The British would not let it go. The British were only about 10 million people at this time, and the population of the entire colony was only 30 million. Their people were so delicate that they were not comparable to those of the Indians.

Their envoy soon arrived in Nanjing and demanded to meet Zhu Haitao. At the same time, he expressed serious protests against the Ming army's cruel treatment of the British prisoners of war, demanding that all of these prisoners be released back.

Zhu Haitao would not meet them at all, and Zhu Haitao only replied to the British prisoners of war, that is, these prisoners of war are all criminals of war. If they want to return them, the British would not even think about it except to start a war and rob them back.

When the British heard this, they knew that there was no room for maneuver. Unless Britain declared war on the Ming Dynasty now, it would be impossible to get the thousands of British officers back. However, Britain had just fought a major battle with the Ming army, and its troops in India had suffered heavy losses. If we fight again, it would take at least half a year to prepare. By that time, the Ming army's defense on the India-Myanmar border would be more stable.

At the same time, the news of Britain's defeat in Myanmar reached London, which immediately caused an uproar.

Soon, the impeachment case against the Duke of Portland was launched in parliament, and people accused the Tory/Fox-North joint cabinet government, accusing them of the British army's miserable defeat in Myanmar because of their poor planning.

"A great shame! What a great shame! How could Macartney launch a sneak attack so rashly and cause such serious losses? I must make him pay the price!" The Duke of Portland, who has always been regarded as a puppet, is now very angry. He is scolding Macartney, but in fact he is referring to Sanhuai, and scolding North and Fox who have turned him into puppets.

"Mattney can be removed. It seems that he has no ability to settle the affairs of India and Myanmar." Fox said at this time.

Lord North doesn't say a word now because he brought Macartney out. Now that Macartney has done something wrong, others can say that he is not good at his level, which leads to the British defeat.

"Let's talk about the impeachment case quickly. The parliament is very dissatisfied with us now. If we do nothing, we will not continue to do this cabinet." said a minister in the cabinet.

"Hmph, in this situation, isn't it caused by someone who has to carry out the waste of Macartney? If you want to think about this matter in front of you, I think he should have a good solution, right?" Fox said dissatisfied.

"Fox, what do you mean? You didn't say anything when I recommended Macartney. Now that he did something wrong, you complained about me? If you hadn't had to have a grudge with those yellow monkeys, would we be so passive now?" Lord North also shouted at this time.

"It's all your responsibility, so our cabinet will become the current situation! You should go to jail!" Fox roared loudly.

"I think you have committed treason. If it weren't for you, our situation wouldn't be like this now!" Lord North also started to curse.

In this way, the cabinet had not yet come up with a solution to the impeachment case, and the two internal factions broke out in conflict. Both sides overturned the tables to each other. The Duke of Portland, as a puppet, was so happy to watch the fun at this time. Anyway, he was a puppet. He had to carry him out as the prime minister to balance the relationship between the two sides. No matter what his own claim was, it would be rejected by both sides. Now they were in an internal strife, which made him happy.

Anyway, it doesn’t matter whether he takes this prime minister or not. He is just a puppet and is empty. It’s better not to be a puppet.

Because this Tory Cabinet could not come up with an effective solution, the impeachment case was quickly passed and the Tory Pete was quickly elected as the new prime minister.

Prime Minister William Pete is the youngest prime minister in British history. At this time, he was only 27 years old. It is generally believed that Pete was a Tory (or new Tory). However, Pete called himself an "independent Whig" and opposed the development of an overly strict party political system. Pite became famous for leading Britain to fight against France. He was an excellent politician with high efficiency, highly efficient, promoted reforms, and cultivated a generation of excellent politicians. In order to prepare for the military expenses of the war against France, Pete raised the tax rate and suppressed the radicals in the country. In order to deal with the love supported by France, he

In the Erling rebellion, he proposed the 1800 United Act and tried to liberate the Catholic Church (Catholic Emancipation, unsuccessful). Pete created the "new Toryism" (new Toryism), which laid the foundation for the Tory Party to continue to rule for more than 20 years after his death. Historian Charles Petrie believed that he was one of the greatest prime ministers in British history, and that "the country transitioned peacefully to a new stage...he understood the new Britain."

One of the situations he faces is how to deal with the mess in Myanmar. The news that the Ming Dynasty refused to return British prisoners had already reached London at this time, making the problems he faced even more difficult.

"I think we must now show a tough stance against the Ming Empire. This country's threat to us is too strong. If we continue to let it go, it will only bring us greater threats. To this end, I decided to increase our investment in combat readiness. At the same time, I will give a speech to make the members of the parliament pay attention to the threat of the summer." Pete said at the cabinet meeting.

Pete is very smart. Anyway, he can no longer reconcile with the Ming Dynasty. It would be better to choose to be hostile to the Ming Dynasty. This will play a role in diverting the attention of the parliamentarians and at the same time, he can also improve Britain's industrial capabilities through large-scale combat readiness plans.

Both the House of Lords and the House of Commons quickly passed Pete's large-scale war preparation plan, and Pete's speech soon aroused the British hatred of the Ming Dynasty. The war machine of the British Empire began to operate and would soon collide with the Ming Empire.

Zhu Haitao has been preparing for the abnormal movements of Britain. The second and third batches of "Shanghai"-class warships are also undergoing sea trials, and the preparations of the Fifth Army are also in full swing. The current Ming Empire has reached a new height in industrial strength.

Now the Ming Dynasty has been able to produce 200,000 tons of steel and 3 million tons of pig iron annually, which is only a little worse than the United Kingdom. Because of Zhu Haitao's gold finger, the railway track technology and train technology in the railway have also been greatly improved, and the railway has also begun to be laid like an artery inside the Ming Empire.
Chapter completed!