Cecil? When Rhodes left the China Embassy, his face was gloomier than the gloomy sky. The sarcastic voice of the China Ambassador to the United Kingdom was still echoing in the ears of the Colonial Minister. "How much is the United Kingdom willing to pay for the United States? Or from now on, we will consider all hostile actions carried out by the United Kingdom against us as measures taken by the United Kingdom to protect the United States? "
Subconsciously. Cecil? Rhodes clenched his fists. Because not long ago, after listening to the naked ridicule of the China Ambassador, Lord Rhodes righteously said to the China Ambassador to the United Kingdom, "Do you want to provoke a war?"
Lord Rhodes saw the China Ambassador to the United Kingdom nod seriously and said with a kind of hatred and joy, "Yes, if it is my personal attitude, I hope there will be a war. Reasoning with you scum is probably one of the most painful things I have encountered. You never understand reason, let alone follow the essence of morality. Since you only know war and only know how to succumb to violence, then a war is really worth a thousand words. You old dog with no balls in your pants, listen to me. If you still think you are a man, hurry up and let the old bitch in Buckingham Palace declare war on China. Then I can go back to China happily for a vacation. I've had enough of living in your ghost town that never sees the light of day! "
At this point, there was nothing to continue the discussion. If the current situation was not a country against a country, Lord Rhodes would probably immediately throw a white glove at the China Ambassador to the United Kingdom and ask for a duel. Inside the car, Lord Rhodes felt a wave of lingering fear as he recalled his rage at that time.
The United States used to have about 60 million people, and the United Kingdom had 40 million people who were really regarded as people. The two countries added up to 100 million people. Of course, if the Queen of India's 260 million people under her skirt and the colonial population of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and other places were counted, there would be 400 million people. This was 400 million people. Half of the 800 million people in China.
British businessmen and consulates in the United States also sent back a lot of news about the Chinese army ravaging the United States. Lord Rhodes could not think of how the United Kingdom could resist the demonic Chinese army. Whether it was quality or quantity, there was no possibility of defeating China.
After calming himself down, the head of the Colonial Department, Rhodes, could now function smoothly. From a personal point of view, Sir Rhodes could understand the Chinese ambassador's loss of composure. If Lord Rhodes was in charge of a small country with a population less than a tenth of the United Kingdom, this small country would always want to wrestle with the United Kingdom. It was likely that Lord Rodes had already made his move.
Just a few months ago, Portugal, a small country with a big nose, actually wanted to go against England on the matter of Brazil. England did not say a word and sailed their fleet to the sea outside Lisbon to exert pressure. Portugal was forced to cooperate with Britain in recognizing Brazil and fighting against China. In terms of pure strength, China had too many ways to torment the United Kingdom. There was no better way than to stop the trade between England and India. As the dumping ground for British industrial products, the Indian market was the lifeblood of British factories. The entire trade route could not be stopped for even a day. As long as this route was cut off, Britain would not be able to afford it. If Lord Rhodes was in charge of China, he would have taken action long ago.
"It seems that there are powerful people within China who are opposed to directly falling out with England!" Lord Rhodes had already made a clear judgment. This time, his heart suddenly gave birth to a kind of expectation. If they could find this powerful person, and then contact and cooperate with him, Britain could be in a very advantageous position in the confrontation with China.
As soon as he returned to Downing Street, Lord Rhodes immediately discussed the matter with the cabinet members. The British cabinet members did not agree with Lord Rhodes's judgment. Some even put forward a completely opposite view. "China's fleet may not be our opponent, if we fight with the China …"
"If we fight with the China, there is about an 80% chance that we will lose." The Minister of the Navy said without any excitement.
The cabinet members were dumbfounded. They did not expect the British Minister of the Navy to be so cowardly. Under everyone's gaze, the Minister of the Navy's facial muscles twitched, but the Minister of the Navy still insisted on his view. "According to the information we have collected, the Chinese Navy has built eight battleships of more than 20,000 tons. The artillery is still China's traditional four dual-mount 300mm cannons. Together with their previous smaller battleships, we have eight warships of about 18,000 tons, and China has 16. The Royal Navy will not run away from the battle, but I don't think we can win in a battle in a narrow area of the battlefield. "
Any British who did not have a huge deviation in knowledge knew what a large fleet meant to Britain. Britain relied on a large fleet to cross the ocean and conquer the world. Without a large fleet, Britain was just a small island country waiting for death. So the content of the discussion naturally went in a more peaceful direction.
