The miserable situation of the French is not what Emperor Yang needs to care about. To put it bluntly, this country is just to vent anger on William. He has put his sons on the line for this war, so he must be given a target for wanton carnage.
France fits this role perfectly.
As for the UK, this still needs some attention.
"Sir, welcome to China. I am half British. I recall that when I was in London, I had close friendship with the two princes of your country, including Baron Rothschild and Mr. Armstrong.
, How many old friends are still vivid in my mind!" Emperor Yang said with a nostalgic look on his face while holding the wine glass.
You are still half British, so you are the one who has caused the most harm to Britain. Sir Gray thought to himself, but he also understood the reason why Yang Feng took the initiative to show his kindness. The war is over, and a new era has begun. China, as the only
A pattern of superpowers dominating the world has been formed. The most important thing for Yang Feng and his government is to maintain this situation.
At present, the only country that has the ability to threaten the status of China as a superpower in the future is Germany. Although Germany is also in ruins, the industrial strength of the Germans is still beyond the reach of the British even in its heyday, relying on blood transfusions from countless colonies. It can be said that
Germany's re-emergence will not take long at all.
At this time, China and Germany were allies. Twenty years later, when the rising Germany found that their status was not enough to match their identity, it would not be difficult for China and Germany to become enemies. But before Germany's expansion touched China's sphere of influence, it would not be difficult for China and Germany to become enemies.
, the first unlucky ones must be the European countries, Spain, Italy, the Ottoman Empire, and Sweden, which are backed by China. They will not be the first to face the pressure of German expansion.
The first ones to face the German threat are Britain, France, Russia, and even their current ally, the Austro-Hungarian Empire. If we rank them in terms of strength, the first unlucky one will be France, and the second unlucky one will have their turn.
Britain, so Britain must also find a backer for itself, and this backer can only be China.
"Your Majesty, His Highness Victor and His Highness George also miss the friendship very much. Although there have been some unpleasantness between our two countries before, their friendship with you has never changed in their hearts. Before I came, the two princes also asked me to pay tribute to you.
You pay tribute. After the peace talks in Beijing are over, they will prepare to visit China again." Sir Gray said with a smile.
"Don't talk about unpleasant things. Let the past go. Now we need to move forward. As for the two princes, on behalf of my family, I would like to extend a very welcome to them. Ah, by the way. If they feel that the journey is far away
If so, I can give them one of the latest long-range passenger planes, the latest product of Kunpeng Airlines, which can carry thirty passengers for nearly 4,000 kilometers. It is enough to even fly across the Atlantic Ocean." Yang Feng said with a smile.
"Your country's aviation technology is simply amazing!" Sir Gray made an exaggerated expression in cooperation. Of course, it was this amazing aviation technology that caused the death and injury of hundreds of thousands of British civilians.
Need to say more.
Yang Feng is now in need of someone to advertise for him. Kunpeng Airlines' latest four-engine long-range passenger aircraft has been officially put into production. This thing is just a way to show his friendship to the British people, and at the same time show off China's superior status to Europe.
After all these hypocritical things, it’s time to get down to business. Of course, Britain cannot keep what it needs to compensate, but what can be saved must still be saved.
"Your Majesty, I don't know what you think about the issue of Ireland." Sir Gray asked respectfully.
"The Irish problem? That is your own problem as a British people. It has nothing to do with other people, it has nothing to do with China, and it has nothing to do with any other country. In short, it is your internal affairs. No one has the right to interfere, except me, of course.
I still hope that you and the Irish can resolve your differences in a peaceful manner." Yang Feng said casually.
With his statement, Sir Gray was reassured. Although the Allied Council had previously rejected the Irish request, Yang Feng's personal guarantee was more effective in this matter. Since he said that Ireland was the internal affairs of the United Kingdom and no other country.
It has nothing to do with it, so other countries will naturally not be allowed to intervene. In fact, at this time, Germany is already preparing to propose the independence of Ireland in the peace talks. It is obvious that Britain must hug China's thigh tightly at this time. Only in this way can it ensure that Ireland will be avoided.
independent situation.
A pair of enemies who theoretically had not officially ended the war quickly turned into friends.
But Yang Feng has not relaxed at all about the amount of compensation.
"I am not interested in the specific content of the negotiations. Everything is left to the negotiators. After all, this kind of thing is not the final say of China. We must take into account the opinions of our allies," Yang Feng said.
Sir Gray hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, in that case, can the British government apply for a loan from the People's Bank of China?"
