It was another day of futility, and Ives's mood grew heavier and heavier. With no income for more than five months, his poor wallet is about to bottom out.

Reaching out to his parents, not to mention whether he can let go of his poor self-esteem, the problem is that Eves's parents are just ordinary people, and there are grandparents above who need help, and younger siblings below who need to be supported.

Now that we are catching up with the wave of layoffs and salary cuts, everyone is eager to spend a dollar in half, and the savings in the past are the last guarantee to survive the crisis. Until the mountains and rivers are exhausted, everyone will not use them.

Unable to gnaw at the old Ives, after returning to the rental house, he stared at the world map on the wall in a daze.

The map was left by the landlord, and it is said that it was given by the merchant to celebrate the victory of the European War. Frankly, judging by the map, the Holy Roman Empire is indeed domineering.

Excluding areas that are uninhabitable to humans, the Holy Roman Empire already occupies nearly a quarter of the land and one-twentieth of the sea, making it one of the only two world empires in the world today.

Eves was also enthusiastic, fantasizing about the golden iron horse to fight on the battlefield, and finally returned home to become a noble nobleman.

Unfortunately, he was born at the wrong time. When Yves enlisted for military service, just in time for the end of the European War, the French surrendered before the training of recruits was completed.

Not to mention the exploits of war, there is not even a chance to go to the battlefield. After completing the last few months of military service, he was discharged from the army and returned home to find a job.

The aristocratic dream is shattered, it doesn't matter. The probability of ordinary people becoming nobles is not high, and those who can stand out are all "possessed by the European emperor", and most people will eventually get a farm even if they encounter an opportunity.

Eves wasn't envious at all, really, really not. As long as he works hard, he will have the opportunity to buy a farm in his lifetime.

Under the beating of society, Eavis felt that it was good to be a great engineer, after all, he had perfect marks in his mechanical operation class when he was in school. With a dream, I came to this strange city with my discharge money.

Originally, I thought that a talent like him could easily enter a large enterprise with good salary, and then quickly get the appreciation of "Bole", and then get the key training of the enterprise, and finally become a great engineer.

As it turned out, it was entirely his own thoughts. The job search has only just begun, and the economic crisis has already arrived.

In the context of layoffs in enterprises, Mo said that he has entered a large company with a good salary, and even Evis, who washes dishes in a street restaurant, has not grabbed it.

Overseas, how far away it is. Although airplanes have appeared, they have only been used in the military, and the civilian sector is at most a few flying clubs.

If you want to do a plane between Africa and the mainland, there is no problem in theory, but in practice it is not realistic at all. Safety aside, the high cost of operation alone can be a daunting factor for airlines.

At present, all the airlines of the Holy Roman Empire are mainly airships, mainly undertaking short and medium-distance fast cargo. There are also passenger transport, but the price is not affordable for ordinary people.

At a normal pace, a round trip from the mainland to the continent can take as little as a month, and in some remote areas, it may take less than half a year for a single trip.

Further afield in the South Seas, the Americas, needless to say. The fast can be a few months, and the slow can be a year and a half.

It's such a long way, and it costs a lot of money. After leaving their hometowns, many people have not returned to their hometowns for more than ten years. It's not that they don't want to go home and see it, the problem is that the cost of a round trip is a year's income.

Ordinary families can't afford such a toss, especially with a small family, in order to make the family live a better life, everyone has to let go of homesickness.

Many immigrants leave their homeland only to return home with their families in their old age. There is no way, only at that time, it is possible to make up for free family leave.

The five-year family leave, which was promised by the colonial government or employers, was for the employee only and was limited to one person. If you want to bring your dependents, you either have to accumulate the number of family visits or pay for them yourself.

It's not that you can't give better conditions, the problem is that you leave with your whole family, and people are worried that you will never return!

In addition to those who get ahead and can return a few more times, when ordinary people return to their hometowns, it is already "children who don't know each other, and ask where the guests come from with a smile". The good memories of my childhood hometown are gone.

