Rebooting the Spanish Empire

We should work with Portugal in the form of an EU, unify the railway specifications and currencies of the two countries, and boost the economy first. Form an economic alliance with foreign countries and then go to the former Spanish colonial countries to persuade them to join this alliance, develop resources and energy, and control the country economically. If Africa can colonize (Africa has not yet carved up the Congo Basin and Morocco has not been occupied by anyone, try your best to occupy it. It would be great if you can get Gibraltar back). Go to the Pacific and occupy Hawaii. Win over Italy, Türkiye, Greece and France in the Mediterranean to form the Mediterranean Sea Alliance.

I wrote it in a few minutes. There must be something wrong. Please don't criticize me and write down your thoughts. ๑•́₃•̀๑

Just read a novel and have fun. There is no need to get into an argument over some opinions. When encountering unpleasant things, just smile and let it go. Novels are meant for entertainment and entertainment, so making yourself unhappy is not worth the gain. Moreover, my level is indeed not good enough, and it is difficult for everyone to agree. It is impossible to take into account every reader. I hope everyone can understand.

I don't agree with the initial industrial investment. How can Spain compete with the technologically powerful countries if it is poor? It requires continuous large-scale investment and the results are very slow. In addition, the country is too poor to maintain such large-scale continuous investment for a long time. From the beginning, it must vigorously develop Spain's advantageous agriculture and animal husbandry to increase the total food production. The cotton textile industry has exploded, accounting for a major share of the world's exports. Even if you are poor, as long as the people can have enough food and clothing, the people will have great support for you. However, you must pay attention to system innovation and let the profits flow to the hands of the people. When the people have money, the domestic market has developed, and the finances are rich, it is time for you to pursue technology.

After reading the first few chapters, it can be said that there are many questions. First, in terms of language expression, many diplomatic words are inaccurate. The second is the complete disregard for the situation in Spain. The first is to cooperate with Germany in military training diplomatically. At this time, Germany's level is no better than France. Germany is stronger in general mobilization rather than standing army. It is obvious that Spain cannot use general mobilization. Domestic national issues, class conflicts and regional divisions alone can make the German system unable to provide anything except rebels and massive expenditures. The second is the huge damage to diplomatic relations. At this time, the focus of German diplomacy was on the Alliance of Three Emperors. Spain was a beggar. Germany could not control Spain, but France could beat Spain anytime and anywhere. After the Spanish-American War, it would be great fun for France to support the United States. Even directly give you Barcelona independence. The diplomacy at this stage should be to make friends with France and Germany, and to balance between the two. In addition, in terms of industry, Spain does not have the manpower, resources and financial resources to carry out industrialization. Social conditions and natural conditions do not allow it. The direction of development should be less but more refined, so as to ensure self-production of light weapons and be able to produce light artillery. When building ships, cruisers are also on the line. Don't pursue battleships. You have no money and no ability. As for the bullet caliber, you can completely use 7mm Mauser bullets. There is no need to use 7.62 And 8mm. It is also possible to be more radical and use 6.5 To imitate Italy. Spain and Italy are both mountainous countries, so the equipment should be as light as possible.

I just looked at it and found that the steps have been a bit big. The rebellion that just took over the throne was resolved in less than a month, and then there was the development of the army (the navy and the army were developed at the same time) and then the development of compulsory education. I would like to ask if the protagonist is so rich? Is Spain so rich? And how many resources, how much money, and how many people are needed for compulsory education?

Let me complain, does the author have any misunderstanding about shipbuilding? Can warships be built with design drawings? Let's not talk about firearms. It's not impossible to make them even if we ignore some material issues. The tonnage of warships is limited by steam engines. Suddenly they have the largest tonnage in the world. I am speechless.

There are relatively few endings when writing Western novels, and a little bit of a bad ending is acceptable. I will catch up on more as long as I persevere.

I promised to restore it, but now it has not been updated for 3 days. . . The post that the author himself said he would restore and update before was deleted.

You are a bit late now. Spain is short of people, money, food, everything. In Spain, religious fanaticism first drove away the Moors who were farming. A large number of grain-producing areas were destroyed by neglect, and grain production dropped. Again, the import of large amounts of gold and silver led to inflation, which led to the bankruptcy of the handicraft industry (raw materials and manpower increased), and large quantities of foreign goods were purchased (Netherlands, France, and England). The outflow of gold and silver helped the Netherlands and England develop industry and commerce. A large amount of money was spent fighting religious wars, and the finances went bankrupt. In order to get rid of bankruptcy, they bought and sold noble titles. The nobility was tax-free in Spain, which led to the birth of a large number of tax-free nobles. The finances were further reduced, and the reduction in finances further expanded the fiscal deficit. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Spain's native population had almost zero growth. The population was seriously underpopulated, the native people's livelihood was in decline, and the increase in overseas immigration further led to a decrease in the native population. Spain is basically hopeless at this stage, unless there is a revolution to rebuild it from the bottom up, and there is no way it can be saved from the top down.