Chapter 476: Arrival in Britain and a new crisis
"Brother, I hope you remember your words! Three years later, you will be responsible for helping me convince my father!" With that said, the proud little swan left the study with a noble step and head held high.
When Federica left, August looked at Tu Qianjun with a wry smile. Junzi shrugged and said to August: "The only thing I can do is here. I have done it before.
I tried to persuade Federica, but it didn’t seem to have much effect. Three years is enough for a lot of things to happen.”
August thought for a while and it seemed that he was the same, but he saw the soldier said to August: "I said, I am a soldier. I may not be dead on the battlefield one day. This is not surprising. If it is true.
One day... I hope you can thank Fedelika for my love. But... by then she may have already remembered who I am?! Haha..."
August didn't speak, just sighed deeply. Tu Qianjun didn't know that German women are as persistent in what they like as a stubborn Spanish bullfight!
But it is useless to say this, this tiger is about to leave. I can only hope that after he leaves, Federica can really forget him...
Early the next morning, Tu Qianjun arrived at the Berlin airport under August's farewell and took a plane to slowly fly away from the city where he had stayed for more than a month.
On the plane, Shang Dinan walked slowly to Tu Qianjun's side and handed a beautiful hollow silver box to Tu Qianjun. He said softly: "Commander, this is what Miss Fedelica gave to me in the morning. She said, let me
I will definitely pass it on to you..."
Junzi was stunned and then took the box. Shang Dinan stepped away slowly and wisely. Junzi opened the box and saw a piece of rice paper with some writing on it.
He spread out the rice paper and saw that it was written in traditional Chinese with a crooked brush: I will study hard! Dear general, just wait to win me! Federica.
Looking at these crooked words, Tu Qianjun, who had always felt that his heart was as hard as a stone, suddenly felt something warm flowing through his chest.
He lowered his head, put the note into the box and handed it to Shang Dinan. Then he said in a deep voice: "Put it away for me, don't lose it. Also, tell Federica to go down. Don't talk to him.
Anyone mention it!”
"Yes!" Shang Dinan stood at attention solemnly and took the box respectfully. Then he wrapped the box and put it into a suitcase containing various gifts.
The plane taxied slowly and then landed slowly in London, England.
The current British Foreign Secretary, John Viscount Olsbrooke Simon, personally arrived at the airport to greet the massacre army from Germany - there are some things that cannot be hidden! The British who were colluding with the Americans naturally received the news. Now Manchuria has
Oil has come out! So the deputy minister of foreign affairs who originally came to greet us turned into the full-time minister of foreign affairs who came to greet us!
As far as the current British government is concerned, the government system is a constitutional monarchy. The rulers of the country are divided into the monarch, the royal family, the Privy Council, and the cabinet. The cabinet is mainly: Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary, Home Secretary, Minister of Justice, etc.
When Tu Qianjun slowly stepped off the plane, the Foreign Minister walked forward slowly, solemnly held Tu Qianjun's hand and said in a deep voice with a strong London accent: "Welcome to London! Dear General
, a tiger from the Far East!”
Tu Qianjun smiled faintly, held the foreign minister's hand and replied softly: "I am honored to be welcomed by you! Dear Viscount Simon."
Junzi's thick London accent made Simon a little confused. However, he concealed this very well. He just smiled and whispered to Tu Qianjun: "The Prime Minister is waiting for you in the official residence, please come with me!"
Tu Qianjun smiled slightly and boarded the car with Viscount Simon. Then the guards standing behind Tu Qianjun boarded other cars and slowly left the airport with the convoy.
Outside the airport, countless media tried to interview this tiger who came from afar with cameras and notebooks. But unfortunately after experiencing the German assassination, the British obviously became extremely cautious! Police everywhere kept the crowds at a distance.
of isolation.
Even the Japanese consulate in the UK was under overt and covert surveillance, which made the Japanese ambassador to the UK quite depressed but helpless. In fact, the Japanese have now become a symbol of dangerous people in other countries around the world.
Who told their diplomatic attaché to be crazy enough to enter the estate of the Prince of Hanover to assassinate?!
