Nearly two years have passed since the end of the First World War, but the economies of European countries show no signs of recovery.

The situation is relatively good, the British Empire's economy has grown slightly compared to the pre-war period, but this does not mean that the British Empire's economic situation is good.

On the contrary, as the ideas of the proletariat spread throughout the world, the impact on the British Empire can be imagined, which is why the British Empire wanted to prevent the development of Soviet Russia.

The influence of the Soviets on the workers of the world was enormous, and the political conditions of the countries were greatly influenced by the formation of relevant parties in all countries of the world.

As a large number of soldiers began to retire, and countries took the initiative to reduce the size of the military industry, there was a certain wave of unemployment in all countries participating in the war, the most serious of which was Germany and France.

However, the British Empire is no exception, not to mention the situation of the British Empire's colonies, even the British Empire's native Ireland, the situation at this time is enough to give the British government a headache.

The British Empire itself was not a single unit, but a union of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.

Among them, the question of the independence of Scotland and Ireland has always existed, and it has always plagued the British Empire and the British government.

If there had been a more virtuous monarch who had won the trust of the British people, the problems of Britain could have been suppressed.

But alas, such a monarch, Queen Victoria, is one, Edward VII is barely half, and now George V is not.

This also led to the fact that since the reign of George V, there have been certain hidden dangers in Britain itself, but the British Empire has been able to suppress these hidden dangers.

But now, the war-torn British Empire, coupled with the influence of the Soviets, has some uncontrollable tendencies.

In Ireland, large numbers of unemployed workers began to march and even evolved into a workers' movement.

In Egypt, the Egyptians also began to be dissatisfied with the rule of the British Empire, and formed a number of sizable guerrilla groups to attack the British garrison.

Beginning in March of this year, the student rebellion against the British Empire in Cairo, Egypt, began with a student strike, a workers' strike, and a business strike, and it quickly swept across Egypt in a wave.

Now, six months later, this trend has not disappeared at all, and has even gradually evolved into an armed uprising.

If the crisis facing Egypt's major cities such as Cairo is not suppressed as soon as possible, the British Empire may have to go to war in Egypt.

What's more, the Egyptians were already consciously united, and there was a subversive crisis against the British Empire's rule in Egypt.

In addition to the British Empire's frenzied exploitation of the colonies during World War I, the crisis was caused by the disregard and forced discharge of soldiers after the war, resulting in the loss of their jobs and compensation for the soldiers who had worked for the British Empire.

Some British troops were reluctant to work for the government anymore, and only stationed themselves in the cities to passively defend, without the slightest decision to go out of the towns to suppress the uprising.

If you look at the British Empire's pension policy before and after World War I, you can see that British soldiers were rightly cold to the government.

You must know that these soldiers worked tirelessly for the British government, but after returning home, they found that their family's property was levied by the government a large amount of taxes, and even a lot of property was forcibly bankrupt.

Because of this, many soldiers could not even find where their families were after returning home, and after participating in the war, their families were ruined, which was simply unacceptable to these soldiers.

In this regard, the British Empire is far inferior to Australasia. Although Australasia is very strict with indigenous people, it is very gentle with its own citizens.

Australasian soldiers are entitled to their own allowances and pensions, and naturally they are not dissatisfied with the government.

The natives of the colonies were basically expelled, and there was no crisis in the colonies, and there was no need to worry about the independence of the colonists.

And the citizens of Australasia, under the various cultural influences of the government, generally default to being Australasian people.

Australasia may be divided into various ethnic groups today, but Australasian people are gradually being accepted by more people.

It is to wait until one day in the future, there will be no other ethnic group in Australasia, there is only a united and unified people, that is, the Australasian people.

The cohesion of a country's entire population into a single nation is essential for national cohesion and unity.

Thankfully, Australasian people have a relatively similar skin color, which is the basis for these populations to unite into a single nation.

After all, if everyone's skin color is different, in this era of serious racial discrimination, there is rejection between people, and it is very difficult, if not impossible, to forcibly integrate into a nation.

As for India, the most important colony for the British Empire, it is needless to say. The movement against British rule in India has always existed, but it is not serious and has little impact.

The current British government may still be glad that India's resistance is not strong, and by the time the famous non-violent non-cooperation movement erupts, it will be a headache for the British government.

Knowing that this is India, this is the basis of the British Empire. If India is lost, Britain is just the United Kingdom, and the King of England is just a king.

Even think about the worst, the British Empire, which lost India, is not even as good as the current France, and global hegemony is destined to fall into the hands of other countries.

For the British Empire, both Egypt and India were important. Egypt has the Suez Canal, which connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean, and India, the most important colony of the British Empire, neither of which can be lost.

At 10 Downing Street, under the chairmanship of British Prime Ministers Law and George, a meeting is underway on how to deal with the colonial and domestic crises.

Speaking of 10 Downing Street, it can be said to be a famous name in later generations, the residence of successive British prime ministers, and the center of government power in the British Empire.

However, the house was not originally dedicated to the Prime Minister, and its history even dates back to 400 years ago.

The current 10 Downing Street was formed by the merger of the Whitehall Palace annex and the original 10 Downing Street 200 years ago.

Whitehall Palace was the main residence of the British monarch from 1530 to 1698, and its annex was once inhabited by Prince Charles, son of King James I, Prince Charles's sister Princess Elizabeth, Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, Duke George Munch of Albemarle, Prince of Orange and George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, and other prominent princes and nobles.

After this, the house was defined as the residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer and was the official residence of every subsequent Chancellor of the Exchequer.

However, since the British Prime Minister concurrently served as Chancellor of the Exchequer, 10 Downing Street was also considered the Prime Minister's residence, which was later recognized as the residence of the British Prime Minister.

