Chapter 343: "The Yellow Peril"
The German delegates did not gain any benefits from the peace talks in Shangjing, but the relationship between Britain and France became closer, and Britain and France even purchased 12 capital ships from the Xia Empire, which made Germany feel great pressure. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Soon after, Britain withdrew its main fleet from the Mediterranean and ceded its sphere of influence in the Mediterranean to France, which assumed the task of patrolling the Mediterranean.
France had 3 Xia-class battleships and was in an absolute hegemonic position in the Mediterranean, and Italy, Austria-Hungary, etc. were not its opponents.
Let the Germans feel that they have been tricked by the Xia Empire, this is the logic of Westerners, and it is the opponent's fault that they can't get cheap.
Germany has developed for so many years, and has been comprehensively surpassed by the Xia Empire in terms of navy and army, even the territory occupied far exceeds that of Germany, and the Chinese population is large, and the management model adopted is diametrically opposed to Europe, the European population is small, and after occupying each colony, it can only choose the mode of cooperation with the locals, and the locals rule the locals; Every time the Xia Empire occupied a new territory, it would expel the locals, either relocate them, or exterminate them on the spot, and then carry out large-scale migration, resulting in a de facto occupation and making the occupied territory a permanent territory for the Chinese.
The Germans, whether out of fear or envy and jealousy, have now listed the Xia Empire as one of their greatest enemies; If they achieve hegemony in Europe, they will inevitably face the Xia Empire as soon as possible.
Kaiser Wilhelm II is even more furious in the face of the current pressure, and he must give the Xia Empire some color to see.
Moltke Jr., Chief of the General Staff, suggested to Kaiser Wilhelm II: "Your Majesty, the empire still needs the support of the Xia Empire in many aspects, such as the purchase of 343mm battleship main guns from the Xia Empire, and the purchase of a large number of cheap grain, pig iron, copper ingots, zinc ingots, spices, etc., which are urgently needed by the Empire, so for the time being, we cannot tear our faces with the Xia Empire and confront them head-on, otherwise it will be cheaper for Britain, France, Russia and other countries, which will be very unfavorable to the Empire." ”
Kaiser II said: "If you don't give them some color, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in my heart, besides, sooner or later, we will have to face the Xia Empire directly, are you afraid?" ”
The chief of the general staff patiently explained: "Your Majesty, this is not a matter of fear or not, since the Xia Empire still has a certain use value for us, we can't tear our faces with the Xia Empire head-on, we might as well use other means to make the Xia Empire uncomfortable, and cut off the possibility of its friendship with Britain and France, and even deepen the contradictions between Britain, France, Russia and the Xia Empire, we can still sit back and enjoy it, wouldn't it be better?" “
Wilhelm II stroked his beard and looked approvingly at Moltke and said, "Good idea, how can we achieve such a goal?" “
Little Moltke said confidently: "Your Majesty, the killer weapon is the "Yellow Peril Theory", as long as we send people to other countries to secretly promote the "Yellow Peril Theory", it will definitely make the Xia Empire very uncomfortable, and Britain, France and Russia do not dare to make friends with the Xia Empire, if the civil forces are mobilized, Britain, France and Russia may even unite against the Xia Empire, it depends on how we operate, if the operation is good, it can also alleviate the contradictions between the empire and Britain, France and Russia. “
"Hahaha! Good strategy, killing people without a knife is simply beneficial to the empire; The power of public opinion is infinite, and this is precisely the strength of your General Staff Headquarters, and your General Staff Department is responsible for this matter, and if you handle this matter well, you must do a good job of keeping it secret, so that no one can find out that we are behind the trouble. Kaiser Wilhelm II ordered.
Little Moltke hurriedly promised: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely not disappoint you." ”
The Yellow Peril is an ultra-nationalist theory that was formed in the 19th century. The theory advocates that the yellow race is a threat to the white race, and that the white race should unite against the yellow race.
The first "Yellow Peril" occurred in the 4th and 5th centuries: in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu were divided into the Northern Xiongnu and the Southern Xiongnu, the Southern Xiongnu attached to the Han and became vassals, and the Eastern Han Dynasty united with the Southern Xiongnu to defeat the Northern Xiongnu and forced part of the Northern Xiongnu to move westward. The Huns, who migrated westward to Europe, continued to conquer and plunder the Roman Empire, resulting in the decline of the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire, which indirectly caused the fall of the Western Roman Empire, changed the course of European history, and made the Europeans at that time frightened.
The second "Yellow Peril" occurred in the 11th and 12th centuries: during the Sui Dynasty, the Turks split into Eastern Turks and Western Turks, both of which were destroyed by the Tang Dynasty one after another, and some Western Turkic tribes moved westward to Western Asia, establishing several countries and dynasties. The Turkic conquest of the Eastern Roman Empire led to the Crusades, and eventually, the Ottoman Empire, founded by the Turks, came to an end.
The third "Yellow Peril" occurred in the 13th century: after capturing Budapest, the Mongol Second Western Expedition led by Batu advanced to Neustada near Vienna, crossed the Danube River with the main force, and captured the city of Gran. This Mongol expedition caused panic in Europe. The Mongols built a vast empire through three large-scale westward expeditions, which brought great disasters to the invaded countries and peoples.