Amidst the commotion, the motorcade that picked up Tu Qianjun slowly drove out of the airport and headed towards No. 10 Downing Street. Looking at the noisy crowds along the way, Jun Zi smiled and explained to Viscount Simon:
"My teacher once studied in London. So my English is pretty good..."
Simon smiled when he heard this and said softly to Tu Qianjun: "Oh~ So that's it! Your teacher is really a knowledgeable person. I once heard my colleagues who went to Manchuria say that he is an extremely charismatic leader.
people."
Later, Viscount Simon began to introduce the customs and customs of London to Tu Qianjun. He talked about Watt and steam engines, and he talked about Cambridge University. He talked about various philosophical thoughts and George, who was born in the Hanover family.
A generation.
But the viscount was the only one who carefully did not mention the past history of invasion. The military officer looked at the foreign minister's explanation with a smile and sighed in his heart. It seems that the British are more concerned about themselves, otherwise they would not
Send this versatile man.
In fact, the current situation in the UK is not too bad. Although the Great Depression caused heavy losses in the United States, it was relatively mild in the UK. From the highest point in 1929 to the lowest point in 1932, British industrial production only fell by 32%.
.much lower than the United States.
However, major industrial sectors were also severely affected. Steel production fell by 46%, pig iron production fell by 53%, textile production fell by two-thirds, and coal production fell by one-fifth. Before the British implemented trade protection policies for agriculture in 1932, the British
Agriculture has been severely affected by the crisis.
Foreign trade also declined sharply. The value of exports dropped by 30% from 1929 to the third quarter of 1931, and the foreign trade deficit increased from 390 million pounds in 1930 to 410 million pounds in 1931. At the same time, the return of investment profits declined.
It was reduced from 410 million pounds to 300 million pounds, and the UK had a balance of payments deficit for the first time.
The crisis prompted the United Kingdom to finally abandon its free trade policy and establish the Imperial Tariff Preference System. It also prompted the United Kingdom to abandon the gold standard, causing the pound to depreciate significantly.
The former protected the British domestic market. The latter enhanced the competitiveness of British products in the international market. The combined force of the two made the UK a relative beneficiary of the Great Depression. But this benefit was only a relative benefit. The unemployment rate remained
It remains high, at least currently the unemployment rate in the UK has been above 10%.
Therefore, the visit of Tu Qianjun, the ruler of Manchuria, which is currently developing the fastest, has received great attention from all walks of life in the UK! It can absorb a large amount of surplus labor, purchase warships, machines...etc., etc., these are all things that the UK is extremely concerned about!
The various agreements reached between Junzi and the United States have made businessmen throughout the UK salivate. If it hadn't been for the Great Depression, they might not have valued these orders, and they might have ridiculed Junzi for being nothing more than a yellow-skinned monkey.
But now they had to put aside their arrogance and cautiously welcome the general in - they needed orders! Britain needed various orders and hires from Manchuria.
In fact, what Junzi is following is the path taken by the Soviet Union in history. At that time, the Soviet Union took advantage of this great crisis to continuously obtain loans from various countries, and then used these loans to build its own country.
What those loans brought were workers and machines from various countries, as well as scientists and engineers. The Great Depression was not about lack of money but a lot of capital covering their own pockets. They did not want to suffer losses.
They were looking for valuable places to invest, so the Soviet Union was able to accept investments from various countries despite ideological hostility. In the end, it achieved success in this economic crisis and became the biggest and only winner of the Great Depression!
However, now the capital of various countries has found another channel - Manchuria! And the commander of Manchuria is not only pro-American and pro-capitalism, but also fought two fierce wars with that damn red empire!
As a result, the Soviet Union's position in history was replaced by Manchuria now! The Soviet Union was unable to let go, and compared with Manchuria's open arms to welcome investment, those capitals were naturally more willing to go to Manchuria.
Amid Viscount Simon's fantastic introductions, the car slowly arrived at No. 10 Downing Street. Although No. 10 Downing Street has been established for a long time, several prime ministers have moved in and worked here.
