There is a kind of gain, which can be called the inch of the foot; There is a kind of loss, which can be called retreat and retreat.

This sentence vividly illustrates the international relations of Europe before World War II, and for a long time Western Europe was dominated by Britain, France and Germany.

After the end of World War I, Germany was defeated, limited by the "Versailles Treaty", and instantly lost its dignity and status in Western Europe, and was burdened with a huge amount of reparations, which led to the misery of the Germans.

After the outbreak of the economic crisis in 1929, nearly 7 million people in Germany lost their jobs and faced the danger of starvation; Six million people are just temporary workers, living a tormented life without having the next meal.

The people of the German government are complaining, the German government is at a loss, and hopes for international help, but unfortunately everyone is too busy to take care of themselves at this time.

"Your Majesty, the Germans have once again applied for a loan to us, and have promised that all the loan funds will be used to buy grain!

It seems that the German government is about to run out of water, and there is no way to solve the economic crisis at home, and at this time they have to distribute relief food in the name of the government to stabilize the situation! Foreign Minister Metyev analyzed

"Affected by the economic crisis, the total amount of grain imported by the Germans in the first half of this year fell by almost three million tons, and the crisis has come!

If the German government does not have access to more food, then civil strife will break out, and this crisis will not only be in the central government, but also in the kingdoms! The Chancellor of the Exchequer said with a frown

"Well, now that the Germans have stopped paying war reparations, can't they still come up with the money to buy grain?" Ferdinand asked, confused

"Your Majesty, the German government spent its limited funds on bailing out the market, and as a result, the capitalists were saved, the government lost money, and the economy still did not improve.

Not only in Germany, but also in many European countries now the bailout actions are for the capitalists, and the impact on the economy is not great.

However, in the present situation, the capitalists do not dare to invest rashly, and this forms a vicious circle, in which the money is concentrated in the hands of a few.

There was a problem with economic circulation, and at this time, governments abandoned the gold standard and printed money, saying that it was to enhance the international competitiveness of goods.

In fact, there was so little money circulating in the market that they had to print money in order to get the economy up and running again.

However, this approach does not change the fact that money is constantly concentrated in the hands of a few.

The gap between the rich and the poor continues to widen, the economic crisis continues to spread, and according to the economic policies of various countries, the world economy will not improve in the next few years! Chancellor of the Exchequer John F. Kennedy explained

Ferdinand nodded, sure enough, this economic crisis in history lasted for several years, and it did not conform to the laws of the market at all.

Now he understands that it is entirely the simultaneous use of currency devaluations by countries to stimulate the economy, weakening the scale of the economic crisis and at the same time accelerating the duration of the economic crisis.

The economic crisis was delayed for several years when the government artificially rejuvenated the survival of the fittest, eliminating a large number of outdated or advanced production capacity and returning the market to normalcy.

Knowing the root cause, of course, Ferdinand pretended not to see it, the economic crisis continued, everyone's interests were being lost, but the biggest loss was definitely the British Empire.

This time and space is no longer the same as in history, and the colonies alone can no longer laugh at the industrial capacity of the British.

Against this backdrop, there is not much more they can do unless the three North American countries are asked to cut their industrial capacity.

From the perspective of industrial technology, the industrial production capacity of the three North American countries also lagged behind that of the British Isles, and they were not able to absorb the European elite, and the industry of the American continent actually lagged far behind the European continent.

In such a competition, the three North American countries will definitely suffer, can these North American consortiums be willing to admit defeat?

In terms of destructive power, these American capitalists are not a little bit stronger than their European counterparts, they are true believers in capital without borders.

What can't they do for the sake of profit?

Don't look at the fact that they seem to have merged with British capital, and think that there is no contradiction between the two sides?

In fact, as long as the interests are sufficient, they do not mind the direct annexation of British capital, they have a criminal record.

In the face of the life and death of the enterprise, if the capitalists want to survive, they must defeat other peers, and the contradictions between the capitalists will definitely intensify.

For example, you invest in five companies in the UK and North America, and you don't want to see any of these companies damaged.

But now it's different, in order to grab the market, these companies have to die at least half, then you have to make a choice.

