On a drizzly day, a tall, thin, green-faced young man walked into the antechamber of Limerick's "Forest Palace" with the standard military steps, dressed in "steppe gray" with no rank identification—the standard German military uniform of Prussian times, with a long military coat over it—a garment usually worn by German veterans to show that they had served in the world's strongest army. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Guided by a royal chamberlain, the young man was able to enter the office of His Majesty King Joachim I of the new United Kingdom. After the attendant withdrew, the young man greeted the once powerful monarch with a little crampedness.

Natsuki said with an easy-going face, "Please sit down!" Mr. Weizmann! Maybe...... You are not used to this civilian title, Mr. warrant officer? ”

The young man smiled and shrugged: "Actually, I've adapted to this change of identity. Maybe it won't be long before I become an active member of an army? ”

This Weizman, whose full name is Ezel Weizman, is the nephew of the leader of the Zionist movement, Haim Weizman, and is currently the special liaison of the Zionist organization to the new United Kingdom and the head of the Tipperary Flying Training School. In the turbulent Middle East and the Zionist movement in full swing, Ezer, in his early twenties, had become the helmsman and founder of the Zionists' preparations for the air force. Born in Tel Aviv, he received German citizenship at the age of 17 and joined the Second Reich Air Force, during which he was awarded the Gold Pilot Medal for his flying skills, and was given the opportunity to study at the Munich Aviation Academy, and later served in the Staff of the 11th Air Regiment with the rank of warrant officer. Despite promising prospects in the Luftwaffe, Ezel-Weizmann resigned from the army to join the Zionist movement. With his expertise in the field of military aviation, he was given full responsibility for the secret training of fighter pilots for the Zionist organization. Today, the Zionist organization has a formal flight training camp in Tipperary in the south of Ireland, with 20 IR-33 two-seat trainers, 36 IR-39 single-seat fighters and 12 IK-40 two-seat bombers, and more than 400 pilots trained.

The young man's words made Natsuki nostalgic for his youthful years, he smiled and said, "Some tea or coffee?" ”

Ezel replied politely: "I am deeply honored to hear that Your Majesty has the most authentic Chinese tea here, and if you have the opportunity to taste it." ”

Xia Shu then pressed the electric bell on the table and instructed the attendants, "Please bring us a pot of West Lake Longjing." ”

Then he picked up a piece of paper from the table, then walked over to the young man and sat down, and handed it to him.

The young man glanced at him quickly, and looked up at the monarch who was embraced by both Ireland and Wales: "Yes, Your Majesty, this Zionist Platform is indeed our doing. ”

Natsuki put away the relaxed expression just now, and said with a single look: "Have you ever considered how passive your plan to restore the country will fall into once this piece of paper falls into the hands of the Arabs, is submitted by them to the League of Nations, and is published all over the world?" ”

It goes back a little more than a month ago, when the representative of the new United Kingdom put forward a proposal for self-government in the Palestinian areas at the Council of the League of Nations. The proposal was voted on by the representatives of the Council members and will be submitted to the General Assembly of the League of Nations for final voting in accordance with the procedure. The Zionist organizations quickly submitted to the League of Nations a plan for regional autonomy on behalf of the Palestinian population for discussion by the League of Nations Assembly, but they did not succeed because the representatives of the Arab Kingdom to the League of Nations later submitted to the League of Nations a plan for Palestinian autonomy that they had endorsed, according to which Palestine would adopt a parliamentary democracy, in which the members of the parliament would be elected by popular suffrage, and the parliament would establish the head of the autonomous region and the administrative system. There is no doubt that this plan is very unfavorable to the Jews, who make up only 30% of the total population of the region, but in the eyes of the outside world, it is in line with Western democratic thinking, and can reflect the will of the inhabitants of the region to the greatest extent and protect the interests of the inhabitants as much as possible.

Since voices within the League of Nations were inclined to agree with the official proposal of autonomy by the Arab kingdoms, the Jews had to prepare for the worst. At this time, there were still two months before the Congress of the League of Nations, and if the self-government plan was adopted by then, the schedule for democratic elections in the Palestinian areas should be completed within the year, that is, there would be at most seven or eight months left for the Palestinian Jews to contest the elections. As a result, the Zionist organization issued a call to immigrants to the entire Jewish world, which was responded to positively. Shortly after the call was issued, thousands of Jewish families living in European countries arrived in Tel Aviv by sea, and rumors against the Arabs in the Palestinian areas caused tens of thousands of Arabs to flee in a hurry.

