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In the chamber of London's House of Lords, MPs from all parts of the British elite were bickering over a Fijian colony.

Macdonald insisted on a large-scale suppression of the Fijian rebellion, because of the economic downturn in Britain and the fierce domestic conflicts, he needed to be strong in front of the people as the re-elected prime minister.

MacDonald had refused to negotiate with Latour, and he insisted on sending elite British troops from Australia and New Zealand to attack Fiji, despite the safety of the British High Commissioner to the Central Pacific, Bain and hundreds of British prisoners. MacDonald thought that the British would crush Latour's army in a short time, and that only toughness could ensure the safety of the hostages.

Macdonald's strategy was, in principle, one of the correct ways to resolve the crisis, but the annihilation of Kadilan and his 1,300 British troops, who had been ordered to carry out the operation, led to MacDonald's strong criticism from the cabinet.

Due to the outbreak of the Shijie economic crisis, the British economy was hit hard, so the Labour Party led by MacDonald had to form a coalition cabinet with the Conservative Party to deal with the economic crisis.

The Conservative Party, led by Stanley, opposed the continued use of force against Fiji on the grounds that Bain, the British High Commissioner to the Six Central Pacific Nations, and hundreds of British prisoners were still in the hands of the Grand Chief of Latour, and their families prayed for the government to rescue them and return home. MacDonald's tough action not only did not resolve the crisis, but also lost the lives of 1,300 British soldiers in Fiji, which was immediately met with strong indignation and protest from the families of these British soldiers.

The Conservatives hold half of the seats in the coalition cabinet, and although they are in coalition with Labour, they do not want to oust Labour from power at any time. So they seized the opportunity to lash out at MacDonald's Labour Party for being inhuman and for being as stupid as a child in dealing with the Fiji crisis.

At the same time that the Tang Empire officially proposed to the Commonwealth a diplomatic note willing to buy the entire Fiji Islands, MacDonald's Labor Party believed that this was the Tang Empire taking advantage of the fire to rob and absolutely could not be adopted.

"Gentlemen, Zhang Meng is definitely a big careerist, and if Fiji is sold to him, it will undoubtedly make his strength swell rapidly. I would like to remind you that the current military strength of the Tang Empire is rapidly expanding, and they have built the largest aircraft carrier battle group in the whole Shijie to date, and even the Royal Navy of the British Empire does not have so many large aircraft carriers. ”

"Your Excellency, do you think an aircraft carrier can beat a battleship?"

In response to Macdonald's concerns, the Conservative Party left Macdonald speechless.

No one believed that an aircraft carrier would be able to defeat a battleship. Mahan's theory of sea power with giant ships and cannons was unshakable for the British Navy. MacDonald's words immediately aroused the displeasure of the members of the Navy system in the parliament.

Stanley was a brilliant politician, he was better at debating, and often liked to beat his opponent by focusing on his opponent's speech loopholes.

Seeing that MacDonald's words caused the displeasure of the members of the Navy system, he knew that he had won another point, so he continued to question the other party-for-tat.

"Gentlemen, an aircraft carrier is undoubtedly a chicken rib, she is not an opponent of battleships at all. I think Zhang Meng is a stupid man with a lot of money, and he is willing to spend 100 million pounds to buy our Fiji colony. You must know that Fiji can only generate 1 million pounds of revenue for the British Empire every year, and it will take at least 100 years for Zhang Meng to recover his costs. ”

Stanley's words immediately filled the room with laughter. What was originally a very serious matter suddenly became a joke.

"Fiji was only able to generate £10,000 a year before it became a colony of the British Empire, but now it generates £1 million, and maybe more in a hundred years. We can't just look at the immediate benefits, you have to believe me, that guy Zhang Meng will never make a loss-making deal. He's willing to pay £100 million for Fiji and I'm willing to bet he'll make at least £500 million on Fiji in the future, he's one of those guys. We must not sell it to him. ”

MacDonald said bitterly, he had known Zhang Meng for a long time, and he had witnessed Zhang Meng's methods to make the Tang Empire rise rapidly, so he knew that Zhang Meng was a very cunning guy.

