"World war refers to a global war between opposing groups of countries, so it is a special social phenomenon that has emerged since entering the era of great power competition. www.biquge.info In the early days of the struggle for hegemony between the great powers, there were already three world wars, namely the First World War, the Second World War, and the Third World War. They were all caused by the great powers fighting for world hegemony in order to re-divide their colonies. In order to achieve their respective war goals, the two belligerents poured their national strength into armed struggle, and waged fierce battles on military, political, economic, cultural, scientific, technological, and diplomatic fronts.

In the fifth year of Kaihong, that is, the year after the outbreak of the Sino-British War, with Russia's entry into the war, under the instigation of Britain, as many as a dozen countries such as Turkey, France, Mexico, and Prussia were involved in the war. The outcome of the Great War changed the whole world, and the future of the world was likewise changed......"

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Turkey declares war on China, on Russia!

In the spring of the fifth year of Kaihong, this news did not cause any sensation in China, for the Chinese people, most of them have never heard of Turkey, even if they have not heard of it, then it is a country not worth mentioning, such a country is not afraid at all.

However, Turkey's declaration of war turned the war from a war of the three countries to a war of the four countries, and it was at this time that the China Times, which had been the official newspaper for many years, used the term "world war" when describing the news of Turkey's entry into the war.

"World war?"

Putting down the newspaper in his hand, Zhu Yifeng's expression looked a little strange, he didn't expect that in this era, someone would use "world war" to describe this war, but it was just a four-nation war, even if France joined it, it was just a five-nation war, can this be called a world war?

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the term "world war" is extremely accurate, although there are only four countries involved in the country today, but now the war has involved almost the whole world, this war originated in the Americas, and then burned in Asia, and then spread to Africa and Australia, and even in the waters off Europe, there were naval wars, so to speak, all corners of the world have been affected by the war, and the word world war is very appropriate! ”

As soon as Li Hongzhang explained this, Zhu Yifeng nodded involuntarily. Indeed, in terms of the scope of the war, although the war involved few countries, the scope of the war was extremely broad, even more than World War I and World War II in another time and space, after all, in another time and space, Australia never fell, and the Americas were not threatened by war, but now, the war is burning in these areas.

"What Li Qing said is very true, I am ...... in love"

Yes, I am too susceptible to the perception of another world, and although the details have not yet affected my judgment, I have been seriously affected by some seemingly simple issues.

Just like the problem in the United States, if you think about it calmly, it is the best policy not to get involved in the American Civil War too early, and not to push the North to Britain and push it to the opposite side of yourself. But now, Washington has come to the opposite side of China.

And the reason why I made this judgment is based on the understanding of another time and space history, perhaps Britain is the most powerful country in the world, but the United States is the country with the most potential and the country that poses the greatest threat to China.

It is precisely for this reason that splitting the United States and blocking the path of development of the United States has always been its basic strategy. Even in the war against Britain, he did not hesitate to choose to make more enemies, and he was unwilling to let go of the opportunity to attack the United States. After all, fifty years from now, the only real threat to China is the United States.

As for the British, having lost their colonies, they are nothing!

Britain without colonies, not even a paper tiger, and because of this, in the plan of the General Staff, the occupation of the LinkedIn colony will be the basic campaign goal in the early stage, India will have Russians and French to solve, as for Australia, its complete fall is only a matter of time, and New Zealand will not last long.

Britain, which has lost its colonial empire, will be reduced to a second-rate or even third-rate country in Europe, but unlike the United States, the power of the United States will continue to be manifested in the next few decades, and when others realize the power of the United States, at that time, no one will be able to stop the rise of the United States, and it is precisely because of this that Zhu Yifeng will choose the Civil War -- this is the last chance to stop the rise of the United States!

It may even be the only chance.

However, even so, I seem to be too arrogant!

Now, in the midst of this arrogance, China's weakness is being revealed: its relatively weak national strength cannot support China's operations around the world, and in the Pacific, China now has only two armored cruisers and a dozen wooden-hulled warships.

In order to support overseas operations, almost all the forces have been mobilized at home, and in order to transport troops, not only almost all merchant ships have been mobilized, but also more than 300 merchant ships have been purchased from abroad, and if it were not for the capture of more than 400 merchant ships in Hong Kong, Singapore and other places, it is estimated that the transportation pressure will be even greater. Although the army's reserves make the production pressure on the arsenal not great, as the war drags on, the production pressure will only increase in the future.

China now seems to be caught in a dilemma. But for the outside world, they are not aware of the current problem at all, and the whole country is immersed in a carnival. Every time the army won a new victory, the citizens lined up in long lines, waved flags, and stepped through the winter snow to hold a celebration in front of the gates of the palace. The army's successive military victories in Australia, South Africa, and Southeast Asia seemed to demonstrate the invincibility of the imperial military. The stormy conquest of force won China a vast empire with abundant grain, raw materials, and potential markets.

On the other hand, however, only a very small number of people are aware of the problem - the military, industrial and administrative capacity of this country falls far short of these goals. And now, the problem has not been fully revealed, but when it is revealed, what will be the result?

"Li Qing!"

Looking at Li Hongzhang, who was transferred back to China from the post of Prime Minister of the DPRK, after a moment of thought, Zhu Yifeng said in a solemn tone.

"There are two fundamental problems now facing the country: first, how to hold on to our very scattered empire, and at the same time to quickly end the war with the British. secondly, how to pacify and administer the territories we have conquered in order to strengthen our military with the available manpower and raw materials......"

