Chapter 757 Watch carefully, Daming will only demonstrate once (first update, please subscribe)
The problem of war!
In fact, in many cases, this question is not about who is good or not good at it. In the end, it still depends on strength.
To put it bluntly, the reason why Ding Zezhong was able to make such a threat was because his "Flying Dragon" was the most powerful and even the only ironclad ship on the entire east coast of Africa. Although it had been in service for more than ten years and was a little old, it was the undisputed king on the east coast of Africa. This was also the reason why it was sent to East Africa - to use it to protect Ming's interests in East Africa.
After all, East Africa's problems have reached a point where they must be explained.
Of course, perhaps the "Flying Dragon" is very powerful, but behind Mars is the whole of Britain. Naturally, such a threat from him will not have much significance. At most, it will make the other party temporarily accept the reality and leave the problem to London to solve. After all, when it comes to issues involving powerful countries, even a country as arrogant as Britain can only wait for London's decision.
What will London decide?
London was of course extremely angry, otherwise British Prime Minister Benjamin would not have been so angry and cursed when he received the news.
After all, to a certain extent, Sambadur was within the British sphere of influence, and the division of the Omani Empire was carried out under the auspices of the British Indian authorities.
And now?
The Ming Empire reached out there, and not only did it reach out there, it even captured the Sultan of Sambadur. How could he not be angry?
In addition to being angry, Benjamin helplessly discovered that all he could do was be angry.
Unless he was determined to go to war with France, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Russian Empire outside the Ming Dynasty, he would have to be patient.
What does this situation amount to?
It's like a once invincible boxer who used to be unbeatable in the boxing ring, but now he is facing not one boxer, but four!
Facing four boxers who were only slightly weaker than him, all he could do was give in!
There is no alternative but to give in.
Angry, Benjamin and all British politicians were of course angry, but they had no other choice.
Because they all know very well that politicians can commit crimes, but they must not make mistakes. The same is true for national affairs. Once they make a wrong decision, it is very likely that Britain will fall into an irreparable situation.
So at this moment, whether it is because of Sambadil or Japan, starting a war with the four countries is obviously the most irrational behavior.
Angry, but not irrational.
On March 14, when the Ming Empire's ambassador to the UK and the British Foreign Secretary signed a memorandum of understanding in London, declaring the end of the incident with the withdrawal of British troops from Japan in exchange for the withdrawal of Ming troops from Sambagyal, it became a topic that was discussed in European public opinion and diplomatic circles.
"Britain's influence in the world is fading, and the Quadruple Alliance is showing its powerful deterrent power."
“Britain is lost.”
In Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Moscow, politicians and marshals were discussing this topic.
What did they see?
It was not a seemingly fair compromise. In this competition, Ming was the real winner.
The Ming Dynasty not only forced the British to withdraw their troops from Japan, but also gained a large piece of land in East Africa. No matter how beautifully the words are embellished, it cannot change the fact that the Ming Dynasty was the real beneficiary of this incident. For the first time, the authority of Britain was truly challenged.
Why did Britain back off in the face of danger?
The most fundamental reason is that they clearly knew that Britain was not yet capable of challenging the four countries. So when facing the Ming Dynasty, Britain made a very rational choice.
How could the weakness and concessions of the British Empire not shock the whole world?
"Haha, did you see that?"
In the Louvre, Emperor Napoleon IV spoke to his foreign minister, the Duke of Gramont.
"Now the whole world has seen the weakness of the British. Just like what he said when we formed an alliance with Ming Dynasty - as long as we form a close alliance, then Britain will not be a threat."
Many people once doubted how much of a deterrent the "Quadruple Alliance" would be to Britain. After all, in their view, Britain has never compromised in the face of any threat. Britain would only choose to accept the challenge.
This is also the fundamental reason why the "Quadruple Alliance Treaty" has not played a big role until now after it was signed. Because France, Russia and Austria all knew very well that it would be difficult for the British to compromise.
It was also for this reason that after discovering that Britain had suddenly compromised, they realized the powerful deterrent power of the alliance treaty.
In fact, this time, testing Britain's bottom line in Tokyo was a completely unexpected gain - because whether in France, Russia or Austria, in the view of their ministers, Britain did not have a strong desire to occupy Japan, otherwise they would not allow the existence of a "safe zone".
After all, for Britain, Japan is... the periphery of the periphery of the empire's interests. They did not see any reason why Britain would go to war with the Ming Dynasty for Japan. At this time, the diplomats must of course use their good mouths.
However, the British have always been wary of the "Quadruple Alliance". What was Britain's response to the attitudes of the envoys of several countries?
Oh my god, they really teamed up!
Britain is weak and is no match for them!
So Britain chose to back down, not only in Japan, but also in East Africa!
Therefore, Britain’s concession was seen as the weakness of the empire by France, Russia, Austria and other European countries!
Why would the once invincible British Empire give in to an up-and-coming power?
It was not the Ming Empire that made the British Empire give in, but the alliance of the four great empires!
It was the power of the four great empires that forced the British Empire to make concessions.
This also made the four major empires, including France, see their own strength. This is why Napoleon IV was so excited.
As an emperor, Eugene had always been eager to establish his own merits and then become a true emperor. Just like Emperor Napoleon I, he gained support from all aspects of France through his extremely brilliant military exploits, unlike his father who used various political means and even flattered the people to gain their support. Even his father's throne was very unstable.
However, he was afraid of Britain's power, but now... the Ming Dynasty gave him a demonstration - see, this is how it should be done!
The Ming Dynasty did it not only once, but twice.
"Duke Gramont, now it's our turn to take action."
Napoleon IV said to his foreign minister with a smile.
"My father tried to expand in Libya a few years ago, but the threat from the British stopped him. Now..."
There was a pause, and then Napoleon IV spoke again in an extremely serious tone.
"It's time to fulfill my father's dream."
When saying this, Napoleon IV was excited and of course full of gratitude. He was grateful to his... cousin-in-law.
In fact, he knew that the guy was his mother's lover, but he did not reject it. After all, he loved his mother and she also admired him. In his opinion, it was even normal for his mother to be obsessed with him.
Because heroes can easily win the hearts of women, and Emperor Zhu is a hero.
At this moment, Eugene even thought of his wife who had always been very cold to him. Perhaps, when he became a great emperor like Napoleon, she would no longer be so cold to him...
"Thank you for giving me another chance!"
(End of this chapter)
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