It is a good thing to be confident, but it is bad to be too confident. The biggest problem of the British Empire is that after a hundred years of world domination, peace has lasted for a long time, and it no longer has the caution to be prepared for danger in times of peace.

It really only lasts a hundred years. Don’t look at things like “the sun never sets” at all times. Britain became “the sun never sets”, which was what happened after defeating Napoleon in 1815 and winning the second Hundred Years War. It was not a long time ago from 1930.

too far.

For the British, the "Empire on which the Sun Never Sets" is certainly something to be proud of, and the same goes for Austin. The British of his generation have become accustomed to giving and receiving when dealing with other countries, and have forgotten the true face of the world.

His true nature is to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

Everyone knows how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and the same applies to countries.

Although Britain began to decline since the Second Boer War, it was not until the end of World War I that the strength of the United Kingdom reached its peak. Otherwise, the United States would not have even joined the League of Nations, won the world war and then shrunk.

Return to America.

The question is, how much of the peak of the United Kingdom's power at the end of the World War belonged to Southern Africa?

I'm afraid even Austin has never thought about this question.

So after Yang Smuts exposed the United Kingdom's external power and internal interference.

It's hard to describe Austin's mood in words. It was probably 70% anger, 20% surprise, and 100% fear.

After Southern Africa left the Commonwealth, London was like the winter smog arriving early. The whole city was shrouded in fog, with an uncertain future and undercurrents.

Later, Neville held a dinner at the Prime Minister's Office, and Yang Smuts was also invited.

There is no doubt that Yang Smozi, dressed in military uniform, became the focus of the banquet.

Yang Smuts was not wearing a British military uniform, but a southern African general's uniform. This was very symbolic, and it was extremely eye-catching in a banquet where all were dressed in evening clothes.

"Yang, appropriate concessions are necessary. Even if Southern Africa leaves the Commonwealth, it will still be the closest friend of the United Kingdom." Winston had a complicated mood. People always take it for granted when they have it, and only regret it after losing it.

It's a pity that time cannot be turned back.

"Isn't the most important thing between friends equality?" Yang Smuts was also helpless. During his time in London, he heard this kind of words many times, but when it comes to the relationship between southern Africa and the United Kingdom,

It immediately changed.

friend--

Haha, who is worthy of being friends with the British Empire?

"Please say hello to Locke for me. We lack some effective communication. Tell Locke that he can come to London at any time when he feels suitable. I look forward to meeting him." Neville's eyes were bloodshot, and he finally got the dream job.

However, he did not expect to encounter a crisis of confidence as soon as he took office.

Neville was ambitious when he first took office and vowed to lead the British Empire back to its peak.

In Neville's plan, southern Africa certainly occupies a very important position.

Now without the help of southern Africa, Neville will definitely have to adjust his plans.

I just don't know how Neville can make up for the losses caused by southern Africa's separation from the Commonwealth.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I will convey my greetings to the Lord, but the Lord is too busy with his work, so I can't make any promises to you." Yang Smuts is flawless and really wants to repair the rift with Southern Africa. Why don't you go?

As for Southern Africa, Rock will definitely welcome Neville's visit to Southern Africa.

After Neville became Prime Minister, the first country he visited was France, and the second was Germany. He just returned from the United States a few days ago.

From Neville's itinerary, we can see what the status of southern Africa is in Neville's mind.

You can't blame Neville for this.

When Neville took over No. 10 Downing Street, Southern Africa was still a member of the Commonwealth and it was easy for his own people to say anything.

However, one fact must be explained. After the establishment of the federal government of Southern Africa, King George V has already visited Southern Africa in the name of holding the Commonwealth Games in Pretoria. However, the British Prime Minister has never visited Southern Africa during his tenure.

.

Even among the recent British Prime Ministers, only Winston has been to Southern Africa after leaving office. Stanley Baldwin and Ramsay Macdonald have never been to Southern Africa either during their tenure or after leaving office.

It is hard to believe that as the most important member of the Commonwealth, it is ignored to this extent by the British Prime Minister. Even if Southern Africa is far away from the British mainland, it should not be like this.

"Locke is the Marquess of Nyasaland conferred by His Majesty. Southern Africa and the United Kingdom should not have reached this point." Stanley Baldwin is still serving as Privy Council. He is now weakening and has low energy. Otherwise, Neville

No chance either.

"I think the responsibility for Southern Africa's secession from the Commonwealth does not lie with Southern Africa." Yang Smuts was indifferent. Everyone knew who was responsible. It is meaningless to talk about it now.

The banquet held by the British Prime Minister naturally attracted many guests, and envoys from various countries stationed in Britain were invited, but they did not show much enthusiasm for Yang Smozi.

