"Didn't you say it was all settled? This incident is obviously the Emperor's dissatisfaction with the assassination in Britain, and he is using a protest to make the British Empire lose its rightful place in the entire international community, which is the worst diplomatic incident I have seen during my tenure! Queen Victoria's voice was not very high, but her tone was already very stern.

Benjamin Disraeli sighed and said: "Your Majesty, I think the fault party is not ours, the assassination happened in England, the Chinese Emperor did not express it fiercely at that time, until so many days later, he arrived in the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and there was no indication, this time when he arrived in Germany, he released such a big rumor, I think, he is deliberately embarrassing us Britain, this is the most serious provocation, it is a deliberate provocation." ”

"If you don't give people a grip, what do they use to provoke? Knowing that the relationship with Huaguo is very tense now, why can the spies sent still be caught? It's called one mistake, and on that basis, you make more mistakes. I would rather get less information, but also ensure the safety of personnel, more than 100 people were captured by China at one time, and I heard that there are more people related to the espionage case who are being audited, and then disclose it, will our British Empire still have the power to speak in the international community in the future? Queen Victoria said with a cold face: "Now that the British Empire is in trouble, you can't solve this matter, and if you can't come up with a way to satisfy the society, I will consider proposing to the parliament to hold an early general election and replace the prime minister in advance." ”

Queen Victoria's prestige is clearly above Benjamin Disraeli's, and even Benjamin Disraeli was one of the best British politicians of the 19th century.

Benjamin Disraeli's eyes flickered, he was not afraid that the queen would oust him from power early, he was not afraid of the gain or loss of personal fame, he was afraid that the entire imperialist Conservative Party led by him would lose its dignity because of this, the current election situation was very tense, and various information showed that the Liberal Party led by William Yourt Gladstone was already in the leading position in the election.

Victoria had been looking at Benjamin Disraeli coldly, and Benjamin Disraeli also met the Queen's gaze, this June palace hall should be very hot, but it seems to make people feel unusually cold.

Although the attendants present did not dare to peek at the expressions of the queen and the prime minister, they also knew that it must be very embarrassing.

The history from the mid-19th century to the present is the history of Benjamin Disraeli and William Yourt Gladstone alternately in power, and it is also the most glorious history of the development of the British country.

From 1868 to 1874, Gladstone led the Liberal Party for the first time to organize a government and carry out various reforms. In response to the fact that all schools in England were controlled by the Church and that most school-age children did not have any literacy education, he introduced the National Education Reform in 1870, establishing government-funded secular primary schools to raise the literacy level of the workers in order to support the industrialists in their competition on the international market.

In the same year, a reform of the civil service was introduced, and a low-cost government was established that could improve administrative efficiency and save costs, so as to facilitate the use of more funds for economic development.

From 1871 to 1872, Gladstone strengthened the military bureaucracy through measures such as army reform, the abolition of official contributions, the introduction of short-term military service, and the creation of a Ministry of the Interior to supervise the activities of local self-government organs, which made Britain take a very important step on the road to establishing a centralized bureaucracy of the European continent.

In his first cabinet, Gladstone adopted a series of political reforms to finally complete the transformation of the political superstructure of the country by the bourgeoisie since the nineteenth century, making it a handy tool for the bourgeoisie to rule the people. This period was the golden age of his reign, and for this reason, the British government was held up as a model by the rulers of various European countries. In order to win over the petty bourgeoisie and the upper strata of the working class among the population, he issued a decree legalizing trade unions in 1871 and elections by secret ballot in 1872.

However, after the decree of 1871 prohibiting workers from setting up pickets during strikes, many of the leaders of the strike were arrested, and even seven women pointed their fingers at the strike breakers and shouted "Ah! He was sentenced to prison by the bourgeois judiciary. These events greatly damaged the reputation of the Gladstone government among workers.

In the 1874 general election, the prestige of the Liberal government in the country was at its lowest point, and the people's William was no longer worth a penny. The free-trade bourgeoisie, who had supported him, demanded the intensification of colonial plunder under the batter of Europe's severe economic crisis. In response to this need of the bourgeoisie, Disraeli put forward the slogan of "imperialism" and transformed the Tory Party into a Conservative Party capable of satisfying the expansionist ambitions of the aristocratic landlords, industrial capitalists, and financial capitalists. As a result, Gladstone was defeated by Disraeli's Conservatives in this election.

