Vol 5 Chapter 65: On the importance of face

Austro-Hungarian Empire
Since the outbreak of the World War, the internal contradictions of the Austro-Hungarian Empire have been stimulated. Hungarians who want independence have been strongly suppressed by the Vienna government.
However, this suppression did not let the Hungarians dispel the idea of ​​independence, but strengthened their determination to become independent.
However, Hungary today is not the same year as Hungary. A large number of ethnic minorities have been stripped from the Kingdom of Hungary and have become the jurisdiction of the central government.
The Vienna government freed these minorities from the oppression of the Hungarian kingdom, and these people immediately became loyal supporters of the central government, and they were extremely hostile to the Hungarians.
With the help of these ethnic minorities, the situation in the Austro-Hungarian Empire has stabilized. Even if Hungarians want independence, their strength is not enough!
Since Britain and France hoped to support the Austro-Hungarian Empire to contain Bulgaria, no one outside would support their independence. The Hungarian goal of independence now looks farther and farther!
It is not that they did not think about winning Bulgarian support and then gaining independence. Unfortunately, the Hungarians made the wrong calculation. Ferdinand now does not want to break the peace and stability of southern Europe and has refused to support them!
As for the Austro-Hungarian Empire? Anyone who knows the Austro-Hungarian Empire knows that they cannot be truly strong without solving the national problem!
The ethnic issue of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is not because there is no way to solve it, but that the Vienna government cannot make up this determination, otherwise this issue will not be delayed until now!
It can be said that as long as the Kingdom of Hungary is settled, half of the ethnic problems of the Austro-Hungarian Empire will be solved, and the remaining half will be solved.
On the surface, most of the ethnic issues have been resolved in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Except for the restlessness of the Hungarians, other ethnic groups have been united around the Vienna government under the leadership of the Habsburgs.
As an onlooker, Ferdinand knew that these ethnic minorities, who were now separated from the Kingdom of Hungary, were grateful to the Habsburgs for giving them a better life and would naturally support the Vienna government.
What about the future? People's minds will always change. Once certain policies of the Vienna government have harmed their interests, or it is not possible to move towards independence under the ambitions of ambitionists!
Without national identity, it is the root of national independence!
This is why the War of Independence broke out in the thirteen states of North America, and Canada, New Zealand, and Australia have never been independent!
Thirteen North American states are a multi-ethnic place. The proportion of British immigrants is too small to become a local minority. The majority of these British immigrants are Irish people who hate the British government.
So when British people collect stamp duty here, they become independent. In fact, their taxes are lower than those in Britain.
But Canada, New Zealand, and Australia are not the same. British immigrants have always dominated.
Even in the 21st century, under the joint action of the United States and the Soviet Union, they parted ways with the United Kingdom, and everyone thought that the Queen of England was their supreme leader!
This is a sense of cultural identity. In the first ten or twenty years of the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in history, many people supported the Habsburgs after the independence of these nations.
But after World War II, with the death of the older generation, this sense of identity no longer exists!
For an Austro-Hungarian empire destined not to be a threat, Ferdinand was naturally too lazy to suppress it. No matter how British and French supported it, their national strength could not be transformed into combat effectiveness.
I believe that any general who was told that there were more than a dozen languages ​​in his army would be numb to the scalp. Want all units to cooperate, let the officers learn foreign languages ​​first!
Once the army is broken up, the army will really fall apart. If you do n’t understand the language and want to reorganize, it will be a dream talk!
Due to the World War, the young labor force of the Austro-Hungarian Empire suffered heavy losses, and the domestic economic recovery was not fast.
In addition, there is a civil war in Russia, they can export some industrial products, so this time the European Depression, they can be considered a disaster.
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France
One of the winners in World War I and one of the losers in World War I!
It defeated Russia, the biggest enemy, and also expanded its own land area. It gained valuable mineral resources and gained the largest share of the enemy. It became the hegemon of the European Midwest.
On the surface, they are a big winner, in fact only their own people know their own suffering!
Even if the population loss during the war is not considered, this is not fatal. The key is that the worst battles in the World War were fought in their homes, and the results can be imagined.
Of course, if the French are a country dominated by the real economy, then this is not a problem, and it can be restored soon.
Obviously, this is impossible. With the famous usury empire, domestic industries cannot compete with the virtual economy.
In the face of interest, who is willing to go into the industry honestly?
