Chapter 150 Investment and Provocation
The changes in the situation on the European continent will not affect the stable development of the East African colonies for the time being, and Leopold's distress will require Prussia and France to wrestle with each other for quite a long time, so there will be no result this year.
However, Ernst knew that the Spanish throne was just a mirage for Leopold. Of course, this was also a good thing, because in the future, Amadeo I, who came from the Italian Savoy Dynasty, would prove that this throne was a hot commodity.
Amadeo I almost repeated the fate of Charles I (with English) and Louis XVI of France, but Amadeo I was more flexible. As soon as he arrived in Madrid, he realized that he was unable to solve the problems facing Spain.
In 1873, Amadeo I voluntarily abdicated, returned to Italy with ease, and became Duke Amadeo of Aosta again.
The Spanish throne looks good, but it only looks good. Behind it are not only various forces within Spain involved, but also the intervention of the great powers.
However, history has proved that the republic could not save Spain. Even after two world wars, Spain finally returned to the monarchy.
So the Hechingen royal family did not do nothing. While everyone else was paying attention to the situation in Spain, people from the Hechingen royal family had already gone to Paris to establish relations with the future King of Spain, Alfonso XII.
Adding icing on the cake is never as touching as helping someone in need, especially for Alfonso XII who is now implicated by his mother, the former Queen of Spain (Sarah II).
Of course, the mother and son had a good relationship, and Alfonso XII just hated the Spanish rebels.
In fact, the reformist general Juan Prim launched a failed military coup in 1866, but he made a comeback in 1868 and succeeded.
October 16, 1868.
Paris.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, on behalf of the Hechingen royal family, I express my sympathy for your plight. My prince and Your Highness have said that rebels will not have a good end." Tom came to Paris on behalf of the Hechingen royal family to express the attitude of the Hechingen royal family to the mother and daughter.
The former Queen of Spain said: "Thank you for your support. Alfonso and I, on behalf of the Bourbon family and the Spanish people, will never forget your friendship."
Although she was a former queen, Shakespeare II did not give up her claim, which established a legal basis for the later restoration of Alfonso XII. All that was left was for the loyal and patriotic people of Spain to regroup and welcome the prince back to the country to put on the royal robe.
"This is a small gift from the Hechingen royal family. Our Hechingen has long been unworthy of its name as a country, so we can only offer some small gifts. I hope the Queen and the Prince will not despise it." Tom said as he handed over a box.
Sha Er knew that the box must contain money or something like that. She asked the butler to take it and said, "Alfonso, you have to remember who are our true friends these days and who are the ones who are taking advantage of others. Do you understand?"
"Yes, mother, our Bourbon family will never forget our true friends." said the still somewhat immature Alfonso XII.
In fact, the mother and son were not very poor. After all, the value of the Bourbon family was still very great. As one of the three major forces of the French royalist party, its political status was still very important in Europe.
However, after all, Spain's rule was temporarily lost, and it was inevitable that some of the people who had tried to curry favor with them in the past would scatter or even defect to the enemy camp.
The mother and son were very moved by the fact that the royal family of Hechingen, a small German country which had not had close relations with the Spanish royal family in the past, came to express their condolences.
“The Spanish people were only temporarily deceived. If the Americans had not been weakening Spain’s power overseas, Spain would never have fallen to this point.
After all, we all know that Spain's economic problems are caused by the damage to its overseas interests, and those traitors are actually rebels who can't bully the United States and can only make up for it at home. "Tom did not forget the prince's instructions and first put on eye drops for the future Spanish royal family.
"You're right. In recent years, Americans have been jumping around all over America and have been eyeing Spain's overseas territories. This is the fundamental reason for Spain's economic decline." Sha Er agreed.
As a ruler, Shakespeare II has no self-awareness, but since someone has helped him find excuses to shirk responsibility, he naturally wants to put all the blame on the Americans.
The United States doesn’t need to complain. Cuba, the Philippines, Argentina, Mexico… these colonies of Spain in the past…
On October 10, 1868, under the leadership of some white elites, the Yala Rebellion broke out in Cuba. At that time, Cuba was a multi-ethnic region, with blacks, whites, and even some Chinese, and the source of funds for the rebels was self-evident.
Although the uprising was unsuccessful, it preserved the spark for Cuban independence. Of course, the mother and son of Elizabeth II, who had lost the Spanish throne, did not know this news. Now that they had lost their base camp, who would care about an overseas island? Even if it was Spain's most valuable colony.
Ernst certainly didn'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 rebels picked a good time. They rebelled in Spain and then planned Cuba's independence. It's hard not to think that the two parties have no connection. After all, it was less than ten days since the Spanish rebellion. There were always other times when Cuba wouldn't cause trouble, but they chose this time. The people behind it are really..."
"Hmph! Just a bunch of clowns! As expected, their purpose is to destroy Spain. I knew they had bad intentions, but I didn't expect them to collude with Spain's enemy (the United States)." Sha Er said gritting her teeth.
Young Alfonso was even more indignant. Well, now there was irrefutable evidence that the financial backers behind the rebels were definitely related to the Americans.
Conspiracy theories are indeed the easiest to believe, and the mother and son don't need any evidence at all, just suspicion, and the United States is undoubtedly the most suspicious among all countries.
In addition to the conflict of interests between the two countries, the United States as a republic is highly suspicious.
If we say that the United States took over the scepter of world hegemony from Britain in its previous life, then the United States became a great power by standing on the corpses of Spain's vast colonies.
Although Spain itself has serious governance problems, it is even more disgusting that the United States is fanning the flames and playing tricks.
Moreover, ever since the restoration of Nazi Germany in France, the United States has become the stronghold 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 Hexingen Consortium, is one of this type of people. Garibaldi, one of the three founding fathers of Italy, once lived in Antonio Meucci's home in the United States for three years.
Not to mention the distant past, Ernst's father-in-law, Maximilian I, was one of the victims. After all, anyone with a discerning eye knew who the supporters behind the Mexican rebels were.
At that time, the Mexican Republicans were driven into the mountains by Emperor Nazianzuela, and the United States had just ended the Civil War and began to provide various support to the Mexican rebels until the overthrow of Maximilian I.
(End of this chapter)
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