The British Empire is changing its nave again and again!
The George Canning in history was a short-lived man. He succeeded Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool, who suffered a stroke, and became prime minister. However, he actually died faster than Jenkinson... all those who had a stroke survived better than him!
In this timeline, the situation that George Canning faced after taking over the phase was more complicated, and the British Empire was really in a state of turmoil.
The Ming Empire's "crushing dog" against Japan, in the eyes of discerning people, was a landmark event that was about to challenge the British Empire.
Because the purpose of the Ming Empire to crush Japan was obviously not for Japan's resources and market... This country's resources and markets are very limited, and the Ming Dynasty could have obtained most of them through trade. In order to keep the rest There is no need to go to war with those few resources and the market.
According to the information available to the British, the most valuable thing about Japan is its population of more than 30 million, especially its 2 to 3 million brave and fierce samurai population. The population of these warriors is enough to provide a very elite army of two to three hundred thousand!
Although there are not many in number, they are elite soldiers who can undertake long-term expeditionary missions, and no matter how many casualties there are, they will not put pressure on the Ming court. Of course, people at the level of George Canning know that such things as opening up new territories , as long as it does not cause too many casualties and economic losses to the people, it is generally more popular. Especially for a generally wealthy country like Ming Dynasty...it is certainly pleasant to sit in a comfortable home, eat sumptuous food, and read the good news of victory in the newspaper!
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In addition, if Japan carries out full mobilization, it can also produce an army of two to three million people! This number, let alone Britain and France, even the Rakshasa Kingdom may not be able to pull it out.
Therefore, Japan is a country whose war manpower is greater than its war industry and war resources.
The Ming Dynasty, which has long followed the path of peaceful development, is a country with extremely rich war industries and war resources, but the people are not willing to fight...otherwise, the Ming Dynasty would not have been "cowarded" for so many years.
According to George Canning's original assumptions, the Ming Dynasty, which lacked cannon fodder, was unlikely to conquer the Japanese Ming faction who had obtained many British weapons and ammunition in a short period of time... In his view, the siege The war in Nagasaki is likely to last for several years and cause huge casualties to the Ming Dynasty.
The resulting anti-war and war-weary sentiments may have a subversive impact on the rule of the eight great families!
But the war that was supposed to last for several years was actually decided in one day - the Ming side achieved an overwhelming victory!
This overwhelming victory often means the complete surrender of the defeated party.
Japan's complete surrender means that the Ming Empire already has enough cannon fodder resources for a worldwide war!
Moreover, the sea power in East Asia is now firmly controlled by the Ming Dynasty! Japan, which lacks the support of industrial strength, can only become a country that provides cannon fodder on land for Ming Dynasty. This means that no matter how powerful the Japanese army is, it cannot threaten the dominance of Ming Dynasty... It can only be that Ming Dynasty eats meat and Japan drinks soup.
Therefore, the foundation of cooperation between Ming Dynasty and Japan is quite solid!
For Dae-young, time is running out...probably not enough.
However, whether Britain still has time to prepare for war has nothing to do with George Canning. Because he had left the British people forever... He died so hastily that he even died before Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool, who had suffered a stroke for many days.
George Canning, who was originally going to attend Jenkinson's funeral, can now only wait for his predecessor in heaven or hell.
As for the new Prime Minister of the British Empire...it was soon announced. This time it was Viscount Goderich, Frederick John Robinson, who was the second-in-command in George Canning's cabinet. , serving as leader of the upper house of parliament and secretary of war and colonial affairs, because the leader of the lower house of parliament is still held by George Canning. So Robinson became number two in the Tory party.
After the death of George Canning, he was quickly elected as the leader of the Tory Party, and was appointed Prime Minister of the British Empire by King George IV on the third day after the death of George Canning.
Of course, his top priority after becoming prime minister was to convene an emergency meeting to discuss the worrying naval armament issue and the Alliance of Tomorrow issue.
"Gentlemen, we have lost an outstanding Prime Minister, but at least we still have India!"
Robinson, who had already sat on the throne of Prime Minister, immediately felt tremendous pressure - he had crushed two Prime Ministers recently... but he still bravely shouldered the burden of the British Empire.
And what gave him the confidence to shoulder the heavy responsibility was, of course, India!
Until the last rupee of India is spent, the glory of the British Empire remains!
"The Ming Dynasty controlled Japan," Robinson said with a smile, "but we own India...Although India's financial resources are not as good as the Ming Dynasty, the Indian people can afford higher taxes. They are all natural tax models! And India There are 200 million people, maybe more! If Japan can provide Ming Dynasty with up to 2 million cannon fodder, then India will be able to provide us with 10 million fighters."
10 million versus 2 million, the advantage lies with Great Britain!
As he spoke, he said in a rather encouraging tone: "Our Prince William and the Duke of Wellington have arrived in India, and with them, there are at least 50,000 British troops!"
Wellington previously insisted on raising 100,000 yuan before going to India, but now that Great Britain has successfully negotiated peace with Dajin, the Duke of Wellington's mission has also changed from resisting gold and Ming Dynasty to helping Prince William legally usurp the throne... It seems a lot easier!
Therefore, the Duke of Wellington took 50,000 people with him and went to India to usurp the throne while keeping Prince William alive.
Robinson added: "I believe it won't be long before Prince William will become the Emperor of India. By then, all of India's manpower, material resources, and financial resources will be at our disposal...The navy will also benefit from this, and we can build more Many warships and airships! However, we must also consider long-term interests and not invest too much in the military, so we still need to continue the Versailles naval armaments negotiations... and before the naval armament negotiations are fully launched , I think, we first need to determine what kind of battleships and cruisers do we need?"
As he spoke, Robinson turned his attention to Viscount Palmerston, Earl Nelson and George Elliot.
In the end, it stayed with Yilu. The "pot" of naval armaments was his, and he had to carry it properly.
"Prime Minister," George Elliot stood up and saluted the new Prime Minister, "please allow me to make suggestions on behalf of the Navy Department."
"Okay, please tell me." Robinson said.
"Mr. Prime Minister," George Elliot said, "We obviously need battleships and cruisers that are faster, have precise firepower, reasonable defense, and have strong air defense capabilities."
"Let's talk about battleships first...how many thousand-ton battleships should we build?"
"At present, twenty thousand tons should be the limit." George Yilu said, "There may be a super battleship with a displacement of thirty thousand tons in the future!
But I don't think we need to build such battleships right now... it's not a priority. "
"What's the top priority?"
"It is an armored cruiser with a displacement of about 10,000 tons, a maximum speed of at least 25 knots, a 10-11-inch main gun and a large number of 6-inch secondary guns!"
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"This is the top priority at the moment... This armored cruiser can defeat any type of Ming cruiser, but it can run faster than the Hongwu Emperor class!
If Ming Dynasty insists on the thousand-ship plan, we should build a large number of such armored cruisers!
In addition, we also need an air force that is comparable to the airship force of the Ming Navy Air Force! "
