Cecil?? Rhodes' face was gloomy as he left the Chinese embassy than the gloomy sky, and the mocking voice of the Chinese ambassador to Britain still echoed in the ears of the colonial minister, "How much are you Britain willing to pay for the United States?" Or do we consider all the hostilities that Britain has inflicted on us from now on as measures taken by Britain to protect the United States? ”

Subconsciously, Cecil?? Rhodes clenched his fists. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Not long ago, after listening to the naked ridicule of the Chinese ambassador, Lord Rhodes said angrily to the Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom: "Do you want to provoke a war? ”

Lord Rhodes saw that the Chinese ambassador to Britain nodded seriously, and said with a feeling of hatred and pleasure: "That's right, if it is my personal attitude, I hope to have a war." Reasoning with you scum is probably one of the most painful things I've ever experienced. You have never understood reason, and you have not followed the essence of morality. Since you only know how to war, and you only know how to submit to violence, that war is really worth a thousand words. Listen to me, you old dog with no eggs in his crotch, if you still think you're a man, let the fucky old sluts in Buckingham Palace declare war on China. So I can go back to China for a vacation with a happy heart. Living in a ghost town like yours that never sees the light of day, I've had enough of it! ”

At this point, there is actually nothing to talk about. If the current situation was not country-to-country, presumably Lord Rhodes would immediately throw a white glove at the Chinese ambassador to Britain and demand a duel. Remembering the fury of the car at that time, Lord Rhodes felt a pang of fear.

The United States used to have a population of about 60 million, and Britain was really regarded as 40 million, and the two countries together had 100 million people. Of course, if the Queen of India counts the population of India of about 260 million and the population of colonies in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other places, which are not 20 million. That's 400 million people. That's half of China's 800 million people.

British businessmen and consulate personnel in the United States also sent back a lot of news about the Chinese army's ravaging of the United States. Lord Rhodes could not in any way think of how the British could resist the diabolical Chinese army. Neither in terms of quality nor quantity, there is no possibility of defeating China.

After calming down, the head of the Colonial Department, Lord Rhodes, was able to run smoothly. From a personal point of view, Mr. Rhodes is very well able to understand the gaffe of the Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom. If Lord Rhodes were to be a small country with a population of less than one-tenth of the British, the small country would always want to wrestle with the British. I think Lord Rhodes would have done it a long time ago.

Just a few months ago, Portugal, a country with a big nose, wanted to confront Britain in the matter of Brazil, and Britain drove its fleet out of the sea off Lisbon without saying a word to exert pressure. Portugal was forced to cooperate with Britain in recognizing Brazil and confronting China. From a purely strength point of view, China has too many ways to toss Britain. There was no better way to stop trade between Britain and India. As a dumping ground for British industrial goods, the Indian market was the lifeblood of British factories, and the entire trade route could not be stopped for a day. As long as this route is cut off, Britain cannot afford it. If Lord Rhodes had been in charge of China, he would have done it a long time ago.

"It seems that there are powerful people in China who are opposed to tearing the face directly with the British!" Lord Rhodes already had a clear judgment. At this moment, a kind of expectation suddenly appeared in his heart. If this powerful person can be found, contacted and cooperated, Britain can 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 members of the Cabinet. The members of the British cabinet did not agree with Lord Rhodes's judgment. Some even put forward the completely opposite opinion, "China's fleet may not be our opponent, if we fight a decisive battle with Chinese, it will ......"

"If we fight a decisive battle with the Chinese, there is about an eighty percent chance of defeat." The Secretary of the Navy said without emotion.

A kind of cabinet members were dumbfounded, they did not expect the British Admiralty Minister to be so cowardly. The muscles of his face twitched under the gaze of everyone, but the Secretary of the Navy still insisted on his opinion. "Among the intelligence we have gathered, the Chinese Navy has built eight battleships of more than 20,000 tons. The artillery is also a traditional Chinese four-twin 300-mm gun. Together with the smaller battleships before them, we have eight warships of about 18,000 tons, and China has sixteen. The Royal Navy will not shy away from fighting, but I don't think we can win a decisive battle in a small area of the battlefield. ”

Anyone in Britain who has not had a huge deviation in knowledge knows what the Grand Fleet means to Britain, and Britain relies on the Grand Fleet to cross the oceans and conquer the world. Britain, having lost its Grand Fleet, was just a small island nation waiting to be killed. So the content of the discussion naturally moved in a more peaceful direction.

