The Sun Never Sets In Spain - Chapter 200

Alfonso guessed that Iwakura was not very satisfied with the British and French side, and then remembered Spain’s good.

It’s not that the UK looks down on them… Even if there is, it is aimed at Japan, and it will definitely not be directed at the delegation.

The main reason is that the United Kingdom does not know the potential of Japan, and there is no essential difference between treating them and treating small states in Southeast Asia.

In this case, Iwakura Yuki wanted to negotiate with the United Kingdom about the cancellation of the unequal treaty, and naturally it failed without any suspense.

Moreover, the British culture is not recognized by the members of the delegation. It is very good to have a king and hold a parliament, but it is not in line with Japan’s national conditions. Japan’s national quality is much lower than that of the United Kingdom, and there are no conditions for adopting a constitutional monarchy.

On April 20, Japan ended its investigation in Switzerland, arrived in Rome on the same day, and met with Spain the next day.

Since Iwakura did not come to Madrid again out of a taboo, and Cruz held a meeting in St. Petersburg, Alfonso just sent an official named Negro from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to go there. It was the first time for the Japanese. He was the one who received it when he came.

Negro can now be regarded as the fourth-in-command of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which will not make Japan feel despised.

In fact, it would be best to send a deputy prime minister in this situation. Unfortunately, Spain did not set up such a post.

Three days before the delegation arrived in Rome, that is, ten days after the St. Petersburg Conference, France finally made a compromise with Prussia and accepted 400 million francs in indemnity.

The news spread across the European continent at the fastest speed.

Since the concept of Germany and France, France has always maintained a strong suppression of Germany. Now that the offensive and defensive trend has reversed, one can imagine the consternation of Europeans.

This is different from taking three and surrendering before. Taking three is a personal act. If you think with your toes, you will know that the French will not be convinced.

The St. Petersburg Conference was a legitimate negotiation under the supervision of various countries.

Once the terms are signed here, there is basically no room for regret.

Alfonso also knew about this. It was not surprising that the French service was soft, but he originally thought that Prussia would reduce or waive some of the indemnity, but he did not expect to lose a single point.

This was the condition when taking the three surrenders, and as a result, more than 100,000 people died and hundreds of millions of pounds were spent, but nothing changed in the end.

It can be said to be extremely insulting, and I don’t know how the French feel now.

The historical indemnity was 5 billion francs, but now it has been reduced to 400 million.

However, the proportion of war reparations in war losses is not large, and the scale of this Franco-Prussian War is larger, it is difficult to say whether it is a loss or a profit.

In this war, the military expenditure of France alone reached 3.5 billion francs directly, and the losses caused by indirect damage and economic stagnation were as high as 15 billion!

Compared with this, the relief of Spain’s debt of 7 million pounds can be said to be a trivial matter.

In the later period of the war, France was desperate, and naturally caused great trouble to Prussia.

But what really hurts the most is themselves, and it hurts a lot.

Fortunately, the dead camel was bigger than the horse. In 1870, the total annual income of France was nearly 1.4 billion francs, which was 1.5 times that of Prussia.

No matter how serious the loss is, it is nothing to lose the money, just the silver in the vault can be repaid, and there is no need to borrow or sell war bonds.

This is not good news for Alfonso, not to mention the international influence, at least his idea of ​​​​subscribing for French government bonds is in vain.

Just when all the forces were digesting this change, Nasan took the lead in reacting.

He has been enjoying family happiness with Nassi in Valencia for half a month.

Nasan’s original plan was to leave for the UK in half a month, through speeches and communication, to see if he could go to Paris to participate in the referendum after the war with the support of the UK.

At worst, try to hold a public office in France.

If it still doesn’t work, he will publicly apologize, and take the initiative to announce his abdication, passing the throne to Nai Si in advance.

Let Nasus lead Bonaparte, and in the future, he will look for the opportunity to enter France again.

The original idea was to play well, but taking three now sees a better chance.

The peace treaty that has not changed before and after may show his foresight and strategic vision.

The chances are small, but Nasan is willing to try.

Anyway, it won’t be as bad as it is now.

He is still the emperor of France, but he was temporarily banned from all political power. He took the initiative to return to France. As long as he was careful not to be assassinated by radicals, no one dared to touch him on the bright side.

Therefore, Nasan and Alfonso said a word, and then led people to Marseille without stopping.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to go to Paris, but that Paris is still blocked by Prussia at this stage, making it inconvenient to go.

When Nazo left Spain, the talks between Negro and Iwakura ended.

Negro spoke highly of Iwakura’s enthusiasm.

Iwakura is regarded as a politician who is good at digging in the country. He is both cunning and fickle, and even the positions of the reformers and the Mukaku faction are forced out.

However, he was really able to calm down.

Iwakura Yuki promised to send someone back to China early to promote the purchase of ironclads in his name.

Some Japanese goods such as porcelain, silk and cloth can also be traded mainly with Spain.

In exchange, Spain needs to send people to assist Japan in the issuance of yen, and allow Japan to purchase production lines and drawings for advanced equipment such as machine guns and hexagonal lathes.

The rest is not something Iwakura can promise alone as the Minister of the Right.

However, he said he could write a handwritten letter and ask another person from China to negotiate with Spain.

To put it simply, Spain provides technology and personnel, and Japan provides money in return.

Spain is of course inferior to Britain and France in high-end technology, but Japan does not need much high-end, as long as the gap is not too big.

It is precisely because Spain is weaker than Britain and France that they value the existence of Japan more.

In addition, Spain has a good attitude and is cheap, it is not surprising that Iwakura would make such a choice.

After a brief meeting with Negro, the Japanese delegation quickly ended its visit to “Italy”.

In a failed state that has been disintegrated, it is really difficult to raise the interest of these people.

The members of the expedition group are all sectarians and naturally have a pro-monarch political stance, which is why they stayed in England and France for a long time.

It is the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a more powerful monarchy than Spain, which is worth their careful observation.

Alfonso was quite satisfied with the outcome of the talks, and Yu Iwakura saw the right minister’s endorsement that the door to enter the Japanese market had been opened.

At this time, Japan’s GDP level is 1/7-1/6 of the clear level, which is a considerable boost for Spain.