Knowing the current affairs is one of the important reasons why Japan can succeed.

Since the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese government has been trying to hold the British people's thighs, although John Bull didn't see that they could match them and did not accept them as the younger brother who came to the door.

But with decades of hard work, there are always impression scores. However, in international competition, impression scores alone are not enough, but more importantly, depends on opportunities.

For the Japanese, the moment is undoubtedly the best opportunity. The international situation is changing, and the British, isolated by European society, are now in urgent need of allies.

The overlord has his own overlord's demeanor. What Britain needs is allies, not pets, and it is impossible for all cats and dogs to accept.

Originally, Japan proved its strength during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 and was attracted by the British and became the vanguard of anti-Russia in the Far East.

Now is no exception. In the battle for the Philippine Islands, the strength shown by Japan made the British look higher and they had the opportunity to get further contact.

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Downing Street, Prime Minister Gladstone has not had a good sleep since the victory or defeat in the European War, and he seems to have become ten years older.

The Vienna Conference, which just concluded, even more hit Britain with a fatal blow. The awesome French Empire has now been cut off and can't count on it in a short period of time.

Without any surprises, the merger of Germany and Austria, which Britain was most worried about, still happened, and the revived Holy Roman Empire became the new continental overlord.

Moreover, this overlord is different from the previous parallel-stock overlords. Its strength is really strong, which makes the challengers afraid to go.

It turns out that there is no worst, only worse. As a supporter of France, Britain stood in the opposite direction of the anti-French alliance early on.

Even if you counterattack at the last moment, it doesn't mean that things are over. With the protection of the Straits, the Anti-French Alliance naturally does not have the ability to liquidate them.

Without direct liquidation, it does not mean that you give up revenge. At the last moment of the Vienna Peace Conference, the anti-French alliance was revealed, and the "Continental Union" with Austria as its core appeared.

As the name suggests, the "Continental Union" is naturally an alliance composed of continental European countries. Although Britain also belongs to Europe, they are maritime countries, so the Continental Union has nothing to do with them.

From the literal meaning alone, Gladstone also knew that Austria pulled various countries to form the "Continental Union" to seize the right to speak.

Britain, which is willing to accept it or not, has lost its say in the European continent.

This is not the worst, and what's worse is that no one stipulates that the "Continental Union" can only manage continental affairs. If the Vienna government wants, it can use this alliance to interfere in international affairs.

The strength of the Continental Union is far greater than the total of the remaining countries. In this era when fists are big, the truth is the truth, it is naturally unparalleled to have the right to speak.

In other words, Britain's overlordship was shaken. Although they still have the world's number one Royal Navy, they still have no confidence in the freak of the "Continental Union".

I originally thought it was just a battle for the British and Austrians, but the director got the wrong script, and the plot turned into a battle for the British and the "Continental League". Fortunately, the filming had not been completed yet, otherwise Britain would be over.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has contacted many countries such as Russia, the Western Union, and the Nordic Federation. Overall, it is not optimistic. Everyone's confidence in the Holy Roman Empire is much higher than we expected.

Now we can only wait for the enemy to make mistakes and then find an opportunity to divide the continental alliance. If this alliance does not disband, we will always be in a passive position and will not be able to do anything to the Holy Roman Empire hiding behind it."

It can be seen that George was in a very bad mood. As the Foreign Minister of Britain, the international situation has developed to this point and has been awarded the title of "The Worst Foreign Minister of Britain". This is a foregone conclusion.

The political enemy did not take the opportunity to attack, not because of understanding, nor because of moral integrity, but because no one was willing to take over this mess. When everything was settled, it was time for him to get out.

In contrast, the situation of others in the cabinet is much better. No matter how worse the international situation is, Britain has gained a lot of benefits from the European War.

Most of the wealth accumulated by the French flowed into Britain through trade, and the British Isles are now in their most prosperous period of economic prosperity.

Although in the long run, the poor decisions of the London government have put Britain in an embarrassing situation; in the short term, all classes in the country have benefited, and the people have a good impression of the government.

In fact, George was also thinking too much. The title of "the worst foreign minister in history" will only be given to him by future generations. At present, the British people do not realize what they have lost.

Since obtaining French warships through diplomatic means, it has consolidated the dominance of the Royal Navy

After the dominant position, public opinion criticized the Ministry of Foreign Affairs much less.

Gladstone waved his hand: "Take it slow, we are not in a hurry. The Holy Roman Empire has just been re-established, and there are still many internal problems. For a long time in the future, the Vienna government will be busy sorting out its internal affairs and will not care about us at all.

The anti-French alliance is not a solid piece of law. Now it is just because the French have joined forces for a short time. France was weakened miserably at the Vienna Peace Conference, and the threat to various countries has been greatly reduced. After everyone cannot feel the threat from the French, the alliance should die.

Although the Holy Roman Empire is now powerful, the more they are struggling, the more likely they will arouse fear from all countries. France is the lesson of the past.