"You should go to the Empire State Building to talk to the manager of the People's Bank of China about this kind of thing. As the owner of this bank, I can assure you that the People's Bank of China is a fully commercial bank. As long as there is a suitable mortgage, it will not violate the law.
Under certain circumstances, loans can be provided to anyone who meets the conditions, as long as there is a suitable mortgage." Yang Feng said.
He was waiting for the British to come to him for a loan. The British had used loans to control others for hundreds of years, and now it was their turn to be controlled by others with loans.
His goal is to keep Britain in the same way that Americans kept Japan as a dog watching China in Asia, and then use it as a watchdog against Germany in Europe. Because of the Battle of Berlin and the death of Crown Prince Wilhelm,
, the hatred between Germany and Britain has been irresolvable. At least half a million civilians in Germany died in various forms of persecution by the US-British coalition forces. As for their property being robbed, their homes burned, and their wives and daughters raped, there are countless other things.
Now there is a strong demand in Germany for the trial of a large number of British war criminals. Under this situation, the UK can only be a dog to itself in order to avoid bearing the wrath of Germany.
Of course, a few war criminals must be tried. Otherwise, one or two of them may even be hanged because of William's dead son. But most of them will be sentenced to life imprisonment or something like that. Currently, the Allied Council is preparing to hold a trial in Gothenburg.
In the military court, it is easy to find a few unlucky people and then release them after being imprisoned for a few years for some reason.
Of course, Sir Gray also understood that borrowing from the People's Bank of China was equivalent to stretching his neck in front of Yang Feng and asking him to strangle him, but this was also the best way to show his loyalty to him. What's more, if they really had to pay tens of billions in compensation, how could they have anything other than a loan?
money?
In addition, there are also the costs of rebuilding the UK and restoring monetary order. At this time, the pound is almost like waste paper. The gold standard must be restored as soon as possible to restore the public's confidence in the pound. If you want to restore the gold standard, you must have gold. Without gold, it will be impossible.
To have Hua Yuan, Britain must make pleasing Yang Feng its first priority.
In this way, following Italy, Britain also decided to fall into the arms of Emperor Yang. Then a series of behind-the-scenes deals were completed, and the peace talks between the Allied Powers Group and the Allied Powers Group officially kicked off. The beautiful Summer Palace became the focus of the entire world's attention.
At this time, the situation in distant Russia became increasingly tense. Although the Tsar had announced that the State Duma would elect the Prime Minister, and the State Duma also elected Stolypin's successor as quickly as possible, and then the Prime Minister was elected by the State Duma.
Nikolai signed the appointment letter, but in fact the new Prime Minister Goremekin did not have the ability to truly control the country. He could not even control St. Petersburg.
Led by Vladimir, the Socialist Workers' Party, which gained legal status, used the weapons they still had in their hands to set up a separate party headquarters in St. Petersburg. Then, with the party headquarters as the center, they constantly criticized the Goremekin government through the radio every day, claiming that they
The peace talks in Beijing were a traitorous act, calling on the Russian people to rise up and overthrow this traitorous government. And in fact they did so, because all the factories in St. Petersburg were basically shut down, and a large number of workers and refugees were instigated by them to run to the country every day.
There were riots outside the State Duma venue, and there were even violent beatings of deputies and shootouts with police officers who were maintaining order.
Goremekin hated this and gritted his teeth, but he had nothing to do with the Socialist Party, because the other party's party headquarters was protected by thousands of armed personnel. Unless he wanted to have another fierce battle in St. Petersburg, he could only hold his nose and endure it.
As is the case in St. Petersburg, order has also collapsed in other places in Russia. In particular, cities such as Odessa, Tsaritsyn, and Kazan where large-scale mutinies occurred have been completely out of government control. The Army Department investigation team responsible for investigating the mutiny was directly fired.
, even government agencies in these places have put up trade union signs, and former officials ran away and were hanged.
In the vast Russian countryside, the movement of farmers organized by the Socialist Workers' Party to kill landlords to seize food and share land became more and more intense. More and more local governments were taken over by peasant associations, and landlords who were also unwilling to be killed began to organize their own armed forces.
The war between the two sides is spreading like wildfire.
Although Goremekin also mobilized a large number of troops from the front lines where the war had ceased to put out the fires, it was a pity that it was a drop in the bucket, and there were often military rebellions and rebellions. The only one that was somewhat effective was the one led by Grand Duke Nicholas.
The Siberian Front Army, although not large in number, was relatively united and no rebellion occurred. However, the problem was that it could only control the situation east of Kazan. A large number of rebel soldiers were blocked in Kazan and Simbirsk.
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