"It seems that the propaganda tools of the Minchao have suddenly lost their former spirituality, and the official explanations have not only failed to win the approval of the people, but have also aroused the anger of the people one after another. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info I'm not surprised by that. Propaganda that only preaches the greatness of the people has no future, because it is an outright lie. As for the future situation, judging by the experience of the UK, it is probably not a big deal......"

The British ambassador's announcement reached the British Cabinet in Victoria, and the British Cabinet could only smile bitterly after reading it. Recently, an economic crisis broke out in the United Kingdom, not because of the economic crisis in Russia, but because the economy grew too quickly after Britain moved its capital to North America, which led to a bubble. Since the establishment of the British Empire, the economic crisis has occurred once in about ten years, and the scale of this economic crisis is nothing in the eyes of Britain.

Looking at the Republic of China from the experience of the British Empire, this dissatisfaction of the people is not a big deal at all. The reasons for the outbreak of various crises and social contradictions in Britain are directly related to the stomach and survival of the people. The crisis of the Republic of China is more about the height of the people's future development, and this reason is too extravagant for the British lower class. Paying taxes, serving in the military, having children, and following orders, it is enough for the lower classes to do this. As for the future development, the realization of personal values ......, do those ordinary Chinese people really think that they are the masters of the country?

From the point of view of the British Empire, the more chaotic the Republic of China itself, the better. It's just that the British diplomatic and intelligence agencies in the Republic of China have found that the people of the Republic of China have a kind of mentality of being a heavenly kingdom and have no interest in other countries. Therefore, the British can try their best to help the flames in the back, but they cannot have any appeal in the Republic of China. As a result, the British Empire gave up the idea of intervening in this matter, and focused on solving the economic crisis internally and the chaos in Africa externally.

"The Republic of China is just buying the hearts of black people in Africa, and God knows how they can look up to black people so much." The British colonial secretary smiled wryly. Although he ridiculed the Min Dynasty, the colonial minister also knew that the black brothers under the Min Dynasty were not weak in combat, at least they could win against the Italian invading army. So without waiting for this topic to ferment, the colonial minister continued: "It is Germany that really wants to turn the situation in Africa upside down. That Wilhelm II's ambitions were already uncontrollable, and I personally considered him and Germany enemies! ”

Hearing this, Admiral Chamberlain proudly straightened his back in his chair and raised his chin slightly. Another important British department was completely convinced that Germany was the enemy, and the Admiralty had already made such a judgment. Only the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education, and the like have ambiguous opinions on this, and these departments that are important to the interior are more indifferent than ambiguous.

The Colonial Secretary continued: "The future policy of our British Empire cannot be entirely based on hostility with Germany, and I wonder what you think of how we should deal with it in the world. ”

The Foreign Secretary took over, "This year we sent a special envoy to congratulate Emperor Weese on his birthday, and His Majesty Weeser said that the Republic of China, with 40 million square kilometers of land and 800 million people, has no reason to regard Britain, which has 20 million square kilometers of land and 400 million people, as its junior brother. ”

These words made the British cabinet members fall silent for a while, and the 40 million square kilometers of land of the Min Dynasty were all good land rich in products, and the 800 million people were also Chinese. Of the 20 million square kilometers of the British Empire, the great desert of Australia accounts for 8 million. Of the 400 million people, 300 million are Indians. No matter what others thought, Churchill, the Secretary of the Admiralty, showed an expression of pride rather than shame.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs can probably be sure that the Emperor of the Republic of China is thinking that the Republic of China and Britain will maintain friendship, and both countries will be able to act freely according to their own wishes." The Foreign Secretary recounted the conclusion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and after saying that, he could not help but add, "This situation can probably be maintained during the lifetime of His Majesty Weese." ”

The important ministers of the British Empire were silent for a while, and if the rise of the Min Dynasty was not considered, the strength of the British Empire at this time could be regarded as a new peak. Around 1920, the British Empire was sure to have a population of more than 100 million, more than Germany and France. On the navy side, a large number of new dreadnought battleships are being built, and the army has begun to build experimental motorized infantry, imitating the Republic of China. The Air Force also began to develop, and at least the British Empire understood what the strange wreckage of machines that had been stumbled upon during the war in Southern Africa was all about.

The former British Empire relied on its military and economic superiority to disrupt Europe and run rampant around the world. That is why we have always adhered to the position of non-alignment. Weeser was too clever to understand the value of peace, and the British believed in maintaining a peaceful model of action with the Minchaos. Just thinking of Weeser, a smart and strong man, living in the world, the British ministers felt very bad.

"Let the judgment of the Minister be the basis for formulating policy." Prime Minister Lloyd's?? George made a judgment.

The other British ministers did not object, and the history of hundreds of years of hard struggle made the British Empire understand that seeking truth from facts means having to face the reality of things, and that many failures are not due to the lack of British strength, but because of Britain's wishful thinking to choose an opponent that does not exist. Since Weeser did not regard the British Empire as an enemy, there was no reason for the British Empire to fantasize about another fact.

The next policy assessment was calm to the point of coldness, with Britain believing that France was inferior to Germany, that Austria-Hungary was in a good position to have a chance of war with Russia, and that as for Italy and the Ottoman Empire, Britain felt that it was of limited significance to choose one of the two pieces of garbage. There are too many ways to deal with two countries, and there is no need to rush to assess them now. The world is constantly changing drops.

