If it is a high mountain, under the clouds and mist, this may be a beautiful view.

Perhaps many people have fantasized about climbing a mountain and then looking at the clouds under their feet, which is like a fairyland, and they are the immortals who live above the clouds.

At least in childhood, Yan Shao had fantasized about one day running to a high enough mountain to experience the feeling of being surrounded by clouds―――――― of course, at that time, Yan Shao still believed that people would never fall down when they stepped on the clouds.

And then...

Yan Shao grew up, and later, he would only recall these things by chance.

Despite the clouds surrounding the peaks, it is a beautiful sight. But on the other hand, if a city is shrouded in mist, I'm afraid it will be in big trouble...

In fact, as beautiful as it may look like, it can actually be a big nuisance for the people who live in that city. Especially for some elderly people, after all, if you can make a city shrouded in clouds, it means that the city is humid enough, and for many people, rheumatism is a very deadly thing.

In addition, some clothes that are dried seem to be very troublesome.

But these are actually nothing, what really hurts is that in addition to the naturally formed clouds, there are other smoke mixed in, just like the current one...

London.

Although the previous war had a significant impact on the city, there is no doubt about it. Compared to countries on the European continent such as France, London is much better. Its losses in the war were among the major participating countries. I am afraid that it is far stronger than Germany, far stronger than France, not to mention Tsarist Russia, which collapsed in this war.

As once said, although Germany was a defeated country, the flames of war never burned to Germany itself, but Britain and France, although they were victorious countries. But in fact, the war had always taken place in their homes, which also caused great losses to the Allies―――――― and from this point of view, the Germans would have been so annoyed after losing the war. And not without reason.

Moreover, the fact that the war was fought on the territory of the victorious country, but in the end it was the surrender of oneself is probably rare in history.

Nature. Unlike in France, where the war continued to reach Paris. As for Britain, because of its distance from the European continent, it has an extremely powerful navy, and the English Channel, it is basically difficult for the German army to threaten Britain.

If they wanted to strike at the British mainland, the only option available to the British was the airboat force, which was the so-called bombing. Of course. The bombing effect of this kind of Cheng dù is certainly not very good, but it is still no problem to create some panic and cause some damage.

However, it is clear that this panic and loss could not affect the determination of the British. So despite the great cost, in the end the British and French persevered and won the war.

Perhaps because of the very little impact of the war, and London's status as the world's financial center, the impact of the war on the city has almost disappeared more than a year after the end of the war.

What has not dissipated, in addition to the cold and damp climate of the city, I am afraid that there are only thick clouds and fog that often envelop the city so that the sun cannot cast ―――――― the fog, which is another name for London, England.

However, unlike those natural clouds, London's smog is very dangerous. Because as an industrial city, the smog here is combined with the smoke emitted in the city to produce great toxicity...

In fact, one only has to think about the fact that coal was the main way of heating in this era, and you can imagine what the smoke emitted would be. And the natural smoke mixed with this smoke poses an unprecedented danger to people.

Especially in the 1950s, this toxicity reached its peak...

Beginning on December 5, 952, an inversion layer enveloped London, and the city was at the center of high pressure, with both vertical and horizontal air movements halting, and the air was silent and windless for several days. At that time, London mostly used coal-fired heating in winter, and there were many coal-fired power stations in the city. Due to the effect of the inversion layer, gases and pollutants such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and dust from coal combustion accumulate over the city, causing foggy weather for several days.

Due to the impact of toxic fog, not only were a large number of flights canceled, but even cars had to turn on their headlights when driving on the road during the day. Outdoor concerts were also canceled because people could not see the stage.

According to records, a cattle exhibition was being held in London at that time, although it is not clear what cattle were on display (after all, it was the era of mechanization at that time, and farming was basically carried out by tractors, and it was actually cows that were actually exhibited?). But before man, nature's dullest creature, had yet to notice anything, the cattle on display were the first to react to the smoke.

Of the 350 cattle that participated in the war at that time, 52 were poisoned, and 14 were dying, one of them died on the spot.

