"The person who spoke today is the second prince of His Majesty the Emperor of China. Are you sure?" The British delegation discussed what happened during the day. The leader was the person who came out to speak. Although he sat in the back row during the day, he was now sitting in the leader's position. The other members of the British delegation did not have any objection at all.
Not only did no one object, but the British official in charge of affairs immediately replied in the face of this "low-ranking official"'s question, "Your Highness, that person is indeed the second prince of the Emperor of China."
"Can his attitude represent the policy position of the Min dynasty government?" The British representative, who was called His Highness, touched his beautiful mustache and asked with some uncertainty.
"As far as the system announced by China is concerned, the decision-making power is not in the hands of the royal family because there is no royal family in China in legal terms. According to the system stipulated in the Min dynasty constitution, this Min dynasty is a republic through and through, not an empire. Unlike the United Kingdom, China's monarchical power is granted by the people, not by God. " The administrative officer's answer was very clear. If it was the 21st century, the British administrative officers would not speak of the monarchical power so confidently and even have a sense of sacredness as they did now.
Without saying a word about the source of the monarchical power, the British Highness raised a question, "What do you think is the possibility of the second prince of China deceiving us?"
His Highness's question made the British negotiating group fall into silence for a while. The answer to choose one of the two seemed simple, but the answer was always very heavy. What's more, the content proposed by China was directly related to the basic strategy. The basic strategy of China was, of course, to dominate the world. The United Kingdom had not yet discussed whether to change the basic strategy. At least for now, the United Kingdom's grand strategy was still to dominate the world. The result of persisting in this strategy would probably be a life-and-death war with China.
There was silence. The British officials either opened their mouths to drink tea or lowered their heads to smoke. As the top bureaucratic system in Europe, no one dared to act rashly on such a matter. His Highness, who was responsible for the negotiation, was the one who could speak.
"Arrange it. I want to talk to the second prince of China." His Highness also assumed the responsibility of giving orders.
"Yes!" The stewards all breathed a sigh of relief. His Royal Highness taking responsibility was truly a good thing. Of course, the stewards didn't dare to allow His Highness to make decisions as he pleased. If His Highness messed things up, the stewards would probably be the scapegoat. Therefore, a steward suggested, "Your Highness, we believe that China's Second Prince and China's Governor of East Africa also have conflicts. Please take note of this. Don't let the Second Prince of China challenge the position of the Governor of East Africa. "
His Highness nodded slightly. The Governor of East Africa of the Min dynasty was bound to be a powerful minister, and the Second Prince was a noble with the right to inherit. Based on Britain's experience, there was a huge contradiction between the two. Considering this problem, the British Royal Highness asked the steward, "Are you sure that the brother of the second prince is still alive? I haven't seen any news about the First Prince. Has he really given up on inheriting the throne? "
The upper echelons of Europe had always cared about Vézé's family members. The upper echelons of Europe had a good opinion of the fact that the two daughters of the Great Emperor of China taught at a university after graduation. However, among the four sons of the Emperor, one became a doctor and was studying for a doctorate, and the other became a metallurgical expert, working freely in the research institute in Shanghai. This made the upper echelons of Europe, especially the European royal families, feel very ridiculous. Although these two professions were respectable professions in Europe, that was for the non-ruling class. It was a very degrading thing for the legitimate heir to the ruler to do a technical profession.
"So far, there has been no sign of the Emperor of China announcing a crown prince." There was also some confusion in the steward's voice. Vézé was almost 60 years old this year. He was 14 years younger than Queen Victoria of India. From a politician's point of view, he was very young. But from the point of view of the crown prince, it was too late for the Emperor of China to make a move.
"I've decided to talk to the Prince about his brother when I have time," said the British Royal Highness.
The European royal families were more regretful than surprised about the disappearance of Vézé's eldest son. The British generally believed that the eldest son was probably in poor health or had some kind of disease. Even if the eldest son was not in good health, at least there was value in marrying Europe. The cousin of Vézé's second wife, Li Weiren, married the beautiful princess of the Osman Empire, which made the European countries feel that the Osman Empire and the Min dynasty had begun a marriage alliance. Even if it was a non-direct blood marriage, it had a lot of value in the eyes of the European royal families. If the eldest son of China married with Europe, it meant that the entire European aristocratic pedigree would undergo a lot of changes.
The steward actually wanted to persuade His Royal Highness that it was better to have less trouble, but the words were eventually swallowed back into his stomach. The royal family of China was too far away from Europe, and there had never been any personal friendship with the European royal families. Europe had always hoped to establish a relationship with China, and His Royal Highness's attempt could be regarded as an effort.
The next day, the two Royal Highnesses met. After taking the English business card from His Royal Highness and looking at it for a moment, Wei Kun smiled and said, "I don't have a business card, I'm really sorry."