"Lord Rhodes, can you be sure that there are really big people in China who are inclined to Britain? You have to be clear about one thing first. In our contact with the China people, we have never been able to establish a friendly relationship with the core members of the Min dynasty government. "The Prime Minister began to remind Rhodes, hoping that he would not have any overly optimistic delusions.
Lord Rhodes also thought so, and recalled the angry words and actions of the China ambassador to Britain again. He was sure that unless the other party was a superb actor, that kind of anger was real. And this kind of venting was also in line with human nature. And China's Foreign Minister Li Xin was a 'unilateralist' through and through. Based on his performance, establishing a good relationship with foreign diplomats was never a merit that he considered.
"If we inform the words and actions of the China ambassador to Britain to the China Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I wonder if the China Ministry of Foreign Affairs will replace the ambassador?" Lord Rhodes asked the British Foreign Minister.
After listening, the Foreign Minister smiled bitterly. He asked in reply, "If our ambassador so ridiculed a Spanish official, and Spain only informed us of this matter, we will not replace the ambassador."
The British cabinet members were not surprised. When facing the weak, the British always had an unparalleled sense of superiority. If it was not for the basic consideration of face, after the British ambassador insulted a foreign official, Britain would probably jump out to protect him.
After confirming this, Lord Rhodes did not feel unhappy. He was happy that his ideas were confirmed from another perspective. "Gentlemen, I have a suggestion. We can verify through the next action which person in China is friendly to China. To be able to resist such strong pressure from within China and choose to adopt a friendly policy towards Britain. As long as we can find this person, we can cooperate with this person. From the inside, we can influence China's choice. "
The Foreign Minister understood the benefits of having a pro-British faction within a powerful foreign country, so his eyes were particularly cautious. "What if that person is just advocating peace? Even within Britain, there are people who hold a pacifist view of the war in Southern Africa. In the eyes of pacifists, peace itself is a major interest. As long as it can maintain peace, they will do their best. In the eyes of pacifists, a full-scale war with Britain will cost China a heavy price. They will even think that after the defeat of Britain, it will cause turmoil throughout Europe. If China has no intention of annexing Europe, the turmoil will be very limited for China. "
The cabinet members looked at the foreign minister, and their eyes were basically half sarcastic. The Foreign Minister was a member of the previous cabinet, and the previous cabinet held a pacifist view of Southern Africa. Even when the desire for war rose throughout Britain, there were members of its party who firmly formed a 'pacifist group' against war.
Cecil? Rhodes was a staunch colonialist, but he himself did not mean to be hostile to the previous cabinet. He himself had a good relationship with the previous cabinet. So Cecil, the Minister of Colonization, said Rhodes. "Since His Excellency Foreign Minister said so, I think it makes sense. In my opinion, there are no more than 20 people in China who can decide policy against Britain. We will test these 20 people. "
The foreign minister was a little surprised by Rhodes's speech. He said sarcastically, "If that's the case, then we probably have to include the emperor of China."
This caused the British cabinet members to laugh unanimously. Indeed, His Majesty the Emperor himself was the most qualified to decide policy against Britain. But just as Prime Minister Bismarck was known as the 'Prime Minister of Iron and Blood', the Great Eastern Emperor Vézé was known as the 'Emperor of Iron and Blood' in Europe. Even though China had not yet invaded Europe, some people in Europe had begun to try to describe the emperor's influence on Europe as the 'Whip of God'.
Amid the laughter of the cabinet, Lord Rhodes said seriously, "I agree with the Foreign Minister's view that the emperor of China is also the one who has a friendly attitude towards Britain. After all, these policies can't be issued without his approval. "
The British were proficient in stirring up shit. Although they decided to find the Anglophiles of the upper class in China, their methods were still excellent. The way to find such a person was not simply to find. The British cabinet decided to let Germany send more mercenaries to the United States to help the United States train the militia.
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