Rebirth of the Spanish Empire.

Chapter 12 British Thoughts

When the Royal Palace in Madrid was discussing the world situation and matters related to the colonies.

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In the Downing Street Prime Minister's Office in London, the capital of the British Empire, Disraeli was also listening to an investigation report on the management of the two newly acquired colonies, the Philippines and Cuba.

Listening to the conclusions of his civil servants, the British Empire can still suppress the independent rebels very steadily.

This made Disraeli feel relieved. On that day, he agreed to the colonial deal with Alfonso and decided to take over the two colonies of the Philippines and Cuba that were now in the hands of the Kingdom of Spain.

Of course, this is because after the exchange of colonies between the two, the financial revenue of the British Empire will be greatly increased.

But there was another important reason why he agreed to this colonial exchange between the two countries.

That is, more than half a century ago, because the United States defeated the great British Empire in the process of achieving independence, coupled with the widespread spread of democratic republican ideas in the United States.

As a result, many colonies under the British Empire are now clamoring for independence and national liberation.

Among them, the three colonies of Myanmar, India, and South Africa were the most troubled. Nowadays, there are not a few colonies in the Middle East seeking independence.

And this time the reason why we agreed to exchange these two colonies was.

In addition to superficial interests, the most important thing is to make these independent colonies realize that the British Empire will use rapid suppression to clean up all the rebels who want independence, giving other colonies a direct And a profound warning.

No one can challenge the cannonballs of the Royal Navy of the British Empire!

Disraeli believed that as long as this plan could be successfully completed, the British Empire could have a stable recuperation period of at least ten or even twenty years.

During this period, as long as these newly acquired colonies are properly digested, the overall strength of the British Empire will be greatly improved.

snort! Don't talk about the German Empire at that time. Even if there are a few more German empires, the British Empire will not take it seriously.

As for the United States on the other side of the ocean, Disraeli was still not too hostile.

After all, although Britain now has some resentment towards the United States, don't forget that most of the Americans are immigrants from Britain, and they are all of the Angsa race!

Perhaps in the eyes of Queen Victoria and others, the United States is at most a naughty child who ran away from home, just like Canada and Australia in later generations.

As for the small Kingdom of Spain, it is not that he underestimates Spain. The economic strength of the Kingdom of Spain is now less than a quarter of that of Great Britain.

Even if the Kingdom of Spain develops rapidly in the hands of the little king Alfonso in the future, the development speed of the British Empire will not be much slower. It wants to catch up with the current economic development level of the British Empire. The Kingdom of Spain must take at least several decades!
  Disraeli thought of this and looked in the direction of the German Empire.

There was a frown on his face. The British Empire would never let the German Empire, which was unified only in 1871, take the lead.

We must not let this happen, otherwise other countries will follow suit and touch the hegemony of the British Empire. Absolutely not!

However, will everything be as Disraeli thought?

What Disraeli didn't know was that his decision tonight would intensify the conflict between the British Empire and the German Empire.

In the world of the near future, the contradiction between the British Empire and the German Empire will become the main contradiction and conflict in the world.

The contradictions and conflicts between the two big countries will cause a fierce arms race and lead to a devastating man-made disaster, in which tens of millions of Europeans will die.

From then on, the world situation centered on Europe began to shake, and the United States also took this opportunity to rise!

.........     It's late at night, inside the Royal Palace of Madrid, Kingdom of Spain.

Alfonso, who was about to go to bed, suddenly thought about whether the development of the future world would really be as he expected?

By the way, I have always placed the United Kingdom in a fixed position, that is, the British will be obsessed with American independence, but is it really what I think?
  He knew the answer without even thinking about it: Britain did not really hate the United States. Because in the next two world wars, Britain will trust the United States most of the time.

Many people may not believe it, just look at the experience of France, Britain's ally in the two world wars.

France was badly cheated by Britain in the two world wars. If Britain had not been a cheat, Nazi Germany would not have risen, and France would not have suffered heavy losses.

The consequence of the British doing this was that the later French President Charles de Gaulle repeatedly vetoed Britain's entry into what would become the European Community.

Let’s look at how the British Empire treated its rebellious son, the United States, and successfully allowed the United States to take over its overseas colonies and islands and inherit its position as the world’s hegemon. This was in stark contrast to the treatment of France during the war.

Therefore, anyone who looks at the development history of Britain in the future will know that in World War I and World War II, except for its own people who would help, Britain was the least trustworthy at other times.

The policy of "glorious isolation" has always been the most basic national policy on which the British Empire depends for its survival.

Although the relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is not good now. But don’t forget, the Angsa race accounts for the highest proportion of the population in the United States.

Perhaps in the eyes of most British people, the United States is at best a conflicted relative, just like the current Dominion of Canada and later the Dominion of Australia.

Perhaps allowing independence for colonies with Angtu races has entered into the psychology of these people and formed a new psychological bottom line.

After all, in Alfonso's impression, Australia only became independent and formed a separate autonomous dominion with the permission of the British Empire on January 1901, 1.

Now he still foolishly thinks that he has all future developments in his hands.

Alfonso was immediately startled. He could not imagine that when he continued to blatantly and deliberately provoke conflicts between the various powers, would the Kingdom of Spain be the first to be besieged by other powers?

After all, the Kingdom of Spain now does not have any reliable allies. Although the Kingdom of Spain, like the British Empire, implemented an isolation policy.

But think about the difference between the two. The British Empire was so powerful that it didn't need any allies.

And our own Kingdom of Spain is only the last among the great powers. It seems that it is time to focus on governing your own country. When you do not have the necessary strength, it is better not to personally try to manipulate the conflicts between big countries, otherwise you will get burned.

As for the current overseas colonies of the Kingdom of Spain, in addition to the newly exchanged Australia and New Zealand, there are also the former Kingdom of Spain occupied Ivonne in southern Morocco, Spanish Sahara, Spanish Guinea, plus the Caroline Islands and the Northern Mariana islands and other overseas islands.

Moreover, the current Moroccan region is not occupied by France, and it can slowly encroach on the Moroccan region and connect the Moroccan region and the Western Guinea region.

And these two colonies are very close to the Spanish mainland. Localization can be completed quickly and incorporated into the administrative region of the Kingdom of Spain.

This can greatly increase the mainland area of ​​Spain, and there are no side effects!

With so many overseas colonies, the Kingdom of Spain should be able to digest them for a while now.

After digesting these overseas colonies, the overall strength of the Kingdom of Spain will definitely make a qualitative leap.

At that time, the Kingdom of Spain will not have to worry about being defeated in the future war with the United States.

Thinking of this, Alfonso also fell asleep contentedly!
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(End of this chapter)