"China's declaration of war against Spain is unreasonable!" The British Minister shouted at Zuo Zhidan. The French Minister sat next to the British Minister with an angry expression.
According to blood relations, the kings of Europe were basically relatives. Of course, it was hard to say which family was related. For example, the current Queen of Spain had a strong blood relationship with France, but that was the blood of the Bourbon family. The current French Emperor Napoleon III would feel that France had a great say in Spanish affairs, but in terms of blood relations, the Napoleons had a deep hatred with the Bourbons, if not to say that they could not live under the same sky.
Zuo Zhidan thought about the complicated relationship between the monarchies of Europe and did not respond to the British Minister's fierce attitude at all. Under the cold and calm response of the Chinese Foreign Minister, the British Minister continued to babble. The core idea was: "China can't go to war against European countries!"
After the British Minister was tired, he finally sat down quietly on the sofa. Zuo Zhidan signaled the secretary to fill the British Minister's half-empty teacup with black tea and said, "When a country's people are slaughtered and plundered in a foreign country, I think there seems to be no other way than to declare war, right?"
"This is your one-sided statement!" The French Minister said.
Zuo Zhidan said seriously, "We have a lot of information. A large number of Chinese citizens have sued our court, asking the government to come forward and bring the murderer to justice."
After speaking to the French Minister, Zuo Zhidan turned to the British Minister and said, "You just said that China can't declare war against European countries. I think this is very unreasonable. Why, only European countries can attack China, but China can't go to war for the national interests of China and the interests of the people? "
The British Minister just said that because he could not find a good enough reason, so he made up a random one. Being caught by Zuo Zhidan, he did not dare to continue to argue on the topic. After all, Britain and France had both lost to China, and the idea of promoting white supremacy obviously had no market in China.
"We are willing to coordinate this matter, so we hope that China can negotiate with Spain." The British Minister put forward a proposal.
Zuo Zhidan did not refuse. He replied, "I will consider this matter. I have other business today, please go back. "
After driving away the British and French ambassadors, Zuo Zhidan went to look for Vézé. The news of the war between Prussia and Austria had already spread to China, and it was still unclear who would win and who would lose. Of course, Vézé believed that Prussia would win, so the future war was based on Vézé's predictions.
If Prussia won, both England and France would feel great pressure. Prussia was adjacent to France, and England would not allow a new power to rise in Europe. They did not have the ability to intervene in the war between China and Spain. It must be said that China had a rare stroke of good luck at this time.
However, Zuo Zhidan did not know what international problems would arise after the game against Spain. Even though the British and French envoys' behavior was within expectations, China still had to consider it carefully. After all, the Americans' civil war ended with the defeat of the South. Now, the United States could finally free up its hands to intervene in foreign affairs. Although the United States was not as strong as the United Kingdom, they were no less aggressive than the United Kingdom. It was annoying.
As soon as she entered the palace, Zuo Zhidan learned that the Politburo was in a meeting. These days, there were many discussions about the battle of Luzon. Everyone was anxiously waiting for news while discussing future strategies. Zuo Zhidan walked into the meeting and sat in her seat. She heard the Minister of Agriculture, Lin Mengchu, ask, "Should we beat the Dutch away in one go?!"
This suggestion seemed to be very popular. Many comrades agreed, including Bi Qingshan, who nodded slightly.
"Do you know how many islands there are in Luzon?" Vézé asked.
Everyone was stumped by this question. Seeing that no one said anything, Vézé said, "There are thousands of islands in Luzon. Even if we occupy three islands a day, it will take more than a year to occupy all of them. Eating something needs to be digested. Whatever you eat, if it is not digested, it will all be taken out. Eating it is a waste of effort. Look at the map. After we take Luzon, Lanfang Province will not be isolated overseas. It will be connected from Lanfang to Taiwan. The local Spaniards will be liquidated, and the local natives will be cleaned up. The work here would take several years to complete. Let's digest all these territories first. "
Looking at the group of people who were a little unconvinced, Vézé frowned and said, "Besides, the Spaniards took the initiative to provoke us. Do you think the Dutch won't take the initiative to provoke us? Will the Dutch be so honest? They will definitely give us a chance. There is no doubt about this. Instead of hurriedly preparing to fight a battle, we might as well deal with the problems at hand. "
After all, Vézé was Vézé. Everyone was willing to listen to him. At least until there was a good opportunity, no one would go against Vézé.
Seeing that no one was making any more trouble, Vézé said seriously, "The most important work in the next two years is to do a good job of propaganda. Men and women are equal, and babies are not allowed to be drowned. If they can't afford it, the country can pay for it. The country will not let the flowers of the motherland wither like this! "
The change was too big, and the people at the meeting were puzzled. Why did men and women think of equality during the war? Of course, no one dared to oppose the policy. So everyone looked at Vézé with puzzled expressions.
