Chapter 163, Ferdinand who wants a grandson
When Ferdinand dealt with the aftermath, George had also completed the layout, and the plan to kill people with a knife had been completed, so it was naturally impossible for him to let the situation continue to be chaotic.
"Order the troops, immediately recover the Trembling Fragrance Mountain, and exterminate all the rebels!" George said indifferently
After this battle, all the opposition was finished, and even if they did not participate in the rebellion, they are now complicit in the rebellion.
He had already gathered the evidence, and the Republicans colluded with the Japanese to rebel in order to overthrow the king's rule, and he almost believed it.
Why did Trembling Hill fall so quickly? What are the defenders doing? There must be an answer to these questions, right?
Is there a better explanation than to say that there are traitors?
It's easy to do at this point, there are traitors, so naturally you have to investigate to the end!
George doesn't need to take action, and the Republicans who cooperate with the Japanese will be finished if they don't die this time.
There is a hat of treason, and it is not too much to make them an illegal political party, right?
Although only some people have committed treason, and most of them have been forced to commit treason under their wounds, but no matter what the reason is, they become traitors, that is, traitors!
With George's order, this farce also came to an end.
The entire Kingdom of Hawaii has a population of less than one million, and the number of people living abroad is only 60,000 or 70,000, and it is scattered throughout the country.
The young and strong who can be gathered in a short period of time are naturally very limited, and they have no strength to fight in the face of the rebels who have been temporarily organized by the Praetorian Guard.
This is Hawaii, if the rebellion fails, they will be finished, and if they want to wander out to fight guerrillas, they can't swim!
The rebellion broke out on Christmas Day and lasted for two days, ending on December 26, 1929, but the damage to the Kingdom of Hawaii was very heavy.
Nearly half of the capital city was destroyed, with a population loss of tens of thousands, and the economic loss was immeasurable.
Sure enough, there is a price to pay for everything, even if it is a quick knife to cut through the mess, short-term labor pains are indispensable.
George thought to himself.
He knows that now is not the time for sentimentality, and there is still a lot of aftermath that he needs to deal with, such as:
The chaotic party that participated in this rebellion, the one who should be closed, the one who should be killed, and the nine clans can't reach it, but the whole family can still do it;
The bureaucrats within the government who do not do personnel should also take this opportunity to get them out of the way and replace them with more obedient people of their own.
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In Tokyo, the Japanese government's quarrel over whether to send troops to intervene has now come to an end.
The matter is over, and now this time has passed, and it is the open fire that is waging a war of aggression.
The navy is not an army, it is not so crazy, and now the domestic economy of Japan does not allow them to wage war, especially a war that does not have much economic value!
If you want to start a war to divert the economic crisis, the prerequisite is to grab enough loot to cover the cost of the war.
Obviously, when they invaded the Kingdom of Hawaii at this time, they faced not only the Kingdom of Hawaii, but also the joint targeting of European and American countries.
These countries may not directly intervene with troops, but a small move behind the scenes is enough to make the Japanese government uncomfortable.
This is also the drawback of the island country, which is heavily dependent on the outside world in terms of resources, and everyone casually engages in an embargo, which will blind the Japanese government.
As a matter of fact, the Japanese government is now too busy to take care of itself, and various countries have raised tariff rates one after another, and Japan's export trade volume has dropped sharply.
Well, let's play tariff barriers together, the Japanese consortium said: No, we are playing free trade!
Well, the real reason is that they import mainly industrial raw materials, and they export industrial products. Even if the tariffs are raised, will they not be able to buy industrial raw materials?
This is different from Bulgaria, although Bulgaria is now also a big importer of industrial raw materials, but the colonies are large enough, most of the industrial raw materials are produced, and now imports industrial raw materials from Russia, mainly for the needs of trade balance.
Once the price of raw materials skyrockets, it's a big deal to break up and buy it, go home and mine it yourself.
This is also the reason why the industrial equipment of Britain and France in this era was slow to be replaced, they had vast colonies, not only could they get cheap raw materials, but also a huge market, and the capitalists could make money lying down, so why should they work hard?
Even now that the economic crisis has erupted, these capitalists are much happier than the outside world, and they still have tariff barriers.
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In the palace of Sofia, little Ferdinand and Princess Juliana are taking stock of the expenditure together, and Kalimantan Island is not so easy to develop, and the military investment in the early stage alone is not a small amount.
