Chapter 382: Why didn't the Eight-Nation Alliance enter the capital?
"I, the New Tang Dynasty Empire, in the United States, am seriously concerned about the riots that occurred in the Qing Kingdom not long ago!"
"I, the New Tang Dynasty Empire, hope that European countries will exercise restraint in the riots that occurred in the Qing Dynasty and not illegally interfere in the internal affairs of other countries!"
"I, the New Tang Dynasty Empire, the United States, strongly condemn the atrocities committed by European countries in the Qing Dynasty! I hope that the countries of Europe will refrain from further military action! Otherwise! Don't be unpredictable! ”
When Li Mengyang, who was in Washington, learned the news of Yang Guangren's Restoration Army, he didn't feel anything, anyway, this kind of anti-Qing struggle should have just begun, and now the Manchu Qing Dynasty is still a behemoth, it is difficult to do what it is now, but when the name of the 'Boxer' appeared in the document on Li Mengyang's desk, he couldn't sit still!
Boxers, why did this thing come out so early?
It really scared Li Mengyang a lot, he was not mentally prepared at all.
And after he learned of the appearance of this organization, Li Mengyang immediately called Li Szt over, and then a sentence.
"Hurry up! Go to the UK! ”
Why is there such a hurry? And why did you shoot Liszt going to England?
It's not in a hurry, it's really impossible not to be in a hurry!
You know, the world is still piece by piece, and the transmission of information between various continents is very slow, just talk about the Boxer Rebellion, Li Mengyang knew about it two months later, but this is already very fast, this Pacific route is becoming more and more familiar, and the speed of merchant ships is also much higher, and the propeller technology is better.
But it's also two months. According to such a time difference. So what's going to happen in the future. Can he Li Mengyang catch up?
Yes, how could he, Li Mengyang, not know that after the Boxers, there was the Eight-Nation Alliance?
And what kind of beast did the Eight-Nation Coalition do, does it need to be said? Of course, if you can do something, you can do something!
But the result still didn't work out, it was still over, or I didn't expect it to happen so fast. It's so fast that you can't do anything at all.
Yes, by the time the news of the Eight-Nation Coalition reached Washington, the Manchus had already been pressed to the ground and beaten!
There is also a problem, that is, to send the news to Britain, so that Liszt, the temporary ambassador, will go over and shout to the European powers, this matter will also take time, and ah, even if this group of European powers are stopped and shocked by your American Empire. Then their relevant orders will go to the Far East, which will also take a lot of time!
Right now. There is also good news, that is, the Suez Canal has been opened, which has greatly shortened the time for message transmission, but ......
It's been going back and forth for months!
The Great Qing Kingdom has been pressed to the ground by the Eight-Nation Alliance!
To be honest, Li Mengyang didn't know about this problem, but he really wanted to do something, he really didn't expect that the development of history was completely different from the one he was familiar with, but there was also a little good news, that is, the shouts of the New Tang Empire played some roles.
The Eight-Nation Coalition did not enter the capital!
Let's put it this way, maybe this didn't enter the capital and the empire's shouting, but maybe it does, anyway, it's not good to say, because after all, the coalition forces of those countries, as well as the government, they haven't said that the coalition forces will stop when they reach the capital, and it has something to do with the words of the American Empire.
And another point, in terms of the current world situation, the affairs of the Far East are all the affairs of their colonies in the eyes of European and American countries, and because the distance is too far, they can't completely manage it in such a timely manner. An executive order will take a few months to go, so if you don't enter the capital, it has nothing to do with your American empire, it doesn't matter......
But is that really okay?
"Dear Mr. Chase, you are truly a generous and virtuous man, and on behalf of Queen Victoria of the British Empire, I would like to express my gratitude to you, as well as my loyal wishes and thanks to His Majesty the Emperor of the United States."
"Thank you, Mr. Disraeli, for your best wishes! May God bless Her Majesty and the British Empire. ”
Chase? Disraeli?
At this time, the two men were dressed in straight dresses, and then shook hands with each other, and had signed the paperwork before, and then ......
Burst! Burst!
The sound of the camera is out!
What is this for?
To put it simply, this is a signed agreement, and the content of this agreement is that the British Empire ordered 5 of the most advanced ironclad warships in the world today from the American Empire!
Is this to buy a battleship? Britain, the British Empire, the current maritime hegemon in the world, how could they buy warships from other countries?
