"Loans must be guaranteed. We lend to the British because in addition to their tariff guarantee, we also have the credibility of the British royal crown. We lend to North America because they have enough resources, such as Minnesota's iron ore, and Albania's iron ore mine."
Coal mines in the Palachian Mountains, oil in Pennsylvania, but what do you have, what do you have to guarantee?
Firstly, you don’t have enough resources, and secondly, you don’t have the credibility of the crown. You are just a democratically elected republic. All you can use as a guarantee is the tariff revenue. But if you want to borrow 10 billion yuan for your tariff guarantee, it is a bit ridiculous.
Well, I guess I won’t be able to see the date you repay this loan in my lifetime.”
Since Emperor Yang decided to help the Spanish, he naturally took action immediately. So the manager of the People's Bank of China proudly said the above words to the French Minister of Finance who came to the door.
You won’t be able to see the date when we pay off the compensation in your lifetime, okay?
But what he said is indeed correct. Even the French Finance Minister knows that applying for a loan of 10 billion yuan is indeed a fantasy job. As the guy in front of me said, what can France do to guarantee it?
The UK can get the loan because of their friendship with Emperor Yang. The British Crown Prince and his wife are currently visiting China, and it is said that Edward VII is no longer prepared to do it because he feels that he has failed the British people in this war, so Crown Prince Victor immediately
He is about to inherit the British throne, and his nearly twenty-year friendship with Yang Feng is enough to guarantee that he can get any loan he wants.
Needless to say about Russia, the relationship between Queen Alexandra and Yang Feng has long been known to everyone. What's more, Russia also has resources. Even if it loses most of its land, the country's remaining land area still reaches tens of millions of square kilometers.
, coal, iron ore, and various non-ferrous metals are spread all over the remaining land of this country. They have a lot of value for Chinese capitalists to squeeze out.
The same is true in North America. Not to mention the iron ore in Minnesota alone is enough for them to borrow tens of billions of dollars, not to mention other things. There are good things in the Appalachian mountains, and they also have enough value.
For pressing.
But what does France have?
What can such a big piece of land do? Without the iron ore in Lorraine, French steel plants will have to import iron ore from abroad, not to mention other oil and so on. What qualifications does France have to apply for a loan?
And it’s still 10 billion yuan. After all, you are asking others to take advantage of you at this time, and you have to be qualified.
But without this loan, France would really not be able to survive. The German government has made it very clear that the first compensation must be paid off within one year, otherwise France must repay it by ceding land. Now France
The country is trying to sell iron, and even the rails are being ripped off to transport it to Germany. What's more, Germany is not the only one waiting to receive compensation.
"Your Excellency, Count, I hope you can take our past friendship into account and be tolerant on this matter. The French people will always remember your friendship." His Excellency, the French Finance Minister, said in a pleading tone.
"Your Excellency, Minister, we are friends and we are very willing to help you get through this difficult time. But the problem is that I am just a manager. The People's Bank of China is not my property. I am only managing this bank for His Majesty the Emperor. I have no power and cannot do it."
I want to extend a personal loan without sufficient guarantee. In that case, the chairman will remove me from my post or even send me to jail and strip me of my title. You probably don’t know that the chairman of our People’s Bank of China has just been replaced, right?” Manager.
He said with an embarrassed look.
The chairmanship of the People's Bank of China takes turns among Yang Feng's concubines, and this year it happens to be the turn of the most feared Concubine Ye.
Okay. As soon as he heard this name, the French Finance Minister knew that there was no hope for this loan. Yang Feng’s wives represented his different faces, and the queen represented his nobility, kindness, and kindness. In short, that’s how it can be imagined
However, Concubine Ye represents his cruelty. As long as he sacrifices this wife, it means that he is ready to slaughter the lambs without mercy. No matter how heinous Concubine Ye is,
, His Majesty the Emperor will not have the heart to blame her. Do you understand what this is called love?
"Huh, what credibility does a republic have?" Concubine Ye said with disdain while chatting with the princess along with a group of ladies at a ball held for the Prince of Wales and his wife.
"Your Highness, what if it was a kingdom?" Princess Mary, who had actually accepted France's request, asked tentatively. At this time, the French were really desperate.
"Perhaps the kingdom can consider it." Concubine Ye shrugged and said.
