"Governor Wang, I want you to explain to me clearly, what the hell is going on? In the army of those South African Boers, how can there be your Taiwanese Stern submachine guns, you give us an explanation for the British Empire. The Boers used these submachine guns to kill and wound a large number of soldiers of our British Empire. So, you have to give us an explanation. Also, we found a large number of yellow people who use square characters in the Boers, and they speak Chinese, and you explain it to me clearly, if you don't explain it to me clearly, then our British Empire will definitely not give up. The British consul in Taiwan said angrily.

When Wang Guorui heard this, he opened his mouth to talk nonsense: "The Stern submachine gun is not a secret in the world at present, and many countries can also produce it. I don't believe it, you Britain don't have the technology to produce Stern submachine guns. There are also France, Germany, and Lao Maozi, and even Japan may have it. This Stern submachine gun is simple to produce and is called a plumber's weapon. Not only does it mean that he has pipes everywhere, but it also shows that a plumber can produce it. So, you said that the technology of this submachine gun has spread a long time ago, why did you just come to me! Anyway, there are Stern submachine guns on the arms black market now, and even in the United States, as long as you have a gun license, you can buy them casually. Why did you just come to me, is this fair? If you don't give me a fairness, we in Taiwan will not settle down with you. ”

"What do the Chinese soldiers say?" The British consul asked.

Wang Guorui immediately said: "How do I know this, I can help you investigate!" ”

"No, our people have to investigate for themselves! You must open all government and military agencies to investigate us. The British consul said.

"Fart, what the hell are you trying to do? Want us to let go of all government agencies and military agencies, do you think our brains are in water? This is impossible, we can give you a finding. Wang Guorui said.

The British consul said impatiently; "Okay, I'll give you three hours. Go investigate! I'll see what you can find. ”

Soon, Zhang Chao immediately "concocted" a survey result and handed it over to the British consul.

"There are some people in Chinese mainland who have always been very dissatisfied with the British, and this time they went to help the Boers resist the British invasion, and they were international volunteers, so they were all a group of volunteers. Phew. Do you think I'll believe it? Will we, the British Empire, believe it? ”

"I don't care if you believe it or not, I believe it anyway!" Wang Guorui said with a rogue look.

The British consul had no choice but to take this investigation report and send it to the British mainland, which made the British people angry.

"Shameless, shameless, shameless. It is simply unreasonable to say that the Chinese mainland government has a small number of volunteers to help the Boers fight. This time it was entirely the war that the Boers provoked first, and it was also the Chinese that we discovered first. Moreover, it was less than forty-eight hours before the Boer War began. How were people from Chinese mainland able to go over and attack? Could it be that they flew over? The Marquis of Salisbury said angrily.

The British were very angry about the reply given by Taiwan, and Wang Guorui obviously told them, I just sent troops, what can you do? Therefore, how could the British have been insulted like this, so the Marquis of Salisbury could not help it.

"Send troops to me right away and clean them up. Immediately declare war on Taiwan. Let them know that the British Empire is not something to be messed with. The Marquis of Salisbury said angrily.

Not enough, the Foreign Secretary immediately said: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister." Have you really thought it through? Do you know what it means to go to war against Taiwan in the event of a war? Especially in the political aspect, there may be no problem in the military aspect, but how do you solve the political aspect? ”

"And the political aspect?" The Marquess of Salisbury asked.

The Foreign Secretary replied: "At present, Taiwan is not actually an independent country, they are still under the Qing government of China. And they are just a special administrative region with a very high degree of independence. And since he is not a country, then under what pretext should we declare war on them? In other words, once we want to declare war on Taiwan. That would have to be a declaration of war on their Chinese government. The current Chinese government, if they receive our declaration of war on him, what will they do? ”