Soon the citizens of London also reacted to the poisonous fog, many people felt breathless, eyes stinged, and the number of patients with respiratory symptoms such as asthma and cough increased significantly, and then the death rate increased sharply, according to historical records, from December 5 to December 8 in four days, the death toll in the city of London reached 4,000. According to post-mortem statistics, during the week of the smog event, the mortality rate for people over 48 years old was three times the usual rate, and the death rate for people under one year old was twice as high as usual, and during the week, 704 people died of bronchitis, 281 people died of coronary heart disease and 244 people died of heart failure in the city of London. There were 77 TB deaths, 9.5, 2.4, 2.8 and 5.5 times higher than in the previous week, respectively, in addition to a significant increase in the incidence of respiratory diseases such as pneumonia, lung cancer and influenza.

After December 9. The toxic fog gradually dissipated due to the weather, but within two months, nearly 8,000 more people died of respiratory diseases as a result of the smoke incident.

It is precisely because he knows the terrible smog in London that Yan Shao does not like to come to London very much, even when the Versailles Peace Conference is over, he went to London to visit Wèn. Yan Shao also did not stay in London for too long, and it can even be said that Yan Shao's stay in London was definitely the shortest compared to the time spent in several other countries.

Anyway, though. After all, it will take a while for that smoke killing incident to happen, and even with the influence of Yan Shao's crossing, it will probably take a while to reach that Cheng Dù.

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In the Prime Minister's office, after finishing the document at hand. George? Lloyd got up from his chair. He stretched his waist, then walked to the window, opened it, and took a deep breath along with the mist―――――― obviously, he didn't know what the clouds outside meant, and if he knew that the clouds contained a very large amount of poisonous mist, he probably wouldn't have done it.

Or maybe he wouldn't have had the guts to do it.

He didn't know that, though. So he did, and he seemed to be having a lot of fun.

In fact, he did have reason to be happy. Because he has already become the prime minister of this country for a while. And the reason why this is so has a lot to do with the fact that he led Britain to victory in this war.

Although Britain paid a lot in this war, especially in terms of debt, it reached more than 7 billion pounds, almost equivalent to the British government's fiscal revenue for five or six years―――――― by 1920, the British government's fiscal revenue had reached 1.4 billion pounds, which can almost be said to be the highest fiscal revenue in decades.

Of course, this is not without a cost, and the reason is simple: because at the outbreak of the war, Britain's fiscal revenue was only 220 million pounds, in other words, the British government's fiscal revenue has increased almost sixfold to nearly sevenfold in these years.

It is conceivable that, under normal circumstances, no matter what, a country's fiscal revenues would not have increased so much, unless something special happened.

And the reason why the British government has grown so fast is very simple, that is, during the war, in order to be able to meet the needs of Britain for the whole war. The British followed the example of the Japanese, imposing a large amount of taxes and squeezing domestic resources, which were used to fill the loopholes of the war.

If it weren't for that, how could the British have held out.

Similarly, if there were no such large revenues, the British would not have collapsed after the war―――――― owing billions of pounds, if it was before the war, it would be almost equivalent to decades of British government revenue, and such a large debt would have been enough to completely collapse Britain. 】

In fact, in the first year of the war, Britain's revenues were only £220 million, and in the year before the war it was only £180 million. By the following year, 1915, the British government's revenues had risen to £337 million, the following year to £573 million, in 1917 to £700 million, and in 18 years £889 million.

In 1919, the British government's revenues reached 1.34 billion pounds, and finally in 1920, 1.4 billion pounds―――――― of course, this year is not over.

However, this 1.4 billion is not only the highest peak in this period, but also the highest peak for a long time in the future.

The British government had no choice but to increase its tax collection because it needed enough money to support him in the war. So although there is no way, the British government can only use guò to collect the money that Britain has plundered from the world over the past hundreds of years to support the war that ruined Britain's position.

But when the war is over, it seems unnecessary to do so.

