After the conclusion of the Washington Conference, the news that the Empire had to sign the "Treaty on the Limitation of Naval Armaments" that was unfavorable to the Empire due to the persecution of the United States and Britain and other powers soon spread throughout the Empire. The Imperial Government knew that paper could not contain fire. Rather than waiting for the matter to finally come to light and the people vent their anger and dissatisfaction, it is better to guide it now. The Imperial Government knew that the mouth of the people was more important than the defense of the river.

Therefore, under the intervention of the government, the major newspapers and media of the empire have completely attributed the reason why the empire had to sign the "Treaty on the Limitation of Naval Armaments" this time to the heads of the United States and Britain and other powers, so as to put aside the relationship with the empire.

After all, although the Empire actually took advantage of this meeting. But what about the many secrets of the Empire that can be leaked? Otherwise, wouldn't the Empire's preparations for so long be in vain?

"Damn the Americans and the British, they are so shameless that they dare to force the empire to give up the construction of the 'Pangu-class' battleship, which is clearly interfering in the internal affairs of the empire!" After reading the report, a young student couldn't help but scold.

"What are the ministers sent to the United States for? Why sign such a treaty? Part-time jobs are traitors. "There are radical people who even have such views.

Of course, the vast majority of people think that the situation is stronger than people, although the empire has become stronger and stronger over the years, but compared with the Western powers, there is still a big gap, especially Britain and the United States, the two most powerful countries in the world, united to put pressure on the empire, how can the empire hold on? As a last resort, the only way to agree to the conditions of these foreign devils is to agree.

"Alas! The current empire is still not strong enough! Otherwise, those foreign devils would not dare to bully us like this. A young man said. His eyes were full of anger and helplessness.

"Father. I decided, I was going to join the army. The empire is now facing oppression from foreign enemies, and war could break out at any time. I'm going to do my part for the Empire. A young man who had just graduated from college said.

"Son, what nonsense are you talking about? What army to join? What kind of battles to fight? You finally graduated from college, and you can stay at home and inherit our family business, that's the right thing. "When I was a father, I was in a hurry. Though. He has more than one son, but what he values most is this eldest son who is smart and studious and has just finished college. I'm still waiting for this son to carry forward the family business! If he is allowed to join the army, then isn't his calculation in vain? How can this be done?

"Father, if everybody thinks like this to you, what should our country do? Don't worry, my son is blessed with a great life, and he will definitely return home in the future. "My son is very firm.

No way, this young man who could have inherited a huge family business. Or stand up and join the Empire* army, for the future of the empire and the nation, to fight against the vicious enemy. It is precisely because there are thousands of such people that the rise of the empire is no longer an empty word. Only then can the Chinese nation regain its position at the top of the world in the future.

"Down with the Americans! Protest against the Americans' interference in our internal affairs, the Americans get out of China! ”

Outside the U.S. Embassy. The angry Chinese nation held up slogans and pulled banners. Slogans of protest were shouted, and the U.S. Embassy was surrounded by water. Ambassador Shulman, who has just been appointed US ambassador to China for just over half a year and has only been briefed for three months, has a somewhat ugly face. Standing in the room on the second floor of the embassy, he looked through the window at the angry Chinese people outside the embassy, as if he could clearly feel their anger. In order to avoid conflicts. He has already ordered the people in the embassy not to go out. At the same time, the guards in the embassy also entered a state of emergency combat readiness. I also called the police station in Yanjing City. A pair of riot police officers were on duty outside the embassy, which made the protesting Chinese people very excited. But nothing drastic was done. Otherwise, the embassy is attacked, that ship is certain.

"These Chinese, it's just too barbaric, how can they surround our embassy at every turn? Don't they know that the embassy is equivalent to the territory of the United States of America? In doing so, they are clearly undermining the relationship between our two countries. The secretary of the embassy complained. This secretary left over from the previous ambassador, Ambassador Schulman did not like it a little, and always chattered like that. When he gets used to it, he'll definitely be replaced.

