Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

Asquith looked at his protégé. It could be said that he had single-handedly brought Churchill to life. He became a member of Parliament, Undersecretary of Colonial Affairs, Secretary of Commerce, and now the British Home Secretary. It can be said that he has become what he is today. One of the most important figures in the cabinet formed by Squith, together with Foreign Secretary Edward Gray, Secretary of the Exchequer Lloyd George, Secretary of Industry and Commerce Wingers George, Secretary of the Navy Fisher, Secretary of War Richard Haldane and others Same, he is one of the most powerful people in Britain now.

Looking at him, Asquith always had some contradictions. Why, because he was dedicated to the Liberal Party, Churchill was a member of the Conservative Party, but it was only because he later "rebelled" to the Conservative Party that he switched to the Conservative Party. Of course, this is also because Churchill has become a member of the Liberal Party. It has been seven years since 1905. He is very satisfied with the appearance of the man he supervised. As for the previous contradiction, that is, the current Conservative Party also attaches great importance to Churchill. They are willing to bring this guy who they expelled from the party into the party again. Therefore, Churchill is still very popular in the UK. This made him, one of the leaders of the Liberal Party, feel a little confused.

Churchill didn't know that his political mentor now had various ambivalences towards him. If he had known, he might not be so calm now.

"I think this may be a good thing." Seeing the confusion and inquiry on Asquith's face, Churchill further said: "I have also conducted internal affairs in private before. Internal investigation of some intelligence from the Ministry. The results came out, but I was greatly surprised."

"What's the result?" Asquith asked curiously as his thirst for knowledge was aroused. [

Churchill said: "The national impression of the country, especially the current status of Britain in the international arena, many of their current thoughts are still stuck in the century of Queen Victoria. They still believe as always that the warships of our British Empire are Wherever they go, Britain should worship with absolute "sexuality" as if the hearts of the countries and people there are trembling. They believe that the British Empire is still far more powerful than other countries, but they don't know that the current Britain But it’s been a bit of a decline. Even though I don’t want to say it.”

Asquith's face suddenly became a little grim when he heard this. Of course. This was not directed at Churchill, but at himself and his former prime minister, Bannerman. After all, Bannerman, like him, is the leader of the Liberal Party.

In fact, he was even more arrogant than Churchill about this matter, but he couldn't help it, that is, he was also very helpless. Internally, the British people nowadays are a bit extravagant. Compared with Paris and When Rome comes, it seems that it doesn't give in much, even among the nobles. This is definitely very fatal for Britain. After all, Rome has stepped down from the altar of Europe on the premise that the whole people yearn for luxury. It has become the last among the first-class countries in Europe.

The situation in France is similar now. Paris is no less luxurious than Rome. The atmosphere in London makes him, a democratically elected prime minister, absolutely feel very helpless. After all, the power of the House of Lords is now in their hands, and they have the right to vote to remove him from office. This is why, starting from 1910, he The reason for proposing the current rights bill of the House of Lords was finally achieved in August last year, and the Sword of Bodhidharma was removed from the head. Now the House of Lords finally no longer has the right to veto the policies implemented by him.

However, the power of those nobles is still very large, even shockingly large, and the British royal family also needs the support of these people. Therefore, the royal family maintains as much balance as possible in some places, so the former Edward VII, As for King George V, he doesn't have high hopes for it.

The citizens will imitate others, especially those nobles who are more noble. The British people are very yearning for their lives. Therefore, the luxurious life of these nobles has also become their reference. In this way, polydominoes As a result, the British culture of not wanting to make progress but wanting to enjoy took shape.

This was also the result brought about by these nobles after Queen Victoria and when Edward VII's position was not too solid. What's even worse is that after their status was already solid, when Edward VII wanted to rectify it, he found that , his body collapsed, and thus, this depressing matter also went to heaven, leaving only him, the Prime Minister, and George V, who had just taken over, to worry and worry.

Churchill's words revealed his difficulties. Therefore, while he was a little surprised in his heart, he also deeply believed that Churchill was indeed very suitable to take over from him. He had even planned to do so after a while. Talk to George V about Churchill's performance today.

