Chapter 1274: Fine the British Empire (, please subscribe)
Author: Xiaoyu’s Destiny
Chapter 1274: Fine the British Empire (, please subscribe)
In the early morning, after reading the news in the newspaper, James Bond put down the newspaper, then stood up from the soft chair on the sofa. After tidying up, he said goodbye to his wife and walked to the street.
Although it is midsummer in London in August, it is also the most beautiful time of the year. Under the bright sunshine, in Hyde Park and other parks, there are ladies walking everywhere, and of course there are also some idle ones.
Young men from rich families enjoy chasing married women or unmarried women in the park.
However, for most men, they always need to work.
James Bond was thoughtfully walking on the street. He even missed a tram. After reading the article in the newspaper, he couldn't concentrate. There was only one question in his mind.
What to do next?
If nothing else goes wrong, the Prime Minister and others will hold a special meeting today to discuss how to deal with the "Transvaal Crisis".
Will they choose war or choose...
Therefore, James Bond, who had something on his mind, couldn't help but be a little surprised when he found himself walking into the city center. Opposite was a department store, and people came and went from the department store from time to time. Now for people in London, they simply
Unaware of the war...the crisis in southern Africa is evolving towards war.
James Bond was standing on the roadside, looking at the people going in and out of the department store from time to time, when a newspaper seller came to the roadside. The newspaper seller was probably only fifteen or sixteen years old. He was wearing a hat and holding a newspaper in his hand.
He shouted at the top of his lungs every time he read the newspaper,
"Look at Mr. Chamberlain's historic speech - shame! The Transvaal was declaring war on the British Empire."
"The British Empire will not pay a penny in compensation..."
"Read the newspapers, read the newspapers, how the Transvaal humiliated the British Empire..."
The newspaper seller's roar shook James Bond's whole body every time.
Before the newspaper reported it, he already knew how the press would react - three days ago, Johnson and others in the Cape Colony launched an expedition to the Transvaal, and Johnson armed Pretoria
Asia was surrounded by Transvaal troops. Except for 731 people who were killed, the rest, including Johnson, were all captured by the Transvaal.
This is not the most deadly, what is the most deadly?
At the same time as Johnson's expedition, the "Alien Reform Committee" that was preparing to be launched in Johannesburg with internal and external cooperation - actually some employees and immigrants of the South African mining company, also hurriedly took action according to the plan, but was suppressed by the Transvaal without any effort.
, dozens of leaders of the "Reform Committee" were also captured by the Transvaal.
The British who stole the chicken but failed to lose the rice were now in great disgrace - not only were they arrested, but even the gold mine was confiscated!
The reason why they were confiscated is simple, because they are involved in rebellion. Confiscating the property of rebels is a matter of course in any country in the world. Of course, it also depends on the objects involved.
Just like now when it comes to the British. The British will definitely not agree with such confiscation.
God can testify that this is absolutely unacceptable, because the shareholders of South African mining companies are not only rich people in Cape Town, but also many powerful people in London. How can they sit back and watch their property be confiscated?
You can lose face, but you can’t lose money!
Here in London, we are furious about the barbaric act of "transvaal invasion of private property". When the powerful people in London say that this is an unacceptable atrocity, what is more annoying?
The Transvaal government yesterday sent a bill of 2,677,938 pounds, um, 3 shillings and 3 pence to Britain. According to the Transvaal government, this was a "mental and moral damage" caused to Britain.
of fines.
However, the British government did not even take a look at this "fine ticket". Even if it was a fraction of the 3 shillings and 3 pence on it, they would not pay it.
But whether it pays the money or not cannot change the fact that the British Empire was severely slapped in the face by a small country in southern Africa.
The disastrous "Jensen Attack" may have become a political scandal that shocked Europe. But for Britain, it was a humiliation!
An unprecedented shame!
And now, almost all newspapers in London and even the entire UK are reporting on this news, reporting on the Transvaal government's humiliation of the British Empire!
"Read the paper, read the paper - a ticket to the British Empire..."
Listen, how can people tolerate such words? You know, every British person today is an imperialist. How can they tolerate the humiliation of the British Empire by other countries, let alone a small country?
While James Bond was standing thoughtfully on the roadside, the Prime Minister's Office at No. 10 Downing Street was filled with cigar smoke.
"I don't care at all what kind of political scandal Johnson's expedition was, nor do I care what kind of harm they caused to the Boers. The only thing I care about is the British Empire."
Speaking directly to Robert Gascoigne-Cecil, who was the Prime Minister of the British Empire.
"If we allow those Boers to bully the British Empire like this, oppress our expatriates at will, and confiscate our property, and the British Empire does not make any response, then in a few years, everyone will stand against the British Empire. They
They will all become our enemies. God can testify that by that time, the British Empire will have lost all its glory and dignity."
The empire cannot be challenged. The dignity of the empire needs to be maintained and defended. This is because challengers are constantly appearing. Once the empire responds slowly to challenges, it will face a group of hungry wolves.
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"Your Excellency Prime Minister, if this is the case, then the only option we have is war."
The Foreign Secretary's words made Cecil silent for a while, and then he said.
"War? If war is the only option, then the Boers must know that the British Empire will never tolerate their interests being violated. Likewise, we must use decisive actions to tell the world - to invade the British Empire.
The end of interests."
After a moment of silence, Cecil said again.
"We can see that in the past twenty years, with the rise of the Ming Empire, one country after another has always tried to challenge us and tried to take away our interests from the British Empire. It is precisely because of our
The response was not timely enough, so they were like a pack of hungry wolves trying to suppress us around the world. Now, even the Boers, a small country with a population of only 300,000, are challenging our patience. God
It can be testified that if we cannot give the most direct response, then our generation will most likely face the collapse of the empire!"
Looking at the ministers of the British Empire present, Cecil said directly.
"Now, we must stop this, and we must let the whole world see the cost of challenging the British Empire..."
"But, Prime Minister, we must consider the positions of other countries, especially Ming Dynasty. What will they do?"
(End of chapter)
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