Judging from the warm atmosphere at the scene, Franz knew that this epoch-making military parade was a success.

As for whether some of these shocking scenes will bring psychological discomfort to some audiences, it is none of Franz's business.

The celebration is to make it lively. Only more than 10,000 people participated in the parade, which is less than one percent compared to the huge armed forces of the entire Holy Roman Empire, which is enough to prove that Franz has been very restrained.

If you really want to do something and organize tens of thousands of people to conduct a live confrontation exercise, the deterrent effect will be even greater.

But that's enough. Before modern times, there were few large-scale wars on the European continent.

In many historical records, most of the battles were blown out. Maybe it's not the ancients who bragged, they just wrote history with bragging.

For example, in Herodotus's "History", it is recorded that 300 Greek soldiers defeated 5,283,220 Persian troops.

No problem, that's how it was recorded, three hundred people beat more than five million people.

As for how the war was fought and how it unfolded, it is all brushed aside, and the whole story is the bravery of the Greek soldiers.

Three hundred Spartan warriors are obviously not enough, and if they are all replaced by Saint Seiya, there may be a drama in carrying out the decapitation operation.

As a fellow Roman historian, Appian recorded in his History of Rome: "Caesar attacked Gaul and wiped out 4 million Gallic troops. ”

Caesar's own book, The Gallic Wars, claimed: "None of Rome was killed in battle after defeating 430,000 Gallic troops."

What is the specific record, the age is too old, and Franz can't find out. The only thing that is certain: there were absolutely no four million Gauls of that era.

Of course, these are beyond the reach of the history of Indians.

It is recorded in "Mahabharata" that the number of casualties in the first war of the light royal family exceeded 1.6 billion, and the number of ordinary people killed was how many came, anyway, Franz didn't remember.

It really responds to the saying: "How big the heart is, how big the world is."

Compared with the records of the ancients, the Russo-Prussian War and the Anti-French War were weak.

There is no problem with the bragging way of writing, perhaps the ancients were originally writing, and it was mistaken for history by later generations.

However, no one who looks at history dares to take it seriously. In fact, limited by the primitive economic model, most of the ancient wars in Europe stayed at the level of hundreds or thousands.

Mobilizing tens of thousands of people to fight is a proper battle. Therefore, this military exercise with the participation of 10,000 people is scary enough.

After all, since the birth of many small countries, the highest-level battles they have participated in are only 10,000 people.

Together with the British and Russian ministers who were the great powers, they did not look very natural when they left. Whether it is deliberately pretended, or whether it is true feelings, no one knows.

In short, this military parade of the Holy Roman Empire caught fire. The footage taken by the camera has now been edited into a film and is on its way to the rest of the world.

In this era of lack of entertainment materials, it is rare to have such a live-action documentary, of course, it must be given to people all over the world to enjoy together.

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What is the influence of the world, I can't see it for a while, anyway, the arsenal of the Holy Roman Empire has been busy recently.

Aircraft, tank armor, and artillery became bestsellers in the international arms market for a time, and demand exceeded supply.

What Franz never expected was that the largest arms purchase order would come from rival Britain.

If you think about it, it seems that there is nothing wrong with it. The economic crisis is at the end of the year, and the financial situation of governments has not been completely reversed, and it is the British who have the most money.

Whether you buy it back to support the scene, or throw it into the laboratory to disassemble and study, you must buy it first.

There are not a few military enterprises in Britain, and there are not a few enterprises that are interested in researching these equipment. Each family has a few samples, and the total is more than 100.

Compared with the cost of millions of pounds on a capital ship, the cost of tens of thousands of aircraft and tanks is really nothing.

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The Spanish embassy, Júnior, who had not yet left, was at the moment in deep thought. The first batch of loans has been obtained, and if you have money in your pocket, you naturally have to think about consumption.

Seeing the countries looting planes and tanks, Júnior was also very greedy. The accompanying military representatives were nagging in his ear every day.

