Negro, as well as other Foreign Ministry officials, did not know that an ordinary industrial zone had brought so much surprise to the other side.

It can only be said that the other party's knowledge is too shallow, but if he has been to London, Berlin and Paris, he can see much better scenes.

Britain enacted the Primary Education Act this year, and Prussia made compulsory education universally compulsory as early as 1717.

Britain may not pay enough attention to the children of the working masses, and the number of students in schools is greater than the number of students in Spanish nurseries and formal schools combined.

As for the female workers, they may not be comparable to the city of Barcelona, but they are definitely far more dense than the average in Spain.

Until now, female workers have only been prevalent on the east coast and in Madrid, and the Minimum Wage Law, which has reduced the number of beggars, has only covered Barcelona, not even Madrid.

Since Catalonia has just beaten the whole country in a sense with the power of one district, and it is in the limelight, the rest of the region does not dare to say anything.

However, it is clear that this tolerance cannot last long, and the Spanish government knows that such an afternoon is not the way to go, and that with such obvious special treatment of a region, the country will only end up divided.

But you can't take back the benefits!

It cannot be recovered, but if it is necessary to implement a minimum wage nationwide, the government cannot do it, so it can only find a way to make some money before carrying out the reform of the minimum wage and the half-rest system.

A visit from Japan was an opportunity.

Spain is indeed inferior to Britain and France in some advanced industries, such as shipbuilding and building precision machines.

But to talk about building rifles, machine guns, and field artillery...... Spain considers itself to be at the forefront of the world.

In addition to the front-end technology of the Krupp steel cannon, a large number of weapons equipped by other countries can be made in Spain.

It just so happened that the Japanese shouted the slogan of "enriching the country and strengthening the army", and Spain was completely capable of helping them hand in hand, selling finished products, production lines, and drawings...... Spain, which had just finished the civil war, was already in a serious state of surplus in military production capacity.

Therefore, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regards the visit of the Japanese as the most important event in recent times, and even if the other party's official position is not high, the visit is not very formal, and it cannot send too high-ranking officials to receive it.

But every move of Jin Xiaolu Haoxing and the merchant group was watched by the top level of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In the next few days, the visit of Jinxiao Road Haoxing was always accompanied by officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was very in line with the hospitality in the Oriental concept.

After signing the supply contract for Japanese bamboo, Nishiki Koji and his party also knew what this bamboo was used for.

They are not stupid, and they can naturally see the wide application prospects of electric lights, and they are inevitably a little angry.

Fortunately, although Spain did not buy at a premium, it did not lose them either, and finally accepted this fact.

A few days later, when the Japanese returned, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs even sent officials to follow them to discuss how to further strengthen the ties between the two sides.

It's no wonder that Spain is so enthusiastic, Japan is deeply influenced by Britain, France, the United States and other countries, and its hard power is not as good as others, so it has to have a better attitude.

It's hard to make money.

On the other hand, France and Prussia were already on the same page, and it only took an inconspicuous little thing to ignite it.

The incident soon followed, as the pro-French government of Bavaria, which had recently come to power, caused discontent among the population.

After months of deliberation, they gathered and marched to Munich, demanding the removal of the government, the severance of ties with France, and the immediate entry into the North German Confederation.

King Ludwig II of Bavaria was not in charge, and the government was elected, and although it was at odds with the people, it represented the constitution and the dignity of the king.

On July 14, clashes broke out between the government and protesters at Munich Platz, with Bavarian police shooting into the sky in an attempt to intimidate the population.

But instead of succeeding in scaring off the population, this act provoked an even greater wave of opposition.

More than 8,000 Munich citizens blocked the entire government building.

The police who rushed to hear the news also refused to shoot at the people, and even more than one-third of the police dropped their weapons on the spot and joined the protesters, demanding that the government "realize the German dream." ”

In the end, it was only by the presence of a small army that the turmoil was barely quelled, but the voice of Ludwig II's abdication resounded throughout the country.

Ludwig II was not a popular king, but like Alfonso's father, he was a well-known homosexual, and spent all of his country's budget building castles and sponsoring musicians.

This move caused Bavaria's debts to rise sharply every day, and through such willful actions, some even suspected that Ludwig II was mentally ill.

This clash with the populace was a victory for Ludwig, but his throne was also in jeopardy.

Ludwig, knowing full well that he had annoyed the German Unionists, decided to turn completely to France.

Unlike history, Spain was united with the help of France and was objectively seen as a quasi-ally of France.

Given Alfonso's good relations with the Bonaparte royal family, it was widely believed that he would reciprocate during the Franco-Prussian War.

It is not surprising that even Italy, during the Franco-Prussian War, sent 8,000 men to help, but not on the frontal battlefield, but under the command of the Italian god of war Garibaldi, stationed in the Vosges Mountains.

Garibaldi, as one of the famous generals in the world, actually led the Italians and Prussia to fight back and forth, and also completely annihilated one of the opponent's divisions, so that Prussia lost the only military flag lost in France......

So now Spain and Italy are in a similar situation, both with the help of France to complete the unification, and unlike Spain, Italy also paid Savoy and Nice as compensation, so it stands to reason that Spain has received more favor.

It was this idea that led Ludwig to believe that the Franco-Prussian War would be a Prussian 1vs2 or 3, and that if the stalemate lasted for a long time, Austria-Hungary would also enter the war.

Prussia had no chance of victory.

On 20 July, Ludwig seconded 120 policemen from France to guard the perimeter of the palace and protect himself from his compatriots.

Austria-Hungary is on the side, so why bother to go far...... In addition to the fact that Austria was also German, it was more for the purpose of provoking Prussia.

Wilhelm I wanted to make a strongly worded statement to Bavaria on the spot, asking Ludwig II to consider an alliance with Prussia and even prepare Bismarck for war against Bavaria.

It's just that his telephony was barely blocked by Bismarck, who was not interested in unifying Germany, he was defending the interests of the Junker aristocracy, and if he could unify Germany by the way while expanding Prussia, it would be good, if not, then it didn't matter.

In such a situation, he would be willing to abandon Bavaria if he wanted to take the initiative to go to war against France and South Germany, and at all times he would have to worry about the risk of interference by other continental powers such as Spain.

As a result, neither Prussia nor France reacted to the situation in Bavaria for the time being, but the antagonism between the Catholic conservatives and the German Unionists in her country became more and more serious......