"Brother, what is the Football World Cup!?"
There is no Football World Cup in this era, and the first one will have to wait until the Uruguay World Cup in 1930.
However, FIFA does exist, but its scale is pitiful.
On May 21, 1904, France, Spain, Belgium, and the Netherlands were established in Paris, France. It had few members, especially the lack of participation from the major football countries Britain, Germany and Italy, so it was not very important.
At the beginning of its establishment, the first president of FIFA, the Frenchman Robert Guerin, envisioned the Football World Cup. Unfortunately, he did not have much authority. Let's talk about it.
"It's just like Mr. Coubertin's Olympic Games, it's an international competition!
But this Football World Cup only has one event, unlike the Olympic Games which is a comprehensive competition. I can’t play the comprehensive competition for the time being.”
Tangning's explanation was very easy for Helen to understand.
In this era, the Olympic Games already existed under Coubertin's initiative and were held several times, but they were all amateurish.
"This kind of world competition is very money-losing, and not many people will organize the Olympics.
Mr. Coubertin looked for people, countries, and venues everywhere, but it took a long time every time, which was very troublesome."
The Olympic Games will be a high-profile event in later generations, and many countries want to host it.
But the current Olympic Games are not very popular, and the waiting time for athletes from all over the world is extremely long. In previous years, the Olympic Games took as long as five months, which is unimaginable in future generations.
The 1904 Olympic Games was held at a university in St. Louis, Missouri, and lasted for five months.
"Don't look at the present for international events like the Olympics. They will have a great impact in the future. Brazil must host it if there is a chance."
Today's international events generally lose money. In fact, it will be the same in the future. There are very few international events that are as profitable as the World Cup. Even the Olympic Games are very few that are profitable.
However, the biggest thing about holding this kind of event is to increase the influence, not the money.
Little Japan knows this well, actively participates in various international competitions, and is keen on hosting international competitions, just to give itself an influence.
Is it effective?
Very good!
Little Japan's actions have made many arrogant Westerners realize the existence of Japan as a little great power.
"The purpose of hosting international events is to increase Brazil's influence. Anyway, I am not short of money.
Brazil must host exhibitions and events with international influence, such as the Olympic Games and World Expo. I will find a way to host them at least once in Brazil.
This World Cup, I plan to hold it in mid-December and try to make it as lively as possible."
There are so many countries in the world, many of which are not well-known, but they all rely on hosting an event to let the world know about them and increase their influence.
For example, the World Cup allows many people to get to know the unfamiliar countries participating in the competition, and the host country has a huge presence.
Although some events are not very influential now, they are still useful. Brazil is currently very suitable for hosting some international events and exhibitions.
"Although I don't know why you did this, brother, and I don't understand, I still believe you are right."
Helen didn't quite understand the role of this kind of competition, but he still believed in Tang Ning because his brother had had opinions since he was a child, and it turned out to be very correct.
"But, brother, you are planning to host the Football World Cup in mid-December this year. At this time, can people from so many countries come?"
"I don't expect all countries to come. In fact, this session is just for advertising and will be improved in the future."
Tang Ning has no hope that the first Football World Cup will be successful. The most important thing is to make an impact first.
Just like the Olympic Games, the previous few editions were not very good, and very few countries sent national teams. They were all athletes who formed their own teams to represent the country.
"We have a bunch of Europeans and Asians in South America. For this World Cup, I am going to attract these people from the Americas and let them form their own groups to participate in the competition.
I am going to give out 50,000 pounds as a reward for the first World Cup, which should attract many people.
Even if not many people come in the end, I will organize foreigners to participate, and then use our public opinion media to heat up the World Cup."
When Tangning said this, she didn't want to talk too much about national affairs.
Today's reunion between brother and sister is a happy event. We need to celebrate it. Tangning is going to relax and spend a few days playing with her sister.
"Helen, let's not talk about these troublesome things.
Recently I have been tired from working and running the country. Now that you are here, I also need to take a break. I will take you to see Brazil well in the next few days.
Tonight, I will treat you well. The food in Brazil is much better than that in Europe. You will not be disappointed."
