Chapter 827 Germany is easy to bully
The British Empire is not without money. The key is that there are too many places to spend money, and whoever becomes prime minister will have a big problem.
The richest man in Britain is the king, with assets spread all over the world. He had to set up a company to manage the assets owned by the royal family. He is truly wealthy and can rival the country.
But even so, the British government still subsidizes the royal family several million pounds every year and has to repay debt issuance.
Although the Army has been greatly disarmament, it still retains a large officer corps, which is the fuel of the Army.
The navy has taken away most of the military expenditures, but it still complains about insufficient funds every day and asks for money from parliament for various expenditures. It seems that the security of the empire is facing unprecedented threats. Little does it know that the biggest hidden danger to the UK is the lack of a large navy.
The air force needs to be built, the interests of the noble lords need to be protected, unemployed workers need to be rescued, overseas colonial governments need to be subsidized, and the parliament and opposition parties are holding back——
If it weren't for the rare opportunity, McDonald would have wanted to resign every minute.
Compared with Macdonald, who was troubled internally and externally, Baldwin was a standard step back to broaden his horizons.
MacDonald’s so-called “opportunity” was actually a trap sent by Baldwin to MacDonald and the Labor Party.
While the Conservatives were on stage, Labor jumped up and down, blaming the UK's plight on the Conservatives' incompetence.
Okay, you Labor Party are all great talents in the world. Since you are so capable, please let your Labor Party lead the United Kingdom to achieve greater glory.
Snowden has no need to worry about the Labor cabinet operating in debt, because even if the Labor cabinet wants to borrow money, Parliament will not agree.
Want to use the country’s money to win over people’s hearts?
You are so beautiful!
In this context, if Macdonald followed Russia in exempting Germany from reparations, regardless of whether the king and parliament agreed, Labor supporters would be the first to disagree.
It's a little hard to get unemployed workers to understand the international situation, and their next dinner has not yet been secured.
Guchkov's combination of punches continued. After exempting Germany from indemnity, Guchkov decided to hold a plenary meeting of the Free Trade Alliance in Constantinople in mid-June to further deepen cooperation.
George was not idle either. He included the Kingdom of Koryo and the Grand Duchy of Yuriev on the basis of the Balkan Alliance, and upgraded the Balkan Alliance to the Collective Security Alliance. At this point, Russia has established Russia's leadership in the form of an alliance in both military and economic aspects. person status.
The news quickly spread around the world, triggering opposition from almost all non-member countries, including Britain, the United States, France and Germany.
One Russia is scary enough.
Now Russia has roped in a group of young men to form a collective security alliance. What are you going to do? Unify Eurasia?
The British cried wolf and reiterated the Russian threat theory.
Americans say Russia is tipping the balance of power in Europe.
France is deeply concerned about the deterioration of the security situation in Europe.
The Germans were dissatisfied because Russia did not extend an invitation to Germany.
George does not consider CSTA to be a threat to European security.
On the contrary, George believes that CSTA is the guarantee of European security.
Whether Europe is in chaos or not, Russia has the final say.
Anyone who wants to challenge Russia's position in Europe must first see if he can defeat the CSKA Alliance.
In recent years, Russia has focused its main energy on economic construction. Militarily, it does not have an overwhelming advantage over Europe.
In terms of single-round size, the Russian army is about the same size as France; the navy is slightly smaller than the British.
Counting the Ji-An Alliance, it has more than 1.5 million standing troops, 4,000 aircraft, 1,500 armored fighting vehicles, 16,000 artillery pieces, and nearly 900 ships of various types.
This scale has an overwhelming advantage for any country in Europe.
"Russia has not expanded its military, nor has it built new battleships. In fact, Russia has never built a battleship since the end of the World War. So, isn't it clear at a glance who is the threat to European security?"
In an interview with "Sunshine Morning News", George first responded to the Russian threat theory.
European countries, especially the United Kingdom, use the "Russian threat theory" every once in a while, as if Russia is the source of trouble in Europe.
Through the science popularization of "Sunshine Morning News", more and more Europeans have realized that Britain's "continental balance policy" is the source of Europe's troubles. Russia is not only not a threat, but a guardian of European security.
"In an interview with The Times the day before yesterday, British Foreign Secretary Arthur Henderson believed that the CSTA and the Free Trade Alliance were Russia's new colonies. What do you think?"
"Morning Sun" editor-in-chief Brandt is looking forward to George's response.
The free trade alliance has given Britain trouble at night.
Now that there is the Collective Security Alliance, Britain has a thorn in its back.
The Americans were right. The CSKA alliance had completely broken the balance of power in Europe. Unless Britain and France realigned their alliance, it would be possible to deal with the threat from the CSKA alliance.
Britain definitely wanted to ally with France.