"That's not a problem. We meet with the upper echelons of the European countries by referrals, not by business cards. " His Royal Highness smiled and said, "If Your Excellency wants to go to Europe, I'm willing to be your referral."
Wei Kun felt very unaccustomed to such an invitation. He had been exposed to the education of serving the country and becoming a worker since he was a child. Such education made Wei Kun firmly believe that having an official identity was valuable, and private identity was a relatively low-level thing. But the other party did not seem to be malicious, so Wei Kun smiled and said, "I'm going to Europe for official business, and naturally I have a national identity. Therefore, I appreciate your kindness. "
His Royal Highness was stunned at first, and then he said in a very admiring tone, "Your Excellency's ambition is really admirable."
Wei Kun felt that it was really impossible to communicate with this British Royal Highness. It seemed that their views of the world were not on the same plane. He then turned the topic back to official business. "Your Excellency, I mentioned yesterday that we can choose to deal with the current problems on the basis of friendship. Since Your Excellency is willing to come over to negotiate, I think you already have your opinion. Can you tell me about it? "
"Well … do you believe in a long-term friendship in the future?" Although His Royal Highness was regretful, he still said the speech that had been prepared by the British administrative officials.
"If we are willing to maintain it, I think friendship can last." Wei Kun did not show an aggressive attitude. As long as the core did not change, fierce words or soft words were means, not goals.
"What do you think about maintaining peace in Southern Africa as a gesture of friendship?" His Royal Highness said.
"What kind of peace?" Wei Kun continued to ask.
"Can't we decide on peace?" His Royal Highness asked somewhat frivolously.
Wei Kun frowned. He did not know how Britain decided national affairs. It was said that it was a parliamentary meeting. In China, major decisions had to be made through party committee meetings or meetings of relevant responsible agencies. If decisions were made in this way, individual decisions for peace would be a big joke. Not to mention individual decisions for peace, individuals probably could not even decide their own fate.
"What kind of peace does Your Excellency want?" Forcibly suppressing his dissatisfaction, Wei Kun asked such a question.
"Let's not talk about the Indian Ocean or anything else. Can we use the Line of Actual Control in Southern Africa as the boundary of our sphere of influence? We will not interfere in the affairs of the other party's area of control, and we will sign a guarantee that disputes between the two parties' areas of control must be resolved through discussion and not by force. What do you think? "His Royal Highness made such a suggestion with a passionate voice.
Wei Kun had the urge to laugh in his heart. The request made by this British Royal Highness, from the perspective of the current law of the jungle, was simply absurd. If the mechanism of peace negotiation could be above war, then it was a complete rejection of the old system set by the European Powers. For the European Powers, they hoped to solve all problems by force.
Originally, Wei Kun thought that this Royal Highness was a complete idiot, but now his opinion had changed. In fact, this Royal Highness had quite a rebellious attitude. Such a request, in Wei Kun's view, was not a big deal. The war had actually consumed too much of Min Chao's national power and involved too much of the Min dynasty's power. If peace came, the Min dynasty could fully develop the potential of its already vast territory and create a glorious China.
Thinking of this, Wei Kun said to the British Royal Highness with a sense of pity that could not be erased, "We, the Min dynasty, pursue peace with us? Are you sure that this attitude can be supported by Britain? "
His Royal Highness's original voice had a lot of passion. It could be seen that he was very devoted to this idea that was unlikely to be accepted by Britain's core. After being poured a bucket of cold water by Wei Kun, His Royal Highness also returned from the fantasy world to the real world. He said somewhat helplessly, "Your Excellency, I hope to be able to determine peace with our strength. And to promote this peace to the whole of Europe, the whole World Island, the whole world. But I also know that it is too extravagant to let those in power pursue peace. "
Although he felt that His Royal Highness was very naive, Wei Kun was really moved by His Royal Highness's idea. If Wei Kun could really be given time, it would only take five years. He could make the East African administrative region much better than it was now. At that time, Wei Kun could use the huge changes and motivation brought about by productivity to form a powerful army …
Thinking of this, Wei Kun felt that he had gone a little too far. His Royal Highness might want permanent peace, but Wei Kun hoped to accumulate the power of war through peace. As Wei Kun's father, Vézé, said, "Peace is the stuffing of the buns in the school cafeteria. The first bite, it doesn't bite. The second bite, it bites. " As long as the proportion of peace was far lower than war, no matter how much one looked forward to peace, peace would probably pass by.
"Then we now establish a peace mechanism in Southern Africa and expand this mechanism to the whole of Africa. For example, we can establish a mechanism for an African security conference. What does Your Royal Highness think? "Wei Kun still chose to support part of His Royal Highness's attitude.
"Really?" His Royal Highness showed an overjoyed expression.
"I can only make decisions on behalf of the East African administrative region. I can't guarantee whether Britain will agree or not." Wei Kun replied.
His Royal Highness frowned. "You can't represent the Min dynasty government."