Your choice is not the same as the choice of your partners, who do not necessarily invest in these companies at the same time, and the distribution of equity is not the same.

If your base is in the UK, then you must choose to sacrifice the North American industry, but the North American partners will definitely not agree, then everyone will have to go their separate ways.

Even if capital is really you have me, I have you, but the market is not unlimited, in the economic crisis, in the end, in order to survive, you still have to bayonet.

You can't have both, you can only choose to maximize your interests, and when you make a choice, contradictions will naturally arise.

After the conflict between the North American capitalists and the British capitalists, will the London government stand there? Do you still need to think about this question?

"How much money do immigrants from Germany have to send home every year?" Ferdinand asked with concern

"Your Majesty, the money sent by German immigrants to the country reached a peak of 860 million leva in 1923, and then began to decrease year by year, and by the end of 1929 it had plummeted to 380 million leva.

After obtaining Bulgarian citizenship, many people choose to take their families over, so this foreign exchange income of the German government will slowly disappear in the future! Chancellor of the Exchequer Kennedy replied

Ferdinand smiled slightly, this is inevitable, people tend to be powerful, and not everyone can insist on long-term unrequited efforts.

Beginning in 1917, Bulgaria began to poach people in Germany, and at first these were really just intended to go out to work and make a better life for their families, so if they had money, they sent it home.

However, after a long time, they slowly got used to life in Bulgaria, the situation in the country did not improve, and the initial contract expired, and they were faced with a choice again.

Either stay in Bulgaria and live a good life; Either return to China, live a precarious life, see no future, and live in the foundry every day.

Many people first returned to China with enthusiasm to seek development, but it didn't take long for them to be crushed by reality.

The ideal needs bread support, in Bulgaria with a high salary, engaged in technology, scientific research, but after returning to China, he can only go to the foundry to work as a coolie, with a salary that is not the same to fill the stomach, such a gap, not everyone can insist.

For the sake of their families, for the sake of bread, for their own sake, they had to come to Bulgaria again with a sense of disappointment, and this time they usually chose to emigrate with their families.

Doesn't the German government know about this situation?

Obviously impossible!

They know better than anyone the dangers of brain drain, but they know that the government can no longer afford to pay a huge amount of money to save these people in the face of huge foreign debts.

The whole family has moved away, can you expect people to continue sending money?

Without this foreign exchange inflow, the German government's life was naturally even more difficult, and even the purchase of grain became difficult at this time.

"Do the Germans have a mortgage? Or what else do the Germans need now? Ferdinand asked after pondering for a moment

"Your Majesty, I think that apart from human resources, there is nothing worth our help in Germany at this time, and in terms of scientific and technological innovation, the Germans have not made progress for ten years.

Except for that group of high-quality workers in the basic industries, in fact, they have nothing now, and the high-level talents have been almost divided among the countries! Prime Minister Konstantin thought for a moment and said

"Highly qualified workers in basic industries? We don't have a shortage of these people right now, so let's refuse the Germans' loan applications, their ability to repay their debts is really worrying! Ferdinand said with a sigh

Unless the government guarantees the Germans, at this time the German finances are bankrupt, which bank is willing to lend to the Germans, this is clearly a meat bun beating the dog and going back!

At the same time, he also knew that this decision undoubtedly pushed Germany to the brink of war!

The German government has no money, the German people have no money, but this does not mean that the German capitalists also have no money.

What decisions will the Germans make in the face of a crisis?

At this time, it was the turn of the German capitalists to be unlucky, and greed had to pay a price, and in the face of life and death, the people's fighting power was often bursting.

If nothing else, the "oil" too capitalists are going to be unlucky again, who makes them the richest?

European countries have summed up the lessons of history, and they have forbidden the "oil" people to own land, and they are not allowed to enter the military and political circles.

In addition to business and work, the "oil" people actually have no other occupation to choose from, and the traditional culture of the "oil" people is to cultivate businessmen, so they have become the richest nation in the world.

The so-called no business and no treachery, the "oil" people have done a lot of treacherous business behaviors such as usury, monopolizing industries, hoarding goods, and speculating on prices.

