In the northern part of Chang'an City, inside the office building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, British Minister Alman was sitting on a chair by the window on the third floor, waiting for a reply from the Han government while looking at the scenery outside.
There is a constant flow of people and vehicles, and various agricultural and industrial products are placed in shops and stalls in an orderly manner. People come and go, and from time to time they buy a few items for festival celebrations and household items from the shops next to the market.
Required industrial products.
After more than ten years, Jarman returned to South America again and was promoted to the British Minister in Han. Looking at the scene outside the window, he felt both familiar and unfamiliar.
Fourteen years ago, when the Argentine federal government still existed and the city was still called Cordoba, Jarman, as a new diplomatic upstart, came to Argentina to serve as deputy counselor at the British Consulate in Cordoba.
Years later, the Han Dynasty of South America swept across La Plata, and Argentina and Uruguay became history in the war of 1878. The Chinese of South America and Han Dynasty replaced the Hispanic whites and became the masters of the La Plata area.
The Spanish Gothic architecture is still there, but the people walking on this land have been replaced by Chinese from the Far East.
Having witnessed with his own eyes the fact that the regime changed in the La Plata region, Jarman felt sorry for the white people in Argentina and Uruguay, but he also couldn't help but develop a strong curiosity about South America's Han Dynasty.
The current world is a world dominated by white people. Yellow people, brown people, and black people are all inferior in the eyes of Western powers. However, the Chinese, a race called the sleeping lion by Napoleon the Great, have no presence in the Far East.
The mainland is waking up, but in southern South America, a group of Chinese workers from the lowest level have completed the transformation from an agricultural country to a primary industrial country in just over twenty years. Looking at all the countries in the world, except for Germany and the United States,
In addition to seizing the new industrial revolution and greatly improving the country's comprehensive strength, only South America's Han Dynasty has achieved similar achievements.
Although Tsarist Russia and Japan in the corner of the Far East are also imitating the Western powers in carrying out a new type of industrial revolution, compared with the industrial and national foundations of the two countries, their current achievements are still not small compared with those of South America and Han.
gap.
More than ten years ago, the South American Han Kingdom, which relied on Peruvian Chinese laborers, successively defeated the Brazilian Empire, the Argentine Republic, and occupied two states in southern Brazil and five states in northern Argentina, was called South American Prussia by Western countries. Fourteen years later, the native Chinese
The total number of white people and Indians reached 17.42 million, and the total steel production exceeded the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. South American Han, which jumped to eighth place in the world, took off the title of South American Prussia and was given a new title by Britain and Germany, South America.
Germany in America.
South America's economy and politics were all moving closer to Germany. From 1880 to 1889, the German government increased its investment in South America's Han. A total of more than 10,000 people were hired in shipbuilding, steel smelting, machinery manufacturing and other fields with professional talents whose value reached
Industrial equipment worth 70 million taels of silver was continuously shipped from Germany to Han, South America.
Among the various mechanical equipment sold and given away by Germany, more than 70% are technologies that have been popularized in Europe and do not have patent barriers. A small number of them are cutting-edge advanced technologies that Han spent a lot of money and used technology exchange methods to exchange.
However, whether it is general industrial technology that has been popularized or cutting-edge advanced technology that has superiority, the South American Han government will accept it all.
The large-scale industrial system is a comprehensive project covering thousands of subdivided fields. Even some industrial technologies popularized in many European countries, after being introduced to the local area, can make up for the shortcomings of local industries in the corresponding fields and achieve comprehensive development in the industrial field.
The purpose of comprehensive improvement.
In the economic field, we will receive paid assistance from Germany, and in the political field, we will learn from German experience. At the same time, we will prepare for a constitutional monarchy based on local actual conditions and carry out reforms and innovations in the political field.
In the field of education, students are sent to Germany to absorb and learn German industry, technology, and military knowledge.
In the military field, the German government regularly dispatches between 300 and 700 military instructors and military technicians to Han in South America every year. On the one hand, it guides and improves the training methods of the Han army and navy based on the German model; on the other hand, it
In some emerging military fields, joint research institutions have been established to share technology in areas such as airships, submarines, and heavy machine guns. Both parties will jointly dispatch professional talents to conduct key technical research and research.
After defeating the Second French Empire, the German Army was revered as the model of European armies and became the target of emulation by many countries' armies. Compared with the Army, the overall strength of the German Navy fell behind the United Kingdom and France, barely competing with the United States, Tsarist Russia, and
The Kingdom of Italy is on the same level.
