Wild North America 1846

Chapter 608 Going to the next level

Author: Portuguese toothless

Chapter 608 Going to the next level

London

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

"Has the Royal Navy conducted a risk assessment on this matter? In light of the current world situation, unusual messages are frequently coming from North America, which makes me deeply anxious." British Prime Minister Lord William Ewart Gladstone said with a gloomy face.

There was a hint of irritability in his eyes.

Lord George-Stephen, Lord Admiralty, replied;

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I have noticed relevant news. The Tang State plans to build a total of six 11,000-ton Duke series battleships. It is expected that all of them will be completed and put into service in early 1880. The rate is about one ship a year.

The Royal Admiralty has conducted in-depth discussions on this matter and generally believes that it does not pose a challenge. This is based on the size of Tang's existing fleet and geographical factors. I personally agree with this opinion.

Compared with the British Empire's annual construction and commissioning rate of 3 to 4 10,000-ton ironclads, and the huge scale of a total of 346 warships, Tang Guo still did not have the ability to challenge the Royal Fleet in the Atlantic Ocean.

On the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, no matter how loud the voice is, it will be barely transmitted.

As the traditional leader of the world's oceans, the Royal Navy is interested in seeing emerging competitors, including China, France and Germany, 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 have much effect.

When the Prime Minister and the French secretly divided the world, they did not take into account the interests of the world's powers, including the Tang State, and made some angry reactions that are completely understandable.

What we see now should be a series of signals reflected in this way."

Your sister... is it my fault?

The analysis of soldiers is generally more rational. They don't have as many conspiracies and tricks as politicians, and they won't take the threats 10 or even 20 or 30 years from now seriously. How can we survive that day?

Hearing the answer from the Minister of the Admiralty, Prime Minister William almost became angry, but there was nothing he could do.

The Royal Navy of the British Empire is the heart and soul of Queen Victoria, a sacred residence worshiped by the whole of Britain, the glory of the British Empire, and the pride of all British people.

His position is so high that the Royal Navy's development strategy cannot be discussed by a prime minister who can only serve for a few months at least. He is extremely independent.

Seeing that he could not find an answer from the Lord of the Admiralty, the Prime Minister, Lord William Ewart Gladstone, turned to the Secretary of the Colonial Office, William Cecil, and asked, "My Lord, do you have any questions?"

Is there anything you want to say?”

"A word of advice, we can express our anger and dissatisfaction, but we must not interfere easily, let alone destroy the relationship between the two countries." William Cecil shrugged, but the words he said were very weighty.

In this round of world economic crisis, the United Kingdom was forced to increase customs tariffs in order to protect the domestic market, blocking the Tang Empire's wide variety of cotton cloth, cans and various daily chemical products from the market.

The two countries have competed to increase customs tariffs and set restrictions on each other, causing the originally close relationship to become much more distant.

Coupled with the fact that the upper echelons of Britain and France secretly divided the world, this undoubtedly made Datang extremely angry. You have to let people vent their emotions, right?

That's just the way it is, no need to over-interpret it.

As for standing on the high ground of justice and justice and cheering for Colombia, haha...

Stop making trouble and go to bed!

The British launch aggressive colonial wars almost every year, trample international justice and justice under their feet, expand and exploit third world countries unscrupulously, and destroy ancient countries one after another.

How could a robber with bloody hands have the nerve to accuse another robber?

"The British Empire must express its high concern and hope that Tang, as an active participant in the world order, will assume its due responsibilities in order to maintain regional stability and world peace and restrain the urge to expand colonization." Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone.

The Lord shamelessly made the request and ordered Cabinet Secretary Robert Jr. to draft a telegram. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs actively negotiated with the Tang government and asked them to explain South America's foreign policy.

In view of the current poor relations between the two countries, he knew that this would not be effective, but something must be done.

Now that the British Empire is in the glorious period of Victoria, we have to ask questions about everything in the world. Even if a dung truck passes by the door, what does it taste like?

How could you turn a blind eye to such a big thing as the invasion of Colombia?

Colombia is the traditional territory of the Spanish. The British influence in South America is more focused on Suriname in the east, Cuba and Dominica in the Caribbean. In addition, they have more economic exchanges with Brazil, Argentina and Chile, and that's it.

South American countries such as Colombia, Peru and Bolivia are themselves backward agricultural countries. The amount of foreign trade is negligible and they have almost no dealings with the United Kingdom.

