"Sir Humphrey, don't you know what is new in the Anglo-Japanese alliance treaty?" Chen Ke spoke as he poured Sir Humphrey tea. This is a fine bone china teacup, a new product of the People's Party. Sir Humphrey was very knowledgeable, and his expression changed slightly just as he picked up his teacup.

At Chen Ke's level, how could he not see these subtle differences. There was no reaction on his face, and Chen Ke was still quite happy in his heart. Industry is a system, especially after the establishment of a national laboratory by the People's Party, the exchange of technologies within the same industrial system has become very easy.

Steel mills have painstakingly developed electric furnaces to achieve good temperature control. On Taobao, whether it is 1320 degrees or 1380 degrees for bone china, this is not a problem for steel mills. The temperature control technology of the steel mill can be easily used in the firing of porcelain, and the craftsmen of Jingdezhen, the industrial ceramics department, and the steel mill have combined several aspects, and the bone china has been fired. Of course, the contribution of the breeding industry to providing beef bone meal cannot be erased. It is slightly cheaper than British bone china, and Chinese bone china, which is actually quite expensive, sells quite well in the American market.

Holding the warm bone china, he took a sip of black tea, and Sir Humphrey added two sugar cubes to the teacup, and then took a large sip with satisfaction. After moistening his throat, Sir Humphrey said: "We cannot accept China's unilateral change of the situation in Asia, which can only create tension in Asia. ”

Britain is not just paying lip service, and lately British and Japanese warships have been frequent on China's doorstep. Because Britain and China had a verbal agreement on the maintenance of warships, the British warships unceremoniously drove into the shipyard in Shanghai, China, and carried out "repairs" for a considerable period of time. Chen Ke had already received a report on this kind of intimidating approach.

"I can understand the British position, but is there any recent development in the Anglo-Japanese alliance treaty?" Chen Ke continued to repeat the previous question. The Anglo-Japanese alliance stipulates that the signatories recognize each other's right to protect their interests in China and Korea, and that they have the right to intervene if the "special interests" of Britain in China and Japan in China and Korea are threatened by other countries or infringed upon by "riots" in China and North Korea. When one of the High Contracting Parties fights against a third State in order to protect such interests, the other Party shall observe strict neutrality; In the event that one of the High Contracting Parties is attacked by two or more States, the other Party shall provide military assistance and fight together.

Taking advantage of the fact that Britain was limited to World War I, the People's Party not only "threatened" the "special interests" of Britain and Japan in China, but also smashed these "special interests" to pieces. Britain has been able to endure and has not yet made a move, and it is already very patient.

Listening to Chen Ke's repeated inquiries about the latest progress of the Anglo-Japanese alliance treaty, Sir Humphrey also felt quite helpless. Japan very much wanted the Anglo-Japanese alliance treaty to make significant progress, and if it could be revised to Britain taking the initiative to send troops to attack China, it would be a sinking of Japan's heart. However, Britain is not stupid, and the British will never be able to send hundreds of thousands of people to China to die.

You must know that the crown on the head of the British emperor is the crown of India, and it has forced China to be anxious, what should China do if it attacks Burma and India? If you go overland, you don't have to face the naval superiority of the British.

"We, the British Empire, are firmly opposed to any unilateral change in the situation in Asia." Sir Humphrey told the truth very seriously. Now that the current situation has benefited the UK greatly, what the UK has to do is to maintain the current situation, not break it.

"If Sir Humphrey is referring to economic cooperation between China and the United States, it is that the British side is more distracted. If Britain offers better quality and lower prices than the United States, we will naturally not buy American goods without Britain saying a word. The problem is that the quality of goods in the UK is not much better than that of the US, and the prices are so much more expensive than in the US. In terms of cost performance, it is more cost-effective to buy American goods from China. Chen Ke replied calmly.

"Then your country should always consider friendly relations with Great Britain." Sir Humphrey said very seriously to Chen Ke.

Chen Ke stared into Sir Humphrey's eyes and responded very seriously, "Business is business. We have no ill will towards any country. ”

"Chairman Chen, I think you should be more inclined to buy British products." Sir Humphrey spoke bitterly and persuasively.