End the war?

"Your Majesty, are you going to negotiate peace with the British?"

Li Hongzhang, who bowed slightly, asked in surprise. On the day of his return, when he met with Luo and Zhang, the elders, he had heard him talk about this issue, but he did not expect that he would now hear this sentence from His Majesty's mouth.

"After the outbreak of war, the biggest issue is not how to win the war, but how to end it!"

Zhu Yifeng, who has a clear understanding of his own strength, does not think that China has the ability to launch an expedition to end the war with Britain by "occupying the source of the war", so he thinks about this problem.

"According to the calculations of the General Staff, if we want to launch an expedition against Britain, we need to send at least 500,000 troops to the British mainland, and France and Russia also need to invest an army of equal strength, only in this way can it be possible to defeat the British, but this is not the ...... we need"

After a slight pause, Zhu Yifeng continued.

"After the successful end of this war, Britain will decline from the position of the world's first power, they will lose almost all their colonies, France and Russia will rise, and this means that the world will change from one pole to multiple poles, and the situation of China, France, and Russia will inevitably ......"

As the emperor of this country, Zhu Yifeng must think about the future, not just the present.

"Among the three countries, our power is not overwhelming, which is why we need France and Russia, their accession, so that we have the ability to defeat the British, but after the rise of the two countries, it is bound to pose a threat to our country, the situation of the three countries will not be long-term, war is still inevitable in the future, in this case, a Britain that has been weakened too much, is not in our interests......"

"Your Majesty, Britain, having lost its colonies, is unlikely to have too much of a diversion effect on France!"

In an instant, Li Hongzhang understood His Majesty's thoughts.

"Without the support of the colonies, the decay of Britain will be inevitable!"

While nodding in agreement, Zhu Yifeng deliberately emphasized.

"But the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and one thing is for sure, even if the colonies are lost, within ten to twenty years Britain will have an industrial and economic advantage over France, and this will bring a certain uncertainty to the future, and one thing is for sure, the presence of Britain will contribute to the balance of power in Europe, and this balance of power will certainly help us to digest the colonies we occupy!"

How to defend a new decentralized empire and at the same time begin to develop it in order to digest the economic "fruits of victory" has become a major strategic and administrative concern for Zhu Yifeng. However, China lacked the colonial experience and administrative capacity of the European powers that it had driven away, but Zhu Yifeng knew very well that imposing harsh military rule was a wrong choice, and that China must now learn from the colonial experience and administrative capabilities of the European powers, and only in this way could it absorb those colonies.

And it all takes time!

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Britain will not negotiate peace, at least for now, they will definitely not negotiate peace,"

After thinking for a while, Li Hongzhang replied seriously.

"After all, every Englishman knows very well that the colonies are the foundation of Britain, and without the colonies, Britain will cease to exist!"

Although in the past few years, he has been working with the DPRK as prime minister of the DPRK to promote "Chineseization" in the DPRK, it does not mean that Li Hongzhang does not understand the countries and the world; for any politically ambitious official of the DPRK, understanding the world situation is a compulsory course for them, and even just two years ago, Li Hongzhang visited Britain and France in his capacity as prime minister to the DPRK, so he naturally has a certain understanding of those Western countries. He is also well aware of his temperament.

"And according to the agreement we reached with Russia and France, the three countries have completely divided the British colonies, Your Majesty, in this case, is to completely put Britain in the position of a defeated country, even in the Crimean War, for the defeated Russia, Britain and France have never been so suppressed, I think that unless the three countries can make fundamental concessions in the colonies, otherwise, there is no possibility of peace talks at all!"

"There is really no possibility of peace talks at the moment!"

Regarding Li Hongzhang's judgment, Zhu Yifeng agreed.

"However, we must find a way to create conditions for peace talks, after all, for us, it will do more harm than good if the war drags on indefinitely, so the next step of the country's plan now is to create an opportunity for peace talks with Britain......

Looking at Li Hongzhang, Zhu Yifeng smiled and changed the conversation.

"However, this summoning the Qing to return to China is not for this issue, I said this before with the Qing to let the Qing have an understanding of the current situation, I just said that the country is now facing two major problems, how to end the war and avoid the infinite prolongation of the war, just one of them, as for the second, is how to pacify and manage the territories we have conquered, so as to use the available manpower and raw materials to strengthen our economy and military power! This will certainly affect the fate of the country for the next 50 years! ”

Staring at Li Hongzhang, Zhu Yifeng's expression looked extremely serious, the reason why he chose him was very simple, he had served as the prime minister of North Korea for four years, and he had a set of techniques that had oriental characteristics for the rule of the colonies, but did not lose the essence of European colonial rule.

"The Cabinet has decided to open a Colonial Office to deal with the affairs of the Overseas Territories and to enforce rule in the colonies, and I have decided to appoint you as the first Minister of the Colonies to digest some of the fruits of our victories in this world war, what do you think?"

Li Hongzhang, who had long been mentally prepared, after hearing His Majesty's will, he did not hesitate at all after he changed from a Xinjiang official to a member of the central cabinet, and immediately chose to obey the order, of course, he did not need to be sincerely afraid of "thank you Lord Longen", and then, he asked tentatively.

"Your Majesty, are there troops in Australia and South Africa now to enforce military control, or is the Colonial Department in charge?"

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