The Prime Minister's office at 10 Downing Street.
"The Russians, they want more than just Persia!"
Lighting a cigar, Primrose frowned and said:
"Persia is just the beginning. Their ultimate goal may even be India. No one in the world is as greedy as the Russians. They greedily want to occupy the whole world. In Persia, the so-called "security issue" is just a trick they are playing. Although they will pay the price sooner or later, before that, they will turn their attention to our India. Our Asian colonies will all face their threats..."
The telegram sent back from Constantinople gave Primrose, the Prime Minister of the British Empire, a headache. He originally wanted to solve the Persian issue through diplomatic coordination, but who would have thought that the Russians were so tough that they didn't even have the slightest respect for the fleet sent by the British Empire.
This is simply... unimaginable!
Faced with this fact, Primrose sadly discovered that the deterrent power of the British Empire had disappeared!
"Yes, Prime Minister!"
Kimberley, the Foreign Secretary, said.
"What is the biggest reliance of the Russians? It is their "Four Emperors' Alliance". The reason why they dare not make any concessions on the issue of Persia is because they believe that once a conflict occurs with Britain, the "Four Emperors' Alliance" will stand on their side. Therefore, they will not make concessions. If we make concessions now, then the next step is that we must face their threats to India... India, the Queen is the Queen of India!"
As the Foreign Secretary finished speaking, James Bond, the senior secretary who had just been given the opportunity to participate in the Prime Minister's meeting, spoke at the right time.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I need to remind you that although the British Empire is strong, it cannot fight against the four major powers at the same time. Since we can no longer make concessions to the other side, we need new weights to tilt the scales in our favor."
After saying this, Bond took a leisurely sip of coffee.
"Are we going to take the pact with the United States, Germany and Italy one step further?"
Kimberly asked.
"That is something that must be done. Otherwise, our strength alone is not enough to fight against them. We need to use Germany to suppress France, we also need to use the United States to suppress the American Ming Empire, and we also need to use Italy to contain Austria."
With a slight nod, Prime Minister Primrose asked instead.
"What can we do to make further progress? If the Americans are willing, their fleet can completely suppress the ambitions of the Ming Dynasty. Their huge industrial production capacity is also what we need."
As Primrose said, in fact, the American Great White Fleet's cruise did shock the whole world. It made the whole world witness a fact - if the Americans chose the path of being prepared to pay a price - they could easily pay this price - they would be able to gradually build a navy, first of the same size as the navies of the world's naval powers, and then exceed the size of their navies.
Of course, the United States's huge economic and industrial base is exactly what Britain needs. After all, they are allies!
"This is the most realistic problem. Perhaps the United States is powerful, but..."
Kimberly said,
"I'm not sure they would be willing to help us suppress the Ming Empire, or even go to war with it, because of the Persian issue."
Primrose could only smile bitterly:
"Kimberley, there's nothing we can do about it. Only the United States has that kind of power."
"But why should the Americans listen to us? They may be very wary of the Ming Dynasty, but they are definitely unwilling to take the initiative to go to war with the Ming Dynasty. You know, the reason they sent out the Great White Fleet is for peace...peace. Our fleet is for lasting peace and for the future of the civilized world!"
Kimberly shouted in an American accent with some sarcasm.
"But is there lasting peace in this world? The civilized world is now facing unprecedented challenges. Since the day when the Ming Empire was established, the civilized world has been constantly challenged."
In fact, the British are also quite reflective. Through reflection, they discovered at least one thing, that is, the changes in the civilized world occurred in the Ming Empire, and all changes started with the Ming Empire.
"Benefit!"
Bond said.
"Faced with real threats and interests, Americans will make a choice. Moreover, as far as I am concerned, I would rather give the entire Pacific Ocean to the United States than tolerate the Russians, the French, and the Ming people colluding with each other and destroying our colonial empire."
Clearly Bond was not joking; in fact, he was reminding the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary what was going to happen next.
"really!"
Prime Minister Primrose narrowed his eyes:
"So, the British Empire is really at the point where it can no longer defend Persia, and may even lose India?"
"As far as the current situation is concerned..."
Kimberly spread her hands helplessly and said:
"Mr. Prime Minister, unfortunately, this seems to be the case now. If we cannot persuade Russia, the ambitious empire, to abandon their invasion plan of Persia, we will have to make a choice in the future, whether to allow them to occupy Persia and threaten India, or to do our best to stop them before they threaten India."
"We have a very difficult problem now,"
Putting down his pipe, Primrose said,
"We have just ended the war with the Boers and our strength has not yet recovered. At this time, is it acceptable for the British people to be involved in another war?"
“The people may not want to fight for South Africa, but they are certainly willing to fight for the glory of the British Empire!”
Bond emphasized his tone deliberately.
"After all, it is our empire that Russia is destroying now!"
Yes, Russia was destroying the British Empire, and if they took Persia, they would reach out to India and take away the Queen's crown, and of course the glory and wealth of the British Empire. For any patriotic British, this was unacceptable.
"Mr. Bond, the key is still the United States! We need to get the United States to join in before we can go to war with Russia! Before that, we must not act rashly!"
Kimberly reminded again.
"The interests of the British Empire are important, but we have to take reality into account."
"Reality? The reality is that our interests are facing unprecedented challenges. If we do not respond, I guarantee to God that the British Empire will soon be worthless and even laughed at by the whole world!"
After that, Bond turned his gaze to the Prime Minister again, and then he said.
"Mr. Prime Minister, I believe that the United States will eventually stand on our side. After all, they are extremely wary of the Ming Empire. The United States will never allow the "Four Emperors Alliance" to control the world. The United States must be an ally we can rely on in the war, of course, including Germany! However, Germany has concerns. They are worried about being besieged from both sides by France and Russia, but they will eventually stand on our side because this is their only choice!"
Bond's tone was firm, as if the destined future had already happened before his eyes...
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