London

Prime Minister William has been worried about the Tang Empire's invasion of Colombia recently, and the latest news of the construction of a 10,000-ton "Duke"-class ironclad ship has further stimulated his sensitive nerves.

"Has the Royal Navy conducted a risk assessment on this matter? In light of the current world situation, I am deeply anxious about the unusual news coming from North America. Lord William Eult Gladstone, Prime Minister of Great Britain, had a gloomy face, and a hint of irritation flashed in his eyes as he spoke.

Lord George Stephen, Secretary of the Admiralty, replied;

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, I have noticed the relevant news that the Tang State plans to build a total of 6 11,000-ton Duke series warships, which are expected to be completed and put into service in early 1880, at a rate of about one a year.

The Royal Admiralty has studied this in depth and is generally considered not to pose a challenge. This is based on the size and geography of the existing fleet of the Tang State, and I myself agree with this opinion.

Compared with the construction rate of 3~4 10,000-ton ironclad ships per year in the larger British Empire, with a total of 346 warships, the Tang State did not have the ability to challenge the Royal Fleet in the Atlantic.

On the other side of the Atlantic, no amount of loud voice can be heard.

As a leader in the world's maritime tradition, the Royal Navy is interested in seeing some emerging contenders, including the Don Kingdom, France and Germany, which will make our world's oceans more lively.

In fact

We can show concern, but for the maverick Tang State, I'm afraid it won't make much difference.

When the Prime Minister and the French secretly divided the world, they did not take into account the interests of the world powers, including the Tang Kingdom, and it is completely understandable that they reacted in some anger.

What we are seeing now should be a series of signals that should be reflected in this way. ”

Your sister...... Blame me?

The analysis of military personnel is generally more rational, there are not as many conspiracies and fancy intestines as politicians, and they will not take the threat of 10 or even 20 or 30 years from now seriously.

Hearing the Admiralty's answer, William's nose was almost crooked, but there was nothing he could do.

The Royal Navy of the British Empire is the heart of Queen Victoria, the residence of the whole United Kingdom, the glory of the British Empire, and the pride of all Britons.

Its status is high, and the Royal Navy's development strategy is not at least a few months, and the prime minister can put his beak in it, and it is extremely independent.

Seeing that no answer could be found from the Admiralty Secretary, Lord William Jurte Gladstone, the Prime Minister, turned his head to look at the Colonial Secretary William Cecil and asked; "My Excellency the Minister of the Colonies, do you have anything to say?"

"There is a word of advice, we can express our anger and dissatisfaction, but we must not interfere lightly, let alone ruin the relationship between the two countries." William Cecil shrugged his shoulders, but his words carried a lot of weight.

In this round of world economic crisis, Britain was also forced to raise customs tariffs in order to protect the domestic market, blocking the Tang Empire's various cotton cloths, canned food and various daily chemical products from the market.

The two countries have raced to raise customs tariffs and impose restrictions on each other, which has alienated the originally close relationship.

Coupled with the fact that the British and French upper echelons secretly divided the world territory, this undoubtedly made Datang extremely angry, you always have to let people vent their emotions, right?

That's the way it is, there's no need to read too much into it.

As for standing on the commanding heights of justice and justice to wave the flag for Colombia, hehe......

Don't make a fuss, wash and sleep!

The British launched foreign wars of aggression and colonization almost every year, trampled on international justice and justice, unscrupulously expanded and oppressed third world countries, and destroyed one ancient country after another.

is originally a robber with bloody hands, where does he have the face to accuse another robber?

"The British Empire must express its high concern and hope that the Tang State, as an active participant in the world order, will assume its due responsibility for maintaining regional stability and world peace, and restrain the impulse to expand colonization." The Prime Minister, Lord William Jurte Gladstone, shamelessly made a request, instructing the cabinet secretary, Robert Jr., to draft a telegram, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs actively negotiated with the Tang government, asking them to explain South American foreign policy.

Given the current poor relations between the two countries, he knew it wouldn't work, but something had to be done.

Now that the British Empire is in the glory days of Victoria, the whole world has to ask about everything, even if there is a dung truck at the door, what do you have to taste with your hands?

How can you turn a blind eye to something as big as the invasion of Colombia?

Colombia was the traditional territory of the Spaniards, and the British in South America were more focused on Suriname in the east, Cuba and Dominica in the Caribbean, and a little more economic with Brazil, Argentina and Chile, and that's it.

The South American countries of Colombia, Peru and Bolivia were themselves backward agricultural countries, with negligible amounts of foreign trade and little to no dealings with Britain.

