Cumming succeeded in provoking the hatred of the cabinet members for China, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer Osben then said: "The influence of China on us is manifold, the Far East is a very important part of the global strategy of the British Empire, from an economic point of view, China is our resource source and market dumping ground, we have successfully opened the door of this closed country after several wars, and defeated the market network within this country, so that our products can enter thousands of households." ”

"It's just that in the south controlled by China, Britain's industrial products have fallen into a state of complete unsalable, and the largest cotton products have suffered the heaviest losses, and many domestic factories have difficulties in operating because of the unsalable textiles in China, and even factory bankruptcy, resulting in an increase in domestic unemployment. In addition, the key opium sales to China were also halted by the Chinese crackdown, and millions of people in the opium-producing areas, opium factories, transport fleets and other related industries in India lost their jobs. ”

"The middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China were originally our traditional sphere of influence, and it was also the richest and best market area in China, and losing it was a huge blow to our country. In the north, north of the Yangtze River, there is simply no substitute for the position of the south, especially after the stock turmoil, because the loss of the propertied led to the collapse of the market. In other words, we are currently in the Qing Kingdom, and we only have resources to use. ”

Hammond, the secretary of state for colonial affairs, added: "And we have to put a lot of energy into preventing China from entering the north and supporting Yuan Shikai's Beiyang forces." From the founding of the People's Republic of China to the present, the British and French banking groups we organized have lent Yuan more than 80 million pounds, and this loan is guaranteed by our government, and I am afraid that if we cannot recover this investment in the Far East, it will eventually bear on our heads. ”

Osben also said worriedly: "If we really pay it back, it will be a huge blow to our finances, you must know that our annual financial income is only about 100 million pounds." ”

"That means we have to keep investing. Until the collapse of China to save our investment. Prime Minister Henry summed it up, and then continued: "We did not comment on China's policies before, and it was the weak to find excuses for the past, but what we need to do now is how to fill this loophole." The Chinese issue must be resolved in the shortest possible time. This is a requirement for us to stabilize the colonial order in the Far East and South Asia, for us to concentrate on the German challenge, and even more so for the global strategy of the British Empire. ”

"Colonel Cumming, please tell me about the information you have about Huaguo, what I want to hear is detailed information about China's politics, economy, and military, it doesn't matter if the data is inaccurate, but it must be involved."

Cumming nodded a little nervously, he had information about Huaguo in his hand, what made him nervous. Prime Minister Henry obviously wants to use himself to guide the direction of the meeting, and he wants to deal with Huaguo, so he needs to understand Huaguo.

Under the gaze of the cabinet members, Cumming said slowly but clearly: "I will explain the three aspects of China's politics, economy and military. First of all, on the political front, the Hua Guo Zhenguo Party completely controls the domestic power and has great prestige, and Lu Liang, the leader of the Zhenguo Party and the president of Hua Guo, is 36 years old. It is rarely seen in the outside world, but it is worshipped by the people like a commoner's god. The Revitalization Party has won many wars through rapid economic development and victory. Consolidated the rule of the regime. Although they claim that Hwa is a liberal democracy and adopts a system that includes a parliament and presidential elections every five years, there is no political party that can match the Zhenguo Party. It is foreseeable that for a long time, Huaguo will be controlled by the Zhenguo Party, that is, by Lu Liang. This is a country of talent by nature. ”

"Economically, it's as mysterious as China's superships. As we all know, it is not so easy for a backward feudal agricultural country to enter an advanced industrial country. Time, capital, unity of power, technology, and a market that drives progress are all indispensable. But in the areas controlled by the Zhenguo Party, none of this has become an obstacle to their industrialization, and it seems that it is an incomparably easy thing to get into industrialization, and this is impossible! If every country did what China did, the ruling order of the British Empire would disappear in an instant. His Majesty Nicholas II did not have to import large quantities of manufactured goods from Britain and France because of the lack of domestic industrial capacity, and Ottoman Turkey did not have to suffer repeated Russian aggression because of the country's backwardness. This is the most puzzling part and one of the biggest challenges for the Intelligence Agency. ”

