The Earl of Derby has gone completely crazy. He has encountered countless enemies during his political career. Some people's rhetorical firepower is more intense than Xiao Letian's. But that was, after all, a battle between gentlemen within Britain. He has never encountered provocation from backward ethnic groups.
It's like. A group of high-ranking officials in the court. You are the minister and I am the general. That one is still a prince. Although everyone's status is high or low, they are all dancing on the same stage. The general social status between them is equal.
In this kind of quarrel. The minister satirized the prince. It is understandable that the general refuted the minister. Political struggle is inherently a back and forth between you and me. There are winners and losers. A small setback today does not necessarily lay the foundation for a huge victory tomorrow. Besides, everyone has the same identity. There is no shame in losing.
These are the rules of the game. People within the circle are allowed to play together, but people outside the circle are never allowed to interfere. This is a group of ministers and generals quarreling. A veteran street sweeper coming next to him suddenly jumped out and gave a nasty lecture. All the big guys who finally spoke were speechless. Playing like this is a bit much.
Not every old man who sweeps the floor is an unknown Shaolin monk. Not every big shot has the quality to face the doubts from the bottom with a smile. Most of them will still choose to be angry. Extremely angry.
"What are you? A disgraced veteran... Oh no, no, no. You are a barbaric nation and you are also the Prime Minister of a small Pacific island country. How dare you laugh at the Prime Minister of the British Empire. Are you tired of living? More Please come to the chapter soon."
Of course the Earl of Derby did not say this. It seems that even if British gentlemen curse, they don't have as rich a vocabulary as the Chinese.
"Arrogant. Arrogant barbarian. Do you know who you are talking to? I am the Prime Minister of the British Empire. I am a high noble. How dare you issue an expulsion order for me. Are you crazy..."
The Earl of Derby wanted to overturn the table. But he forgot about his gout. Also underestimated the weight of a long oak table. one time. Two times. He didn't move it three or four times.
Finally, the furious Prime Minister grabbed the pure white tablecloth and yanked it back. He wanted to knock all the seafood to the ground.
Something strange happened. Please come to more and faster chapters. He seemed to have underestimated the smoothness of pure white silk. Also forgetting the principle of inertia in physics. Everyone present saw the Earl of Derby suddenly exerting force. The white silk tablecloth was pulled out in one stroke.
Um. Yes. Just pulled it out. It was pulled out from the gap between the silver tableware and the table. That speed is as fast as lightning. When the tablecloth is like a white butterfly flying among the flowers. All the tableware on the table remained unchanged.
This picture is really joyful. Even the Earl of Derby himself was stunned. It was so sad in his heart. Why is it so bad today? Not even able to lift the table.
Xiao Letian's stomach hurt from holding it in. He suddenly remembered the scene in his previous life when his middle school physics teacher conducted this experiment. The old teacher with glass bottle eyes. He smoked the tablecloth three times on the lectern. As a result, two teacups were smashed. Also smashed was a fat girl's pencil case. The final experiment was unsuccessful.
I should have known that the Earl of Derby had such a sophisticated method. It would be great to let him be a physics teacher. Let his poisonous tongue be used on those students who skip classes.
Xiao Letian looked at the dazed Earl of Derby, who was about to have a stroke. He hurriedly took a few steps forward and said in a low voice, "Mr. Prime Minister, your probing is over here. Maybe you think it's interesting and fun to irritate me. Then when the game is over, can we get down to business. Update as soon as possible."
The Earl of Derby stared at Xiao Letian with twitching eyes. "Game. You think insulting the Prime Minister of the British Empire is a game. I can tell you clearly. It is not just the French Navy that is besieging you now. The Royal Navy of Great Britain will also join in." Come. Just wait and retire here..."
Xiao Letian is no longer angry at this time. He just raised his hand and asked the people around him to disperse. They were alone in the rose bush.
"My Lord Prime Minister, the farce can end here. If you have already made up your mind to trap me in Europe, why do you want to cross the North Sea to see a little person like me? In your words, I am not just a person in the Pacific Ocean. The little chief of the island country? It’s worth your while to update a barbarian as soon as possible. And it’s a secret meeting.”
"Okay. I can only regard the unpleasantness just now as a temptation and your personal hobby... Now let's listen to my analysis of the current situation."
"Today's world is a British world. There is no doubt about this. Britain has the most powerful navy and industrial power in the world. You also have the most extensive colonies in the world. Your cheap industrial products can be dumped all over the world. Go. And the resources of the entire earth can be fed back to the British Isles through sea routes..."