Looking at his deflated wallet, Eavis knew he would have to compromise his life if he couldn't find a job again.

Maybe there is a better life overseas, but the taste of home can no longer be found. Once you step out, your family and friends will become passers-by in your life.

That night, Eves had insomnia. With his insomnia, there are thousands of unemployed people, and whether to go out to beg for a living has become another choice on their life path.

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The economic crisis is raging, and it is not only the people who are having a hard time, but also the governments of the world.

The bankruptcy of the Prussian government was only the beginning, and in May, the governments of Modena, Parma, and the Two Sicilies also went bankrupt, and in June, the governments of Sardinia, Lucca, and Tuscany could not hold on and joined the wave of bankruptcy.

In the whole of Italy, only the Papal States were left struggling to support themselves. After all, it is a religious country, and with donations from believers, the situation of the Papal States is still better than that of its neighbors.

But that's only better, if the economic crisis persists and the faithful run out of money to donate, the Papal States may join the wave of bankruptcy.

The collapse of the Italian region is only the beginning. As far as Franz knows, the governments of Belgium, Spain, Portugal, and Switzerland, which are still holding out, are also struggling.

Belgium suffered an economic crisis because of its heavy losses in the war, and it was only halfway through the reconstruction work, and it is good that it has been able to hold out until now.

Switzerland, on the other hand, is holding on, and in order to build up its newly acquired territory, the impoverished Swiss government has borrowed heavily in the financial markets.

Now that it was raining, the banks had suddenly taken their umbrellas, the financial problems were suddenly exposed, and the Swiss government was in a dilemma. If the project is unfinished, the initial investment will be wasted; If we continue to do so, the government's finances will not be able to sustain it.

As for Portugal, it's the husky that strayed in. The republicans and monarchists in the country were so happy that no one cared about economic construction.

Unlike other colonial countries, Portugal's colonies lost money, and they continued to lose money for many years.

Don't ask why they lost money, they lost money anyway. And the more they lost, the more they lost, and the more the loss-making colonies, the more reluctant the Portuguese were to give up.

Even if someone pays a premium for this "inferior" asset, they still insist on holding it for themselves. You just need to know the reason, there is no need to say it.

In short, Portugal was becoming more and more powerless in the face of rising colonial costs. In order to maintain the colonial empire, the Portuguese owed a huge amount of foreign debt, which was already overwhelming the small European country.

Spain was originally the most well-established of these countries, but it is a pity that a war in the Philippines not only emptied the treasury of the Spaniards, but also tore through their "great power" disguise.

Although the war in the Philippines was still going on and Spain was not defeated, they showed strength that was really difficult to hook up with the great powers.

If it weren't for Vienna's repeated deviations, Spain would have collapsed long ago. Now it is not so much that Spain is at war with the Japanese, but that it is the Shinra that is adding to the jam by the Japanese.

Looking at the situation on the battlefield, the Spanish fleet, which suffered heavy losses, not only completed the replenishment, but even added a capital ship.

Needless to say, the main forces on the battlefield have now become mercenaries, and it is the former elite of the French army who are PK with the Japanese.

Just look at the results, the exchange ratio between the two countries was originally 1:1.4, but now it has risen directly to 1:2.7, which is a qualitative breakthrough.

The Spanish Expeditionary Force, which was originally beaten to the ground by the Japanese army, has now gradually seized the initiative. Although victory is still far away, at least on the positive side.

In contrast, the Japanese, who were also impoverished empires, were now much more miserable. With the support of the British, the navy is naturally not a problem, but the army can't help it!

The gap in weapons and equipment, the British can find a way to deal with it, but it will take a long time to wait; The problem of soldier training can only be solved by the Japanese themselves.

Originally, they were learning from the French, and now the Philippines is staging a master-apprentice battle. Originally, the Japanese army would not have suffered such a big loss, and the key was the trouble caused by the expansion of the army.