In April 1876, a Bulgarian national uprising against Ottoman rule took place in the Balkans. The Turkish government's use of extremely brutal means to suppress the uprising was condemned by democrats throughout Europe. However, the Disrae Conservative government has done everything possible to cover up its crimes. Seeing this as an opportunity for him to oppose the government, Gladstone earned a reputation as a friend of the Balkans and Slavs by presenting himself as an ardent protector of the weak people, taking advantage of every opportunity of mass meetings, demonstrations, or speeches in parliament to denounce the atrocities of the Turkish rulers and the reactionary policies of Disraeli.

After 1876, the Disraeli government ran a fiscal deficit due to the colonial war, and had to raise the income tax, losing the support of the bourgeoisie. This gave Gladstone another opportunity.

Now William Euter Gladstone is a candidate for the Middle Rodian, travelling all over the country, speaking everywhere, opposing Disraeli's aggressive policies, winning the trust of the people and being regarded as the leader of British democracy.

On the eve of the general election, he asked voters the demagogic question "Do you sponsor or condemn Disraeli's foreign policies?" that won the Liberal Party a lot of votes in the election. Gladstone presented himself as a "hero" who opposed the aggressive policies of the Disraeli government.

In this context, there was another high-profile and provocative diplomatic incident in China, which made Benjamin Disraeli sit on pins and needles, and he couldn't cope with the internal election, and he had almost no energy to take care of the Chinese emperor who didn't know what to do and was ambitious in his eyes.

The aging Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli glared at Queen Victoria, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will come up with a safe plan!" If I can't come up with a better solution, I can tell the Queen unequivocally that no one in Britain can afford to come up with a better solution! ”

Queen Victoria snorted silently, and Benjamin Disraeli's words were provocative, which was equivalent to a quarrel between ordinary people.

"I hope that Mr. Prime Minister can also show such momentum when dealing with international affairs and safeguarding the dignity of the British Empire!" Queen Victoria said this, immediately stood up, did not look at Benjamin Disraeli again, and left.

Benjamin Disraeli looked at Queen Victoria's departing back, clenched his two fists hatefully, feeling extremely angry, but there was nowhere to vent.

The British Empire, which was mired in the war in Afghanistan, was just a showmanship of foreign powers, Benjamin Disraeli did not expect that the Chinese Emperor would dare to repeatedly provoke such a bad provocation to the most powerful industrial country in the world, he did not want to fight, but the domestic finances continued to deteriorate, and the war required money! Where does the money come from?

Benjamin Disraeli suddenly felt a pain in his head, and had a feeling of regret, regretting that he should not have fought in Afghanistan, a whole year has passed, and this war, with the addition of China, I don't know where it will take Britain?

To be a hegemon, you need to have abundant materials and funds, so the British Empire has never become a world hegemon, it can only be regarded as the leader among the great powers in the past century and the present century, and that's it, and their international prestige has never reached the standard of a hegemon.

How did Germany and the United States catch up with the British Empire in less than half a century in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

Backward countries quickly catch up with and surpass advanced countries by imitating and directly adopting the most advanced technologies, so that the productivity levels of the two countries are similar. This notion of growth convergence is dynamic and uneven, and it is important to note that a relative decline in agricultural productivity in the UK does not mean a decline in its industrial productivity.

In the original history.

In the 1870s, the United States was about 87 percent of the productivity of the United Kingdom, but it soon caught up in the 19th century, and later the United Kingdom actually narrowed the gap with the United States in terms of unit productivity in the post-war period.

Germany, on the other hand, had only 61 per cent of Britain's unit productivity in 1870, but had reached 80 per cent by the time of World War I.

That's where Benjamin Disraeli is embarrassed.

Now the problem is that the Chinese emperor is just provoking, and did not declare war, if war is declared, the matter will be easily solved, but China does not, Britain is now difficult to deal with the war in Afghanistan, Benjamin Disraeli is already in a difficult situation, plus a Chinese country, what should he do?

How effective would it be if a mobilization order were issued to the whole country on this?

Benjamin Disraeli estimated that not only would it not work, but it would even lead to protests, large-scale protests, which would directly ruin the political future of himself and his party.

What is involved in the national mobilization is interests, standing at the door of the house and shouting that you want to fight, and really wanting to fight, and letting everyone come up with money, these are two concepts.