Gluttony is greedy, but Júnior is a rational person. We will not blindly be influenced by the outside world and make decisions randomly.

Airplanes and tanks are good, but is this really what the Spanish army needs right now?

Aircraft are just that, they all fly in the sky anyway, and they have a very wide range of use, and they are rarely limited by terrain.

Tank armor is different, the plains are kings, once you enter the mountains and hills, it will turn bronze in seconds.

Spain is no longer the empire on which the sun never sets. The money in the hands of the government is borrowed from outside, and it will have to be repaid in the future.

If you don't save a little money, if the money runs out and the rebellion hasn't been suppressed, it will be a tragedy.

Júnior didn't think that the Vienna government's money was really easy to take, and he could ask for it again when he ran it out.

Even if you are a little brother to others, you have to show your own value. The purpose of the Vienna government's support for Spain was clearly known to everyone, that is, to act as a pawn in the suppression of France.

The prerequisite for support is that Spain can be supported, and at the same time, it must have a certain military strength.

If the military strength has not been able to rise, then what is the difference between Spain and the small countries of Belgium, Switzerland, and Sardinia?

It's not even as good as these small countries, so let's not talk about Sardinia. Although Belgium and Switzerland are small, their armies are really not bad in combat.

Combined, the population of the two countries is almost 30 percent that of France. In the war against France, another piece of meat was bitten off France.

Once the two countries develop, it is not a dream to reach one-third of France's national strength. After all, France has been suppressed by the European Continental Union, and it is simply impossible to develop freely.

Theoretically, as long as Spain does not perform badly, they threaten France from behind, plus a few Italian states to cheer them on. Then even if France is revived, it will be suppressed by a few neighbors around it.

Without this troublemaker, the Holy Roman Empire would have been free to challenge the British for maritime supremacy.

This is a conspiracy, knowing that the Vienna government's support has ulterior motives, the Spanish government still has no choice, and even has to take the initiative to join in.

For no other reason, Spain also wants a revival. However, resources and space are limited, and the European continent has already emerged as a hegemon, and the small land of Western Europe cannot accommodate two small regional powers.

Whether it is because of hatred or because of interests, Spain has the inevitability of confronting France. After the end of the European War, Spain became the vanguard of the suppression of France.

Despite the outbreak of colonial rebellion, Spain still had an "elite" force stationed in France. Suffice it to say that the Spanish government would rather recruit mercenaries than move this force.

Júnior: "What happened to the Jews, and can the follow-up loan be guaranteed?" ”

No matter what kind of strategic plan, in the final analysis, it still depends on "money". In order to get more money, Júnior has no regard for moral discipline.

Even though he knew that there might be a problem with the Jewish loan, for the sake of Aegis, Júnior was happy to pretend to be confused.

Regardless of whether the Jewish loan was financed by a problematic source, or whether there was a conspiracy on the part of Jewish capital, it had nothing to do with Spain as a borrower.

Júnior signed an ordinary commercial loan contract, and the bank's source of funds had nothing to do with him.

Even if something happens in the future, it won't affect him. There is no law in the world that holds the borrower responsible for the source of the bank's funds.

Minister Brad: "The Jews are taking the contract with us and raising money everywhere. I secretly sent people to their information sessions in Vienna, and the situation was not very rosy.

The market has great doubts about our ability to repay. If it weren't for the high returns, I'm afraid there would be no investors involved at all.

Of course, the Jews did a good job. Even if investors hesitated, many people still tentatively made a bet.

Theoretically, as long as they don't donate money and run away, there should be no problems with follow-up loans. After all, there are too many people who have money and no place to invest now, and there will always be a few who are bold. ”

"Default"?

No!

Although the interest rate on the loan is a little higher, as long as it can be repaid, the Spanish government will not default on the debt.

A country's credibility is very valuable, and no government will deliberately default on its debts unless it is forced to do so.

