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In 1805, ten years after the end of the last European war, not only was the economy of the Tang Dynasty developing rapidly, and it belonged to the heavyweight players second to the Tang Dynasty, but the economic level of the European powers had also made great progress. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
It can be said that most European countries have some basis for modernization, so when they come into contact with industrialization and new social reforms, the speed of change is even faster than that of the Tang Dynasty and China. More new industrial technologies entered Europe, and Europe learned to imitate and build its own industry. Some of Datang's own development experiences and models have also been cherished by European countries, including long-term development plans, macroeconomic regulation and control, state-owned enterprises and other less capitalist models, which have been directly used by many countries and have achieved good results.
Compared with ten years ago, the industrialization of major European countries has basically been completed, Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria and Russia and other countries have become modern industrial countries, even some relatively small countries, such as Belgium and the Czech Republic, have also made a lot of progress in the development of industrialization, and the results are remarkable.
And it was at this time that a major event occurred in Europe.
After the end of the European War, Datang signed a military alliance treaty with several allies of the National Revolution, and the term of the treaty was ten years, that is, by 1805, this treaty officially came into force. Unless it is a treaty of land cession, international treaties in the economic and military fields of the Tang Dynasty generally tend to be signed for a relatively short period of time, because everything changes in this era are too fast.
Datang's allies in Europe are mainly the following: Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. France and Italy are not strictly considered allies of the Tang Dynasty, and the two sides have not signed an offensive and defensive alliance treaty, and they are not responsible for each other.
Among the six European allies, Datang has troops stationed in each country, and the army, navy and air force are all available. Datang's defense costs in these countries are shared between Datang and the host country, and the proportion varies according to different circumstances and regions. The number of troops stationed in Europe by Datang can be said to be increasing year by year, and at the end of the European War, the Datang Army only stationed 2 divisions of troops in Europe. Ten years later, the size of the Datang European Theater continued to double, and the total strength of the army had reached as many as 8 divisions. Of these eight divisions, five were the regular Tang Army as they were previously called, and three were European divisions, that is, the Foreign Legion. However, after the reform of the Ministry of National Defense, all the troops that worked for Datang were issued a unified number, for example, three European divisions were assigned to the 55th Division, 56th Division and 57th Division.
In recent years, some critical voices have gradually emerged among the European allies of the Tang Dynasty, especially Germany.
The well-known German "********" published an article that pointed out: "...... Undoubtedly, Datang's help to Germany cannot be ignored, and Germany's development from independence to today is inseparable from Datang's support. However, we should look at the problem rationally, and the smell of war in Europe today has faded to the point where people cannot smell it, and almost no one can foresee a possible war. Germany has not been at war for 10 years, and there is good reason to be optimistic that there will be no war in the next decade. At the same time, tens of thousands of Datang soldiers used German military facilities and consumed the military budget provided by Germany, and everyone knew that Datang was much richer than Germany, and if they wanted to, they could easily afford to spend troops stationed overseas. But the Tang people are not willing to do this, they take this kind of fee for granted, and we are not actually in danger and do not need to be protected at all. Ten thousand steps back, the German army has always been a proud armed force, ten years ago we were able to defeat the enemy, today we are stronger, with more than 300,000 well-trained soldiers, and this advanced European weaponry. Even if an enemy invades us, we can defeat it. Therefore, the garrison of Datang in Germany has to be worried. More and more people see the fact that Datang is not the kind of teacher who upholds justice and spreads the spirit of internationalism in his own narrative, and in the process of expanding internationalism, Datang has strongly fought for a lot of interests for itself, and today, nearly half of the world's land is occupied by Datang. Datang also used the same means to exploit and dominate other countries economically. The garrison in Europe, we can intuitively understand Datang's grasp of international hegemony, because there are Datang's troops here, so Europe has to bow its head in front of Datang. Relying on such means, Datang can be more unscrupulous in dictating and tyrannical to European countries. If we are really pursuing the establishment of an internationalist society, the pursuit of fairness and justice, then we should not continue to let the Tang army remain on German soil. ”
Germany, a country like the National Revolution, naturally had censorship, but even so, the ******** article appeared in the public eye and set off a wider discussion. If nothing else, there must be a black hand behind this incident.
Ordinary Germans also tend to be conservative about the Tang garrison, and the self-confidence of the Germans has grown rapidly after ten years of development, and they have raised their heads. From the former fragmented princely territory, it has become a unified and powerful country today. The Germans were realistic and pragmatic, and the Germans felt that it was true that the army of the Tang Dynasty would not have much protection. Because Germany is now not afraid of any enemy. It may be in addition to Datang, but no matter how you think about it, Datang has no idea of fighting with Germany.
The world is closer than ever, and Europeans understand how the world works. Almost all of Datang's energy is on the development of China and North America, and European affairs have gone from appearing in almost every document of Datang ten years ago to almost no European issues in the documents signed by the Presidential Office now. At the same time, the importance of the European market to Datang has also declined rapidly, and Datang's domestic market has been expanding and still expanding with the economic rise of the Chinese region.
Against this background, some Europeans, who already had a high regard for themselves, gradually came to a new understanding -- Europeans should manage Europeans themselves, and foreign countries and forces should not interfere in them. Even Germany, which has a close relationship with Datang, thinks like this, and even Poland, which has not developed too well in recent years, has become more autonomous, and does not want to see Datang dictate in its own affairs.
In fact, Datang hardly makes any comments on the internal affairs of Germany, Poland and other allies, unless it seriously infringes on the interests of Datang, Datang will come up and talk about it, but in fact, Datang still respects the sovereignty of these countries very much. This respect has not been exchanged for reciprocal respect and gratitude, and European countries have taken it for granted. (To be continued.) )