The Rise of the Empire

As the saying goes, good fortune never comes singly, but misfortune never comes singly, but this time the situation in Bavaria seems to have broken this saying, because Bavaria's financial situation is unprecedented, the prince is thinking about how to spend money, and he is going to try 100 armored vehicles of various types first. At that time, the Russians came to send money again! Because just a month ago, the Russians were surprised by the Japanese army intelligence they had just received! \u003c/p\u003eFacts have proved that Japan’s risky action against the Philippines in 1898 was very correct. If the diplomatic debuff of permanent hostility with the United States is not considered, Japan can be described as a profit! Because after occupying the Philippines, it didn't take long for the Japanese to earn back all their original expenditures, and there was still a large surplus! Japan's economic situation in 1901 was even better than in history! \u003c/p\u003eAre you surprised? In fact, it is easy to understand that this profit is like the water in the sea, there will always be a squeeze, especially here is a mature colony run by the Spaniards for hundreds of years, not a place like Africa where there is no hair! Tropical economic crops such as palm, rubber, and sugar cane in the Philippines were already popular in the market, but after the Japanese came, they immediately developed another product that was very popular in the British Empire - Finu! \u003c/p\u003eThe British are short of manpower now, and this is caused by the prince. The Boer War on this plane is larger than the history and consumes more. Not to mention anything else, the Boers successfully occupied the East After the Cape area, the mobilizable population has more than doubled! With the support of Germany and the United States, the firepower of the Boers has more than tripled! The number of troops was also greatly increased. In history, the Boers could not deal with 80,000 troops. When the British had the most troops, they had more than 200,000 troops stationed in South Africa. Now? According to the prince's conservative estimate, you can't deal with the Boers without concentrating an army of 300,000! \u003c/p\u003eYou asked the British to deploy 300,000 troops in South Africa, which seems a little difficult... You know, after the outbreak of World War I in history, after the British completed their strategic mobilization, the entire army assembled was only 658,000 people! And these people didn't all go to the battlefield at once. The current situation is that the British must deploy at least 300,000 to 400,000 troops in the unrich South African region. \u003c/p\u003eThis is just the number of troops. If you count the number of people supporting these troops, it will be even more terrifying! There are only 4 million blacks in South Africa. A considerable part of them launched an uprising when the British and the Boers were at war. These African laborers must not be enough. Well, now, where will the British get help? Support staff? There are many Indians, but it is a pity that India has a large amount of land cultivated with cash crops such as cotton, and because the British over-promoted the planting of cash crops, India's food production was too low, and even led to widespread famine. In order to ensure the planting of cash crops and make up for the personnel gap caused by the famine, the British naturally could not transfer much labor from India. \u003c/p\u003eAs for Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, sorry, these places can provide industry, financial support, and some troops, but they just can’t provide a lot of labor. After all, when you look at the 21st century, these countries Only a few people.... \u003c/p\u003eNow the British, who need a lot of labor, are looking for people all over the world. The British need labor that can be imported in large quantities, can be consumed, and the cost is not very expensive. Who can provide this kind of labor? Japan! The Philippines also has a population of tens of millions. The Japanese do not treat the Filipinos as citizens. It is money to put those rebels directly on the boat and transport them to South Africa! And it reduces the pressure on the Japanese to rule the local area, killing two birds with one stone.

Anyway, there is no shortage of people in Japan, and there are fewer Filipinos. It is enough to immigrate directly from Japan...  \u003c/p\u003e While these Finus eased the manpower shortage of the British, they also brought a lot of income to the Japanese, reduced colonial resistance, and gained raw material origin and markets. Japan’s development speed has increased dramatically. Otherwise, It will not order 4 new battleships from the British in one go, and there is a tendency to continue to increase orders! The navy is only a part of military expenditure. In fact, the military expenditure of the Japanese army is the bulk of Japan's military expenditure, accounting for about 70% of the total military expenditure! And the current development of the Japanese Army is indeed terrifying! \u003c/p\u003eJust at the beginning of this year, General Kuropatkin, who was in charge of the military affairs of the Far East Army, received the military information of the Japanese army in 1901. As of February 1901, the Japanese army already had 156 infantry brigades and 54 cavalry squadrons And 106 field artillery and mountain artillery squadrons, with 8,791 officers, a total of 17,581 officers and soldiers, and 636 various field artillery and mountain artillery! This is only the troops we have now, and after mobilization, the number will increase. Historically, in July 1903, the number of the Japanese army before the war was no more than this (in fact, this is the situation of the Japanese army at the same time in history..... ..)\u003c/p\u003e At the same time, the Russians' preparations for war in the Far East are worrying. So far, the total force is only 90 infantry battalions and 45 other battalions (including cavalry battalions and artillery battalions). Moreover, among these troops, there are a large number of garrison troops that cannot be deployed, such as 25 battalions and other troops deployed at Lushunkou, about 30,000 fortress garrison troops, and garrison troops stationed in Vladivostok and South Ussuri etc. \u003c/p\u003e Such an unbalanced military force made Kuropatkin very worried. He even said frankly that if it weren't for the navy's four newly completed Rurik-2 super battleships that have enough deterrence, the Russian army would not be able to resist Japan's attack now! \u003c/p\u003eIf the Germans want to complete the military expansion in the Far East, they need two points. The first is to establish a logistics support system that can support the operation of the army, and the second is to increase a large amount of equipment. For the Russians, as long as they have money, they can Bending, and the latter is something you can't do with money! The reason is very simple. The military industry of the Russians even lagged behind that of Austria-Hungary in World War I. In the stage of rapid expansion, the Russians could not spend enough money to develop the military industry. Well, now, the only way is to buy it. Order large quantities of ammunition! \u003c/p\u003eIt is difficult for the Russians to complete the established military expansion plan. At this time, after the news that the Boers used cavalry to severely injure the British army on the South African battlefield came, the Russian General Staff suddenly discovered that in the same vast In the northeastern region, the Russians can also use the mobility of the Cossack cavalry to attack the Japanese! This cavalry is very promising, and can even quickly decide the outcome of the battle! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e