For example, the supply of grain in Germany is now in short supply, and the "oil" people would rather pour grain that many people cannot afford into the sea than sell it at a reduced price for the sake of profit.

In order to maximize their profits, they can watch the German people starve to death on the streets, and they are not willing to lend a helping hand.

As long as they wish, they can import more grain from abroad, sell it at a low price, gain a good name, and reverse their politically unfavorable situation.

Obviously, they are all qualified capitalists, in the pursuit of profit maximization, in the face of fame and profit, they choose profit, and this is the source of disaster.

In the midst of the economic crisis, they chose to take advantage of the fire to rob, and most of the banks in Germany were controlled by them, and they also became the creditors of seventy or eighty percent of the Germans, which once again pushed them to the point of no return.

With or without Cittler, the Germans have to fight back, this is caused by interests, and ordinary people have stood on the opposite side in order to survive.

In contrast, the Junker aristocracy, the other group of capitalists in Germany, was much smarter, or rather, the aristocracy made them restrain their behavior.

Although they are also taking advantage of the fire to rob, their reputation is much better. Everyone put usury together, hoarded together, and made huge profits together, and while doing all this, the Junker nobles still took a small part of their income to buy people's hearts.

This has something to do with their tradition, the Junker aristocracy basically enters the army and becomes an officer, and they can't go too far in order not to be shot.

Occasionally, he showed kindness, extended a helping hand to his former comrades-in-arms, or rescued a few colectic insects.

Although these behaviors are insignificant, everything is different if there is a comparison between "oil" and too many people.

Even if it's a show, the impact caused by doing it and not doing it is different. Of course, "oil" people just want to do it, and they must do more to achieve the same effect.

Originally, the outbreak of the economic crisis was their best chance to reverse their reputation, as long as at this time, the "oil" people stood up to do a wave of charity, and the people's hostility towards them could be eliminated.

Then the disaster will naturally not exist, and the sins created by the capitalists will be the ordinary "oil" people who really pay for it in the end.

Before the outbreak of the crisis, the "oil" capitalists had basically run away, and the rest were unlucky people who had no money, after all, after the outbreak of the anti-"oil" movement, there was still a long time to evacuate, but they needed to buy road money.

Of course, Ferdinand couldn't understand their behavior of asking for money and not wanting to die, you must know that "Citle" still has a quarter of the "oil" bloodline, and he was not anti-"oil" when he was young.

In the end, it was for the sake of economic interests, and the two sides had no way to negotiate, so they embarked on an extreme road, and the betrayal of the "oil" capitalists in World War I was also an important reason.

"Your Majesty, the British and German radicals have been mixed up, and if the economic crisis continues, they may manipulate the Germans behind the scenes to break the order on the European continent in order to deflect the economic crisis!

If we don't pull the German government now, I'm afraid that soon they will fall, a chaotic European continent, which is not in our interests! Prime Minister Konstantin said cautiously

"I also know this problem, but the problem now is that we can't pull the German government at all, they don't even mean to move closer to us!

We can't afford to spend a lot of money to prop up a German regime that is doomed to collapse and is not pro-preservation, it is a waste of resources!

Now it is easy for the Germans to provoke a war, but it is very difficult to win the war, and I don't think they have the strength to challenge France and Austria.

This time they also have no allies, except for a half-crippled Italian, no one wants to challenge the world order at this time! Ferdinand said after a moment's thought

In this world, the situation of the Germans is much more dangerous than in history, whether they can unify the whole country is a question mark, and even if they are unified in the whole country, their population is only more than 50 million, including ethnic minorities.

The total amount of industry exceeded that of the same period in history, and it is a pity that this is only light industry, scientific research and technology are still stuck in the period of World War I, and whether the comprehensive national strength can reach half of that of the Third Reich is a question mark.

After all, Austria is gone, the Czech Republic is gone, and even the west has been eaten by France and Belgium by tens of thousands of square kilometers, losing a part of heavy industry and millions of people.

So Ferdinand can watch the excitement, the French and Austria-Hungary will not let them rise so easily, and at the same time in the face of the attack of the two great powers, as well as the cooperation of several internal kingdoms, the Germans will not be able to withstand it!

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