"Are the British driven crazy? He didn't choose to say anything, and he actually buckled the dirty water on our heads! We want to make the most severe protest to the British government! Early in the morning, Jochen heard the angry voice of the Foreign Secretary, Bilo.

At the end of 1900, the wind and cold hurt Frederick III's body, and the health of the emperor was good and bad, often intermittently some minor illnesses with headaches and brain fever, and these minor illnesses would be difficult to cure for a while and a half, and Frederick III spent most of his time in a state of recuperation after entering 1901, while Jochen did what Frederick III had done before, and the crown prince supervised the country.

"What's wrong, Bernhard? What did the British say nonsense this time? During this time, they tried to defend the concentration camps in Africa, but all kinds of miraculous statements came out, this time is it about what we are doing in Africa? Or what are we doing in the Philippines? Our 'that' in the Philippines is supposed to be classified, right? Jochen said with some schadenfreude.

Ever since the Boer concentration camps were exposed, the British have had to face strong condemnation from the entire Western world, and the media have come up with all sorts of excuses to defend themselves, such as using the brutality of killing and humiliating the bodies of the Boer guerrillas after attacking the British detachment to explain their revenge, or claiming that the British behavior in Africa was deliberately exaggerated by other countries, and the reality is not so bad at all, etc.

And some tabloids with no limit will also report on other things that the country has done to attract attention, the things that the Americans did to the Indians, and the things that the French did in West Africa.

Therefore, Jochen is also angry and funny about the British media's open-mouthedness, it is like a mad dog biting, and there is no way for Germany to lie down and shoot, after all, it was only in early 1901 that Germany ended its large-scale military operation in the Philippines.

But Jochen clearly made things simpler. The reason for Bilo's anger is obviously not caused by some nonsense tabloids, and Prime Minister Machar on the side is also full of iron.

"Your Highness, British Colonial Secretary Neville Chamberlain referred to the Boer War in his speech in Manchester today, and the core of the speech was to defend the British against the heinous atrocities committed against the Boers." Birlo said with suppressed anger.

This is not surprising, these officials of the British government now have to defend the actions of the government wherever they go, and it is clear that the colonial minister has said something that should not have been said by Billo to the point where he can make Billow angry. So Joechen didn't speak, waiting for Birch to continue.

"In his defense, in order to justify the actions of the British army, Chamberlain spread the rumor that in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 we committed more war crimes against French civilians on French soil than the British did against the Boers! He is insulting and insulting the whole of Germany! The more he spoke, the more angry he became, and his tone changed a little as he spoke.

Prime Minister Marchar on the side said in a low voice: "Chamberlain's speech is not only an irresponsible attack on the Empire, but also has the potential to cause great damage to the relations between our country and France!" For the past 30 years, the Reich has been trying to dilute the imprint of the Franco-Prussian War on Franco-German relations, but now Chamberlain is deliberately creating contradictions for the Reich by doing so! ”

Jochen couldn't laugh anymore, those unscrupulous tabloids could not be left alone, but as the colonial secretary of the British Empire, he could not sit idly by and ignore another country directly in public.

"We need to fight back, the reputation of the empire cannot be discredited like this!" Before Yochen could speak. Billo immediately built yì to.

"If we fight back, then it is likely to turn into an endless war of insults between the two countries, and the escalation of the war will lead the British to guide the feelings of the people, so that the spearhead directed at the British government will be directed at us, and then the purpose of the British to divert their attention will be achieved." Jochen shook his head, negating Bülo's construction.

"Your Highness! Is it difficult for the moral will to endure this slander and humiliation? Will the army of the Empire endure such slander and humiliation? If we don't react, the Empire will be seen as weak and bullied, and Your Highness will be questioned about your decision! Birlow continued to argue loudly.

"Bernhard, watch your attitude! You have overpassed! Mashal on the side opened his mouth to stop it.

"I'm sorry. Your Highness, Your Excellency the Prime Minister. I lost my temper. Broken by Machar, Bilo immediately apologized.

Joechen waved his hand to show that he didn't care, but he didn't speak, and his brow was furrowed to show that he was very distressed, in which case neither Mashal nor Birlow spoke, and the room fell silent for a while.

Jochen understood. What Bilo said is not wrong, the empire will indeed do nothing will be a great blow to its international prestige, and the government will also be attacked because of weakness, and his own crown prince is estimated to be criticized.

