Chapter 434: The Mercenary's Retreat (4)
Cecil?? Rhodes is now the British colonial secretary, the staunch British colonialist, the president of the Kimberley Ore Company, the Kimberlite Diamond Company, riding in the car with a gloomy face, passing through the streets of London. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
August is a sunny month for most countries in the Northern Hemisphere, although the situation in the UK is relatively unique. As a country with only humid and wetter environments, coupled with the smog caused by industrial soot, it is still difficult to see the sun in August.
At this time, the colonial minister Rhodes passed through a Chinese Taoist temple, and there was a 'trainee Taoist priest cleaning up' wearing a Chinese Taoist robe at the entrance of the Taoist temple. Perhaps because of some Roman mixed blood, the contours of the British faces were not as deep as those of the pure Germanic countries of northern Europe, and even so, Lord Rhodes could see that the 'apprentice Taoists' were British and not Chinese.
These British native 'apprentice Taoists' let Cecil?? Rhodes felt very unhappy in his heart. The British upper echelons were very concerned about China's missionary behavior, and the parliamentarians repeatedly asked the department that monitored the content of Chinese missions to question the parliament. However, the result of the question surprised the parliamentarians, and there is no personality in Taoism in China, let alone coercion or threat. Rather than preaching as a religion, it is a school of philosophy. In particular, the symmetry and mutual transformation of the philosophical ideas of "cathode and yang, and yang and yin" in the gossip pattern made many learned British parliamentarians nod secretly.
Taoism does not create gods, there is no end of the world, and there is no cycle of life and death. This attitude made the gangs extremely dissatisfied, but it made many "educated", "uninterested in religion", and "interested in the occult" British intellectuals flock to them. According to the spies who broke into the Chinese churches, the difference between the Chinese churches and the European churches is that in addition to providing ideological enlightenment, they also have a lot of Chinese herbal medicine, meditation, and dance-style boxing teaching. Let the group of people who go to the 'Chinese church' feel rewarded. This has undoubtedly triggered more people to go to Chinese churches.
Not far from the Chinese church is the Chinese hospital, and not far from the Chinese embassy, colonial minister Cecil?? Rhodes' destination is here. The Chinese embassy is heavily guarded, and there have been several recent violent acts against the Chinese embassy, and although there have been injuries, the injuries are not serious. In addition, the British side sent a lot of military and police to escort them, and China finally did not evacuate the embassy. In addition to the violence, protests are almost daily. So in addition to the British military police carefully checking the pass, the Chinese side also carefully checked the pass before letting Cecil?? Rhodes' car went in.
Met with the Chinese ambassador to the UK, Cecil?? Rhodes asked, "What are you doing in Pittsburgh?" ā
"Oh?" The Chinese ambassador to Britain first responded in surprise, and then said: "We believe that the United States side believes that it is probably an unlikely task to expect the US Federal Army to be evenly matched with our army in a field battle." The U.S. Army, outflanked by both sides, stormed Pittsburgh, but was able to rely on the city to contain our troops. Regardless of what others think, Secretary Lincoln Jr. wanted defense. Hold on to the current situation until there is a turnaround. So, from this strategic point of view, there is no reason for us to let Lincoln Jr. get his wish. ā
Cecil?? After hearing this, Rhodes rolled his eyes and asked in a disdainful tone, "Is this your central government's opinion, or your own?" ā
After being exposed, the Chinese ambassador to the UK was like no one else, "This is of course my personal opinion." However, I believe that my personal views will also be shared by the central government of our country. ā
Chinese officials are so brazen, Cecil?? Rhodes was not angry, he went straight to the purpose of this visit, "I want to know, what is your country going to do?" If you just want to punish the United States, I believe you have achieved your goal. Don't you think it's time to move into the traditional mode of coordination among the great powers? ā
"What do you mean?" The Chinese ambassador to the UK asked with a puzzled expression.
Cecil?? Rhodes immediately explained: "I mean, we in the UK can come in and contact the United States so that everyone can achieve a minimum loss. Ending the war is good for everyone. ā
"Can you convince the Americans to accept the goal we said earlier?" The Chinese ambassador to the UK asked.
"What goal?" Cecil?? Rhodes' expression became alarmed.
Zheng Se, the Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom, said: "As we said before, we want to establish an Indian state, and we ask Americans to enter the 'white reserve to live' in the Indian. It's only been a few days since I made these statements, and I didn't expect Your Excellency to forget them so quickly. ā
"You're going to wipe out the United States completely?" Cecil?? Rhodes' face became very, very, very ugly.
The Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom made his expression look softer and said: "If you do not agree with this plan, I can speak to you on behalf of my government and another plan." Britain could send troops to attack the United States, and the area east of the Appalachian Mountains could be occupied by the British. What do you think? If Britain regained the thirteen states of North America, with the fertility and abundance of the land east of the Appalachian Mountains, the whole of Britain could become a continental country in the blink of an eye. Establish an advantage over Europe for the next two hundred years. ā
This is the condition that Wei Ze clearly told the Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom, so when the ambassador said it, his voice, tone, and demeanor had the kind of persuasiveness and appeal that was unique to telling the truth. This makes Cecil?? Rhodes subconsciously swallowed his saliva, he took a teacup and drank two sips of black tea with sugar cubes, fixed his mind, and then reluctantly said: "We don't believe that the Chinese will be so lenient to the British." If we recapture the thirteen states, it will be the public enemy of Europe......"
"So the cooperation between Britain and the Ottoman Empire is not the savior of Europe? Let's go further and say that the Ottoman Empire almost wiped out Europe several times and is recognized as a great threat to Europe. At that time, Britain also responded to the Pope's call to go on an expedition to the Middle East. In the near future, now that Russia and Austria-Hungary want to dismember the Ottoman Empire more completely, and Britain supports the Ottoman Empire behind the scenes, is it upholding the common interests of Europe? The Chinese ambassador to the UK smiled and told the story of history and reality.
These words are very important to Cecil, who has always hoped to regain the United States?? Rhodes has a powerful demagogic power, so Cecil?? Rhodes forcibly clenched his hands, resisting the temptation to seize the region east of the Appalachian Mountains. When he spoke again, his voice was full of pain, "No, we can't trust China. If we believe in you, and we don't have the power to compel you to fulfill your promise. Then we are too blind to participate in the war. ā
"If that's what you think, then please watch us build an Indian state." The Chinese ambassador to the UK still has a smile on his face and a gentle tone.
Seeing that the Chinese ambassador had the meaning of issuing an expulsion order, Cecil?? Rhodes hurriedly said, "No! I would like to express our clear position as Britain. We will never allow the United States to be wiped out. ā