariff war initiated by Hoover, France and the United States cut off trade, and the impact of the economic crisis on France also emerged.

After the end of the World War, France has been busy, fighting two consecutive colonial wars, first in North Africa and then in Syria.

The colonial war had just ended and the economic crisis hit, and France was overwhelmed. This is an important reason for the political turmoil in France in recent years.

Objectively speaking, the French economy is still quite good. At the end of last year, when 140 million and 160 million people were unemployed in the UK and the US respectively, France had only 1.2 people unemployed, making it the only country in Western Europe to do so.

It is precisely because of France's outstanding performance that at the beginning of this year, more than 150 million foreign immigrants flocked to France in search of jobs. This situation once made French President Gaston Doumergue a prominent figure in the world economy last year.

Since the end of World War II, France's population has been declining. In order to make up for the shortage of labor, France had to open up immigration to its colonies, setting a precedent.

Although the large influx of foreign immigrants has brought vitality to France, the hidden dangers are also increasing.

These new immigrants come to France to find jobs. If they cannot find jobs, they will become a serious social risk.

In this situation, France was also unable to assist Poland, and all Pierre Laval could give Ignacy was chicken soup.

Ignazi had no choice but to go to Russia to try to take advantage of the situation.

George was very curious, where did such a big face come from?
"As a neighboring country, if Poland collapses, we will inevitably be affected. This is the confidence of the Poles."

Guchkov sneered, it was strange to beg for food at the door of the mortal enemy.

During the World War, Piłsudski fought with the German and Russian armies. Russia supported the establishment of Poland in order to weaken Germany. After the establishment of Poland, it has been carrying out hate propaganda against Russia in the country and persecuting the Polish Slavs. Why do the Poles think that Russia will put aside its past grudges?
Russia never shows mercy to its enemies.

"how do you want to do it?"

George believed in Guchkov's abilities.

"The Dnieper River Dam project will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony tomorrow and I must attend, so Karl will have to trouble you to receive the Poles." Guchkov did not disappoint George.

It's not Guchkov's fault for being rude.

As the head of state, Ignacy's visit to Russia should have been received by Guchkov. Letting Mannerheim receive him was a humiliation to Ignacy.

However, under normal circumstances, the president’s visits abroad are communicated about the itinerary several months, or even a year or two in advance, so that both sides have enough time to prepare, so that the desired effect can be achieved.

There was no prior communication about Ignazi's visit, so it was understandable that the uninvited guest was unwelcome.

No matter how George Mannerheim received Ignacy, the Warsaw Military District's exercises not only caused panic in Poland, but also in Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Austria.

After the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, except for the ceded areas, it split into three countries: Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Austria. These three countries are also sworn enemies of Russia.

The conflict between Germany and Imperial Russia back then was mainly due to the conflict between Imperial Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Although both Imperial Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire have perished, the hatred has not disappeared. For the remnants of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Russia is the main reason for the demise of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

This is true. After all, during the World War, almost all of the losses of the Austro-Hungarian Empire were caused by Russia. Other countries played a supporting role at most. Not only did they not play a positive role, but they also boosted the morale of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and hindered Russia.

Mouli: MMP!

Although the Czech Republic, Hungary and Austria hate Russia, they have finally faced up to reality. Not only do they not dare to seek revenge, but as Russia becomes stronger, they become increasingly worried about Russia's invasion.

During the World War, the Austro-Hungarian Empire also caused considerable losses to Russia, so the three countries were unable to sleep at night about the exercises of the Warsaw Military District. The first to take action was the Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary, Miklós Horthy.

After the defeat of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Miklós Horthy seized power with the support of Russia and became the regent of the Kingdom of Hungary. However, the Kingdom of Hungary did not join the free trade alliance like the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and remained outside the Russian system.

It cannot be said to be free. Although the Kingdom of Hungary has not joined the free trade alliance, the domestic market of Hungary is flooded with Russian goods. Russia is also the most important trading partner of the Kingdom of Hungary, and the Kingdom is heavily dependent on Russia.

After the Warsaw Military District began the exercise, Horthy immediately instructed Orban, the Hungarian ambassador to Russia, to confirm the purpose of the Warsaw Military District's exercise.

Mannerheim's response to Orban was that these were normal exercises and did not include any other purpose, so that Orban could rest assured that Russia had no combat plans against the Kingdom of Hungary.

Mannerheim was telling the truth. Russia had no plans to annex the Kingdom of Hungary.

During the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Hungary, as one of the two kingdoms of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, not only did not assume its due responsibilities, but instead made huge profits by relying on policy bias. Therefore, annexing Hungary would not only be of no benefit to Russia, but would become a hidden danger to Russia.

Russia had a hard time sending the Hebrews away, and by annexing Hungary, it was equivalent to inviting back a group of Hungarian uncles.

Unless you swallow the land and not people.

Although Mannerheim's words were firm, Horthy was still not relieved.

After looking around, Horthy decided that the German big brother was more trustworthy.

To be honest, although Horthy allowed the Kingdom of Hungary to become a dumping ground for Russian goods, the fact that he did not join the free trade alliance itself represents Horthy's attitude.

Compared with Russia, Germany is more trustworthy to Hungary for historical reasons.

As mentioned earlier, the German economy recovered rapidly after Trump came to power. Trump was also very interested in Hungary, especially Hungarian oil.

With the development of science and technology, countries are becoming more and more dependent on oil. After Germany completely cut off trade with the United States, it is heavily dependent on Russia for oil imports, which is not in Germany's interests.

If no alternative energy source is found, once Russia cuts off its oil supply to Germany, Germany's newly emerging industry will be in vain.

Two years ago, an oil field was discovered in Hungary. Although the reserves of the oil field were not high, it was enough to surprise the little mustache guy.

No matter how low the reserves are, at least the problem of whether or not there are reserves has been solved.

After the end of World War II, the Weimar government desperately searched for oil in Germany, but unfortunately found nothing.

Since Hungary has oil fields, as long as we increase the intensity of exploration, we will definitely be able to discover new oil fields. At that time, Germany’s oil shortage dilemma can be fully alleviated.

George was not surprised to learn that Horthy was visiting Germany. In another time and space, Hungary was one of the first countries to form an alliance with Germany.

As for Hungary's oil, George is not worried at all.

Hungary did have oil, but it was too little to meet Germany's needs.

So even if the Germans turned Hungary upside down, they would still have to rely on Russia in the end.

(End of this chapter)