"Then secretly send someone to keep an eye on it, and don't take action for the time being. As long as the monthly loan can be disbursed on time, we will cooperate with them first. ”

Júnior wants the creditor to have a problem, but definitely not now. It's better to wait until they have taken all the loans, and then there will be a thunderstorm.

Deep down, Júnior still has an unscrupulous idea, that is: first collect the handles of the Jews, and after getting all the loans, he will report them backhand and force these guys to run away.

Of course, this kind of thing is also very risky. Once the word spreads, the reputation of the Spanish government will be stinky, and no bank will dare to cooperate with them again.

"The world is as black as a crow", but it's not a joke. In these days, few banks are completely clean.

The difference is only in the size of the problem, and once exposed to the sun, most banks will not be able to eat and walk around.

Minister Brad nodded: "No problem, I will send someone to keep an eye on them for a long time, and I won't cause trouble." ”

After a pause, Minister Bullard asked, "Your Excellency, have you thought about the issue of arms procurement?" ”

Whether it is the suppression of indigenous rebels in the Philippines or the suppression of the Cuban independence movement, arms are indispensable.

Spain's industrialization is only halfway through, and the production capacity of the military industry can only be said to be "buildable". Theoretically, whether it is an aircraft, artillery, or a tank warship, Spain can build it independently.

Being able to make is not the same as being able to use, these are two different concepts. Don't say that it is high-end goods such as aircraft, artillery, tanks and warships, and even the ammunition production capacity is some.

Not only is the production capacity insufficient, but more importantly, the cost is high. The cost of their own production is almost the same as the selling price in the international arms market, but the quality cannot catch up.

In order to change all this, the Spanish government has also made efforts.

After the end of the war against France, France was banned from engaging in military production due to the restrictions of the Vienna Treaty.

The machinery and equipment used to produce weapons were directly confiscated by the anti-French alliance and became everyone's trophies, which were either dismantled by various countries or carried out fireworks displays on the spot.

It's just that what people didn't expect was that these seemingly valuable mechanical equipment were actually chicken ribs.

Countries that can afford to use these devices, have long since completed industrialization, have their own set of industrial systems, and do not need these things at all.

Countries that need these equipment, but they are limited by their industrial base and talents, and they can't use them even if they get machinery and equipment.

As a member of the victorious powers, Spain also dismantled equipment from France, but it lacked a supporting industrial system and industrial workers, and could not be put into industrial production at all.

Obviously, the Spanish government bureaucracy is not the one who can solve the problem. So much so that these mechanical devices are now lying in warehouses waiting to rust.

The production line could not be started, and the ammunition was just one shot less than one, so that the magic equipment in the Spanish army soon became a burning stick.

Just when the Spanish government was considering whether to spend a lot of money to start the production line from the French, the Vienna government's weapons and equipment assistance also came.

Don't give free things in vain, under the law of true incense, the Spanish army quickly abandoned the magic equipment and replaced it with the better performance on the battlefield.

As it turns out, there is no such thing as a free lunch. I took advantage of it in the early stage, and now it's time to pay.

With the end of the Spanish-Japanese War, the era of free arms and ammunition assistance also ended. In order to meet the needs of the war, the Spanish government had to procure ammunition from the Holy Roman Empire.

Júnior: "We have limited funds, so we can only save a little money. Ordinary weapons, armor and ammunition are procured directly according to the list prepared in advance.

For the time being, only twenty bombers were purchased for the aircraft, and armored tanks were of little use, and these things were not yet needed against the rebels. ”

Let the Foreign Secretary decide on arms procurement, and Júnior will have nothing to say. Is this out of "trust" or "trust"?

There is no way, what the Spanish bureaucracy is best at is to reap the benefits. The people below are also not professionals, including military representatives, all of whom are civilians.

Since everyone is a layman, it is better to let the disciplined layman do it. At least Júnior, as foreign secretary, would not be shallow enough to take kickbacks from it.