Chen Ke patiently explained: "Sir Humphrey, you can't just ask us to buy it. Britain has industry, science and technology, and level, but the problem is that Britain never sends these products to China for us to see. We need to use it now, and the Americans have done a good job of this. What we need, the United States immediately fulfills. In this case, who do you think I should choose? ”

After such a full and frank exchange, both China and Britain have roughly understood the bottom line of each other in the near future. When the time for the meeting came, Sir Humphrey had no choice but to get up and take his leave.

On the way back to the consulate, the entourage asked, "Does China have to collude with the United States?" ”

Sir Humphrey did not immediately draw conclusions, for he felt that the situation was far from simple. Japan is now making a loud noise, but in fact Japan is now extremely afraid of war. Japan provided Britain with a large amount of information that China supported Korean traitors in attacking Japanese troops in Korea. However, the British gathered information that the Japanese had massacred a large number of Koreans in Korea, triggering fierce resistance from the Koreans. Now military operations against Japan have broken out throughout the territory of Korea. In the north, Japan is not even out of the control of the big cities. As soon as the Japanese army entered the control area of the stronghold, they would immediately be attacked by Korean guerrillas.

Seeing that Sir Humphrey was silent, the entourage couldn't help but ask, "Sir, why are you asking China to stop supporting North Korea?" Isn't this also a requirement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs? ”

"There is no evidence for this. In addition, how do we answer China's suggestion that Japan has committed a massacre against Koreans? "What Japan did in Korea, the British knew better. Britain doesn't think there's anything wrong with the Japanese doing this, but times are different after all. The Holocaust can only be done in practice, but not in words. China could ignore Britain's questioning. And even if this matter is caused by the League of Nations, it is Japan that is embarrassed. It is not that the League of Nations was really able to stop the Japanese massacre of Koreans, but that after Japan was forced to use the method of massacre, it was not able to solve the Korean guerrillas, which would make the countries laugh in their hearts.

"Judging by the performance of the Japanese side, it is clear that they cannot stand it. If China's support for North Korea cannot be interrupted, if Japan loses North Korea...... "The entourage was clearly very worried about this. Britain knew very well what Japan would become if it lost Korea, and Korea would definitely fall into the arms of China again. Just by looking at the map, North Korea is like a dagger on Japan's waist, and you can understand Japan's anxiety.

Sir Humphrey's voice sounded exasperated at Japan's incompetence, "Why is China sending troops now?" Didn't Japan figure it out? China does not need to send troops to the DPRK at all! ”

"China doesn't have to send troops to North Korea at all." Chen Ke said at the Politburo meeting, "Imperialism will never win the people's war. ”

Where there is oppression, there is resistance, and Japan's atrocities in Korea provoked great resistance in Korea. Especially in those dead mines, almost every Korean mine slave who was rescued turned into the staunchest resistant, into the most staunch Korean Zionist. China, of course, is happy to see this happen.

"But the North Korean side has been begging us to send troops." Chen Tianhua said.

"In the current situation, we can't send troops!" Chen Ke replied: "I asked the British minister today, and his attitude is very firm, and he will absolutely not accept China's dispatch of troops to Korea. All we can do is help the North Koreans liberate Korea themselves. Militarily, at least in the north of Korea, the problem could be solved by squeezing Japan out of the Korean strongholds. Let the DPRK first establish a base area backed by China, a liberated area. At the same time, they fought for land inch by inch with the Japanese. Of course, the whole thing is to mobilize the masses. If the guerrillas could not become a genuine political party, they would not be able to truly defeat the Japanese aggressors. ”

"But the North Koreans have no interest in the socialist system at all, there are all kinds of factions among the Korean aspirants, those who want to restore the Yi dynasty, those who want to do anything about the mountains, and there are many things that are simply driven by hatred. The only thing these people have in common is that they want to restore North Korea with the help of a strong external force. Chen Tianhua regretted this.

"Then let them continue to die." Zhang Yu sneered, "Back then, North Korea was extremely welcoming to the Japanese, believing that with foreign interference, they would be able to get rid of China's control. These people are not dead at all. ”

Such a lack of sympathy made Chen Tianhua very embarrassed, but no one supported Chen Tianhua's opinion. Even Shang Yuan, who has a rather "generous" personality, did not support Chen Tianhua, "Only when it truly stands with the people can an organization have vitality." We took on all the weapons of the Korean guerrillas, as well as most of the food supplies. What else do they want from us? Shengmien fights against Mi, giving too much to North Korea is just making trouble for ourselves. ”

"Why do you say that?" You Yu was a little curious.