After Churchill finished speaking, he kept quietly waiting for Asquith's words. He was not worried that he would make some offensive comments about the status of the country because he was a realistic person and he knew Yes, Asquith, like him, is a person who likes to hear the truth. Therefore, he felt very comfortable waiting for Asquith's answer.

"Hey, to be honest, we also know this result, but some things are not as simple as they appear." Seeing Churchill's sideways eyes and listening attentively, Asquith said directly: " There is inextricable dependence between the royal family and our huge aristocratic groups, so we can continue to influence the country's policies. These should have been the things we were happy about for our respective families, but when you and I become officials Sometimes, it becomes a stumbling block. It becomes a resistance for us to improve the country.

This is both internal and external. The United States is an example. It has transformed from a colony into an independent country, and has also developed a political system. Now it has become the leader of capitalism like France. Compared with France is more aggressive. This refers to the political aspect. In the economic aspect, just look at the tens of millions of dollars in loans Morgan gave us in the past few years to know how powerful their economic attack power is.

The same is true for the German Empire. Even compared to the military dwarf of the United States, Germany can be said to be fully developed, and the speed is as amazing as the United States. In addition, it far exceeds the military capabilities of the United States. This speed is so fast that even our citizens It was not until a few years ago that I discovered that Prussia, which was inconspicuous back then, had become a world competitor with Britain.

Needless to say, France is an existing competitor, as is Russia, a heavyweight Eurasian player, but Spain is absolutely amazing. The development of more than ten years is worth our development of hundreds of years, and even It is not much better than the development of Germany in the past thirty or forty years and the development of the United States in the past hundred years. Until now, people from all over the world, including British nationals, have not reacted to its speed of development. Now Spain has become one of the world's top powers. Now it can be said with great certainty that Spain is definitely one of the most powerful countries in the world. 100% of the world’s top three most powerful countries.”

"No, Prime Minister, you are wrong." Churchill looked at Asquith who was interrupted by him and looked at him, and said: "It should be the second largest country in the world. Don't forget, although Germany now has the largest population in terms of population, , with a population of 55 million and the world's number one army position, he continues to be so eye-catching, but Spain is not bad either. In Spain's military, tanks are now leading the world, which has threatened Germany's position as the number one army. , and the Spanish air force is undoubtedly the best in the world, and the current scale of Spain's navy is almost the same as that of Germany, and the same is true for its economic aggregate."

"You also said that it seems that the two sides are even in two items. It seems that the second battle has not been settled yet," Asquith asked.

Churchill shook his head and said: "Have the Prime Minister forgotten, but the economic calculation method announced by Spain this time is even better? Of course, the reason why Spain is said to be the second most powerful country is because Spain's economic situation is much better than that of the German Empire. Don't forget, the German Empire is now surrounded by powerful forces, and the business environment has a very narrow space for expansion. It can be said that there is not much room for improvement, even if the citizens outside say that In this way, the United Kingdom can open more signals of reconciliation with the German Empire and open up a business environment, but it will not be on a large scale.

Spain is different. Spain has its own good environment for economic development all over the world, including South America. To the Far East, to the Near East, to Africa, and to our European countries. It seems that Spain is taking it all now. Therefore, Spain's second position, on the premise that its comprehensive strength can continue to rise, should be said that there is no need to worry about it. "

"So, Spain has really become the second most powerful country?"

"Without a doubt, yes, Prime Minister"[

"Well, what can I do, my Home Secretary?"

"Hasn't the Prime Minister already made up his mind?" Churchill's rhetorical question made Asquith a little depressed.

Asquith glared at Churchill, then snorted and vented his anger and relief: "Well, in this case, as the Home Secretary, it is up to you to resolve the dissatisfaction caused by this information. You Don’t disappoint Your Majesty and me.”

What else could Churchill say? Could it be that he said he couldn't handle it? Isn't that just saying he couldn't do it? However, this revenge must have come too quickly. (To be continued...)

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