Russell's face was flushed, his prime ministership, and Queen Victoria's statement, were completely ignored by the majority of the members of the House of Commons, which he could not tolerate!

He stood up and shouted, "You, are you still the subjects of the empire on which the sun never sets in Great Britain? To make peace with that lowly Irishman in the same way that Gladstone, a coward, thinks? What will we do with the 20,000 soldiers who were burned to death in Dublin, and the revenge of the tens of thousands of dead and wounded soldiers on the island of Ireland? Will the pioneering and enterprising spirit of our ancestors be buried in our hands?

Also, Her Majesty Queen Victoria made a statement this morning, haven't you seen it? ”

Russell's remarks made some lawmakers uneasy again. Bloodily, for the sake of the heroic souls of the English and Scottish soldiers who died on the island of Ireland, the whole island of Ireland should be pacified, and the rebels should be put to death or imprisoned for trial. But intellectually, this would further deteriorate Great Britain's finances. Moreover, the workers' rebellion in the country, which had been quelled with great difficulty, might make waves again.

Most crucially, these parliamentarians were not without malice: what good would it do to quell the rebellion in Ireland and reoccupy Ireland?

Now that the Irish rebels have become a climate, they are all human spirits, how can they not inquire privately, not to mention that those rebels also have an army of 150,000 people, although they are divided into two or three forces, but at this moment they are still united, and if the British army invades Ireland, it will definitely suffer the fiercest resistance from those rebels. Even if these rebels are miscellaneous militias, untrained and poorly armed, there are 150,000 of them, and they will continue to increase. There is not much else in Ireland, but there are many people who eat potatoes.

There are so many rebels, and they are in the territory that the rebels are familiar with on the island of Ireland, and if they really want to be completely pacified, I am afraid that they will not succeed at all in two or three years, and if there is any other chaos, it may be difficult to say for five or ten years. At that time, as soon as the British treasury is dragged down and the fiscal deficit increases, the government may have to introduce a policy of increasing taxes, and when the time comes, it will not only have to pay more taxes for itself, but it is also likely to have to collect additional taxes from the financiers behind it, which is even more difficult to do. Therefore, it is better to make peace with Ireland at the expense of face. As long as Ireland begs for mercy, it is not very shameful. What's more, it's not your own face that you lose.

As a result, the lawmakers completely ignored Russell's roar.

Instead, Hugh Pilkington, the head of the parliament, responded: "Even if there is a desire for revenge, it is not the time. In addition, for those soldiers who died, instead of avenging them, it is better to give pensions to their families, so that they can live a little better and be comforted by the pain of losing their loved ones. And now, Mr. Prime Minister, you don't mention anything about the pension, but you keep saying that you want revenge, you are distorting the will of the dead heroes, seeking the benefit of your own political ambitions and the nobles behind you!

Don't forget, 7,000 British soldiers were captured in the small town of Glenka in County Kerry, in southwestern Ireland, and more than 5,000 British soldiers from all over Ireland were still being held in Dublin. These more than 12,000 British soldiers are in the hands of the Irish rebels, can they not be ignored? ”

Hugh Pilkington's words, Russell's defeat at once, any reason he had, in the face of the lives of these 12,000 soldiers, was a pale excuse. He was speechless for a moment, but he was shocked that the world had really changed, and even the proposal of the Prime Minister and Queen Victoria could not change the position of these MPs and pass it in Parliament.

Hugh Pilkington declared directly: "So, gentlemen, vote in favour of the proposal of Mr Gladstone, Chancellor of the Exchequer, or of the Prime Minister, Mr. Russell, in the question of Ireland." ”

After a tumultuous five-minute queue, Hugh Pilkington announced the final results of the show of hands: "Of the 652 members of the House of Commons, 465 voted by show of hands, 465 in favor of Gladstone's proposal, 97 in favor of Mr. Russell's proposal, and 90 abstained. On the basis of the results of the vote, I declare that Sir Derby, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Gladstone, Chancellor of the Exchequer, will take the lead as the Kingdom's Special Envoy for negotiations with Ireland to settle the Irish rebellion. ”

Immediately afterwards, the House of Commons voted on a resolution to raise 500,000 troops, and in the end, the parliamentarians decided to raise 250,000 troops for the army and 80,000 for the navy, for a total of 330,000 troops, believing that the Kingdom of Great Britain was indeed in a serious crisis. In addition, it was passed to pay for the British soldiers who died in the Irish rebellion, as well as nearly 1,000 soldiers who died in the workers' riots at home, but due to the financial crisis, the treasury could not pay, and the Kingdom of Great Britain could only issue a 10-year treasury bond totaling 80 million pounds to the families of the soldiers and the people of the kingdom, that is, the families of the British soldiers who died in the war could not receive pounds for the time being, but they could receive a national debt of the same value to deduct the pension. In addition, the remaining treasury bonds were exchanged for funds for the recruitment of new recruits and the procurement of weapons and logistics, and the rest of the shortfall funds were transferred by Chancellor of the Exchequer Gladstone from the British treasury.