Everyone knows that the profit of a ten-year industry is not as high as the one-year profit in the stock market. The capital is profit-seeking!
There are fewer people investing in industry in the society, so the number of new jobs in the society will naturally decrease, and the number of unemployed people will certainly increase.
The entire unemployed population in France has exceeded 5.6 million, and the unemployment rate has exceeded 21%, which is in stark contrast to Bulgaria, where the unemployed have long been less than one thousandth!
(Unemployment rate = unemployed / age-age labor force)
With such a high unemployment rate, the French economy is certainly not going to get better!
The political struggle within France is also the most intense among the European countries. You sing me on the stage!
What about the British Empire?
The biggest winner after the World War, the biggest winner of the American War! It is simply the pinnacle of life, but their domestic economy is not booming!
Although the French unemployment rate is not as high as 21%, the number is also fast. After the end of the World War, the British Empire averaged 1.1 million unemployed people every year.
Want to ask why? Similar to the French, capitalists are keen to invest in the virtual economy and are not active in industrial investment.
Now the three Kings of North America have been added, and new competitors have appeared in their colonial markets. The capitalists were surprised to find that reselling the cheap goods of the Germans was more profitable than the products they produced.
This consequence is very terrible. Driven by interests, the capital invested by the British Empire in industry in recent years has not only increased but has continued to decrease.
By 1921, the total amount of new investment in local industries for the whole year had actually dropped to 12 million pounds, which was inversely proportional to the annual increase in investment in Bulgaria!
You need to know that the company's equipment also needs to be upgraded. As for the current investment scale of the British, it is estimated that it is not necessary to expand the industry, and the scale of their local industry will not shrink!
Of course, from the perspective of the capitalists, their approach is not wrong. Now the overall market in the capitalist world is shrinking. At this time, tightening investment is the best way to avoid risks.
Anyway, because of the decline in the purchasing power of the people, the processing and manufacturing industry is also facing overcapacity. They took the opportunity to reduce surrender, and there was nothing wrong with reducing the production capacity!
As for whether it will cause an increase in the number of unemployed people, the market will shrink further, and it will be fed back into the vicious circle of overcapacity in the manufacturing industry, which is irrelevant to them!
This is the prerequisite for the London conference. With the economic depression in continental Europe, all countries hope to reduce military spending through disarmament, and then invest this money into the country.
Among them, the British and French moods are the most urgent. The gross tonnage of the Royal Navy has reached the highest point in history. There are thousands of warships, and the total tonnage is almost close to three million.
As a price, the navy military expenditure of the British Empire has always been high. Even in peaceful times, to maintain this big navy, naval military expenditures accounted for 38% of their financial revenue!
If you add the Army and Air Force, military expenditures have already accounted for 43.7 percent of fiscal revenue, which is more than that. When the Germans were engaged in an arms race before the World War!
If there are enemies, they have nothing to maintain this big navy, but now looking around the world, there is no one with a gross tonnage exceeding one million tons!
Even the total tonnage of the British Royal Navy ＞ The total of Bulgaria + France + Japan + Russia + Austro-Hungarian Empire!
Is it really necessary to maintain such a large fleet? These are the top five standards!
Now the navies of all countries in the world are all united together, and their combat effectiveness may not be able to win the Royal Navy!
After finding that there were no powerful enemies, contented congressmen decided to reduce military expenditures. The first cut was on the navy with the highest military expenditures.
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London Conference
"We recommend that the Royal Navy of the British Empire retain a total of 1 million tons of navy, with a base of 10, and the proportion of countries to obtain total naval tonnage is: France 2.8, Bulgaria 2.7, Japan 1.8, Russian Empire 1.8, Austria-Hungary 1.3, Spain 1.2, Netherlands 1.1 Portugal 1 ... "Gray said solemnly
Except that Japan was suppressed, the proportions given by the British were in line with everyone's actual situation, so everyone did not have much opinion.
It is just that the gross tonnage of the Navy has doubled from that time in the history of the Washington Conference. This is also that the British now have more financial resources and can bear more military expenditures.
Seeing that no one came out to oppose, Uchida had to jump out rashly and said:
"No, I object! The ratio is too low, the Great Japanese Empire must obtain at least 5 shares, otherwise we cannot accept it!"
"Mr. Uchida, this naval ratio is the most scientific figure that everyone has synthesized from various factors!
