10 Downing Street, London, UK. December 1827.
When a British warship carrying the family of the former Indian Emperor Arbuckle II traveled thousands of miles around the African continent, and then drifted all the way from the South Atlantic to the North Atlantic, the news that it finally arrived at Portsmouth Port reached the power of the British Empire. At the center, Prime Minister Robinson, who was convening a naval armaments conference, could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Great, the Indian Empire is now under the firm control of Emperor William... Now, the British Empire finally has a good son who can sacrifice everything for her! And, with this With the sacrifice of our good son, our British Empire will be able to take the initiative in the struggle!"
The so-called initiative in struggle actually refers to the initiative in waging war!
The governments of Great Britain and Ming Dynasty were actually responsible cabinets. It's just that the Ming Dynasty has been engaged in "coalition government" and "big government" for a long time, so the power of the Ming Dynasty cabinet is greater than that of the British cabinet, but it cannot do whatever it wants. For example, when it came to going to war with Britain, the Ming cabinet could not make the final decision. It had to be discussed repeatedly by the political meeting, then voted on, and finally reported to the emperor and the queen mother for approval.
Moreover, even within the Ming Dynasty's cabinet, there were many people who opposed the hasty war. The strategy of the Ming Dynasty cabinet was actually "Small bets and small wins, and you can stop at any time." It did not mean to start a war with Great Britain immediately.
Things on the British side are even more troublesome. Let alone war, even if they have to fight with the Ming Dynasty on the "10 million tons of shipbuilding" proposal, it is impossible to pass it in the House of Commons... The cost of building ships of tens of millions of tons At least £1 billion! How could the House of Commons agree? This was agreed, but before the 10-million-ton ship could even be built, the exchange rate of the British pound collapsed!
Robinson has had private discussions with the opposition leaders in the British House of Commons and Nathan Rothschild, a representative of the British financial community. The ceiling price they have given is 300 million pounds to build 3 million tons... and , the expenses for 200 airships are also included!
In addition, the 300 million pounds of shipbuilding expenses are not allocated in one lump sum. They are allocated over 15 years, which equals 20 million pounds per year and cannot be more. Although the shipbuilding cost of 20 million pounds is quite a lot, at least 20 cruise ships with a displacement of 10,000 to 15,000 can be built. But how many will Ming Dynasty build? Their 10-million-ton plan must be bragging, but at a 40-30% discount, it can double the scale of British shipbuilding... In 15 years, it will be 3 million versus 6 million, an advantage. We are the enemy!
In addition to the scale of shipbuilding being controlled by parliament, the British cabinet, like the Ming cabinet, does not have the power to initiate war on its own, especially against an opponent like Ming Dynasty!
If you want parliament to authorize the cabinet to seize the opportunity to start a war with the Ming Dynasty at any time, let alone the Whigs, even the Tory MPs will have to fry it, and even more than half of the cabinet ministers will have to quit. .
Therefore, when the best time to start a war comes, the cabinet will most likely be unable to seize the opportunity to quickly defeat the Ming Dynasty due to the obstruction of the parliament...
But now it's better. Great Britain now has an "independent and autonomous" adopted son, India.
Emperor William of India had more power than the king of the British Empire plus his cabinet!
Emperor William not only had the freedom to tax and owe debts in India, but also had the freedom to expand the army and navy and launch wars.
Therefore, after the British Empire "owned" the Indian Empire, it also indirectly had the freedom to tax, owe debts, go to war, and expand the army. Moreover, as long as the British Empire does not end up in trouble, it can still maintain the dignity of a neutral country after India's defeat.
This Indian adopted son is so filial! Sacrifice yourself properly to protect your father!
When the British Prime Minister was about to say a few good words to praise India, Foreign Secretary Robert Peel, who had just reported that the former Indian Emperor had arrived in the UK, suddenly handed over another report to the Prime Minister, "Mr. Prime Minister, this is what was just said in Whitehall. Secretary sent a report on the trilateral dispute between the United States, Mexico, and Ming Dynasty."
"The United States, Mexico, and the Ming Dynasty?" The British Prime Minister was stunned for a moment. "I know that the United States and the Mexicans have been fighting openly and covertly for Texas and other territories, but I don't remember that the Ming Dynasty was involved."
Robert Peel said: "Actually, Ming Dynasty has not participated yet, but that day is not far away!"
