Chapter 954: Sheep Shearing?
On a drizzling day, a tall and thin young man walked into the vestibule of Limerick's "Forest Palace" with standard soldiers. He wore a "prairie gray" with no military rank sign. The Germans were from the standard military uniforms of the Prussian era, and they wore a long military jacket on the outside. This outfit usually appeared on German retired personnel to show that they had the honor of serving in the world's strongest army.
Under the guidance of a royal servant, the young man was able to enter the office of His Majesty Joachim I, the king of the new United Kingdom. After the servant retired, the young man greeted the once powerful monarch with a hurried silence.
Xia Shu said casually: "Please sit down! Mr. Weizmann! Maybe... you are not used to this civilian-style name, Mr. Warrant Officer?"
The young man smiled and shrugged: "In fact, I have adapted to this change in my identity. Maybe it won't take long to become an active member of a certain army?"
This Weizmann, whose full name is Ezer Weizmann, is the nephew of the leader of the Zionist movement, Haim Weizmann. He is currently the special liaison officer of the Zionist organization to the new United Kingdom and the head of the Tipperary Flight Training School. Heroes have emerged in troubled times. In the midst of the Middle East and the Zion movement is in full swing, Ezer, who is in his early twenties, has become the helmsman and founder of the Zionists' preparations for the air force. This lord was born in Tel Aviv. At the age of 17, he obtained German nationality and joined the Second Imperial Air Force. Although he did not get the opportunity to participate in actual combat during his service, he won the Gold Pilot Medal for his outstanding flying skills and obtained the Airways to Munich.
The Army Academy had an opportunity to further study and later joined the staff of the 11th Air Corps as a warrant officer. Although the prospects for the Luftwaffe exhibition were good, Ezer Weizmann resolutely resigned from his military post and devoted himself to the Zionist movement. With his professional knowledge and skills in the field of military aviation, he fully assumed the mission of secretly training fighter pilots for the Zionist organization. Now, the Zionist organization has a regular flight training camp in Tipperary, southern Ireland, with 2o ir-33 two-seat trainers, 36 ir-39 single-seat fighters and 12 ik-4o two-seat bombers. The trained pilots have exceeded 40 people.
The words of the young man made Natsuki miss his energetic years. He smiled and said, "Come tea or coffee?"
Azell replied politely: "I heard that Your Majesty has the most authentic Chinese tea here. If you have the opportunity to taste it, I am deeply honored."
Xia Shu then pressed the electric bell on the table and ordered to the attendant: "Please give us a pot of West Lake Longjing."
Then he picked up a piece of paper from the table, walked up to the young man and sat down, and handed it to him.
The young man glanced quickly and looked up at the monarch who was shared by Ireland and Wales: "Yes, your majesty, this Zion Program is indeed what we do."
Xia Shu put away the relaxed expression just now and said with a stern look: "Have you ever considered that once this piece of paper falls into the hands of the Arabs and is submitted to the League of Nations by them, and it is published all over the world, how passive will your plan to restore the country fall into?"
Eventually, more than a month ago, representatives of the new United Kingdom proposed a proposal for autonomy in the Palestinian region at the Council of the League of Nations. The proposal was approved by the representatives of each member states and will be submitted to the General Assembly for final vote according to procedures. The Zionist organization quickly submitted a regional autonomy plan to the League of Nations in the name of Palestinian residents for discussion by the League of Nations, but they did not find a loophole as they wished, because the Arab Kingdom sent representatives to the League of Nations later.
The League of Nations also submitted the Palestinian Autonomy Plan they recognized. According to this autonomy plan, Palestine will adopt a parliamentary democracy, that is, elect members of parliament through national elections, and then the parliament will establish the autonomous region's brain and administrative system. There is no doubt that this plan is very unfavorable to Jews whose population accounts for only 30% of the total population of the region. However, in the outside world, the plan is in line with Western democratic thinking, can maximize the will of the residents of the region, and safeguard the interests of the residents as much as possible.
Since the voices within the League of Nations tend to agree with the autonomy plan submitted by the Arab Kingdom, the Jews had to make the worst plans. At this time, there were two months left before the General Assembly of the League of Nations. If the Autonomy Plan was passed by then, the agenda for democratic elections in the Palestinian region should be completed within the year, which means that there will be up to seven or eight months for the Palestinian Jews to compete for elections. Therefore, the Zionist organization made an immigration call to the entire Jewish world and received a positive response. Shortly after the call, thousands of Jewish families living in European countries arrived in Tel Aviv by sea. Some rumors that were not conducive to the Arabs in the Palestinian region caused tens of thousands of Arabs to flee in a hurry.
