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"This is very unfair to Mr. Wittoma!" "It's too much for someone who has served in China for so many years and made a huge contribution to the UK to be dismissed for just a small mistake!" ”

Hearing Derby's words, the cabinet ministers stopped talking, and all eyes were focused on Disraeli.

Most of them were aware of the contribution that Wittoma had made to Britain by his long years of extortion in China, for which the British government was ready to confer the title of Sir Wittoma, but now it was clear that his title was out of reach.

"You think he just made a minor mistake?" Disraeli looked at the derby in exasperation.

"The facts are already very clear, his fault lies in not conspiring with Colonel Bai Lang to commit perjury, as for the fleet gathering in Tianjin, it is a normal exercise transfer, it is the Chinese who are nervous!" Derby really deserved to be the foreign secretary, and in a few words, he took off the responsibility of Wei Tuma, "And Wei Tuma let Margaret enter Yunnan, he just did what the imperial government always wanted to do!" ”

"But he broke Her Majesty's promise to the Chinese!" Disraeli roared, "If he is not punished, Britain will be discredited all over the world!" ”

"The so-called violation of Her Majesty's promise is nothing but a cunning trick of the Chinese!" Derby's voice also raised his voice, "Your Excellency, Britain is the world!" We don't have to care too much about what other people think! ”

Listening to Derby's words, Disraeli's eyes flashed with disbelief.

He stared blankly at Derby, and suddenly understood.

The reason why Wittoma dared to do this was because of the support of the Earl of Derby, the Foreign Secretary!

"If you insist on removing Mr. Wittoma, I think I may resign as Foreign Secretary." Derby looked at Disraeli and said with a determined gaze.

Disraeli sat down in his chair and stroked his forehead with his hand, not knowing for a moment what to do.

Just then, an official walked in and said to Disraeli in a low voice: "Your Excellency, Your Majesty the Queen has summoned you urgently. ”

Disraeli hurriedly ended the cabinet meeting and headed to Buckingham Palace. As Derby was about to leave the table, an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hurriedly walked over.

"Your Excellency, the Chinese Legation has just sent a note requesting the removal of Mr. Wittoma and announcing that he will no longer be a negotiating opponent." The official said, handing a note to Derby.

"What?!" Derby was taken aback, he took the note and looked at it a few times, and his heart sank immediately.

"Hurry up and prepare the carriage, I'm going to talk to Mr. Guo Songtao."

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"Kwok Wengong Collection: Abridged Q&A with the British Foreign Office Derby":

"At five o'clock in the afternoon of the 29th, the British Foreign Minister, the Earl of Derby, came to the embassy to pay a visit."

"Dejue Xiangyun: I have no other intention here, I have come to consult specifically for the Margaret case. It is true that he is at fault, but he is very familiar with the situation in China, and has done a lot of work for China, so it is really difficult to get over such a blatant request for replacement, and he must always think of a proper way to consult with each other, so as not to cause injury and reconciliation. ”

"Ayun: I really have no other way, Gai Wei Tuma is too arrogant, bent on persecution, China can't bear it, that's why I came up with this strategy, and there is no way to change it."

"Dejue Xiangyun: There is no need to be so decisive, since I have been ordered to negotiate with the honorable driver, and the public will discuss and agree on a method, which will be beneficial to both countries, and this case must be concluded sooner or later, I have to discuss again and again for the sake of the overall situation of reconciliation between the two countries. Please think twice and don't make a mistake. ”

"Ayun: Britain always thinks that China is wrong, and that our deputy envoy was killed in your country, and Britain looks at it very lightly, and has no regret at all in the Korean discussions, and treats the Chinese like Australia's wild fan."

"Dejue Xiangyun: Deputy Envoy Liu was killed in our country, and our government felt that it was too much to go, so it was not imprudent to send a special officer to investigate and deal with it."

