Chapter 410: UK policy shift

In the north city of Chang'an City, inside the office building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the British Minister Arman sitting in a chair on the third floor next to a window while waiting for the reply from the Han government, while watching the scenery outside.
The flow of people and vehicles is constantly flowing. Various types of agricultural and industrial products are placed in shops and stalls in an orderly manner. People coming and going stop and go, and from the shops next to the market, they buy several festive supplies and families. Desired industrial products.
After more than ten years, he returned to South America again, and was promoted to the British Minister in Han's Ahrman. Looking at the scene outside the window, he had a familiar and strange feeling.
Fourteen years ago, when the Argentine federal government still existed and the name of the city was still Cordoba, as a new diplomat, Arman came to Argentina as Deputy Counsellor of the British Consulate in Cordoba. Two years later, the South American nation swept La Plata, and Argentina and Uruguay became history in the 1878 war. The South American Han Chinese replaced the Hispanic whites and became the masters of the La Plata area.
Spanish-style Gothic architecture still exists, but the people walking on this land are replaced by Chinese from the Far East.
Witnessing the fact that the regime changed in the La Plata area, in addition to feeling sorry for the people of Argentina and Uruguay, he could not help but have a strong curiosity about the South American Han country.
The current world is a white-dominated world. The yellow, brown, and black races are inferior to the Western powers. However, the race of the Chinese, called the sleeping giant lion by Napoleon the Great, is not in the Far East. The mainland awakened, but in the south of South America, a group of Chinese workers from the lowest level spent more than 20 years to complete the change from an agricultural country to a primary industrial country. Looking at the countries of the world, except for the German and American countries, Seizing the new-type industrial revolution, in addition to the leap-forward improvement of the country's overall strength in the morning, only one country, South Korea and South Korea, has made similar achievements.
Although Tsarist Russia and the East European nation in the Far East are also following the Western powers to carry out a new type of industrial revolution, compared with the industrial and national bases owned by their two countries, their current achievements are still not inferior to those of the South American and Han countries. gap.
More than ten years ago, it relied on Peruvian Chinese workers to start the country, defeating the Brazilian Empire, the Argentine Republic, and occupying the South and South American states of Brazil's two southern states and the five states of northern Argentina. It was called South American Prussia by Western nations. The total number of Americans, whites, and Indians reached 17.42 million. The total steel output surpassed the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It ranked the eighth in the South American and Han countries in the world. It removed the title of South American Prussia and was given a new title by Britain and Germany. The Germans of the Americas.
The South American and Han countries have moved closer to Germany in the economic and political fields. During the year, the German government increased its investment in the South American Han countries, with a total of more than 10,000 professionals and value in ships, steel smelting, and machinery manufacturing reaching 70 million. Silver's industrial equipment is continuously shipped from Germany to the South American and Han countries.
Of the various machinery and equipment sold and donated by Germany, more than 70% are technologies that have been popularized in Europe and do not have patent barriers, and a small part of them have spent large sums of money and used technology exchange means in exchange for cutting-edge advanced technology. However, regardless of the general industrial technology that has already been popularized and the cutting-edge advanced technology with superiority, the South American Han government has accepted it all.
The large industrial system is a holistic project covering thousands of subdivided fields. Even if some industrial technologies that are popular in many European countries are introduced into the country, they can also complement the shortcomings of local industries in the corresponding fields and achieve comprehensive industrial development, The purpose of overall improvement.
Accepting paid assistance from Germany in the economic field, drawing on German experience in the political field, and preparing for a constitutional monarchy based on the actual situation in the country, and carrying out reforms and innovations in the political field.
In the field of education, foreign students are sent to Germany to absorb and learn German industrial, scientific, and military knowledge.
In the military field, the German government regularly sends 300 to 700 military instructors and military technicians to the South American and Han countries each year. On the one hand, it uses the German model to guide the improvement of the training methods of the Han Army and Navy. In some emerging military fields, joint research institutes have been established to jointly send professionals to carry out key technical research and tackling key problems in the fields of airships, submarines, and heavy machine guns.