So with the end of the war, the British government also lowered its revenues in this area.

How to put it...

In 1920. The British government's fiscal revenue is 1.4 billion, which is the peak of Britain in recent years. But by the following year, in 1921. The British government's revenues were reduced to 1.1 billion, and in 1922 to 900 million.

After that, from 1923 to 1930, except for 1924, when the British government's fiscal revenue was reduced to 700 million, the rest of the time was basically 800 million pounds―――――― even that, it can actually be counted as 800 million pounds, because the British government's fiscal revenue that year was 799 million pounds...

(The information in my hand is missing from 31 to 36 years, so it is likely that the next few years will be really 800 million)

Until 1937. Britain's fiscal revenues climbed to £900 million for the first time, $100 the following year, and $1.1 billion the next. By 1940, it had climbed to 1.4 billion. In 1941, the British government's revenue suddenly climbed to $2.1 billion. One can imagine how much the war stimulated fiscal revenues.

It's a pity that this kind of revenue may be astronomical in peacetime. But during the war it was nothing at all...

So...

In the end, the British were still heavily indebted. Although it was not easy to win the war, in the end, he still lost everything, and by the way, he paid an American to be the world hegemon.

Naturally, this time, Yan Shao will definitely not let the Americans sit in this position again, because he intends to let China sit in this position as well. This can be regarded as more than 100 years ahead of schedule.

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Although the situation in the UK is actually very bad at the moment, especially when you consider the debts that the UK is currently carrying. But the United Kingdom is in a bad position with other European countries, such as France, which is also saddled with billions of dollars in foreign debt.

And on the other hand. The British rivals on the European continent were defeated by two (Germany and Russia) at a time, and one (France) was also severely damaged, and the environment could not have been better for the British!

Of course. It would have been better without the competition of the United States on all fronts, and the threat posed by China to Britain in East Asia...

In fact, if that happens, even if Britain is hit hard, it will be worth it, after all, these so-called wounds can be recovered. And with the main opponents already broken, it's easy to recover from these wounds...

"However, at least in Europe, there will be no trouble for a short time..."

Thinking so, George? Lloyd's seemed much more comfortable.

Although the Soviet Russia, which is entrenched in Eastern Europe, seems to be very annoying. But George? Lloyd's, however, was not at all concerned that it would threaten Britain, because the doctrine of the Russians had long been decided, and it was difficult for them to have friends all over the world.

Because now almost all major countries are encircling Soviet Russia.

Even if it is impossible to completely eradicate Soviet Russia from Russian soil, the 'epidemic prevention circle' built by Britain and the United States in Eastern Europe can prevent and avoid the spread of Soviet Russia's red doctrine.

As for the Chinese side, George? Lloyd's is less worried.

Although MI6 seems to have some unclear relations with Soviet Russia, and there are some unclear issues in private―――――― in fact, this can be seen from the fact that there has been no head-on conflict between China and Soviet Russia so far.

Neither Britain nor other countries are stupid people, they may not be able to see it at first, but after a long time, if they still can't see it, then they are really in this world for nothing.

It's just that because they don't have any tangible evidence, they can't say anything, and because they need China, they can only turn a blind eye to some aspects.

But despite the fact that China's relations with Soviet Russia were very **, George? Lloyd's, however, was not at all worried that they would stand together.

The reason is also very simple, because in the eyes of Soviet Russia, the regions of Siberia and Central Asia, which are now occupied by China, should have been their lands.

Now there may be some ** between them, but as long as this fundamental problem is not resolved, then it is absolutely impossible for the two to be united. George? Lloyd's believes. As long as Soviet Russia has enough strength, it will definitely want to retake the stolen land from China, correspondingly. China, however, will never give up its hand.

So George? Lloyd's doesn't have to worry about China at all, because China is definitely more attentive to this issue than the European countries.

As a matter of fact, several countries on the European side now spend much more energy on intrigue than on guarding against Soviet Russia. On the other hand, China is single-mindedly guarding against Soviet Russia.