France is worried that the situation will deteriorate further and does not want to join forces with Britain, a scammer, again.
France was severely cheated by Britain during the World War, and it has not recovered until now.
Britain and France are united to keep warm. What if Russia pulls Germany into the Collective Security Alliance?
At that time, I am afraid that the only way to maintain the balance of power is to bring the United States into the Anglo-French alliance. But given the profit-seeking character of Americans, it would be more in line with the interests of the United States to join the Collective Security Alliance and carve up the overseas colonies of Britain and France together.
"The United Kingdom always uses its own logic to speculate on the behavior of other countries, so it comes to such a conclusion——"
George was still very gentlemanly and did not curse as much as Brandt expected.
If it were Nicholas Jr. or Andre, he would probably be greeting the eighteenth generation ancestors of the British.
"Britain only plundered its colonies but did not build them. Britain relied on plundering the world's wealth to have an empire on which the sun never sets. Russia and all its allies work for mutual benefit and reciprocity on the basis of equality. Russia respects every ally. You should go and interview King Stowe, he will give you a reasonable explanation."
The Stowe George was talking about was the King of Montenegro.
Nicholas of Montenegro had died in 1921, Stowe succeeded to the throne, and the Kingdom of Montenegro was still a member of the CSTO.
The Kingdom of Montenegro covers an area of only 14,000 square kilometers, and its significance to Russia is far less than a vote in the League of Nations.
"More and more countries are affected by the economic crisis. Will Russia be affected by the economic crisis in the future?"
Brandt is also curious, why has Russia not been affected by the economic crisis?
As an important part of the world economy, Russia should be affected by the economic crisis. At a time when international collaboration is getting closer and closer, according to economic theory, no one can be immune.
George did not explain the relationship between politics and economics to Brandt. It was only possible to write this book if he wanted to explain it clearly.
"The United States has always relied on sucking blood from Europe to get to where it is today. This is the consequence of over-reliance on American capital."
George is not worried that his wild words will affect the relationship between Russia and Britain and the United States.
George is a soldier, so even if he says something wrong, Guchkov and Mannerheim can still come around.
As the British Foreign Secretary, Arthur Henderson is not worried that his outrageous remarks will affect the relationship between Britain and Russia. Why should George be worried?
As for the United States——
Since the U.S. Navy and the Royal Navy held joint exercises, the honeymoon period between Russia and the United States has ended. The relations between countries are all about mutual use.
The United States and Russia have joined forces to break the British economic blockade against the Commonwealth.
Now that the United Kingdom has agreed to open the Commonwealth market to the United States, the U.S. government certainly does not want Russia to come in and get a piece of the pie.
This echoes the saying: There are no permanent enemies or permanent friends, only permanent interests.
After Germany completely fell to Russia, the United States hated Russia even more. The two sides had completely broken up and there was no room for change.
To put it bluntly, the market is so big. If Russia wants to be full, Americans will starve to death.
"So, the United States is the mastermind behind the civil strife in Europe——"
Brandt also hopes to expose the true face of Americans. Every European with conscience should join the ranks of exposing the United States.
"It cannot be said that the civil strife in Europe is more due to unresolved conflicts among European countries. The United States is only a booster, not the main reason."
George did not take the opportunity to throw dirty water on the Americans. His interview will definitely be published in the newspapers. It is better to tell the truth.
Brandt was very satisfied, not only with the content of the interview, but also with George’s sanity.
Russia really needs a rational anchor like George.
If it were William II, let alone the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Grand Duchy of Yuriev, a country like the Kingdom of Montenegro would have been annexed by Russia long ago and would never be spared.
During the Carroll Coup, Russia turned the tide, prevented the war between the Kingdom of Romania and the Kingdom of Greece, and maintained peace in the Balkans. This is the responsibility of a great power.
During the years when George served as Secretary of Defense, Russia did not expand its military and concentrated on economic development. Only then did the free trade alliance have the confidence to resist the invasion of the US economy.
Although "Sunshine Morning News" operates independently in each country, George's interview still became the headline of each country's "Sunshine Morning News" the next day.
London, No. 10 Downing Street, Macdonald said nothing after reading the report, frowning.
"We must fight back and make the people fully aware that Russia is behind the economic crisis."
Arthur Henderson, who was directly named by George, flew into a rage. The reason why he attacked Russia was to divert Britain's domestic conflicts.
"So what, are we going to declare war with Russia?"
McDonald didn't want the conflict to escalate.
To transfer conflicts, you must also find a suitable transfer target.
Pointing the finger at Russia is obviously irrational.
"So——"
Arthur Henderson spread his hands, wondering what MacDonald had in mind.
"Germany!"
McDonald chose his old rival for the simple reason that Germany is the best to bully now.
(End of chapter)