"At that time, the Chinese government would probably not choose to sit idly by, and they would probably choose to let Taiwan help them resist. If we follow the theory of politics in general. Once the external pressure is greater than the internal pressure, the internal pressure will be quickly compromised, and they will definitely choose to cooperate. So, and our British Empire is the world's first power, will the Manchu court be able to defeat us with the confidence to defeat us independently? When the time comes, most of them will choose to cooperate with Taiwan against us, so that the Manchus may also allow Taiwan's power to expand to the mainland, and then it will not be what we want to see. Your Excellency Prime Minister, do you understand? Once we want to declare war on Taiwan, we must declare war on the Manchu court, and the Manchu court will definitely be dragged into the water under the terror and will inevitably resist us together with Taiwan. Although there is internal pressure within them, they are all from the same country and are all Chinese. So once the pressure on us foreigners is greater than their internal pressure, plus they take a step back from each other, then maybe they will all come together. If we declare war on the Manchus, it will be equivalent to one of our mountains overpowering the Manchus, and then the Manchus will inevitably desperately find their teammates to carry it together. And Taiwan is the best choice, and they will inevitably be forced to cooperate with Taiwan. But once they have the basis to cooperate against us, will they gradually merge? The Foreign Secretary said.

The Marquis of Salisbury immediately asked, "Are they likely to merge?" They are undying enemies! ”

"Yes, definitely, the current contradiction between the Taiwanese government and the Manchu government on the mainland is that Wang Guorui in Taiwan wants to be the emperor of China, and the Manchu court will not allow the transfer of the throne. Of course, there are other reasons, that is, the so-called landlord class of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is incompatible with the industrial and commercial class of Taiwan. Taiwan advocates the use of one-time sweep of the landlord class, so they cannot accept this result. Taiwan, on the other hand, advocated changing the country through rapid revolutionary reforms, but the landlord class advocated reforms on the basis of the original. That's why their political ideas can't converge, which is why they have the current result. Although they clash, they are also Chinese, and once we take the initiative to attack, they will also hug each other to keep warm, which is also the saying that there are no eggs under the nest. At that time, as long as the Taiwan side takes a step back, it will no longer pursue a change of dynasty and will implement a constitutional monarchy. And to ensure the interests of the landlord class, there will be no redistribution of land on the mainland, then they can easily reach an agreement. At that time, it has become inevitable for Taiwan to become the central government of China, and at that time, Taiwan's population, manpower, and material resources that Taiwan can mobilize are no longer that small island, but a huge country, a country with a population of 400 million. In addition, Taiwan is not a weak government, and once the Taiwan and mainland governments reach a compromise, they will inevitably go to the road of convergence. The Foreign Secretary said.

The Marquis of Salisbury touched his head, feeling that it was really still a little troublesome, and this was a matter of moving his whole body. Once war is declared on Taiwan, it will inevitably be declared against the Manchus, so under huge pressure, the Manchus are likely to merge with Taiwan. The external pressure is greater than the internal pressure, and the internal pressure will also become very united, and this is the case in many cases. Once the British started a war against the Manchus, I am afraid that it would cause the confluence of Taiwan and the Manchus, which is not what the British want to see. In particular, Taiwan is not the weak and incompetent government of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so naturally it will definitely use all the strength of the mainland to confront the British. The reason for so many foreign invasions was not how strong the foreigners were, but because of the weakness of the Manchus. If a war against the Manchus was to be launched this time, then it would not be impossible for them to reach cooperation if Taiwan did not abolish the Manchu emperor and chose to safeguard the interests of a part of the landlord class.

At present, the biggest contradiction between the mainland governments of Taiwan and the Manchu Qing Dynasty lies in the question of the position of the emperor, and there is also the issue of the interests of the landlord class. If these two problems can be solved, then the next problems will not be a problem. As long as Wang Guorui is willing to ensure that the interests of the Manchu nobles, landlords, and the imperial family can continue to be maintained, then they will not choose to resist. The reason why the Empress Dowager Cixi resisted Taiwan so much was actually that Wang Guorui would not be willing to recognize the Manchu imperial family and had the idea of seizing the throne. If Wang Guorui is willing to continue to respect the Manchu Emperor and implement a constitutional monarchy, then it is not impossible for Cixi to consider agreeing.

Because Taiwan's pressure on her is too great, if Taiwan is willing to take a step back, then Cixi can't take a step back. And the same is true of the landlord class, because Taiwan hopes to eradicate the landlord class through rapid revolutionary reforms, which they cannot accept. If Wang Guorui is willing to take a step back, they can also take a step back and accept Wang Guorui in power.

However, this is all based on the huge external pressure, and without sufficient external pressure, this compromise cannot be reached with each other. (To be continued......)