The weather in Nanjing is still at its coldest time, and what is happening in the world, especially in the South Seas and the Indochina Peninsula, has made the Sino-British relations, which were already at a low ebb, even colder than this weather. The news that the Governor-General of the British Straits Settlements declared Singapore and Johor a military restricted zone and ordered the Chinese there to leave within a certain period of time made the people of the city immediately angry. Although the Ming newspapers did not conceal that the Chinese in Singapore and Johor had received the necessary compensation for the relocation - in fact, the British had done so in full accordance with public international law, paying enough pounds sterling to allow the Chinese expatriates in Singapore and Johor to leave. And with the relocation of these Chinese merchants to Pontianak, across the sea from Singapore, the business of the province of West Borneo in the Ming Dynasty will certainly become more prosperous. In general, there was nothing to lose to the Ming Empire. Therefore, the Ming court did not protest to the British side about this.

However, the growing national consciousness still felt that the interests of the nation had been violated, as if Singapore and Johor were not colonies of the British Empire but dependencies of the Ming Empire. School groups in Nanjing staged a massive protest march, gathering in front of the British Embassy and chanting slogans for war. However, the newspapers and public opinion of the Ming Dynasty and Japan also did not miss such a good opportunity, and they went all out to propagate the truth of "the unity of the great Chinese nation" and "the living space of the great Chinese nation." It seems that there is no united Greater China, and the so-called great Chinese nation of China, Japan and North Korea will be broken by the white powers such as Britain and Russia.

The British ambassador to China, Ali Guo, stood on the western-style building of the British Embassy in Purple Mountain, quietly watching the crowd of protesters. He was a British diplomat who arrived in China in 1844 and remained for nearly 20 years. He has been working in China. and was promoted to the high position of ambassador to Daming. It can be said that it is an out-and-out China pass. It is also a white man who watched the rise of the Ming Empire. In his opinion, the British Empire's China policy can only be described as a complete failure! And this failure was already doomed when Britain was ready to support Zhu Jishi, a European general, to toss the Qing Empire, which had little possibility of innovation. It was Zhu Jishi who used his wealth and insight to completely awaken the sleeping lion of China and become a roaring lion of the East. This is entirely the result of the nonsense of politicians in London who know nothing about the East and China! And now...... London continued to mess around, refusing to listen to the opinions of its own China expert. The Ming Empire, a large country in the East with a population of 600 million and almost infinite resources and land, is the real threat to the British Empire! The most important thing Britain should do now is to unite France and the Roman Empire against the Ming Dynasty, rather than against the Ming Law at the same time.

Because the British Empire simply did not have such strength! It's just a Ming dynasty that has completely embarked on the path of European-style development. It's not something that Britain can defeat on its own, let alone add a France that revived Napoleon's empire? Oh, and there was also a foolish Mathilde the Great with a pan-Indian flag! Now the only hope of the British Empire is probably the Anglo-American dualism, if it really succeeds, maybe there is still room for salvation, right?

The door to the office was pushed open, and the same Embassy Counselor, Wituma, who had lived in China for more than 20 years, walked in.

"Mr. Ambassador, the carriage is ready, and now you can go to the hot spring town to see the Ming Ministry of Foreign Affairs." Wittoma glanced out the window, and the crowd of protesters on the street had begun to disperse. Today is Sunday. Most of Nanjing's schools are closed, which is why there is this protest. Tomorrow there will be no demonstrations on the streets--At present, the politics of the Ming Empire are still in the era of elite politics, and both the Donglin Party and the Jishi Youth Party are basically relatively restrained, and rarely resort to such means as street protests.

Ali Guo raised his eyes, glanced at his old buddy, nodded and said solemnly, "Is the official note ready?" ”

"It's ready." Wittoma placed a carefully bound document on Alikook's desk and waited for Alikook to sign it. This is an international practice, and the official note requires the personal signature of the sender. This is the most formal form of diplomatic correspondence and is generally used to conduct important matters or perform important diplomatic courtesies. And this note was a protest against the invasion of the Indochina Federation by the Ming Empire - in fact, it was to inform the Ming side of the establishment of the Indochina Federation and the British Empire's support for the Indochina Federation!

