Crimson Dawn

"Sir Humphrey, do you know any new developments in the Anglo-Japanese Alliance Treaty?" Chen Ke poured tea for Sir Humphrey while talking.This is a fine bone china teacup, a new product from the People's Party.Sir Humphrey is very knowledgeable, just holding up the teacup, his expression changed slightly.

At Chen Ke's level, how could he not see these subtle differences.There was no reaction on his face, but Chen Ke was quite happy in his heart.Industry is a system, especially after the People's Party established a national laboratory, technical exchanges within the same industrial system have become very easy.

Steel mills have worked hard to develop electric furnaces to achieve good temperature control.Whether it is 1320 degrees or 1380 degrees for bone china on Taobao, it is not a problem for steel factories.The temperature control technology of the steel factory can be easily used in firing porcelain. The artisans in Jingdezhen, the industrial ceramics department, and the steel factory, all combined, can produce bone china.Of course, the credit for the cattle bone meal provided by the breeding industry cannot be denied.It is slightly cheaper than British bone china, but Chinese bone china, which is actually quite expensive, is also selling quite well in the US market.

Holding the warm bone china, he took a sip of black tea first, then Sir Humphrey added two cubes of sugar to the teacup, and took a long gulp with satisfaction.After moistening his throat, Sir Humphrey said: "Our country cannot accept China's unilateral change of the situation in Asia. This will only create tension in Asia."

Britain is not just talking about it. Recently, British warships and Japanese warships often haunt the doorstep of China.Because the United Kingdom and China have an oral agreement on warship maintenance, the British warship unceremoniously entered the shipyard in Shanghai, China, and carried out "repairs" for quite a long time.Chen Ke had already been reported to this intimidating practice. [

"I can understand Britain's position, but is there any new progress in the recent Anglo-Japanese alliance treaty?" Chen Ke continued to repeat the previous question.The Anglo-Japanese Alliance stipulates that the two contracting states mutually recognize the right to protect their own interests in China and North Korea. For example, the "special interests" of Britain in China and Japan in China and North Korea are threatened by other countries, or due to " The two countries have the right to intervene; when one of the contracting parties fights against a third country to protect the above-mentioned interests, the other party should strictly observe neutrality; if one of the contracting parties is attacked by two or more countries, The other side should provide military assistance and fight together.

Taking advantage of the time when Britain was limited to World War I, the People's Party not only "threats" the "special interests" of Britain and Japan in China, but also smashes these "special interests" to pieces.The United Kingdom has been able to endure until now and has not made a move, so it is already very patient.

Listening to Chen Ke's repeated inquiries about the latest progress of the Anglo-Japanese alliance treaty, Sir Humphrey also felt quite helpless.Japan very much wants to make significant progress in the Anglo-Japanese alliance treaty. If it can be revised so that Britain takes the initiative to send troops to attack China, it will sink Japan's heart.However, Britain is not stupid. The British will never be able to do the thing of sending tens of thousands of people to China to die.

You must know that the crown on the head of the British emperor is the crown of India, and it has pushed China into a hurry. What should China do if it desperately attacks Burma and India?If you go by land, you don't have to face the British naval superiority.

"Our British Empire firmly opposes any unilateral change in the situation in Asia." Sir Humphrey spoke the truth very seriously.Now that the current situation has benefited the UK greatly, what the UK has to do is to maintain the current situation, not break the current situation.

"If Sir Humphrey is referring to the economic cooperation between China and the United States, then the British side is overwhelmed. If the British provide things with better quality and lower prices than the United States, without the British saying a word, we will naturally not Buy American goods. The problem is that the quality of British goods is not much better than American goods, and the price is so much more expensive than American goods. It is more cost-effective to buy American goods from China in terms of cost performance." Chen Ke replied frankly.

"Then your country should always consider the friendly relationship with the UK." Sir Humphrey said seriously to Chen Ke.

Chen Ke stared into Sir Humphrey's eyes, and responded very seriously, "Business is business. We have no malice towards any country."

"Chairman Chen, I think you should be more inclined to buy British products." Sir Humphrey persuaded earnestly.

