War problem!
In fact, in many cases, this question is not about who is good or not good at it. In the end, it has to be judged based on strength.
The reason why Ding Zezhong was able to threaten was, to put it bluntly, because his "Flying Dragon" is the most powerful and even the only ironclad ship on the entire east coast of Africa. Although it has been in service for more than ten years, it is a bit old, but in
On the east coast of Africa, it is the well-deserved king, and this is why it was sent to East Africa - to use it to protect Ming Dynasty's interests in East Africa.
After all, the problems in East Africa have reached a point where they must be explained.
Of course, the "Flying Dragon" may be very powerful, but behind Mars is the entire United Kingdom. Naturally, his threat will not have much significance. At most, it will make the other party temporarily acquiesce to reality and leave the problem to London.
Just solve it. After all, when it comes to issues involving powerful countries, even those as arrogant as Britain can only wait for London's decision.
What decision will London make?
London was of course extremely angry, otherwise British Prime Minister Benjamin would not have cursed in anger when he received the news.
After all, to a certain extent, Sambagel is within the British sphere of influence. The split of the Oman Empire was carried out under the auspices of the British and Indian authorities.
And now?
But the Ming Empire reached out there. Not only did it reach out there, it even arrested the Sultan of Sambagel. How could this not make him angry?
While being angry, Benjamin helplessly discovered that all he could do was be angry.
Unless he is determined to go to war with France, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Russian Empire besides the Ming Dynasty, he must endure it.
What does this situation amount to?
It's like a boxer who was once invincible. He once beat all the invincible fighters in the boxing ring, but now he faces not one boxer, but four!
Facing four boxers who were only slightly worse than him, all he could do was give in!
There is no other way but to give in.
Angry, Benjamin and all British politicians were certainly angry, but they had no other choice.
Because they all know very well that politicians can commit crimes, but they must not make mistakes. The same is true in national affairs. Once they make a wrong decision, it is very likely that the UK will fall into an irreversible situation.
So now, whether it is because of Sambagel or Japan, triggering a war with the four countries is obviously the most irrational behavior.
Angry, but not losing his mind.
On March 14, when the Ming Empire's ambassador to Britain and the British Foreign Secretary signed a memorandum of understanding in London, announcing the end of the incident in exchange for Britain's withdrawal of troops from Japan, the Ming Dynasty's withdrawal from Sambagel, the European public opinion and diplomacy circles
A topic that will be discussed there.
"Britain's influence in the world is fading, and the "Four-Nation Alliance" is showing its powerful deterrent power."
"Britain has fallen."
In Paris, Berlin, Vienna, and Moscow, politicians and marshals were discussing this topic.
What did they see?
It's not a compromise that seems fair on the surface. Rather, in this competition, Ming Dynasty is the real winner.
Not only did the Ming Dynasty force the British to withdraw their troops from Japan, but they also obtained a large area of land in East Africa. No matter how beautiful the words were, it could not change the fact that the Ming Dynasty was the real beneficiary of this incident. For the first time, British authority
was challenged in a real sense.
Why did Britain retreat in the face of danger?
The most fundamental reason is because they clearly know that Britain is not yet capable of challenging the four countries. Therefore, when facing the Ming Dynasty, Britain made a very rational choice.
How could the British Empire's weakness and concessions not shock the world?
"Haha, have you seen it?"
In the Louvre, Emperor Napoleon IV said to his foreign minister, the Duke of Grammont.
"Now the whole world has seen the weakness of the British, just as he said when we formed an alliance with the Ming Dynasty - as long as we form a close alliance, the British will not be afraid."
Once upon a time, many people had doubts about how much of a deterrent the "Four-Nation Alliance" would have to the United Kingdom. After all, in their view, the United Kingdom has never compromised on any threat. The United Kingdom will only choose to accept challenges.
This is also the fundamental reason why after the "Four-Power Alliance Treaty" was signed, it still has not played a big role until now. Because France, Russia and Austria all know very well that it is difficult for the British to compromise.
Because of this, they realized the powerful deterrent power of the alliance treaty after discovering that Britain suddenly compromised.
In fact, this time, testing the British bottom line in Tokyo was a completely unexpected gain - because no matter in France, Russia or Austria, in the view of their ministers, the British did not have a strong desire to occupy Japan, otherwise they would not
Will allow the existence of "safe zones".
After all, for the British, Japan... was the periphery of the empire's interests. They did not see the reason why the British would go to war with the Ming Dynasty for Japan. At this time, the diplomats certainly had to use their rhetorical skills.
However, the British-speaking United Kingdom has always been wary of the "Four-Nation Alliance". Faced with the attitudes of the ministers of several countries, what was the British reaction?
Oh my god, they really joined forces!
Britain is weak and is no match for them!
So Britain chose to give in, not only in Japan, but also in East Africa!
Therefore, in the eyes of France, Russia, Austria and other European countries, Britain's concession was the weakness of the empire!
Why did the once invincible British Empire give in to a rising star?
It was not the Ming Empire that made the British Empire give in, but the alliance of the four empires!
It was the power of the four empires that forced the British Empire to make concessions.
And this also allowed the four major empires, including France, to see their own strength. This is why Napoleon IV was so excited.
As an emperor, Eugene has always been eager to establish his own merits and then become a true emperor. Just like Emperor Napoleon I, he obtained support from all aspects of France through extremely brilliant military exploits, not like his father, who used various political means.
, even to please the people to gain their support, even his father's throne is very unstable.
However, he was afraid of the power of Britain, but now... Daming gave him an example - look, this should be done!
Daming not only did it once, but also twice.
"Duke Grammont, now it's our turn to take action."
Napoleon IV smiled and said to his foreign minister.
"My father tried to expand in Libya a few years ago, but the British threat stopped him. Now..."
There was a pause, and then Napoleon IV spoke in an extremely serious tone.
"It's time to fulfill my father's dream."
When Napoleon IV said these words, his heart was excited, and of course he was also full of gratitude. He was grateful to his...cousin-in-law.
In fact, he knows that he knows that guy is his mother's lover, but he does not reject it. After all, he loves his mother and also admires him. In his opinion, it is normal for his mother to be obsessed with him.
.
Because it is easy for a hero to win the heart of a woman, and Emperor Zhu is a hero.
At this moment, Eugene even thought of his wife, who had always been very cold to him. Perhaps, when he became a great emperor like Napoleon, she would no longer be as cold as she is now...
"Thank you for giving me another chance!"
(End of chapter)
This chapter has been completed!