"Prime Minister Cecil, some members of our parliament are privately discussing whether we can use Hong Kong to exchange some terms with the Chinese, and then let us get some benefits in terms of trade. Some parliamentarians were talking in secret, and then they were discussing whether it would be better for our British Empire to exchange some commercial concessions with the Chinese through Hong Kong, which had become of little use. British Prime Minister Cecil's secretary said.

Cecil's face darkened, of course he knew that the lower house of the parliament was only here for secret discussions, and did not really propose a bill. But Cecil knew that it would not be long before the councillors discussed it privately, and they would probably formally introduce the bill. Most of the bills have to be discussed, and then those parliaments will force themselves, the prime minister, to make decisions and implement them. However, this Cecil obviously knows the problem here, and this Hong Kong is actually imperative for the Chinese.

"What the hell are those businessmen thinking?" Cecil said angrily.

And Cecil's secretary smiled bitterly and said: "Your Excellency, the people who are in private this time are all people who have a lot to do with those exporters, and they often accept political contributions from those merchants, so they think they should be speaking for those merchants." Their exporters, especially those in the textile industry, and many other merchants of industrial products, are heavily dependent on the export trade for their commercial profits. They now need China, a market of 400 million people, which is more than all of us in Europe. Although the purchasing power is relatively poor, there are many people. And they are now in the stage of economic development, and the people have begun to gradually accumulate savings, and they are buying a lot of things. ”

"At present, China is in a period of economic development, and many people need a lot of things. So they think this is an emerging market, even better than the market of the past Manchu era. Their working class has begun to expand rapidly, and they have a lot of demand, so they think it should be a good market to make money. ”

"The Chinese government controls the market, and although the Chinese government has imposed a lot of tariffs, it has not completely closed them down, so there are still a lot of profits. Now the Chinese are at odds with us because of the Hong Kong issue, so the Chinese government uses the Hong Kong issue as an excuse to force domestic businessmen to stop their dealings with our British Empire. Even according to this trend, the Chinese market may be cut off at any time. Many of the products of our British Empire are in surplus, and if we can't have such a huge market as China to digest, then a large number of products cannot be sold, and factories and enterprises will have problems. Even many textile workers have to lose their jobs because of this, and China's huge market, even if they only eat a part of it, is enough to feed our tens of thousands of textile workers. The same is true for all industries and industries, basically the Chinese market can determine the employment of more than 200,000 workers in our British Empire, so we have to pay attention to it. ”

"Now that the Chinese government controls the Chinese market, they can close the country without saying a word and not do business with us. They can even give our orders directly to people in other countries, so that we can say that the loss is too great. China's market cake is really too big, with a population of 400 million! Even if they have just developed there, even if they have the Chinese government in control of the country, even if they collect a lot of taxes, it is a huge economy with a population of 400 million. I'm afraid I can only eat one percent, or even one thousandth, of the fat flowing oil. So they are so many people in the market. So of course they are tempted, and anyone will be tempted by such a huge market. ”

"Therefore, they think that the value of Hong Kong is not very large, so it is better to exchange some commercial terms with the Chinese, so that we may all be able to get more benefits."

These British businessmen don't care about politics, they just care about making money. Even they think that Hong Kong has long become a chicken rib, Wang Guorui's navy has already controlled the South Seas, and Wang Guorui has completely controlled the Strait of Malacca in the South Seas, and Wang Guorui can actually close the Strait of Malacca at any time if necessary. As for Hong Kong, it has long become a dispensable enclave, and such an enclave is no longer of much value. Neither the economic nor the strategic value is almost none, and the British occupy this small piece of Hong Kong, which is actually useless at all.

Rather than continue to occupy it like this, continue to have bad relations with China, and then affect business, they must be willing to exchange this doomed Hong Kong for some commercial benefits, so that they may be able to get more benefits. While Hong Kong is still there, hurry up and talk to the Chinese in exchange for some commercial benefits, otherwise if China really directly occupies Hong Kong, then I am afraid that this will really expire. If you don't play cards, do you keep them stink?