Chen Ke also patiently explained: "Sir Humphrey, you can't let us buy it with empty words. The UK has industry, technology and level. The problem is that the UK never sends these products to China for us to see. We are going to buy them now. Yes, the Americans have done a good job in this regard. Whatever needs we have, the United States can meet them immediately. Under such circumstances, who do you think I should choose?"

After such full and candid exchanges, both China and the UK have roughly understood each other's bottom line in the near future.When the meeting time was up, Sir Humphrey could only get up and leave first.

On the way back to the consulate, the entourage asked: "Does China have to collude with the United States?"

Sir Humphrey did not immediately draw a conclusion, he felt that the situation was far from that simple.Japan is now vocally shouting loudly. In fact, Japan is now extremely afraid of war.Japan provided Britain with a large amount of information, saying that China supported North Korean traitors to attack Japanese troops in North Korea.However, the intelligence collected by the British was that Japan massacred Koreans in North Korea, which triggered fierce resistance from the Koreans.Military operations against Japan have now broken out across North Korea.In the north, Japan can't even get out of the control of the big cities.As long as the Japanese army enters beyond the control range of the stronghold, it will be attacked by North Korean guerrillas immediately.

Seeing Sir Humphrey's silence, the entourage couldn't help asking: "Sir, why do you ask China to stop supporting North Korea? Isn't this also a request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"

"There is no evidence for this matter. In addition, China raised the issue of Japan's massacre of North Koreans. How should we answer?" What Japan did in North Korea is relatively clear to the British.Britain doesn't think there is anything wrong with the Japanese doing this, but the times are different after all.The Holocaust can only be done, not talked about.China could just ignore Britain's questioning.And even if this matter is involved in the League of Nations, it is still Japan that is ashamed.It’s not that the League of Nations can really stop Japan from massacring Koreans, but that after Japan was forced to use the method of massacre, it still can’t solve the Korean guerrillas, which will make all countries laugh out loud.

"Judging from Japan's performance, they obviously can't stand it anymore. If China's support for North Korea cannot be interrupted, if Japan loses North Korea..." The entourage is obviously very worried about this.The United Kingdom knows very well what Japan will look like if it loses North Korea. North Korea will definitely fall into China's arms again.Just looking at the map, North Korea is like a dagger on Japan's waist, and you can understand Japan's anxiety.

Regarding Japan's capabilities, Sir Humphrey's voice sounded very annoyed, "Why is China sending troops now? Didn't Japan figure it out? China doesn't need to send troops to North Korea at all!"

"There is no need for China to send troops to North Korea." Chen Ke said at the Politburo meeting, "Imperialism will never win the people's war."

Where there is oppression, there is resistance, and Japan's atrocities in North Korea aroused great resistance in North Korea.Especially in those dead mines, almost every rescued North Korean miner has become the most staunch resister and the most staunch North Korean restorationist.China is of course happy to see it happen. [

"But the North Korean side has been begging us to send troops." Chen Tianhua said.

"It is impossible for us to send troops in the current situation!" Chen Ke replied: "I asked the British Minister today, and his attitude is very firm. He absolutely does not accept China sending troops to North Korea. All we can do is help the North Koreans to liberate North Korea themselves. From From a military point of view, at least in North Korea, the problem can be solved by squeezing Japan out of various strongholds in North Korea. First let North Korea establish a base area with its back to China, a liberated area. At the same time, it will fight tit-for-tat with the Japanese inch by inch for land. Of course, the whole point is to mobilize the masses. If the guerrilla army cannot become a real political party, it will be impossible to truly defeat the Japanese invaders."

"But North Koreans are not interested in the socialist system at all. There are all kinds of factions among North Korean patriots. Those who want to restore the Li family dynasty, those who want to build a mountain top, and many things are simply driven by hatred. These people are the only ones. There is only one thing in common, and that is to hope to use strong external forces to restore North Korea." Chen Tianhua regretted this very much.

"Then let them continue to die." Zhang Yu sneered, "North Korea was more welcoming to the Japanese back then, thinking that with foreign interference, they could get rid of China's control. These people have not died out at all."

Such a lack of sympathy made Chen Tianhua very embarrassed, but no one supported Chen Tianhua's opinion.Even Shang Yuan, who is rather "honest" in character, did not support Chen Tianhua, "Only when we truly stand with the people can an organization have vitality. We have assumed all the weapons of the North Korean guerrillas, as well as Most of the food supply. What else do they want from us? To give North Korea too much is just to cause trouble for ourselves."

