Chapter 687: The world has changed drastically, and things have turned their faces
In the 17th year of the new Qin Dynasty and the first half of 1893 in the Western calendar, two very shocking events occurred in the world.
First, China and the UK, the two top powers in the East and the West, have faced each other.
First because of a small Kuala Lumpur, then after a big war, a Siam was filled, and finally the British found themselves unsafe in the Straits of Malacca. The British resolutely could not bear it, and they themselves brought in part of the forces of the East India Fleet, in the South Seas, in Malacca, to show off their might. The most direct purpose is to deter China!
Second, the Kingdom of Hawaii is finished.
The Americans staged a coup d'état, Kalakaua I died for more than a year, and the successor Queen Liliucarani could not satisfy the Americans, so the United States decided to take advantage of the confrontation between China and Britain to seize Hawaii first. As a result, the Chinese there did as their emperor had said - and you are welcome, after the coup d'état by the Americans, they turned their hands and suppressed the commotion, and then forced Queen Liliukalani at gunpoint to write a request for an attached paper.
This 'please attached' document also became the first attached document sent by telegram in Chinese history, and it is also the only one in Chinese history.
Upon receipt of this document, Beijing quickly ratified it, and canonized Queen Liliuklani as the county lord, and then the son of Feng Karakava I as Shundeb. While the real documents were still floating on the sea, Hawaii was eaten by China in a legal process. Although it is not recognized by Western countries, in the Eastern world, it is such a rule.
The consequence of this was a 17-day naval standoff between Chinese and American warships off Hawaiian waters. In the end, the Americans did not have the courage to break the cauldron, and even if the main force of the Chinese Navy was really pinned down by the British, the Americans could not give up.
This is in the history of the Western world fifty years later. It's called 'America's Greatest Mistake!' 'Because, Hawaii is geographically located for the entire North Pacific Ocean. It's so important. Whoever controls here controls the North Pacific. The Hawaii Revolution was the beginning of America's doom. It was a turning point in the entire history of the United States. But that's for later.
In the first half of the year, such a major event that changed the world pattern occurred, and in the second half of the year, things began to ferment.
The four major powers of Britain, France, the United States, and Russia can't help but collude together because of their respective contradictions with China. With the addition of declining Spain and the Netherlands, there are six countries in the Western world that are clearly on the opposite side of China. Four of these countries are the top powers of the day, and Spain and the Netherlands are also important countries that have left a brilliant mark in the history of the West.
The pressure on China can be imagined. Imports are backed by Germany and Italy, and they are still considerable. In the past two or three years, the German stock market has continued to plummet, and the industrial manufacturing industry has been in a continuous downturn except for Krupp, a big arms dealer, and what is even worse is that the weather in Germany is bad during this time. The crisis is exacerbated by poor agricultural harvests.
Therefore, the Germans will not fall into China at this time. China's share of the British and American countries and the transfer of funds to Germany are absolutely important to stimulate Germany's sluggish economy.
Therefore, the problem of China's foreign trade import is not big, but the big problem is the export. In addition to raw silk, Western countries must import in China, and the amount of other types of exports has dropped sharply, and Britain, France, the United States, Russia, Spain, and the Netherlands have simply blocked China through trade.
Even if the government was prepared and prevented from the price of goods in the country, there was a lot of confusion in the country. Gangnam area. The number of bankruptcies of small and medium-sized enterprises with a registered capital of more than 100,000 yuan in the first half of the year exceeded 1,000.
Fortunately, China's domestic market is large enough, and at the same time, China's economic circle is shrouded in the Nguyen Dynasty, Korea, Southeast Japan, Luang Prabang, Champasak, Phnom Penh and other subject countries. There is also a big market in Turkey on the periphery, and the huge market can meet the current productivity of China's industry.
However, the grim international situation still worries many domestic media and some well-known figures, and even many officials are in turmoil. After all, Liu Xian's decision to fight was only known to those senior members of the cabinet center.
At this time, Liu Xian also really ignited a feeling of challenging the whole world alone. It makes him very passionate. Very proud - the country is not strong to a certain extent, who birds you! Cixi Lafayette declared war on the eleven powers. But it was even more of a farce.
But to say that Liu Xian really didn't have any worries in his heart is false. The pressure on him is great.
The extent to which China has developed to the present level. As long as it continues to challenge Britain in Germany, China will definitely become a world superpower after the outbreak of World War I, which should not be butterflies. If there is a World War II in the future, as long as China is the same, Lao Maozi can retire from the position of a world power, and China and the United States or China, Germany, and the United States will compete for hegemony, which will be the future world pattern.
China's destiny has changed, and even in the 21st century, a hundred years later, China will not be despised by Westerners, but will only be feared and feared by Westerners.