"Honey, Nanyang Development Company is running out of money again, what are you going to do?" Princess Juliana said with a frown
"Of course, we will continue to invest, but at this time, can we still give up?" Little Ferdinand thought for a moment and said
"However, before the rubber plantation has been established, we have invested nearly 200 million leva, which has exceeded our budget, how will you recover the investment in the future?" Juliana asked with great concern
The Nanyang Development Company was the joint property of the husband and wife, and Ferdinand Jr. paid for the purchase of the British island of Kaliman, which merged with her dowry, the Dutch island of Kalimantan.
Now the two are working together to open a rubber plantation, but the military expenditure in the early stage exceeded the budget, and now the investment needs to be increased.
"My dear, now that we have been trapped, 200 million leva have been filled in, if we don't continue to invest in the future, then we will lose a lot!
At this point, of course, we have continued to increase investment, which is nothing more than 100 million leva more than we originally planned, and our rubber plantations can earn back in the future.
Believe me, the world's demand for natural rubber has been increasing, and when Kalimantan is developed, we will be the world's largest rubber supplier, and we can earn back any amount of investment! Ferdinand Jr. assured
"Okay, you can do it yourself, anyway, I don't have the money to continue to fill this bottomless pit! For the sake of risk sharing, I suggest that you bring in new investors, and if there is a breakthrough in synthetic rubber technology, these investments will all be wasted! Juliana said seriously
"Don't worry, I know in my heart, I can't lose money, don't forget who is the world's largest natural rubber buyer?
On the issue of synthetic rubber, I also consulted relevant scientists, with the current level of science and technology, artificial synthetic rubber in the next 50 years is unlikely to replace natural rubber!
Besides, Kalimantan is also rich in natural resources, and even if there are no rubber plantations, we will not lose money! Little Ferdinand said calmly
With such a big investment, how could he not have done market research? It is precisely because of his knowledge that he has strengthened his determination to invest in the local area.
As Ferdinand said, if you develop the area, if you have too many sons in the future, you can also establish a subordinate kingdom in the local area and control it.
Never put your eggs in one basket, this is the way of survival of the aristocracy, just as Ferdinand sent his sons to the north and south of the world, no matter what happens in the future, they will not be left behind.
Many nobles in Europe have broken off their inheritance, in addition to the fact that their heirs are thin, they are too concentrated. After an accident, family members often lose a lot.
At the same time, it is easy to fight if you are too close, it is better to send it away, everyone has no conflict of interest, and they can be good brothers.
"By the way, dear, in fact, all this money is a small problem, my father has already spoken, every time he adds a grandson or granddaughter, he will reward us with a billion leva, I think we should work this issue, and be more rich!" Little Ferdinand replied very seriously
"Is your illegitimate child?" Juliana asked with great concern
"I don't know this question! You must know that we have many brothers, and if we don't work hard, I'm afraid there won't be much left in the end! Ferdinand Jr. replied jokingly
Actually, Caesar asked this question, and Ferdinand's answer was: yes, but at a discount!
Little Ferdinand is not stupid, naturally it is impossible to say it directly, for Ferdinand, as long as it is his grandchildren, it doesn't matter who his mother is, Xenia will not mind.
But little Ferdinand can't, a woman's standard for her son and husband is completely two concepts, the son has an illegitimate child, they will help cover it, and if the husband has an illegitimate child, it will be killed.
"I'll think about this question seriously, but wouldn't it be troublesome to have a child now?" Princess Juliana said with a frown
"I don't know, but it shouldn't be, didn't our six brothers also be raised at the beginning, and I didn't hear my father say anything about trouble?" Little Ferdinand replied very wisely
Ferdinand didn't say anything about trouble, it's just that Queen Xenia often complains, and little Ferdinand also wants children now, so naturally he won't say that raising children is troublesome.
In order not to be complained by his wife in the future, he decisively chose to avoid the important and light.
"Alright then!" Juliana said reluctantly
Unlike little Ferdinand, who was over thirty years old, she was only twenty years old now, and before graduating from college, she dropped out of school early and went home to get married.
It's just that she can't choose on this issue, and there are too many people who urge her to have children, among which her mother, Queen Wilhelmina, is the strongest main force.
Ferdinand's approach was already quite enlightened, just a temptation, without the slightest sense of coercion, anyway, he had six sons, and there would always be people who worked hard to have them.
As long as the heirs can be guaranteed to be sufficient, the family business will not be picked by outsiders, and it really doesn't matter to him which son inherits more and which son inherits less.
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