Chapter 464: Rule with Ease
Chapter 464: Rule with Ease
Europe wasn't much, and the next day, Gustav returned to Frankfurt.
"Brother, this Bulgarian matter went smoothly. Look, this is the Tsar's personal guarantee."
Alfonso shook his head. "It's just a small country. It's a pity that we can't get the guarantee from the French emperor."
Mentioning the French Gustav made him angry, "It's really not the French emperor's fault. He wanted to guarantee it, and that Zhang Zizheng also supported it."
"Now the French emperor owns 70% of their economy, and a large number of lazy people are slacking off and taking advantage of the emperor."
"The French emperor and Zhang Zizheng wanted to sell these enterprises to increase their vitality, but the French people protested collectively."
"They just want to make money without working, hang out in salons, study art and fashion, and don't want to start their own businesses and pay heavy taxes. This is giving the French emperor and Zhang Zizheng a headache, but they have no idea what to do."
"I asked someone to investigate, and it's true. Soldiers are dying in the trenches, while Paris is full of singing and dancing, and everything is peaceful."
The two brothers shrugged together. Those who claim to be world rulers are helpless against the French people's strange character of not striving for progress.
"Fortunately, the Germans are hardworking and diligent, so we can make more profits. As the war progressed, all of Germany's resources were tilted towards the military industry, and most of the civilian enterprises were on the verge of bankruptcy."
"We have already acquired almost all the people's livelihood enterprises at scrap prices. I think the war cannot continue."
Alfonso nodded and said, "Go find our people and influence Bismarck to end the war as soon as possible. Once the war is over, military-industrial enterprises will inevitably go bankrupt, and the civilian industry will recover."
"We will package the civilian enterprises in our hands and sell them at high prices, then buy the military enterprises at the lowest prices, and then prepare for the next war. When the war starts, the military enterprises will be valuable again, and we will sell them like we did this time..."
There is no war without cause. War is an extension of politics, a bloody politics. Behind politics is the crisp jingle of gold marks.
As for how many families were destroyed and how many young men died in the trenches - this is the law of nature, isn't it?
Of course, this is the natural law that the two brothers mastered, not everyone. They also have natural enemies.
They manipulated the rulers of various countries at will - "He who plays with the sword will die by the sword."
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Three months later, on September 1877, 9, Bulgaria withdrew its troops from Romania, and all 7 troops who were maintaining order were withdrawn.
Contrary to the expectations of other countries, Bulgaria did not sign any unequal treaty with Romania. No territory was ceded, no compensation was paid, and the troops that invaded Romania maintained strict discipline and did not engage in any looting.
So what did the 200,000 troops do in Romania during these three months? Helping King Carol restore order.
Tsar Shao Quanxiao stated that His Majesty Carol was an old friend of the Bulgarian people. During the period of Bulgaria's restoration, he selflessly helped Bulgaria. The two countries cooperated to annihilate the Ottoman Empire's punitive army.
This time Romania's invasion of Bulgaria was definitely not the intention of His Majesty Carol.
Your Majesty has treacherous ministers around him, what should you do?
We must find out who is going against Your Majesty's will and trying to sow discord between the Romanian and Bulgarian peoples.
This investigation is shocking, there are indeed bad people around Your Majesty.
Romania's independence did not go through a bloody battle like Bulgaria's, so there are a large number of Ottoman Empire villains hiding around His Majesty. The nobles and landlords were all gentry during the Ottoman Empire's rule, and they were full of hatred for the new Bulgarian country.
Now that Romania has surrendered, Bulgaria's 200,000 occupying troops have weapons in hand and immediately began to "eliminate anti-Bulgarian forces" and eliminate treacherous officials for His Majesty Carol.
Romania staged the same drama as Lucia. The cities were filled with Ottoman remnants and nobles, the countryside was filled with evil landlords, and the truly hardworking and kind-hearted Romanian people got the land.
Just Bulgaria won the war and did not have to cede territory or pay compensation. Of course, it is not excessive to take the floating wealth of the nobles and landlords as military expenses, right?
Not only did ordinary people not suffer any harassment, they were also distributed land and grain, and established militia organizations and Fenian societies to defend their land.
All the forces in the country that could challenge His Majesty the King were eliminated by the friendly Bulgarians, and the common people were given perpetual land and were extremely loyal to His Majesty.
This is the real iron country, Your Majesty Carol, don't you think so? Shouldn't you thank His Majesty the Tsar for his help?
When Bulgaria withdrew its troops, Romania's new army had already been formed.
His Majesty the King was surrounded by new generals who loved him. They were all members of the Fenian Society who were promoted from low-ranking officers and soldiers who had received land from their families.
When saying goodbye, His Majesty Carol had tears in his eyes, and it was obvious that he was reluctant to leave his enthusiastic Bulgarian friends.
Following the advice of loyal ministers around him, Romania joined the "Economic Exchange Association" and immediately gained immediate benefits.
Resources from Bulgaria and northern Japan continued to flow into Romania. Romania began the reconstruction project of Bucharest, the construction of the Bucharest-Gurgiu railway started, and the construction of the railway bridge across the Danube also began.
A large number of people's livelihood product projects needed by the European warring countries have been subcontracted to Romania, and the people immediately made money.
It didn't matter what His Majesty Carol thought. Now, he had suddenly become a wise ruler, a wise ruler loved by the people, with countless companies under his name. He only needed to rule the country with ease, and Romania's economy would take off.
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Hailing, Qiaoyuan, and Shao Quanzhong's guard platoon are packing up, the Guards Brigade is ready, and Shao Quanzhong is preparing to go to Henan to comfort the victims.
In the Dingchou year, there was a severe drought in the north and natural disasters occurred, affecting five provinces. As the ruler of Daxia, Shao Quanzhong could not just take care of the south. He went to the scene in person to help solve the problem.
Shao Quanzhong got on the Maybach and was about to leave when a guard chased him and said, "Report to the Marshal, urgent military information."
"In the Spanish colony of Morocco, 35,000 soldiers revolted to protest against Alfonso I's transfer of troops from Spain to participate in the European war."
"They took advantage of the Spanish fleet being dispatched to blockade the Italian coast and crossed the sea to land on the Spanish mainland."
"The Spanish landlords and nobles who were forced to redeem factories and land responded, and gathered 120,000 rebel soldiers from all over the country. Under the leadership of Marshal Serrano, they marched into Madrid."
"Wherever they went, the returning groups of the landlords and nobles suppressed the peasants who had been allocated land, and Spain was covered in blood."
"The French and Spanish troops are all on the front line against Germany and are unable to come back to support. Madrid is only guarded by 5000 guards led by Zhang Zihuai, and is in imminent danger."
(End of this chapter)