1825 My New Daming

Chapter 73 Yes, Prime Minister! (Seek collection, monthly pass, recommendation, follow-up)

10 Downing Street, London, UK.

Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool, who has been the owner of this increasingly dilapidated prime minister's residence since 1812, is sitting in his narrow, dim, and somewhat messy office as usual at this time, flipping through the Following a briefing from his cabinet secretary, Sir Harker.

As usual, Sir Harker would always put the good news at the top of the briefing, so that the Prime Minister could have a positive attitude when facing the bad news that followed.

Today's good news mainly comes from Petersburg. Nicholas I finally couldn't resist the temptation. After King George IV of England verbally agreed to the marriage contract between Duke Alexander and Princess Alexandra Victoria, he agreed to sign a contract with Britain and France. Entente to intervene in the Greek War of Independence.With the joining of Luocha, the British banking industry's investment in the Greek War of Independence will finally not be lost.Moreover, the defeated Turkish Empire will also completely seek asylum at the feet of the British Empire. If the Turks don't do this, the ambitious Nicholas I will sooner or later completely tear the Turks who were severely injured and helpless after the defeat broken!
And Turkey's surrender means that the Suez Canal and Wallachia's oil fields can be completely controlled by the British Empire!

With Wallachia's oil, the British Royal Navy will be able to have more powerful power, and control of the Suez Canal means that the British Empire has held the throat of the Eurasian trade, and it also has the ability to quickly move the fleet from the mainland or the Mediterranean Sea. The ability to transfer bases along the coast to the Indian Ocean.

In the end, the success and prestige of Rakshasa in supporting the Greek War of Independence would terrify Austria and Prussia. It would be beneficial for the UK to draw them to their side and form a five-power alliance of Britain, France, Prussia, Austria and Turkey .

With the five-nation alliance, the British Empire can not only suppress Rakshasa in the direction of Europe and the Middle East, but also contain the powerful Ming Dynasty in the direction of the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific.
The bad news that made Prime Minister Jenkinson very worried, of course, came from Daming!

The British embassy in Daming sent a telegram today, once again reporting the progress of the Ming Navy's "One Thousand Ships Project"!

Not long ago, the Ming Dynasty Political Council passed the "dock subsidy plan" proposed by the Ming court, and planned to provide high subsidies to encourage domestic shipyards to build no more than one hundred [-]-ton docks. This is true. The gold and silver were brought out, which showed that the Ming Empire was determined to provoke a shipbuilding competition for ironclad ships!

This is challenging the world maritime hegemony that the British Empire has held for nearly 200 years!

Although the revival and miraculous rise of Ming Dynasty and became the world's leading industrialized country, Great Britain's maritime hegemony has become very unreliable.However, the wise politicians of the British Empire found a way to stabilize the giant Ming Dynasty in the era when sailing battleships and sailing warships dominated the world, that is, to use the European market and American gold and silver to win over the huge industrial production capacity of Ming Dynasty, so that Ming's capital can profit from the maritime trade under the British rule.

In the past 100 years, most of the gold and silver produced in the New World flowed into Daming, making Daming the country with the most gold and silver in the world!

Of course, Britain will not suffer in this process.Because on the one hand, the UK can accelerate its industrialization process by absorbing Ming’s industrial technology (the most advanced can’t be absorbed, but there are sub-advanced ones, even if Ming doesn’t transfer the technology, won’t the British copy it?); There is also the private land of India.
But as the steam ironclad completely eliminated the sail battleship and the machine sail battleship, the rules of the game above the sea have undergone fundamental changes!

In the era of battleships with sails, since the merchants in Ming Dynasty were accustomed to using hard sails, the shipyards of Ming Dynasty had never been able to understand warships with soft sails. The navy of Ming Dynasty had no place to recruit sailors who were proficient in soft sails.Therefore, Ming's navy has always been in the position of catching up with the West in the age of sails, and has never been able to catch up.

But in the era of steam ironclads, the situation is completely different!
Daming's machinery and metallurgical industries are world-leading, and the building of steam ironclad ships is just right for it!
Therefore, Earl Nelson, the "Military God" of the British Navy who sits in India, sent a message of more than [-] words from India as early as when the Ming Dynasty Admiralty proposed the "One Thousand Ships Plan", warning the British government that the British Empire Sea power is facing unprecedented challenges. In the past, the advantages established on sail and machine sail ships have disappeared with the appearance of steam ironclad ships.

Therefore, Admiral Earl Nelson strongly suggested that the British Empire come up with a corresponding shipbuilding plan as soon as possible - Ming Dynasty had a "Thousand Ship Plan", so why should Great Britain have a "One Thousand Ship Plan"?

But the problem is, the British Empire can't afford to keep up!
Not to mention [-] ships, even [-]% off [-] ships and [-] ships would not be enough for the British Empire to spend the last penny in its pocket.

But if you don't wait for Ming to complete the "One Thousand Ships Project", the British Empire's maritime hegemony will disappear!
Of course, between "not following" and "following", Prime Minister Jenkinson has a third choice, which is to immediately put on a posture of war and threaten with force to force Ming Dynasty to abandon their "One Thousand Ships Plan".

But the question is, once Da Ming refuses to give up, can the British Empire defeat Da Ming now?

Thinking of this, Prime Minister Jenkinson, who once led the British Empire to fight against Emperor Napoleon, fell into deep anxiety.

At this moment, someone knocked on the door of the Prime Minister's office, and Sir Harker's voice came from outside the door: "Your Excellency, it is me."

"Oh?" The Prime Minister put down the briefing in his hand, "Huck? Come in."

Then I saw the door of the office being pushed open, and a very straight-looking gentleman with black-rimmed eyes and a gentle demeanor came in, "Your Excellency, the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, please see me. It seems that something strange happened. matter."

"Strange thing?" The Prime Minister scratched his bald forehead, "Okay, let them in."

"Yes, Prime Minister." Baron Harker nodded, then turned around and left the Prime Minister's office. Not long after, he led a pale-faced bald man and a handsome fat man into the room.

The Prime Minister glanced at the bald man and asked with concern, "George, how are you doing? Shall I get you some yam tincture?"

This man called George by the prime minister is the biggest thorn and addict in Jenkinson's cabinet, Foreign Secretary George Canning's favorite dick tincture!It is said that because I have rheumatoid arthritis, I took medicine for a long time to relieve the pain, and I became addicted to it.

I don't know if it's because of the frequent hiccups. He, the foreign minister, will do something from time to time, which makes Prime Minister Jenkinson very headache.For example, when the Spanish colonies in America became independent one after another, he, the foreign minister of the British colonial empire, did not support Spain, but conspired with US President Monroe to support the independent rebels!
As a result, European powers such as France, Austria, Prussia, and Rakshasa were dissatisfied with Great Britain.

And the ongoing Greek War of Independence was almost created by this George Canning. When the Greeks first broke out, Metternich of Austria supported Turkey to suppress it, and Alexander I was hesitant. As a result, George Canning did not notify Austria. In the case of European powers such as Rakshasa and other European powers, they suddenly announced the recognition of Greek independence, and also contributed to the British banking industry lending to the Greeks.

Although George Canning likes to mess around, he has a lot of influence in the Tory Party, so Jenkinson, the Earl of Liverpool, has to regard him as the second person in the government.

"Okay, let's refresh ourselves a bit." As he spoke, George Canning had already sat down on a chair opposite the Prime Minister's desk.

Robinson, the chancellor of the exchequer who came with George Canning, took his seat and handed a copy of the telegram to the Prime Minister, the Earl of Liverpool. He said excitedly, "Count, someone is threatening to attack India!"

(End of this chapter)