In addition, the reaction of these Chinese is not incomprehensible. Didn't he get the news that the Chinese Embassy in the United States was also protested by the American people some time ago? It can be seen that it is very common for embassies to be protested.

"These Chinese may really be awakened. Is it right that we are uniting with Britain to put pressure on them this time? Obviously, these Chinese have developed a deep hatred for the United States. If the Chinese emperor had ordered war against the United States, these ignorant people would have raised their hands in favor. At the thought of this, Ambassador Schulman shuddered. Under the circumstances, it would be very unwise for any country to attempt to go to war with a power like the Chinese Empire.

"Hopefully, the Japanese can defeat the Chinese." Otherwise, all our efforts will be in vain. Ambassador Schulman said secretly. This time, the United States has offended China severely. Isn't their purpose to weaken China's strength as much as possible and give Japan an opportunity? If Japan can seize this opportunity and defeat the Chinese navy in one fell swoop, then the whole situation will be reversed. But if Japan loses, then the situation in the entire Far East and even the Western Pacific will be irreversible. Unless the United States declares war on China, the two countries will fight to the death in the Pacific.

"Your Excellency, the Japanese Empire will surely win. They are about to have the 'Yamato-class' battleships. And the Chinese did not. Although the number of capital ships of the Chinese is large, they are simply vulnerable in front of the 'Yamato-class' battleships. The final victory must belong to Japan. The secretary swore an oath. If it weren't for the fact that he was a white-skinned, blue-eyed Caucasians, Schulman would probably have thought this guy was Japanese.

"I hope so." Ambassador Shulman muttered.

The British Embassy is now experiencing the same problems as the US Embassy, and countless angry Chinese people are gathering outside the embassy to express their protest against the UK. In this regard, the British ambassador to China, Sir Jurdian, has become accustomed to it. As a China expert, he has encountered such a situation many times during his tenure. On the contrary, he believes that Britain is extremely correct in choosing to work with the United States to suppress China this time.

"The Chinese are developing too fast, and if we don't find a way to contain them, then the whole world will return to their shadow." The Chinese have been the largest country on earth for thousands of years. Now that they have finally begun to decline, they can't be allowed to rise again. Otherwise, it would be a disaster for the whole world. Sir Jurdian said secretly.

Sir Zhu Erdian has been in China for more than 20 years. He knows more about China than any foreigner. This is a huge ancient country with development potential that other countries do not have. Although, since the Opium Wars, this ancient country has weakened and become the object of the slaughter of the great powers. However, it has only been a few decades for them to rise once again to become one of the world's top powers. If China is allowed to continue to develop, Sir Jurdian believes that the world hegemony of the British Empire will definitely change hands soon, and it is very likely that the Chinese will replace the British Empire as the world hegemon.

Therefore, Sir Zhu Erdian once suggested that Britain should try its best to curb the development of the Chinese Empire, which is the best interest for Britain. Unfortunately, the indecision of the British cabinet, coupled with the outbreak of World War I, has deprived them of their best chance to contain China. Now China's development has become a trend that cannot be lost.

The anger of the Chinese people has been successfully ignited, and they have expressed their anger and protest against the Western powers in various ways, and protested in embassies and consulates everywhere, which is only the most basic. Under the deliberate guidance of the imperial government, these people began to refuse to buy foreign goods. Whether it is American or British goods, they cannot be sold, and even the French and Italians are also implicated. Their sales of goods in China have almost plummeted. On the contrary, China's domestic sales have begun to climb. This is in line with the empire's policy of expanding domestic demand and using excess industrial capacity to consume it.

Western countries are very dissatisfied with this and demand that China introduce policies to protect foreign investment in China. But China today is not a cowardly Qing government. The Chinese government directly used the spontaneous demands of these imperial populaces as an excuse to gag these guys. Originally, this was the case, the people of the empire were unwilling to buy foreign goods and supported domestic goods, and the imperial government could not issue a decree to force the people of the empire to buy foreign goods, right? I guess only a fool can do that kind of thing.

In this way, the anger of the people of the empire was well used, and in turn solved many problems for the empire. (To be continued.) )

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