The political struggle is cruel. This Ethiopian war was promoted by Benjamin’s cabinet. If you dig a hole, you have to be responsible for burying it yourself.

The British people are arrogant. They can tolerate defeat by any European power, but cannot accept losing to the African indigenous people.

In order not to be caught by the opposition party and triggered public criticism, Benjamin's cabinet could only accept the false war report with a pinch of the nose.

"Kick out the losses of the Indian colonial army from the casualties, and do not announce all the casualties at the first time, and share the losses into subsequent wars.

Mobilize all our forces to guide public opinion as much as possible and suppress the influence to the minimum. If the situation cannot be controlled, create a big news to divert the public's attention."

There was no way. Benjamin didn't want to be kicked off the stage in shame just after taking office.

After hearing Benjamin's words, Army Secretary Fox: "Sorry, Prime Minister. I just got the wrong report, that was from the last British-British War.

This is the battle report sent back from the front line. After a month of hard fighting, our army killed 351 people and injured 1,126 people, and annihilated 9,568 enemy troops.

However, Ethiopia is too big, and France and Austria are eyeing each other. In order to occupy Ethiopia before France and Austria, front-line troops requested 80,000 reinforcements from the country."

Seeing the Army Minister bringing out a new battle report, everyone is no longer surprised. There are so many strange things in politics, how can I do not do more preparations?

This is the third time Fox has served as Secretary of the Army. Even if the British-Boat war is so bad, he can escape without hesitation, let alone this small defeat?

If the cabinet wants to hold the responsibility accountable, Fox probably will sell the front-line officers; if the cabinet is ready to hold the responsibility accountable, Fox will naturally have to help cover it up.

Benjamin asked Fox to be the Secretary of the Army because he was interested in his ability to adapt.

The same battle report changed after a different statement, the situation suddenly changed.

The level of asking for help was so good. Originally, the front line was defeated and could not bear it anymore. In an instant, it became a defense against the Fa'O to seize the spoils.

There is no doubt that this statement can be more acceptable to the British people. If the British army suffers heavy losses in the future battlefield, all excuses to deal with the blame from all parties will be found.

No matter what kind of defeat is, the blame will be put on France and Austria, and the London government will be mostly responsible.

Even the opposition party has nothing to say. The British Army is just that little. The main force of the colonization is the cannon fodder troops. It is normal that it cannot defeat the army's powerful country.

Prime Minister Benjamin: "It's just announced to the public! Order Ismail to teach me a hard lesson to those ***ers. We can't let these young men's blood flow in vain."

...

Foreign Secretary Edward: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs just got a piece of news that may be helpful to us.

The French were restless again. They obtained the Panama Canal development rights from the Colombian government and were preparing the canal company. It seemed that they were preparing to make trouble."

After smiling at each other, Prime Minister Benjamin made a decision: "Yes, the French forcibly seized the right to develop canals from the Colombian government, which has blatantly trampled on a country's sovereignty.

For the sake of world peace and stability, the government should inform the media as soon as possible to expose the shameless actions of the French.”

This is because of sleepiness, the pillows are sent. The London government is worried about how to divert the public's attention, so the French make big news.

It doesn't matter whether the French have obtained the right to develop the canal legally. The key is that it is illegal for the London government to require the French to be illegal.

It doesn't matter if it is far-fetched, there is only a topic of controversy. As long as there is a few months of trouble, the people will forget about this small defeat.

Anyway, Britain and France have been hostile for hundreds of years, and the people have never stopped talking. Everyone has become accustomed to each other, and the people's hostility cannot affect the relationship between the two countries.

Even if it has an impact, Prime Minister Benjamin doesn't care. As long as it can divert the public's attention, some minor issues are not worth mentioning.

In Prime Minister Benjamin's view, the Panama Canal issue is a farce created by the French.

The Austrians are right next door and have long regarded the Panama region as their own sphere of influence. How could the French gain control of the canal?

Can't we jointly develop it again?

Unlike the Suez Canal, the Panama Canal has less strategic significance to France and Austria, and there is no indispensable statement.

The Americas have not yet developed, and even if the Panama Canal is opened, it will not be able to obtain rich returns in the short term.

Without sufficient benefits, how can we cooperate?

The opening of the Panama Canal is neither the beneficiary. Based on the principle of harming others and benefiting oneself, the London government does not want to see the opening of the Panama Canal, and the Vienna government must be the same.

Now everyone can watch the fun. When the French canal is almost dug, everyone will jump out to make trouble and just trick them.

...

In the Vienna Palace, Franz seemed to be chanting, and he sneezes a few times today.