"The East African administrative region is not the territory of the Min dynasty, nor is it even a colony of the Min dynasty. The East African administrative region has its own set of systems and systems. So, of course, we can't represent the Min dynasty's attitude. But we can decide the Min dynasty's African strategy. Can you understand this? "Wei Kun patiently educated His Royal Highness.
In the end, His Royal Highness finally understood. In fact, he also knew that he couldn't decide Britain's grand strategy at all, just like the second prince, Wei Kun, couldn't decide China's grand strategy. If Britain and China went to war, the Cape Town colony and the East African administrative region would immediately enter a state of war. However, Wei Kun's answer did not disappoint His Royal Highness. Even if it was a peace agreement between the Cape Town colony and the East African administrative region, even if the two colonies were not even inferior citizens in the national status of Britain or the Min dynasty, because these two lands were only lowly colonies. However, being able to decide the fate of the people in this lowly land was also a pleasure that only the powerful could enjoy.
After two days of fiddling, the latest agreement was sent to London. This telegram caused a small shock in London because the parties to the agreement turned out to be the two colonies. After the Cape Town colony and the East African administrative region signed an agreement between them, the Cape Town colony sent it to the British mainland and asked for the British mainland's consent.
In a sense, this was overstepping its authority. This was a pure act of arrogance. Even if the Cape Town colony was important to Britain, even if His Royal Highness had some value to the British royal family, this did not mean that the name of the colony could be used to decide Britain's choice.
"But the opposite party is negotiating with the East African administrative region. If we use the British government or the Colonial Department to respond, it is also demeaning our status. After all, the East African administrative region is just a colony. "The British Colonial Department came out and said a word of support.
These words made the old men in the cabinet feel unhappy, and they simply ran directly to the cabinet minister to complain. Moreover, rumors about His Royal Highness began to become popular in the upper circles. If you want to get something, first make it bad. This was a universal method used worldwide.
"His Royal Highness XX used to be a lecher, I heard that he …"
"His Royal Highness XX used to do XXXXX, and now he actually pretended to be serious and started OOOOO. Isn't this a big joke? "
"Using a lowly colony to criticize the natives, this is outrageous. And His Royal Highness who put forward this opinion is a XX fetish, a XX criminal, and is known as XXOO. We actually have to listen to such a blind command. Can everyone accept it?! "
When these words finally reached the ears of the 72-year-old Queen of India, Victoria, it had become a very clear and intense struggle. As long as the people held a conservative position, they all said that this was a politically outrageous proposal made by a low moral scum.
There were also people who supported this proposal. Liberal Member of Parliament Lloyd George, who was elected to the House of Commons in 1890. He expressed his support for this proposal and expressed his support for the establishment of a security conference mechanism with China. He even hoped to establish a world-wide security conference to resolve the increasingly fierce conflicts around the world through peaceful negotiations.
The attacks on both sides were so fierce that when the Queen of India heard the news, some people actually spread Lloyd George around. When George was at home most of the time, he wore women's clothes. There were also people who claimed that Lloyd George? George was actually a frequent visitor to the 'whipping parlors' all over London.
Queen Victoria of India knew what the whipping parlors were for. After British industrialization, there was a strong cultural tendency towards discipline and abstinence. There was no lack of extremes in any cultural tendency, so whipping became a means to overcome restlessness. And this kind of thing combined with the traditional corporal punishment of the British aristocracy and other similar things, it became a fashion. Not only did it give birth to a special commercial organization of whipping parlors, but it also gave birth to a large number of whipping enthusiasts like smoking.
At night, on the damp and dark streets of London illuminated by the dim yellow gas lamps, a carriage stopped in front of a hidden door in an alley, and then the door opened a little. Indistinctly he could hear the cracking of whips, the sound of curses, and moans of pain tinged with a little bit of pleasure. And Lloyd George? George, dressed in women's clothes, got off the carriage and flashed into the door. Then the door … was closed.
The Queen of India felt a heat in her chest, and the heat went straight to her head. Then the painting was furious. There were many messy things in the royal officialdom, the core of power. The Queen of India had long known this. However, a lot of messy things were also deliberately created just like this time to achieve indescribable goals.
After two years of war, the 300,000 British expeditionary forces had consumed about 100 million pounds of military expenses, and the end of the war was still far away. The Conservative Party could be said to be worried about this. However, such a solution proposed by the British Royal Highness, although there seemed to be a lot of inappropriate places, really had a chance to solve the war in Southern Africa. So the first reaction of the Conservative Party was to attack it.
The Queen of India was born in 1819, and she was 72 years old in 1891. This war, which cost a lot of money and had an unknown outcome, made the old lady feel like she couldn't sleep at night. Now every pound contained 7.32238 grams of pure gold, and the 100 million pounds spent on the military expenses was more than 730 tons of gold. Of course, Britain would not really take out gold to pay for the war, but this money made the old lady really unable to sleep and eat.
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