After defeating the French Second Empire, the German Army was respected as a model of the European Army, and became the target of many countries' army to follow. Compared with the Army, the overall strength of the German Navy fell behind the United Kingdom, France, and barely with the United States, Tsarist Russia, The Kingdom of Italy is at the same level.
The strength of the German navy is not as good as that of the British and French countries. It is a fact that the local governments have long known, but it is different from the British and French countries that like to hide and often open their lions and link the ship purchase transaction to politics. On the other hand, it is more generous, coupled with the comprehensive cooperation between the two countries in other fields, and the selection of the German navy as the target of emulation is the first choice based on the overall national situation.
The all-round cooperation between the two countries is based on mutual benefit. When the South American and Han countries obtained much-needed benefits from Germany in terms of technology and industrial capital, the German side also resorted to exporting industrial equipment, technology, and capital. , Has obtained extremely considerable benefits.
Economically, the technology and industrial equipment sold by Germany and the economic transactions carried out by the two parties in the fields of agriculture, animal husbandry, chemicals, internal combustion engines and other fields have provided Germany with a total market share of more than 100 million silver. The cutting-edge technologies exchanged in emerging economic fields such as chemical industry, electrical engineering, and internal combustion engine. German local industries have taken the original talents and technology reserves to the next level.
From the perspective of industrial growth alone, the average annual growth rate of German industry is only 2.7%;
In the year, the growth rate reached 4.1%;
5.2% per year;
Even in the years after the 1882 economic crisis, the average annual growth rate of German industry still jumped to 6.1%; its growth rate far exceeded that of Britain, France and other countries, only
After Han and the United States.
In addition, during the years, the industrial efficiency of the German Empire was greatly improved. During the nineteen years, the average production index of German companies was
From 100 to 360, the average labor productivity index of workers rose from 100 to 225.
The rapid industrial growth enabled the later Germany to quickly catch up with and surpass the old capitalist countries. In terms of industrial production alone, Germany had surpassed France in 1874. In 1889, the colonial bonus factor was excluded. In terms of production capacity, it has surpassed the UK.
Science and technology are primary productive forces. In Germany, "Scientific and technological research is widely supported by the government. In addition, the German government introduced the model of joint research institutes proposed by the Han country to Europe, and advocated that large German industrial companies establish independent research departments. By 1899, Germany There are 127 large technology companies with independent research institutions, of which the largest research department employs as many as 200 people.
The rapid industrial growth of the German Empire mainly depends on the inherent foundation of the country, but the comprehensive cooperation between the two countries, especially the technical support provided by German countries to German-related companies in the two major emerging areas of chemical industry and electricity The boom of Germany's economy and industry has played a significant role in advancing.
Electrical industry,
In 1876, Germany did not have an electrical column in the industrial survey, and thousands of electrical workers were included in other projects. By 1882, there were 8,600 workers in the electrical industry, and by 1888 it had increased to 107,000.
The famous Siemens company is a microcosm of the development of the German electrical industry during this period. In 1872, the company member
The number of workers increased from less than 3,200 to less than 3,200, and soared to nearly 10,800 by 1888.
By the beginning of 1889, there were 135 electric companies in Germany with a total capital of 1.02 billion marks. The total output value of the German electrical industry actually increased 28 times during the year. In the development of the electrical industry, perhaps the output of cable products can explain some problems. In the 1870s, Germany also
There is no cable industry. The average annual output of cable products is only 30,000 pounds. However, by 1888, its output reached 6.24 million pounds.
Ironically, Britain, the home of the cable industry, imported the most German cables. By 1889, Germany's electrical products produced accounted for 34% of the world's total, and this year the United States, the world's leading industrial country, had only 21% of its electrical product market share. (The technology reserve of Hanguo's electrical industry is not as good as that of the chemical industry. It only occupies a part of the international market in a few sub-fields such as hydropower, and the overall market share is very low.)
In the chemical industry, Germany is the second emerging chemical power in South America and China, but under the influence of Western countries ’trade protection, chemical products in Han, except for rubber, occupy a certain share of the European market. In terms of the large chemical industry, Germany has the largest European market share.