If you are afraid, you are afraid that they will not make trouble. If the Vienna government has maintained its current international image and does not cause trouble on the European continent, it would be really troublesome."

The defeat of France also had a great impact on Britain, both the people and the government were analyzing the reasons. The final conclusion was shocked by themselves.

There is no way, the reason for France's defeat is also applicable to Britain - "There are too many people offended."

The French offended many people, and Britain also offended many people. Fortunately, there is a protection from the Strait, otherwise Britain would still exist or not, it is an unknown.

After reflection, the London government did not reverse this situation even after working together. With the establishment of the continental alliance, no continental country would have formed an alliance with them.

Including France, which had just been defeated, is no exception. Nowadays, many French people believe that their defeat was betrayed by the British, and the Paris Revolutionary Government was a puppet supported by the British.

In a sense, this is not unfair. The first stop in exile in the French Revolutionary Party overseas was London. If it weren't for the protection of the British government, these guys would have been caught by the Bonaparte dynasty.

On the surface, if the British government did not stab the knife at the last moment, but instead gave its all-out support, the French might not be able to end the war in a decent way.

After the defeat, many arrogant French people were still unwilling to admit that they were defeated because of their lack of strength and urgently needed an excuse that they could accept.

Under the guidance of those who are interested, conspiracy theories began to prevail. Britain just met all the conditions and was pushed to the forefront.

Of course, these are all small problems. After the defeat, France could no longer be seen by the British government and could not do anything except shouting a few words.

Foreign Secretary George: "There is another problem that the Japanese want to buy warships from us to fight against the Spanish expeditionary fleet.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs suggested that they be agreed. As the European War ended, the victorious Spaniards became restless. There were even sounds of revoking the Strait of Gibraltar in Madrid's newspapers.

Although it is not yet a weather, we still have to be vigilant. If Vienna is provoking behind the scenes, the Spaniards with great confidence may do stupid things.

To avoid the worst, we'd better find opportunities to make the Spaniards clear.

Anyway, as the French Navy disappears, the pressure on the Royal Navy has been greatly reduced. We will soon accept a large number of warships from the French Navy. For a long time in the future, the Royal Navy will face the problem of warship surplus.

Taking the opportunity to deal with a batch of extra warships to the Japanese can not only use them to consume Spain's strength, but also save a lot of money."

There are too many worries about warships, and only the British are enjoying it alone. Originally, the Royal Navy had a large number of warships, but now it has received most of the French warships. The next problem the Royal Navy has to face is that there are warships but no one is driving them.

Because a warship auction just ended, the international arms market happened to be saturated, and there was no second buyer except Japan.

Navy Secretary Astrali cursed, "Don't mention French warships to me. The damn Austrians threw us a bunch of rags, and nearly one-tenth of them were about to retire.

And the engineers they promised and shipbuilding skills are all nonsense. The so-called engineers are a bunch of coolies.

The technical information of handing over shipbuilding was mixed together, most of which were sailing warships. Even if there were core French technology, we would not be able to find it for a while."

As the world's second largest naval power, the French Navy has a very strong family background. Although it is not as good as Britain in general, it is the world's number one in some fields.

No one will let his competitors grow bigger, and Austria is no exception. Naturally, it is impossible to attack competitors.

From the very beginning, the Royal Navy had no hope of obtaining the core technology of the French. Even if the Austrians dared to give it, they would not dare to use it directly.

Astley was just being disguised as someone, and Astley was still in a bad mood. Especially after learning that they were the only ones who enjoyed special treatment, Astley's mood became even worse.

"There is no problem with the main battleships, so don't mention some flaws. In any case, these warships have also consolidated the overlord status of the Royal Navy.

In the long run, Austria will be our biggest enemy in the future; but in a short period of time, the Russians are the ones who pose the greatest threat to us.

The Tsarist government has announced the establishment of the Central Asian Railway. After confirming that the European continent cannot break through, the Russians' strategy has been transferred to India.

Passive response alone is definitely not enough, we must find a way to take the initiative. Everyone knows how complex the geographical environment of Afghanistan is. To attack the Russians, it is best to open up a new front.

There is no choice left for us, and the Nordic Federation cannot count on it. In addition to continuing to support the Persians, we also need to find an enemy for the Russians in the Far East, which will make the Tsarist government exhausted.

Of course, the Nanyang region cannot give up. With the transaction of the European Union, we have already fallen into a disadvantage in the Nanyang region. If the Spaniards take back the Philippine Islands, the situation will be even more unfavorable to us.

The Admiralty sent someone to evaluate the strength of the Japanese, and if possible, let them become a nail we inserted into the Nanyang region.”

Gladstone was also very helpless when he made such a decision. He knew that this was a treatment of symptoms but not a root cause, but there was no way. At present, Britain could only choose to treat the symptoms first.
Chapter completed!