Holy Roman Empire

The British are about to reform, and for the vast majority of the country, this is definitely a joyous event worthy of universal celebration.

"Reform" may not necessarily make the country stronger, but it will certainly make the government busier.

The bigger the country and the longer the regime, the more problems it will encounter in the "reform" process. The problems faced by a century-old world hegemon like Britain were naturally all-encompassing.

From the colonial to the local level, there were too many legacy problems to be solved by the government.

It was a case of "one thing leads to another". Even if the London government were to make only partial reforms, that would keep them busy for a while.

History has proven that when the British get busy, international disputes are greatly reduced and the world becomes more harmonious.

In fact, with the reunification of the Holy Roman Empire, the frequency with which the British engage in trouble has decreased considerably in recent years.

With the Holy Roman Empire in front of them, most of the British government's energy has been dragged down, so naturally they have no time to toss other countries into trouble.

Now that the British government has to carry out internal reforms, it has even less energy to toss it around. For politicians all over the world, this is a major advantage, which means that everyone can sleep peacefully for a few days again.

Although there are now two powers, the only one that likes to toss around is Britain. As for the other hegemon, it's clearly the seedy type.

In addition to supporting Spain's expulsion of the Japanese, the Holy Roman Empire's hegemony has only been able to establish a peacekeeping force in France since its establishment.

If it weren't for the double eagle flag of the Habsburg dynasty flying all over the world, everyone would have forgotten about the newborn hegemon.

Of course, this is only for the ordinary people, the politicians would never dare to forget. If you don't have the ability to make things happen, it doesn't mean that you don't have the ability to make things happen.

Just by the fact that Shinra's ambassador to foreign countries has been tearing down the British every day, we all know that this is not an easy master to mess with. In the last two years, the Shinra navy has often sailed a "super battleship" out of the city, which is known as an exchange of learning experiences.

Obviously, it makes no sense to exchange experiences with a few thousand tons of ironclad and dreadnought ships.

No one would believe me if I said it wasn't to make a statement. I'm not sure if I'll be able to do that, but politics is hard to confuse. If the dominant country comes to "friendly exchange", you can't help it!

Fortunately, the Shinra navy only slipped around and took an oath of presence, and did not take the opportunity to engage in political blackmail, to everyone's relief.

The end result was that the British government's progress in recruiting allies became particularly unpleasant. Although the Royal Navy was the largest in the world in terms of tonnage, it was already losing out on the number of super battleships.

There was no way around it, and it took time to build warships. Shinra's first-generation super battleship, the USS Roma, was commissioned in 1900, and the British were only just beginning to develop it.

With great effort, the British super battleships were not commissioned until 1903. This was already beyond the level of performance.

The fact that it took just over two years to design, build, and finally enter into service is a testament to the strength of the British shipbuilding industry.

It didn't help that, at the rate of one ship a year, Shinra's fourth super battleship had already been launched, and its commissioning within the year was a foregone conclusion.

The Royal Navy was lagging behind, only temporarily, but the impact on all countries was still huge.

One step at a time, one step at a time.

The naval technology revolution has erupted, and the Royal Navy, temporarily at the bottom, is really able to catch up?

The British shipbuilding industry was capable of overwhelming almost every country in the world, except for the Holy Roman Empire. This was a market decision, not a matter of individual will.

The seeds of doubt were planted, and the inference of British invincibility was shaken.

Since the winner could not be determined, we could not rush to take sides. It was not yet a "friend or foe" situation, and we could wait and see what happened.

The world was relaxed, but Franz had a headache. The international situation had changed beyond recognition, and no one was sure whether the British reforms would succeed.

Proto-Time Campbell was only elected prime minister in December 1905, and met his maker in April 1908, with less than two years of actual rule.

In such a short period of time, it was clear that the reform program could not be completed, yet history still holds him in high esteem.

Because of the butterfly effect, the economic downturn and increasing social tensions in the country, British society recognized the need for reform, and Campbell, the reformist leader, was elected in 1902.

Campbell, the reformist leader, was elected in 1902. Elected three years earlier, the reformists had three more years. Three years" may not seem like a long time for a country, but it can change a lot of things.

Britain still has a strong foundation, and once the internal conflicts are resolved and the colonies are consolidated, there is still a lot of potential.

The ready-made example is there, and Franz cannot guarantee that the British will not follow suit.

In case the British are stimulated to follow Shinra's lead and play divide and conquer, and completely eat up Australia, Canada, New Zealand and other regions, it would be another proper world empire.

With such a large support plate, even if it loses the battle for hegemony, Britain will still be a top power.

The only good thing was that England was underpopulated and could not digest such a large territory for a while. Otherwise, Franz would have had to take action earlier.

