British Prime Minister Aberdeen was sympathetic to Russian expansion, hesitant to oppose the Russian invasion of the Ottoman Empire, when the Anglo-French forces won a decisive victory in the port of Sevastopol, the parliament decided to form a special committee to deal with war affairs, this move was considered by Aberdeen to be a "no-confidence case", and he took the initiative to resign.

Aberdeen did not want to go to war with the Russians at all, but public opinion was so strong that one of his cabinet members strongly advocated containing the Russians, and this cabinet member later became the next prime minister, Lord Palmerston.

Lord Palmerston was an interesting man, who loved to fight since he was a child, and often fought with people twice his size. When such a person leads British diplomacy, Britain is often twice as big as others, can he not love to fight? Long before he became prime minister, the "gunboat diplomacy" he advocated had been practiced in British foreign policy for many years, and during the French and Belgian revolutions from 1830 to the end of 1851, Palmerston was basically in charge of British foreign policy.

Palmerston's martial spirit was inspired by the displeasure of the Queen, who held the position of "Home Secretary" in Aberdeen's Cabinet, because the Coalition could not do without him, but did not want him to lead foreign affairs, and was given this strange appointment. The Home Secretary was not as competent as the Swiss Minister of the Interior, who was working to establish the Federal Institute of Technology, and after a massive strike in the north of England, the Queen summoned Palmerston to discuss the situation, and when asked about the recent situation, Palmerston replied: "There is no definite news at the moment, Your Majesty, but it seems that the Turks have indeed crossed the Danube."

However, Palmerston had a high level of oratory, and the public was always enthusiastic about the martial politicians, especially when the British Royal Navy was so powerful.

In 1847, a Gibraltarian merchant, Don? Pasifiko's home in Athens, Greece, was attacked by a mob of anti-Semites, including the son of a Greek minister, and the Greek police stood by and did not intervene. Thanks to Don? Pacifico is a British citizen, and the British government has expressed concern. In January 1850 Palmerston took advantage of the Don? Pasifi claimed compensation from the Greek government for the blockade of the port of Piraeus in the Kingdom of Greece. Since Greece was under the joint protection of the three major powers, the high-pressure behavior of the British ** ship was protested by Russia and France.

After a record-worthy debate, the House of Lords voted to condemn Lord Palmerston's policy. But Roebuck pushed the lower house to drop the accusation and won the pass on June 29 by a margin of 46 votes. Earlier, Palmerston addressed Parliament on June 25, his most eloquent speech. Pacifico's practice of claiming compensation from the Greek government also defended all the foreign affairs he carried out.

In this five-hour speech, Palmerston famously declared that British subjects everywhere should be protected from unfair and wrongful treatment by the powerful power of the British government, and he contrasted the British Empire with that of the Roman Empire, since Roman citizens could be assured of freedom from other nations when they were abroad. This is the famous "I am a Roman citizen" speech. After that, Palmerston's prestige reached its peak.

No matter what country it is in, a politician can make such a passionate speech, and it can mobilize the patriotic enthusiasm of all the people. Palmerston clearly knows this.

Because of Palmerston's prestige in foreign affairs, even if he was not in the Foreign Office, he could influence Prime Minister Aberdeen's strategy towards Russia, and eventually Britain and France united to aid Austria against Russia. Without Palmerston in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aberdeen's cabinet could not form a cabinet after its dissolution, and after several tosses, the queen had no choice but to make Palmerston the prime minister of the cabinet.

In the Crimean War, which was nearing the end, the British suffered 1 casualties. 70,000, French casualties 90,000, Ottoman casualties 3. 50,000, the Kingdom of Sardinia (a kingdom with Turin as its capital in divided northern Italy, which became one of the European powers after the Crimean War) suffered 2,000 casualties, and the Russian army that invested a total of 1 million troops suffered 25 casualties. 60 thousand. Here, due to the British army's "outsourcing" of medical treatment to the Windsor Military Hospital, more than 90% of the wounded were saved, in stark contrast, more than 90% of the wounded of the Russian army died of wound infection, and the French army would not have been much better if it had not been sent to the Windsor Hospital of the British Army in large numbers at the end.

As a top British strategist, he knows how powerful Downing's monopoly on intelligence equipment and medical equipment is the two major weapons of war, and as the leader of the interventionists, he will have to rely on Downing's help to fight wars in the future, for a qualified strategist, Downing's contribution in the Crimean War can be compared with that of the Duke of Wellington, and the Kingdom of Bavaria has used the title of "Marquis of Munich" to envelop Downing, and the British cannot be indifferent.

Prime Minister Palmerston once again knighted Downing the Duke of London to the Queen for his contribution to the Crimean War.

This is probably the highest glory that Britain can give to a subject, and it has set off a great wave in the British Empire. Especially at a time when Downing was likely to take over Luxembourg from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Prime Minister Palmerston's move was seen as support for Downing. Some analysts say that Prime Minister Palmerston's hand is equivalent to knocking a nail into the heart of the European continent, and there is another excuse for meddling in European affairs in the future.

Tang Ning was very happy when he heard the news, haha, he finally achieved the same aristocratic status as her before marrying the duchess!

He was going to London to thank the prime minister in person, but this time he was no longer alone, and he would take his beautiful fiancée with him. Living in Ssenhofen, Munich, it was no problem to hug his fiancée, but he was really embarrassed to live together, which did not meet the norms of the time. What if you kidnap Sissi to London......

