It turns out that efficiency is forced. Ordinary international conferences often fail to reach a consensus in 10 days and half a month.

The European Economic Summit was different, and governments panicked as the waves of revolution continued. If it drags on, no one knows how far the situation will deteriorate.

The mark of terror left by 1848 reverberates in the hearts of the rulers to this day. Although the revolution was extinguished, the impact was far-reaching.

In a sense, the current situation in Europe was created by the Revolution of 1848.

If it had not been for the revolutionary wave that carried away the Orleans, there would have been no Bonaparte's Great French Empire; Had it not been for the Revolution that provided the opportunity for reform, the Habsburg Empire would not have been revived so quickly; If it weren't for the nationalism spurred on by the Revolution, HRE would not have been so easily unified......

After a series of coincidences, it is inevitable that the international situation has developed to this point.

Revolution means a reshuffling of the distribution of interests, and those with vested interests are naturally reluctant to start over. Whether the reshuffle will be good or bad for the country will not be known until the shuffle is complete; But for the ruling class, it was an absolute disaster.

In order to avoid further deterioration of the situation, delegates from all countries participated in the meeting with full sincerity. In just three days, the countries reached an agreement on the issue of a joint "bailout".

On September 1, 1894, the Economic Committee of the European Continental Union issued a bailout announcement, and the 18 countries of the European Continental Union jointly contributed 1.2 billion Aegis to revitalize the European economy.

According to the plan, the funds required for the economic stimulus plan will be shared by the "jointly funded" countries according to their own actual conditions. In other words: the government of the country where the money is spent is responsible for paying for it.

It fully embodies the principle of fairness, takes into account the interests of all parties, and no one can take advantage of it, and no one will suffer a loss.

As for the required source of funding, it is natural to "print" money. Franz still pays attention to his appearance, and this time he didn't cheat people. Although the Aegis was issued by the Vienna government, the proceeds from the additional issuance of currency were shared with other countries.

Whether it is an interest-free loan or material assistance, it is a kind of compensation in disguise. The larger the economy, the more you get, and the smaller the size, the smaller the compensation. The matching thing is that everyone should also share the risk.

At the same time as the European economic revitalization plan was passed, countries have also pegged their national currencies to Aegis. Franz's strategy of "European economic integration" has finally taken the first difficult step.

The political impact of the "bailout plan" will not be visible for a while, but the impact of the economic crisis will begin to ferment immediately. There are no surprises, and the first to be affected is the capital market.

The stock market has begun to climb slowly, and capital has quietly entered the market and started to buy the bottom. A pool of stagnant markets has finally begun to splash with waves.

At the same time as the market recovered, governments around the world also took measures one after another, and the first large-scale government intervention in the economy began in human history.

At this time, no one is accusing the government of not being able to interfere in the economy. All walks of life are not having a good time, and the mouthpieces are also facing a crisis of unemployment. People are busy making ends meet, and they don't have the heart to listen to their blind comparisons.

Regardless of whether the government interferes in the market or not, at least jobs are out. Although the job is not so smooth, it is more important than anything else to have a job to support your family.

The most popular is the three-year trip to Africa, which has low requirements and high salary, as long as you are strong, you can do it, and it is difficult to avoid attention.

Of course, this "high salary" is also relative. Before the economic crisis, such treatment could only be regarded as ordinary in most countries, but now in the period of economic crisis, it is the conscience of the enterprise to get a salary of six or seven discounts.

In this context, being able to get a salary with ordinary treatment in normal times is definitely an enviable job, especially if the requirements for this job are very low.

The only regrettable thing is that the place of work is in Africa, and there is no accurate letter in which pimple, and it is up to God to bless you to get to where you are.

This little predicament did not affect everyone's enthusiasm in the slightest. After all, people always have to eat. Although the government is also handing out relief food, the black stick is clearly more suitable as a weapon than food.

If it weren't for the hunger, there would be absolutely no one to receive the terrible relief food. In this respect, the bureaucracy is not useless, at least ensuring that the food actually reaches the people who need it.

The European world is busy bailing out the market, and the war in the Philippines has reached an inflection point. Originally, Japan and the West were fighting for resilience, betting that the other party would not be able to hold on first.

The situation is different now, and with the 18 European countries announcing a joint bailout, it is clearly unrealistic to expect a domestic economic collapse in Spain.

From their own standpoint, the European countries will not let the situation in Spain get out of control now, after all, revolution is contagious. It was not easy to quell the revolutionary wave, and if Spain collapsed, it would be useless.