"Your Excellency Rhodes, are you sure that there are really big names in China who are inclined to the British? One thing you have to make clear is that we have never been able to establish any friendly relations with the core members of the Minguo government in our contacts with the Chinese. "The prime minister began to remind Rhodes, hoping that he would not have any delusions of overly optimism.

Lord Rhodes thought the same way, and recalled the words and deeds of the Chinese ambassador to Britain full of anger, and he was sure that unless the other party was a super-first-class actor, that anger was really venting. And this venting is also in line with human nature. And Chinese Foreign Minister Li Xin is a 'unilateralist' through and through. Judging by his performance, building good relations with foreign diplomats has never been a merit for him.

"If we inform the Chinese Foreign Ministry of the words and deeds of the Chinese ambassador to the UK, I wonder if the Chinese Foreign Ministry will remove the ambassador?" Lord Rhodes asked the British Foreign Secretary.

After hearing this, the Foreign Secretary smiled bitterly, and he asked rhetorically: "If our ambassador had mocked the Spanish officials in this way, and Spain had only informed us of this, we would not have removed the ambassador." ”

It is not surprising to any member of the British cabinet that the British have always had an unrivalled sense of superiority in the face of the weak. If it weren't for the fact that the British ambassador had insulted a foreign official, Britain would probably have jumped out to protect his shortcomings.

After confirming this, Lord Rhodes did not feel unhappy. He was glad that his idea had been confirmed from another angle, "Gentlemen, I have a suggestion that we can take the next steps to verify which one in China has good intentions towards China. It was able to withstand such strong pressure from within China and choose to adopt a friendly policy towards the United Kingdom. As long as we can find this person, we can work with this person. Influencing China's choices from within. ”

The Foreign Secretary understands best the benefits of having a pro-British faction within a powerful foreign country, so he is particularly cautious, "What if that person is only for peace?" Even within Britain there are pacifist views on the war in southern Africa. In the eyes of pacifists, peace is a vital interest in itself. As long as they can maintain peace, they will do their best. From the eyes of pacifists, a full-scale war with Britain would cost China dearly. They would even think that the defeat of Britain would cause turmoil throughout Europe. If China had no intention of annexing Europe, the benefits of turmoil would be very limited. ”

The cabinet members looked at the foreign minister, and their eyes were basically half mocking. The Foreign Secretary is a retainer from the previous Cabinet, which had a pacifist view of Southern Africa. Even when the will for war arose throughout Britain, members of its party were determined to form 'pacifist groups' against the war.

Cecil?? Rhodes was a staunch colonialist, but he himself was not hostile to the previous cabinet. He himself had a pretty good relationship with the previous cabinet. So the Minister of the Colonies, Cecil?? Rhodes said: "Since His Excellency the Foreign Minister said so, I think it makes sense. It seems to me that there are no more than twenty people who can decide on China's policy towards the UK, and we will test against those twenty people. ”

The foreign minister was a little surprised by Rhodes's speech, and he said sarcastically: "If you say so, then you probably have to include the Chinese emperor." ”

This provoked unanimous laughter among the members of the British Cabinet, and it is true that His Majesty the Emperor himself is in the best position to determine the policy towards Great Britain. However, just as Prime Minister Bismarck was called the 'Iron and Blood Prime Minister', the Great Emperor of the East, Weser was called the 'Iron and Blood Emperor' in Europe. Even though China has not yet invaded Europe, some people in Europe have 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, "I agree with the Foreign Secretary that the Emperor of China is also the one who has a friendly attitude towards Britain." After all, these policies could not have been issued without his approval. ”

The British are well-versed in-stirring tactics, and although they have decided to find the pro-British faction in the upper echelons of China, they are still very skillful. The solution to finding such a person was not a simple search, and the British cabinet decided to have Germany send more mercenaries to the United States to help the United States train the militias.

There is no better way to make the alternative stand out than to exacerbate the contradictions, and those who insist on a tough attitude towards Britain will inevitably choose to rise up in the face of irritation. At this time, the choices of those who are friendly to Britain, or those who are pacifists, will stand out.