Chapter 364: Declare War!
Cassini's eyelids have been jumping irregularly since yesterday, sometimes the left eyelid is jumping, and the other is changing to the right eyelid, which is said to be a very bad sign in Huaxia. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info At noon today, he really welcomed a pair of uninvited guests, and the British minister Ogner brought Dr. Tian of the Great Song Dynasty to visit.
"Tian, is there really no room for maneuver? In doing so, you will escalate the conflict, and while we hope that you will be able to contain more Russian power in the Far East, it is likely that your actions will lead to a great war with consequences that no one can predict. Ogner was still making a last-ditch effort as he stood in front of Cassini's residence, trying to persuade Timbuz to give up the diplomatic letter in his possession.
"Mr. Minister, this is a joint decision of the Council and His Majesty the Emperor. The secret treaty signed by Tsarist Russia and the Manchus was tantamount to a declaration of war on us, and we had no choice but to face it. They have slandered our return to our homeland as an invasion, and they have also attempted to occupy the northeast of China, which has crossed our bottom line. Huaxia is the Huaxia of the Chinese people, and we Huaxia people do not allow others to interfere in their own problems. Tian Buzi said and straightened his bow tie so that he could look more solemn in the meeting for a while.
"But there is no conclusive evidence that such a secret pact really exists, right? Could it be that you have been deceived by some forces? Tian, an all-out war will allow the Germans to reap too many benefits, which is not conducive to the Song Empire and the British Empire to maintain a consistent policy of continental checks and balances! Ogener said.
"Well, Mr. Minister, when someone else's fleet is encircling the mouth of the Thames, I don't think you will care about any continental balance. You'll see that promise sooner or later, and trust me, there are people who want to sell it for a good price. Tian Buzi insisted on sending the diplomatic letter in his hand.
After welcoming Ogna and Tian Buz into his study, Cassini asked them what kind of refreshments they needed, and although he had a premonition that the arrival of these two uninvited guests would cause unpleasant things, he still hoped that he would be able to settle everything.
"Don't bother, I am only submitting a declaration of war to you on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Empire and the Parliament, in view of your country's attempt to collude with the Manchu Qing to attack the Great Song Dynasty army in the Far East, and your country's intention to invade and occupy the territory of northeastern China, I only declare war on your country on behalf of His Majesty the Great Song Emperor and the Parliament." After speaking, Tian Buzi handed over the letter in his hand.
"A declaration of war?" Cassini couldn't believe his ears.
The territory of Russia under the rule of the Tsar spanned the two continents of Europe and Asia, since the reign of Peter the Great in the early eighteenth century, Tsarist Russia has been constantly waging wars to expand its territory, they have defeated Sweden and killed Ottoman Turkey, and now this turtle has been in the unknown island for hundreds of years of destitute empire actually dared to declare war on the great Tsarist Russia?
"Yes, we declare war on you. I need to remind you that it is important to strengthen the safety and security measures of non-diplomatic officials in your country when traveling, because this war is on all fronts. With that, he turned and left Cassini's study.
The declaration of war was not a decision made by the Killer Tian in order to do things, it was a decision made by the Interim Executive Committee after soliciting the opinions of all the people who crossed the border. Just as MissFox had previously worried that the word "cession" in the Treaty of Shimonoseki would leave a legacy for his descendants, most of the travelers were also worried that this unequal treaty, which was basically the same as the content of the Sino-Russian Secret Treaty in the original time and space history, would lead to a large amount of Chinese territory being occupied by Maozi.
Huang Xiaolei's appearance made all the traversers realize that the "Battlefield Reality Show" contract they signed before had a back door. The terms of the contract are very clear that they are on a one-way journey with a way back, but the "director team" never said that they will stay on this timeline from beginning to end, that is to say, the contract indicates that they will only not go back, and it does not say that they will not continue to move forward and continue this time and space travel on another timeline.
All reality shows are a routine, no matter how popular the show is, the audience will get bored if it plays in a scene for too long, and the most unfortunate thing is that the cross-public themselves don't know if the show they are working for now is on the rise or in a dismal operation. If the show is finally cut because of the ratings, it will be nothing more than two outcomes for the traversal.
One is to change the scene and continue the next season of the show, which is a common routine for those shows that have created high ratings.
The second is that the entire program team has been disbanded, and there will never be this show anymore. If this happens, it will undoubtedly be a relief for the traversers, who were originally prepared to prevent this. They have basically achieved that everything has a back hand, and the road has a turn. Even without the supply of the "director team", they can rely on the foundation they have laid now to slowly lead this nation to rise in the East.
But in the event of the first scenario, the prospects for this already suffering nation are not so predictable. According to Zhao Yi's speculation, even if they replaced the Manchus to rule the country, in the event that all the people suddenly disappeared, the country would immediately enter the stage of warlord chaos. There is no need to argue too much about the probability of this situation, and the history of the Republic of China in the original time and space is the best argument.
After many days of brain-burning research, several plans appeared in front of all the traversers, and one of them seemed to be the most reliable. The Great Song Empire watched everything that happened on this land as a supervisor, tried to cut off all the black hands of imperialism that tried to occupy the territory of China, and in this frenzy of imperialism to re-divide the world, squeezed out more colonies under the name of the Great Song Empire, and cultivated a pro-Chinese Chinese regime, just like Australia was to John Bull, at least in World War I and World War II, Australia still followed the suzerain, and the people also wanted to make a few Australias of their own for this ancient empire.
This is the best way that the Travelers can come up with to deal with the two situations with a probability of almost five or five, and only if the Travelers continue to operate like this, no matter what happens, this ancient empire will not be caught in the long-term warlord melee situation of the original time and space.
Let the Manchus fall along with the original history, and the force cultivated by the people must be the strongest of all the forces that hold military power after the fall of the Manchu Dynasty, and it will form a government and implement the plan formulated by the people. Even if the Crossing Crowd suddenly disappears, this force can still control the situation very well.
Of course, if the second scenario arises, and the Crossing crowd occupies a large number of colonies, it can go overseas by itself, or it can choose to annex the country, which is a plan that seems to be easy to advance and retreat at present.
If the "Sino-Russian Secret Treaty" signed by the Manchus and Tsarist Russia is implemented, it will not only give Tsarist Russia the possibility of plundering the northeast, but even Xinjiang and Mongolia will become a meal on Tsarist Russia's plate. This is unacceptable to the traversers, and this time the traversers are determined to hurt Tsarist Russia, so that it will not dare to worry about the Far East in the short term, so that it can free up its hands to go to Southeast Asia to grab territory with the foreign powers.