This is because South American countries have endured hundreds of years of white colonial rule, and they are generally wary of Europeans, looking at everyone as robbers, and there is nothing good.

Of course, this also includes the Tang Empire.

These South American countries are generally closed and conservative in their foreign policies, not to mention taking the initiative to carry out trade and diplomacy with Europe, or they all have strong feelings of resistance to the unified market of South America, which is incompatible with the outside world.

The countermeasures taken by the world powers against closed and conservative countries have always been crude and direct, that is, to open the door to the market with guns......

Look at it from this point of view

The Tang Empire is an excellent student who came up with the correct answer, using standard countermeasures, there is no reason why the Europeans can do this, and I can't!

The Tang Empire

The imperial capital is Chang'an Daming Palace

The emperor drove back to Chang'an, the imperial capital after a half-year absence, in late October 1873, which simply made the people of the imperial capital look forward to it.

The conquest of Colombia to the south completely encouraged the enthusiasm of the Tang Empire, and the patriotic enthusiasm of the people was high. At the same time, there is a solipsistic atmosphere of the Celestial Empire, which is as mellow as fine wine.

From Chang'an Railway Station to Daming Palace, there were as many as 100,000 people along the way, waving the imperial flag and the royal emblem flag to welcome the holy car back to Beijing.

This kind of spontaneous grand scene of the people greatly shocked Emperor Richard, and he also deeply felt the love of his subjects.

That kind of heavy sense of accomplishment filled my chest, and for a while, I was a little dizzy.

A few days later

At the regular imperial meeting, the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, Count Dong Jie, specifically mentioned the concerns of Britain and Germany, although their priorities are different, they also need to be properly responded to one by one.

Emperor Richard did not comment on these matters, but waved his hand to move on to the next topic.

The hearts of the ministers of the cabinet were immediately bright;

The Holy One is already impatient to entertain these scenes, and the empire does not need to take into account the perception of these European powers, and just deal with it with the past with a tai chi.

The change in the attitude of the saints meant that the foreign policy of the Tang Empire gradually became tougher, and a series of changes followed.

In the midst of this, the cabinet ministers are more aware of this remarkable policy change. I couldn't help but secretly rejoice in my heart, which also indicated the strength of the empire, and everyone present was honored.

Since the founding of the Tang Empire, 27 years have passed.

Every change in imperial policy meant a further increase in power and a rapid rise in international status.

This was especially felt by the group of veterans who followed His Majesty in expanding the territory, and the gray-haired Minister of Justice, Count Juan-Carlos, who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the first government, had the most say.

From a small country on the west coast, it was repeatedly invaded by the United States of America in the early days of its founding, and was always in a precarious situation.

Over the years, step by step, I have witnessed the empire continue to expand its territory, launch one foreign colonial war after another, and finally build this huge and powerful empire, and this heartfelt pride and heavy sense of achievement overflow in my chest.

All kinds of complicated feelings were accumulated in my heart, and the moment His Majesty waved his hand impatiently, they broke out, and they were already in tears.

Count Juan Carlos's sudden burst of emotion surprised the princes and ministers who were deliberating, and they couldn't help but stop talking and turned their attention to him.

Count Juan Carlos stood up with tears in his eyes and bowed, saying; "Your Majesty, please forgive the old minister for being rude.

Looking back at the history of the 27 years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the old minister can't help but feel proud of the strength of the empire and feel extremely proud.

Lao Chen is tears of excitement, I finally saw that my Tang Empire was among the world's first-class powers, I ...... I ......"

Speaking of which

Juan Carlos was already choked up and couldn't go on, but his emotions were so strong that many of them had red eyes, and a few of them turned around and quietly wiped their tears.

Emperor Richard, who was sitting at the top, was also silent when he heard this, and after a pause, he said;

"The empire has the glorious and prosperous situation it is today, and it is inseparable from the hard work of the kings and tens of millions of subjects who work together and work together.

Juan Aiqing's feelings, I and all the ministers and workers feel the same way.

Reminiscing about the past

The achievements of today's empire inspire us to continue to forge ahead, and I hope that all Aiqing will follow in my footsteps and jointly create a new glorious chapter in the Tang Empire. ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers are willing to attach to the tail and participate in this immortal event." The ministers replied violently, and their emotions were boiling for a while.

Looking at the situation of unity in the court, Richard couldn't help but smile with relief.

As long as the Tang Empire maintains such a spirit, and the court is united, why worry that the empire is not thriving?

He now has a very relieved feeling that the old father and grandchildren are full of children, and they are all handsome for a while, and the slightly drunk feeling that makes people dizzy hit his heart again.