The Rise of the Empire
Chapter 509： The way out is in the East
"After all, you are still a cunning politician. Some people say that you are a businessman. In fact, this is an insult to you." Xiao Maoqi sighed. He had to say that the prince's political skills are too powerful. As bait to provoke the opponent's internal friction and exchange for the most needed materials, this method is powerful. But Xiao Maoqi still underestimated the lower limit of the prince...
"Then we come to clean up the mess? Choose a person who suits us as an agent?" Xiao Maoqi asked tentatively.
"No, no, no. They will all perish or sink. It is impossible for us to choose those who are stained as our spokespersons. As soldiers, we can all imagine that all forces will fight for power and land. They will use all means to squeeze the people, that is to say, no matter who wins, their hands will be full of blood, and they will always have a group of hostile forces in the country. This hostile force may take refuge In post-war Russia, because we chose to support the winner, the opponents can only choose Russia! This is very inconsistent with our interests."
"Moreover, these people who fought hard from the war have their own military team. For a country like Russia, mastering the military means mastering everything. This is not necessary for us, so we will choose a reason. At the beginning, the government composed of civilians and civil servants provided military protection by us! No matter how bad the government is, it will be better than what the warlords did during the melee, right?" The prince said with a smile.
"By the way, you said I was a businessman just now?" The prince suddenly remembered something. "Thank you for your reminder. We also need to analyze Russia's potential economically. In this case, you will believe me more firmly!"
"Russia’s economy has always been a problem. Or, without the loan support from the French, it’s difficult to say whether Russia can have its current state. The basis for determining a country’s income is national income, and Russia’s national income is It is the lowest among all countries, but he maintains a fairly large army. In peacetime, relying on the monopoly of wine industry and railway monopoly income and various taxes can barely maintain it, but once it enters the war period, it will be different! "
"First of all, the production and sales of alcohol as luxury goods will inevitably be affected, because these things need to be supplied to the military first, and alcohol is brewed from crops, and because a large number of people and livestock are expropriated, the grain output is very stable. The sales of alcohol will definitely be affected. The railway system is the same. A large amount of transportation capacity is used to transport military materials, so the income of transporting civilian materials will definitely decrease. And as the front continues to advance, the Russian railway It will definitely decrease."
"Of course, there is another problem. The Russian government does not levy taxes on specific surplus classes! And if Russia wants to collect their war funds, there are only two ways, one is to issue paper money, and the other is Borrowing debt. And this will undoubtedly accelerate the collapse of Russia's already fragile economy!"
In fact, Russia’s situation in terms of war funding is much worse than that of Germany, and the historical situation is as expected by the prince. Taxes dropped sharply after the outbreak of the war. If the tax situation in 1914 is 100 If so, then Russia's income after 1915 was a little over 60% at most.
In order to compensate for the increasing number of military points out, the Russians only had to issue paper money in addition to borrowing! As a result, the circulation of banknotes in Russia during the war increased to 8 times that before the war! The ability to pay for gold has dropped from 98.2% before the war to 9.4%! The amount of currency issued by the French has also increased by a factor of six, while that of Germany has only increased by a factor of four. From a currency point of view, Germany is the best!
We must know that the currency and precious metal reserves at that time were linked, and the economic collapse was even more fatal. When money is not money, and when the credibility of the government collapses with the financial system, then no matter how powerful the country is, it will not be able to save the fate of the collapse! Even Russia is even more deadly economically than its transportation system and ethnic problems!
"So, do you think Russia will collapse first, and it is the key to breaking the deadlock?" Xiao Maoqi thought for a while and said. "Your strategy is very different from our original strategy of attacking the Western Front and tying the Eastern Front. If you operate it, what chance do you have?"
“It’s hard to say that the victory of the Eastern Front is only a basis. The first thing that can be determined is that even if the Eastern Front ends according to our vision, the resources we can obtain in a short time are still limited. How much can be left after a war and a catastrophe? How much can be transported to the Western Front? It is very difficult to rely on the Eastern Front to support the war!"
"If I were the Chief of Staff of the German Army, I would find ways to negotiate with Britain and France immediately after the battle on the Eastern Front. We will consolidate our advantages through one or two limited battles and let the other side realize that there will be no benefit in the battle. , It's time for us to stop." The prince said.
"If Britain and France can accept the reality of the Eastern Front and are willing to abandon Belgium and some of the colonies~www.novelhall.com~ this can be considered." Xiao Maoqi nodded and expressed his approval of the prince’s opinion. In his opinion, this event Although the war to "end" all wars has not achieved its purpose, Germany has benefited a lot from it, and it is time to end. Germany in the future will be stronger after digesting the dividends of this war.
"If you really think like this, then this war will not end because you made a condition that the other party simply cannot accept!" The prince shook his head, knowing that the most critical moment of this meeting with Mao Qi had finally arrived. Up! And this is also the most difficult meeting.
It's not difficult to make Xiao Moqi understand the situation in Germany, and it is easy to make Mao Qi believe that everything is for Germany, because Xiao Moqi has subconsciously identified with the prince. Otherwise, he would not come to Munich from Berlin himself. Let Xiao Maoqi realize that the Eastern Route is easier to solve than the Western Route. Although it is somewhat difficult, the overall difficulty is not great, because Xiao Maoqi is reasonable. After you come up with enough data and examples, when you have a complete set of strategic battles After the system, Xiao Maoqi can be persuaded.
The real difficulty in this meeting is to make Xiao Maoqi give up his unrealistic illusions about war! In other words, he is too greedy, he wants to get too much, regardless of whether he can eat it! In history, Germany has also asked for peace talks. In addition to guaranteeing the fruits of victory on the Eastern Front, he also wants to obtain reparations and colonies, which obviously cannot be agreed by the other side! The result was that the war continued until the United States entered the war...