Qi Huishen replied: "Because the Koreans only want to get the result of liberation now, if we directly meet this result, the Koreans will think that it is useful to beg for a strong country, and even think that they can play with the powerful country in the palm of their hands." Today he pleads with China for liberation, and tomorrow God knows for what purpose they will beg for other powers. I don't think it's good for North Korea either. ”

You Wei didn't like to beg for anything since he was a child, and there was no such environment in the People's Party, so it took a while to get some basic concepts in his mind. When she figured it out, You Wei couldn't help but smile and said: "That's true, if after the liberation of North Korea, they beg us to help them build the country as rich as China, we will definitely not be able to do it." Other countries took advantage of the opportunity to fool North Korea, and they were afraid that they would follow other countries and leave. ”

"Small countries are like that, there is no way to do it." Shang Yuan said with a smile.

After coldly talking about the situation in Korea, Chen Ke completely turned the angle of his targeting to Japan, "We reached an agreement with Russia, and in order to help Russia attract firepower, they decided to recognize our sovereignty over North Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands. A large part of these islands are under Japanese control, and now we are about to poke a hornet's nest. The British are not willing to unilaterally change any situation, and we can only maintain these disputes for the first time. ”

"Do you want to pull the United States into the water?" Zhang Yu asked.

"Don't bother the Americans." Chen Ke replied, "In addition, the United States has already gone into the water, so why not pull the United States into the water." ”

"So, the United States may also stick a knife in our back?" Zhang Yu said a very serious topic with a relaxed expression.

"Ride a donkey and read the record book, and we'll see. As long as there are no problems with our own industrial development, everything is not a problem. You Yu is unusually confident in this.

You is indeed right when he says that the smooth development of industry can indeed solve most of the problems. The biggest reason why Japan is jumping up and down at the moment is that there is something wrong with their industry.

After the end of World War I, the world soon experienced an economic crisis. With the exception of the BJP, other countries in the world that made a fortune in World War I have experienced economic crises.

The most important characteristic of capitalist countries is that they are "profit-driven", and the government and capital consortia can take the initiative to invest in long-term scientific research and development, which is only after the Great Depression. All scientific and technological research and economic action nowadays, without exception, revolve around the sole purpose of profit, and it is also short-term profit.

The United States is okay, after all, it has a huge industrial system and strong agricultural production. Europe lacked food after the war, and the American grain production sector reaped huge profits. However, Japan has a weak foundation and weak industrial capacity. Without the snowflakes of orders, Japan immediately fell into a full-blown economic crisis.

Takahashi immediately adopted a strategy of economic adjustment, reducing military spending, depreciating the yen, and having the government take on the huge risks of southward cooperation. According to Takahashi's plan, Japan will solve its domestic problems by increasing its share of the U.S. and Southeast Asian markets.

However, this time he was not as lucky as last time, not only the Japanese Army was opposing Takahashi Seiyo, but even the Admiralty began to oppose Takahashi Seiki.

After the United States intervened in the Western Pacific and maintained a fairly close relationship with China, Japan, as a strategic pillar of Britain, immediately felt strong pressure. On land there was the Revolutionary Army of Workers and Peasants, and on the sea there was the American fleet. Even Russia, its wolf-like neighbor to the north, is in a bad situation, but Japan is not in a position to occupy the far north.

The army's plan to go north was rejected, and the emperor's attendants simply laughed behind their backs, "What are we going to do there?" Do you hunt dogs and bears for His Majesty the Emperor? ”

The pressure from the army was better dealt with, and in order to maintain Japan's strategic superiority over China, Britain was prodding. Japan and Britain participated in the shipbuilding competition together. The Admiralty forcibly put forward a huge naval plan for the creation of two "88 fleets".

Takahashi was strongly opposed, and naturally met with a fierce backlash from the Admiralty. Seeing that the situation could no longer change, Takahashi simply announced that he would not run for prime minister after his term expired. The political situation in Japan immediately became turbulent.