Wild North America 1846

Chapter 365
The Battle of Virginia that took place in mid-August 1861 ended with the expeditionary third squadron capturing one ship and sinking one. A total of 8 enemies were killed, 679 were captured, and 28 were missing.

He killed two people, injured 11, and won an outright victory in the naval battle.

After the message is returned

Datang Kingdom didn't react too much, because it had already won. Before the "Constitution" was repaired and sent back to the San Francisco Bay Area, a small naval battle was nothing.

However, it caused a huge shock in the United States of America. The defeat and capture of the "Constitution" was a symbolic event, symbolizing the complete shattering of the American Navy's dream of victory and the collapse of its spiritual pillar...

This battle also caused an uproar in the British Royal Navy. Compared with the sharp artillery equipped by the expeditionary fleet of the Tang Empire, the more than 7000 old-fashioned front-loading artillery equipped by the British Royal Navy is simply a joke.

And this undoubtedly greatly shook the arrogance of the British Royal Navy, and for the first time began to seriously examine its own naval development route.

London, England
Royal Admiralty Building, Whitehall Street
"There is no doubt that we were very wrong, and now we must get back on the right track, and this is an urgent task." Lord Huntel, the Minister of the Admiralty, pointed a thick report with his hand, and then threw a stack of photos on the table On the board, the tone continued firmly; "The Royal Navy needs Tang's experience in building steam warships, advanced artillery shell patents, the import of Colt artillery that represents the world's top level, and the patent authorization of yellow high explosives. We need The friendship of the Tang emperor is the most urgent thing right now. I don’t care about the bullshit situation in North America, but this is related to the Royal Navy of the British Empire maintaining its position as the hegemon of the Seven Seas.”

A group of cabinet ministers picked up the photos one after another. From the photos, you can see the trauma of the shelling of the "Constitution". The hull on the left side was blasted with more than [-] potholes. This is a clear photo taken at the dock .

And what that means has become all too clear.

The Royal Navy of the British Empire is dominated by sailing warships covered with iron armor, with a number of more than 870 ships. There are only seven first-class sailing battleships (displacement of about 15 tons), and 86 second-class sailing battleships (displacement of five to seven thousand tons). There are [-] third-class sailing battleships (displacement of three to four thousand tons), in addition to an astonishing number of sailing cruisers and frigates.

These battleships, under the bombardment of the advanced artillery technology representing the world today, are as unreliable as pieces of paper, and will be easily torn into pieces.

And this will surely become a huge hidden danger for the Royal Navy, seriously threatening the global hegemony of the British Empire.

For the sensitive and arrogant British, any disturbance that threatens their global hegemony is enough to touch their sensitive nerves and cause an uproar.

In view of the powerful strength of the armored fleet owned by the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire, maintaining friendly and close bilateral relations is undoubtedly a realistic choice.

The tough attitude of Lord Huntel, Secretary of the Admiralty, represented the political orientation of a considerable force in the government, which made Prime Minister Henry John Temple look very ugly, and sat silently at the conference table.

"Secondly, the interests of the Royal Navy are the fundamental interests of the British Empire. The two coincide but do not diverge. I agree with Lord Huntel's opinion."

"Second, but I retain the proposal to import Colt artillery. Our Armstrong artillery company has a long history and world-class strength, and is fully capable of meeting the Royal Navy's new artillery orders, but it will take a little time."

"Secondly, there is no need for Britain to continue to invest in the pit of the Yankees in the United States. It is simply ridiculous."

"Secondly, if Mr. Prime Minister fails to highlight his support for the Royal Navy, I will resign as soon as possible."

"Second, I will act with the Colonial Secretary to resign if necessary."

"Seconded."

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At the meeting, most of the cabinet members expressed their support for the urgent needs of the Royal Navy, and the overwhelming pressure fell on Prime Minister Temple, making his complexion as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Everyone knows
Prime Minister Henry John Temple has an inexplicable malice towards the Orientals. In this regard, whether it is on international issues such as interfering in the East Indian continent, starting the second Opium War, or dealing with the North American War against the Tang Kingdom, he is Jump's favorite hardliner.

Look at what Mr. Prime Minister has done in the past...

In June 1857, the Indian people launched an uprising. When the news of the attack on the local British came, Lord Temple, who was then Foreign Secretary, urged General Colin Campbell to rush to India with reinforcements to suppress the bloody.

He also proposed the nationalization of the powers of the British East India Company and direct state rule over the Indian colonies, which was passed in the Government of India Act of 1858.

The "Yarrow Incident" that occurred in October 1856 was the fuse of the Second Opium War.

At that time, a pirate ship named "Yaro" was detained by the Qing army. The ship was owned by a notorious Chinese pirate. It was registered with the British government two years ago. Chinese.