"Why do you say that?" You Gou was a little curious.

Qi Huishen replied: "Because the North Koreans just want to obtain the result of liberation. If we directly satisfy this result, the North Koreans will think that it is useful to beg for a strong country, and they will even think that they can play with a strong country. Today he is begging China for liberation, tomorrow they will be begging other powerful countries for what purpose. I think this is not good for North Korea either.”

You Gou didn't like to beg for anything since he was a child, and there was no such environment in the People's Party, so it took him a while to get some basic concepts in his mind.After she figured it out, You Gou couldn't help laughing and said: "That's true. If North Korea begged us after liberation, asking us to help them build their country as rich as China, we would definitely not be able to do it. Other countries took the opportunity to fool North Korea, They are afraid that they will follow other countries and leave.”

"Small countries are like this, there is no way around it." Shang Yuan laughed.

After talking coldly about the situation in North Korea, Chen Ke completely turned his focus to Japan, "We reached an agreement with Russia. In order to help Russia attract firepower, they decided to recognize our sovereignty in North Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands. These islands A large part of China is under the control of Japan, and now we are going to poke a hornet's nest. The British are unwilling to unilaterally change any situation, and we can only maintain these disputes first."

"Do you want to drag the United States into the water?" Zhang Yu asked.

"Don't make the Americans feel troublesome." Chen Ke replied, "Besides, the United States has already entered the water, so why bother to say that the United States has entered the water."

"So, the United States may also stab us in the back?" Zhang Yu said a very serious topic with a relaxed expression.

"Ride a donkey to read the script, wait and see. As long as our own industrial development does not have any problems, everything will be fine." On the contrary, You Gou is extremely confident about this.

What You Gou said is indeed correct, the smooth development of industry can indeed solve most of the problems.The biggest reason why Japan is jumping up and down is that their industry has a big problem.

After the end of World War I, the world soon experienced an economic crisis.Except for the People's Party, other countries in the world that made a fortune during World War I have encountered economic crises.

The biggest characteristic of capitalist countries is "profit-driven". The "government" and capital consortia can actively invest in long-term scientific research and development, which is after the Great Depression.Now all technological research and economic actions, with one exception, revolve around the sole purpose of profit, and it is short-term profit.

The United States is okay, after all, it has a huge industrial system and strong agricultural production.Food was scarce in Europe after the war, and the U.S. grain production sector was hugely profitable.But Japan has a weak foundation and weak industrial capabilities.Without the snowflakes of orders, Japan immediately fell into a comprehensive economic crisis.

Takahashi Shiqing immediately adopted corresponding economic adjustments, reduced military spending, devalued the yen, and let the "government" take the risky southward cooperation strategy.According to Takahashi's plan, Japan will solve Japan's domestic problems by increasing its market share in the United States and Southeast Asia.

But this time he was not as lucky as last time. Not only was the Japanese Army opposing Takahashi Shiqing, but even the Navy Department began to oppose Takahashi Shiqing.

There is not only the British-Japanese alliance in the Western Pacific. After the United States intervened in the Western Pacific and maintained a very close relationship with China, Japan, as the strategic pillar of the United Kingdom, immediately felt strong pressure.On land there is the Revolutionary Army of Workers and Peasants, and on the sea there is the American Fleet.Even Russia, the wolf-like neighbor to the north, is in a bad situation, but Japan does not have the ability to occupy the land in the extreme north.

The army’s plan to go north was rejected, and the emperor’s attendant simply laughed behind his back, “What are we doing there? Are we hunting dogs and bears for His Majesty the Emperor?”[

The pressure from the army should be dealt with better. In order to maintain its strategic advantage over China, Japan, coupled with Britain's instigation.Japan joins Great Britain in the shipbuilding race.The Ministry of the Navy forcibly proposed a huge naval plan to establish two "Eighth and Eighth Fleets".

Takahashi was strongly opposed by the Qing Dynasty, so naturally he was strongly opposed by the Ministry of the Navy.Seeing that it was impossible to change the situation, Shiqing Takahashi simply announced that he would no longer run for prime minister after his term of office expired.The political situation in Japan immediately became turbulent.

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