Chapter 1216: Sharing the Fruits of Victory
Although the war ended, some military operations did not stop. In the occupied areas of the Empire, the Imperial Army has begun to purge the resistance. Whether it is in North America or Eastern Europe, there are still many people who resist the imperial occupation in Western Europe. They organized guerrillas, shot the soldiers of the empire, and undermined the stability of the region. And the empire, naturally, needs to purge these rebels.
Especially in the British, after the capture of London, although most of the British army surrendered to the Imperial Army. However, there were still a small number of British troops who were unwilling to surrender and tried to resist stubbornly. It's just that in the face of the powerful Imperial Army, if they engage head-on, these British troops are no opponent at all. They have no choice but to hide among the common people and make trouble for the Imperial occupation forces.
Of course, in order to suppress these resistances, the Imperial army also took extremely harsh measures. All the resistors who are caught are killed. Anyone who colluded with the resistance was hanged. In addition, the empire also began to support those traitors who were willing to join the empire, allowing them to fight their own people. Under a multi-pronged approach, the British resistance was finally stopped.
After the Imperial Army took over LinkedIn, there was an extremely important task, which was to find out the wealth of the British. After the capture of London, the Imperial Army immediately seized the treasury of the British, the treasury of the royal family, and the coffers of major banks. However, to the anger of the Imperial Army, it was already empty. The British had already emptied that wealth.
For this reason, the Imperial Army began to dig three feet into the ground in Britain, and also desperately found out the wealth. But. The British had long buried their wealth in many hidden places, and the Imperial Army had to find as much a way as possible.
After the interrogation of many government officials. Finally found some clues. Some of the treasures have been found, but many of them are still missing. But. Even these guarantees found have made the Imperial Army very satisfied.
In Huaxia City, the capital of the empire, in the imperial palace, General Sun Hao, chief of the imperial general staff, and General Luo Hongtao, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, were telling Long Yufei the news of the treasures of the British. The Military Intelligence Bureau and the Army have finally found some treasures, but they are still far from the Empire's goal.
"Your Majesty, for now. We have found seventeen treasures, more than five hundred tons of gold, and other jewels and antiques. It is estimated that the total value will be more than one billion Chinese dollars. However, the British have scattered their riches, and it is difficult for us to find out the treasures. General Sun Hao, Chief of the General Staff, said a little depressed. Although, a billion Chinese dollars is already a lot. However, compared to the expectations of the Empire, it is somewhat insignificant. After all. The wealth of the British, absolutely astronomical. It's too few to find so little.
"Your Majesty, the Military Intelligence Agency is also trying to find a way to find out this information. But. The British did a good job of secrecy this time, and we tried a lot of hard work, but we could not get the exact information. General Luo Hongtao, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, also said.
"I expected that. The British will certainly hide those treasures. But. Even so, we have to find a way to dig up as much treasure as possible! Otherwise. It is likely that these treasures will be cheaper for the Prussians in the future. Long Yufei frowned. The British had long shown signs of support for the Prussians. If the Reich had not gotten its hands on these treasures, they would have gone into the hands of the Prussians. Turning into warships, cannons and empires.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Admiral Sun Hao and Admiral Luo Hongtao both nodded.
"Your Majesty, the military intelligence bureau analysis, those high-ranking officials of the British cabinet, as well as some important figures of the royal family, must know the whereabouts of these treasures. It's just that their status is special, and we can't interrogate them, otherwise, we should be able to get more treasures! Admiral Luo Hongtao said. After all, as heads of state and government, those people must know the whereabouts of the treasure.
"Well, I'll give you the authority to arrest those people. It's best not to kill anyone, though! Long Yufei said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Admiral Luo Hongtao hurriedly said. With Long Yufei's authorization, it will be much easier. Even if you can't kill those people, with the means of the Military Intelligence Agency, it is definitely not a problem to know the whereabouts of the treasure from their mouths.
Next, the military intelligence bureau set off a bloody storm in Britain, and many senior government officials and members of the royal family were arrested on charges of supporting the rebels. Even the Chancellor of the Exchequer Benjamin . Disraeli is no exception. After their arrest, the MIA tortured them in an attempt to extract the whereabouts of the treasure from their mouths.