From George? Lloyd's information shows that the Chinese government is now in the Ural Mountains and on the border with Kazakhstan. Build a long but extremely strong line of defense.

Hundreds of thousands of troops were deployed on this line of defense.

Although the number of these armies seems to be a little small compared to the huge army of more than five million in Soviet Russia. But just think of the population that China is moving towards Siberia and the Kazakh provinces. Considering its mobilization capacity, it only needs to be done at the end of the relocation project, and in the event of a real war, China can mobilize the population in this area. I'm afraid it won't be much less than the Russian army...

Besides. There is also China's Second Five-Year Plan, which also focuses on Kazakhstan and the Urals. It is conceivable that in five years' time, China's rule in these two regions will be completely consolidated...

At that time, Soviet Russia was trying to drive the Chinese out of this land, but it was not an easy task.

And this is also George? One of the most annoying things for Lloyd's is that it is not a pleasant thing to watch his opponents continue to grow.

Other than that, I have to say George? Lloyd's is also a lucky guy. Because his prime minister did not end even after the end of the war. Not like Churchill, as it is well known. Britain's war with Nazi Germany was led by Churchill, and whatever happened beforehand, it was precisely because of Churchill's relationship that Britain held out until victory.

In the same way, Churchill can by no means be said to be an incompetent man, at least he saw the role of tanks very early on. In addition to this, before the outbreak of the Second World War, Churchill was also the only one who did not advocate appeasement.

Perhaps it was because of this relationship that Churchill would take his place when Chamberlain came down.

But even after these outstanding contributions, when the war ended, Churchill was confident that he could win the election by virtue of his victory, but he suffered the greatest Waterloo of his life.

As the main leader of the Second World War, and the man who led Britain to victory, Churchill lost the election...

In the end, Churchill himself had to laugh at himself. "To be ungrateful to their great men is the mark of a great nation..."

It should be noted that this sentence was not uttered by Churchill himself, but by someone else's words, but the meaning is very clear.

Naturally, we all know that after Churchill said that, the world will no longer belong to the era of 'great nations who are ungrateful to great men'. Rather, it belongs to those peoples who remember the great people or who are deeply aware of their mistakes, such as Germany, which has completely woken upside down, although it is no longer as powerful as it used to be, but it is one of the healthiest countries in Europe economically, and at the same time it is unifying Europe in another way.

And France, which has always remembered the exploits of Charles de Gaulle, although it may not be good compared to the past, but France is the most independent country in the whole of Europe. At the same time, with the cooperation of Germany, it is easy to say that the EU was finally established―――――― although now it seems that there are too many people who have dragged their feet in the first place.

In addition, there is Russia, although whether Stalin's beard is considered meritorious, this is really difficult to say, and it is even more difficult to say whether he is a great man or not. But it is undeniable that Soviet Russia did win under the leadership of Stalin.

Then there is the United States, with a series of exploits, especially the exploits of World War II, Roosevelt achieved great success, and at the same time had great prestige in the United States.

And it was these two countries that eventually succeeded in dominating the second half of the twentieth century.

And then there was China, regardless of the evaluation of those two figures at the time, that is, the one who had been a Holy Lance nun and a headmaster. As well as the librarian and salaried worker, at least one thing is certain, and that is that these two will still be remembered by many people in later generations. Especially the one in the back, who created the great scene of the librarian profession, and thus became the greatest of library fashion...

At the same time, although the country has experienced many things in the coming period, some of them are extremely dark. Some bordered on despair, but in the last period of the twentieth century, the country managed to stand on its feet. And at the beginning of the twenty-first century, it became one of the most powerful countries on the planet.

On the other hand, Britain, a great nation willing to be ungrateful to great men, became an equally great man in the twentieth century......... -stirring sticks...

When it came to Yan Shao's time. People's impression of the United Kingdom. Aside from football hooligans, dark cuisine, and David Beckham, there are only a handful of left.

Uh-huh, and King Arthur, and Law? Luo wait, anyway, is it always an old imperialist country, there will always be something at the bottom of the box...