Not every country has the ability to maintain hundreds of thousands of standing troops in peacetime, and Japan has only a few standing army divisions, adding up to more than 100,000 people.

After the outbreak of the Philippine War, it quickly swelled to more than 800,000, an increase of as much as five times. Whether it is officers or veterans, they are all in short supply.

Even though he made up for it with bushido thinking, his professional quality was not improved. Just look at the hit rate of the soldiers, and when they shoot on the battlefield, even the Spanish Army hangs them, let alone the French elite.

Their only strength lies in courage, and they are unambiguous in their desperate efforts. It's a pity that Japan is too poor in these years, and the environment in which soldiers have lived since childhood has limited their growth.

If the nutrition doesn't keep up, the physical fitness naturally doesn't want to keep up. Originally, in terms of physical fitness, Asians were congenitally slightly inferior to Europeans, but now this gap is even more obvious.

If it weren't for the jungle to use, the Japanese army would not have been able to hold out now, no matter how brave it was. However, the jungle is not omnipotent, and if the enemy does not come in, they will not break.

Unlike the Spanish army, mercenaries came to fight for money. One by one, the morale of the city was bursting, and when they encountered the jungle, they pushed back.

Then, an interesting scene appeared. With the help of more than 100,000 mercenaries, the Spanish expeditionary force captured several cities in the Philippine archipelago, but the jungle became a forbidden place for them.

Mercenaries were reluctant to go to war where there was no oil or water, and the Spanish army was equally reluctant to go into the jungle to endure hardships after learning the lesson.

The Japanese army, who had prepared an ambush in advance, fed mosquitoes in the jungle in vain. As a last resort, the Japanese had no choice but to play guerrilla warfare, occasionally appearing from the jungle to carry out attacks and obtain supplies from the enemy.

If the situation does not change, it is estimated that in another year and a half, the expeditionary force will be able to take all the important towns in the Philippine Islands, and the Japanese troops occupying the vast jungle will become guerrillas.

Obviously, this is not something that the Japanese government can tolerate. In order to win the war, they had co-opted the locals and formed a solid anti-white coalition.

It's just that during the Spanish rule, it deliberately provoked contradictions between indigenous tribes, and now this grand alliance is full of hidden dangers. Many people suffer from a deep whitephobia, and it is okay to help wave the flag, but it is still far away to expect them to contribute to the war.

For the Japanese government, military trouble is only a minor problem, as long as it is willing to die, everything is not a problem, and now it is just a failure to understand the rules of the game in Europe.

I didn't know that the Spaniards would let the mercenaries act as the main force, and they were taken by surprise. As long as you take a breath of relief, the situation will improve later.

In contrast, financial trouble is the real one. The Japanese government, which has never been rich, has long exceeded the limits of its financial capacity by maintaining a large navy and maintaining a large army.

Although the Japanese army made a lot of money in the Philippine Islands, most of that wealth went into the pockets of individuals, and the government received only a small part. This part of the war booty alone is obviously not enough to finance the war.

In normal times, you can borrow foreign debt, but now you don't have to think about it. In times of economic crisis, cash is king, and bank consortia are tightening monetary policy, and they simply do not lend easily.

Not to mention the issuance of bonds, the wave of unemployment is rolling in, ordinary people are counting on the funds on hand to survive the crisis, who has spare money to buy bonds?

"Support of the British", just listen to it. Not everyone is Louis XVI's iron and simple, selling blood to aid the United States, and it happened once in history. It is impossible to want the support of the British at any cost.

What's more, the London government is now too busy to take care of itself. The world is experiencing an economic crisis, and Britain, as the world's second largest economy, is no exception.

Perhaps because the financial industry is too developed, along with the raging economic crisis, the financial crisis in Britain has also occurred.

Of course, war is not all bad. At least the war allowed the Japanese government to survive the economic crisis, and compared with the Great Depression in the European world, Japan was still "thriving" economically, except for the smell of gunpowder.

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