Benjamin. Disraeli was one of the masterminds of Britain's wealth, and he naturally knew the location of many treasures. In the face of the torture of the MIA, Benjamin . While cursing the Chinese Empire, Disraeli nevertheless informed him of the location of the treasures he knew. As a direct result, the Military Intelligence Bureau dug up thousands of tons of gold and other jewelry, with a total value of more than 2 billion Chinese dollars, from more than 20 burial sites.
The wealth of the British royal family is also a key target for the empire. One by one, members of the royal family were arrested, and even though Queen Victoria protested many times, in front of the imperial occupation forces, she was no longer the queen of the world's first power, but just a prisoner. Even the Queen's husband, Prince Albert, was arrested, and eventually obtained a lot of treasure from their mouths.
As a result, the wealth plundered by the imperial army from Britain has totaled more than five billion Chinese dollars. Of course, everyone knows that this is only a small part of the wealth that the British have hidden. But it is almost impossible to take away all the wealth of the British. For this reason, the Empire had no choice but to plunder more wealth from the British. For example, at the negotiating table. As the victor, the Empire could justifiably demand war reparations from Britain. If the British did not want to be occupied forever, then they had to agree to the Empire's conditions and willingly hand over the hidden treasure to the Empire.
Not only England, but also the extinct Russia and France, as well as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Kingdom of Italy, could not escape this fate.
Although the war is over, the victorious countries have already picked up the knife and are ready to share this gluttonous feast.
In Berlin, the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia, King Wilhelm I is holding a royal council. Wilhelm I was red-faced, and the war finally ended, which lasted for a year and overwhelmed the Kingdom of Prussia. Fortunately, it's finally harvest time. Next, it was time for the Kingdom of Prussia to reap the dividends of the war.
"Your Majesty, the Chinese have occupied Britain, and their armies have begun to collect wealth everywhere in Britain. According to the information we have received, many important ministers of the British government and members of the royal family have been arrested by the Chinese in order to plunder more wealth from the British! "Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck said.
"Those greedy Chinese, they are blatantly plundering the wealth of the entire Western world!" The smile on William I's face vanished cleanly. The Kingdom of Prussia had offered to join the coalition against the British. However, it was rejected by the Chinese Empire. Not only that, but the Chinese Empire also sent a navy to blockade the North Sea, so that even if the Kingdom of Prussia wanted to intervene in the British war, it could not do anything. Now, seeing the Chinese frantically plundering those riches in England, how could William I be calm?
"Your Majesty, the Chinese are powerful, they have a strong navy. There's nothing we can do about it. However, the plundering of wealth by the Chinese in Britain will also provoke resistance and hatred among the British. In the future, the British will definitely be even more hostile to China. That's a good thing for us, too! "Foreign Secretary Albrech. Feng. Ron said.
William I nodded, but was still a little unwilling in his heart.
"Count Moltke, how's our navy going?" William I asked. If the Kingdom of Prussia had also had a strong navy, perhaps this would not have been the case.
"Your Majesty, having received help from the British, our naval development program is proceeding in an orderly manner. When the war was completely over, the construction of the first battleship designed by us with the help of the British would be able to begin! Count Moltke said.
In fact, the first battleship that the Prussians were going to build next was to take the blueprints of the British's 'Nile-class' battleships and make minor changes, and then directly began to build them. However, it was not so easy for the Prussians, who had never built such powerful warships, to really build a 'Nile-class' battleship. After all, the navy of the Kingdom of Prussia before was only a few small warships. And the displacement of the 'Nile-class' battleships has already reached 20,000 tons. Without the help of the British, the Kingdom of Prussia would not have dared to think about it at all. Now, however, they can finally fulfill their naval dreams.
"Your Majesty, the war is over, and we can lift the state of war of the country. So that the country and the people can be restored. In addition, negotiations with the defeated countries should begin as soon as possible. The interests that we plundered through the war need to be clarified in the way we signed the treaty. "Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck said. The Kingdom of Prussia, as the second strongest power in the alliance after the Chinese Empire, must have obtained a lot of benefits in the post-war negotiations. (To be continued......)
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