However, compared to the empire on which the sun never sets, this great nation seems a little ......... Embarrassed?

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And then...

"........." There was a rhythmic knock on the door. Interrupted George? Lloyd's thoughts.

After barely getting himself out of his thoughts, George? Lloyd looked in the direction of the door. Then said lightly. "Come in..."

With permission, a young man pushed open the door, walked in from the outside, and then faced George? Lloyd nodded and spoke. "Mr. Prime Minister, this is a telegram from China just now, sent by Ambassador Zhu Erdian, saying that there is something urgent to teach you..."

"Oh?"

Hear the words of the young man, George? Lloyd was momentarily stunned, but he quickly reacted, and at the same time took the telegram from the young man's hand, and flipped through it.

He still attaches great importance to the information provided by Zhu Erdian, after all, China is no longer as irrelevant to Britain as it used to be. What's more, Zhu Erdian has lived in China for many years, and there are many relationships there, so maybe he will know something important―――――― which is why Zhu Erdian has not been changed positions over the years.

Zhu Erdian used to be a close friend of Yuan Shikai, and he had a very large network of relationships in China, and the former Beiyang system had a certain relationship with him. Even now, Zhu Erdian sometimes meets with Yuan Shikai and chats or something.

On the other hand, because the current Beiyang system has a strong force in the national government, Zhu Erdian's network has not lost his value because of the establishment of the new government.

On the contrary, because of the relationship between the new government, the value of Zhu Erdian has been greatly increased.

Otherwise...

Before the establishment of the new government, no matter how much the Chinese value themselves, China is only a secondary region for the UK, and the real center of gravity for the UK is Europe, India, Australia and Canada in Australia and North America!

This place in China, in the past, was quite suitable for retirement.

But now, as China's power grows, although it is not yet comparable to Britain in terms of overall strength, it is on par with Britain in many places, especially in terms of status.

Even until now George? Lloyd's could not believe how a country that was extremely poor and weak had reached the point of being on an equal footing with the Western powers in just over six years.

Yes, China may be inferior to the United States and Britain, but at least it has the strength to rival France and some other powers. And this was only achieved in six years, what if the Chinese were given some more time?

Considering that ongoing second five-year plan, George? Lloyd's mood was as bad as Zhu Erdian's.

However, this did not affect the speed of his hand when he opened the telegram, but after opening the telegram and reading it again, George? Lloyd's mood suddenly became a little bad.

Because Zhu Erdian's telegram made it very clear that not long ago, Yan Shao formally submitted to him a demand to accept all Russian interests in northern Iran.

This, apparently, affected George? Lloyd's mood.

"These damn Chinese..."

So, George? The anger on Lloyd's face was almost impossible to hide.

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At a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers. George? The gloom on Lloyd's face could barely be concealed.

Not just George? Lloyd's, even the other ministers at the meeting.

Obviously, Yan Shao's request made these people who were once high in power extremely angry.

"Those greedy Chinese. They have already obtained two-thirds of the territory of Russia and a large part of the Middle East, which is almost equivalent to a continent, and they are not satisfied, and now they have even reached out to Iran...", the minister who spoke earlier couldn't help but grit his teeth. "They're wishful thinking."

"That's right." Another minister looked at George? Lloyd, though on the surface it appears to be calm, is actually his fingers scrolling with a pen. But it has already exposed his inner mood at the moment. "We must reject this unreasonable demand of the Chinese, who have gained a lot from the recent war, if we do not give some warning. I'm afraid that their appetite will be even greater, and then things will be difficult..."

Other cabinet members agreed, arguing that China had just acquired new territory. They began to demand from the British those rights that had once belonged to the Russians in northern Iran. Undoubtedly a manifestation of greed.

If Britain continues to let go at this time, or to accommodate the Chinese, it is difficult to say whether it will encourage this greed of the Chinese. If that's the case, then things are a little more troublesome...

So...

