Chapter 150 Investment and provocation
The changes in the European continent will not affect the stable development of the East African colonies for the time being, and Leopold's distress will require a long period of wrangling between Prussia and France, so this year will not see the results.
However, Ernst knew that to Leopold, the throne of Spain was a dream.
Amadeo I almost reproduced the ending of Charles I (with English) and Louis XVI of France, but Amadeo I was more flexible. As soon as he arrived in Madrid, he understood that he was not capable of solving the problems facing Spain.
In 1873, this Amadeo I voluntarily abdicated, returned to Italy with ease, and became Amadeo, Duke of Aosta again.
The Spanish throne looks good, but it just looks good. Not only does it involve various forces in Spain, but it also involves the intervention of the great powers.
However, history still proves that the republic cannot save Spain. Even after two world wars and going around, Spain finally returned to the monarchy.
So the royal family of Hechingen did not do nothing. While others were paying attention to the situation in Spain, members of the royal family of Hechingen had already gone to Paris to contact the future king of Spain, Alfonso XII.
The icing on the cake is always more touching than giving charcoal in the snow, especially Alfonso XII who is now implicated by his mother, the former Queen of Spain (Sha II).
Of course, the relationship between the mother and son is very good, and Alfonso XII just hates the Spanish rebels.
In fact, the reformist general Juan Prim launched a failed military coup in 1866, but it was only after Juan Prim made a comeback in 1868 that he succeeded.
October 16, 1868.
Paris.
"Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness, on behalf of the royal family of Hechingen, I express my sympathy for what happened to you. My prince and His Royal Highness have said that the rebels will not end well after all." The two women expressed the attitude of the royal family of Hechingen.
The former Queen of Spain said: "Thank you for your country's support. Alfonso and I will never forget the friendship of your country on behalf of the Bourbon family and the Spanish people."
Although she is said to be the former queen, in fact Sha Er did not give up her claim. This also established the legal basis for the restoration of Alfonso XII. It is only waiting for the loyal and patriotic people in Spain to revive and welcome the prince back to the country. The royal robe is added.
"This is a sympathy from the royal family of Hexingen. As a country, our Hexingen has long lost its name, and we can only offer some small gifts. I hope the queen and prince will not dislike it." Tom said as he brought a box forward.
Sha Er knew very well that the box must be money or something, so she asked the housekeeper to accept it, and then said: "Alfonso, you have to remember, who are our real friends these days, and who are our real friends?" It's the person who fell into trouble, you know?"
"Yes, mother, our Bourbon family will never forget those true friends." Alfonso XII, who was still a little immature, said.
Mother and son are actually not very down and out. After all, the value of the Bourbon family is still great. As one of the three major forces of the French Royalist Party, its political status is still very important in Europe.
The royal family of Hechingen, a royal family of a small German country that was not closely related to the Spanish royal family in the past, came to express their condolences, which moved the mother and son very much.
"The people of Spain are only temporarily blinded. If it weren't for the Americans who have been weakening Spain's power overseas, Spain would never have fallen to where it is today.
After all, we all know that Spain’s economic problems are caused by the damage of overseas interests, and those traitors are actually some rebellious parties who can’t bully the United States and can only make up for themselves. "Tom did not forget the prince's instructions, and put eye drops on the future Spanish royal family first.
"That's right. Over the years, the Americans have been jumping up and down throughout the Americas, and they have been eyeing the Spanish overseas territories. This is the root cause of the corruption of the Spanish economy." Sha Er agreed with a face.
As the ruler, Sha Er has no self-awareness, but someone finds an excuse for him to shirk his responsibility, and naturally he will take advantage of the trend to attribute all reasons and crimes to the Americans.
The United States does not need to complain, Cuba, the Philippines, Argentina, Mexico...these colonies of Spain in the previous life...
On October 10, 1868, under the leadership of some white elites, the Yala Uprising broke out in Cuba. At this time, Cuba was a multi-racial mixed area. There were blacks, whites, and even some Chinese, and the sources of funding for the rebels were self-evident.
Although this uprising was unsuccessful, it kept the fire for Cuba's independence later. The mother and son Sha Er, who lost the Spanish throne, of course did not know the news. Now that even the base camp is lost, who cares about an overseas island? Even if he is the most valuable colony in Spain.
Of course Ernst doesn’t mind letting the mother and son learn more about international affairs and broaden their horizons.
Tom said: "Just a few days ago, an uprising broke out in Cuba. The insurgents picked a good time to rebel in the Spanish mainland and planned Cuba's independence. It's hard not to think that the two parties have nothing to do with each other. The rebellion is less than a dozen days old, when will Cuba not cause trouble, but choose this time, the people behind it are really..."
"Hmph! It's just a bunch of jumping clowns! Sure enough, their purpose is to destroy Spain. I knew they had no good intentions. I didn't expect them to collude with Spain's enemy (the United States)." Sha Er said through gritted teeth.
The young Alfonso was filled with righteous indignation, well, now the evidence is conclusive, the benefactors behind the rebels definitely have something to do with the Americans.
Conspiracy theories are indeed the easiest to believe, and the mother and son don’t need evidence at all, they just need to be suspicious, and the United States is undoubtedly the most suspicious of all countries.
In addition to the conflict of interests between the two countries, the United States is very suspicious as a republic.
If the United States took over the scepter of world hegemony from Britain in the previous life, then the United States became a great power because it stood on the corpse of a large Spanish colony.
Although the rule of Spain itself is a big problem, the United States is fanning the flames and playing small tricks is even more disgusting.
Moreover, since the restoration of Nasan in France, the United States has become the base camp of reactionary (republican) forces in the eyes of European monarchs.
Anti-government organizations from various countries can be found in the United States. For example, Antonio Meucci, the holder of the telephone patent purchased by the Hechingen Consortium, is such a person. Garibaldi, one of the three founding heroes of Italy, is He lived in the home of Antonio Meucci in the United States for three years.
Not to mention, Ernst's father-in-law Maximilian I was one of the victims. After all, anyone with a discerning eye knows who the supporters behind the Mexican rebels are.
Back then, the Mexican republicans were taken to the mountains by three blows, and the United States had just ended the Civil War at that time, and began to provide various supports to the Mexican rebels until the overthrow of Maximilian I.
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