"Ayun: Your government ordered the director of Scotland Yard and others to investigate this case, why did you first identify the murderer as a Chinese? And the case file clearly states that he died by breaking his neck, and the Chinese absolutely did not have such strength, which is evidence of contempt for the Chinese. It has been several months since the case occurred, but there has still been no explanation, and in the case of Margaret, Wei Tuma has been entangled endlessly in Tianjin, and has repeatedly used military forces to force each other, and your government has turned a blind eye, and our government has no other way but to do so. ”

"De Jue Xiangyun: Britain has always been able to declare that the case must be closed before it can be declared, not to despise your country, now that the matter has reached this status, there is no need to mention the previous words, always try to end it, only to see the sincerity of the respect for the country, not to fight for such a small section, to the point of doing the right thing to no avail."

"Ayun: I don't want to settle the matter as soon as possible, but your country has been delaying the decision for a long time, and the handling of the Yunnan case has greatly hurt the heart of our country, and the stakes are very high, so I can't make a reservation, so I can only handle it by order of the General Administration."

"De Jue Xiangyun: Zunjia is the minister of acting for the country, and this matter can be handled at the discretion of the honorable driver, and the country is clear, so why do you have to make such twists and turns. Wouldn't it be even more difficult for Britain to negotiate any more important matters in your country? This matter will eventually have to be discussed with the British in the future, so why not discuss it with me first, so as to show respect for the heart of peace. If your country receives a report from the driver, or sends another person to the British business office, it will take a lot of effort to clean up. ”

"Answer: If I don't want to do this, I would like to. Now that I have been doing it for several months, I have no clue, and the officials and people of my country and the General Administration have said that I am doing something, so I am discouraged and have no shame to discuss again. It's just that I will do whatever the General Administration wants me to do. ”

"Dejue Xiangyun: How to deal with this case, it is in line with the meaning of your country and your honor."

"Answer: I cannot prescribe it, but if my own country still sends me to do it, or listen to how I deliberate, it will be settled, and there will be no loss of peace, and if I am very willing, or if what I want is not enough, I will ask your country for a number of things, which must be done, and if not, even if I withdraw, then a great rupture will be made. or there is still a slight accommodation in the articles that have been added, so that I may consult with your country and wait for the will of my own country before I can make a decision. At this time, it is impossible to predict. ”

"Dejue Xiangyun: How to understand the meaning of respecting the driver and the General Administration, please give me a little bit of advice, and I will discuss with the Prime Minister."

Answer: The General Administration means that Wei Tuma must go to his post and change to someone who is willing to be friendly with China. The Admiral of the Far East Navy Division of your country has acted arbitrarily and intimidated from the orders of Wei Tuma, and he must also be investigated. If our deputy envoy is killed, the government of your country should make it clear that it will apologize, arrest the culprit as soon as possible, and pay compensation and bereavement compensation in accordance with the precedent of the assassination of our envoy in Fajing in the past. In the case of Margaret's murder, China is willing to do the same, punish the murderer, and compensate and compensate for the murder. The eight articles set by Wittoma must be clearly stated and not counted. As for the trade affairs of Yunnan, after the two cases are concluded, you may submit a request to invite the ministers of other countries to discuss it. ”

When Dejue heard this, he was silent for a long time, and before he agreed or did not allow it, he immediately retired, and it was very difficult to see his meaning. This incident has greatly hurt the face of Britain, and it is difficult to make a decision because of the impeachment of MPs and the persecution of newsprint public opinion. To this day, Lin Kunyu has taken the newspaper as the mastery of the spear. ……”

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Fuzhou, Harbour Administration.

"Lin, have you seen the news?"

Lin Yizhe was working with Chief Engineer Dashbo to study the design of the new armored cruiser, when he saw Ri Yige holding a newspaper in his hand and walked in with a smile.