The Manchu River Patrol Navy intercepted the ship in China's territorial waters, and all Chinese crew members were arrested, but considering the ship's British background, the British captain was released.

The British Consul in Guangzhou, Paul Parker, publicly claimed that the Chinese had insulted the British flag and rudely demanded an apology from China, which was flatly rejected by Ye Mingchen, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.It was also found that the license on which the Aror was registered had expired three weeks earlier and therefore was not entitled to fly the British flag and was no longer protected by international law.

However, in order to save his face, Parker refused to make concessions and sent a fleet to bombard Ye Mingchen's residence, resulting in the destruction of a large area of ​​Guangzhou and a large number of casualties among the local people.

In response, Ye Mingchen issued an announcement calling on the people of Guangzhou to unite to destroy the "British barbarians", offering a reward for the heads of the British, and burning the foreign houses where the British lived outside the city to the ground.

This is the sensational "Yarrow Incident".

When the news reached the UK, many cabinet ministers believed that what Bacharley had done was legally and morally wrong, and the Attorney General also believed that Bacharley had violated international law.

Lord Temple, however, shielded Parker, saying his subordinate's actions should not be second-guessed.

During the parliamentary debate, members of the House of Commons, such as Cobden and Gladstone, fiercely criticized the government's countermeasures from a moral standpoint, and the two sides were very controversial.

On the fourth day of the debate (March 1857, 3), Lord Temple publicly stated;

"Gentlemen MPs, this is anti-British sentiments and abdication of help to one's own country and fellow countrymen. I never thought that someone in Parliament would say something like this. Everything is the fault of the British. It is the enemy of the British. Everything is right, and this is an unacceptable wrong idea."

He further declared;
If the proposal condemning the British approach is passed, it means that Parliament voted "abandoned many British subjects on the other side of the world, and handed them over to a gang of savages-a gang of savages accustomed to kidnapping, murdering, and poisoning. People, the savages of the Tang Kingdom have fully demonstrated their aggressiveness in North America."

Lord Temple then asked the Queen to dissolve Parliament for a new election after the proposal was finally passed by six votes, which was granted.

Internationally, the crisis between China and Britain intensified, which finally led to the outbreak of the Second Opium War...

Lord Henry John Temple's tough stance is extremely popular in the United Kingdom. Before becoming prime minister, he served as an important foreign minister in the British cabinet three times, and he is a heavyweight party leader.

It's not easy to make him deflate, and at this cabinet meeting, when most of the cabinet ministers were on the opposing side, Prime Minister Henry John Temple's policy of hostility to the Tang Empire must have encountered an unprecedented challenge.

Once the talks collapse and important cabinet members resign one after another, the current cabinet will inevitably fall. Under the influence of the domino effect, Mr. Prime Minister will also take the blame and resign, thus starting the process of cabinet reorganization.

long silence
Prime Minister Henry John Temple stood up with a dignified expression, scanned the crowd with his eyes, and said in a heavy tone;
"Gentlemen, I have personally cherished the wonderful time I have had with all of you, and we have worked together fruitfully and achieved many memorable results in order to maintain the traditional dominance of the British Empire.

Today
When the difficult choice is in front of me, I have to say sorry regretfully;
I personally cannot accept the change of North American policy against my will, nor can I have a drink with the emperor of Tang who regards him as an enemy. This is against my original intention and consistent persistence since I entered politics.

The facts have proved my point;

The Tang State is showing its fangs to its weak neighbors and intends to dominate North America, which has been fully exposed in its "Liu Xianjun Policy".It intended to exclude the entire European world from the American continent, and this was something that the British Empire could never accept.

So, I can only refuse. "

The Prime Minister's stubbornness caused an uproar among the cabinet ministers, Lord Huntel, the Minister of the Admiralty, stood up angrily and reprimanded loudly;
"It's downright absurd. The so-called "Liu Xianjun Policy" is a shameless plagiarism of the "Monroe Doctrine". Except for the name change, its content has not even changed a few punctuation marks. This is actually the version of the Tang Dynasty. "The Monroe Doctrine".

The "Monroe Doctrine" has been proposed for nearly 40 years, and the successive British prime ministers have not shown extreme hostility to it. The whole world is still operating in an orderly manner under the leadership of the British Empire. I don't see anything wrong.

Mr. Prime Minister stubbornly showed extreme rejection of Orientals. I can only think that my personal perception has affected the national policy. This is not in the fundamental interests of the British Empire. I strongly protested and immediately submitted my resignation. "

"Second, I will tender my resignation as Foreign Secretary."

"Secondly, the Secretary of the Colonial Office resigns."

"Secondly, the Minister of Seals submitted his resignation.

"Secondly, the Minister of Ireland tenders his resignation."

"Secondly, the Secretary of the Treasury has tendered his resignation."

"Secondly, the ministers of the cabinet regardless of the ministry submit their resignations."

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(End of this chapter)