"The propaganda tools of the Min dynasty seem to have suddenly lost their previous spirituality. The official explanation not only failed to gain the approval of the people, but also caused the anger of the people. I am not surprised. There is no future for propaganda that only advocates the greatness of the people, because it is an outright lie. As for the future situation, from the experience of the UK, it is probably not a big deal … "
The announcement of the British ambassador to China was passed to the British cabinet in Victoria City, and the cabinet could only smile bitterly after reading it. Recently, an economic crisis broke out in the UK. It was not caused by the economic crisis in Russia, but by the rapid economic development after the UK moved its capital to North America, which led to a bubble. Since the establishment of the British Empire, the economic crisis had occurred about once every ten years. The scale of the economic crisis this time was nothing in the eyes of the UK.
Looking at the Min dynasty from the experience of the British Empire, the dissatisfaction of the people was not a big deal at all. The reasons for the outbreak of various crises and social conflicts in the UK were directly related to the stomachs and survival of the people. The crisis of the Min dynasty this time was more related to the height of the people's future development. This reason was too extravagant for the lower class of the UK. It was enough for the lower class to pay taxes, serve, have children, and obey orders. As for the future development, the realization of personal value … Did the ordinary people of China really think they were the masters of the country?
From the perspective of the British Empire, the more chaotic the Min dynasty was, the better. It was just that the British diplomatic and intelligence agencies in the Min dynasty found that the people of the Min dynasty had a mentality of being a celestial kingdom and had no interest in other countries. Therefore, the British could try their best to add fuel to the fire, but there was no way to have any appeal in the Min dynasty. Therefore, the British Empire gave up the idea of intervening in this matter and focused on solving the economic crisis internally and solving the chaos in Africa externally.
"The Min dynasty only bought the hearts of the black people in Africa. God knows why they think so highly of the black people." The British Colonial Secretary smiled bitterly. Although he laughed at the Min dynasty, the Colonial Secretary also knew that the black brothers under the Min dynasty were not weak and could at least win against the Italian invading army. So before the topic could ferment, the Colonial Secretary continued, "The one who really wants to subvert the situation in Africa is Germany. The ambition of that William II is out of control. I personally think he and Germany are enemies! "
Hearing this, Navy Minister Chamberlain proudly straightened his back and slightly raised his chin. Another important British department was completely convinced that Germany was the enemy. The Admiralty had already made this judgment. Only departments like the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education had ambiguous opinions about this. These departments that were important to internal affairs were not so much ambiguous, but more like they were indifferent.
The Colonial Secretary continued, "The future policy of the British Empire cannot be completely based on hostility against Germany. How should we face it on a global scale? What do you all think?"
"This year, we sent a special envoy to Emperor Vézé's birthday. His Majesty Vézé said that the Min dynasty, which has 40 million square kilometers of land and 800 million people, has no reason to treat Britain, which has 20 million square kilometers of land and 400 million people, as its younger brother."
These words made the British cabinet members silent for a while. The 40 million square kilometers of land of the Min dynasty was rich in natural resources, and the 800 million people were also Chinese. The Australian desert alone took up eight million square kilometers of the British Empire's twenty million square kilometers. As for the 400 million people, 300 million were Indians. Regardless of what others thought, Secretary of the Admiralty Churchill showed an expression that was not ashamed but proud.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs can roughly confirm that the Min dynasty emperor's idea is to maintain friendly relations between the Min dynasty and Britain. Both countries can act freely according to their own wishes." The Minister of Foreign Affairs stated the conclusion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After finishing, he could not help but add, "This situation can probably be maintained when His Majesty Vézé is still alive."
The ministers of the British Empire were temporarily silent. If the rise of the Min dynasty was not taken into account, the strength of the British Empire at this time was considered a new peak. Around 1920, the population of the British Empire would definitely exceed 100 million, more than Germany and France. The navy had a large number of new dreadnought battleships being built, and the army began to imitate the Min dynasty and began to build experimental motorized infantry. The air force also began to develop. At least the British Empire understood what was going on with the strange machine wreckage seen in the South African war.
In the past, the British Empire relied on its military and economic advantages to destroy Europe and dominate the world. Therefore, it had always insisted on the position of non-alliance. Vézé was too smart, smart enough to understand the value of peace. The British side believed that they could maintain a peaceful mode of action with the Min dynasty. But the thought of Vézé, a smart and strong man, living in the world, the British ministers felt very bad.
"Let's use the judgment of His Excellency as the basis for making policy." Prime Minister Lloyd George made a judgment.
The other British ministers did not object. The history of hundreds of years of hard struggle made the British Empire understand that seeking truth from facts meant that they had to face reality. Many failures were not because Britain was not strong enough, but because Britain wishfully chose an opponent that did not exist. Since Vézé did not regard the British Empire as an enemy, the British Empire had no reason to imagine another fact.