In doing so, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gladstone became the big winner of this parliament.

Everything seemed to have become like Gladstone's arrangement, and after the Irish compromise, the Parliament was surprisingly harmonious in its deliberations, with almost all the MPs in favour of raising more troops and issuing government bonds to raise funds, all in excess of Gladstone's proposals.

However, the last proposal, regarding the declaration of war on the Chinese Empire and the interruption and sanctions of the embargoed trade in goods of the Chinese Empire, did not follow Gladstone's proposal, nor did it exactly follow the proposal of Ross, but another compromise came to fruition.

Justice Secretary Truss is firmly opposed to war with the Chinese Empire, and most parliamentarians agree with him: "The Chinese Empire is now a great power second only to Great Britain and France, and it is completely different from the past when it was only a backward power in the East, so it can no longer declare war at will as before." Otherwise, I am afraid that it will be another human tragedy comparable to the Crimean War. Moreover, unlike an adversary like Tsarist Russia, the Chinese Empire was more distant from Great Britain, and with a large number of soldiers, it was more difficult and necessary to pay a greater price for complete victory. Therefore, even if war is to be declared, it is necessary to unite some allies and attack with overwhelming forces. However, according to the current strength of Great Britain, I am afraid that it will be far from catching up with the growth of the opponent's troops. Therefore, it is better not to use knives and guns in vain. ”

Fox, the Minister of State for Trade, who was not a member of the cabinet but a member of parliament, also offered not to impose a blockade on the Chinese Empire: "It is very stupid to interrupt trade with the Chinese Empire! Today, Great Britain accounts for 25 percent of the world's trade, but 9 percent of that is with the Chinese Empire. If war is declared on the Chinese Empire, or if the other party's trade is simply interrupted and blocked, more than a third of the trade share will be lost. And everyone knew in their hearts that France and other European countries would not be so honest in complying with the rules, and even if they ostensibly promised not to trade with the Chinese Empire, in fact they would happily snatch the share of trade that originally belonged to Great Britain.

If we can defeat the Chinese Empire like India, and force it to sign an alliance under the city or even occupy it all, it will be possible to restore the share of trade, otherwise, I am afraid that the Kingdom of Great Britain will lose this eastern market forever. Even, gentlemen, the black tea you drink in front of you has to be repurchased from the French or Prussians at a high price. Therefore, I propose that trade with the Chinese Empire must not be interrupted. Even if you go to war with it, you can't interrupt trade! ”

Prime Minister Russell said angrily: "Then the Chinese Empire not only intervened in the Indian rebellion, but also sent people to help the Irish rebel rebellion and fund the rebels, as evidenced by the kerosene that burned the Dublin barracks!" Not only that, but the Chinese spies conspired to incite the local hooligans and unemployed workers in Great Britain to riot against the government. Isn't this account calculated with the Chinese Empire? I'm Great Britain, just swallow my anger and give up? ”

Fox was not easy to answer, he only thought about trade matters, and did not think much about other state affairs, so he could only resignedly say: "Great Britain can be forbidden to sell steel, machinery, and weapons to the Chinese Empire as punishment, and at the same time expel the existing spies, etc., but it is obviously unwise to ban them completely." It is not as good as cloth, the cloth of Great Britain has been seriously squeezed recently, the European market is only so big, there are many competitors, and the price of cotton has begun to rise, if it can no longer be sold, I am afraid that the status of the first textile country in Great Britain will not be guaranteed. ”

A parliamentarian named Richard Cobden did not respond directly to Russell like Fox: "Mr. Prime Minister, you should put yourself in the right position, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Great Britain does not serve some nobles, but for Parliament, for all the citizens of the Kingdom who elect members!" The purpose of war is never to export evil spirits.

The Chinese Empire is now second to none in the East, and even in terms of military terms, it can be compared with France in Europe, and it is already very difficult to defeat the other side, and the price must be doubled. We can't afford it! In fact, this has been confirmed by the previous battles with the other side. We have already paid a heavy price, does Prime Minister Russell want to let tens of thousands of soldiers lose their souls in a foreign land in the East? Is it just for the sake of you and some people to start a world war between the East and the West? ”