"What's the news?" Lin Yizhe noticed that the expression on Riyige's face was very happy, as if he had guessed something, and asked, "Is it related to Britain?" ”

"You're absolutely right." Riyige smiled and handed a French newspaper to Hayashi Yizhe's hand, "Disraeli's government has collapsed. ”

Lin Yizhe quietly took the newspaper and read it, and the front page of the newspaper was written in bold letters: "The British Parliament voted to pass a motion of no confidence in the government, and the Disraeli government announced its collapse." ”

After reading the title, Lin Yizhe knew that his plan had been completely successful so far.

It's just that what he didn't expect was that Nathan carried forward his plan and led to the downfall of the Disraeli government!

And now he has understood that in his original historical knowledge, the rumors about the famous British Prime Minister Gladstone and the Rothchild family are very close to each other are not groundless!

Gladstone was a moderate Tory, a relatively friendly Briton who was relatively friendly to China, and in 1840 he took the position of the opposition party and opposed Palmerston's foreign policy of waging a war of aggression against China. He joined Robert in 1845? Peel's Cabinet, Minister of Colonial Affairs and Secretary of State for Trade. Support the Peel government's liberal reforms in taxation. He was mainly involved in the preparation of the revision of the tariffs. As a result of the revision of the tariff, the export tax was abolished and the import tax on raw materials and grain was reduced for 1,200 taxable goods. In 1846, he and Peel united with the Whigs to repeal the Corn Laws by a vote of 357 to 104, despite the opposition of the majority of their own party. His actions won praise from the free traders, but angered the Duke of Newcastle and stripped him of his parliamentary status in Newark. Peel resigned after the Tories opposed the declaration of Ireland as a martial law zone, and Gladstone withdrew from the government.

In 1847, Gladstone was elected to Oxford, but did not participate in Russell's Whig cabinet (1846-1852). Although he was still ostensibly a member of the Tory Party, his thinking changed dramatically. From the winter of 1850 to the spring of 1851, he traveled to Italy, visiting the prison of Naples, the capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. There, he saw the brutal persecution of the 1848-1849 national liberation struggle by King Ferdinando II, a crime that violated justice and fairness and was an insult to European civilization. After returning to China, he published "Two Letters to the Count of Aberdeen on the Persecution of State Criminals by the Neapolitan Government", exposing and denouncing the atrocities of the Neapolitan government to abuse ******, so he won praise in the country, and people called him "William of the People", so he became famous.

In 1853 Gladstone entered the Earl of Aberdeen, George? Hamilton? In 1859, he joined the Whig Party with a group of free-trade Tories, and became Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Palmerston Cabinet, advocating Britain's participation in the Crimean War. From then until 1874, Gladstone served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the British government, except for a few brief periods. During this period, Britain completed the industrial revolution and became the "factory of the world", and the British bourgeoisie, feeling that its power was solid, chose the liberal method of governance, implementing a free trade policy economically and flaunting liberal rule politically. Gladstone followed the trend and tried to protect the interests of industrial capital. In the face of the opposition of the Tories Party, he tried his best to draw up a budget for free trade for the bourgeoisie, abolished the protective tariff system, and signed trade treaties with France, Belgium, Italy, and Austria, so that the British bourgeoisie could successfully defeat the competitors in the whole world market with its strong industry and seize the hegemony of world industry. The bourgeois liberal-traders thus saw Gladstone as the most powerful expression of their own interests. In 1867, Palmerston, one of the two giants of the Liberals, fell ill and died. The Earl of Russell declared his retirement from politics and went into seclusion, and Gladstone was proclaimed leader of the party amid cheers.