Until Balfour, every Prime Minister lived in No. 10 Downing Street, which established its image as the Prime Minister's Office. The black front door of No. 10 Downing Street gradually became famous around the world.
After getting off the bus, Tu Qianjun was led by Viscount Simon to the famous Prime Minister's Office. There, Junzi met the poor old prime minister.
He has white hair and wrinkles all over his face. He looks old and pitiful. Although this old man is the current British Prime Minister, Tu Qianjun always feels as if he is a bankrupt businessman when he looks at him.
.Because the old man's expression and attitude were no different from the bankrupt people Jun Zi once saw outside Wall Street.
"Welcome to Britain, welcome to London!" Macdonald smiled at Junzi, but Junzi seemed to have a stiff smile.
"Thank you for your welcome, Mr. Prime Minister! It's an honor to meet you..." Junzi walked forward. He smiled and shook hands with the Prime Minister. Then he looked at the poor old man and sighed in his heart.
This poor old man suffered from the economic crisis during his lifetime, and he did not get better after his death. He was dragged down by negative news such as forming a coalition government with the Conservative Party, being expelled from the Labor Party, and suffering from mental failure in his later years. When Macdonald died of illness in 1937,
The general impression of him is that of a discredited figure, and he has long been unsympathetic among pro-Labour historians.
Various negative news after 1931 made him one of the most criticized figures in the history of the Labor Party. Many of his former supporters even accused him of betraying the party he helped to found.
Attlee, a veteran Labor politician who served as prime minister, also believed in his autobiography published in 1954 that Macdonald's decision to abandon the Labor government in 1931 was "the greatest betrayal in the political history of this country."
After the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Macdonald, who advocated pacifism during his lifetime, was regarded by public opinion as one of the "sinners" for compromising with Hitler and failing to prepare Britain for war.
After shaking hands with the old man, Tu Qianjun slowly entered the conference room of the Prime Minister's Office under the leadership of the old man. In the conference room, there were gathered the ministers of the current Prime Minister Macdonald's cabinet.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Neville Chamberlain, the later famous architect of the appeasement plan, the Minister of Labor, Sir Henry Betterton, the Chairman of the Board of Trade, Walter Runciman, etc., all stood up and saluted Tu Qianjun with a smile.
Then the two sides sat down respectively. Tu Qianjun had just gotten off the plane, so it was impossible to talk about too many things. This time it was just an introduction to each other and acquaintance with each other.
As for negotiations, Junzi authorized the Manchu diplomats who came with them. In addition to being responsible for some decisions that were beyond the authority of these diplomats, Junzi himself visited various places.
After the hasty meeting, Macdonald and Junzi held a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office. These reporters were also honest, mainly because they knew that when Junzi came this time, all walks of life in the UK were eager to get some orders.
If anyone makes this person unhappy and causes the loss of orders, then people from all walks of life will definitely make this person unhappy for the rest of his life! After a harmonious press conference, Tu Qianjun, led by the reception staff, arrived at the European Capital Hotel founded in 1865.
The Langham Hotel is a luxury hotel.
Tu Qianjun didn't care about where he lived, as long as there were people to live in. But Shang Dinan and the others stayed by Tu Qianjun's side as always.
Just as Tu Qianjun landed in England, Yan Zhengqing and others looked at the raindrops outside the window and their mood gradually sank to the bottom. The chief ministers of the three eastern provinces gathered in Yan Zhengqing's office, and Yuan Jinkai
Then he took several reports and distributed them to everyone, and said in a deep voice.
"From the beginning of June to now, the rain has not stopped! Observation points in various places have reported that the situation is not optimistic..." After speaking, Yuan Jinkai paused and said in a deep voice to everyone: "According to Hailong, Dehui, Changchun,
According to reports from 9 stations including Qiqihar, Taonan, Harbin, Dunhua, Manzhouli, and Aihui, the rainfall may continue this time! It may even cause floods! We have to prepare early..."
Yan Zhengqing looked at these reports with an extremely ugly face. Now is the time for the construction of the National Defense Force! Why did the flood happen... (To be continued)!~!
Chapter completed!