With your country's fiscal revenue, it is very strenuous to be able to support a naval fleet with a gross tonnage of up to 180,000 tons. Why do you need to fight for one that is beyond your own tolerance? "Grey said intently
This is just a superficial meaning, and it actually implies that Uchida Yasunori, Japan's comprehensive national strength is like this, there is no strength to fight fart!
Didn't watch the French and Bulgarians, drinking coffee at leisure? None of them jumped out to fight, what are you anxious for?
Of course, even if Ferdinand wants to fight, he won't fight with the British now, at least after the disarmament is completed, then jump out to engage in an arms race!
Now the British navy advantage is too obvious. Although everyone's tonnage ratio has not changed much after disarmament, the tonnage gap between the two sides has narrowed!
From a gap of more than two million tons, to a few hundred thousand tons, how can it be seen that the latter is also easier to catch up?
As for the treaties signed, the weak are always bound. For the strong, when it is needed, it is a treaty, and when it is not needed, it is a piece of waste paper. Just tear it up!
"I'm sorry, Mr. Gray just lost my mind, but 180,000 tons is too small. Our bottom line is 400,000 tons, and domestic approval will not be allowed below this figure!" Uchida Uchida said politely
Gray was also lost in thought, and seemed to be hesitant to agree with the Japanese request. After all, even if the total tonnage of the Japanese navy is maintained at 400,000 tons, it will not threaten the maritime supremacy of the British Empire!
"If Japan obtains a total naval tonnage of 400,000 tons, then we also need to increase the proportion. After all, the size of the navy must match our international status!" Megeve broke the silence with a smile.
"The French Republic also needs a navy that matches our international status!" The French representative said casually.
He didn't care how big the Japanese kept the size of the navy, but the Japanese navy surpassed the French navy. The Gaul chicken couldn't afford to lose the man now. After Metcev made this request, he immediately followed!
Today's France is not a little bit better than France in history.
Financially, it is not so embarrassing. Americans' debts are gone. Germans are still paying their compensations. Their proud heads are not yet low.
The second middle school boy is not exclusive to Japan. If the gross tonnages of the Japanese and Bulgarian navies have climbed to their heads, it is estimated that the patriotic young people in the country will march and demonstrate again, and the opposition will not let this go Opportunity to crack down on government prestige!
Gray has already responded. Neither country can guarantee that the size of the Japanese navy will surpass them. Perhaps this is just a consideration of face, but at this time, face cannot be lost at all!
This is also a manifestation of international status. Ferdinand doesn't care about the size of the navy. Bulgaria can tolerate the navy's inferiority to the British. They are world hegemons and can be accepted by domestic citizens.
It can also tolerate that the size of the navy is not comparable to that of the French. The French are old empires. For a long time, they were the second naval empire in the world. The navy cannot accept their nationals.
If there is no naval arms treaty, Bulgaria's gross tonnage cannot match that of the Japanese navy. It can also be said that Bulgaria is a land-powered country and there is no need to compare them with the navy.
But now it is necessary to sign a naval arms treaty. If the tonnage obtained is not as good as that of Japan, then it will be a big trouble, which will hurt people's self-confidence!
I am afraid that many people will question the government. Is Bulgaria's international status inferior to that of Japan?
The French are naturally the same. Even if they lose to the British, if the size of the navy cannot be maintained, how can the government explain to the people?
"Mr. Uchida, you should understand that the navy must match the national strength. If your country increases the navy's tonnage, everyone will follow suit. Will the meaning of the arms treaty be gone?" Gray advised.
Japan must make concessions. This is his attitude. Otherwise, both France and France will increase the tonnage of the navy, and the advantage of the British Empire will be weakened!
Uchida Yasunori is shocked, this situation will happen!
The Bulgarians and the French did not come out to fight for the tonnage of the navy before. I did not expect that they would jump out for a face!
Doesn't it mean that European countries ~ EbookFREE.me ~ don't value face, only focus on interests? Why are they two land power countries jumping out now? Isn't this a pitman?
"I'm sorry, Mr. Gray, this is beyond the scope of my authority. I have to ask for domestic help!" Uchida said helplessly
"There is also a telegram here, you can use it directly, hurry up, everyone is waiting for you!" Gray said impatiently
Everyone cast a scornful look on Uchida Yasunori, a plenipotentiary representative, one after the other in excess of his authority, to seek instructions from the country. Isn't this a shame to the diplomatic community?
Look at the representatives of so many countries participating in the meeting. Which one has not obtained the highest authorization, or is it necessary to ask for advice from home?
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