There are no other symptoms except sneezing. Franz did not see a doctor and he fully distrusts the medical level of this era. He can avoid taking medicine or try not to take it.

Unlike later generations, drugs now have side effects. Many drugs themselves are immature in production technology and are rushing to market.

Many people actually die of illness, but are treated. This is not because the doctor is not responsible, but mainly because everyone has different physical constitutions. Most people can resist the side effects of drugs, and some people cannot withstand it.

If you have a wealthy family and have a specialized doctor to serve at any time, you can probably find problems and stop taking side effects in a timely manner.

Ordinary people can't do it anymore. Even if problems occur, many people will continue to take medication. They never thought that the side effects of the drug caused the aggravation of illness and death. This is also the reason for the endless emergence of medical accidents.

These problems are difficult to solve and cannot be managed. In this era, there are too few types of drugs. If drugs with major side effects are prohibited from being launched, many diseases will become useless.

It is not only a problem with the ingredients of the drug itself, but also a reason for underdeveloped industrial technology. In the industrial production process, whether it is temperature, raw material quality, or dose errors added, it may lead to an increase in side effects.

The problem that cannot be solved can naturally be put on hold first. For patients, a gamble is better than waiting for death. The most terrible thing is to have no hope.

In order to establish a complete medical and health system, Franz has been working hard for many years, but unfortunately, he can only cover 70% of the population.

This is still just an ideal number. Only the middle class can go up to patients who can truly be treated effectively.

At most, ordinary people only need to see minor illnesses. If they are slightly more serious, they need God’s blessing. It’s not that they lack medical resources, but that they have no money in their pockets.

The most important thing is that seeing a doctor may not be reliable. For example, Franz often sees a doctor, but he rarely takes medicine, especially Western medicine produced by chemical industry.

Many times, he would rather drink a bowl of Chinese medicine. No matter what, traditional Chinese medicine is still competitive in this era. Although it is a little slower, the side effects are smaller!

For the sake of life, Franz has a professional medical team, including both traditional Chinese and Western medicine.

The Western medicines used by the royal family are all specially produced. Some drugs have high technical requirements and are produced directly in the laboratory to ensure safety to the greatest extent.

...

The colonial minister Stephen reported: "Your Majesty, the British decided to increase the number of troops to the African continent by 80,000. Now it is certain that the defeat of the British army that was circulating some time ago is true.

The British army has a limited size, so if they want to increase their troops, they must draw some of them from their homeland and then some of their colonial troops from India.

These troops will take at least one month to arrive on the African continent. We can tear off a piece of meat from Ethiopia before the British arrive, you see?"

Franz shook his head: "No need, we have eroded a lot of Ethiopia. If we continue to grab territory, the British will be anxious.

Moreover, the Ethiopian indigenous people are not that easy to deal with. In the past few years, in order to cause trouble for the British, we have helped them improve their combat effectiveness a lot.

Now it’s time to test the results, just to see if our investment has been in vain and learn from the lessons.”

Compared with other parts of Africa, Ethiopia is indeed a progressive one. Although the instructors who helped them train their army gave very low evaluations, that is only relative to the Austrian army.

If the British did not increase their troops, Franz would still be optimistic about the "Soldier Emperor" and they would be fine if they dealt with the Indian colonial army.

The situation has changed now, and the London government seems to be serious. The core factor in determining the outcome is not how strong Ethiopia is, but the key is to the degree of importance the British attach.

"Yes, your majesty!" Stephen replied

Foreign Minister Wesenberg: "His Majesty, the Panama Canal Company established by the French, has proposed to us commercial cooperation, and they hope to bring in 200,000 laborers from Austria within three years to dig the canal.

The price they gave was good, each laborer paid 30 a transfer fee, and the transportation problem was their own responsibility."

This is what everyone agreed on. If French capitalists want to make money from the stock market, they need the cooperation of the Austrian government and naturally need to pay a benefit fee, otherwise the canal plan would not even have a chance to start.

Introducing labor is just a cover. In name, the money is all the wages of workers, but in fact it falls into the pockets of the Vienna government.

Franz: "If you promise the French, the workers will be recruited from the indigenous peoples of the Somali Peninsula, and the insufficient parts will be supplemented by other regions. In the future, if there are similar situations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can directly agree."

The peak period of labor export has ended. Now there are not many indigenous people in Austria, and some of them are thugs raised by colonial governments.

If it weren't for the newly occupied Somalia Peninsula, Franz suspected that Austria belonged to the African continent and might not have been able to raise 200,000 workers.
Chapter completed!