Helen has been a foodie since she was a child. She has a low resistance to the temptation of delicious food and is looking forward to the delicious food in the evening.
"Well, I'm looking forward to the Brazilian food tonight!"
Brazil's current strength is empty and its international influence is too low. Tang Ning has been working hard to improve Brazil's strength.
Tang Ning has never been the kind of person to take the ordinary path. She will not be merciful when it comes to shortcuts that can be easily operated, such as planning the World Cup.
The World Cup is a new thing nowadays. Football is the world’s largest sport, and it’s quite easy to get excited about it.
Tang Ning still fully recognizes the strength of Brazilian football and believes it can excel in the World Cup.
By making the first Football World Cup so popular, it will be very simple to hold it next time. By then, groups from more countries will spontaneously organize groups to participate.
This time the World Cup is placed in the Americas, and for the next World Cup, Tangning plans to place it in Luxembourg, the center of Western Europe.
When the time comes, Tangning will use the media to stir up emotions and allow national football groups from Europe, Asia, North America, and South America to officially participate.
There are many ways to improve a country's strength and influence, and world sports events are one of them. This is soft power.
Brazil's current development requires both increasing its soft power influence and improving its own hard power.
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Tang Ning has many ways to increase Brazil's influence through soft power, but it is more difficult to improve Brazil's hard power.
After all, Brazil is an agricultural country. It will still take a long time for the industrial conglomerates owned by Braganza to invest in Brazil and industrialize Brazil.
Moreover, although Braganza's industrial enterprises are involved in many industrial projects, there are still many industrial system deficiencies, and there are many such deficiencies.
A country's industrialization can never be completed by any one enterprise alone, and Braganza is no exception.
After the first industrial revolution and the second industrial revolution, all aspects of today's industry cannot be fully operated by one person, one family, or one group.
The countries in the world that can complete industrialization and have almost complete industrial systems are Britain, France, the United States, and Germany.
Although secondary countries such as Austria-Hungary, Italy, Japan, and Belgium can also be regarded as industrial countries, their systems obviously have shortcomings and do not have a complete industrial system.
As an agricultural country, Brazil will take at least fifteen years to become an industrialized country, even with the support of Braganza.
Tang Ning predicts that if Brazil wants to have a complete industrialization system, it will take at least thirty years to rely on Braganza alone without external help.
Thirty years!
The world's industry is changing rapidly. Considering the development of the world, it will take longer for Brazil to keep up with the times.
In the "Brazil Program", regarding industrial and agricultural planning, agriculture and animal husbandry are considered simple, but Brazil's industrialization must rely on the support of European powers.
If you want the capital of a European power to support Brazil's industrialization, you must have the corresponding qualifications. Fortunately for Tang Ning, Brazil does have this capital.
With a population of 30 million, more than 8 million hectares of land, and rich resources, Brazil now has a stable political system and is very attractive to foreign investment.
Capital in this world has always been mobile. Because of its large market, the United States has attracted a large number of British, French and German capital to invest in the United States and help the United States industrialize.
Take the U.S. railway industry as an example. The U.S. railway transportation system is almost entirely driven by the British, so British capital accounts for a high proportion of the U.S. railway industry.
Before World War I, major European powers invested in the United States, which resulted in foreign countries accounting for nearly half of the country's industrial and financial capital.
However, later, in response to World War I, European countries alluded capital back to their countries, which allowed the United States and many countries to reduce pressure and take off directly.
This is the so-called World War I gold boom outside Europe, the United States, Japan, and other countries.
This is a rare glimmer of hope.
However, many countries have failed to seize the opportunity to reshape their industries due to political chaos and narrow vision.
Unlike the United States and Japan, they have reintegrated their national strength and used this period to eliminate the influence of excessive foreign investment.
For many countries, their good fortune ended here. After the First World War, European capital came back, and many countries failed to resist and were once again economically colonized.
Tangning learned this piece of history when she was in junior high school.
The United States not only resisted the comeback, but also counterattacked in Europe, expanding its power to Europe, especially penetrating its influence into Germany, which was in chaos after the war.
The United States was really responsible for Germany's rise before World War II, because it was really maliciously supporting Germany.
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