"Mr. Gray, how is the Foreign Office's engagement with the Egyptians?" Inside the famous house, British Prime Minister Lloyd George rubbed his brow and looked at Foreign Secretary Gray to the side.

"It didn't go well, Mr. Prime Minister. The Egyptians were clearly reluctant to cooperate with us, and the Egyptian garrison did not have too much desire to fight. Gray shook his head and shrugged at Prime Minister Law and George.

"Damn it!" Prime Minister Lloyd George cursed, but was helpless about the inaction of the Egyptian garrison.

"The Ministry of Finance will urgently allocate a sum of money to appease the morale of the Egyptian garrison. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs does a good job of propaganda, and I hope that what happened to the Egyptian garrison will not happen to other armies. "Prime Minister Lawr George thought carefully for a long time before coming up with a more secure solution.

There was nothing to be done to appease the Egyptian garrison, after all, only the Egyptian garrison could now take the initiative to suppress the Egyptian uprising and revolt.

As for the cost of appeasing these garrisons, anyway, the wool comes from the sheep, and then the government will raise taxes at will, and then squeeze them from the colonies, and soon earn them back.

"To get in touch with Australasia, we need Australasia's support to be successful in the World League." Prime Minister Lloyd George continued to command.

The relationship between the British Empire and France after the war was not so good, although the French were also miserable, but the British Empire was faced with such a situation, and the attitude of the French must have been gloating.

Not to mention supporting the British, it's good that the French don't fall into the ground. Under such a premise, Prime Minister Law and Prime Minister George can only hope to win over their ally Australasia and be invincible in the world alliance first.

This is one of the reasons why Prime Minister Law and George firmly supported Australasia as one of the four permanent members of the World Alliance.

In any case, with the support of Australasia, the British have won two votes from the permanent members of the World League, and are already invincible.

"I understand!" Gray nodded, he also understood the importance of having Australasian support.

If before World War I it was Britain who chose Australasia, now it is the British who are courting Australasia.

There were many powerful countries before World War I, and there were actually many options for the British Empire.

But now, the two Great Powers of the Central Powers were badly confined, Russia was suffering from the civil war, France was suffering heavy losses in the war, and the United States was saddled with the flu reputation, and its international standing and prestige were plummeting.

Under such circumstances, the only ones who could maintain their pre-World War I strength were the British Empire and Australasia, as well as Italy, which had never had a strong sense of existence.

But the problem was that the strength of Italy's land forces amazed the British Empire, because they were surprised to find that the army strength of the great powers was so much lower than their own.

And Italy's proud navy has also been surpassed by Australasia, which is certainly more valuable than Italy.

"What are the French doing now? It stands to reason that the French should not be so quiet. Speaking of foreign policy, Prime Minister Lloyd George suddenly opened the conversation box and asked Minister Gray with a little confusion.

"The French should not be in the mood to care abroad for the time being, their economic situation is in a big problem, and like us, the unemployment is their main crisis. At the same time, their colonies also have some problems, which should be enough for the French to have a headache. Speaking of the French, Minister Grey gloated as if the close cooperation between Britain and France did not exist during the war.

In fact, it is true that, except for some special periods, the major powers gloat at each other's own crises, after all, only when other countries are weak, they will become stronger.

Moreover, for the now crisis-ridden British Empire, a busy French government is reassuring.

If the French government has nothing to do, then I am afraid that the British government will have a headache.

However, although it had been established that the French would not interfere with British operations, Prime Minister Lawr and George was not at ease, looked at Minister Grey, and instructed: "Find a way to put some pressure on the French, and I don't want the French to be too easy until we have all the problems settled." ”

When it comes to the army, the British are not very proficient. But if the goal is limited to fanning the flames, this has been the specialty of successive British governments.

The British Empire's balancing policies and ability to fan the flames of the flames, both on the European continent and around the world, are innumerable in the form of creating crises.

Minister Gray also nodded tacitly, for the instructions of Law and George did not mean anything, and even a little excitement and anticipation could be seen in his eyes.

"What about the islanders? This is an uncertaintie for us and one that needs to be kept an eye on. In the end, Prime Minister Law and Prime Minister George turned their attention to the island nation, Britain's erstwhile ally.

"The islanders have not been at ease lately. Their request for German colonies in East Asia was rejected by us, which brought them closer to the United States.

This Russian civil war has made the infiltration of the island countries into the Far East more and more serious, perhaps they are trying to take advantage of the fire to rob the Russians, or they may want to directly invade the Far East, and we have to be on guard.

Especially when the diplomatic actions of the Americans are restricted, there may be some crazy ideas for the island countries supported by the Americans. Minister Gray is also very familiar with the intelligence of the island nation, and blurted out directly without any hesitation.

"Well, that's a problem." Prime Minister Law and George rubbed his brow again and couldn't help but sigh.

Although the British Empire cut off support to the island nation before World War I, the role of the American receiver played a good role, almost seamlessly, and sent a large amount of material support to the island nation.

Judging from the current international situation, island countries actually have the status of great powers.

However, because of the rejection of the world alliance led by Britain and the fact that the United States, which is backed by the island country, has a bad reputation in the international community, the status of the island country as a great power has not been recognized by the countries of the world and the European people.

But that doesn't stop the islanders from being ambitious. As the owner of the islanders, the British Empire is very aware of the ambitions of the island nation, and naturally will be wary of this crazy country.

To tell the truth, although an island country like an island country is easy to target, the British Empire does not have the ability to completely destroy it.

We can only pin our hopes on Australasia, hoping that Australasia will have a good way to balance the island countries.

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