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"Then we come to clean up the mess? Choose a person who suits us as an agent?" Xiao Maoqi asked tentatively.
"No, no, no. They will all perish or sink. It is impossible for us to choose those who are stained as our spokespersons. As soldiers, we can all imagine that all forces will fight for power and land. They will use all means to squeeze the people, that is to say, no matter who wins, their hands will be full of blood, and they will always have a group of hostile forces in the country. This hostile force may take refuge In post-war Russia, because we chose to support the winner, the opponents can only choose Russia! This is very inconsistent with our interests."
"Moreover, these people who fought hard from the war have their own military team. For a country like Russia, mastering the military means mastering everything. This is not necessary for us, so we will choose a reason. At the beginning, the government composed of civilians and civil servants provided military protection by us! No matter how bad the government is, it will be better than what the warlords did during the melee, right?" The prince said with a smile.
"By the way, you said I was a businessman just now?" The prince suddenly remembered something. "Thank you for your reminder. We also need to analyze Russia's potential economically. In this case, you will believe me more firmly!"
"Russia’s economy has always been a problem. Or, without the loan support from the French, it’s difficult to say whether Russia can have its current state. The basis for determining a country’s income is national income, and Russia’s national income is It is the lowest among all countries, but he maintains a fairly large army. In peacetime, relying on the monopoly of wine industry and railway monopoly income and various taxes can barely maintain it, but once it enters the war period, it will be different! "
"First of all, the production and sales of alcohol as luxury goods will inevitably be affected, because these things need to be supplied to the military first, and alcohol is brewed from crops, and because a large number of people and livestock are expropriated, the grain output is very stable. The sales of alcohol will definitely be affected. The railway system is the same. A large amount of transportation capacity is used to transport military materials, so the income of transporting civilian materials will definitely decrease. And as the front continues to advance, the Russian railway It will definitely decrease."
"Of course, there is another problem. The Russian government does not levy taxes on specific surplus classes! And if Russia wants to collect their war funds, there are only two ways, one is to issue paper money, and the other is Borrowing debt. And this will undoubtedly accelerate the collapse of Russia's already fragile economy!"
In fact, Russia’s situation in terms of war funding is much worse than that of Germany, and the historical situation is as expected by the prince. Taxes dropped sharply after the outbreak of the war. If the tax situation in 1914 is 100 If so, then Russia's income after 1915 was a little over 60% at most.
In order to compensate for the increasing number of military points out, the Russians only had to issue paper money in addition to borrowing! As a result, the circulation of banknotes in Russia during the war increased to 8 times that before the war! The ability to pay for gold has dropped from 98.2% before the war to 9.4%! The amount of currency issued by the French has also increased by a factor of six, while that of Germany has only increased by a factor of four. From a currency point of view, Germany is the best!
We must know that the currency and precious metal reserves at that time were linked, and the economic collapse was even more fatal. When money is not money, and when the credibility of the government collapses with the financial system, then no matter how powerful the country is, it will not be able to save the fate of the collapse! Even Russia is even more deadly economically than its transportation system and ethnic problems!
"So, do you think Russia will collapse first, and it is the key to breaking the deadlock?" Xiao Maoqi thought for a while and said. "Your strategy is very different from our original strategy of attacking the Western Front and tying the Eastern Front. If you operate it, what chance do you have?"
“It’s hard to say that the victory of the Eastern Front is only a basis. The first thing that can be determined is that even if the Eastern Front ends according to our vision, the resources we can obtain in a short time are still limited. How much can be left after a war and a catastrophe? How much can be transported to the Western Front? It is very difficult to rely on the Eastern Front to support the war!"
"If I were the Chief of Staff of the German Army, I would find ways to negotiate with Britain and France immediately after the battle on the Eastern Front. We will consolidate our advantages through one or two limited battles and let the other side realize that there will be no benefit in the battle. , It's time for us to stop." The prince said.
"If Britain and France can accept the reality of the Eastern Front and are willing to abandon Belgium and some of the colonies~www.novelhall.com~ this can be considered." Xiao Maoqi nodded and expressed his approval of the prince’s opinion. In his opinion, this event Although the war to "end" all wars has not achieved its purpose, Germany has benefited a lot from it, and it is time to end. Germany in the future will be stronger after digesting the dividends of this war.
"If you really think like this, then this war will not end because you made a condition that the other party simply cannot accept!" The prince shook his head, knowing that the most critical moment of this meeting with Mao Qi had finally arrived. Up! And this is also the most difficult meeting.
It's not difficult to make Xiao Moqi understand the situation in Germany, and it is easy to make Mao Qi believe that everything is for Germany, because Xiao Moqi has subconsciously identified with the prince. Otherwise, he would not come to Munich from Berlin himself. Let Xiao Maoqi realize that the Eastern Route is easier to solve than the Western Route. Although it is somewhat difficult, the overall difficulty is not great, because Xiao Maoqi is reasonable. After you come up with enough data and examples, when you have a complete set of strategic battles After the system, Xiao Maoqi can be persuaded.
The real difficulty in this meeting is to make Xiao Maoqi give up his unrealistic illusions about war! In other words, he is too greedy, he wants to get too much, regardless of whether he can eat it! In history, Germany has also asked for peace talks. In addition to guaranteeing the fruits of victory on the Eastern Front, he also wants to obtain reparations and colonies, which obviously cannot be agreed by the other side! The result was that the war continued until the United States entered the war...
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