Negotiations between Italy and Russia on the purchase of warships are still continuing, and it is very difficult to negotiate such a major matter as the purchase of warships in two or three months. Although Russia's preparation for the purchase of Italian warships has attracted great attention, it is another incident that has caused a great sensation among the people and even governments of various countries.

In April of this year, Sir Alfred Milner, Prime Minister of the British Cape Colony, instructed the British expatriates in the Transvaal to write a letter of grievance to Queen Victoria, asking her to protect the interests of her British subjects.

Domestically, Chamberlain, the colonial minister, promoted the military treatment of the Boers. In addition, the British media also created public opinion, claiming that the Boers were peacebreakers who ignored the order of the empire. In addition, it was a high-profile claim that the British Empire would only need a "pleasant trip" to annex the two countries.

The British public, who were stirred up by the media, expressed their support for the colonial policy of the British Empire. The British Imperial Army even claimed that it would only need 10 million pounds to solve the Boers' troubles. It was the previous performance of the Boers' bravery and good fighting that made the British military decide to invest a huge sum of 10 million pounds, or 5 million would be enough.

And the ultimate reason why the British Empire was so hostile to the two Boer countries was interests.

Johannesburg was founded in 1884 when prospectors discovered the world's largest Witwatersrand gold mine (40% of the world's total gold reserves) on a remote pasture between Pretoria and the Vaal River in the Transvaal.

Profits from the gold mines and tax revenues have allowed the Transvaal Republic to grow rapidly, while the Orange Republic has also fared well on diamonds. The successive discoveries of mineral resources in the Boer countries of the two countries also attracted the greedy attention of the British.

Of course, before that, the British Empire had only used force. In 1895, Dr. Jensen, a senior employee of the South African Mining Company, led 500 South African company policemen and a few machine guns in an attempt to overthrow the regime of Paul Kryuger in the Transvaal.

As a result, all but 134 were killed, and all the rest, including Jensen, were taken prisoner. As for the riots initiated by the "Aliens Reform Committee", they were also suppressed by the police. That's right, this is the First Boer War, and that's where Wilhelm II's famous telegram came from.

Of course, after suffering a loss last time, this time the British Empire feels that relying on the police or something to do things is not reliable at all. If you want to take the two Boer republics, you still need regular troops.

As a result, the British Empire's troops began to assemble in South Africa. Of course, while preparing military means, the British Empire also wanted to make the two Boer countries that had offended the empire quickly realize their mistakes and obediently obey the orders of the British Empire by means of surrendering troops without a fight.

So in June, the last negotiations were held in Bloemfontein between Mirner, the Governor of the Cape Colony, and the President of the Transvaal Republic, Kruger, on the protection of the rights and interests of aliens.

However, the negotiations did not go well, as the Boers were unwilling to recognize the British Empire's suzerainty claims, even by reducing the period of residence for aliens to Transvaal citizenship from 14 to 5 years.

Negotiations between Italy and Russia on the purchase of warships are still continuing, and it is very difficult to negotiate such a major matter as the purchase of warships in two or three months. Although Russia's preparation for the purchase of Italian warships has attracted great attention, it is another incident that has caused a great sensation among the people and even governments of various countries.

In April of this year, Sir Alfred Milner, Prime Minister of the British Cape Colony, instructed the British expatriates in the Transvaal to write a letter of grievance to Queen Victoria, asking her to protect the interests of her British subjects.

Domestically, Chamberlain, the colonial minister, promoted the military treatment of the Boers. In addition, the British media also created public opinion, claiming that the Boers were peacebreakers who ignored the order of the empire. In addition, it was a high-profile claim that the British Empire would only need a "pleasant trip" to annex the two countries.

The British public, who were stirred up by the media, expressed their support for the colonial policy of the British Empire. The British Imperial Army even claimed that it would only need 10 million pounds to solve the Boers' troubles. It was the previous performance of the Boers' bravery and good fighting that made the British military decide to invest a huge sum of 10 million pounds, or 5 million would be enough.

And the ultimate reason why the British Empire was so hostile to the two Boer countries was interests.

Johannesburg was founded in 1884 when prospectors discovered the world's largest Witwatersrand gold mine (40% of the world's total gold reserves) on a remote pasture between Pretoria and the Vaal River in the Transvaal.

Profits from the gold mines and tax revenues have allowed the Transvaal Republic to grow rapidly, while the Orange Republic has also fared well on diamonds. The successive discoveries of mineral resources in the Boer countries of the two countries also attracted the greedy attention of the British.

Of course, before that, the British Empire had only used force. In 1895, Dr. Jensen, a senior employee of the South African Mining Company, led 500 South African company policemen and a few machine guns in an attempt to overthrow the regime of Paul Kryuger in the Transvaal.

As a result, all but 134 were killed, and all the rest, including Jensen, were taken prisoner. As for the riots initiated by the "Aliens Reform Committee", they were also suppressed by the police. That's right, this is the First Boer War, and that's where Wilhelm II's famous telegram came from.

Of course, after suffering a loss last time, this time the British Empire feels that relying on the police or something to do things is not reliable at all. If you want to take the two Boer republics, you still need regular troops.

As a result, the British Empire's troops began to assemble in South Africa. Of course, while preparing military means, the British Empire also wanted to make the two Boer countries that had offended the empire quickly realize their mistakes and obediently obey the orders of the British Empire by means of surrendering troops without a fight.

So in June, the last negotiations were held in Bloemfontein between Mirner, the Governor of the Cape Colony, and the President of the Transvaal Republic, Kruger, on the protection of the rights and interests of aliens.

However, the negotiations did not go well, as the Boers were unwilling to recognize the British Empire's suzerainty claims, even by reducing the period of residence for aliens to Transvaal citizenship from 14 to 5 years.