Chapter 1014： Confrontation at the negotiating table (1/2)

What people most fear is that there is no hope. Although the 3 million labor dispatch plan cannot solve all the unemployment problems in Europe, it can bring hope to everyone.

Adhering to the principle of maximizing impact, unless it is a skilled worker, this recruitment is limited to one person per household, and preferentially favor families with financial difficulties as much as possible.

In a sense, this large recruitment not only eased the employment pressure of various countries, but also a large-scale poverty alleviation campaign.

Regardless of the low salary standard set by the Vienna government, it was only 50% of the average income of European people in 1893, but for the bottom people, this is already a high income.

In this era of disparity between the rich and the poor, the annual income of the big aristocrats and big capitalists is equivalent to the income of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of ordinary people a year, and the income of more than half of the bottom people is less than 20% of the average level. The word ”average” has long lost its meaning.

If it weren't for the work location overseas, and the basic conditions in all aspects could not keep up, such jobs would have been robbed.

From this perspective, Franz, the annual poverty alleviation champion, is determined. Perhaps it is also the champion of poverty alleviation of this century. After all, this level of poverty alleviation project is unprecedented, and it is estimated that there will be no more people in the next few years.

After signing a labor service contract, you just pay three months' salary in advance. There is no need to worry about being deceived. This is a recruitment organized jointly with governments of various countries. Follow-up labor dispatch will be followed up by everyone.

Of course, no one knows which step can be traced. Anyway, when propaganda, choose to say.

The harsh weather and the infestation of poisonous insects and beasts have all been ignored by governments of all countries consciously or unconsciously. Perhaps for the ruler, although sending away these potentially dangerous elements is king.

The effect of spreading money is naturally leveraged. For every prepaid salary, one family has temporarily escaped the hunger crisis. The deteriorating situation in Europe has finally turned around.

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In Nanyang, the high-profile Philippine war mediation conference has kicked off on Sulawesi.

Not surprisingly, apart from Japan and the West, Britain and the European Union countries also participated in the mediation.

Obviously, the 1vs17 mediation meeting is very unfavorable for the Japanese. It's definitely a tragedy to play against the heroes diplomatically.

The Japanese government is not without efforts. In fact, before going to the negotiating table, Ito Hirobumi has visited the ministers of many countries and invited them to participate in the mediation meeting.

Don't ask for your full support, even if you just send a representative to join in the fun and make a personal battle, it is also a kind of support for the Japanese government.

Regrettably, even though the Japanese army performed well in the Philippine campaign, in the eyes of the outside world, Spain is still stronger.

It is really embarrassing to ask everyone to help us at the risk of offending Spain. Except for the fact that the British government was still on the side of the Japanese government for the sake of face, the Japanese never managed to get a second ally.

The sequelae of the lonely family quickly manifested itself. The negotiation has just begun, and the aggressor’s hat has been put on, and they are not allowed to refute.

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The Russian representative Tanbulundos rightfully said: ”The aggressor must be severely punished, and any act of indulgence is a blasphemy against the civilized world.

In order to recover justice for the innocent victims who died, I propose to set up an interim court to try the culprit who initiated the war.

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Judging from Tanbulundos's remarks, those who did not know would think that it was the Japanese army invading Russia that made him so angry.

This is no longer the attitude that a neutral country should have for mediation, but more like a revenge meeting. Does Tanbulundos have any enemies with the Japanese?

The answer is: no!

Although because of the assassination of Crown Prince Nicholas, the Czarist government looked at the Japanese people upset, but the Crown Prince was still alive and well, which was not enough for the country to hate.

Not only is there no hatred, but there is also no major conflict of interest. The Tsarist government did not strategically move eastward, nor did the Japanese government move northward. Even if there was a minor dispute on Sakhalin Island, it ended with a concession from the Japanese government.

However, this does not prevent Tanbulundos from looking for the Japanese. In addition to selling well to the domestic crown prince, the Spanish also paid money.

In order to take the initiative in the mediation meeting, the Spanish representatives are throwing money along the way, and it is indispensable for the representatives of the countries participating in the meeting to have a ”local product”.

In fact, it was not only the Spanish representative who gave gifts. The Japanese delegation also paid no less, and Ito Hirobumi even came to visit one by one in person.

There is no way, this is the bad habits of the times. Diplomacy in the 19th century has always been accompanied by material desires, which is called public relations.

Giving money does not necessarily make things happen, but not giving money will definitely do bad things. Under the premise of not involving the interests of the country, the maneuverability of diplomats is much better, usually whoever gives more is inclined to.

It is a pity that this is not possible. The European Union Conference has already decided to support Spain. As a diplomatic representative of one of the member states, Tambrundos must support it. This is a matter of political principle.

In this context, the efforts of the Japanese delegation can at best make everyone show mercy and soften their attitude when supporting Spain.

Originally, for the sake of the ”big yellow croaker” sent by the Japanese, Tanbulundos didn't want to do it this way, but a telegram from a big domestic figure made him give up all his illusions and become a firm man. Anti-Japanese.

More than one similar telegram was received by representatives of almost all countries. No matter how strong the Japanese government is in Nanyang's public relations, it cannot hold back the Spanish from starting from Europe.

The end result is that more than a dozen countries in the European Union are pulling sideways. It is a mediation in name, but in fact they all support Spain.

The Spanish representative cooperated with the situation and said: ”The Jazz is right, the aggressor must be severely punished, otherwise the justice will not be publicized, and the world will be chaotic.

According to the intelligence we have collected, the Japanese government has a secret agreement with the French, and the invasion of the Philippines is only the first step. They also plan to cooperate with the French army in European operations. ”

Just letting the Japanese withdraw from the Philippine Islands is obviously difficult to dispel the hatred of the Spanish. It is a pity that they are limited in their own strength, unable to counterattack Japan.

In order to make the Japanese end worse, Federico decisively chose to pull the anti-French alliance into the water. As long as the fact that Japan colluded with France is confirmed, the Philippine campaign is not only fought for the defense of Spain's colonialism, but for the anti-French alliance.

When the nature changes, the final outcome will naturally be different. Even for the sake of face, the anti-French alliance will make the Japanese unable to eat. Even Britain, who originally supported the Japanese, will give up this little brother under pressure from the anti-French alliance.

Faced with the accusations made by the Spanish representative, Ito Hirobumi naturally could not admit it. Otherwise, it was not a question of when to withdraw from the Philippine Islands, but a question of whether the Japanese Empire could exist.

”This is completely slander. We have nothing to do with the French and there is no so-called collusion.