Picking up the pen and signing his name at the end of the note, Ambassador Ali smiled bitterly: "Okay, now the British Empire is officially engaged in a full-scale confrontation with the Ming Empire." Unfortunately, we are now almost single-handedly fighting this lion! ”

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While the two foreigners were about to board the carriage and head to the hot spring town, Zhu Jishi, who lived in the hot spring palace, had already learned of the establishment of the Indochina Federation - the establishment of this country can probably only be described as a temporary patchwork. In order to put the country on the list before the fall of the Kingdom of Annam, Robert . Churchill completely discarded all red tape. The day after King Myinton Dong of Burma agreed to be Emperor of the Federation of Indochina, he gathered a vote of the Sultan of the princely states of Malaya and King Nguyen Phuc Anh of Annam to submit to King Min Dong. It also mobilized ships to ship the new army of Annam, which had retreated from Annam, to Burma, and at the same time decided to provide military assistance to Burma, providing officers and weapons to help King Min Dong organize a strong European-style army to resist a possible Ming invasion.

"Federation of Indochina...... This fat man's imagination is really not ordinarily rich! Regarding the cards played by Qiu Fatzi, Zhu Jishi seemed to have just heard a joke and laughed.

"Father, Burma has a feud with my Ming Dynasty, should we take the opportunity to send a large army to fight and destroy the country?"

It was the crown prince Zhu Guoxiong, who was 19 years old this year and a second-year student of the law department of Jishi University -- of course, he was admitted by himself, not by Emperor Zhu. Our great genius himself is the material for reading, and most of the children born can eat into books.

Zhu Jishi waved his hand and said: "The destruction of the country cannot be done in anger. Qiu Fat Man is not a fool, and the British are not fools. Now that they dare to support the Federation of Indochina, they are not afraid that we will destroy it...... It's probably a trap, and if we want to fall into it, we'll fall into the hands of this fat man. ”

Zhu Guoxiong didn't understand a little, "Father, are you worried that my Ming Xiongshi will not be able to fight Burma?" ”

Zhu Jishi shook his head and looked at his son seriously, "Guoxiong, you have to learn to see the essence through the surface of things. Outwardly, it is Burma that is now opposed to us, and it is Annan who is indigenous to Malaya. Of course, these people are vulnerable, and they are not my Ming opponents, so they can naturally be attacked by force. But this is not the essence of the Indochina Federation, which is the essence of the all-out confrontation between the Ming and the British! If we go south to attack Burma, the real opponent is not the Burmese, but the British Empire! It was the power of the British Empire that supported the Burmese and the indigenous people of Malaya. Therefore, once the war starts, the Ming Dynasty must have the determination to break with Britain in an all-round way. Otherwise, we will hold back in Burma, and the British, through their colonies in Lower Burma, Arakan, Tanah Salin, and Assam, will continue to support the Burmese who are rebelling against the Ming Dynasty, taking advantage of the jungle terrain of Burma to deal with us and protracted the war. Therefore, I will not send a large army against Burma, because now is not the time for a full-scale confrontation with the British Empire. ”

Qiu Fatzi may not have planned it this way, but Zhu Jishi, who knew the ins and outs of the Vietnam War in later generations, thought about it for the first time. In his view, it would be no difficult for the Ming army to occupy Upper Burma, but as long as there was no way to seize the British colonies near Upper Burma, the British would certainly continue to assist the Burmese resistance in fighting guerrillas. With the topography of Myanmar, the war will definitely last a long time!

"Father, are we going to forget it?" Zhu Guoxiong asked a little unwillingly.

"Forget it? Oh, how could it be! Zhu Jishi's tone was gloomy, "King Mindong's mind is confused, and he has fallen into the trap of Qiu Fatzi, and he has to let a small Myanmar serve as a battlefield for the contest between major powers. The Burmese are really going to suffer from him this time. (To be continued.) )