Chapter 1018： Passive compromise (1/2)
With the continuous deployment of labor dispatch, the tide of unemployment has been effectively curbed, social security has gradually improved, and the situation in the European continent has gradually stabilized.
The facts have proved once again: the problem cannot be solved, and the person who solves the problem is the same.
Everything is developing for the better. With this result, except for careerists, all sectors of society are very satisfied.
Only the Japanese are not satisfied. The situation in Europe has stabilized, breaking all their illusions. Expecting Spain to explode has become a bubble.
Not only is Spain unable to explode, but there are signs of an explosion in Japan.
The ”Mi Sao Movement” has spread from Tokyo to the whole country, with millions of people participating in this ”grabbing rice” movement.
Although the Japanese government decisively sent troops to suppress and control the situation, blood can't stop hunger.
As long as the stomach problems of the people cannot be solved, the ”Mi Sao Movement” cannot really stop.
It is not that the Japanese government has not made efforts to this end. The problem is that the economic blockade of the European Union has really begun. The Spaniards are pretending to be tigers and hunting ”Japanese merchant ships” under the banner of the alliance.
In order to deter capitalists, the Spaniards even created a blacklist for reporting collaborators. Regardless of the country’s merchant shipping, as long as it is proven
This is not a momentary breath, but it is really recorded on a small book. If you don't meet it, forget it, if you meet it, wait for it to be in the newspaper!
The mystery of sea storms, pirates, and the disappearance of the Devil’s Sea can all be arranged. These routines were taught by the Spaniards as early as when the British and Western seas were fighting for supremacy.
Although a 300% profit can encourage capitalists to risk decapitation and commit any crime; the Japanese government must also be able to afford a 300% profit.
Other materials are nothing more, but grain is a commodity. If the profit is 300%, even if the grain is brought in, the Japanese people cannot afford it!
In this context, continuing to delay time is obviously not a good choice. Especially as the time for the final withdrawal given by the European Union is getting closer, Ito Bowen's pressure is even greater.
The bottom line is always used to break through.
At the beginning, the Tokyo government still wanted to leave a few small islands in the Nanyang area, and it did not go in vain.
Later, it was discovered that it was not possible, and the hatred between Japan and the West grew. Even if a few small islands are left behind, once the main force of the Japanese forces withdraws, don't even think about keeping them.
The land can’t be cut, and the Japanese government has set its goal on demanding compensation, that is, redemption fees.
Regrettably, the Spaniards are too poor, can't expect them to lend money to the Japanese as a ransom, right?
Even if the Madrid government is willing to compromise, the Vienna government, which is behind the scenes, is unwilling to lend this money.
The bottom line is the difference between only once and countless times. As long as you break through for the first time, you can continue to break through later.
By now, Ito Bowen no longer expects to claim compensation. As long as the Spaniards don't make trouble, let them smoothly transport the fortune they scoured back.
The Philippine Islands are rich and prosperous. The wealth that the Japanese army seized on the islands may not be able to fill the cost of the war, but there is hope for filling half of the holes.
There is no guarantee that at least the domestic food crisis can be passed safely. As for what the people on the island will eat after the raid, it is not within their consideration.
The more critical the moment, the heavier the smell of gunpowder on the negotiating table. Every concession is accompanied by a huge loss of interest, which is unwilling to accept both Japan and the West.
As for the countries participating in the mediation, although their respective positions have been expressed, everyone wants face. It is enough for the mediators to have a tendency. If they go directly to participate in the persecution, they will fall behind.
The interests of the countries involved in the Japanese-Spanish War are not many. Helping Spain is more out of political needs. It is impossible for everyone to do their best.
You get what you pay for, and the benefits that Spain can provide are only enough for everyone to help.
The ability to force Japan to abandon the Philippine Islands is the result of the Vienna government's mediation. If you want more benefits, Spain can only fight for it.
Britain's attitude is similar. It is enough to keep Japan's nominal little brother from being killed. As for other details, it has nothing to do with the London government.
In a sense, Britannia is very interesting to be able to do this.
The British government drew Japan to the south to relieve pressure on the French. The Austrian South Seas to deal with did not let the Japanese invade the Philippines.
Despite the established facts, the British government acquiesced in this result. But self-assertion is self-assertion. Although the British did not say anything, there must be dissatisfaction in their hearts.
In a sense, the Japanese government’s own assertions also disrupted Britain’s strategic deployment.
If it were not for the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, Spain would not have made up its determination to join the anti-French alliance; without Spain's participation, the anti-French alliance's four-sided siege strategy would not succeed.
Without converging the strategic trend, Napoleon IV would not despair, nor would he rush away.
If Napoleon IV does not run, France will not surrender so quickly.
If the French choose to smash to the end, even if they can't come back, it can drag on for a year or a half.
One and a half years may not seem long, but I can do a lot of things. Had it not been for the French surrender too quickly, the British government would not have been passive after the war.
Although this inference is somewhat idealistic, some people can't help but think so. At least in London newspapers, similar reports did not appear rarely.
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Hirobumi Ito said solemnly: ”If your country continues to attack our fleet, then we will not be able to guarantee the orderly transfer of the work, and all the consequences resulting from this will be borne by your country.”
It's a showdown.
The biggest bargaining chip of the Japanese government now is: Japanese troops occupy most of the Philippine Islands.
If Spain wants to obtain a relatively complete Philippines, the cooperation of the Japanese is indispensable.
Destruction is always easier than construction. If the Japanese army is allowed to play freely, even if Spain retakes the Philippine Islands, it will be a piece of nothing.
Aside from infrastructure, the hundreds of thousands of Hispanic hostages in the hands of the Japanese army are enough to make the Spanish government throw a rat-in-the-mouse.
The European countries watched on the sidelines, and the Japanese naturally did not dare to play slaughter directly. Not dare to do anything, doesn't mean that they can't do anything wrong.
With the help of the European Union, the Japanese can be suppressed, but the indigenous tribes who have lived in the jungle for many years cannot be intimidated.
The ignorant is fearless, and the Japanese can use the hands of the indigenous people to play the massacre as long as they provoke and flicker.
As long as the hands and feet are clean, and the Japanese government can retreat from the massacre.
To put it bluntly, the European Union is still unwilling to initiate a war for Spain's interests. This is not in everyone's interest. As long as the face is good, no one will look into it.
There is also a deep-seated reason that cannot be investigated, and that is: on the issue of colonies, the hands and feet of countries are not very clean.