"The French have intervened in the Congo Free State, and it depends on what kind of outcome France and Germany can fight for here." The British Cabinet of Ministers made a decision. This is not because Britain agrees with Germany's unbridled expansion in the Congo Free State, and Britain has been playing the trick of devouring the tiger and the wolf for so long and has already mastered it. As soon as it saw the two strands of paste entangled, the British Empire immediately knew from what angle to insert and with what force to stir.

The British Empire did not overreact to Germany's actions. What was needed at this time was to fully establish the quality superiority of the Royal Navy of the British Empire over Germany, and building ships with a closed mouth was the only correct choice.

After a few days of discussions, a decision was made on the development of the next two years, new news came from the side of the Minchao. The much-boiling employment problem has been resolved, and the Central Committee of the Republic of China finally decided to implement the previous plan for the time being, and still adopt the distribution method.

"There will be another fuss." Prime Minister Lloyd's?? George said coldly. The other ministers either sneered or didn't even laugh. Judging from the historical experience of Britain, the problems of the Republic of China will only get bigger and bigger.

The British Empire adopted the model of selling lords and beards to ordinary colonial officials, military officials, and even domestic officials. Of course, there is a reason to make money, and it also has the meaning of drawing lessons from history. There are so many good positions, and if you rely on distribution, sooner or later they will be finished. If enough money can be used to buy all kinds of official positions, firstly, a number of unqualified candidates will be eliminated, and secondly, in order to get the money back, these people will naturally do their best to devote themselves to the British colonial cause and fully stimulate their enthusiasm. The Republic of China gave good positions to ordinary people, and the British upper echelons felt that this was not a long-term solution.

The 1908 Summer Olympics were held in France, and it is widely believed that the London Olympics in '04 were far inferior to the Nanjing Olympics in 1900. As for the French Olympics, the general evaluation is that 'weasels give birth to rats, and a litter is not as good as a litter'. As if in response to the Olympic spirit, no military conflicts broke out during the Olympic Games, and France just frantically transported troops to the French Congo and relied on dirt roads to the starting point of the attack.

"Twenty thousand Frenchmen, how many troops do we need to deal with?" Marx?? Weber asked the commander of the African Army.

The commander of the Afrika Army in Cameroon, Paul?? Feng?? Colonel Retoven Wolbeck said in his usual cold tone: "I am thinking of killing them, capturing them, or expelling them. ”

Marx?? Webb was tempted to take this calm answer as a joke, but he couldn't do it. Colonel Walker Bell has never been a joker, and his expression is less than able to give the impression of a joke with a straight face.

"What's the difference?" Marx?? Webb continued to ask.

"The difference is in the degree of retaliation of the French. Colonel Walker Bell continued to answer coldly. ”

Marx?? Mr. Webb immediately felt that he was different from these professional soldiers, and that attacking the French army would be retaliated, but different results would lead to different levels of retaliation, which was something that professional soldiers would judge.

Just as the tension in Africa was gearing up to make a move, a fleet departed from North America and entered the Mediterranean Sea through the Strait of Gibraltar. From the British gun emplacements guarding the Strait of Gibraltar, all observers were carefully observing the fleet under the flag of the Chinese Liberation Army through binoculars. Whether it is two warships of about 20,000 tons, or two warships of more than 10,000 tons, they are all densely covered with gun barrels. On the contrary, the four destroyers that followed did not look like any armed force.

The fleet's entry into the Mediterranean was not a surprise, and after the 1908 Olympics, the Republic of China announced that it was about to take over Crete, causing an uproar in Europe. When Ottoman Turkey announced in 1905 that it would sell Crete to the Republic of China, Britain, France, Russia and Italy had troops on the island, and they were naturally strongly opposed. After the signing of the treaty of sale, the Min Dynasty seemed to have forgotten that there was such a thing, and had no intention of landing on Crete at all.

Unwilling to cause trouble, the British withdrew all their troops, leaving only the officers. Because of military spending, Russia withdrew all its troops, leaving only officers. At the moment only French and Italian troops remained on the island, and they were few in number. Now, the Chinese are coming. Countries across Europe are holding their breath and waiting to see what happens next.

Britain controlled the Suez Canal, so it knew that the Minchao had sent a large transport fleet to transport about 30,000 black troops from the canal zone. On September 1, 1908, the convoy of transports escorted by the fleet of the Republic of Korea was anchored off the coast of Crete.

Britain, France, Germany, and Austria-Hungary all sent warships, and even warships from the Ottoman Empire and Russia appeared. These warships were only in the observation area, and none of them stood in the way of the Republic of China on the route to Crete, and all the warships' guns were facing straight ahead, and they put on gun jackets, indicating that they had no intention of participating in the war.

Standing in front of the harbor was an Italian warship, as well as the fleet of the Hellenic State. Greece had always demanded the 'recovery' of Crete, and the European powers were still a little interested in facing the Ottoman Empire, and when they understood that they were facing the Ottoman Empire, they chose to give up decisively. It is not surprising that Greece has come out this time.

As for Italy, they know very well how they have suffered a big loss in Ethiopia, and it seems that the Italian Navy wants to make a statement through such a thing. The fleets on both sides stopped at a distance of about fifteen kilometers, and the onlookers also stopped at a safe place. Tens of thousands of eyes are staring at the two sides of the confrontation, nervously waiting for the follow-up development.