Chapter 168 Russian-Turkish War and Development Program

In early April 1877, the first real large-scale battle broke out between the North and South of the United States.

Of course, the troops trained by the Spaniards did not participate in the battle,

The two sides used militias and black soldiers as the main force on the battlefield, and launched a big fight between 100,000 people.

The battlefield is still full of corpses in Richmond and around Washington.

There have been countless wars of large and small scales at the junction of the two sides.

And because there was no intervention of Spanish soldiers, the southern army, despite its superior equipment, did not actually advance the front.

Those soldiers trained for Spain are still in training camp and have not yet officially entered the battlefield.

At this time, a group of German soldiers from the United States of America who had crossed the Atlantic also officially arrived in this territory.

The Germans who have reached an agreement with the British and the Spaniards can naturally eat this cake that belongs to them.

The current American Civil War is, in a sense, not just an American war, but a proxy war between West Germany and the United States.

The army of the south trained by the Spanish army and the army of the north trained by the German army.

Although this was not the most direct confrontation between the two countries, neither the Spaniards nor the Germans wanted to lose their prestige on the battlefield.

The armies of the two sides have been secretly competing. For the title of the world’s first army, more people in the world prefer the German army, but the strength of the Spanish army is also beyond doubt.

No matter it is any industry in the world, the world’s first, this title will definitely make people feel proud.

Whether it is the Spaniards or the Germans, they all believe that their own army is the world’s first, but other than that, the views of the world on this are mixed.

The number of Germans supporting U.S. troops is unknown.

But now the American Union, the country has expanded its army by 400,000, Spain is a new style, the news of the army is full, and it can’t be stopped. It is impossible for the northern army to become smaller on this basis.

So the order to eat between England and Germany must be a huge piece of cake.

When Spain, a country at the end of a European power, makes such a huge order in private, it is bound to arouse the jealousy of all countries.

But if Britain and Germany, the world’s No. 1 and No. 2, are also involved, the interests of the Spaniards will not be so dazzling.

But apparently, the battle between the Spaniards and the Germans in the Americas has not yet begun.

In the Ottomans and Russia in the Balkans, the invisible contest had already begun.

The Ottoman Turks, who have lost the support of the British, appear to be underwhelmed.

An army of 400,000 Ottomans deployed a full 280,000 to defend the Russians in Europe.

The remaining 120,000 were deployed in Armenia, also to guard against the Russian attack,

You can imagine how much pressure the Ottomans were under in this struggle.

On the Russian side, the army of more than 700,000 people is nearly double that of the Ottomans, and the deployment is very concentrated.

With the large quantities of artillery and machine guns installed by the Spaniards in the Ottoman and Russian armies,

The war between the two sides can be predicted to be the most brutal war in modern history.

Before this, there was no war between any country or power, and both sides used such a large-scale weapon of destruction.

Even the Spaniards. Although Spain was the first country to be equipped with machine guns and artillery, all of its opponents were colonial rebels or the same enemies as native Africans.

Therefore, once a conflict breaks out between Russia and Turkey, it is the most intuitive example to verify the cruelty of modern warfare.

At the end of March 1877, a new round of conflict broke out between Russia and Turkey.

The Russian Empire protested to the Turkish government over threats to the right to life of the Slavs in the Ottoman territory.

The Ottomans flatly rejected the Russian request.

In any case Osman would not bow to his former foe.

The huge pan-Slavists in Russia once again clamored for war against Turkey, and the huge number of Sunnis in Turkey also held a righteous movement to boycott the Russians.

The two sides have fought nine full wars in the past few hundred years.

War after war, the territory of the Ottoman Empire has become smaller and smaller, while the territory of the Russians has become larger and larger.

But since the 9th Russo-Turkish War, Russia was defeated and lost a lot of territory, the Russians have satisfied the mind of revenge and are ready to declare war and revenge on the Ottoman Empire.

And decades have passed, and Russia, which has recuperated, is ready to declare war and revenge against the Turks.

In April 1877, the two sides went through another round of border clashes and diplomatic clashes.

“The Ottoman Empire must meet all the conditions of the Russian Empire, it must satisfy the autonomy of the Slavs in its territory, and return the territories lost by Russia in the 9th Russo-Turkish War.”

“Otherwise the Russians and Turks will automatically enter a state of war, and the Russians will take back everything that belongs to them.”

In mid-April, the Russians issued an ultimatum to the Ottoman Empire.

The British, who had reached an agreement with the Russians, did not show any support for the Ottoman Empire in this operation.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire, which had long been bribed by the Russians, did not make the slightest statement.

This can not help but let the top of the Ottoman Empire into a panic.

But it has come to this point, and it is no longer allowed. Once again, the upper echelons are making peace and compromise.

Under the domestic voice, the Ottomans categorically rejected the Russians’ demands, and the two sides handed in war letters to each other and entered a state of war.

As soon as the war began, the Russian 9 armies had assembled their forces and began to pounce on the Ottoman territory.

Commanded by Russian General Nikolai Grigorievich Stoletov

The Caucasus Army, a total of 300,000 men, launched an attack on the Ottomans on the Danube line.

The 100,000-strong Caucasian Army, commanded by his brother Nikolamovich, attacked the Ottomans from the Caucasus Mountains.

On the other hand, in Turkey, the Ottoman army resisting the Danube Army was only 150,000 people because it wanted to suppress the rebellion of the Turks.

There was no peace in Europe throughout the 19th century. After the defeat of Napoleon, the Spanish Civil War, the Crimean War, the Prussian-Prussian War, and the tenth Russo-Turkish War that has now been carried out.