"Your Excellency, news has just come from Hong Kong that the Chinese are not only shelling from the sea, but have even sent an army artillery regiment to carry out shelling. Then an infantry battalion of their army had already begun to enter the New Territories section. Then they have already begun to advance on our main island of Hong Kong, and may launch a large army to invade at any time. The Governor of Hong Kong asks for a decision to be made as soon as possible, and if China continues to attack, will we declare war on China? Moreover, after the declaration of war, do we fight in real or fake fights. ”

Cecil is also under a lot of pressure, because it doesn't seem like a good option anyway. If it is to keep Hong Kong, it will definitely not work. If the Chinese take advantage of this time to completely occupy Hong Kong, then will they declare war with China for this Hong Kong, which has little value? And whether to really start fighting after the declaration of war, or whether to declare no war is also a question. If the war really starts after the declaration of war, it will be more than worth the loss for Britain, because as long as a British general with a mature IQ knows that it is impossible to defeat China, especially if he fights across a continent, it is a joke.

But if you declare no war, it doesn't make sense. Because even if war is declared, China can cut off their production and trade with the British at any time. The market of 400 million people of the Chinese is really a fat meat, and anyone has to be moved. With such a huge market, who can not be tempted? If anyone is not tempted, it is a fake. Those British businessmen who live on export trade will naturally not support a war against China, especially if a war with China starts, then they British will not be able to obtain enough benefits, and then they will definitely make China completely and decisively cut off trade, so those capitalists will definitely not do it.

So no matter how you choose, it's going to be problematic.

"What should we do? Are we going to declare war on China? Cecil also had a headache.

And Cecil's secretary next to him didn't dare to answer, this kind of thing was not something he could say, and even Cecil himself couldn't solve it. Attacking a country that is also a big country is not something they can solve on their own. The capitalists in the parliament regard economic interests as much more important than political interests. And those capitalists want to exchange Hong Kong and China for some economic and trade concessions, so that they can better reap the benefits. This Hong Kong is already a "stinky man" and its value is not great, so it is understandable for them to think so.

"Your Excellency, the Chinese have begun to enter Hong Kong and have begun shelling Hong Kong. Their idea of retaking Hong Kong is imperative. So ......"

Cecil also sighed, and then said: "The power of the Chinese government is really great, and it can easily manipulate those businessmen, and those businessmen are oppressed in front of the government. But we'...... Ay! ”

Obviously, Cecil was also very emotional, and he was speechless about his situation. However, he also had nothing to do, because the cultural background of the East and the West was different. They may have a lot of power in China, and even ordinary people "deserve" that it is normal for the government to have a lot of power, so businessmen are nothing in front of officials. But in Europe, the capitalist is very powerful, don't look at him as a bureaucrat of the British Empire, he seems to be the most powerful person in the world, but he still has a lot of "mother-in-law" on his head. If these "mothers-in-law" don't serve well, I'm afraid they will collapse. So he was naturally very depressed, and now he didn't have anything to do. The Chinese, in particular, are imperative to reclaim Hong Kong, and if they don't agree, it will only make the situation worse.

"The Chinese government is so powerful that they can say the same. How nice it would be if we could have so much power! If I can have so much power, then I can play to make the Chinese compromise. The guy surnamed Wang said it well, he is not afraid of god-like opponents, but he is afraid of pig-like teammates! Cecil also complained.

Wang Guorui, the Chinese emperor, said a word, and the whole country had to implement it, saying that there was basically no big problem in starting a war. It's just that Wang Guorui was calm and didn't choose to go to war. But if Wang Guorui really decides to go to war, then the whole country will cooperate with him. But in Britain, it is obviously impossible to have such great power, and Wang Guorui's power also makes this Cecil feel envious, jealous and hateful! Wang Guorui is not like Cecil, there are so many "mothers-in-law" on his head! (To be continued.) )