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Frederick: "Father, this is the new economic construction plan drafted by the cabinet. In addition to the previous five-year plan, a new Western Economic Revitalization Plan has been added, which prepares to invest heavily in the Ruhr industrial zone.

I have studied the Ruhr region and it is indeed suitable for industrial development, especially heavy industry. Not only is it easily accessible, but it is also close to raw material production areas.

Once it is developed, it will be the industrial center of the western part of the empire. It will be very important to promote the economic development of the western region.

Most importantly, the heavy industries of the empire were too scattered. Limited by industrial raw materials, there were more than a dozen heavy industry centers up and down the country, but no real core.

Before the development of the empire, such a decentralized layout, which could increase the security of the country, could not be mistaken.

Now the situation is different, we have no more enemies on the European continent, and we are completely engaged in a core out to further promote the development of the domestic economy."

"Revitalizing the western economy" would have been a joke before.

You know that the European continent has always had a distinctive feature, that is, Western Europe's economy is the most developed, followed by Central Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe again, the economy of Eastern Europe has been at the bottom.

This situation, however, has fundamentally changed since the revival of the Holy Roman Empire.

Eastern Europe's economy is still at the bottom, Northern Europe has not changed much, Western Europe's economy in recent years is declining, but South Central Europe has become the world's most economically developed region.

Of course, the economic development of Southern Europe is only partially developed. The economy of the Italian region has still not made any significant improvement, let alone Spain.

There is no definitive answer to the question of whether they should be counted as Southern European countries or Western European countries.

The only thing that is certain is that putting them in Southern Europe will lower the economic average, and putting them in Western Europe can still pull up a few points.

The main reason is the war, a continental war broke the pillar of France, including the western territory of the Holy Roman Empire, which suffered heavy losses because of the war.

As for Britain, it was not a continental country, so naturally it could not be forgotten. In order to marginalize the British, both the government documents and the radio and press of the Holy Roman Empire tacitly threw Britain out of Europe.

After the end of the European War, the government of Vienna started the Western Reconstruction Plan. Mere reconstruction was not enough for further development.

In particular, the newly acquired territories, limited by the number of people, had been a drag on the economy of the region.

In order to change all this, the government of Vienna has not failed to make efforts. Only before, it was mainly busy restoring the post-war infrastructure.

As for developing the economy, it had to be people first anyway. Although the population of the Holy Roman Empire was large, the empire was too big to overcome.

As the country grew larger, so did the number of "priority projects". In contrast, the rebuilding west was not a high priority in the empire's economic strategy.

It was no match for the African railroads, the petrochemical chains of the Middle East, or the indigenous automobile and aviation industries.

The West, with its low economic strategy and lack of population, is naturally limited in the resources it can obtain.

Encouraging immigration is unrealistic, and there are plenty of places to grab people. The western territories, which are located on the border, are simply not competitive.

To the general public, running west to be neighbors with the French was a major challenge in itself, and who knows when the fighting started again.

In a sense, this was also the pot calling the kettle black in Vienna. Reports of the domestic situation in France were deliberately suppressed, and even if they were occasionally published in the newspapers, that was an understatement.

The general public doesn't even know that the former French Empire is now a phoenix with plucked hair.

The new government was forced by the great achievements of its predecessor to change its tune. It has been several years since then, and it is only now that it has found its chance.

The distribution of heavy industry in the Holy Roman Empire was indeed too decentralized. It wasn't that Franz didn't want to concentrate, but that he simply couldn't. There were many areas suitable for the development of heavy industry.

There were many areas suitable for the development of heavy industry, but for a variety of reasons, there was an inherent limit to development.

In the steel industry, for example, there were seven steel centers in Shinra with an annual production capacity of one million tons; there were even more steel centers with an annual production capacity of 500,000 tons; and yet there were none with an annual production capacity of five million tons.

In this era, this kind of capacity is still available. In later times, any township enterprise would be able to kill it.

It is not that steel enterprises do not work hard, but the natural conditions are too restrictive. The increase in production capacity, the cost also went up, many steel centers have actually developed to the limits of existing technology.

With the development of the Holy Roman Empire, it is clear that the 28.78 million tons of steel production capacity per year is not enough to meet the demand.

According to the forecasts of economic experts, the demand for steel in the Holy Roman Empire will increase to 50 million tons in the next twenty years.

Theoretically, the potential of all the steel centers in the Holy Roman Empire could be exploited to meet the demand without any further expansion.

Obviously, theory is just theory. Society is constantly evolving, and the demand for steel is increasing every day.