At this time, Britain should show nothing else, but a firm enough position. Let the Chinese understand that they themselves are just a new emerging country that is not qualified to compete with the United Kingdom.

Only in this way can the Chinese be completely settled and honest.

It can also ensure that the UK is overseas. Especially in the interests of the Southeast Asian region...

"It's just—" A slight frown as a member of the cabinet looked up at the crowd. Expressed the doubts in his heart. "If you rashly refuse, will it anger the Chinese..."

As he spoke, the man made a gesture to a nearby man who opened his mouth to say something to wait for a moment, and then continued.

"In fact, we are very aware of the relationship between the Chinese and Soviet Russia, just because of many concerns, so we have not debunked it..." How did those weapons come from in Soviet Russia, and with the industrial base that Soviet Russia now has, are they capable of arming five million troops? I'm afraid it's going to be difficult..."

"In addition, there are those resistance groups in Southeast Asia, how many of them are connected to China..."

"Right now, they're relatively peaceful, but if we do that with China, will they..."

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The minister's words made everyone present ponder for a moment.

It's not that they're really afraid of China, it's just...

As the man just said, if they take a tough stance on China in this matter, it is difficult to say what the reaction of the Chinese will be.

If it's a little softer, of course, it's better, but what if it angers the Chinese in turn?

Yes, it is true that China is no match for Britain now, but this does not mean that China has no way to make some trouble for Britain.

As mentioned earlier, Soviet Russia entrenched in Eastern Europe, as well as those resistance groups in Southeast Asia, these are all weapons that China can use against Britain.

Don't underestimate these, first of all, the epidemic prevention circle arranged by the great powers in Eastern Europe is not very safe, if it were not for this, it would not be possible for Soviet Russia to break through the epidemic prevention circle in history, or even swallow it up completely.

At present, the only thing that can make Soviet Russia suffer some restrictions is probably the industry that has not yet recovered from Soviet Russia.

If this were not the case, it would not be easy to reconcile Soviet Russia.

On the other hand, if Soviet Russia had the support of China, things would probably be a little troublesome. In fact, it is not clear to those who are doing it now what exactly made China cooperate with Soviet Russia, and what made China decide to support Soviet Russia. After all, on the surface. China is also a member of the capitalist world, and it is an extremely important member.

In particular, the leader of this country can be called the largest capitalist in the world, and he should be absolutely opposed to Soviet Russia―――――― of course. This is because Yan Shao was not at the scene, otherwise Yan Shao would have clearly told them what it means that a capitalist can sell a rope that hangs himself for a profit of 300 percent.

Naturally, Yan Shao would never do such a stupid thing, but in Yan Shao's view, the benefits of cooperating with Soviet Russia are obviously higher than the risks, so cooperation will naturally become an inevitable thing.

Of course. George? Lloyd's would not have known this, so they speculated that it was likely that China had reached an agreement with Soviet Russia. For example, China provided some assistance to Russia, which promised not to invade China's newly occupied territory.

From a certain point of view, this inference is quite correct, but Yan Shao's real purpose is to set a target. So that the Great Powers can concentrate all their firepower on this target.

As for George? Lloy them. They didn't know Yan Shao's purpose, they just laughed at Yan Shao's stupidity. Because in their opinion, the first thing a strong Soviet Russia should do is probably to regain the lost territory from China.

At that time, won't China's actions be tantamount to throwing a stone in the foot?

This idea of the British cannot be said to be wrong. In fact, even in China, there are many people who think so, and Soviet Russia has always been thinking about waiting until they have enough strength. Let the Chinese pay the price.

However, in Yan Shao's view, there is a prerequisite for this. That is, Soviet Russia must first become stronger than China. And Yan Shao will never let Soviet Russia have this opportunity.

On the other hand, Southeast Asia, this is also a big problem. Because of the First World War, there is now a wave of independence in British colonies around the world, which is large in some places and small in others, and the situation is different.

