On June 8, 1905, the atmosphere in the Algarve had become increasingly tense since February.
"Father, have those Moroccans who smuggled over here been controlled? We can't let them run around."
The person who spoke was naturally Tangning.
At the end of last year, under the micro-management of Guillaume IV and Tang Ning, the opposition forces in the Principality of Luxembourg were completely defeated, and the soil for survival was wiped out.
After stabilizing the Principality of Luxembourg, Tangning and the Grand Duke of Luxembourg's family lived a relaxed and leisurely life while beginning to invest more in Brazil.
But the good times did not last long. Unexpectedly, starting from February this year, the Moroccan crisis broke out.
Because of the competition for Morocco, the relationship between Germany and France began to get worse and worse. Radicals in the two countries became rampant, and the smoke of war was about to break out.
In this case, Luxembourg is like a turtle under a volcano that is about to erupt, trembling and seeking shelter.
Guillaume IV is the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. He cannot leave the country before the war breaks out, otherwise his prestige will be ruined, but he can evacuate his family in advance.
In this case, Tangning's Miguel, a member of the Braganza family, brought his mother-in-law Maria Anna, fiancée Marie Adelaide, number one maid Charlotte, and other sisters-in-law, under the guise of visiting
Dear, come to Algarve.
"Those who escaped have been controlled.
Men work on construction sites under surveillance, women work in textile factories and other light industrial plants, the elderly are deported, and children attend schools under our rule."
This era in North Africa was similar to that of Tangning in later generations, with many refugees.
In this era, the people of North Africa are under colonial rule, their society is unstable, and they are being squeezed by the colonizers and the upper class. Now they have begun to see a wave of refugees similar to those in Europe.
The sudden outbreak of the crisis in Morocco has caused a large-scale refugee influx. Since Algarve is separated from Morocco by a sea, you can imagine how many North African refugees have poured in.
Faced with this situation, Tangning and Francisco decided to change their previous coping methods.
In the past, they were all repatriated or rushed to Spain, but now there are too many people. Spain has sealed the border. It would cost too much money to repatriate these people to North Africa.
In this case, the only way is to change the method.
The North Africans who escaped from the disaster were separated from men and women, allowing them to work and earn money on their own, and their children directly received Portuguese education.
After the situation stabilizes, if anyone does not change their traditions and beliefs, all of them will be deported.
"Tang Ning, how is the situation in Luxembourg?"
Portugal is not in the eye of the storm, but Luxembourg, my mother-in-law, is in the eye of the storm between France and Germany, but we need to take good care of it.
"Alas!
My father-in-law sent me a telegram. The Germans are going too far. They have secretly sent people to Luxembourg to win over him on the grounds that they both belong to German culture and ask him to stand in line.
Although Luxembourg appears to be quiet under his strenuous control, this situation cannot last long. If a war really breaks out, Luxembourg may really lose its independence.
The border between Germany and France is filled with smoke, and some troops have already been mobilized. My father-in-law told us not to go back, but to stay in the Algarve."
"It's really embarrassing for him, but this is also the responsibility of his great duke."
The current situation is too bad for Francisco. A bright future has been ruined by two bastard countries.
"Although Luxembourg is a neutral country, if a fight breaks out, who will care?
Germany and France are the bane of Europe. If a war breaks out across Europe, the suffering of the people will definitely be caused by these two countries."
As a person from the future, Tangning certainly knew that her father's judgment was accurate. In fact, the grievances between the two countries had triggered two world wars.
Just because of these two countries, Europe's central position in the world has been directly eliminated.
"Father, Germany and France are the center of the European continent. With their grievances and hatreds, the two countries will inevitably go to war, and it will be a matter of time before Europe falls into war.
It’s too difficult to live alone in Luxembourg, so our family center should be placed in Portugal and Brazil.”
Francisco deeply believed what Tangning said.
No one in Europe can understand the grievances between Germany and France. If this continues, it will be hell if they don’t fight.
Especially now that France signed the Entente with Britain in April this year, it has become completely bolder!
France, the current political situation is very good. Britain is on the left and Tsarist Russia is on the right. Facing the German tanks, French sticks are full of confidence.
"Tangning, do you think this crisis can trigger a war?"
In Francisco's view, although this crisis is big, neither Germany nor France are ready. Although war will break out, it should not be now.
"Father, I think not.
Neither Germany nor France are really ready. Starting a war will not happen overnight, and the two countries have not yet fully mobilized."
Tang Ning came from a later generation, but she didn’t know much about European history before World War I. Although she knew that the Moroccan crisis was a preview of World War I, she didn’t understand the process.