The current demand forecast of 50 million tons is not set in stone. After all, the Holy Roman Empire was so large that the potential demand was unimaginable.

From the experience of previous generations, as long as the Holy Roman Empire does not fall, the future demand for steel will certainly be in billions, and it is only a matter of time.

However, the future is always the future, and one should still focus on the present. After receiving the document and taking a brief look at it, Franz said slowly: "This plan is too radical.

I don't doubt that the Ruhr will be able to build a 10-million-ton-per-year steel center, but don't forget that the economic market, not the government, is the real determinant of productivity.

It is true that the world economy is hot right now, but don't forget that the British economy is in trouble. The London government is in the midst of reform at this time.

Once the British adopt trade barriers, there are definitely a few countries that will follow, and our foreign exports will be affected.

I wouldn't be surprised if an economic crisis were to break out as a result. Is the market demand for steel still that high in the short term?

What if, as bad luck would have it, our steel center comes on line a few years later, just in time for a new economic crisis?"

It's not that Franz is conservative, it's just that the economic crises in the capitalist economic world have been numerous. From the past pattern, it was almost once every ten years.

It has been several years since the last economic crisis, and now the construction of the steel center, put into production even if it did not catch the crisis, that also entered the countdown to the crisis.

Massive overcapacity outbreak, the domestic steel industry is absolutely howling, do not know how many industries to toss to death.

The most tragic thing is that the steel industry of Shinra, either government investment, or the royal consortium holding, private capital rarely touch these high investment, long-cycle industry.

The most tragic thing is that the iron and steel industry is either government-funded or controlled by a royal consortium, and private capital rarely touches these high-investment, long-cycle industries.

Even if you want to do it, you have to do it slowly, for example, by limiting the production capacity to one million tons first and then increasing it according to market demand.

In this regard, the current cabinet is not as thorough as its predecessor in its consideration of the issue.

If it were purely for performance, the previous administration would have done it a long time ago.

If the basic conditions were in place, it would have been possible to throw money at it.

Even if the cabinet's ability to see the problem is lacking, Franz is not prepared to change people now. There are always a few geniuses, and most people are average.

To be able to hold back for several years and continue his predecessor's policies without any major chaos has proved that the current government is stable enough.

Although the plan is not comprehensive, it is essentially the right plan. If the project had been broken up into phases and construction progress had been a little slower, there would have been no problem.

In this respect, the biggest problem with the plan was that it was "too efficient," since the Vienna government's plan was to complete the project in five years.

After hearing Franz's explanation, Frederick was shocked: "It is impossible for the British to withdraw from the free trade system, isn't it?

You should know that the free trade system was proposed by the British government itself, and when the treaty was made, the British made a commitment in front of the whole world."

Along with the development of the times, the capitalist world economy is becoming more and more closely linked, and once the British withdraw from the free trade system, the world economy will definitely have problems.

With John Bull's consistent style of harming others and harming himself, once he decided to withdraw, he would definitely make a move to destroy the free trade system, and it would be impossible to let Shinra continue to enjoy the dividends of the free trade era.

With such a blow to the head, Shinra's economy would be greatly affected, and the market demand for steel would shrink drastically.

Against this backdrop, the addition of a new steel center with an annual production capacity of ten million tons was clearly out of place.

Franz rolled his eyes: "There is nothing impossible about it.

Once it is discovered that it is not in their interest, tearing up free trade agreements is inevitable. It hasn't dried up yet, that's because the British are still playing an internal game.

The British have long been the beneficiaries of the free trade system, which has naturally created vested interests. Now that the free trade system is working against them, and they want to pull out at this point, the vested interests are naturally going to oppose it.

If you pay attention to the newspapers in London, you know that there is more and more discussion around free trade, and the supporters and opponents of free trade are quarreling with each other.

The public bickering is only the beginning of the problem. It won't be long before the British Parliament has to discuss it.

In his election manifesto, Campbell also mentioned the issue of free trade. Although he did not say directly that he wanted to abolish it, he hinted in his speech that he wanted to subsidize exports to some industries.

These are signals. Along with the deterioration of the British economy, vested interests alone can not hold out for long.

If the British government doesn't want to see domestic manufacturing squeezed to death, it's only a matter of time before we adopt trade barriers. For Campbell, it is far easier to exit the free trade system than to reform it internally.

As things stand now, that won't take more than two years. We can already start preparing for it, and we don't want to be caught off-guard by the British."

Don't be surprised if a question discusses "two years". For the British Parliament, this is just normal operation.

Withdrawal from the "free trade system" is a major issue, which can be said to affect the fate of the British nation.

Compared to the "Brexit" debate, which lasted for 45 years, it is very efficient to make a decision within two years.