This time it is called the fourth "Yellow Peril", and it is likely to become more and more intense.
At the time of the Russo-Japanese War, the Yellow Peril theory was propagated that Japan had already mastered Western technology, and if it united and led China, which had a huge population, to reform and expand, the "Yellow Peril" that the Mongols swept through the West would surely be repeated.
Since Japan was defeated by the Xia Empire, and Japan became the Xia Empire's followers, this time the propaganda was the Xia Empire, which had a modern navy and army, and led the Japanese with a large population and murderous habits, and would soon occupy the entire colonies of the Western world and force all the whites back to small Europe.
The massacre of civilians, militia and military in Canada by Japanese mercenaries terrified Canadians while terrifying the entire white world.
Qi declared war on Canada because the Canadian self-government abused the Chinese and excluded the Chinese.
And when the Xia Empire declared war on the United States, it was also a similar remark, abusing the Chinese and the "Chinese Exclusion Act".
This confirms the remarks of the Englishman Hurd: "It can be asserted that in the future people will need to deal with the problem of the yellow race, perhaps the problem of the 'yellow peril', just as the sun will rise tomorrow, there is no doubt." This unwieldy people will "take back from the foreigners what they have taken from them" and redouble their revenge, and the Chinese flags and weapons will appear in many places that are now unimaginable. “
When the Chinese Empire abolished the indemnity payment of the "Xinchou Treaty", due to the disunity of Western countries, the Chinese Empire and the Xia Empire were broken separately, so that the conspiracy of the Chinese Empire succeeded.
The Chinese Empire even expelled all the strength of the Russian Empire from Heilongjiang Province, causing heavy losses to the Russian Empire, and now the Xia Empire has deployed heavy troops in the Far Eastern Frontier of the Russian Empire and Central Asia, which makes the Russian Empire feel terrified and frightened, making them direct supporters of the "Yellow Peril Theory".
Belgium has lost a lot of compensation for the loss of the Jinghan Railway in China, and now it is even more vigorously raising the flag for the propaganda of the "Yellow Peril Theory".
The expulsion of the Dutch kingdom from the East Indies by the Xia Empire and the huge compensation to the Xia Empire made it difficult for the Dutch kingdom to live a difficult life, and shouted that the Dutch kingdom was the first victim of the Yellow Peril, but by no means the last.
The revenge of Lu and Qi against the whites this time made all Western countries, especially those that have harmed the Chinese, worry about the rise of the yellow race and the retaliation of the Xia Empire, and must unite in order to jointly resist the spread of the yellow peril and avoid their own retaliation.
The white people who returned to Europe from the United States and Canada played a role in this "Yellow Peril Theory", and they hoped to follow the power of the white Western states to eliminate the Lu and Qi states and restore their institutions.
The British hated the Xia Empire because the rapid expansion of the Xia Empire's territory was in stark contrast to the rapid shrinking of the British sphere of influence, and the Dominion of Canada, the Dominion of Newfoundland, the Commonwealth of Australia and the Dominion of Papua alone cost Britain more than 15 million square kilometers of land.
The British government's repeated tolerance of the Xia Empire has become an excuse for the outside world to criticize Britain's degeneration.
The occupation of the Dominions of Canada, the Dominion of Newfoundland, and the United States has made the efforts of European countries in North America for hundreds of years come to naught, and the good local infrastructure must have created good conditions for the rapid development of the Chinese people.
If the Xia Empire had exerted its strength from the mainland, it would have easily occupied the Indochina Peninsula, Burma and the Indian colonies, driven all European powers out of South Asia, occupied the Indian Ocean, and gradually developed westward, forming a situation of encirclement of Europe.
The "Yellow Peril Theory" was deliberately propagated by the rulers of various European countries, and quickly became an unstoppable torrent that swept the world.
European academics have demonstrated the harmfulness of the Yellow Peril from various aspects such as philosophy, ethnography, demography, and geopolitics.
Various cartoons, novels, and reviews about the Yellow Peril have been published one after another, and have become a powerful tool for propagating the "Yellow Peril Theory."
The Chinese are described as: businessmen are accustomed to cheating, peasants like to steal, and officials are good at extortion; The Chinese are treacherous, cruel, cowardly, and dirty; The Chinese are the most deceitful people on earth; The 600 million Chinese are immigrating in large numbers with an unstoppable momentum, and will soon be able to occupy the whole world, squeeze out the living space of white people, and bring disaster and destruction to Western civilization.
After the publication of "The Yellow Peril", Jack London wrote two novels, "The Chinese Yankee" and "The Unprecedented Invasion", as well as many other works involving Chinese overseas immigration, such as "White and Yellow", "Huang Sipa", "Chen Ah Chun", and "Ah Jin's Tears". In this series of elaborate "yellow legends", the author criticizes the Chinese as an "inferior nation" and a "yellow peril" that poses a threat to the white world of Europe and the United States, and must carry out "genocide" against the Chinese.
Germany and Britain each published a science fiction novel predicting a future world of yellow-white showdown, and the book written by the Germans was "Hooray! The British wrote Wells's "War in the Air".
In short, in the minds of the European people, a new evil empire is emerging, and its name is the Great Xia Empire. (To be continued.) )