"Fellow Senators, I believe that all of you must have heard the news that the Emperor of China is moving the capital. We once praised the ascetics of Russia for using more than a century to push the borders of Russia tens of thousands of miles away. Of course, more than a century of hard work had collapsed in just a few years. And now, I will tell you a true story that happened not too long ago. This is not a story, but a fact. There are those who have travelled more than three years on their two legs than the ascetics of Russia have in more than a century. "
Senator Cecil? After Rhodes finished speaking, he uncovered the cloth covering his back. On it was a rough map of China. The map used a thick red line to mark the starting point from Yong'an in 1852 to Guangzhou in 1855. From Yongan to Changsha, from Changsha to Nanjing, from Nanjing to Anhui, from Anhui north to Tianjin, from Tianjin back to Nanjing, and from Nanjing all the way to Guangdong. Not only did they betray him, Councilor Cecil? Rhodes also printed simple plans which were distributed to the members of the British Parliament. After most of the councilors had browsed through it, Councilor Cecil Wilson, Rhodes continued.
"The Great Emperor of China led his followers along this road without missing a single step. The distance was longer than the total distance that the Russians took from the Volga River to Alaska. What stood in front of the Great Emperor of China were not natives who did not even have metal weapons, but hundreds of thousands of soldiers armed with firearms. But the Great Emperor of China was not stopped by his enemies. He and his followers defeated all the enemies. We don't need to repeat what happened after that. In a few years, he commanded the army to cover a distance many times greater than he had ever covered in person, and he went further than the ascetics of Russia. "
Currently, biographies of Vézé were very popular in Europe. A few of the books were serious, but most of the books were bizarre. Now Councilor Cecil? After Rhodes described the journey that Wei Ze had personally embarked on in a very realistic manner, many of the British parliamentarians were also shocked. Vézé had traveled further than Napoleon and Alexander. Compared to these two short-lived emperors, Vézé was as steady as Mount Tai in the capital of China, firmly controlling the power in China.
"Many Europeans have been to China, and many members of parliament or their families have also been to Nanjing. Oh. Many activists also went to China to plead for help. Some councilors have described the Great Emperor of China and his ministers as' a bunch of men without an inch of land '. " Rhodes' tone was filled with mockery. There was also a burst of laughter in the British Parliament. This was how the British parliamentarians, who completely disagreed with China's state-owned land policy, ridiculed the upper echelons of China.
"Some people praise the magnificence of Nanjing, and I can understand that. No city in Europe had ever had a population of more than seven million people. Some people praise the beautiful silk coats worn by those people, and the quality of China's silk is indeed good. However, I would like to remind you that no matter how extravagant their clothes are, their real clothes are military uniforms. No matter what important positions they are given, they are soldiers in essence. These terrible people … I actually want to call them very respectable people. They have traveled thousands of miles and stepped on all their enemies with their own hands. They are warriors who have attacked cities and killed countless people. They were pioneers, cultivating and cultivating vast tracts of land. I think this is very glorious! "
The relaxed atmosphere brought about by the brief joke and mockery was washed away by Councilor Cecil? Rhodes' words were washed away without a trace. This description effectively shaped the image of the founder of the Min dynasty. More importantly, it was indeed very close to the truth. He glanced at the members of parliament with a dignified gaze. Councilor Cecil?? Rhodes paused for a moment before continuing his speech with a heavy voice.
"We, the United Kingdom, also had such a great era. At that time, we had nothing, but our fleets bravely faced the unpredictable winds and waves of the Atlantic Ocean, and our colonists advanced towards the vast and unknown land. In the end, we created an unprecedentedly vast and powerful British Empire. Each of us Councilors has the blood of our predecessors, which is the common blood of the people of the British Empire. But that era passed, the North American colonies became independent, and the vast colonies further north were sold to China. If this situation continues, I can probably say that the land that the British Empire still has will be lost one by one. This future may seem absurd, but it is not impossible. Because the British Empire now recognizes the British Empire is limited to the British Isles, and other lands are not the land of our British Empire. Councilors, this way of thinking is wrong. Councilors! If our ancestors knew what we are thinking today, they would probably roll in their graves in anger! "
This speech was very harsh, but the response was not very big. Many councilors knew that Councilor Cecil?? Rhodes wanted to promote his plan to solve the United States and establish New England in North America to the British Parliament.