This is because South American countries have endured hundreds of years of white colonial rule and are generally wary of Europeans. They look at everyone as if they are bandits and no one is good.

Of course, this also includes the Tang Empire.

The foreign policies of these South American countries are generally closed and conservative. Not to mention taking the initiative to carry out trade and diplomacy with Europe, they also have strong resistance to the South American Unified Market and are incompatible with the outside world.

The world's great powers have always adopted rough and direct countermeasures against closed and conservative countries, which is to use guns and cannons to open the door to the market...

From this perspective

The outstanding students of the Tang Empire came up with the correct answer and used standard countermeasures. There is no reason why Europeans can do this but I can't!

Tang Empire

Daming Palace in Chang'an, the imperial capital

It was already late October 1873 when the emperor returned to Chang'an, the imperial capital after an absence of half a year. The people of the imperial capital were looking forward to it.

The conquest of Colombia to the south completely inspired the enthusiasm of the subjects of the Tang Empire, and the patriotic enthusiasm among the people was high. At the same time, there was a self-centered atmosphere of the heavenly kingdom, which was as mellow as fine wine.

The enthusiasm that had been aroused for a long time completely erupted when the Holy Emperor returned to Beijing. There were tens of thousands of people along the way from Chang'an Railway Station to Daming Palace, waving imperial flags and royal emblems in their hands to welcome the Holy Emperor back to Beijing.

This grand and spontaneous public spectacle greatly shocked Emperor Richard, and he deeply felt the love and affection of his subjects.

That strong sense of accomplishment filled my chest, and I felt a little tipsy for a moment.

a few days later

At a regular imperial meeting, Cabinet Prime Minister Earl Dong Jie specifically mentioned the concerns of Britain, Germany and other countries. Although their focus was different, they also needed to be properly responded to.

Regarding these matters, Emperor Richard made no comment and just waved his hand to move on to the next topic.

The ministers in the cabinet were immediately enlightened;

The Holy Emperor is no longer impatient to attend to these scenes, and the empire does not need to worry about the opinions of these European powers when acting. It can just deal with it by practicing Tai Chi.

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

Being among them, the ministers of the cabinet could feel this significant policy change even more. They couldn't help but secretly rejoice. This also indicated the strength of the empire, and everyone present felt honored.

Twenty-seven years have passed since the founding of the Tang Empire.

Every change in the empire's policy means a further step in strength and a rapid rise in international status.

This group of veterans who followed His Majesty to expand the territory felt particularly deeply about this. The gray-haired Count Juan Carlos, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the first government, had the most say.

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

Step by step over the years, I witnessed with my own eyes that the empire continued to expand its territory, launched one foreign colonial war after another, and finally conquered this huge and powerful empire. This heartfelt pride and heavy sense of accomplishment overflowed in my chest.

All kinds of complicated emotions were accumulated in my heart, and they burst out the moment His Majesty waved his hand impatiently, and he burst into tears silently.

Count Juan Carlos' sudden outburst of emotion surprised the monarchs and ministers who were discussing the matter. They couldn't help but stop talking and cast their attention on him.

Count Juan Carlos stood up with tears streaming down his face, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being rude.

Looking back on the 27 years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the history of hardships and brilliance, I can’t help but feel sincerely proud of the prosperity of the empire. I feel extremely proud.

This veteran is in tears of excitement, finally seeing that our Tang Empire has become one of the world's top powers, I...I..."

Speaking of which

Juan Carlos was choked with sobs and could no longer speak, but his emotions strongly affected the ministers. Many people's eyes were wet and red, and several turned around to wipe away tears quietly.

Emperor Richard, who was sitting at the top, also fell silent when he heard this. After a pause, he said;

"The empire's current glorious and prosperous situation is inseparable from the hard work of the monarchs and thousands of subjects who work together.

Huan Aiqing's feelings are shared by me and all my ministers.

Looking back on the present and recalling the past

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

"Your Majesty is wise, and I would like to join you in participating in this extraordinary event." All the ministers responded in a loud voice, and their emotions boiled over for a while.

Seeing the unified situation in the court, Richard couldn't help but smile with relief.

As long as the Tang Empire maintains this spirit and everyone in the court is united, why worry about the empire not thriving?

Now he felt as if his old father had a house full of descendants, all of whom were heroes of the moment, and that dizzying feeling of tipsiness came over him again.

(End of chapter)