Chapter 125 disagreement

Whether it is the demands of the army and navy, it is indispensable for Spain.

The number of the army is too small and the expansion of the naval tonnage is a problem that must be solved now for the Spaniards.

Spain has two enviable fat colonies, Cuba and the Philippines. Although it has now officially acquired its native status, it was limited to Spanish whites in the century.

Whether it is Cuban blacks, ?? or Filipinos, they are not acceptable to the mainstream society.

Slavery in Spain has not been abolished, and the large number of blacks in Cuba is still one of the destabilizing factors that continue to jeopardize social stability.

Today’s Cuban island has 900,000 whites, but a staggering 350,000 blacks, more than a quarter of which has caused rebellions to break out in Cuba from time to time.

There are even a large number of abolitionists gathered in Cuba, always ready to subvert Cuba.

The Spanish citizenship obtained by 900,000 white people can temporarily guarantee the stability of Cuban society, whether it is economic or military, it is actually in the hands of white people.

Now that the equal status has been obtained, the Spanish government is bound to remove this unstable factor in society – black people.

There is almost no way to integrate blacks, and it will not only cause the uniform exclusion of whites in Spanish society.

It’s not even clear that Cuba will go directly from a white country to a black country in a few decades.

In Paris, France in later generations, blacks everywhere made this romantic city gradually darkened. In any case, Alfonso would not agree that Spain would be like this.

Therefore, forced removal is very necessary. The black soldiers transported to the United States, some young and old, as long as they can go to the battlefield, all will be arranged to participate in the war in the United States.

Instead, there are a huge number of Chinese who lack protection.

During this period, the number of Chinese who came to the Americas to survive was numerous, and they were synonymous with hard work. However, in the United States next door, there were a large number of Chinese workers who were excluded.

Compared with the blacks who are not easy to manage and easy to inspire riots, the Chinese workers group is obviously more suitable for Cuba.

Forcibly recruiting a large number of black soldiers is bound to cause turmoil. An entire division of the local army of 16,000 people is in charge of it, which greatly weakens the local defense force.

Remove the two regular divisions in Cuba and the Philippines, and then remove the two cavalry divisions that oversee the large population of Moroccan laborers.

The huge Spanish mainland has only 96,000 defense forces. Although Spain on the map seems small, it actually has a full 500,000 square kilometers.

Equivalent to the total area of ​​Anhui + Shandong + Zhejiang + Jiangsu provinces, the defense force of only 96,000 people in such a huge area is obviously not enough.

The expansion of the army by 60,000 people will increase the number of the local regular army to 156,000 people, which can make the local defense force not so weak.

Spain is next door to the French. Even if the relationship between the two sides is good at this time, it does not mean that they can be undefended. There has never been an eternal friend between countries.

At one point, the standing army in the French mainland was as high as 400,000 people, and it was absolutely impossible not to take precautions.

In terms of naval power, whether it is Cuba or the Philippines, they are all island areas that are isolated overseas, and the required naval defense force is also an astonishing number.

Before the great powers began to compete for Asia and Africa, the two colonies of Spain were extremely envious.

For example, in France next door, none of the French colonies of this period were as wealthy as the Spanish colonies.

Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary, and the three countries almost have no colonies overseas, so the Spanish navy cannot compete with these countries.

After all, they don’t have colonies to protect from the navy, and the navy doesn’t have to be too scattered.

The Dutch colonies also received assurances from the British that they could continue to rule for such a long time.

This is also the fundamental reason why the fallen sea coachman can maintain such a large colony for a long time. The British will not allow any power to occupy Indonesia.

Once the powers occupy Indonesia as a springboard, the British India and Australia are bound to pose a huge threat.

The Spaniards obviously cannot hold such a thigh, and can only maintain the security of the colony by enhancing their own naval strength.

However, after the death of Alfonso XII, only 10 years later, the navy was taken away by the Americans in 1898 due to lack of support and growth.

Therefore, the development of the navy is also necessary.

Today, the Army and Navy budgets are short of about 2 million competition towers. In fact, this number is not high, but it is not easy to raise it quickly.

“Your Majesty, if military spending is essential, then we can issue government bonds to the private sector, and the 2 million match towers should not be a problem.”

“Even a savings donation from the Spaniards can greatly reduce the stress on this part!”

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Palacides stood up and said that the two million competition towers are indeed just a small amount. It is not difficult to raise this amount, but the king still needs to decide the way.

“Aid the Spaniards raised a lot of money?”

Alfonso was a little surprised. Except for the massive donation of 100,000 game towers by Barcelona businessmen last time, there was actually no more shocking donations.

“Yes, Your Majesty, the total number of donations raised in various places has exceeded 1.1 million competition towers. If we order the collection, there will only be a shortfall of 900,000 competition towers.”

Palacides has taken all the donations raised by the Spaniards Relief Society as government revenue, and the donations have not been made public, and even if they are misappropriated, they will not be known to outsiders.

“No, the Spaniard Rescue Association is not a tool for making money. Any donations he gets should be invested in the public welfare industry of the society.”

“The government misappropriates donations when it lacks money, which will inevitably greatly affect the credibility of the Spaniards Relief Association, and military spending cannot start from this.”

Alfonso directly rejected the proposal, and had no plan to refute the audience. Eyes turned to Canovas and Parachides.

“Issuing government bonds is a good time to test the credibility of our government in the hearts of the people!”

The war against Morocco is almost inevitable, and the level of people’s support for the government determines the level of military spending that Spain can raise for the war against Morocco.

Nowadays, Spain’s various reform measures are all big money users to launch the war against Morocco. The military expenditure must be borrowed. As much as the private sector can borrow, Spain can fight for as long as possible.

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