However, this increase and decrease still cannot change the current situation where Arabs occupy the majority in the Palestinian region. Aware of the seriousness and urgency of the problem, the Zionist organization secretly issued the Zion Program to Jews all over the world, clarifying the route of autonomy first and then building a state in Palestine. This announcement immediately had a huge spiritual effect in the Jewish world. Those devout, bullied and oppressed Jews seemed to see a dazzling door to hope in the deep darkness. Many people quickly sold their property and took their families to Palestine. Germany, the New United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and even Turkey.
Shipping companies have opened up direct liners for Tel Aviv, but the shipping tickets are still in short supply. In order to arrive in Palestine as soon as possible, many Jews took liners or flights to Cairo, Istanbul, and then traveled to their holy land by sea or 6 routes. According to incomplete statistics, in the month after the Zion Program, the number of Jews arrived in Palestine by various means reached 20,000, especially in the next two weeks, the number of Jews landed in the port of Tel Aviv every day, and the proportion of Jewish residents in Palestine has reached nearly 40%. According to this trend, the quantitative change of the population will soon lead to qualitative changes.
Indeed, the Zion Program, a simple piece of paper, with only a few hundred words, injected huge energy into the Zionist movement, but it may also cause them endless trouble at any time. If the Arab Kingdom had solid evidence, they could fully implement armed suppression of the Palestinian Jews on the grounds of fighting separatist forces, and then forcibly expel them. At that time, the Zionists would either surrender to the rulers of the Arab Kingdom for peace, or fight a war where neither strength nor morality prevail.
Faced with such doubts, Ezer's face became solemn, and he explained: "Yes, your Majesty, we have fully considered the potential risks of this approach before we make this program to Jews all over the world. The time left for us by the Palestinian autonomous election is too urgent. In order not to lose the crucial first game, we have no choice but to take a chance."
Xia Shu didn't comment on this. At this moment, the servant came in with the freshly brewed tea, so the conversation between the two sides eased for a few minutes. After that, Xia Shu took the lead in saying: "Our government officials made an analysis. Currently, there are 370,000 Jewish residents living in the new United Kingdom, and about 60% of them are interested in immigrating to Palestine in the near future. If we provide convenience in immigration policies, then the number of people who immigrate to Palestine in the short term may exceed 150,000; if convenience is not allowed and obstructed, the number of people who immigrate in the short term may be around 10,000; if obstructed in a reasonable way, the number of people who immigrate to Palestine will be less than 50,000."
The young Azell quickly responded: "How can you keep people but not keep your heart? Such a simple philosophy, how can you not understand the wise rule of your Majesty?"
The other party's youthful and vigorous expression did not annoy Xia Shu. He said in a gentle tone: "The departure of Jewish residents does not mean that we have lost friends. On the contrary, this can make our friendship more profound and longer. The reason why our government officials are worried that large-scale immigration of Jewish residents will have a certain negative impact on our living order. In fact, almost all European countries currently have similar concerns."
In the New United Kingdom, especially in Ireland, Jewish people are not very popular foreign groups, but like all over the world, Jews have accumulated considerable wealth with their savvy and diligence. In Limerick, 9% of commercial properties belong to Jewish residents, about 38% of non-state financial institutions and 17% of non-state-owned enterprises are controlled by Jewish ginseng and 17% of non-state-owned enterprises. Just these few data show that Jews play a pivotal role in the economic field of this country. If Jews are allowed to leave with all their wealth, the economic and financial order of the New United Kingdom will indeed be greatly affected.
Love Responsibility answered according to one's own understanding: "From the standpoint of the rulers of the state, taking advantage of the rush of Jewish residents to leave, they acquire their industries at a low price, and impose high taxes on the property they carry with them. In a short period of time, the French have done this four times in the late Middle Ages, and have become the laughing stock of the world. How could His Majesty follow in the footsteps?"
The historical allusion mentioned by Ezer Weizmann refers to the fact that France expelled Jews four times from the end of the 12th century to the beginning of the 14th century, and then recalled Jews four times in order to increase fiscal and tax revenue. Especially in 1361, King John II of France was defeated and captured by Britain. In order to raise a huge ransom, the Jews were allowed to return to France. However, just 33 years later, his son Charles V expelled the Jews again. This capricious approach is ridiculous, but for the ruling class, the real interests are far more important than empty titles. This Jewish immigration wave started to begin. In order to restrict Jewish migrants from transferring all their wealth, Italy, Spain, Austro-Hungarian Empire and even Turkey issued new tax bills with amazing efficiency, and even the wealthy Germans were preparing to restrict this.
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