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He said that after the opening of the new shipping routes, Britain gave rise to commerce, and the center of commerce shifted from the Mediterranean coast to the Atlantic coast, and Britain was in a favorable position, and trade developed, which promoted the development of British factory handicrafts, especially the wool industry.

The demand for wool has increased significantly, and there has been a rodeo movement. The continuous expansion of the capitalist mode of production in the countryside has changed the land ownership system of landlords and peasants into a large capitalist land ownership system, which has provided labor, raw materials, and markets for the development of capitalism, and thus the bourgeoisie and the new bourgeoisification aristocracy have emerged.

During the Tudor period, mercantilism was practiced and foreign supremacy was violated. There was a Puritan movement in England. The development of capitalism was seriously hampered by the feudal rule of the Stuarts, which gave rise to the bourgeoisie from 1640 to 1688, which launched a civil war and established a republic.

In 1688 "glorious", the bourgeoisie was completed: the dominance of the bourgeoisie and the new aristocracy was established. It is conducive to the development of capitalism and marks the beginning of the modern history of the world. In 1689, Parliament promulgated the Powers Act to provide legal protection for the restriction of royal power, establishing a "constitutional monarchy" in England and establishing a capitalist system.

The British made great efforts to defeat France in the mid-18th century, seized many French colonies, became the "empire on which the sun never sets", established maritime supremacy, and became the world's first military power.

In the mid-19th century, Britain became the "factory of the world" and became the first economic power, with London as the world's financial center.

The world began to form a political landscape centered on the United Kingdom. However, because they have a vast colony, a lower degree of monopoly than ours and Germany, and are relatively passive in adopting new technologies and exporting capital to the outside world, in recent years, the industrial output value has been overtaken by us and Germany to the third place, and they have lost their industrial monopoly position.

Britain was facing a challenge from Germany, and the contradictions between them and Germany over the colonial question were becoming more and more acute.

In view of the fierce competition among the nations of the world, and their growing domestic contradictions, General David predicted that in the next decade, a world war would be fought between these rising military empires.

Chen Zhong very much agreed with General David's analysis of the current world powers, and Chen Zhong said that the rapid development of the economy will inevitably give birth to the rise of military powers.

The consequence of this is the plundering of backward peoples. In this bloody competition, our Qing Dynasty has become a fat and handsome sika deer in your eyes, a rising military power, and has started a game of chasing deer in my Qing Dynasty.

As a member of the Chinese nation, I am very sad to see that our big country is slaughtered by others in the hands of an old woman who has lost her mind all day long! I was hurt to see the tattered mountains and rivers!

For nearly half a century, these rising imperialist countries began to carve up China frantically.

The current Russo-Japanese War in the northeast of our country was caused by the uneven distribution of spoils among several of their countries. The cause of this was the intervention of Russia, Germany, and France in the incident of Japan's return to Liao.

After the Sino-Japanese War, the Qing Dynasty signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki with the Meiji of Japan, ceding the Liaodong Peninsula to Japan. Six days later, Russia, Germany, and France used "friendly advice" as an excuse to force Japan to return Liaodong to China.

Since the Second Opium War, Russia has long maintained its territorial needs in the Far East, and has successively occupied the Outer Northeast, which originally belonged to the Qing Dynasty, seized Sakhalin Island, and built the Trans-Siberian Railway, in an attempt to establish a sphere of influence in Manchuria and Korea, and seize ice-free ports of great strategic value.

When China and Japan signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki, Russia repeatedly hinted that Japan would not invade and occupy Northeast China, but Japan demanded that Liaodong be ceded to Russia, which caused Russia to feel that its interests were damaged. The Russian army even plans to go as far as East Asia, not hesitating to solve the problem with war.

In the early days of the Sino-Japanese war, Germany reacted coldly. But later, Kaiser Wilhelm II saw that Japan was about to defeat the Qing army, and felt that Germany should get involved in East Asia. Therefore, Wilhelm II tried to intervene in the Sino-Japanese peace negotiations in exchange for Russian support for his expansion in East Asia.

Based on the Russian-French alliance, after Germany co-opted Russia, France also wanted to gain more interests in East Asia. After receiving Indochina, France began to covet Taiwan and therefore supported the intervention of the treaty with both countries.

Russia and Germany tried to win over the British, but the British saw the Treaty of Shimonoseki as beneficial to them because it stipulated that China should open more treaty ports. Moreover, Japan's gains in China could prevent Russia's southward expansion.

Therefore, Britain refused to join the "interference bloc" at the last moment. On the other hand, Japan also wanted to seek the help of Britain and the United States to convene an international conference to resolve the Liaodong issue. However, Britain and the United States did not dare to gain or lose either side, and they were afraid that Japan or the three countries would have a large influence in China, so they both declared neutrality.

Japan continues to make every effort to preserve the proceeds of the treaty. On 30 April, Japan offered to occupy only the two seaports of Lushun and Dalian, plus some reparations. But the three countries remained tough and unyielding. Although Japan defeated China, China's Beiyang Naval Division also inflicted a lot of losses on the Japanese navy. It hoped that Britain would provide support, but Britain only suggested that Japan accept the "exhortation" of the three countries. Under such diplomatic pressure, and with the Japanese representative Ito Hirobumi who signed the treaty, as the pro-peace faction, Japan had no choice but to renounce its permanent occupation of the Liaodong Peninsula on 5 May.

On October 19, Japan reached an agreement with the three countries: Japan returned Liaodong to China, and the Qing court paid 30 million taels of silver as compensation. On November 16, the Qing court redeemed Liaodong.

The diplomatic victories of the three countries have aroused the ambitions of the world's major powers to realize their imperialists in China. In 1896, Russia made a contribution to forcing Japan to return the favor and signed a secret treaty with the Qing Dynasty.

Later, the secret treaty was leaked, and the great powers vied to force the Qing Dynasty to carve out spheres of influence, concessions, and leased lands. In 1898, Russia leased the ports of Lushun and Dalian; Germany forcibly occupied Jiaozhou Bay. Each of the three countries had its own ill intentions in the incident, reflecting the tense international relations in Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. At the same time, the incident also set the end of the attempt of the great powers to carve up China.

Japan, a new empire that had just emerged, was subjected to such diplomatic humiliation. For this reason, Japan has always harbored a grudge, sought to "lie down and taste its guts," vigorously advocated the development of its military industry, and looked forward to an opportunity for revenge. In 1904, Japan regrouped and attacked the Russian navy at Arthur, causing the Russo-Japanese War.

Chen Zhong said: I have witnessed the tragic suffering of our Chinese nation under the iron heel of the great powers, and our Chinese nation has been very wounded.

Therefore, I have a great dream, although I know that to achieve this dream I need to overcome many obstacles and difficulties, and I may even lose everything because of it, but I am not afraid.

I sadly counted the humiliation suffered by our nation, and I became even more determined that I must shoulder this historical responsibility, and we in Hainan must not sit idly by.

We are hurt in the face of our nation being divided among the great powers! However, we never despaired!

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