Between 1868 and 1874, Gladstone led the Liberal Party for the first time and carried out various reforms. In response to the fact that all schools in England were controlled by the Church and that most school-age children did not have any literacy education, he introduced the National Education Reform in 1870, establishing government-funded secular primary schools to raise the literacy level of the workers in order to support the industrialists in their competition on the international market. In the same year, the civil service system was reformed to establish a low-cost government that could improve administrative efficiency and save expenditures, so as to facilitate the use of more funds for economic development. From 1871 to 1872, he strengthened the military bureaucracy through measures such as the reform of the Army, the abolition of the donation of officers, the introduction of short-term military service, and the creation of the Ministry of the Interior to supervise the activities of local self-government organs, thus making Britain a very important step on the road to establishing a centralized bureaucracy of the European continent. In his first cabinet, Gladstone adopted a series of political reforms to finally complete the transformation of the political superstructure of the country by the bourgeoisie since the nineteenth century, making it a handy tool for the bourgeoisie to rule the people. This period was the golden age of his reign, and for this reason, the British government was held up as a model by the rulers of various European countries. But in the 1874 general election, the prestige of the Liberal government in the country declined. The free-trade bourgeoisie, who had supported him, demanded the intensification of colonial plunder under the batter of Europe's severe economic crisis. In response to this need of the bourgeoisie, Disraeli put forward the slogan of "imperialism" and transformed the Tory Party into a Conservative Party capable of satisfying the expansionist ambitions of the aristocratic landlords, industrial capitalists, and financial capitalists. As a result, Gladstone was defeated by Disraeli's Conservatives in this election and stepped down.

And this time, Gladstone seized the opportunity to make a comeback and ousted Disraeli from power in one fell swoop, not only out of Nathan's instructions, but also for himself to avenge the year!

The collapse of the Disraeli government is undoubtedly extremely beneficial to China, which is currently in the midst of tense negotiations with Britain over the Margaret affair.

"I'm curious to see what kind of expression Mr. Wittoma will have on his face when he learns the news." Riyige said with a smile, and there was no schadenfreude in his words.

He also had no good impression of the arrogant and arrogant Wittoma.

"I think he'll regret what he's done." Lin Yizhe smiled and said.

Of course, Lin Yizhe couldn't tell Ri Yige how long he had been preparing to get Wei Tuma out.

"The reason why this Mr. Wittoma dares to treat China in this way is because the Chinese navy is not strong enough to oppose the British fleet in the Far East." Dashbo pointed to the drawings on the table and said with a smile, "When our new cruiser joins the Chinese Navy, everything will be different." ”

On his desk were the drawings of the Kaiji-class armored cruiser (actually an enhanced version of the French Duguturuin-class cruiser) of the shipmaster's new class capital ship.

"Let me take a look." Riyige came to the table, looked at the cruiser line map on the blue drawing, and couldn't help but praise loudly, "What an excellent battleship!" ”

"In my opinion, the French Navy should also have such a warship." "I have made a proposal to the Admiralty to build the same ships in France. ”

"Your suggestion is very good, and I think the Admiralty will be happy to accept it." Ri Yige nodded, looked at Lin Yizhe, and said as if joking, "However, I think the French government may have to pay a patent fee to Lin." ”

While the three of them were talking, a French employee of Dashbo ran in quickly.

"Sir, little Henry...... Come and have a look! The employee looked at Dustbo, and a look of panic flashed in his eyes.

"Henry, what's wrong with him?" Dustball was taken aback and immediately stood up.

When Lin Yizhe heard the employee's words, he was also shocked and stood up.

Henry was the youngest son of Dasbo, and he was born in Fuzhou. Due to the fact that the shipmaster had a large number of foreign employees, many of them brought their families to China in order to work with peace of mind, and Dash Bo was no exception, not only brought his wife to China, but also gave birth to a son in China, but Dash Bo's wife died in 1874 due to unadaptability, leaving him a large number of children, and little Henry was the youngest of them.

"Just now he was playing upstairs, and when he was going down the stairs, for some reason, he fell down all of a sudden, and rolled down the stairs......"

"Huh?" Riyige was taken aback and immediately asked, "How is it?" Are you hurt? ”

"No injuries, just ...... He doesn't seem to recognize me......"

Dashbo and Riyige looked at each other strangely, "I'm sorry, Lin, I'm missing, I'll go over and take a look now." Dashbo then turned to Lin Yizhe and said.

"I'll go with you to see it." Lin Yizhe had already guessed what was going on and said to Dashbo.