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Chapter 217 The style of a strong country

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    After a short but smooth meeting, in the scorched-earth town of Cullenbridge, Lieutenant General of the English Army Demi Case and Lieutenant General of the New United Kingdom Air Force Simon Bradley represented the coalition side, and Major General of the Scottish Army Bourne-  Gordon signed the armistice treaty on behalf of the Scottish Provisional Government.  With the mediation of Germany and the advocacy of the new United Kingdom, the armistice conditions offered to Scotland by the coalition forces were very simple. They only needed to pay England the pensions for 9,633 fallen soldiers and the subsidies for 31,547 injured officers and soldiers, and continue to fulfill the agreement to bring Salo to England.  By leasing Muwan to the New United Kingdom, this war with no chance of winning can be ended.  So, when the meritorious service of arresting the dictator Balliol returned to Edinburgh with the armistice treaty, hundreds of thousands of Scottish people lined up to welcome him However, this war that lasted only seven days not only killed 200,000 Scottish soldiers and tens of thousands of innocent civilians.  The casualties have dealt a devastating blow to Scotland's economy and military. Military and industrial facilities in many ports such as Ireland, Glasgow, and Aberdeen were bombed so violently that the Scottish media could not help but lament: the speed of development in the past decade  The quasi-powerful country in the forefront of Europe returned to the age of farming and animal husbandry almost overnight!  With the collapse of the old economic order, the new Scottish government has to carry out drastic reforms domestically.  Since the government's normal financial resources simply cannot afford an army of hundreds of thousands, after receiving special support from the League of Nations for disarmament funds, the new Scottish government dismantled three-quarters of its troops in batches, leaving only less than 100,000 on active duty.  force.  At this point, the Scotland that used to scare the English at every turn no longer exists.  ??War can bring a country to decline, it can bring about changes in a country, and it can also give a country more power to move forward vigorously.  After experiencing two wars in Italy and Scotland within one year, the New United Kingdom not only spent the most money but also gained the most among the participating countries.  On the European trade map, they defeated Italy, which had the highest industrial similarity and fiercest competition, and snatched away the Italians¡¯ international trade share in industrial manufacturing fields such as shipping, aviation, chemicals, and textiles, and obtained huge amounts of money from the Italians.  war reparations - a considerable part of which was eventually paid in kind.  Although the industrial standards in Italy were different from those in the new United Kingdom, the Irish collected a large number of machinery and equipment from the Apennines and transported them to northern Ireland. They relied on the power provided by the nuclear reactors that were put into practical operation and built a plant based on Belfa.  A new industrial circle centered on St.  In Belfast, the most prosperous port city in the past on the island of Ireland, the shipbuilding manufacturing industry, mainly oil ships, scientific research ships, fishing ships and offshore drilling platforms, has once again brought vitality to the port terminals, and around the city,  Food processing and textile manufacturing companies have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. High-quality Italian food processing equipment and textile machine tools have made the beef and canned herring produced in Belfast a best-selling product in Europe and the United States. The shortage of labor and the improvement of wages have attracted a large number of people from  Immigration from Western and Nordic countries has led to a rocket-like rise in the GDP of the entire region.  Located more than 100 kilometers northwest of Belfast, the seaport city of Coleraine, which has been dormant for many years, is gradually regaining its former glory.  On the coastline, modern blast furnaces have risen one after another, and brand-new factories have been completed one after another. The latest and best Italian pharmaceutical and pesticide R&D and production facilities have been established here. State investment, school franchises, and private management have made this name famous.  The super-large pharmaceutical, pesticide and chemical company known as "Bertha" has incorporated most of Coleraine into its factory area, making this northern seaport quickly become another shining pearl on the Irish coastline!  With the increasing maturity of the large industrial circle in Limerick and the rapid development of the new industrial circle in Belfast, the new United Kingdom, which had won two wars in succession, ushered in the midpoint of the century, 1950, in a prosperous atmosphere.  At the beginning of the new year, the new United Kingdom¡¯s first major international move was to extend a helping hand to the Jewish state, which had been fighting against the Arab states alone for half a year.  As the two sides signed a military mutual assistance agreement, the Jews were able to purchase military supplies from the New United Kingdom through loans. The largest arms purchase transaction between the two parties was thus born, and it took the New United Kingdom less than a week to raise 100,000  A semi-automatic rifle, 5,000 machine guns, 600 tanks, 2,000 artillery pieces, 400 aircraft, 300 million rounds of ammunition, 2.6 million rounds of artillery shells, and 100,000 tons of fuel were formed by the Navy of the New United Kingdom.  The escort fleet set off from the Port of Limerick and transported a total of more than 500,000 tons of arms and supplies to Tel Aviv. The speed and efficiency completely exceeded the expectations of Arab countries.  By the time the Arab army came back, the Jewish armed forces had already been deployed and had their pockets lined up waiting for their opponents.  As a result, in the Battle of Holon, 40,000 Jewish armed forces defeated 100,000 Arab elites and captured more than 20,000 enemies. This was used as a weight to force the Arabs to recognize the established fact that the Jewish state occupied Palestine.   Under the mediation of the League of Nations, the Jewish State finally entered into an armistice agreement with the League of Arab States, and the development of the Middle East has since entered a new era.  