Historically, the war crisis caused by France and Germany competing for Morocco in the early 20th century.
Morocco borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Its important port of Tangier straddles the Strait of Gibraltar, the gateway from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. It has an important strategic position and has become a key location for European countries to compete for.
Since the beginning of the 20th century, France has rapidly expanded its influence in Morocco, carried out large-scale economic penetration, controlled Morocco's finances, divided its sphere of influence in Morocco with Spain, and conflicted with Germany, leading to two international crises in 1905 and 1911 respectively.
The Moroccan crisis happened twice in total. Tangning only knew the general outline of the second Moroccan crisis and even forgot when the first one happened.
Tang Ning is not a history major, nor does she have a photographic memory, so how could she remember so many things?
However, Tang Ning, who is familiar with the general history, still knows the historical trend. This Moroccan crisis is just a false alarm.
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This time, Tangning could have made it clear to the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, but it was too troublesome. Besides, he also wanted to go to Portugal and the American continent, so he needed a reason to leave Luxembourg.
Francisco nodded and agreed with Tangning.
"I think so too.
But Europe is too unsafe. Portugal is simply located in a remote corner, so it would be difficult for us to be affected by a war."
"Father is right. But I just don't know how long this crisis will last?"
Although Tang Lin is a time traveler, it is a pity that she is not a history major. If she were a history major, she would understand more about the situation and understand this Moroccan crisis.
Those who study history will know that this crisis lasted for a year.
From the signing of the agreement between Britain and France in April 1904, the Allied Powers Group began to emerge.
In the signed agreement, France promised not to interfere with British actions in Egypt in North Africa; Britain recognized Morocco as France's sphere of influence.
The two countries divided their interests, but ignored Germany, especially France, which directly violated Germany's interests in Morocco.
In February 1905, France asked Morocco to carry out reforms under French supervision in an attempt to make Morocco a protectorate of France. Germany immediately launched a counterattack.
On March 31, Kaiser Wilhelm II visited the Moroccan city of Tangier and declared that Germany would safeguard Morocco's independence and that foreign countries had absolutely equal status in Morocco.
Then German Chancellor B.H.K. von Bülow proposed to all countries participating in the Treaty of Madrid in 1880 that the Moroccan issue be submitted to an international conference for discussion.
The Treaty of Madrid stipulates that all foreign countries and their citizens shall have equal rights to trade and other rights in Morocco. Germany's note to France threatened war, and French Foreign Minister T. Delcassé took a tough stance and received support from the United Kingdom.
support. The situation suddenly became tense.
On June 6, a fierce debate broke out at the French cabinet meeting, and Delcasse was forced to resign. Prime Minister Rouvier also served as foreign minister and continued negotiations with Germany.
An agreement was reached on July 8, and both parties agreed to convene an international conference of the countries participating in the Treaty of Madrid to discuss the Moroccan issue, namely the Algeciras Conference held in January 1906.
Since Britain and Russia supported France, a treaty in favor of France was signed at the end of the conference. Morocco's independence was recognized, but France and Spain's police control over Morocco was recognized.
This incident made Germany understand the dangers of having few allies, and it began to attract allies everywhere.
France, which was in a good situation, rose up and composed a song "William II is looking for allies", which severely satirized Germany.
The French were very happy, and the song they wrote, "William II Looking for Allies", became a famous song in history.
But the French never expected that they not only had a famous song before World War I, but also a famous song before World War II.
"Here I Come, Grand Marshal!", which praises Marshal Pétain, is a famous song that far surpasses "William II Seeks an Ally" and can be called the world's most famous song that insults the law.
"Father, I want to visit the American continent. I hope you can agree."
Tangning thought about the current situation in Europe and her own ambitions. It was time to go to Brazil and the American continent.
"Why do you want to go to the American continent? Is it because of Brazil?"
Francisco sounded a little unhappy. He didn't want his son to go to these wild places. These places were too far away from the center of the world, Europe.
In the remote America, a group of unreasonable barbarians, what are the noble European nobles doing there?
"Child! America is a wild land, not a place where nobles like us should go."
"Father, if I want to regain the glory of Braganza and Brazil, I must go to America."
Tangning's tone when she said this was extremely firm.
"I really don't want you to go to that kind of place!"
After hearing Tangning's words, Francisco understood his son's determination. As a father who understood his son's temperament, he knew that he would never be able to stop him this time.
"I respect your wishes.
But! Go, you can go, but you must bring enough people with you. I will designate a staff for you, and you must bring everyone with you."
This chapter has been completed!