In order to avoid another deterioration of the situation, not only must Spain not be allowed to collapse now, but even the European Continental Alliance in the Philippine War must intervene.

Otherwise, Spain's defeat will spur the nationalists in the country and trigger a chain reaction that will lead to the situation getting out of control, who will be responsible?

As for the interests of the Japanese, is this important? A small country in the Far East, unknown to most people, just follow the arrangement; If they don't know the times, the iron fist of imperialism will make them understand what social cruelty is.

As a result of the efforts of the Spanish government, on September 9, 1894, the European Continental Union made a decision to intervene in the war in the Philippines.

Frankly speaking, such a decision was made at the economic summit, which is obviously anachronistic and incongruous.

No way, who made the countries of Europe take it seriously?

An international conference dedicated to this purpose?

I'm sorry, but everyone is busy right now, and I don't have the time to worry about the feelings of the Japanese. Coupled with the PR influence of Spain, it is simply a matter of cutting through the mess.

Who made the Japanese unlucky and offended many people?

Just a few years ago, when Nikolai was traveling around the world, he was assassinated by a Japanese entourage in Tokyo, and although he saved his life, the two knives still left a shadow on the young crown prince.

If it was just that, the Japanese government was perfunctory, and only sentenced the assassin to life imprisonment after being caught. Even more ugly is yet to come, the assassin with the title of "patriot", who is clearly imprisoned, is not actually sanctioned.

As a result, Japan-Russia relations fell directly to the freezing point. Not only did Crown Prince Nicholas want to take revenge, but even Alexander III, who had the best culture, repeatedly clamored to give the Japanese "100 million" a little color.

If it weren't for Russia's financial refusal, and Japan itself did not have much oil and water, the tsarist government would have sent troops to help the Spaniards a long time ago.

Although no troops were sent, the tsarist government made it easy for the Spanish government to recruit mercenaries from the Russian Empire to fight the war.

Perhaps out of wariness of the Russians, or perhaps for the sake of the Bourbons themselves, the Spanish government finally chose the French mercenaries.

The Dutch, as a small country, was able to occupy the richest island of Java in the South Seas, relying on political skills.

The Japanese, who did not understand the rules, suddenly broke in, shattering the political rules that European countries had observed, and the Dutch South Seas suddenly became precarious.

With no one taking the lead, and being intimidated by the position of the British, the Dutch government could only make a small move in secret. Now that someone is taking the lead, then you have to vote for it.

In addition, the Shinra, which had already stood in line, and Spain, which was fighting a bloody battle with the Japanese, almost all the important countries in the European Continental Alliance participated.

Anyway, to intervene in the Philippine war, these are enough. The rest of the countries want to contribute, but they are also more than willing but not enough, they only need to follow the flag and shout to exert political pressure, and naturally there is no reason to refuse.

Against this background, a sternly worded diplomatic note was delivered to Hidehisa Yamamoto, the Japanese minister in Vienna, in the name of the European Continental Union.

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"It can't be!"

"You can't do that, it's not fair to the Great Japanese Empire!"

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Although he has received a lot of white eyes in Europe, Hidehisa Yamamoto is the first time he has encountered such a bullying thing.

There was no way, the staff of the European Union were all sent from various countries, and after the decision of the Union, a staff member from the Spaniard took the initiative to take over the work of drafting the note paperwork.

The basic meaning has not changed, but the tone and wording have changed a little, completely rubbing the Japanese face to the ground.

For the sake of everyone's "Aegis", the official in charge of the audit did not have the slightest intention of making things difficult, and directly ignored this little difference.

The "little difference" in the eyes of onlookers fell into the eyes of Hidehisa Yamamoto, that is, it was asking for human life.

The nonsense of the previous big truth can be directly skipped; The big hat of accusing the illegal Japanese government of invading and destroying world peace can also be ignored first, after all, he has been scolded by the newspaper a lot, and Hidehisa Yamamoto has become accustomed to it.

The most unacceptable thing is that the European Continental Union ordered the Japanese army to withdraw from the Philippine Islands within the year, and to hand over the war criminals to be tried by the international tribunal set up by the European Continental Union.

Otherwise, the coalition would intervene in the war in the Philippines and reserve the right to hold the Japanese government accountable.

Such a domineering and blatant mediation note is rare in the history of the world. Obviously, it is not what will occur in normal diplomatic activities.