Vézé patted the stack of documents on the table. "Comrades, do you know to what extent the imbalance between men and women is? In many areas, there is only one woman for every two men. Is this good for social stability? Obviously, it is not good for social stability. This time, a large number of women among the Luzon natives will be sent to China. Now is the time to solve this problem. People can't be spoiled. If they think that it is okay to abuse women, the country will continue to send women. That is the opposite of our original intention. So we must do a good job of propaganda. "
Some of the people knew what Vézé was thinking, but some did not. For example, Qi Yuchang, the Minister of Education, did not know Vézé's plan. He could not help but ask, "What about the men among the natives?"
Vézé glanced at his father-in-law. He was very unhappy. Vézé could carry out a massacre, but he would never be happy about it. Not to mention that Vézé actually felt a little guilty about this matter. But Qi Yuchang seemed to have the intention of mentioning it. He glared at his father-in-law unhappily. Vézé still told the truth. After all, this matter could not be hidden. "We will hire Japanese ronin to help deal with it. It is just a matter of paying more money. This is a small matter. "
Hearing Vézé's words, the people in the Politburo finally understood that Vézé was not talking nonsense. He really had his own strategic considerations. These comrades were born in the lower class. How could they not know that there were more men than women in the local area, and that most of the cases of infant drowning involved drowning women? The fact that Wei Ze was able to let those old bachelors who couldn't find a wife marry a wife was already a virtuous policy. As for the fact that infants could not be drowned, these people agreed.
"By the way, those native women cannot be dealt with by the state. Find a channel to do it. "Vézé said.
Bi Qingshan was thinking about how the state should distribute the children. After his train of thought was interrupted by Vézé, he could not help but ask, "Why?"
"First of all, if the state intervenes, it will not be good. The state absolutely cannot allow human trafficking. After all, our laws prohibit human trafficking. Secondly, this matter had to be bought by that group of people. The state gives them wives so that they can get married and start a career. If they get a wife without paying, they will not cherish it. This is like a person who gets a horse from someone else. His attitude towards the horse will not be better than the horse that he bought with a lot of money! "Vézé replied. After saying that, he glanced at the people around him and said a little resentfully, "This matter is already a little immoral. If this immoral thing can't be carried out properly and the goal is not achieved in the end, wouldn't that be even worse?"
The attitude of the people in the political bureau was clearly divided into two groups. The comrades who were of lower birth completely understood Vézé's words. A man in the mountains bought a wife with a lot of money. Even if he did not treat his wife well, he would at least cherish his efforts. He would not torture his wife to death. However, it was impossible for him to not abuse his wife when he got a wife for free. On the contrary, the comrades who were of higher birth were somewhat puzzled. The higher their birth, the more they did not understand.
This topic strongly stimulated Vézé's conscience. He did not want to explain too much, so he asked for a vote. Soon, the resolution was passed with a unanimous vote.
The discussion on how to divide the spoils needed to be based on the fact that the frontline could really win the war. The Liberation Army's navy headed north to avoid the storm. After sailing for half a day, they left the main range of the storm. The 51,000 ton warships were no longer as calm as they used to be. They rose and fell with the waves on the turbulent sea. Not to mention the smaller warships.
The internal meeting of the fleet was supposed to be attended by both the navy and the sixth army, but the commander of the sixth army had vomited so much that his face was pale. Although he was carried to the meeting, he was basically listening from the beginning to the end.
"Should we retreat to the starting point?" the fleet's political commissar asked.
Deputy Commander Liu Sha said, "The sooner we go back and continue to board, the sooner our comrades in Luzon can be at ease. With such a storm, our comrades in Luzon will not have a good time. "
The commander of the sixth army's face was green. Although he could not speak, he tried his best to nod in agreement.
"How many of our comrades in the army are southerners?" the political commissar asked.
This time, the commander of the sixth army raised his hand and gestured the number six.
"Sixty percent?" Liu Sha was afraid of making a mistake, so he confirmed.
The commander of the sixth army quickly nodded. This time, everyone relaxed a lot. The southerners probably had some experience in such situations. If it were 800 northern soldiers left on the beach, it would be really scary.
"When the wind is weaker, as long as there is no danger of the ship capsizing. We will continue to sail to Luzon. "Liu Sha suggested.
"What about the sixth army on the ship?" The political commissar was very worried.
Liu Sha smiled bitterly. "The sooner we go ashore, the sooner they can recover. They won't be able to recover their combat strength if they stay on the sea like this. "
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