Chapter 633 "Old" People
"Has Trieste changed so much in recent years? I originally thought that the development of East Africa was shocking enough, but I didn't expect that the Austro-Hungarian Empire was the same!" Karina exclaimed.
Trieste has changed almost every year for more than ten years, and Karina and Ernst have stayed in East Africa for so long, so the impression of Trieste is completely different from before. .
Under the tide of the times, not only East Africa is developing, but Europe, the center of the world, is also developing. In the 19th century, under the connection of two industrial revolutions, as long as countries seize the opportunity, earth-shaking changes will occur.
The most typical ones are Germany and the United States. Now just by seeing Trieste, you can know the great development of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Germany and the United States, which have better results, will be even more unexpected.
Even Ernst, who had witnessed the "infrastructure maniac" in the Far Eastern Empire, felt spiritually shocked by the current development of Europe.
“This is the change brought about by science and technology. The two technological revolutions have greatly promoted the entire world civilization. It is understandable that the Austro-Hungarian Empire achieved such results under this wave. " Ernst said to his wife.
“It has always been said that the economic crisis and the Great Depression in 1873 were so serious, but this did not hinder the development of European society. On the contrary, after the water was drained, the industrial structure became healthier. Now the Austrian economy is better than before we went to East Africa. Much more dynamic.”
In fact, the great development of Trieste is inseparable from the boost of trade between East Africa and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The prosperous port trade has made the entire Trieste. The population has tripled in the past two decades.
The first surge in population and industry in Trieste came from the establishment of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the recovery of the Venetian region by Italy. After losing Venice, Trieste became the only country in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. With its excellent seaport, Trieste's economy immediately made a leap and quickly became a large city in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
The second time is the surge in trade volume between East Africa and the German region in recent years. Thanks to the previous railway construction in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, this is a transit port for commodity trade between East Africa and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the import and export of East Africa and the entire German region. Most of the trade flows through here.
East Africa is a huge supplier of raw materials, and the German region is one of the most economically developed regions in the world. The complementary relationship between the two has made Trieste usher in the second great crisis. develop.
The German region in Europe has a total area of more than one million square kilometers, and it is all developed land. The railway network is second only to the United Kingdom in density, connecting the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean. The land water network is densely covered, and inland shipping is developed. At the same time, it is The European continent has an east-west land passage, a population of nearly 100 million, abundant coal and iron resources, and very developed industry. Compared with this, East Africa only has the advantage of being large enough.
If we exclude the rich mineral resources in the interior and the south, and rely only on the resources of East Africa (East Africa in the true geographical sense) in the previous life, it is really impossible to get rid of it.
With this calculation, Germany and Austria actually had the ability to join forces to fight against the world in World War I. In addition, there was no energy shortage, so it was reasonable to not fall behind in the fight against the Allies.
The subsequent failure was more of a failure of confidence, in which the fate of the United States accounted for most of the factors. Without the existence of the United States, Germany and Austria would still have the ability to draw a tie with the exhausted Allies, not to mention victory. Tsarist Russia was also a destabilizing factor among the Allied Powers, but the conflicts within Tsarist Russia were irreconcilable, and Ernst did not believe that the provisional government of Tsarist Russia could succeed.
"My dear, your abilities are not bad. After all, East Africa started from scratch, and its development to the present point is enough to put many countries to shame." Karina said to Ernst, and also glanced at His own father. Ferdinand said angrily: "Why do you want me to do anything? The situation in Mexico was complicated at that time. No one from all the forces took me seriously. I also have a reputation. I am not an old fox, so don't even think about it. An’an, and are you my daughter? Isn’t this exposing my scar?”
Karina hugged Archduke Ferdinand’s arm and said coquettishly: “How dare I expose it? your scars, and And I know that you were just a remote-controlled puppet of Napoleon III at that time, and you might not get support."
When talking about Napoleon III, it suddenly triggered the memories of Ernst and Ferdinand. Speaking of Napoleon III. There should be no stability in the underworld. The French must not have a good opinion of Napoleon III now, but it may be the opposite in a few years. The subsequent French government will never let the enemy down.
However, Ernst and Archduke Ferdinand recalled Napoleon III not because of his civil and military achievements, but because of his death. Napoleon III was once very popular in Europe, but finally died in England. This contrast always makes people feel Emotional.
Archduke Ferdinand once had some resentment towards Napoleon III. However, his debts were wiped out after his death, but he felt that he was much luckier than Napoleon III. After all, he was still serving as the naval leader of a big country, and even its founder. People, future history should give more kind praise to their lives.
You are right to think so. There are many escaped monarchs in European history, but few can be remembered. However, there are many more famous monarchs who were executed, including Louis XVI and Charles I. Archduke Ferdinand (Maximiliano I), the Mexican emperor in his previous life.
And Archduke Ferdinand does not count as escaping. His future historical record should be that he was rescued from the Mexican anti-government forces by his son-in-law Ernst. Rescue sounds much better.
Ernst was thinking about the solution of Napoleon III and took it as a warning. Before the Franco-Prussian War, no one was optimistic about Prussia. As a result, Prussia counterattacked. Although East Africa is now stable, it cannot Take it lightly and never adopt the arrogant mentality of "I have the advantage."
This is the result of combining the current situation in the Orange Free State. In the previous life, the British used 400,000 troops to conquer the Boers, but now the Transvaal and the British are standing together. Portugal will also support the British. If the British targets Countries like East Africa will definitely not learn how to deal with the Boers, because the size of East Africa is not comparable to the Boer countries.
If the British really use force, they can muster at least more than 600,000 troops, and the British themselves will have no less than 400,000. The Transvaal has the support of the British, and it should be no problem to recruit tens of thousands of people, as well as the Portuguese There should be no problem with hundreds of thousands of people. This also takes into account the problem of the Indian servant army.
It’s not that Ernst thinks too much, but that he should try to consider the enemy’s strength as comprehensively as possible. The British must have this ability. After all, the British have demonstrated it in their previous lives.
The regular army in East Africa only has over 300,000 people. This is the result of adding the navy. Of course, there are also about hundreds of thousands of retired soldiers in East Africa. Add in the mobilization ability of the militia and it is terrifying. But the combat effectiveness of the militia is questionable, so foreign wars are not decided on the head. If it overturns, it will be ridiculous.
As for the joke on the British lobster soldiers, East Africa is not necessarily more confident than the Boers in the previous life, because the regular troops are very different from the wild guerrilla tactics of the Boers.
(End of this chapter)