"Gentlemen, we, the British Empire, are facing a serious economic crisis. I can tell you that in the past two years, British industrial production has fallen by 32%, steel production by 46%, pig iron production by 53%, textile production by two-thirds, and coal production by one-fifth. Foreign trade fell by 30 per cent from 1929 to the third quarter of this year, and the deficit in foreign trade increased from £390 million last year to £410 million in 1931, while the return of investment profits fell from £410 million to £300 million. I am saddened to tell you that for the first time, the UK has run a balance of payments deficit. ”

Stanley's words immediately drew the hearts of all the council to him, and MacDonald was dumbfounded, and secretly scolded Stanley for being too shameless.

"Gentlemen, we are facing a serious economic crisis, and what we need at this time is visible profits. Fiji is already in ruins, and I can guarantee that mobilizing a large army to destroy the rebels will definitely not earn back the military expenses for sending troops, and even the fuel money for warships. Our army has already failed once, don't you worry if we fail again? ”

Stanley's every sentence was to the point, and all the MPs were worried that Britain would lose face if it failed again.

The Earl of Holens, the Speaker of the Council, immediately adjourned the meeting for ten minutes, and he consulted behind closed doors with several leading senators, and finally reached a unanimous agreement.

When Speaker Hollens announced the adoption of Stanley's plan, MacDonald shook his head and sighed, "Damn the council! ”

After the meeting, MacDonald grabbed Stanley, who was leaving.

"Do you know what you're doing? You're taking a piece of fat to feed a hungry lion! ”

Stanley smiled and said, "I admit that I played tricks to defeat you just now, and I also admit that Zhang Meng's bastard is a cunning careerist, or that I am indeed feeding a hungry lion." But so what? You have your strategy, I have my jihua. You're afraid of offending the Japanese, but I'm not afraid. On the contrary, I knew that Zhang Meng, the lion, hated the Japanese, so I dared to feed him, because he would bite the Japanese first. There is an old Chinese saying that sits on the mountain and watches the tiger fight, and it is recommended that you learn what it means to sit and reap the benefits of fishermen. ”

MacDonald was stunned.

In the Empire State Building in Chang'an City, British Foreign Secretary Henry signed the "Fiji Islands Transfer Agreement" with the Tang Government on behalf of the British Government.

The agreement stipulated that the British Fiji Islands Colony would formally transfer the islands collectively known as the Fiji Islands to the Tang Empire from January 20, 1932. The United Kingdom renounced its claims to sovereignty and title to the islands collectively known as the Fiji Islands. Recognize that the Tang Empire has all claims to sovereignty and ownership of the 522 islands, including Viti Levu, and the surrounding waters. In return, the Tang Empire shall pay £100,000,000,000 to the Commonwealth within one year of the exchange of this Agreement.

When the agreement was sent to Zhang Xinhai to stamp the jade seal of the emperor of the Tang Empire, Zhang Xinhai called Zhang Meng over again.

"Meng'er, are you sure you want this? That's 500 million Tang Yuan! ”

"You don't have to worry, I know what I know!"

Zhang Xinhai hesitated, and the jade seal in his hand was held for a long time and did not cover it.

Zhang Meng suddenly smiled and said: "Don't worry, in less than a year, the child will get this money back with interest." ”

Zhang Xinhai saw Zhang Meng's sworn appearance, and thought that his son had become very good now, and he must have his purpose, so he gritted his teeth and immediately stamped the jade seal.

Zhang Wei, who had been silent, took the stamped agreement and suddenly asked: "Since you plan to spend money to buy it, and there are billions of Tang yuan reserves in the treasury, why do you have to delay it for a year?" ”

Zhang Meng sighed and said: "In the past few years, the money in the treasury has only not come in and out, and most of our factories will not be internationally competitive in the next few years, and they will continue to operate at a loss." I can't sit back and eat nothing. ”

When Zhang Wei heard this, a '$' light suddenly appeared in her eyes, and she hurriedly asked, "Are you robbing money again?" ”

"Of course!"

"What jihua? Tell Vile! ”

"Secret!"

Zhang Meng smiled slightly, revealing a semi-white tooth.

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