Not only Britain and France, but after entering the 70s of the nineteenth century, the colonialism of all the great powers of the world has been unprecedentedly high.In 1870, after the Franco-Prussian War and the reunification of Germany, the German geographer Frederick Ratzel began to study the market for German industrial products, which was expanding at the time, and began to apply geography to justify Bismarck's imperialist policies.He believes that as the world moves forward, space will become more and more important for a country, large countries will gradually expand, and small countries will become insignificant.The fact that the history of the world has become more and more demanding on space can be seen in the evolution of the important commercial nations: Venice is a city; The Netherlands is a delta country; The United Kingdom is an island; The United States is a continent.The great powers must follow this absolute and inevitable tendency, and strive to expand their space by means of colonization, integration, and conquest.A similar theory was put forward by the British imperialist theorist Sir Harf Makinder, stating that a country must be self-sufficient if it is to survive.Controlling the origin of raw materials and turning them into export markets has become a strategic imperative of national interest.In the first 75 years of the 19th century, Western countries occupied an average of 210,000 square kilometers of colonies per year, and in the last 25 years, an average of 620,000 square kilometers of colonies per year.From the end of the 15th century to the middle of the 19th century, the colonial powers occupied only 3.18 million square kilometers of territory in Africa, known as the "last continent", and in the last 25 years of the 19th century, European interest in Africa grew again, occupying 25.69 million square kilometers of land in Africa.As a result of Europe's rapid industrialization and population growth, the demand for vegetable oils, vegetable fibers, rubber and certain mineral resources has increased, and these products can be exchanged for cheap industrial goods in Africa, and the demand for new raw materials has led to fierce competition for the origin of raw materials in Africa.The colonization of the interior of Africa by the colonial powers began in the late 19th century with the gradual approach pioneered by the French in Senegal, i.e., using peanut or oil palm farms as a base of advances, using drugs to treat tropical diseases, and using local natives to form mercenary armies along major rivers to advance into the hinterland, which was far more effective than the British coastal infiltration method, and was therefore emulated by other colonial powers.In the 1870s, the discovery of huge diamonds, gold and other minerals in South Africa stimulated other colonial countries to explore similar mineral deposits in other parts of Africa, and the land contested was no longer limited to areas suitable for growing crops, but also wasteland, swamps, deserts and uninhabited areas.The current year of 1879 is the last crazy period, and in the coming 80s of the 19th century, all the powerful countries will launch the last wave of great competition in the world.In order to protect the interests of China and Asia, Huahuang had to enter such a huge arena of world competition, even though China is still in the stage of basic industrial construction.When the emperor arrived in Paris, under the restrictions of the French government, he could not move freely everywhere like in Madrid, and everyone had to stay in the pavilion provided by the French government, and the conditions were acceptable, but they were not free.The members of the delegation and the members of the president's guard could only stay in the pavilion, and Hua Huang and several female dependents basked in the garden."
It seems that the French government is not going to pay attention to us, so go to the next one early."
Gege reminded Emperor Hua.President Meng smiled slightly and patted Jie Gege's little hand, "It's only been a day, so I'll have to stay for three days before leaving, so let's rest more." ”"Will we go to England next, we haven't had any direct conflict with France yet, it's already like this, we are not in trouble with Britain, are we afraid of danger if we go to England?"
asked Geger."
Next month is the 60th birthday of Queen Victoria of England, we are all in France, we should definitely go once, the country is at odds, but there is no declaration of war, the problem is not big, I don't believe they dare to openly use force against the diplomatic corps, that will really be spurned by the international community for eternity."
President Meng smiled, "However, in terms of assassination, we still have to guard against it strictly." ”Princess Katrina Kafu looked at Wang Zhankui and followed Emperor Hua's words: "That's true. ”Wang Zhankui hurriedly answered: "I don't dare to relax for a moment, since I left Spain, I feel that there are many more followers around us, but the 200 guards of the president's guard are all excellent officers who are one in a million, and there is no problem in terms of security."
Your Majesty tries not to go to crowded occasions, especially those with many passers-by. ”Emperor Hua took a sip of milk tea, "Be careful about how to make a fuss outside" Wang Zhankui walked a few steps away, asked the attendant officer, and came back to say: "Your Majesty, it's a reporter, and there are a lot of reporters from all over the world. ”President Meng smiled slightly, "In the end, it is the great powers, Britain, Germany, France, Austria-Hungary, are the real powers of Europe, when we are in Madrid, we have to send press releases, and we have to find the newspaper, which is good, the reporters automatically come to the door." ”Princess Katrina Caaf smiled, "Yes, Paris is said to be the center of Europe." ”"Oh" Emperor Hua looked at Princess Catherine Kaf, "I have never felt that way for you to think that Paris is the center of Europe, he is at most one of the centers of Europe, if you want to say that the real center, it should be London" "Well, I made a mistake, it should indeed be London, but after all, London is separated from the European continent by the English Channel." ”Princess Katrina Kafu laughed.The Emperor disagrees with Princess Katrina Kaf's view of the status of the European financial center will not be replaced for a while, but London's position will be negatively affected, and some other European countries will benefit from it.Dublin, Ireland will be one of them, the main reasons include language, taxation, time zone, location, management level, etc., and some international financial institutions have begun to deploy in Dublin.Huahuang believes that Frankfurt can also be regarded as a European center, and Frankfurt's financial field is securities and financial derivatives.Frankfurt's advantage lies in its large number of financial institutions, good infrastructure, and a large number of financial market professionals, supported by Germany's relatively stable macroeconomic level.The financial sector in Paris is also good, Dublin, Frankfurt, Paris, Luxembourg, Berlin, Vienna, and even Madrid, so the emperor decided that the biggest problem in Europe is actually too many centers.Unlike Asia, the center of Asia, there is no doubt that it is China, the political center of China is Beijing, the emperor has not changed, and this is not a thing that the emperor can change, and there is no need to change, the economic center is in Shanghai and Guangdong, these two places are accelerated in the hands of the emperor, in fact, this is also the general trend of history, Shanghai is the mouth of the Yangtze River, convenient transportation, there is a Yangtze River as a support, talents, the convergence of funds, are unstoppable, Guangdong has geographical advantages, whether it is the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Wherever you do business, you have to start from here.Therefore, Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangdong are undoubtedly now also the centers of Asia, and compared with the situation where Europe is everywhere, it is obvious that the centers of China are more concentrated and more conducive to development.This is also a major advantage of China compared with Europe.China is gradually recovering as a central power in Asia."
Find reporters from a few large newspapers, two for big countries and one for small countries, and let them come in and visit."
President Meng said to Wang Zhankui."
Yes, Your Majesty."
Wang Zhankui agreed and went down to make arrangements.Hua Huang himself didn't know that he was not only a man of the year in world politics, but also a news darling of mainstream European newspapers, and an iconic figure of the times.The article proposed by the Chinese emperor to help the weak countries and oppose colonialism caused an uproar in the upper class society of the whole Europe, and the reporters of this era naturally belonged to the upper class, and few ordinary people could read the newspaper, and few people could afford to buy the newspaper.When Wang Zhankui came out to ask which newspaper reporters they were, dozens of reporters were excited, not expecting to meet the legendary Huahuang.t1706231537: