Chapter 189: Rebellious Son America, your British father loves you now! (Please subscribe, please vote)

10 Downing Street, London, England. December 1827.

When a British warship carrying the family of the former Indian Emperor Arbuckle II traveled thousands of miles around the African continent, and then drifted all the way from the South Atlantic to the North Atlantic, the news that it finally arrived at Portsmouth Port reached the power of the British Empire.

At the center, Prime Minister Robinson, who was convening a naval armament meeting, could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Great, the Indian Empire is now under the firm control of Emperor William. Now, the British Empire finally has a good son who can sacrifice everything for her! And, with the sacrifice of this good son, we

The British Empire can take the initiative in the struggle!"

The so-called initiative in struggle actually refers to the initiative in waging war!

The governments of the Great Britain and the Ming Dynasty were actually responsible cabinets. It was just that the Ming Dynasty had long engaged in "coalition government" and "big government", so the power of the Ming Dynasty cabinet was greater than that of the British cabinet, but it could not do whatever it wanted. For example, with the British

The Ming Dynasty's cabinet could not make the final decision on the matter of starting a war. It had to be discussed repeatedly by the political council, then voted on, and finally reported to the emperor and the Queen Mother for approval.

Moreover, even within the Ming Dynasty's cabinet, there were many people who opposed the hasty war. The strategy of the Ming Dynasty cabinet was actually "small bets, small wins, and stop at any time." It did not intend to start a war with Great Britain immediately.

Things on the British side are even more troublesome. Let alone starting a war, even if they have to fight with Ming Dynasty to "build 10 million tons of ships", it will be impossible to pass it in the House of Commons. The cost of building 10 million tons of ships will be at least 1 billion pounds! Parliament

How could the House of Commons agree? If they agreed, the pound's exchange rate would collapse before the 10-million-ton ship could even be built!

Robinson has negotiated privately with the opposition leaders in the British House of Commons and Nathan Rothschild, a representative of the British financial community. The ceiling price they gave is 300 million pounds to build 3 million tons and 200 airships.

Also included!

In addition, the 300 million pounds of shipbuilding expenses are not allocated in one lump sum. They are allocated over 15 years, which is 20 million pounds per year, and cannot be more. Although the 20 million pounds of shipbuilding expenses are quite a lot, at least 20 ships can be built. 1

10,000-15,000 displacement cruise ships. But how many will the Ming Dynasty build? Their 10 million ton plan must be bragging, but at a 40 to 30% discount, it can double the scale of British shipbuilding.

In 15 years, it will be 3 million versus 6 million. The advantage lies with the enemy!

In addition to the scale of shipbuilding being controlled by Parliament, the British cabinet, like the Ming Dynasty cabinet, does not have the power to initiate war on its own, especially against an opponent like Ming Dynasty!

If you want parliament to authorize the cabinet to seize the opportunity to start a war with the Ming Dynasty at any time, let alone the Whigs, even the Tory MPs will have to fry it, and even more than half of the cabinet ministers will have to quit.

Already.

Therefore, when the best time to start a war comes, the cabinet is likely to be unable to seize the opportunity to quickly defeat the Ming Dynasty because of the obstruction of the parliament.

But things are better now. Great Britain now has an "independent and self-reliant" good-hearted India.

Emperor William of India had more power than the king of the British Empire plus his cabinet!

Emperor William not only had the freedom to tax and owe debts in India, but also had the freedom to expand the army and navy and launch wars.

Therefore, after the British Empire "owned" the Indian Empire, it also indirectly had the freedom to tax, owe debts, go to war, and expand the army. Moreover, as long as the British Empire did not end up in trouble, it could still maintain the dignity of a neutral country after India's defeat.

This adopted Indian son is so filial! He sacrificed himself properly to protect his father!

When the British Prime Minister was about to say a few good words to praise India, Foreign Secretary Robert Peel, who had just reported that the former Indian Emperor had arrived in the UK, suddenly handed over another report to the Prime Minister, "Mr. Prime Minister, this is what I just said in Whitehall."

A report on the trilateral dispute between the United States, Mexico, and Ming Dynasty sent by the Secretary."

"The United States, Mexico, and the Ming Dynasty?" The British Prime Minister was stunned for a moment, "I know that the Americans and Mexicans have been fighting openly and covertly for Texas and other territories, but I don't remember that the Ming Dynasty was involved."

Robert Peel said: "Actually, Ming Dynasty has not yet participated, but this day is not far away!"

"Oh? Why?" As the British Prime Minister spoke, he took the report and read it. After reading it for a while, he frowned and said, "No, this is a report about the discovery of a huge oil field in western Pennsylvania. According to reliable information, the Americans in a

In a small town called Pitolet, equipment imported from Daming was used to drill a high-yield oil well with a daily output of 6,000 barrels of oil. Others also drilled oil in the nearby town of Titusville, with a daily output of 2,000 barrels.

.

According to expert assessments, the area in western Pennsylvania may contain tens of millions of tons of oil that can be exploited! The Americans are so lucky, they are going to get rich now. But what does this have to do with Mexico and the Ming Dynasty?"

"have!"

Robert Peel, one of the founders of the British Conservative Party and a big figure in the Tory Party, explained: "The Lord of the Admiralty, Viscount Palmerston, told me that our British Empire needs oil. Very much because oil can provide

The navy of the British Empire provides great power!"

Palmerston immediately took over the topic and continued: "According to a research report provided by the Admiralty, even spraying fuel on coal to assist combustion may greatly improve the combustion efficiency of the boiler. It is speculated that it can be increased by more than 50% at most.

There is also public information showing that Jiangnan Heavy Industry of the Ming Empire recently installed a power generation system including several oil-fired boilers and a large steam turbine for a power plant. Its maximum power is likely to exceed 40,000 horsepower.

!If Ming Dynasty installs such a power system on its battleships"

"40,000 horsepower? How much horsepower does our Sovereign Class have?"

"9,000 indicated horsepower, the maximum horsepower under forced ventilation is 11,000 horses." Palmerston reported the relevant data thoroughly, and then frowned and said, "Prime Minister, according to our expert research, the upper limit of the triple-expansion steam engine is also

If it has 30,000 horsepower or more, the equipment will be too huge!

The upper limit of using coal-fired boilers and steam turbines to power warships is about 40,000 to 50,000 horsepower. Beyond that, fuel oil must be used! If we cannot solve the problem of stable oil supply in the long term, then once the Ming Dynasty

After miniaturizing the equipment for power generation and installing it on a battleship, any battleship they bring may be faster than our armored cruiser! So."

"I understand!" Prime Minister Robinson nodded, "We need American oil, so the conflict between Ming Dynasty and the United States is inevitable!"

"Prime Minister," Foreign Secretary Robert Peel said with a smile, "in fact, the contradiction between the Americans and the Ming Dynasty is difficult to reconcile! President Monroe has always claimed that America belongs to the Americans, while the Ming Dynasty occupies New Manchuria in the northwest of the Americas, and

We are still coveting Oregon State, and people from the Ming Dynasty often come to Oregon territory to find gold. In theory, Oregon State is jointly managed by us and the Americans. We can announce the auction of the gold we hold on the grounds that gold has been discovered in Oregon.

Oregon State Rights!

In addition, the Ming Dynasty has always firmly supported the Mexican Emperor Agustin I. The United States has always supported the Mexican republicans. In order to obtain a loan from the Ming Dynasty, Agustin I mortgaged the mineral development rights and land development rights in California to the Ming Dynasty, allowing

Citizens and companies of the Ming Dynasty reclaimed and mined there at will. And the mining companies of the Ming Dynasty discovered a large number of gold mines in California!"

Prime Minister Robinson snorted: "How come luck is always on the enemy's side?"

Robert Peel said: "Prime Minister, finding gold not only means luck, but also disaster. The previous conflict between the United States and Mexico was just the land in Texas suitable for growing cotton. By the way, that Emperor Agustin may soon be

We will find a way to develop Texas without relying on Americans!”

"What can we do?" Robinson asked, "Americans have black slaves, so does Mexico?"

"Not black slaves," Robert Peel said, "The Mexican emperor can lease the land in Texas to Ming farmers, and those farmers will hire Japanese workers who are hardworking and much more efficient than black slaves!"

"Can Agustin I think of this?" Robinson was a little skeptical.

Robert Peel said: "Our diplomats will let him think of it! If Ming farmers and Japanese workers enter Texas, we discover gold in the Oregon colony and prepare to transfer our rights and interests in this colony! And Ming's

Weapons and equipment are constantly entering Mexico again! Prime Minister, do you think the United States will need us?"
Chapter completed!