However, this rate of increase and decrease will not change the status quo of Arab majority in the Palestinian areas. Aware of the seriousness and urgency of the problem, the Zionist organization secretly issued the "Zionist Platform" to the Jews of the world, clarifying the line of self-government first and then statehood in Palestine, and this proclamation immediately had a great spiritual effect in the Jewish world. Shipping companies in Germany, the New United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Austria-Hungary and even Turkey have opened direct sailings to Tel Aviv, but tickets are still in short supply. In order to reach Palestine as quickly as possible, many Jews took liners or flights to Cairo and Istanbul, and then traveled by sea or land to their holy places. According to incomplete statistics, in the month after the promulgation of the "Zionist Platform," 200,000 Jews arrived in Palestine by various means, especially in the following two weeks, more than 10,000 Jews landed in Tel Aviv port every day, and the proportion of Jewish residents in Palestine has reached nearly 40%. At this rate, quantitative changes in population will soon lead to qualitative changes.

It is true that the Zionist Platform, a simple piece of paper with only a few hundred words, has injected tremendous energy into the Zionist movement, but it can also bring them endless trouble at any time. If the Arab kingdom had conclusive evidence, they would be able to carry out armed repression against the Palestinian Jews and then forcibly expel them from the country on the pretext of fighting separatist forces. At that time, the Zionists would either throw in the towel and sue for peace with the rulers of the Arab kingdoms, or fight a war in which neither strength nor morality prevailed.

Ezel's face became solemn in the face of such doubts, and he explained: "Yes, Your Majesty, we have fully considered the potential risks of such an approach before issuing this program to the Jews of the world. The time left for the Palestinian autonomy elections is too short for us to risk our chances in order not to lose the all-important first game. ”

Natsuki was noncommittal, and at this moment, the attendant came in with freshly brewed tea, so the conversation between the two sides eased for a few minutes. Later, Natsuki was the first to speak: "Our government officials have done an analysis that there are currently 370,000 Jewish residents living in the new United Kingdom, and about 60% of them are interested in immigrating to Palestine in the near future. If we facilitate the immigration policy, the number of immigrants to Palestine in the short term may exceed 150,000; If it is not convenient or unhindered, the number of immigrants in the short term may be around 100,000; If reasonably blocked, the number of immigrants would fall below 50,000. ”

The young Aizel quickly responded: "If you can keep people, but you can't keep your heart, how can a wise person not understand such a simple philosophy?" ”

Natsuki's youthful expression did not annoy Natsuki, and he said in a calm tone: "The departure of the Jewish residents does not mean that we have lost friends, on the contrary, it can make our friendship deeper and longer." Our government officials are concerned that the mass immigration of Jewish residents will have a negative impact on our lives. In fact, almost all European countries today have similar concerns. ”

In the New United Kingdom, and especially on the island of Ireland, Jews were not a very popular alien group, but, as in other parts of the world, Jews had amassed considerable wealth by virtue of their ingenuity and hard work. In the capital, Limerick, 9% of commercial real estate belongs to Jewish residents, and about 38% of non-state financial institutions and 17% of non-state enterprises are owned or controlled by Jews.

Ai replied according to his own understanding: "It is true that the coffers of the Jewish inhabitants at low prices, and the imposition of high taxes on their possessions, from the standpoint of the ruler of the country, while they are in a hurry to leave, can indeed fill the treasury in a short time, but the French, who had done so four times in the late Middle Ages, and had become the laughing stock of the world, would be as wise as your Majesty to follow in his footsteps?" ”

The historical allusion that Ezel-Weizmann refers to is that in the late 12th and early 14th centuries, France expelled the Jews four times, and then recalled the Jews four times in order to increase tax revenues, especially in 1361, when King John II of France was defeated and captured by the English, in order to raise a huge ransom, the Jews were allowed to return to France, but only 33 years later, his son Charles V expelled the Jews. This capricious approach is ridiculous, but for the ruling class, real interests are far more important than empty titles. In order to restrain the Jewish emigrants from transferring all their wealth, Italy, Spain, Austria-Hungary, and even Turkey introduced new tax regulations with astonishing efficiency, and even the deep-pocketed Germans were prepared to do so.

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