Rebirth of the Spanish Empire.

Chapter 32 President Grant’s Thoughts

President Grant, who was still in Madrid, the capital of the Spanish Kingdom, knew nothing about the private cooperation between the Kingdom of Spain and the British Empire.

Now, after the Madrid parade, he is worried about the development of the US Army.

With the rogue-like performance of the U.S. Army in the past, compare it with the Royal Spanish Army’s recent military parade in Madrid.

Grant was severely beaten, and he found that the gap between his own army and the Army of the Kingdom of Spain was not generally large.

This made Grant, as President of the United States, truly feel the gap between the U.S. military and the European powers.

This makes him, who has always adhered to the Monroe Doctrine, worry about gains and losses. With the current weak military power of the United States, it is estimated that it will be difficult to fight against the major European powers.

Grant was thinking anxiously. Suddenly, he couldn't help but think of France, a good friend in American history.

During the American Revolutionary War in 1776, this good man was unknown and made selfless sacrifices for American independence. No, it should be a good country.

At the time, King Louis XVI of France wanted to create trouble for the British Empire in Europe.

When the French government faced bankruptcy, Louis XVI resolutely formed a French expeditionary force to help the United States gain independence.

In fact, in the American War of Independence in 1776, the U.S. Continental Army led by Washington only played a soy sauce role. The real main force was the French Expeditionary Force sent by Louis XVI.

After all, without the help of the French Expeditionary Force, it would be sheer fantasy to expect the rogue-like U.S. Army led by Washington to defeat the elite British lobstermen and gain independence for the United States.

In order to win this war, Louis XVI owed huge debts, which also escalated conflicts among various classes in France, and eventually the French Revolution broke out.

It can be said that Louis XVI sold his life in order to gain independence for the United States. Americans today really want to thank Louis XVI.

But in the end, the Americans took advantage of France being besieged by European countries during the Revolution to rob the French colonies in North America. This was really wicked.

However, from the perspective of lacking great virtue and being a bad person, the new United States has completely inherited the style of its gangster father and the European turmoil - the British Empire.

"If we can invite the French to train the U.S. Army, this might greatly improve the military strength of the United States?"

Thinking of this, President Grant fell into deep thought.

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However, Alfonso, who is now in the Royal Palace of Madrid, knows nothing about this matter.

But even if he knew about this, he would still ridicule Grant, because Alfonso is deeply aware of the excellent matching mechanism of the United States.

On January 1876, 1, the signing of cooperation with the British meant that the threats surrounding the Kingdom of Spain were basically lifted.

Now, with the successive reconciliations between the French and the British with the Kingdom of Spain, it can be said that this has won a relatively stable development environment for the Kingdom of Spain in the future.

There will no longer be so many complicated foreign affairs hindering the development of the Kingdom of Spain.

In the Iberian Peninsula, located in the far west and south of Europe, the only threats to the Kingdom of Spain are actually the French and the British.

But now these two countries have implemented a cooperative policy towards the Kingdom of Western Spain. Therefore, there are basically no countries around that can pose a threat to the development of the Kingdom of Spain. In this regard, Alfonso can concentrate on handling domestic affairs and no longer has to worry about foreign threats.

What, you said that the Kingdom of Italy can pose a threat to the Kingdom of Spain?

It seems that you do not have a deep understanding of the excellent matching mechanism from the Italian peninsula!

In this regard, General Rommel in Africa can explain it all to you, and Germany in the future World War I and World War II can explain it all to you!
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Now that other countries in the world want to take a hand near the Iberian Peninsula, they must first ask themselves whether they can survive in the hands of the Kingdom of Spain's navy.

However, I believe that as the Kingdom of Spain launches a war against the Kingdom of Morocco in North Africa, the French will inevitably make a series of small actions in this regard.

Because now, except for Egypt and Morocco, North Africa is basically regarded as a back garden by the French.

The Kingdom of Spain's neighbor, the Kingdom of Italy, is also struggling here. Now Italy has been driven by France to East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, facing the sea.

Therefore, the current Kingdom of Spain still needs some preparations to safely occupy the Kingdom of Morocco.

However, the current Kingdom of Spain already has a large number of young laborers from Morocco, so in terms of labor, the current government of the Kingdom of Spain no longer has to worry.

However, due to the long-term cyclical nature of railway construction, even if there is a large number of labor forces, the railway construction in the Kingdom of Spain will not be completed in a short time.

Alfonso was helpless about this.

Because, according to the Spanish government, it will take four to five years for the national railway transportation network to be successfully constructed. There's really no way to get this up quickly.

Now there are a lot of clues about the improvement of the internal combustion engine. The domestic rebellion has basically ended, social order has been restored to stability, and foreign hostile forces have also reached reconciliation with the Kingdom of Spain.

It can be said that the Kingdom of Spain has now entered a phase of steady development. The current government of the Kingdom of Spain is able to do this, and Alfonso has a huge credit for this.

At the same time, the revenue from the domestic arms industry is now as high as one billion square meters. This is a high return income that is impossible for any industry in the Kingdom of Spain now.

Because it is an industry owned by the Royal Spanish Government, it naturally has a large number of policy preferences and tax exemptions. Therefore, the corresponding revenue received by the government is also huge.

Therefore, in the next few years, the income from the arms industry will definitely account for the bulk of the revenue of the financial sector.

The next largest source of income is agricultural income, which is still an indispensable and important part of fiscal revenue.

Regarding the development of agricultural and sideline products in the Kingdom of Spain, Alfonso has no way to change it for the time being, but there is another pillar industry in the Kingdom of Spain: the development of the textile industry.

The textile industry in the Kingdom of Spain can indeed develop well.

Because the development of the textile and clothing-related industries has continued until later generations, that is, in the 21st century, it is still the third largest source of fiscal revenue in the Kingdom of Spain.

Therefore, Alfonso must think about the development policy of the textile industry to promote the rapid development of the textile industry in the Kingdom of Spain and increase the government's fiscal revenue.

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(End of this chapter)