Chapter 933 France takes the lead
As the main participant in this conflict, the United States will definitely not agree to French mediation, so this is why the ambassadors of France and Spain came to the first town to negotiate with East Africa. negotiation process.
After a while, Ernst came to the living room with a smile on his face. Although he had a rough guess in his mind, he still asked Glad and William: "I didn't know that the two ambassadors came to me together. "What's the matter?"
"Your Highness Ernst! You must have heard about it before." What happened today, the American cruiser USS Maine was sunk for unknown reasons. Now the US government has pointed the finger at Spain, so our government hopes that East Africa will play a role with us in this incident and maintain the peace of the international order. Stable." This is Glade's rhetoric.
The Maine incident, which was the trigger of the Spanish-American War in the previous life, happened exactly according to the original historical time. Of course, on that day, the intelligence agencies in East Africa had already sent the news back East Africa, so not only did they understand the Ernst Maine incident, they also learned about it faster than other countries outside the region.
"It's that American warship! I also heard that it exploded in Cuba, but I don't know the details yet. It turned out to be the USS Maine." Ernst pretended to be confused, pretending to understand.
"It's the Maine. The Americans insist that this incident was done by the Spanish government. Now the relationship between the two countries is very tense, so our country is very worried about the regional peace situation." Glade said.
At present, the only people in the international community who can speak for Spain are the French, because France is Spain’s main creditor country, and because of the history and economic relations between the two countries, the interests are deeply bound, such as Today, the Spanish Navy has many French-made warships in service.
In fact, after the decline of Spain, the era of steel battleships came in the 19th century. The first ironclad ship introduced by Spain was built in France.
After the Franco-Prussian War, Spain was also an important investment area for France's large surplus capital, and the same was true for East Africa. Especially after East Africa and France "conceded" to each other on territory, the economies of the two countries were actually closer. , this was all part of the original deal, so the relationship between East Africa and France is also good. This is why the French government sent Gladys to test East Africa's attitude.
As for the relationship between the royal family of Hechingen and the royal family of Prussia, it is not worth mentioning at all. After all, East Africa has formed an alliance with Austria, but has not formed an alliance with Prussia, which is more closely related. This is very illustrative. In the view of the French government, this is the reason why East Africa maintains its national independence. part of the policy.
Especially after the last contact between the two countries during the territorial negotiations, the French government has become more certain of its ideas, so exchanges with the international community are still very important and can break some misunderstandings.
At least France has proved that East Africa has its own national interests and is not a German yes-man like the Romanian royal family. This is worthy of France's wooing. After all, if Germany, Austria, and East Africa form an alliance, the world structure may change. All will be changed.
This is also the concern of East Africa. If it gets too close to Germany and Austria, it will easily be criticized by the whole world, and two camps may be formed in an instant.
So after the South African War, East Africa became a "scumbag" who only talked about money and not feelings. Moreover, East Africa was not afraid of offending Germany. After all, Germany wanted East Africa, not East Africa wanted Germany.
This is also the reason why France has become the third largest creditor country in East Africa. Now French capital is also part of the economic introduction of East African coastal cities.
Of course, East Africa welcomes all comers, not to mention France, which has a delicate relationship with East Africa, even Britain and Portugal, which were fighting to the death last time, East Africa also welcomes them to invest in East Africa.
So regarding what Glade said, Ernst said: "Eastern France and France are important economic partners, and the two countries have common interests. However, we may not be able to intervene in the Maine incident. We can only show some solidarity with Spain. After all, as a peace-loving country, we in East Africa do not want regional peace and stability to be destroyed."
Grade: "I'm afraid this is not enough. After all, the Maine incident is full of troubles. Conspiracy..."
William also interjected: "We in Spain are completely innocent, and this matter has been planned by the US government for a long time..." William, an ambassador from a major power, actually had a terrible deal with East Africa. This made Ernst feel a little sad, as he said that the US government had planned this for a long time.
If it were a previous life, there may be doubts about the cause of the Maine explosion. Now Ernst can say with absolute certainty that this is the script of the United States "directing and acting". After all, Ernst has completely led history astray. , and the time of the Maine can accurately coincide with the previous life. This obviously cannot be explained by "accidents". Even the time of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894 was greatly changed due to the influence of East Africa, and the time was advanced. This was still the Japanese invasion plan "Tanaka" It has already been set in "Memorial".
So according to Japan's national policy, the order of Korea first and then the Far East, the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894 was bound to break out, but a small probability event like the explosion of the USS Maine was completely different.
Coupled with Ernst's experience in his previous life, he is even more convinced of his own inference. After all, the United States was experienced in this regard in his previous life, the most famous one being the "Iraq" washing powder incident.
"Whether it is an accident or a conspiracy, I am afraid that the attitude of the US government will not be easy to change. After all, the development of the US Navy in recent years can show the ambitions of the US government. If there is a war between your two countries, then We are about to face the most severe test. Not only Cuba, but also other Spanish colonies and even the Philippines in Asia may be targets of the Americans.”
Ernst here is a reminder to the Spanish government. As for whether Spain can prevent the United States from attacking the Philippines in the end, that is not Ernst's consideration.
However, Ernst's attitude still moved William very much. At least East Africa's attitude on this matter was biased towards Spain.
This is for sure. Not to mention the royal relationship between the two countries, just because Spain has just sold Mindanao to East Africa, the attitude of East Africa towards Spain is the same.
Ernst continued: "As for the contradiction between the United States and Spain, our attitude in East Africa is consistent with France's. Ambassador Glade, I don't know if France has any specific plans."
The work of offending others must not be done by East Africa. As the second most powerful country in the world and the second most powerful country in Europe, it is naturally best for the French to take the lead. East Africa should be responsible for lining up with France. Even if France wants to help Spain attack the United States, Even people in East Africa dare to help.
Of course, it is definitely impossible for France to do this. After all, France's first priority is Germany. It is completely impossible to completely offend the United States for Spain.
So France's last resort is definitely to "mudden mud", which is also Spain's only option. Now except France and East Africa, which is "idle and idle" and is dedicated to economic development, no other country supports Spain.
Britain and Russia adopted a policy of co-opting the United States because of their conflict of interests in the Far East. Germany, as a latecomer country, hoped that the United States would disrupt the original world colonial system and get a share of the pie. The Austro-Hungarian Empire was even more Needless to say, if you are in the Mediterranean region, you may be able to speak, but in the Asia-Pacific and Caribbean regions, it is too difficult.
So in this case, France is Spain's only choice. As for East Africa, it is soy sauce. However, if France can persuade East Africa to support its claims, France will have more room for activity.
Britain and France are unique among the great powers, especially in terms of international influence. If France takes a tough stance, perhaps, it should... It is also impossible to stop the actions of the United States, but it will help Spain reduce some Loss can still be done.
(End of this chapter)