Chapter 248 Population

The influx of foreign capital was something Carlo did not expect, but it was a good thing for Spain.

Companies listed on stock exchanges benefited from this, especially the stock prices of railway companies, which rose by at least 10%.

The biggest impact on Spain is that many railway companies have obtained additional funds as a result, and it is a foregone conclusion that the railway construction scheduled in the third five-year development plan was successfully completed.

The influx of French capital is good and bad, and for Spain at present, the benefits are far greater than the disadvantages. The large amount of funds brought by French capital can accelerate Spain's industrial development and make Spain's five-year development plan more effective.

Although this will also have a more profound impact on Spain, the extent of this impact is controllable.

Spain is following the national capitalist path, and the largest capital in China is the government and the royal family. In such a situation, unless all French capital is transferred to Spain, part of the capital cannot affect the decisions of the Spanish government.

Even these foreign capitals will become lambs to be slaughtered in some cases. Once the relationship between Spain and France breaks down, the industries and property invested by French capital in Spain will be forcibly taken back by the Spanish government.

Because the Spanish government did not prevent French funds from pouring into Spanish stock exchanges, this led to rapid growth in the stock prices of all companies involved in railways.

Spain is indeed a good place for French capital at this time. Due to the impact of the previous economic crisis, the economies of European countries have not yet completely recovered.

In contrast, Spain, which was not affected by the economic crisis, is definitely the fastest in the entire Europe at this time.

Not only the railways in the five-year development plan attracted the attention of French capital, but other plans for industrial construction also attracted capital from France and even European countries.

The influx of a large amount of money has set off an investment wave in the Spanish stock market, and many investors' assets have doubled in just a few days.

With Spain's arrivals unanimously, French capital soon reached close cooperation with Spanish companies. These capitals are not satisfied with buying stocks released by Spanish companies, and they even want to buy large-scale stocks directly from shareholders of some railway companies.

Carlo took a laissez-faire attitude towards these French capital actions.

At least the current French capital is not a threat to Spain. Instead, they can accelerate Spain's industrialization and make Spain's capital power stronger.

If Spain had only relied on domestic capital to promote Spain's industrialization, by the time Spain completed its industrialization, other European powers would have already completed higher-level industrial progress.

Even if it is just to accelerate the progress of Spain's industrialization, it is necessary to absorb these foreign capital.

Since it has been confirmed that a large amount of capital from France and even other countries has poured into Spain, the most important thing to do at this time is to make rational use of these foreign capital to promote Spain's economic development.

At present, foreign capital is mainly concentrated in the construction of railways in Spain, and they mainly invest in railway-related industries.

As long as they find ways to pay attention to other industries in Spain, Spain's economy has the hope of ushering in comprehensive growth.

With Carlo's intentional promotion, Spanish newspapers have also begun to report on news related to other industries, and even finance-related industries are predicting that some industries will achieve great development in the future.

Although it did not have the effect similar to the railway industry, it did attract a small amount of foreign capital to invest in other industries such as Spain's agricultural products processing industry, manufacturing and other industries.

It can be expected that with these foreign capital as a driving force, other industries in Spain will also usher in a golden stage of development.

Although these influx of foreign capital will cause some local small and medium-sized enterprises to face greater competition and even bankruptcy crisis, it will be helpful for the entire industry.

As long as it can help the rapid development of various industries in Spain, it is also necessary to sacrifice some small and medium-sized enterprises. This era was originally an era of monopoly giants. These small and medium-sized enterprises did not have that much effect on Spain, and there was no need to regret it for them.

Of course, development is about development, and it is also necessary to prevent the problem of overcapacity.

The hidden dangers brought by overcapacity are quite huge, and it is very likely to trigger a new round of economic crisis. Although Carlo hopes that Spain's economy and industry can develop rapidly, Carlo does not want Spain to face a serious economic crisis.

It is also because of this that with the influx of foreign capital to promote the rapid development of Spain's economy, Carlo also issued several requirements to the cabinet government, the most important of which is to prevent overcapacity and blind development.

Spain's development should develop with a purpose and build industries that Spain is scarce and needs very much, rather than focusing on the already powerful industries in Spain.

For example, in terms of steel manufacturing, Spain's steel production has firmly ranked fifth in the world. There is no need to pursue greater steel production for the time being, unless the domestic demand for steel products in Spain expands.

If you blindly pursue steel production, the steel products produced cannot be sold, which will lead to the outbreak of an economic crisis.

The rapid development of various industries is certainly gratifying, but we must also resolutely prevent the occurrence of economic crises and avoid the blind development of these industries, which will ultimately lead to the problem of overcapacity.