Thank...... In fact, it is just a disguise, how can the Duke of London, who has not yet taken office, meet with the British government like a friend of wine and meat? Tang Ning was plotting a means of integration between his political and business empires. How can we better combine our power in Europe with our power in the Malay Peninsula? Well, a canal should be built to connect the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea, so that ocean-going cargo ships do not need to go around the Cape of Good Hope to reach the Indian Ocean, and the journey from the British port to India is halved, and the journey from Switzerland to the port of *** through the Kingdom of Sardinia to the Mediterranean Sea is shorter.

The French have obtained the permission of the Ottoman Governor of Egypt to build the Suez Canal, however, due to Downing's embargo on France, France's economic development has slowed down, and it is even more devastated in the Crimean War, and it is impossible to concentrate financial resources to build the canal quickly. It was time to have a strong say in the affairs of the Mediterranean, (the Mediterranean's outlet to the Atlantic, the narrow Strait of Gibraltar was in British hands), and it was time to leverage the British Empire.

How clever Prime Minister Palmerston was, after Downing's reminder, immediately realized the importance of this canal, if he could fully master such a route, it would be a major victory for the containment of France's sea power, and the French Mediterranean fleet would still be stuck in the Mediterranean. This is a must-grab deal!

France is not a soft persimmon to be pinched and rounded, and how to find a plan that does not make Napoleon III jump in a hurry must be thought through.

Palmerston later checked the budget made by the French, and almost sprayed, 9 million pounds, no wonder the French did not dare to start construction lightly, this is really a scary number. He was skeptical that he could get much money from Congress to do such a big project.

Originally, the engineer estimated that 1 million was enough, but the more difficult the project was, the more it was investigated, the more huge it became, and the 6 million to 9 million was the latest number, which scared Napoleon III, the emperor, very much.

Originally, Palmerston thought that Britain could do it alone, but now it seems that it is necessary to win over the big tyrants, and may even bring the French to work together.

In any case, Downing has sent an engineering team to inspect the terrain, and Palmerston threw out the idea of building the Suez Canal in Congress, and after some heated discussions, Congress is only willing to come up with 3 million, because of the participation of local tyrants, Congress can easily think of the figure of 3 million. Judging from the budget made by the French, the 3 million can't be done, and Palmerston went to ask Tang Ning how much budget he could come up with, and the big tyrant said lightly: "It doesn't matter, I can bear it alone." Palmerston was shocked by the domineering of the local tyrant. Later, he looked at the financial report of Downing's industry in the UK, not counting so many companies, just the British Steel Company, with an annual revenue of more than 5 million pounds.

Definitely, the British government will lose badly compared to the local tyrants, and the taxes paid by Downing's company to the British government every year may be enough to build the Suez Canal for ten years. Looking at it this way, this canal must be built, and no matter how much money Britain and France pay, Downing can make up the rest.

In the end, Palmerston did not seek to take more shares, and threw out a plan of 2 million yuan each for Britain, France, and Downing, and the commercial interests were equally divided, and the military control of the canal required the consent of the three parties, and either party had the right to veto the blockade plan. At this time, in the eyes of Britain and France, Downing's veto was a false name, and he could not have a navy.

The Prime Minister of Palmerston was quite different from his predecessor, very decisive, if France did not agree, he would force the permission of the Governor of Egypt in the next second, the French emperor hesitated again and again, and asked Eugenie's opinion, Eugenie said: "With the Duke of London behind the scenes, with Palmerston's character, it is the best choice for us to accept such conditions." The Duke of London's financial resources are too terrible, and his influence on London is huge, listen to the title of his knighthood, alas! ”

As a result, Tang Ningshun grabbed the position of the general contractor of the canal. This is not controversial, because no one else can match his reputation in engineering. Even if he hadn't dug a canal, everyone had confidence in him. （http:／／.)。 God can kill anyone, (or half dead?) What are the difficulties in tearing down the canal?

It was quite difficult for the ancients to dig canals, and they worked purely by manpower, so how laborious was that? The invention of the hydrogen fuel cell engine has made mechanized construction possible, and the construction team of Tangning, a canal company, will be stronger than ever. He thought about it, mainly through guò small excavation machine to complete the soil handling work, the so-called excavation machine, is a digging and loading as one engineering vehicle, about 6 or 7 tons, there is a large bucket, the soil is shoveled up and loaded into the earth-moving truck to pull away, if the carrying distance is close, you can also transfer the soil by yourself.

Today's hydrogen fuel cell engine, limited by technology, does not have much horsepower, and cannot tow huge engineering equipment, this flexible and compact roadheader is the main force of the project. Although this small excavator is small, the construction capacity is more than a dozen strong men. However, in fact, the main executor of the excavation work is not the small excavation machine, but the industrial **.

Fierce ** was invented decades ago, but this ** has a fatal danger in the production process, not to mention the use, adding a little inert absorbent can reconcile this strong ** temper, the great chemist Nobel who went down in history with the Nobel Prize is the invention of **** and diatomaceous earth and other inert absorbents mixed together to process safely. The so-called industrial **, in addition to reliability, should also cooperate with the fuse suitable for remote control. 99% of the excavation work will rely on countless tons of industry**, and a very small amount of sporadic work will be handed over to the TBM for finishing and finishing.

The Suez Canal, a great project, was not only an important link between the Downing Empire, but also gave him an unparalleled reputation in civil engineering.