It was obvious that Councilor Cecil??? Rhodes also expected such a situation, so he did not speak immediately. Instead, he turned around and covered his back with the cloth that had originally covered him. Just when everyone thought he was going to give up, Councilor Cecil??? Rhodes turned and pointed to the veil. "Gentlemen, we might as well hide the facts from view, as this is. But these things won't disappear just because we act selectively and blindly. And do we think that what we cover up is the great achievements of other emperors? No, you are wrong! When we turn a blind eye to the great achievements of other countries, we also turn a blind eye to the great enterprising spirit of our British Empire. "
"To develop! To conquer! To build! This is the foundation of the British Empire's strength. If we want to stand still, I also hope that the British Empire can stand still on a vast land of millions of square kilometers. Now some councilors think that the British Empire is waging a tragic war, and if we lose, the British Empire will be completely destroyed. I want to tell everyone that this is not true. When we launched an attack against the Spanish fleet, some people said that if we lost, we would be destroyed, but we won. When we launched an attack against the combined French and Spanish fleet, some people said that if we lost, we would be destroyed, but we won. Now, some people say that if we lost, we would be destroyed. I do not regard this as an object of fear, but as a blessing of victory. Our history proves that this kind of moment has always been the prelude to a more glorious era for the British Empire. Our history proves that in the face of such a situation, the final winner will inevitably be the British Empire! "
Supporting Councilor Cecil??? It was not that Rhodes did not have people. In the past year, more and more British councilors and leading British figures were increasingly interested in establishing a British Empire in North America. Now that the emperor of China chose to move the capital in order to develop the economy, it shocked the upper echelons of Britain. For European countries, moving their capital was something that had not happened for a long time. As for moving from a rich area to a relatively poor area, it was even more impossible.
Facing Councilor Cecil??? After Rhodes's speech, there was quite a warm applause in the Parliament. Although this enthusiastic response did not mean that the applauding councilors would immediately support the motion to attack the United States, after the emperor of China, Vézé, made such a decision, it did indeed shock the courageous British councilors. A continental England with an area of millions of square kilometers was indeed something that many British councilors yearned for. China was a huge country with a population of more than 700 million. The upper echelons of Britain had to admit that it was this vast land that could support such a large China population. And how many people would England have in a few million square kilometers of England? 200 million? 300 million? Or more?
While the British Parliament was increasingly leaning towards a new direction for the future of Britain, Uncle Ma was also in a discussion with Uncle En on his sickbed. There was more and more discussion about China throughout Europe. Those who had been constantly spreading the theory of the collapse of China because of the implementation of state ownership of land in China had decreased a lot in the past decade. Even though the voices of the remaining people were getting louder and louder, people had long since stopped paying attention to them. What was the reason for China's success? Could China's success be replicated in European countries? Not only the upper echelons of Europe were discussing it, but even the people had begun to have more discussions.
The two people in Europe who could understand China's policy best were probably Uncle Ma and Uncle En. The news about the emperor of China moving the capital made Uncle Ma sigh to Uncle En, "Beardy, I didn't expect China to be able to carry out the role of productivity in promoting society to such an extent."
Uncle En was very indifferent to life and death. Even so, Uncle En still felt very sad when he saw Uncle Ma, who had been tortured by illness. He pretended to be relaxed and said, "Karl, do you still think that Vézé will become the biggest rebel?"
This was a topic that had been discussed for a long time, and it had even become a joke between the two. Uncle Ma smiled slightly, "Beardy Moore, my opinion is still the same as before. If Vézé privatizes all the achievements, if the system created by Vézé privatizes all this, he will be the biggest rebel. "
Uncle En also forced a smile. He held Uncle Ma's hand and said, "Karl, you are always so strict with Vézé."
Uncle Ma did not smile. He said with some disappointment, "We are always strict with hope, always the most picky. We paid such a high price in exchange for the nationalization of the land. I don't want to see such results usurped in the end. "
Europe had become more and more aware of the situation of the civil war in China 20 years ago, which really shocked Europe. In the distant East, the lives of a hundred million people were lost in that civil war without a sound. China's progress after the civil war was indeed awe-inspiring, but the price of progress could not be ignored. That was a third of the population of all the countries in Europe combined.
"Then you should get better soon. When the time comes, let's go to China together. If you come to China in person, I think Vézé will definitely meet us. " Uncle En looked at Uncle Ma's increasingly pale face and felt the temperature of Uncle Ma's palm getting lower and lower. His voice had begun to tremble.
Without responding to Uncle En's words, Uncle Ma slowly closed his eyes. A soft voice came from his gently wriggling lips, "Beardy, I feel very happy to have a friend like you."
A meteor streaked across the sky, leaving a short and bright trajectory. It looked so bright in the night sky before dawn. In Japan, thousands of miles away from Europe, Hijikata Suizo rode on a red horse made in Hokkaido and shouted to the people around him, "Let's go! Target Tokyo! "
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