Her words quickly spread to the ears of the French cabinet ministers and members of Congress. At this time, some members had publicly proposed the restoration of the monarchy, but their target was not Carlos of the Spanish Bourbon family.
Even if it doesn't change the fact that he is Spanish, the French are more inclined to find a real Frenchman, and this Napoleon V is now in England.
If another Napoleon ascends the throne of France, it will undoubtedly be a provocation to the sentiments of the entire European people, especially for Germany, not to mention that his grandfather has indeed left a deep shadow in the hearts of the French people.
So the French target is Philippe, Duke of Orleans. Previously, this guy was kicked out by the French government because of his restoration. Later, he asked to return to France to participate in the war, but was rejected by the French government. He had to continue his travels abroad. Now he has traveled
After arriving in Sweden, with him as the King of France, at least there is no need to worry about the feelings of European countries, nor the feelings of the people of this country. In the final analysis, the Orleans family has not offended neither the European people nor the French people.
But when the French Congress publicly proposed to welcome back the Duke of Orleans and restore the Kingdom of France, it was opposed by the Spanish government. King Alfonso XIII of Spain publicly claimed that according to the order of succession to the throne, it was not the Orleans family. They pushed up the initial
Philip I was just the son of King Louis XIII of France, and the Spanish royal family pushed Philip V to be the grandson of Louis XIV. According to the inheritance law, it was clear who should belong to the throne. What's more, the Orleans family should actually be considered the Bourbon family.
Traitor, how could Louis XVI be pushed to the guillotine, and then how could the tragedy of Napoleon wreaking havoc on Europe happen? As for him himself being guillotined, he just deserved it. How could the descendants of such a person be qualified to be in France?
Where is the throne?
Of course, we in Spain are purely for justice and fairness, and we are definitely not coveting the throne of France. As the king of Spain, Alfonso XIII will definitely not become the king of France, but don’t forget that we still have a branch of the Spanish Bourbon family.
Duke Carlos of Madrid is fully qualified to inherit the French throne. If the French government still insists on pushing the Duke of Orleans to the throne, then don't blame our Spanish army for asking for an explanation.
Although the Beijing Peace Treaty has been signed, it does not mean that we cannot start another war because of the issue of throne succession.
After issuing this threat, the Spanish government immediately took substantial action, not only regrouping the Pyrenees frontline troops that had begun to retreat, but also withdrawing the most elite Spanish troops from the North American battlefield, including the naval fleet.
I ran to the military port and wandered outside Toulon.
Moreover, the Spanish also recruited an accomplice. The Spanish government obtained the support of the Savoy family in exchange for a reduction in part of the indemnity. The Italian government announced its support for the Spanish. If the Spanish government launched a war against France on the grounds of succession to the throne, then Italy was willing
Provide help, including military help.
At this time, it was not just Yang Feng and Yuan Shichang who saw the Spanish thoughts. The Germans also saw it. William absolutely did not want to see France and Spain merge. His goal was to slowly and gradually annex France in the future. If France
After the merger of the West, not to mention the strength, even Yang Feng standing behind Spain was enough to restrain him. Therefore, the German government announced that the throne of France could not be inherited by a Spaniard, and the Kaiser supported the Duke of Orleans as King of France.
, if Spain invades France because of this, Germany will absolutely not accept it.
Europe, where the war had just subsided, suddenly became turbulent again. For a moment, people were in a trance and returned to the ancient Middle Ages. The poor French people were almost crying at this time. Damn, our own king, we can let whoever we like be our king. Why?
Now we have no say. Isn’t this bullying?
Of course, in fact, everyone is just bragging. Except for Spain, which still has some strength, the rest, including Germany, are absolutely incapable of launching another war. The ruins of his own home have not been cleaned up yet. I guess William is really
If you dare to do this, those German ordinary people dare to stand up, kick him aside, and fight? Are you crazy? We will not follow you anymore. Nearly 10 million casualties are not enough?
In this way, diplomacy becomes the only solution.
The changes in Europe naturally inevitably alarmed His Majesty the Chinese Emperor. The peace-loving Emperor Yang naturally did not want his friends to fall into war over a trivial matter, so he decided to mediate the dispute over the succession of the French throne.
"There is no need for you to get tense over such a trivial matter. I have a suggestion here. You may wish to consider it." He invited the envoys from four countries to China, including France, to the palace and said. (To be continued, please search.
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