But for the Spanish government, which was forced to do so, it was not a problem. If the Japanese government can be angered and the situation escalates, it is estimated that the celebration banquet of the Madrid government will be held for a month.

Perhaps Minister Hidehisa Yamamoto's expression was too exaggerated, or perhaps the efforts of the Spaniards played a role, Dalton, who was in charge of delivering the note, interrupted: "Your Excellency, calm down.

This is a common decision of the 18 countries of the European Continental Union, and it is better for you to send it back home as soon as possible. If you have any questions, you can raise them at the subsequent mediation meeting.

However, before the mediation conference is formally convened, please follow the contents of the note. Starting next month, the alliance will officially impose economic sanctions on your country.

All spheres of influence controlled by the alliance will temporarily suspend all trade with your country, and the waters of each country will also be forbidden to your ships. ”

If there are officials attending the meeting here, they will immediately ask, did the coalition meeting talk about economic sanctions?

It seems that there is, but that was after the Japanese government refused. The current practice of imposing sanctions regardless of the situation is clearly the result of adding fuel to the fire.

It's a pity that none of this is something Hidehisa Yamamoto can know. Even if they knew, it would be useless, the Spaniards had already done a good job of PR and the coalition would not take their complaints. At present, he can only send back the content of the note as it is, and the rest depends on how the country chooses.

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The question is, does the Japanese government have a choice?

Regardless of whether there are any changes to the content of the note, once it is submitted, it represents the position of the continental union.

Everyone wants to save face, and as the largest organization in the world, the European Continental Union is no exception. The note sent out was taken back, and it was a slap in the face, and the Japanese obviously did not have this amount.

Moreover, the Spanish approach seemed to have tampered with the contents of the note, and in fact it would not have succeeded without the tacit consent of some people.

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The Japanese government has not yet received information, and the British have already received information one step ahead. The London government was directly stunned, and Robert Cecil never dreamed that someone would be so undisciplined.

Originally, the European economic revival plan was already stimulating enough, but I didn't expect that there would be even more exciting "intervention plans" later.

On the surface, this was just a simple international cooperation by European countries in order to save their domestic economies, and the Japanese just suffered an unwarranted disaster.

However, politics can never be just about the surface. Today the European Continental Union is able to intervene in the Philippine War for the benefit of Spain; Then tomorrow the European Union will be able to meddle in overseas affairs again for the benefit of xxx countries.

A few more times, the European countries will find the benefits of the alliance. With the tiger skin of the European Continental Union, even a small country can have the status of a great power abroad.

In the long run, driven by interests, this loose international organization will become a real alliance.

When the time comes, don't say that a small country like Japan, even if Britain as the world hegemon meets the union of the European world, it will have to stand aside.

Prime Minister Robert Cecil, who thought he had insight into the conspiracy in Vienna, immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

You must know that Britain's most enduring national policy is the European Continental Balance Strategy, although it lost after the end of the European War, but the whole London government believes that it is only temporary.

Back then, Napoleon also swept through Europe at one time and suppressed all kinds of disobedience, and it was not cool behind.

Many in the British government, including Robert Cecil himself, are waiting for Shinra to make a mistake and are ready to go up and stab him again at a critical time.

However, the plan did not change quickly, and the wrath of the HRE did not wait, and a freak called the European Continental Alliance appeared first.

Originally, I thought that the European countries were full of contradictions, and this loose alliance would sooner or later be torn apart by divergent interests. As the boss of Shinra, because he couldn't reconcile the contradictions of all parties, he ended up being a person inside and out.

Unfortunately, an economic crisis of unprecedented scale has shattered all these plans. In order to save themselves, governments have had to temporarily abandon their contradictions and unite to overcome the crisis.

As a master who has always pursued the principle of putting interests first, Robert Cecil knows very well that as long as the interests are large enough, there is no contradiction that cannot be reconciled.

Once the countries have experienced the benefits of unity, it will be difficult to break up the continental union. In the face of such a freak, how does this make Britain live?

Slammed the table, Robert Cecil said fiercely: "The European Union must be dismantled!" From now on, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will focus on only one thing - to provoke contradictions between European countries and dismantle the continental union.

I don't care what you do, or where you start. In short, such a freak as the European Continental Union must not exist in this world. ”

"At all costs, the dismantling of the continental alliance." This was the only thought that was on Robert Cecil's mind at the moment. As for Japan, which is a party, it is no longer in his consideration.