The fleet of arms carriers has set sail? Salisbury couldn't help but be stunned, as the Qing declared war on Chile and sent a fleet to capture the port of Valparaiso, the cabinet threw out a proposal to support Chile to resist the joint invasion of the three countries of Qing and Boli.

Now the parliamentarians are still arguing endlessly in the parliament building, but here they are directly putting it into action, this is completely kidnapping the parliament, and they are not worried about the bad impact caused by this?

After hesitating, he couldn't help but say, "Isn't Your Excellency worried about annoying those parliamentarians, so that the parliament will not be able to pass the proposal in favor of Chile?" If that were the case, it would certainly be difficult for the proposal to intervene in Central Asia to pass ....... ”

As long as the pro-Chilean proposal is passed, the proposal to interfere in Central Asia will also be passed, he waved his hand and said: "It's a bit risky, but there is no way, we are short of time." ”

After a pause, he continued: "Several wars with the Qing State, except for the First Eastern Crusade, which maintained an undefeated ending, all ended in defeat, especially the defeat of the two naval battles in South Africa, which has cast a shadow of fear in the hearts of some parliamentarians, and we must create a fait accompli and urge the parliament to pass the proposal as soon as possible."

The winters in Central Asia are cold and long, and we must hurry, not to mention the reinforcements, at least the first batch of aid must arrive in Central Asia before the winter arrives. We don't have much time for them to go on and on. ”

Speaking of this, he spread his hands, "I don't understand why those councillors are opposing?" And what is there to hesitate about?

If China does not firmly support Chile, and wait until the Qing State and the two countries defeat Chile, the Qing State will inevitably monopolize the mining and foreign trade of all mineral resources in the countries on the west coast of South America.

Not to mention that China's long-term investment in South America will suffer serious losses, and it is possible that it will be completely expelled from South America by the Qing Dynasty. Australia or India?

I think they should understand that we have been forced by the Qing people to have no way out, and we can't continue to retreat! Otherwise, it will not only be the glory of the empire for 200 years, but also the vast colonies of the empire overseas, including India! ”

Listening to this, Salisbury was speechless for a long time, the rapid rise of the Qing State has seriously threatened the interests of the British Empire overseas, first in the Far East, then in the Middle East, South Africa, and now in South America, if there is no effective containment, the loss of Australia and India will not be too far away, this is not alarmist, many officials and parliamentarians have actually realized this.

However, the strong combat power of the Qing navy and army made many people unwilling to break out another war with the Qing State even if they realized this, and the British Empire was defeated in the wars with the Qing State in recent years, and both the government and the army were resistant to war with the Qing State.

After pondering for a while, he spoke: "The parliamentarians all represent the interests behind them, and in just forty years, the industrial and financial economy of the Qing Kingdom has developed rapidly, and it has continued to carry out large-scale infrastructure construction, so that the market of the Qing Kingdom is getting bigger and bigger, and now it is the undisputed largest market in the world.

The proportion of China's investment in the Qing country has been much higher than that of other countries, and the trade volume between the two countries has increased year by year, and the Qing country is now China's largest foreign trading country, and many people are worried that the deterioration of relations with the Qing country will harm their interests. ”

Disraeli muttered softly, as if venting his dissatisfaction, and then said: "Call for it in Parliament, and emphasize that the interests of the country are above all else!" In addition, I would like to explain that China only supports Chile and will not go to war with the Qing State head-on, and will not affect the normal relations between the two countries. ”

Salisbury said: "Now that the fleet has gone to sea, it is better to simply make it public, and the effect will be better." ”

Disraeli said: "Let's make it public, I didn't plan to hide it." ”

As the news spread and confirmed in the parliament building, many parliamentarians who opposed the pro-Chilean proposal were angry and scolded Disraeli for being belligerent and misleading the country, but the situation of endless debate was untenable, and soon entered the voting process, and a day later, the parliament voted to pass the pro-Chilean proposal by a narrow margin.

Just when a group of lawmakers breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it would be easy for a few days, the cabinet threw out an even bigger proposal - to support Central Asian independence.

If the previous support for Chile can also avoid a head-on war with the Qing State, then supporting Central Asian independence, even if it is just providing arms assistance like supporting Chile, is very likely to annoy the Qing State and force the Qing State to go to war, after all, Central Asia has already become a province of the Qing State - Anxi Province, strictly speaking, the rebellion in Central Asia belongs to the internal affairs of the Qing Dynasty, which is not to support the independence of Central Asia, but to seriously interfere in the internal affairs of the Qing Dynasty!

An even bigger controversy erupted in an instant! The conference hall was noisy and more lively than the wet market.

Disraeli was not too concerned about the controversy in the parliament building, and after the parliament passed the pro-Chile proposal, there was no suspense about the matter, because Her Majesty had agreed to use the "royal prerogative" as long as the pro-Chile proposal passed.

The so-called "royal prerogatives" are the powers that can be exercised directly by the monarch or the prime minister without the permission of the parliament, including declaring war, making peace, and handling major foreign relations.

While the parliamentarians were still arguing, Disraeli had already sent a telegram to Petersburg - Her Majesty had decided to support Central Asian independence by all means, and the first aid had left the port.

Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia.

After reading the telegram twice, Alexander II smiled and said: "The Qing State raised a huge amount of war funds and prepared to fight on two fronts in Central Asia and South America, which finally prompted the British to make up their minds to support Central Asian independence by any means. ”

As he spoke, he looked at Prime Minister Gorchakov, "No matter what method is used, the railway connecting Central Asia must be completed before the winter freezes." ”

"Your Majesty rest assured." Gorchakov replied: "The Central Asian side is also doing its best to rush to repair the railway, and it will definitely be able to complete the entire line before the freeze." ”

"Don't slack off." Alexander II said: "A huge amount of war funds have been raised, and the Qing State may send large-scale troops to Central Asia at any time, and the sooner the railway is completed, the better it will be for us." ”