The frequent outbreak of large-scale wars is the most important reason for Europeans to flee to the United States.

2. At the same time that there is a civil war in the United States today, there seems to be not many places for European people to go to at this time.

Therefore, after losing the best immigration location to the United States, Canada, Australia and Central and South America have become the first choice for immigrants from European countries.

Asia and Africa are the least preferred choices for European immigrants.

At this time in Spain, Alfonso XII was also making plans for domestic economic development.

“Canovas! Spain will not intervene in the struggles abroad, and it will be the best moment for us to recuperate.”

“So I hope the government can come up with a plan to build Spain.”

Alfonso sat on the solemn throne, watching Canovas’ orders.

“Right now we try our best to develop and enhance our industrial and public infrastructure.”

The essence of history is to keep repeating the previous picture, but it is undeniable that once a country enters a period of peace and stability,

There will be massive population growth and economic growth.

Before this, the small loan program of the National Bank of Spain can be said to be the biggest medicine for economic revival.

“Your Majesty, my country’s railway construction will be completed one after another in the next five years, and Spain’s railway network will be all over the country by then.”

“Although Spain’s railway mileage does not rank among the best in the world, due to its intensive and rational planning, communication and business between places will become easier and easier.”

“As for public construction, our country plans to build nearly 1,000 middle schools across Spain in the next five years to cope with students who are entering primary schools and continue their studies.”

Whether it is railways or schools, they are the lifeblood and important weapons of a country, and any country is indispensable for both.

“In the future, my country will prepare to build hospitals in major cities in Spain to solve the problem of medical treatment for the Spanish people.”

Spain now has no way to provide social security benefits such as medical insurance, but it can install cost-effective hospitals in various places, so that the poor can also see the disease.

The high mortality rate of infants and women is the most difficult problem to solve in this era.

Even among the first industrialized Britons in the world, 4-5 women died in childbirth for every 1,000 women.

Infants who died prematurely were 164/% higher than the average mortality rate.

And because of various diseases, there are countless civilians who died, so the popularization of medical institutions is something that the Spanish government needs to do and must do.

Canovas said that the popularity of medical facilities was mentioned by Alfonso XII himself, which made him feel a little strange.

People in this century have no concept of social welfare security at all.

Five insurances and one gold, six insurances and two golds, which are familiar to our later generations, are simply incredible in this period.

As we said decades ago about the upstairs and downstairs electric lights and telephones, it sounds ridiculous now.

Besides social security benefits, the protection of the basic rights and interests of workers and farmers is almost nonsense.

There is no minimum wage system and no maximum working hours system.

Although the Spanish people are citizens of foreign powers, they themselves are not doing well.

With the gradual development of Spanish industry and the gradual increase in the number of workers, the contradictions between workers and capitalists will also increase.

When workers’ power reaches a certain level, these problems will be brought to the fore.

But obviously, Spain’s weak industrial strength is not enough for them to consider this issue.

If you want to develop the industry rapidly, it is bound to not bring the feeling of prohibition to all investors.

Although it sounds cruel, in the face of the interests of the country, Alfonso has no choice but to do it.

“In addition to hospitals, the government will encourage more farmers to work in factories, and the Spanish government will strictly enforce the approval of Spanish startup loans.”

“In the next five years, the industrial output of the Spaniards will be 10 to 20 times what it is now.”

“Spain’s population will grow to 19 million in the next five years.”

Canovas has a very serious plan for the development of Spain in the next few years.

From a series of aspects such as population size, economic development, social welfare, civic quality, etc., a comprehensive plan has been made.

“Okay, Canovas. Next, I want this plan to be put on my table. When the discussion confirms that it can be passed, then Spain will strictly implement this plan in the future.”

“But we also need to have an additional requirement, which is to increase the reserve of Spanish researchers and increase the budget for scientific research and development.

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For Canovas’ idea, Alfonso still agrees very much, but the technology can’t be left behind either.

For Spain, overtaking in a corner can only be accomplished through the numerous new scientific inventions of the second revolution.

“It’s His Majesty that we will send a detailed plan to you in front of you!”

Canovas bowed his head slightly. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

The current King Alfonso XII attaches great importance to the development of science and technology. As the Prime Minister, Canovas naturally knows it.

Therefore, it is not too surprising that this proposal is made to his own king.

However, scientists such as Vieri, Maxim, Karl Benz and so on have all received extremely high courtesy from Alfonso XII.

Spain is now arguably the best paradise for researchers.

Not only can they be valued by the government here, but some small sciences can also be funded by the state, that is, small-scale loans.

This also makes Spain a paradise for all scientists in Europe and an ideal country for young talents who are underappreciated.

This was an unexpected joy for Alfonso’s Twelfth Division, and it was also expected.

Under such a courteous situation, it is conceivable to be favored by these talents.

But although it was expected and expected, when the truth really happened in front of Alfonso, it still made Alfonso feel bursts of joy.

In any case, all the technical conditions have been gathered in today’s Spain, and it is only a matter of time before it develops.

The Spanish dream of a great power seems to be coming true.

And all this is the young king Alfonso XII, who has been on the throne for only two years.

The kindness and tolerance of the people at home and the ruthlessness of foreign enemies made Alfonso XII gain an excellent reputation among the Spanish people.

Just like the ancient saying of the outer king and inner saint, Alfonso XII proved that he was indeed like this with practical actions.

The ambition of the Declaration of Enthronement also seems to be complete, but it is clear that this is still not enough for Alfonso.

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