The fact that the German navy is not as powerful as Britain and France is a fact that the local government has long known. However, unlike Britain and France, which like to hide things, often open their mouths, and link ship purchase transactions with politics, the German government has
On the other hand, it is relatively more kind. Coupled with the all-round cooperation between Germany and Germany in other fields, choosing the German Navy as the object of imitation is the first choice based on the overall situation of the country.
The all-round cooperation between Han and Germany is based on mutual benefit. When Han in South America obtains much-needed technology, industrial capital and other benefits from Germany, Germany also exports industrial equipment, technology, and capital.
, and achieved extremely considerable profits.
In terms of economy, the technology and industrial equipment sold by Germany and the economic transactions carried out by both parties in the fields of agriculture, animal husbandry, chemical industry, internal combustion engines, etc. have provided Germany with a total market share of more than 100 million silver. With the help of industrial orders from South America and Han,
With the exchange of cutting-edge technologies in emerging economic fields such as chemical industry, electrical appliances, and internal combustion engines, German local industry has reached a higher level based on its original talent and technology reserves.
From the perspective of industrial growth alone, the average annual growth rate of German industry from 1870 to 1875 was only 2.7%;
From 1875 to 1880, the growth rate reached 4.1%;
5.2% from 1880 to 1886;
Even after the 1882 economic crisis from 1885 to 1899, the average annual growth rate of German industry still jumped to 6.1%; its growth rate far exceeded that of Britain, France and other countries, only
Second to Han Dynasty and the United States.
In addition, between 1870 and 1889, the industrial production efficiency of the German Empire was also greatly improved. In nineteen years, the average production index of German enterprises was from
100 rose to 360, and the average labor productivity index of workers rose from 100 to 225.
Rapid industrial growth enabled the late-comer Germany to quickly catch up with and surpass the old capitalist countries. In terms of industrial production alone, Germany had surpassed France in 1874. In 1889, excluding the additional factors of the colonies, Europe's domestic industry alone
In terms of production capacity, it has surpassed the UK.
Science and technology are the primary productive forces. In Germany, “scientific and technological research is widely supported by the government. In addition, the German government has introduced the model of joint research institutions proposed by the Han Dynasty to Europe and advocated the establishment of independent research institutions by large German industrial companies.
Department. By 1899, 127 large technical companies in Germany had independent research institutions, of which the largest research departments employed as many as 200 people.
The rapid industrial growth of the German Empire mainly relied on the country's inherent foundation, but the comprehensive cooperation between Han and Germany, especially the technical support provided by Han to related German enterprises in the two major emerging fields of chemical industry and electrical industry, has greatly contributed to the
The take-off of Germany's economy and industry played a great role in promoting it.
electrical industry,
In 1876, Germany did not have an electrical column in its industrial survey, and thousands of electrical workers were included in other items. By 1882, there were 86 00 workers in the electrical industry column, which was updated in 1888.
Increased to 107 000 people.
The famous Siemens Company is an epitome of the development of the German electrical industry during this period. In 1872, the company’s employees
There were less than 600 workers, which increased to 1,500 in 1880, to more than 3,200 in 1885, and to nearly 10,800 in 1888.
By the beginning of 1889, there were 135 electrical companies in Germany, with a total capital of 1.02 billion marks. The total output value of the German electrical industry increased 28 times between 1872 and 1889. In the development of the electrical industry, perhaps the output of cable products
It can explain some problems. In the 1870s, Germany also
There was no cable industry. From 1875 to 1880, the average output of cable products was only 30,000 pounds per year. However, by 1888, its output reached 6.24 million pounds.
Ironically, the country that imported the most German cables was the United Kingdom, the homeland of the cable industry. By 1889, Germany accounted for 34% of the world's electrical products. In that year, the United States became the world's largest industrial country, with its electrical products
The product market share only accounts for 21%. (The technical reserve of Han's electrical industry is not as good as that of the chemical industry. It only occupies a partial share in the international market in several subdivisions such as hydropower generation, and the overall market share is very low.)
In the field of chemical industry, Germany is an emerging chemical power after Han in South America. However, affected by the trade protection of Western powers, Han's chemical products, except for some monopolized fields such as rubber, occupy a certain share in the European market.
In terms of the large chemical industry, Germany occupies the largest European market share.