The reason is very simple, I was scared to pee!
Let's just say that after Earl Clarendon came back from New York, he went directly to see Queen Victoria, which is a very strange move, because Queen Victoria is usually not very in charge of government affairs, but this time the foreign secretary found the queen first.
Then it didn't take long for the news to come out that the future strongest British warship, the Agamemnon, which was still under construction at the Portsmouth shipyard, was suspended!
Hey, these two things seem to be connected......
To put it simply, after Count Clarendon saw the strength of the San Francisco in New York, he was scared enough, and then came back and attributed his failure to interfere in American affairs to that steel giant, so since such a powerful warship appeared, then the future Agamemnon, which is just an iron-clad battleship, is completely unnecessary to build again.
That's the thing, if you want to say that the ship Agamemnon, the reason why it needs to be rebuilt is because this name is very legendary, this is the ship of Nelson, the god of war of the British Navy!
The Agamemnon has sunk several times, but each time it has been rebuilt, and the last time, that is, before the tragic torpedo collision in New York Harbor, the Agamemnon is really one of the most bullish battleships in the British Navy.
You see, are the ships of our British Empire cattle or not?
This mentality must exist, but the result is more tragic, and now it is even more tragic, and there is no need to build it at all, because the power of the San Francisco, with the current level of the Agamemnon's iron-clad battleship, even if Nelson is reborn, it is estimated that there is no strength to fight.
Therefore, this shutdown is a matter of course, but Britain still has to maintain its position as a maritime hegemon, what should I do?
When Li Mengyang sent Liszt, he still arranged a deputy envoy for Liszt, that is, Salmon. Chase.
Hey, yes, it wasn't Huang Sanye last time, this time it's Mr. Chase, if you want to say that this Li Mengyang really likes to use his father-in-law......
Let's put the details first, Chase is the deputy envoy, of course, there is a great advantage, he is familiar with the law, and he used to be the finance minister, so he can talk about a lot of things.
So, let's do business.
In fact, the San Francisco is still a little worse in Li Mengyang's eyes, such as the design of the battery, most of the people are working there now, that is, there is a lift equipment to send huge warheads and gunpowder up, and the gun charge of this caliber is separated from the warhead.
Li Mengyang doesn't know very well how the gunboat's giant cannon works, but he has also watched naval battle movies, and he always feels that his ship's loading speed is not fast enough, that is to say, it is really a lot worse in terms of technology.
But now, though, this one is state-of-the-art!
Well, if your empire comes to Europe to shout, we can talk about business, and that's good.
So, Liszt denounced loudly there, and the British did not react much, it can be said that they were conniving, and under the table, everyone had a very in-depth exchange of interests, such as how to build this ship.
The first three ships were built in the American Empire, and the construction sites were the San Francisco Shipyard, the Brooklyn Shipyard, and the Rhode Island Shipyard, and Norfolk is also preparing to go to a shipyard, as for the shipyard in Brooklyn, that is where the Perry warship was built in the Black Ship Incident, and he is still the director of that shipyard......
This is a benefit, both sides have benefits, the empire has got economic benefits, and the empire is shouting internationally, that can be regarded as a bit of a role, you know, now the empire is replacing the original United States, but everyone still doesn't recognize you!
Although the trade is still being done, the British didn't say anything about it, that is, everyone doesn't think that your empire is a normal country, and everyone in Europe has such an attitude.
But this time, as soon as he shouted like this, the Eight-Nation Coalition also braked, which helped the empire's international status to some extent, although many European powers also stood up and said, we don't fight down because of you......
But the empire has done this, and Li Mengyang has done his best to reduce the tragedy to a minimum, so how did the Qing court react?
"In the affairs of my Great Qing Dynasty, I absolutely do not allow those people who are not individualized to make irresponsible remarks!"
This is the voice of Cixi!
To be honest, this voice is really a bit of a dog biting Lu Dongbin's feet, and it's really a little annoying. We've helped you here, but you don't appreciate it, hey~
But however, Li Mengyang didn't care too much about this matter, anyway, he felt that what he was doing was beneficial to our nation and country, not for you Manchu!
And after Cixi said this, she also said some other things.
"Reform of the Great Qing Congress! It will definitely be reformed! ”
This reform will definitely not be an economic reform, but an institutional reform, so what kind of reform is this reform?
Also, why would Cixi agree to such a reform? (To be continued......)
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