With the rapid economic development of Spain, the only one who is wronged is Portugal, which is forced to engage in economic and trade with Spain.

Economy and trade between Spain and Portugal has become quite frequent since the two countries' train tracks were synchronized. Spain is Portugal's only land neighbor and the only channel for onshore trade between Portugal and other European countries.

Since the two countries engaged in economic and trade and the train tracks were synchronized, the total trade volume between Spain and Portugal has increased dramatically in a short period of time.

The first five-year development plan is just in its infancy. The total import and export trade between Spain and Portugal is less than 1 million pesetta. The relationship between the two countries can be said to be tense and there is basically no trade relationship.

After the end of the second five-year development plan, the total import and export trade between Spain and Portugal has reached 46 million pesetas, and Portugal has also become an important trading partner of Spain.

Of course, Spain is the only one who benefits such a trade relationship, and Portugal gets much more disadvantages than benefits.

The first is the impact of the influx of a large number of industrial products on the Portuguese industrial environment. On the premise that the impact of the economic crisis has not been completely eliminated, Portugal's industry has suffered quite serious impacts.

Many smaller factories went bankrupt directly during the economic crisis, which also cut Portugal's total industrial volume by nearly a quarter.

When the remaining factories face the impact of Spanish industrial, they seem so powerless.

During the period when the economic crisis was severe, Spain's output of industrial products to Portugal was ineffective.

After all, many Portuguese workers lost their jobs at that time, and they could not afford Spanish industrial products at all.

But when the impact of the economic crisis gradually decreases and these unemployed workers find jobs again, the dumping of industrial products in Spain will have obvious results.

Compared with the industrial finished products in Portugal, Spain's industrial finished products are not only more comprehensive, but also have the advantages of better quality and lower prices.

This is also the reliance of Spanish industrial finished products to impact the Portuguese market. Under such circumstances, the total import and export trade between Spain and Portugal has continued to rise, and the trade deficit between the two sides has also continued to expand.

Up to now, Portugal imports more than 30 million pesetta goods to Spain every year, covering a variety of industrial products, and even large goods such as rails and trains.

There is no way, there is also a need for railway construction in Portugal. Under the premise that the production of steel mills in Portugal collapsed, Portugal could only buy cheaper rails from neighboring Spain, which could even reduce the cost of building railways in Portugal.

The total value of goods imported from Spain to Portugal was only about 16 million pesetas, and the trade deficit between the two sides reached an astonishing 14 million pesetas.

Companies engaged in import and export trade and commodity trading have made a lot of money, and most of the people engaged in these industries are Spanish aristocrats and capitalists.

Currently, the import and export trade between Spain and Portugal mainly relies on the railway from Badajoz to Portugal, which is also the only connection point between the Spanish and Portugal railways.

It can also be seen from the map that the railways in Spain are well connected, but only a small railway in the lower left corner connects to the railway in Portugal.

The Spanish government has also made a request to connect more railways to the Portuguese government, but it was eventually rejected by the Portuguese government.

The reason is also very simple. If the Portuguese government fully connects with Spain to the railway, then Portugal's safety will be in the thought of Spain.

Although Spain has a huge mountainous land, it is almost a smooth journey to Lisbon and there is no danger to defend.

If Spain really has any ideas about Portugal, it can rely on the railway connected between the two countries and can reach Lisbon, the capital of Portugal in a short time.

This is something the Portuguese cannot accept, and it is also the reason why they always only want to connect to a railway with Spain.

There is only such a small railway to connect. If there is a crack in the relationship between the two countries, Portugal can blow up the railway at any time to ensure that Spanish troops will not quickly enter Portugal's border through the railway.

It would be quite difficult to block the Spanish army's advance by blowing up the railway in the north, central and southern parts.

Carlo still feels sorry for this. If the railway line in Portugal can be fully connected, Iberian railways will form a huge railway network to promote economic exchanges in various regions of Iberia.

This is of course a good thing for Spain, but not for Portugal, which is also the reason why the Portuguese government refuses.

So far, Spain's local development has been relatively smooth, but there are still many problems with the development of the colonies.

It has been a long time since the establishment of the Congolese Territory, and population has always been a major problem in the development of the Congolese Territory.

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At present, the total population of the Congo territory is no more than 30,000, and many of them are still Russian immigrants who have been forcibly sent.

After these Russian farmers arrived in the Congolese territory, they quickly reclaimed a large area of ​​land with the help of local indigenous people. If nothing unexpected happens, they will permanently settle in the Congolese territory and contribute their own strength to the agricultural development of the Congolese territory.

Of course, Spain will not treat them unfairly. These Russian peasants had absolute freedom after coming to the Congolese territory. They were also first-class citizens of the colonies and had some privileges.