Hundreds of technologies first discovered by the South American and applied in industrialized production, and after technology exchange with the German side, it quickly strengthened the market competitiveness of German chemical companies. Many small companies rely on chemical technology introduced by the German government. Can quickly develop into a world-renowned large chemical industry enterprise.
For example, when Baden Aniline was founded in 1865, it had only 30 workers, and by the beginning of 1889, it already had more than 4,000 employees.
In just five years, 112 chemical companies were established in Germany, with a capital of 92 million marks. By 1889, Germany already had 108 large chemical corporations with a total capital of 332.9 million marks. Chemical industry production also showed the most prosperous faction in Han Dynasty and Germany.
Through a mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation model, Germany has achieved further industrial development achievements than in history, and the South American Han country also took this opportunity to become the only South American emerging power in the overall field that has initially achieved industrialization.
The international situation is unpredictable. The allies of the past are likely to become an enemy to watch out for because of a war, and the former enemy is likely to become an ally that can be made in just a few years.
Twenty-one years is enough to complete the replacement of a generation. After 21 years of changes, the comprehensive strength of Han's economy, population, and military has ranked first in South America. In terms of Han's strength in early 1889, it is used again. The use of force to directly curb the South American Han country has no avail.
The number of British troops and comprehensive combat capabilities do not have an advantage on the South American battlefield. They have given up the interests of other major colonies overseas and devoted their energy to South America. They have a mind to curb the development and expansion of the South American Han country. In the case of stress, shrinking step by step, the meaning of execution is lost.
Regardless of recognition or denial, the Han country has become a decisive force that cannot be ignored in South America and Hanzhou. If the British side does not want to completely withdraw from the South American market, it must change its original policy and guidelines to meet part of Han ’s expansion needs. Resist the American infiltration of South American forces.
British Ambassador Yellman actively contacted the Han government for two main purposes. One was to obtain the support of the Han country and oppose the United States' full involvement in South American affairs.
The second is to a certain extent, abandoning the deterrent policy of the South American Han country, improving political relations with the South American Han country, and defaulting to the substantive occupation of Paraguay by the South American Han country when the situation in Paraguay deteriorates beyond control.
From the British perspective, the establishment and rise of the South American Han country and the out of control situation in the South American countries were all caused by Lopez Jr.'s initiative to launch the Paraguayan War.
After the Paraguayan war, Lopez Jr. took advantage of the expansion of the South American Han country in Uruguay, Argentina, and sent troops to occupy Brazil's South Mato Grosso and other regions, expanding the territory of Paraguay to more than 1 million square kilometers.
As the source of the upheaval in South America, the British side initially accepted the reality that Lopez Jr. controlled Paraguay, but Lopez Jr.'s arrogant, arrogant, superstitious force, and unreliable internal affairs caused Paraguay's domestic economy to continue to decline. Due to the impact of the war on industry and agriculture, UU Kanshu www.uukanshu.com was almost completely destroyed. In order to obtain funds to maintain the army, Lopez Jr. increased taxes in the control area, not only overwhelming local farmers in Paraguay, frequent uprisings, The riots have severely affected British business activities in the Parana Basin.
Paraguay originally signed the navigation agreement of the Parana River Basin, but it was affected by the turbulent situation in Paraguay and the independence of warlords in many regions. When British merchant ships passed Paraguay to control the basin, they often encountered various armed elements and armed forces. Paraguayan government forces looted.
The protests of the British ambassador to Paraguay are often passed on, but it is difficult to get a positive response from the Paraguayan government. .
Because of fiscal revenue, the Paraguayan government army that it relies on is the foundation for maintaining the powerful rule of Lopez Jr. If the military subsidy is severely deficient, the local warlord forces will be forced to stop the autonomous behavior of military replenishment, then left to Lopez Jr. In this situation, only the loyal army has been ousted from the past.
The British government has long abandoned the policy of attracting Lopez Jr., but the value of Lopez Jr. and Paraguay has no value. Only the value of the chips is used to win the South American and the Republic of Brazil. As for the South Korean and the Republic of Brazil, Side, which side can import Paraguay into the country, can only rely on the strength and performance of both sides.