"Oh? Why?" As the British Prime Minister spoke, he took the report and read it. After reading it for a while, he frowned and said, "That's wrong... This is a report about the discovery of a huge oil field in western Pennsylvania. According to reliable According to the news, Americans used equipment imported from Daming to drill a high-yield oil well with a daily output of 6,000 barrels of oil in a small town called Pitola. Others also drilled oil in the nearby town of Titusville. Production has also reached 2,000 barrels.
According to expert assessments, the area in western Pennsylvania may contain tens of millions of tons of oil that can be exploited! The Americans are really lucky, now they are going to get rich... But what does this have to do with Mexico and the Ming Dynasty? "
"have!"
Robert Peel, one of the founders of the British Conservative Party and a senior figure in the Tory Party, explained: "The Lord of the Admiralty, Viscount Palmerston, told me that our British Empire needs oil...very much. , because oil can provide strong power for the British Empire’s navy!”
Palmerston immediately took over the topic and continued: "According to a research report provided by the Admiralty, even spraying fuel on coal to assist combustion may greatly improve the combustion efficiency of the boiler. It is speculated that it can be increased by more than 50% at most.
There is also public information showing that Jiangnan Heavy Industry of the Ming Empire recently installed a power generation system including several oil-fired boilers and a large steam turbine for a power plant. Its maximum power is likely to exceed 40,000 horsepower. ! If the Ming Dynasty installed such a power system on its battleships..."
"40,000 horsepower? How much horsepower does our Sovereign Class have?"
"9,000 indicated horsepower, and the maximum horsepower under forced ventilation is 11,000." Palmerston reported the relevant data thoroughly, and then frowned and said, "Prime Minister, according to our expert research, the upper limit of the triple-expansion steam engine is also That's 30,000 horsepower... and if it goes higher, the equipment will be too huge!
When using coal-fired boilers and steam turbines to power warships, the upper limit is probably 40,000 to 50,000 horsepower. Further up, you have to add fuel! If we are unable to solve the problem of stable oil supply for a long time, then once Ming Dynasty miniaturizes the equipment for power generation and installs it on battleships, then any battleship they bring may be able to outrun our armored cruisers. quick! so......"
"I understand!" Prime Minister Robinson nodded, "We need American oil, so... the conflict between Ming Dynasty and the United States is inevitable!"
"Prime Minister," Foreign Secretary Robert Peel said with a smile, "In fact, the contradiction between the Americans and the Ming Dynasty is difficult to reconcile! President Monroe has always claimed that America is the America of the Americans... while the Ming Dynasty occupies the Americas. New Manchuria in the northwest is also coveting Oregon State. People from the Ming Dynasty often come to Oregon territory to look for gold. In theory, Oregon State is jointly managed by us and the Americans. We can announce the auction on the grounds that gold has been discovered in Oregon. The rights and interests we hold in the State of Oregon!
In addition, Ming Dynasty has always firmly supported the Mexican Emperor Agustin I. The United States has always supported the Republicans in Mexico...and in order to obtain loans from the Ming Dynasty, Agustin I mortgaged the mineral development rights and land development rights in California to the Ming Dynasty, allowing citizens and companies of the Ming Dynasty to do whatever they wanted there. Reclamation and mining. And Ming's mining company discovered a large number of gold deposits in California! "
Prime Minister Robinson snorted: "How come luck is always on the enemy's side?"
Robert Peel said: "Prime Minister, finding gold not only means luck, but also disaster. The previous conflict between the United States and Mexico was just the land in Texas suitable for growing cotton... By the way, that Agustin The Emperor may soon find a way to develop Texas without relying on Americans!"
"What can we do?" Robinson asked, "Americans have black slaves, does Mexico also..."
"It's not black slaves," Robert Peel said. "The Emperor of Mexico can lease the land in Texas to Ming farmers, and those farmers will hire Japanese workers who are hardworking and much more efficient than black slaves!"
"Can Agustin I think of this?" Robinson was a little skeptical.
Robert Peel said: "Our diplomats will let him think of it! If Ming farmers and Japanese workers enter Texas, we discover gold in the Oregon colony... and prepare to transfer our rights in this colony." Rights! Moreover, weapons and equipment from the Ming Dynasty are constantly entering Mexico! Prime Minister, do you think the United States will need us?"
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