Chapter 2409: Other Countries
After the discussion among Italy, Turkey, and the three Nordic countries, in fact, the content of today's salon has almost been discussed. Italy is a powerful country, and Turkey and the three Nordic countries are related to the security issues of the future allies on the north and south wings!
As for the rest of the countries? France was certainly a very important factor, but the peace had just been signed and the ink was still wet. It is impossible for Germany to take advantage of France again, and France is very strong and cannot be easily threatened. Therefore, it will take a long process for France to stand on the side of Germany and Austria.
Belgium will eventually grant independence, but only if it is pro-German. The Netherlands is now a hardcore German faction for no other reason, because Germany promised that after the end of the Pacific War in the future, the Netherlands can take back some of its colonies, and the Netherlands helped Germany during the war, so the relationship between the two countries is very good.
Then turn your attention to the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. There are two countries here, one is Portugal and the other is Spain. These two countries that once wrote important chapters in European history are now completely salted fish.
Let’s talk about Portugal first. In the last century, after Portugal’s colonies in Africa were captured by Germany and the United Kingdom, Portugal actually hated Germany, but there was no way. Portugal was too weak to pose any threat to Germany. In World War I, Portugal wanted to join the Allies. But seeing that the German army was so fierce, it finally gave up. Therefore, Portugal, which has completely withdrawn from the European hegemony stage, is completely honest, and An Anxin is a salted fish.
As for Spain? After the Philippines in the Far East and Cuba in the Americas were taken away, Spain only had a few colonies left in Africa. Generally speaking, it has become salted fish, and there is no intention of fighting for hegemony again. There is no idea or need to join a military alliance.
But it is a pity that for Germany, the geographical locations of these two countries are very important. Spain guards important routes in and out of the Mediterranean Sea, while Portugal faces the Atlantic Ocean. If their ports can be used by Germany, then Not only will the entire Mediterranean become the safe rear of the Allied Navy, but it will also be one of the important hubs for the Allies to communicate with the west coast of Africa!
In the future, maybe the German and Austrian maritime transportation lines in the Atlantic Ocean will also encounter submarines from the United Kingdom and the United States. As the allies further expand their bodies around the world, maritime transportation safety must also be put on the agenda. In this plane, Germany must also build a huge escort fleet comparable to the US and British naval escort systems in World War II! Therefore, if the support of Spain and Portugal can be obtained, then the escort system along the entire Atlantic coast will become relatively complete!
"I don't know this plane, will civil war break out in Spain? Is Franco really a suitable choice?" Ruprecht said in his heart.
It is still too early to bring these two countries into a military alliance. After all, these two countries are far away from Germany and Austria. Germany and Austria's current focus is on Central and Eastern Europe, and it can only focus on Huairou for Spain and Portugal!
"For other countries, I think the first thing the empire needs to do is to strengthen ties with them economically. The empire already has abundant natural resources and raw materials in its hands, so we can completely rely on our geographical advantages to become the raw material supply for Western European countries business! Then gradually reduce the trade barriers between each other on the basis of mutual benefit. Believe me, a united Europe is beneficial to all countries! In this respect, Bavaria will take the lead in breaking down various barriers, in terms of personnel, logistics Expand cooperation and openness in economics and education. We can use swords and guns to gain the awe of others, but we don't just need awe, we need real friends who can go to glory with us.
said Ruprecht.
And then, after the meeting ended, German diplomatic work began to follow the trend, and the Prussian side headed by Prince Albert and Prince Baden began to work on Italy. Ruprecht is going to receive the President of Finland, and then together with the Grand Duke of Baden, he will meet King Augusta V of Sweden. The parliamentary faction headed by Buhler began to work on the future European unified market and related work on the European trade circle. Set a small goal for yourself, and strive to seize half of the European coal and fuel oil market within 3 years!
While the German high-level officials were discussing the future European strategy of the empire, the newly independent Finland was also preparing to enter the world's diplomatic arena. In Helsinki, Finland's first president, Karl Juho Stahlberg, was preparing his own trip to Germany. As a newly born European country, Stalberg chose Germany as his first stop. After all, Germany is now in full swing! Germany has become the real core of the whole of Europe. Like a younger brother visiting the boss, Stalberg has to go to Berlin.
And there is another important task for this visit, which is to see if you can get military assistance from Germany. Yes, it is military assistance, not an alliance. In fact, although Stahlberg is very afraid of Russia. And set it as Finland's only enemy, but this does not mean that Stalberg will easily join a certain military alliance.
And when the President of the Senate, Per Evind Swinhuwood (this person is a German faction, after all, he is friendly to Germany, he also stepped down because of Germany's defeat in history.) questioned Stahlberg in the Senate When asked why not join the Allies, the latter answered in this way.
"If Germany and Russia are two elephants, then Finland is the rabbit next to the elephant. If we get involved in a war rashly, then no matter who wins, we may be affected by the fight between the two elephants. As long as the opponent just hits lightly, we will be torn apart, we are rabbits, we don't have the ambition of elephants, we just want to live our lives in peace, that's all."
However, no matter what, it is very important for Finland to obtain military support from Germany, and even a certain degree of military commitment. After all, Finland did not even have 4 million people when it became independent! What kind of concept is this? Even in history, Bavaria had a population of more than 8 million at the beginning of the 19th century! This population is so small that it is very difficult for Finland to organize an effective army against Russia. Think about it, during the Soviet-Finnish war, Finland only had 200,000 troops. This force is not even as large as a Bavarian army!
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