Steel Dynasty - Chapter 969

[Chapter 963 Dilemma]

The season is already deep in winter, and the wind blowing from the sea is bone-chilling.

But in Dick’s eyes, this coldness was far inferior to the coldness in the eyes of the emperor in front of him.

In the past, Dayu was just an unfamiliar term to him. Like all other lands outside Europe, he believed that the people living here were just a group of indigenous people who had not yet entered civilization. Until Britain suffered an unprecedented attack in Asia. The country’s name appears frequently in the House of Representatives only after its failure.

After the two scholars from the Great Chongqing Kingdom came to the UK, their ideas were subverted again. It was obvious that this Great Chongqing Country was not the barbaric civilization they had come into contact with.

Because of this, there are now different voices in the British House of Representatives. Some members advocate establishing relations with Great Chongqing, developing commercial contacts, and exchanging science with each other. However, most members are still afraid of the rise of Great Chongqing.

He understood that the rise of the Great Yu State would definitely harm the interests of some big families, because there were vested interests in both British India and Australia, and these vested interests would not watch their wealth being taken away by the Great Yu State.

This joint operation was initiated by vested interests. They came from three countries, but their goal was the same, to relieve the naval power of Dayu.

But now he messed up everything. In this gamble, they lost the naval power of Asia.

“Dear Your Majesty, I will tell you truthfully what you want to know. I just hope you will not kill me.” Dick prayed. He had a good life in the UK, a beautiful wife and lovely children. Thinking of these, he was unwilling to die. Die like this.

Wilson showed disdain in his eyes and angrily shouted: “You politicians are all weaklings and disgusting.”

“Come on, it is the ignorance of these hardliners that led to this war, and you are responsible for the failure of the war.” Dick’s anger arose, and he was equally angry.

Xiao Ming’s eyes wandered back and forth between Wilson and Dick. He preferred to deal with politicians than soldiers, because although politicians were cunning, they knew how to compromise better than soldiers, of course when dealing with enemies.

“You can continue to quarrel when you return to prison. Now it’s time to talk about your country. What did the two traitors from Dayu bring to you?” Xiao Ming said through gritted teeth. He had been letting the secret guards plan the assassination. These rebels were just because their looks were so different that the secret guards could not send anyone to get close to them.

The status of Chinese people living in the UK was very low in this era. They were basically no different from black slaves and were subject to strict supervision.

“Your Majesty is talking about Fei Anyi and Fan Hongcai?”

“That’s the two of them.” Xiao Ming’s eyes narrowed. He needed to master the current information about Britain.

Dick pondered for a moment and said with admiration: “I have to say that these two are indeed outstanding talents. They have provided the UK with a large number of mature scientific and technological achievements in both physics and chemistry, and these achievements have been verified to be feasible. , Britain is undergoing dramatic scientific changes because of their contributions, and now the entire British talent pool is concentrated in London. Many people believe that Britain will soon make a huge leap in science and technology.”

Dick was always watching as he spoke. What worried him about Xiao Ming’s expression was that the emperor’s expression never changed and remained calm.

The reason why he said this was to intimidate the emperor, because the entire UK believed that these two talents were the top talents of the Great Chongqing Kingdom, and the knowledge they contributed would allow the UK to quickly catch up with the current technological level of the Great Chongqing Kingdom, and This is enough to make the country of Chongqing afraid.

However, after seeing Xiao Ming being so calm, Dick decided to add more emphasis. He emphasized with the eloquent words of a politician: “The Great Chongqing country now has the things and theories that the UK has. Although this requires British scientists to realize it one by one, it is currently only It’s a matter of time, so I hope your majesty can reconsider the current relationship with the United Kingdom. I am willing to be a bridge of friendship between Great Chongqing and the United Kingdom.”

Xiao Ming listened quietly. When he got here, he showed a sarcastic smile, “You. Is this threatening me?”

Dick said in fear: “Your Majesty, I am just a prisoner under your command. How dare I do this? I am just stating the facts. There is one thing that your Majesty may not know very well. In fact, Europe Royal families have been intermarrying with each other for thousands of years. Strictly speaking, whether it is Britain, France, or even Tsarist Russia, the rulers are more or less related by blood. If they face a powerful enemy, European countries They will unite again, just like they did twice in history to resist the nomads from the east.”

Hearing this, Xiao Ming laughed out loud. This Dick was afraid of death, but he had to be said to be very smart, and what he said was basically true. , the blood theory in Europe has always occupied a very high position. In the contemporary World War I, it was actually fought between a group of relatives. This is somewhat similar to the contemporary Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Although the fight was life-and-death, royal marriages were prevalent.

Dick said this, obviously trying to shock him mentally so that Xiao Ming could deal with him carefully.

However, this trick is useless for Xiao Ming. Dick’s words may become true, but this needs to be based on his massive attack on Europe.

It’s just that attacking the European mainland is not currently in Xiao Ming’s plan, because the European continent is too far away from Dayu, and the Suez Canal has not yet been built. If you want to get from Dayu to Europe, you need to start from Dayu, pass through Malacca, and then arrive at The Cape of Good Hope in Africa, heading north along the African continent.

The entire voyage adds up to more than 30,000 kilometers, almost circling the earth. After all, the route is not direct and requires sailing along the continent for supplies.

In this way, it would take half a year to go to Europe and another half a year to come back.

And attacking Europe is not a problem that can be solved by tens of thousands of people. Using a large number of troops in such a distant place is simply an unprecedented consumption of national power.

Countries that have done this in contemporary history have basically shot themselves in the foot. During the Battle of Tsushima in the Russo-Japanese War, Tsarist Russia sent its Baltic Fleet all the way to the battlefield in the Far East. After more than 200 days of sailing, Tsarist Russia The dispatched fleet was annihilated by the Japanese fleet waiting for work.

The wars launched by the United States in Asia can only be sustained by relying on Japan after the defeat as a supply base, but even so they often end in failure.

After weighing many factors, Xiao Ming’s final plan was to expand colonies layer by layer like Europe, using colonies as the basis to expand power.

After his fleet can obtain supplies along the way, it will be possible to start a hot war with European countries on the mainland.

Before, all he could do was fight for colonies. As for this problem, European countries will probably see it clearly after this naval battle. They are unable to attack Dayu, and Dayu is unable to attack them.

In the future, fierce competition between the two sides will begin in the colonies.

(End of chapter)