"In detail, Huaguo has achieved great achievements in industry, they have a relatively complete industrial system, from Guangzhou to Shanghai, from Shanghai to Chengdu, factories all over the country can produce all the products that have appeared since the Industrial Revolution, and they are rapidly improving in terms of scale and quality. By 1906, China's steel production had surpassed that of France, which meant that they had enough steel to produce railroad rails, guns and warships. It is also worth mentioning that the hateful Americans export a lot of steel to China every year, and if we can find a way to prevent this from going on, it will have a great impact on China. As for the funds needed for large-scale industrialization, it is also an unexplained secret, and the Zhenguo Party seems to have the treasure of Solomon, and the funds are inexhaustible. And they don't seem to need the accumulation of technology to have world-leading industrial technology, which is even more inexplicable, according to the conjecture of folk science fiction writers, Huaguo is those things that were obtained from extraterrestrial civilizations. Industrial production requires vast amounts of resources, from cotton to wool, from iron ore and coal to the emerging oil, and it is strange that intelligence officers have not found huge mines in China, and the south of China is not suitable for large-scale cotton cultivation. All of this has shrouded Huaguo in a thick curtain, which makes it impossible to see through. ”

"In terms of agriculture, China has popularized high-yield grain crops, such as rice, wheat, corn, etc., so that China, which has a large population and small arable land, has a large amount of grain reserves, which not only meet domestic needs, but also can be used in large quantities to raise livestock, brew beverages and export. Food is an important part of a country's overall strength, and its importance cannot be overstated, our intelligence officers have obtained a lot of high-yielding crops, but they can't get high-yielding grains, and China's control over high-yield grains has reached the level of paranoia, from getting out of warehouses to burying them in the fields, the army, police, and the ubiquitous militia make it impossible to start. ”

"Militarily, the Chinese Navy has a 'Taishan' super battleship, fifteen to twenty 'Nanhai-class' armored cruisers, the 'Nanhai-class' can be called the capital ship, but the caliber of the main guns it is equipped with does not meet the standard of the capital ship, and the Chinese equipment is unpredictable because it is difficult for them to participate in the duel of the capital ship. In addition, the Navy also has a submarine force, the number of which is between 20 and 30 ships, and the technology is mature, and the combat level should not be underestimated. According to our guess, Huaguo should have a second 'Wuyue-class' battleship, which is very likely to have been launched, which is extrapolated from the traffic near the Huaguo shipyard and the exercise plan formulated by the Huaguo Navy, but it is not certain. If China has two super-battleships, then we need more than ten dreadnoughts in the Far East to compete with them. ”

"China has a standing army of about 500,000 people, which is well-equipped and has a world-first armored force. What attracts the most attention is not the armored force, but the artillery equipped by the Chinese army obviously exceeds that of Western artillery by an order of magnitude, or even several orders of magnitude, and I am not an artillery expert, but the Intelligence Bureau specifically asked our artillery experts for this purpose, and came to the conclusion that the advanced level of Chinese artillery has surpassed that of Britain by more than ten years. With such a powerful army as China, if it wants to attack by land, it must prepare at least an army of more than two million people, otherwise it will not succeed. ”

Cumming, who had a dry mouth, nodded to Henry to indicate that he had finished speaking, and after sitting down, he couldn't help but be shocked by the strength of Hua Guo, it was one thing to look at it silently, and it was another feeling to say it to everyone.

"Could it really be the help of extraterrestrial civilizations, or that the Zhenguo Party and Lu Liang are all aliens?" Some people began to think that everything and everything was not at the level that the West could achieve now, and that people could not help but move closer to aliens or religions.

"Now is not the time for fantasy, defeating Hua can get everything we want, and then those will belong to our British Empire, whether it is a super battleship, or a high-yield grain, or Solomon's treasure!" Prime Minister Henry gritted his teeth and said, bringing everyone back to their senses and refocusing their minds on Henry.

Henry, who was interested in dealing with Huaguo, actually felt a little powerless after listening to Cumming's report, but the more this happens, the more he wants to destroy Huaguo and nip this uncontrollable country in the bud!

"The West is the center of world civilization, we cannot watch the pagans of the East rise again, the Chinese dragon has ruled the world for too long, and now is the time when the West is the master. If we don't want to see the Mongols wielding scimitars across Europe again, then we have to do something! ”

"My idea is to organize a high-level secret meeting with Western countries, temporarily put aside the contradictions, tighten the fist, and concentrate on dealing with this Hua Guolong, what do you think?"

"Agreed." Everyone said in unison, the elimination of Huaguo is not only a battle between civilizations, but also involves endless interests, and no one does not drool over those things in Huaguo. (To be continued.) )