Not only Britain and France, but also after the 1870s, the colonialist boom in the world's powers was unprecedentedly high.

In 1870, after the end of the Franco-Prussian War and after the unification of Germany, German geographer Frederick Ratzel began to study the market issues of German industrial products that were expanding at the time, and began to apply geography to defend Bismarck's imperialist policies.

He believes that as the world is moving forward, space will become more and more important to a country, big powers will gradually expand, and small countries will become insignificant. World history has increasingly demanded space. This fact can be seen from the evolution of important commercial countries: Venice is a city; the Netherlands is a delta country; Britain is an island; and the United States is a continent. All powerful countries must follow this absolute and inevitable trend and strive to expand their space by means of colonization, merger and conquest.

Sir Half Makind, an British imperialist theorist, also proposed a similar theory, pointing out that if a country wants to survive, it must achieve self-sufficiency. Controlling the origin of raw materials and turning them into product export markets becomes a strategic need for national interests.

In the first 75 years of the 19th century, Western countries occupied an average of 210,000 square kilometers of colonies each year, while in the last 25 years, they occupied an average of 620,000 square kilometers of colonies each year.

From the late 15th century to the mid-19th century, colonial countries 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, Europe's interest in Africa became stronger, occupying 25.69 million square kilometers of land in Africa. Due to the rapid industrialization and population increase in Europe, the demand for vegetable oils, plant fibers, rubber and certain mineral resources increased, and these products could be exchanged for cheap industrial products in Africa, and the need for new raw materials caused a fierce competition for the production of African raw materials.

The colonization of the mainland of Africa by colonial countries began with the gradual advancement method pioneered by France in Senegal in the late 19th century, that is, farms that plant peanuts or oil palms as advancement bases, use drugs to treat tropical diseases, use local indigenous people to form mercenary troops, and advance along major rivers to the hinterland. This method is far more effective than the British coastal infiltration method, and is therefore emulated by other colonial countries.

In the 1870s, the discovery of huge minerals such as diamonds and gold in South Africa stimulated other colonial countries to explore similar minerals in other parts of Africa. The land they competed for is no longer limited to areas suitable for crop cultivation. Badlands, swamps, deserts and unmanned areas were all the targets of competition.

The current year of Emperor Hua is the last mad period. In the coming 1880s, all powerful countries will embark on the last wave of competition around the world.

In order to protect the interests of China and Asia, Emperor Hua had to enter the world to compete for such a huge arena. Even China is still in the stage of basic industrial construction.

When Emperor Hua arrived in Paris, under the restrictions of the French government, he could not move around freely like he did in Madrid. Everyone had to stay in the inn provided by the French government. The conditions were acceptable, but they were not free.

The members of the delegation and the people from the President's Guard had to stay in the inn, with Emperor Hua and a few female family basking in the sun in the garden.

"It seems that the French government does not plan to pay attention to us anymore. Go to the next house early." Jie Ge reminded Emperor Hua.

The cute CEO smiled slightly and patted Princess Jie's little hand, "It's only been a day, and at least I have to stay for three days before leaving. Let's have a rest."

"Are you going to the UK next stop? We have not had any direct conflicts with France yet. It's already like this. We are having a big fight with Britain. Are you afraid of danger when you go to the UK?" asked Gege.

"Next month is the 60th birthday of Queen Victoria of England. We have all arrived in France. We must have gone there once. The country has had a bad relationship, but it has not declared war. There is no big problem. I don't believe that they dare to openly deal with diplomatic missions by force. That will really be despised by the international community for generations." The cute president laughed, "However, in terms of assassination, we must still be more strictly guarded."

Princess Katrina Kaifu looked at Wang Zhankui and followed Emperor Hua's words: "It's true."

Wang Zhankui hurriedly answered: "I didn't dare to relax for a moment. Since leaving Spain, I feel that there are many followers around us. However, the 200 guards of the President's Guard are excellent officers selected from one in a million, and there is no problem with safety. Your Majesty should try not to go to occasions with many people, especially those with many passers-by."

Emperor Hua took a sip of milk tea, "Be careful! Why is it noisy outside?"

Wang Zhankui walked a few steps away, asked the attendant, and came back and reported, "Your Majesty, you are a reporter, and many journalists from all over the country have come."

The cute president smiled slightly, "After that we have arrived at the most powerful countries, Britain, Germany, France, Austro-Hungary, are the real powers of Europe. When we were in Madrid, we had to issue a press release and we had to go to the newspaper. That's great, the reporters came to us automatically."

Princess Katrina Kaif smiled sweetly, "Yes, Paris says it's the center of Europe."

"Oh?" Emperor Hua looked at Princess Katrina Kaif, "Do you think Paris is the center of Europe? I have never felt that way. He is at most one of the centers of Europe. If you want to say that the real center is probably London?"

"Well, I misled my tongue. It should be considered London, but London is separated from the European continent by the English Channel." Princess Katrina Kaif smiled.

Emperor Hua disagrees with Princess Katrina Kaif's view that the status of ***town's European financial center will be difficult to replace for a while, but London's status will be affected to a certain extent, and some other European countries will benefit from it.

Dublin in Ireland will be one of them, the main reasons include language, taxation, time zone, location, management level, etc. Some international financial institutions have begun to make arrangements in Dublin.

Huahuang believes that Frankfurt can also be regarded as a center of Europe, and Frankfurt's financial field is securities and financial derivatives.

Frankfurt’s advantage lies in its many financial institutions, good infrastructure, and a large number of professional talents in the financial market. Behind it is the relatively stable macroeconomic level of Germany to support it.

The financial industry in Paris is also good, including Dublin, Frankfurt, Paris, Luxembourg, Berlin, Vienna, and even Madrid. So the Emperor decided that the biggest problem in Europe is that there are too many centers.

Unlike Asia, the center of Asia is undoubtedly China. The political center of China is Beijing. The Emperor of China has not changed. Moreover, this is not something that Emperor of China can change by saying changes, nor is there any need for change. The economic center is in Shanghai and Guangdong. These two places are accelerated by Emperor of China. In fact, this is also the general trend of history. Shanghai is the estuary of the Yangtze River, with convenient transportation and an Yangtze River as a support. The gathering of talents and funds cannot be stopped. Guangdong has geographical advantages. Whether it is the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, or where to do business, it must start from here.

Therefore, Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangdong are undoubtedly the centers of Asia now. Compared with the situation where Europe is full of centers, it is obvious that the centers of China are more concentrated and more conducive to development.

This is also a major advantage of China over Europe.

China is gradually recovering to become a central power in Asia.

"Let's find reporters from several large newspapers, two big countries and one small country, and let them come in and visit." The cute president said to Wang Zhankui.

"Okay, Your Majesty." Wang Zhankui agreed and went down to make arrangements.

Hua Huang himself didn't know that he is not only a storied figure in the world's political arena, but also a news darling in mainstream European newspapers, but also a landmark figure in an era.

The articles proposed by Emperor Hua to support weak countries and oppose colonialism caused a stir in the upper class in Europe. What are the reporters? Journalists in this era naturally belong to the upper class. Few people can understand newspapers, and few people can afford newspapers.

When Wang Zhankui came out to ask which newspaper reporters were, dozens of reporters were excited, and he did not expect to see the legendary Emperor Hua.
Chapter completed!