And these are even forgotten, if you can really take a step back and open the sky. Then it is enough to endure the humiliation for a while, but the German attitude may make the British gain an inch, and in the end there is no way to retreat, and there is no way to endure it, and then the situation may not improve in any way.

But if Jochen knew what would happen in the event of a war of insults, he thought that a series of agreements had been reached between Britain and Germany, that Helgoland would be sent back directly, and that permission to build the 3B railway would have been approved, and that Chamberlain's words should have been made in his speech in Edinburgh on October 25, 1901.

Now that it has entered 1902, I still thought that it would not happen, and it seems that the flapping wings of my little butterfly still can't stop the wheel of history.

But if left unchecked, the result would be that the anti-German sentiment of the British would be provoked, and the hostility between the two sides would intensify, which would eventually become a prelude to the rupture of Anglo-German relations.

If the Reich government does not control it, it will soon turn into a fierce war of scolding between the newspapers of the two countries, and then the words of any one of the people in the government will be considered to hurt the "feelings" of the British, and then the British will be like a hornet's nest, and the whole society will be spilled onto Germany for three years. For example, the words of Frederick the Great quoted by Bülow, who served as the prime minister of the empire in history: "Let that man go, don't get excited, he is biting granite." ”

And the result of this is as one English aristocrat put it: "Everyone who belongs to the Foreign Office and who does not belong to the Foreign Office speaks as if we have only one enemy in the world, and that is Germany." ”

In this war of scolding triggered by Chamberlain's fabrication of facts, the British preached the conclusion that the Germans' response was "not a momentary emotion, but a deep-seated and unchangeable general hostility to the British Empire." "As for the origin and truth of the war, the British government and its people do not care.

This is also what Britain likes and is good at, and they are willing to encourage, connive, and use the newspapers and public opinion to stir up trouble under the guise of so-called freedom of speech, to carry out unscrupulous attacks on other countries, and to carry out vicious and obscene abuse against the leaders of other countries from time to time. And such irresponsible behavior is used as a common method to exert pressure on other countries or to blackmail and seek improper benefits.

Whenever other countries make representations in the interests of the bigger picture, their governments immediately classify such hooliganism as freedom of expression and elevate it to the level of human rights and internal affairs, rejecting the persuasion of others. Whenever public opinion in other countries retaliates, public opinion in Britain will intensify a new wave of hostility in Shandong, and show that its government has used public opinion pressure as an excuse to erase the policy of further deteriorating the bilateral situation.

Only their own public opinion has the right to condescendingly accuse, criticize, and teach other nations and countries a lesson, while other countries have the only obligation to go against the grain, and their governments can only swallow their anger "in the interests of the two countries."

Should it be fought back? Let Anglo-German relations begin to break down, as in history? Although Jochen believed that it was going to break up anyway and that a counterattack would not be a complete failure, it would always be good to delay a little longer, so that the time when Britain and France could come together could be postponed.

Jochen raised his head and looked at Martial and asked, "Your Excellency, if we first lodge a protest with the British government, but do not have an argument with the British media, you should know that this kind of argument will not lead to any result, and will only lead to an escalation of the situation."

If the British ignore our protests, will we be able to drag the French into this troubled water, since the British have also mentioned the French? Would it be more beneficial for us to have the Imperial newspapers start to fight back, and the British press to deal with us and France at the same time, to throw the situation up? ”

"It should be feasible, and now France does not want any unpleasantness with our country, and Chamberlain's remarks are also causing problems for the French government, because they need to beware of being provoked and causing a backlash against our hostile forces, if we can light a fire on the French, it will not be a problem for Britain and France to quarrel." After thinking for a moment, Marcal replied that although he did not know that Chamberlain had harbored evil intentions and wanted to target Germany, it was certain that the British were diverting their attention. Therefore, it is still feasible for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to turn the Anglo-German debate into a melee between Britain and France and Germany to stir up the situation, and not let the British only focus on Germany.

"Then in this way, the reaction of public opinion in the country is first controlled, and a protest is made to the British government, which is the job of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On the French side, we will let the ND Bureau fan the flames, our intelligence services in France have not been active for a long time. Splashing dirty water? And it's not just the British who can splash. Joechen commanded.

"Yes, Your Highness." Birlow replied.

"Bernhard, watch your words, and don't let the British seize the handle as an excuse to attack us." Jochen made a point of replying.

"Yes, Your Highness, I will keep it in my heart." (To be continued......) R1292