In Russia, they are the bottom of society, and they can't earn much income for a year, and even face large amounts of debts for renting the land of the nobles.

But in the Congolese territory, as long as you do any physical work, you can rent a few slaves from the colonial government, or even buy a few black slaves directly to do it.

The identities of these Russians changed instantly, which made them not excluded from settling in the Congolese territory, and they were even glad that they chose to immigrate and changed their lives.

These Russian immigrants have proven to be very useful.

Their arrival accelerated the agricultural development of the Congolese territory and allowed the Congolese territory to barely meet its own needs in terms of agricultural products.

If the Congolese Territory had not formed a colonial division with an army of 20,000 people, the current agricultural scale of the Congolese Territory could have met the requirements of self-sufficiency.

Because the army needs to provide food sources, the agricultural scale of the Congolese territory needs to continue to expand. There is no crisis of overcapacity in food, after all, there are always people in this world who cannot eat enough.

Even in the economic crisis, the price of food will rise. After all, people do not use industrial products, but if they do not eat food, they will starve to death within a few days.

The question of how to increase the population of the Congolese territory has plagued the Spanish government for a long time.

At a cabinet meeting, William, the new Colonial Affairs Minister, made a proposal to illuminate Carlo's eyes, that is, to attract a large number of gold rushers through the gold rush, thereby expanding the population of the Congolese territory.

The so-called gold rush is actually to attract gold rushers through the method of public gold mines. A large number of gold rushers are pouring into areas with gold mines to make gold, and such an event is also called the gold rush.

Many colonies gradually developed because of the gold rush. Among them, famous cities include San Francisco and New Goldsoft, which have become large cities because of the gold rush.

But don’t underestimate the obsession of gold diggers. Even in the deep mountains and forests, as long as the news of the gold mine spreads to the gold mine, it will attract a large number of gold miners.

The Lanfang Republic also developed because of the gold rush, and even gathered tens of thousands of gold rushers at its peak.

As long as Spain releases news that there are large gold mines in the Congo territory, it will definitely attract many gold diggers.

As long as some gold diggers can be left behind, the problem of insufficient population in the Congolese territory will be solved.

Of course, attracting population through the gold rush is two-sided. These gold rushers will indeed leave some to settle in the Congolese territory, but the gold rush will also attract the attention of other countries.

This is gold, one of the most valuable rare metals in the world. Smaller gold mines are destined to fail to set off gold rush. The gold mines that can set off gold rush are basically those large and unexplored gold mines.

This large gold mine can attract gold diggers, and naturally it can attract the attention and even covetousness of other countries.

Therefore, before adopting the gold rush to attract the population, we must also consider whether the gold diggers in the Congolese territory will attract the attention of other great powers.

After careful consideration, Carlo finally decided to adopt the method proposed by William.

The Congolese territory is quite special, and there are few colonial competitors on this land, at least this is the case at present.

In the entire Congo River basin, there are actually only two colonists, Portugal and Spain. The closer colonists were the French, whose colony was more than 500 kilometers away from the Congo River.

In addition, France needs Spain to get rid of the impact of the isolation policy on France at this time, it is impossible for the French to have conflicts with Spain for gold, at least not in a short period of time.

Without the French participating, Spain only needs to pay attention to Portugal's colonial trends.

The little Portugal is not taken seriously by Carlo. It is precisely because of this that Carlo decided to adopt the suggestions put forward by William.

In fact, in addition to France, the British may also make a splash in the gold rush in the Congolese territory.

But the British colonies were far away from the Congo River Basin, and the closest was also the Gold Coast, which was nearly 2,000 kilometers apart.

Spain's Congo territory is located in the inland Africa. If the British wanted to get a shot, they could only occupy the lower reaches of the Congo River and then go deep into the bottom of the Congo basin.

If the British did, Carlo would laugh out loud.

Because at this time it was Portugal that was entrenched in the lower reaches of the Congo River, if the British seized the Portuguese colony, the relations between Britain and Portugal would take a sharp decline.

Portugal without British support is a lamb to be slaughtered for Spain. If the plot really develops like this, the merger between Spain and Portugal may be the near future.

The paper data after the merger of the two countries is still very exaggerated. Judging from last year's data, if Spain and Portugal merge, the two will have a population of more than 24 million and an army of 250,000, and industrial output will remain at the fifth level in the world, and the navy will also be fifth in the world. The strength is still relatively strong.

If the two countries merge, Spain's rapidly developing economy will also affect Portugal, allowing Portugal's industry and economy to enter the fast lane of rapid development.

After a few years of low-key development, the merged Federation has been the largest country under Britain, France and Germany, and it is not even a problem to fight the French.

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