The following policy assessment was calm to the point of coldness. The British believed that France was not as strong as the current Germany, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire had a chance to fight with Russia. As for Italy and the Osman Empire, the British felt that it was meaningless to choose an excellent one from the two garbage. There were too many ways to deal with these two countries. There was no need to rush to assess. The world was constantly changing.
"The French have already intervened in the Congo Free State. Let's see what kind of result France and Germany can achieve here." The British cabinet made a decision. This was not because the United Kingdom approved of Germany's expansion in the Congo Free State. The United Kingdom had played the game of driving the tiger to swallow the wolf for a long time and was already very familiar with it. The British Empire only needed to see how the two batches of paste intertwined to know which angle to insert and how much strength to use.
The British Empire did not overreact to Germany's actions. What they needed to do now was to completely establish the superiority of the Royal Navy over Germany in terms of quality. The only correct choice was to shut up and focus on building ships.
After a few days of discussion, after making a decision on the development of the next two years, new news came from the Min dynasty. The hotly debated employment problem had been solved. The central government of the Min dynasty finally decided to temporarily implement the previous plan, still adopting the distribution method.
"There will be more," Prime Minister Lloyd Webster said. George said coldly. The other ministers either sneered or did not even smile. From the historical experience of the United Kingdom, the problems of the Min dynasty would only get bigger and bigger.
The British Empire adopted the model of selling titles to ordinary colonial officials, military officials, and even domestic officials. Of course, there was a reason to make money, but it was also to learn from history. There were only so many good positions. If they relied on distribution, they would run out sooner or later. To be able to take out enough money to buy all kinds of official positions, first of all, a group of unqualified candidates had to be eliminated. Secondly, in order to get the money back, these people naturally had to do their best for the British colonial cause and fully stimulate their enthusiasm. The Min dynasty gave good positions to ordinary people. No matter how the British upper echelons looked at it, it was not a long-term solution.
The 1908 Summer Olympics were held in France. The outside world generally believed that the 2004 London Olympics were far inferior to the 1900 Nanjing Olympics. As for the French Olympics, the general evaluation was, "Weasels give birth to mice, one nest is worse than the other." The European countries seemed to follow the Olympic spirit and did not have military conflicts during the Olympics. France only frantically transported troops to the French Congo and used the dirt road to attack the starting point.
"20,000 French, how many troops do we need to deal with them?" Max Weber asked the commander of the African army.
Paul, the African Army Commander of Cameroon? Feng? Colonel Walbeck said in his usual cold tone, "I am thinking of killing them, capturing them, or expelling them."
Marx? Although Webb wanted to treat this calm answer as a cold joke, he could not do it. Colonel Walbeck was never a person who liked to joke, and his expression did not give the impression that he was joking.
"What is the difference between the two?" Marx continued to ask.
"The difference is the degree of retaliation of the French. Colonel Walbeck continued to answer coldly. "
Marx? Mr. Webb immediately felt the difference between himself and these professional soldiers. Attacking the French would result in retaliation, but the degree of retaliation would be different. This was something that professional soldiers would judge.
Just as the African Army was about to attack, a fleet set off from North America and entered the Mediterranean Sea through the Strait of Gibraltar. On the British gun emplacements guarding the Strait of Gibraltar, all observers carefully observed the fleet flying the flag of the China Liberation Army through binoculars. Whether it was two warships of about 20,000 tons or two warships of more than 10,000 tons, they were densely packed with cannons. The four destroyers that followed did not seem to have any armed forces.
This fleet entering the Mediterranean Sea was not surprising. After the 1908 Olympics, the Min dynasty announced that they would officially take over Crete. This news caused a stir in Europe. Osman Tudor announced in 1905 that he would sell Crete to the Min dynasty. At that time, Britain, France, Russia, and Italy had stationed troops on the island, and they naturally strongly opposed it. After the signing of the contract, the Min dynasty seemed to have forgotten about the matter and had no intention of landing on Crete.
Because they did not want to cause trouble, the British withdrew all their troops, leaving only the officers. Because of military expenses, Russia withdrew all their troops, leaving only the officers. Now, there were only French and Italian troops left on the island, and their numbers were very small. Now, the China had arrived. The European countries held their breath, waiting to see what would happen next.
Britain controlled the Suez Canal, so they knew that the Min dynasty had sent a large transport fleet to transport about 30,000 black troops from the canal area. On September 1, 1908, the transport fleet escorted by the Min dynasty fleet anchored off the coast of Crete.
On the sea, various warships gathered. Britain, France, Germany, and Austria-Hungary had all sent warships. Even the warships of the Osman Empire and Russia had appeared. These warships were only in the spectator area. None of them blocked the Min dynasty's route to Crete. All the warships pointed their cannons straight ahead and put on their gun jackets, indicating that they had no intention of participating in the war.
In front of the port, there was an Italian warship and a Greek fleet. Greece had always demanded to "recover" Crete. When the European powers faced the Osman Empire, they were a little interested. When they understood that they were facing the Min dynasty, they chose to give up decisively. It was not unusual for Greece to make a statement this time.
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