However, in Southeast Asia, because of the relationship with China's backing, there are a large number of resistance groups in places such as Myanmar and the Malay Peninsula, for example. These resistance groups often attacked British institutions in the region, and because of their advanced weapons, although the British army was well trained, the losses were not small.

Naturally, despite the frequent attacks, the British did not catch any tricks, because almost all of the weapons used by the Resistance were purchased by the Resistance from the black market, and many of them were even used by the British army...

As a result, it is simply difficult to trace who is behind the scenes.

One thing is certain, however, that if there is no one behind them, the resistance groups will never have the money to buy weapons from the local area or some other area...

What's more...

On several occasions, during the encirclement and suppression operations, a large number of medium-sized weapons and equipment, including light and heavy machine guns, mortars, and grenades, suddenly appeared in the hands of those resistance groups. In addition to this, there were submachine guns and other equipment, which made the British army suffer a big loss.

However, when the British came to the door, the Chinese government presented some evidence that the equipment was privately collected on the black market, and many of them even ――――――knew how the Wehrmacht in Europe could have been equipped with so many guns and grenades.

In addition, some of the Lee Enfield rifles, although standard British equipment, have some traces of being made in China. It's just that the old one is very successful, and this always makes the British understand who is doing the ghost...

Don't look at the fact that Britain seems to be very strong at the moment, in fact, because of the First World War, Britain is now in the weakest period in history. Add to that a series of debts that the British had to bear during the war.

Add to that the wave of independence in the colonies, and now George? Lloyd, they can be said to have a headache.

If the Chinese ordered the resistance group under their control to operate, the British would definitely have a headache.

What's more, the most important point is. "Now the area controlled by the Chinese already borders northern Iran, and our power in southern Iran is not strong, even if we do not allow it, I am afraid that there may not be the power of the Chinese to stop it..."

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"Then you mean, we just acquiesced in the behavior of the Chinese?"

Hearing his colleague say this, a middle-aged gentleman next to him said with some dissatisfaction.

The others also nodded, after all, Britain has been riding on China for several years, and although it has suffered a lot of losses in the past two years, they still do not want to see China as an equal being.

"Not really," the man shook his head. We don't have to fully agree to the Chinese's request, this matter can be fully discussed with the Chinese, and finally negotiate a result that we can all accept, otherwise it is definitely not a very wise thing to have a direct conflict with the Chinese now..."

"A mutually acceptable outcome?"

Hear that, George? Lloyd's thoughtful.

In any case, no matter how resentful they are, these Britons cannot but admit the reality that Britain cannot afford the costs and consequences of a direct conflict with China.

So even they don't want to engage in a direct conflict with China if possible―――――― let alone for a small Iran.

In addition, whether the British public will support a conflict with China is also a concern for those here. No matter how high-sounding excuses they have, it is an indisputable fact that after years of war, it is difficult for the British to accept another large-scale war.

Naturally, if it had been the Germans before, they would have barely accepted it. But if there is a conflict with China for one reason or another, I'm afraid...

At least for the British, they clearly could not accept such a thing ...

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Reluctantly, albeit reluctantly, after a few meetings, George? Lloyd's decided to negotiate with the Chinese government and finally find a way to reach a condition that would satisfy both parties.

This played into Yan Shao's hands, because Yan Shao did not intend to inherit those rights and interests of Russia.

The reason is also very simple, because that little interest is not worth mentioning at all, although Iran has oil, but unfortunately, the place where it has oil is no longer in the original sphere of influence of Russia, or even in the sphere of influence of the British, but in the small remaining part of the Iranian government...

In addition, Iran itself is also a barren and okay country, since this is the case, Yan Shao naturally has nothing to like. Rather than foolishly inheriting Russian interests in Iran and then making Iran even more disgusted with China, it is better to be generous and throw away those useless interests in exchange for something more valuable...

Favor!

Although the concept of this kind of thing is somewhat abstract, and it is good to feel that this thing is not much to talk about for a weak country. But for Yan Shao, this thing is an extremely important point in the future Far East Co-prosperity Plan... (To be continued......)