The reason why Palestine is known as the "land flowing with milk and honey" is because its north and west have a Mediterranean climate, abundant sunshine, and soil conditions suitable for planting. Under the diligent cultivation and scientific management of the Jews, the cotton produced here  , fruits, and vegetables soon exceeded the highest level in history. Cotton was sold to the Irish at preferential prices, and fruits and vegetables were sold to Eastern and Southern Europe. They were continuously exchanged for foreign exchange to repay military purchase loans and purchase new weapons and equipment.  .  The New United Kingdom¡¯s international investment has reaped rich returns on the Jews, and in the distant Pan-Pacific region, whether in the United States, Mexico, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, or Guinea, ¡°Made in the New United Kingdom¡± has long been seen everywhere.  In particular, the output of nuclear reactor technology in the scientific research and civilian fields has basically become a monopoly project in the new United Kingdom, which can bring profits and taxes equivalent to hundreds of millions of marks to the government and enterprises every year.  The large merchant fleet of the New United Kingdom controls nearly a quarter of the trade volume on the Pacific route, and gradually expands trade routes to South Asia and East Asia.  Starting in the early 1950s, the new United Kingdom gradually became Japan's direct competitor in the field of international trade.  Steel, alloys, power, fuel, ships The technical quality of the industrial products produced by these two countries is almost the same. However, the New United Kingdom ignored the principles of fair competition and peaceful coexistence proposed by the Japanese and joined forces with the Western Allied countries to launch a war.  trade war - they have been exporting a large number of industrial products to Asia for a long time at prices below cost, or even in the form of half-buy, half-free, and have established a complete and high-quality after-sales technical service system.  In order to win this trade war, the new United Kingdom government reduces relevant corporate taxes by tens of millions every year, and provides government subsidies to shipping companies enough to build several supertankers.  This kind of investment at any cost has achieved very significant results in the international trade war.  Before 1951, about 70% of the hundreds of thousands of tons of gasoline and kerosene imported by Asian countries came from Japan. By 1951, this proportion dropped to 40%. Just two years later, most of the fuel produced in Japan was only  The same can be said for aircraft, machine tools, vehicles, medicines and new materials produced in Japan that can be sold in the country. Only in the fields of railway locomotives and civilian ships, Japanese manufacturing can barely maintain a certain degree of competitiveness.  In the mid-1950s, the economic development of various countries around the world slowed down significantly, and some countries began to experience economic weakness.  In Europe, Italy's economic situation is the most difficult. The government's industrial reform has failed again. The national unemployment rate is close to 20%. The dissatisfaction of the people has provided an ideal breeding ground for the spread of revolutionary ideas. The country has once again fallen into turmoil.  In Asia, due to its severe shortage of resources and long-term sluggish foreign trade, Japan became the first country to enter the recession. Although the military has always been unwilling to remain silent, it tried to use military remonstrance to force the top management to change its strategy, unite with the Soviet Union, and fight against Europe and the United States.  However, before the military remonstrance operation was launched, the news leaked out. Emperor Nobuhito ordered the arrest of mid-level and senior military officers who participated in the military remonstrance, and ordered the military to follow Germany's example and carry out so-called "modernization reforms" to the existing military system to continue the millennium of Bushido spirit.  It has suffered another subversive impact since the Restoration Japan, which suffered "double castration" in the military and economic fields, naturally withdrew from the struggle for hegemony among the great powers in the second half of the 20th century. At this time, only those who could challenge Germany's unipolar hegemony were left  Next are the United States and Soviet Russia.  The former relied on its rich natural resources, deep industrial foundation, strong scientific and technological power, and unruly national spirit to quickly emerge from the shadow of the defeat in the war. The absolute values ??of industry, trade, and national defense construction all hit record highs, and the  With the capital to compete with the Western Allies, but because of the lessons learned from the past, they devoted themselves to developing defensive military technology and maintained active and friendly ties with European countries; the latter relied on the authoritarian system and planned economy to achieve success in a specific period and under specific conditions.  With its advantages, it has achieved a wave of development results that surprised the world. Its rapid industrial and military rise, coupled with the resurgence of revolutionary ideas in some European countries, forced the Western Allies to re-examine whether their Eastern European defense lines were as strong as they imagined.  , and carefully discussed feasible options for using nuclear weapons to implement strategic defense In the summer of 1958, the Red Revolution broke out in Italy and swept across the country. In just over two weeks, the Italian government was overthrown, and the Italian royal family was forced into exile.  In order to prevent such an important European country from falling into the hands of the red regime, the Western Allies, led by Germany, quickly dispatched tens of thousands of well-equipped troops to Italy in the name of the League of Nations peacekeeping forces by sea, land and air.  It quickly occupied important cities and ports such as Milan, Turin, Palermo, and Taranto. However, in the process of occupying Rome, the capital of Italy, the League of Nations peacekeeping forces encountered stubborn resistance from the revolutionary armed forces, which cost thousands of lives.  ?The heavy price of death.  After the battle, the peacekeepers identified many Russians among the prisoners, thus obtaining direct evidence that Soviet Russia was supporting the Italian revolutionary forces behind the scenes. The German government immediately sent a note to the Soviet ambassador to Germany, urging them to immediately stop targeting "Italian people"  "rebels" support, but was rejected by Soviet Russia.  Since the end of the Polish crisis, the Western Allied camp and Soviet Russia have once again fallen into a dangerous state of tension.
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