"The size of your navy even exceeds that of the rest of Europe combined. In your eyes, the ocean is the inland lake of your British... Everything looks good. The first update is very powerful. But to paraphrase the Chinese . There are crises in the prosperous times."
The Earl of Derby curled his lips, "Crisis. With the strength of our British Empire, how can there be a crisis? No one has dared to tell me this kind of alarmist argument for a long time. You are really brave."
Xiao Letian shook his head, "You can look down on the Manchus. You can also ignore the current China. But don't forget. The culture accumulated over thousands of years is there. The prosperous and troubled times we have experienced are all written in the history books. Here we are. The situation may be different, but the truth is the same..."
"The development of the British Empire today can be described as a prosperous period rarely seen in history. But the destiny of the country always swings with the wind. When you are at the height of your power, there are many countries who are thinking about you behind your back. For example, Tsarist Russia."
"Don't think that if you and France win the Crimean War, you can choke this polar bear. You really underestimated their appetite. If my intelligence is not wrong, Moscow has probably started to evaluate it now. There is a plan to build the Siberian Railway. I don’t think you in the UK don’t know about it..."
When the words Siberian Railway came to the ears of Earl Derby. His expression suddenly became unusually rich. The old man stared at Xiao Letian in disbelief. His heart suddenly boiled.
Trans-Siberian Railway. It is an important transportation lifeline that connects Russia from east to west. The argument began in the mid-19th century. But it was not until 1891 that construction began. It took a full 13 years to complete the construction.
This railway played a great role in promoting the geopolitical structure of modern Asia. It can be said that at that time, the transportation of materials throughout Europe and Asia was the most extensive in the world. One is the sea route and the other is the lifeblood of this railway.
It is precisely because of this railway. Only the Russians can reach out to East Asia. We can even finally get a warm water port on the Liaodong Peninsula. For Russia, the desire for a warm-water port was almost fatalistic. This was still very strong during the Soviet period.
Relations between Britain and the Russians had always been tense. Moscow has always attached great importance to its intelligence work. How could the British not pay attention to the Trans-Siberian Railway plan?
If the Russians owned the railway. They can easily escape the constraints of the ocean. Move troops and supplies at will between Europe and Asia. The British would have much less control over them.
This is not the outcome the British want to see. But Derby was very surprised. This kind of information was still being demonstrated just now. How do you, an Asian, know that? Do you have an intelligence system in Europe that we don't understand?
Xiao Letian saw the doubt in his mind, "Of course I have my own intelligence network. But you better not bother to investigate. You won't find it."
"Back to the subject. It was your victory over Russia in Crimea that completely shattered their intention to find a sea outlet from Turkey. You should know very well that what Nicholas I of the Russians wanted at that time was Istanbul. Wanted It’s just the strait from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean..."
"Don't think that if you defeat Russia, you can make them give up looking for an outlet to the sea. Now the Russians in Central Asia are supporting Agub to invade Xinjiang. He wants to support a military strongman under his control. Do you really think that his goal is Xinjiang? . You are wrong. His goal is Afghanistan."
"As long as the Russians control the Pamirs, they can easily gain a port in the Arabian Sea from above. And they can threaten your colony at any time. India."
"It's ridiculous that you can't even see such a clumsy plan to divert disaster to the east. Do you think the Russians have occupied Xinjiang? Anyway, the Chinese are the ones who will suffer in the end. You guys are happy to watch..."
Xiao Letian's mouth was very rude. Because he knows that the British are now extremely arrogant. On the surface, the Earl of Derby is just a man of low quality. Very aggressive person. But this is also a common feature of British politicians in this era.
Britain is too powerful now. These senior politicians are proud to the point of arrogance. Take the example given by Xiao Letian. The Russians supported Agub's invasion of Xinjiang. In the eyes of many senior British officials. This was the conflict between Russia and the Qing Dynasty. It's a classic dog-eat-dog situation. No matter who wins or loses, it has no impact on the interests of the British Empire.
True. The Russian nation has an unusual greed for land by nature. Just like the British natural greed for the sea. Russia really wants Xinjiang. No country will refuse territorial expansion. But are Russia's actions in Xinjiang really just to gain more territory? Do you really just want to grab China's land?
The so-called sword dance in Xiangzhuang was inspired by Peigong. On the surface, the Russians' sword dance was intended to carve out a piece of flesh from the Qing Dynasty. But the protagonist they really want to assassinate is Afghanistan. It's the Pamirs.
"Yeah." When the phrase Pamir Plateau got into the Prime Minister's ears. The Prime Minister's eyes immediately became panicked.
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