This is normal. Even if there is something, you can communicate in private. This kind of situation is not appropriate.

Even if Winston and Neville were dissatisfied with southern Africa, they would not show it in such a public place. They still have this kind of self-cultivation.

Some people were unruly, and less than halfway through the banquet, Yang Shimozi was blatantly provoked by a young man.

"Southern Africa is crazy. Otherwise, how could they dare to secede from the Commonwealth? The people on that land are all ungrateful careerists. Without the British Empire, there would be no southern Africa today. This is a shameful betrayal and will surely be punished.

Punishment for the entire civilized world - "In the corner of the banquet hall, a thin young man in well-dressed clothes was talking nonsense.

It seems that the young man has a high status, and the people around him agree with him and criticize southern Africa.

“Southern Africans are more hateful than Americans!”

"We should once again organize an expeditionary force and let the Union Flag fly high over Pretoria!"

"Catch those careerists and hang them all!"

Birds of a feather flock together, flies don't bite without eggs, young people are arrogant and have lofty ideals, and with the stimulation of alcohol, their voices are a bit loud.

However, those who are qualified to attend the banquet at the Prime Minister's Office are certainly not fools.

So just when this group of young people started to turn the topic to southern Africa, the people around them quietly moved away without leaving a trace, which made this group of young people even more conspicuous.

However, they didn't seem to realize that they were isolated, and instead enjoyed the feeling of being in the spotlight.

Yang Smuts obviously heard it, but he did not rush to refute, but looked at Stanley Baldwin and Winston beside him with cold eyes.

Stanley Baldwin must have heard it, but Stanley Baldwin did not interfere. Instead, he downplayed: "Young people are not sensible, and we have also been passionate-"

passionate!

Is this how the word Nima is used?

"The young man in the middle is the grandson of the Duke of Gloucester——" Winston introduced softly, and Yang Smuts suddenly realized.

I really can't blame the grandson for being rude, because he doesn't understand what politeness is.

The Gloucester family's involvement in southern Africa is still relatively deep, but in recent years, the Gloucester family's interests in southern Africa have suffered a lot.

The Gloucester family once owned a gold mine in the Rand mining area, but later because of violation of the regulations of the Southern African federal government, the Gloucester family lost the right to operate the gold mine. The gold mine was forcibly taken back, and the Gloucester family only received

A small amount of compensation.

The Gloucester family is still a shareholder of Adan Company.

Last year, due to some reasons, Adan Company did not pay dividends to shareholders, which itself has caused dissatisfaction among many shareholders.

After Southern Africa left the Commonwealth, the operations of Adan Company continued to deteriorate, and now it has reached the point where it can no longer make ends meet. There were rumors that Adan Company was about to go bankrupt, which caused panic in the market. Adan Company's stock fell for a time, but it was still valuable.

No market.

Even if Adan Company is about to go bankrupt, no one is willing to sell Adan Company's shares, which shows how strong the market's confidence in Adan Company is.

But this is definitely not good news for Adan's shareholders.

The market capitalization of Adan Company is huge. If the stock falls by 10%, the loss will be hundreds of millions. Who can bear this thing?

That is to say, in southern Africa, if this were in the United States, the stock market would probably have started a chain reaction.

However, even if the interests of the Gloucester family were related, Yang Smuts could not tolerate southern Africa being so slandered.

Yang Smuts will definitely not go out and argue personally. This is Britain, so we have to use British methods to solve problems.

So Yang Smozi sneered: "So, we can only watch them talk nonsense here and can't do anything. This is indeed very British."

These words made Winston and Stanley Baldwin change their faces at the same time. After all, they are both shameless people.

However, Winston and Stanley Baldwin will definitely not come forward, as they cannot afford to embarrass this person.

So a young man went over to persuade: "William, you are drunk, go back quickly, don't let the Duke worry -"

These words are already very flattering, but some people still don't know what to do.

"Simmons, you are a dog from southern Africa. It seems that you haven't been beaten enough. I want to teach you a lesson myself -" William was indeed drunk and walked towards Simmons crookedly, still holding the clothes in his hand.

Glass full of red wine.

Simmons didn't waste any time, raised his hand to grab the cup, and threw it directly into William's face.

"I told you, you've drunk too much, get home right now!" Simmons' voice was cold.

The whole audience was shocked. Ten years ago, this behavior would have triggered a fight to the death.

It's a pity that the UK now is no longer the UK ten years ago.

Today's British people have lost their former passion and bravery.

ps: A new month has begun. I wish you brothers to win the lottery every day, win rich and beautiful things, and reach the pinnacle of life——

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like