Liu Xian gave up such a path and embarked on a 'dead end' that challenged the entire Western world on his own. Because he couldn't wait for Germany to challenge Britain before he started the South Seas, and he couldn't wait for the First World War to swallow the whole of the South Seas and Australia.
Because Liu Xian has a deep covet for the territory of the United States.
Because Liu Xian is afraid of the super industrial capacity of the United States.
Today, the United States has the largest industrial output in China. In a few years, the total industrial output of the United States will reach a peak -- if the United States had not practiced its internal skills, they would not have started the Spanish-American War. But since then, the United States has continued to develop, albeit at a slower pace.
Think of the Great White Fleet that shocked the whole world and established the beginning of America's status as a great power and maritime supremacy. It only took two years to start from scratch. With such a strong industrial productive force as the United States and Britain's super-strong warship manufacturing industry, they are all willing to bow to the upper hand, let alone China.
In order to get rid of the United States, it is necessary to bulldoze half of the United States in waves before the United States is armed and before the industrial productive forces of the United States turn to militarization. And then use one battle after another to completely destroy the United States!
The United States is now a large country with a population of more than 60 million people. Their army is weak, but the people generally have guns and have some shooting experience, so they can be considered quasi-reserves. After the war started, the United States would be able to mobilize at least three million troops. At a time of crisis, that number can become even more.
And China's army, as of this year, is only 2 million. By the end of this year, the size of China's army will reach 3 million, and the navy, marines, airships, and airborne troops will also have 200,000 troops.
The only ones who could make him less stressed were Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy. These three countries still maintain relatively friendly relations with China.
The near-alliance of Britain, France, and Russia was too alarming for Germany and Austria. And the near-alliance of Britain, France, and Spain has scared the hell out of Italy.
As a result, Germany, Austria and Italy huddled together to keep warm, and an 'evil' ally appeared on the European continent.
In the dark, it seems that a hand has helped the 'world' that has deviated from its trajectory back to its original trajectory. Of course, Liu Xian did not know that the high-ranking officials of Germany, Austria and Italy had met secretly and signed an alliance agreement. He has embarked on a very dangerous road, and there is no way to advance or retreat, so Liu Xian will go on firmly!
At the end of June, the troops of the garrison Ban Lai Gao Shi Dakai boldly crossed the Birao Mountains, crossed the Kra Isthmus from the other side of the mountain range, and directly took Pardo. Then the protest of the British was not taken seriously by the Taiping army, and when the battle in Bangkok, even the British regular army was fought cleanly, not to mention just walking the British colony.
By mid-July, in less than twenty days, Shi Dakai drove Chulalongkorn and his followers out of the sea in Songkhla Harbor.
On this day, Chulalongkorn was very melancholy, he had always worked hard in every way, he had always been scheming, but he ended up so tragically, Chulalongkorn regretted it very much on this day!
If there is really a regret medicine in the world, he will use all his financial resources to buy one, so that the time will turn to twenty years ago, and he will be like the Ruan Dynasty, hugging the thigh of the Chinese emperor who was still a governor back then.
This day has been passed down for 110 years, and the Bangkok dynasty, which has gone through five generations of monarchs, has come to an end. Chulalongkorn was allowed to go into exile in Singapore, he still had a lot of wealth with him, and the British would take good care of him as a signboard, but Chulalongkorn had no soul. This Rama V, who has been determined to develop and strengthen Siam since he was 'sensible', has been a king for 30 years, and he has single-handedly buried his own very good country.
On the same day, Shi Dakai smiled peacefully. His long-cherished wish was fulfilled. Beginning in 1864, a long-cherished wish that had been fulfilled for 29 years was fulfilled -- the Namcheon Kingdom was raised. He was canonized as the king of the Southern Heavenly Kingdom by Liu Xian!
However, Liu Xian also greeted him, asking him to stop thinking about the old routine of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, in Siam, the status of Buddhism is top-notch, and it is very difficult to make them abandon Buddhism and believe in God, or the God created by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. If it is not done well, it will cause the whole people of Siam to rebel.
The "Heavenly Dynasty Farmland System" should be improved. Holy Treasury Shenma, don't do it.
Liu Xian hoped that Shi Dakai could gain a firm foothold in Siam. If there is no Taiping army in this land, China will have to roll up its sleeves and go into battle in person, and the appearance will be too ugly, and it will also make Luang Prabang, Champasak, Phnom Penh, and even the Nguyen Dynasty and other countries feel sad and sad.
Moreover, today's China needs a politically stable market more than a territory that cannot be quickly integrated into the country in the short term.
When the five countries divided Siam, Liu Xian gave orders to the heads of various countries, the first of which was to be stable. China, which is now in opposition to the Western world, has a market as big as Siam, which is also very objective. (To be continued......)