Hundreds of technologies were first discovered by Han in South America and used in industrial production. After technology exchanges with Germany, the market competitiveness of German chemical companies was rapidly enhanced. Many small companies relied on the chemical technology introduced by the German government.
, was able to rapidly develop into a world-famous large-scale chemical industry enterprise.
For example, the Baden Aniline Company had only 30 workers when it was established in 1865. By early 1889, it had more than 4,000 employees.
In just five years from 1880 to 1885, Germany established 112 chemical companies with a capital of 92 million marks. By 1889, Germany had 108 large chemical joint-stock companies with a total capital of 332.9 million marks.
.The chemical industry production also showed the flowering of Han Dynasty, and the prosperity of Germany is the most similar.
Through a mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation model, Germany has achieved further industrial development achievements than in history, and South America Han has also taken this opportunity to become the only emerging power in South America that has initially achieved industrialization in the overall field.
The international situation is unpredictable. Former allies may become enemies that need to be guarded against due to a war, and former enemies may become allies that we can make friends with in just a few years.
Twenty-one years is enough time to complete the replacement of one generation. After twenty-one years of changes, the comprehensive strength of the Han State in terms of economy, population, military and other aspects has jumped to the first place in South America. In terms of the strength of the Han State in early 1889, it was once again used
The method of directly containing South American Han Dynasty by force has no effect.
The British Army has no advantage in terms of quantity and comprehensive combat effectiveness on the battlefield in South America. It abandons the interests of other major overseas colonies and devotes its energy to South America. It focuses on curbing the development and expansion of Han in South America. British capital also faces the pressure imposed by the United States.
Under pressure and shrinking step by step, the meaning of execution is lost.
Regardless of whether they admit it or deny it, Han has become a decisive force that cannot be ignored in Hanzhou, South America. If the British do not want to completely withdraw from the South American market, they must change their original policy to meet some of Han's expansion needs and pull Han together.
Resist the penetration of U.S. forces into South America.
British Minister Yalman took the initiative to contact the Han government for two main purposes. One was to gain Han support and oppose the United States' comprehensive intervention in South American affairs.
The second is to give up the containment policy towards South American Han to a certain extent, improve political relations with South American Han, and acquiesce in South American Han's substantive occupation of Paraguay when the situation in Paraguay deteriorates beyond control.
From the British side, the establishment and rise of the Han Kingdom in South America and the out-of-control situation in South American countries were all caused by Lopez Jr.'s initiative to launch the Paraguay War.
After the Paraguay War, Lopez Jr. used the expansion of South America's Han Kingdom in Argentina and Uruguay as a cover to send troops to occupy areas such as Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil, expanding Paraguay's territorial area to more than 1 million square kilometers.
As the source of drastic changes in the situation in South America, the British initially accepted the reality that Lopez Jr. controlled Paraguay. However, Lopez Jr.'s arrogance, arrogance, superstition of force, and a series of actions that did not repair internal affairs caused Paraguay's domestic economy to continue to decline.
, industry and agriculture were almost completely destroyed due to the spread of the war. In order to obtain funds to maintain the army, Lopez Jr. increased taxes excessively within the control area. Not only the local farmers in Paraguay were overwhelmed, but they frequently revolted and rioted. Even the British in Paraguay
Commercial activities in the river basin have also been severely affected.
It is true that Paraguay signed the Paraná River Basin Navigation Agreement. However, due to the turbulent local situation in Paraguay and the influence of warlord leaders in many regions, when British merchant ships passed through Paraguay to control the river basin, they often encountered various armed elements and people disguised as armed forces.
Paraguay government troops looted and looted.
The protests of the British Minister in Paraguay were often conveyed, but it was difficult to get a positive response from the Paraguayan government.
Because of the financial revenue, the Paraguayan government army that relies on it is the foundation for maintaining Lopez Jr.'s powerful rule. If military subsidies are severely lacking, the independent behavior of local warlords in obtaining military pay supplements is forcibly stopped, then what is left for Lopez Jr.
In this situation, there is only one way to be driven out of power by the army that was loyal to him in the past.
The British government has long since given up its policy of wooing Lopez Jr., and Lopez Jr. and Paraguay, who have lost their use value, only have value as bargaining chips to win over the South American Republic of China or the Republic of Brazil. As for the South American Republic of China and the Republic of Brazil,
Which side can swallow Paraguay in its mouth can only rely on the strength and performance of both sides.