Chapter 1096： Declining expectations (1/2)
Failing to achieve the goal, Lloyd George can only lament: the world is changing too fast, and the French government is not easy to fool.
Unlike the pro-British Bonapartist dynasty, the restoration of Bourbon has nothing to do with the British government. Even to avoid suspicion, the Carlos government deliberately kept a distance from the British.
The facts are in front of us, regardless of how much benefit Lloyd George promised, can not hide the super high risk of participating in the anti-Shinra war.
France's vitality is now greatly injured, and the wealth accumulated by the colonial empire for hundreds of years has also been exhausted, and there is no capital to fight against Shinra.
The country can't stand the toss, and the king can't stand the toss. Although the Bourbon dynasty was orthodox, it was stepped in by powerful dragons several times in the middle, and its ruling foundation was far less solid than that seen by the outside world.
Had it not been for the fuss of the previous government and the scourge of the Russians, the people of Paris would be discolored by the ”revolution”.
Otherwise, based on the current economic situation of France, it is estimated that the Carlos government would have been ousted long ago.
I have to admit that social beatings are easier for people to mature. After a series of failures, France's middle two teenagers were almost extinct.
Without these main forces of cannon fodder, the Revolutionary Party fell silent. There is no way. Right now happens to be when the people are most disgusted with the revolution, and there is no basis for rebellion at all.
No one is a fool, and the troops of the Anti-French Alliance are still stationed in France. At this time, the rebellion was not only rebelling against the Carlos government, but also rebelling against the ”anti-French alliance.”
Smart people can see that a rebellion now has no meaning other than losing his life.
As for the idiots who don't understand the current situation, they have already died stubbornly, even if they escaped by fluke, they won't be able to become a climate.
The most important thing is that after Carlos took power, although the domestic economy did not show much expression, the population of France has been greatly reduced.
As the population decreases, the resources allocated per capita will naturally increase, and everyone's life will go on.
It was only after the wars and chaos that they knew the value of peace, and the French people who were frightened by the toss, now want to have a birthday in a few days. Even if life is hard, it is better than being displaced.
In the context of a determined society, the domestic situation in France has quickly stabilized.
Lloyd George was very disappointed that he did not fool the French, but now he has no time to be sad. This trip to Europe is not just for a France.
Except for the Holy Roman Empire, which is 100% sure to be the enemy, all European countries are the targets of the British government.
Although influenced by geopolitics, it is unrealistic to pull people over, but it's not bad to play ”Being in Cao Ying and Heart in Han”.
Do not ask countries to stand on their side, as long as everyone is neutral in the battle for hegemony, or passively sabotaged, it is a huge victory for Britain.
To do this, it is not without hope. European countries are now dependent on the Holy Roman Empire, which does not mean that everyone is really willing.
No one likes to have a ”mother-in-law” on his head. If possible, everyone is more willing to go back to the era of how strong they are.
If the Holy Roman Empire really seized world hegemony, it would be a ”dominant family” in the true sense, and all countries could only crawl and shiver under this giant.
The Vienna government now pays attention to eating habits, which does not mean that after a family dominates, it still pays attention to eating habits. No one wants to bet on the morals of the Vienna government.
After all, the government needs to change. The Franz era has a special social background. It is necessary to pay attention to eating and keeping basic morals, but this does not mean that the next era also has morals.
If it weren't for the sluggishness of the previous play, it would have jumped up through the anti-French war, and the anti-Austrian alliance would have been established long ago.
From this perspective, France has also contributed a lot to the rise of the Holy Roman Empire.
If it hadn't been for their arrogant hatred before, which affected the judgment of all countries, the rise of the Holy Roman Empire would definitely not have been so smooth.
Perhaps Lloyd-George was born to work hard, his name starts with ”Lao”, and now he is running around the world as a British envoy.
Different from the convenient transportation of later generations, even though there are planes these days, politicians are basically afraid to ride.
The most luxurious trains can't keep up with the green leather trains of later generations on average. The fastest and most comfortable train is naturally a special train, but it is a pity that Lloyd George does not enjoy this level of treatment.
The status of the British plenipotentiary foreign envoy can frighten a group of people overseas, but in the European continent, there are too many people who do not want him.
There are special trains waiting in every country, and if Edward VII visited in person, it would be almost the same.
Staying in the car for a long time is obviously not a pleasure. Fortunately, most European countries are small countries. If all of them are like Shinra and Russia, Lloyd George will have to be stunned.
The front is fighting for the cause of the British Empire, and the rear is not idle. For the question of military budget, the British Parliament has held seven meetings.
Up to now, the total tonnage ratio of the Royal Navy and the Shinra Navy has remained at 10:6.5, and the battleship tonnage ratio is also as high as 4:3, except that there is no advantage over super battleships.
Now that the Vienna government has increased the Aegis budget by 100 million (equivalent to 50 million pounds), the Royal Navy wants to continue to maintain its current advantages, at least 70 million pounds.
This number sounds small, but in fact it is very terrible. We must know that the fiscal revenue of the British Isles is less than 100 million pounds a year.
Even if the colony’s income is calculated, this is still an astronomical figure. Once the military budget is passed, nothing else can be determined. The British government will definitely have a fiscal deficit this year.
If you add to the original military budget, then the Royal Navy’s military budget this year will directly exceed 100 million pounds, which has caught up with the fiercest time of the original air arms race.
Of course, it is also the most intense time of the arms race. The only difference is that the previous warm-up is missing, and it is directly transferred to the finals.
This kind of gameplay of directly competing for the final championship without preliminaries is obviously not suitable for the British, at least the parliament did not react.
Many people are wondering whether the Royal Navy and the Shinra Navy are singing ”double reeds” in order to defraud huge military budgets.
It's not that similar things have never happened. Although the British and Austrian navies have never really collaborated, they both tacitly held up the ”threat theory” when asking for military expenses.
Once, twice, three times, four times..., it happened more often, and it is no longer a coincidence in the eyes of those who care.
The news that the Anglo-German navies jointly defrauded military expenditures was reported in time and space. Now there is a rumor that the British-Austrian navies jointly defrauded military expenditures.
Under normal circumstances, everyone would not believe it, but there are abnormal situations, right?
Although the British government is wealthy, this does not mean that their funds are unlimited. If you spend a lot on military expenditures, you will inevitably reduce expenditures in other areas.
Behind every congressman is the support of interest groups. Some people will benefit from the increase in the navy's military budget, and others will also suffer.
Interests are not mindful, and opposing for the sake of opposition is completely normal.
What's more, Shinra's shipbuilding plan has also been covered up, and everyone has every reason to suspect that this is deliberately made by the enemy to deceive them.
We must know that the increase in the navy's military budget is never a one-time investment. After the warship is in service, maintenance costs will increase every year.
Similarly, the British government has been involved more than once. Anyway, the Royal Navy did not dare to enter the Mediterranean, and the Vienna government was not afraid of collapse.
Just look at the comparison of the total tonnage of warships. For a long time in the past, the ratio of the total tonnage of the two navies has remained at 10:7, but now it has become 10:6.5.
It seems that the proportion has not changed much, but in fact it is all money toss out. In particular, the Royal Navy has also sealed a large number of legal warships, otherwise the total tonnage gap between the two sides will be even greater.
It is a good thing that the total tonnage is leading, which means that the hegemony of the Royal Navy is unbreakable. Unfortunately, with the advent of the ”super battleship era”, all this has changed.