Opening game, American Tycoon

Chapter 1274 Issue a fine to the British Empire (, please subscribe)
In the early morning, after reading the news in the newspaper, James Bond put down the newspaper, and then stood up from the soft sofa chair. After tidying up, he said goodbye to his wife and went to the street.

August in London, although it is midsummer, is also the most beautiful time of the year. Under the bright sunshine, in Hyde Park and other parks, there are many ladies strolling in it, and of course there will be some idle people. Rich boys and buddies enjoy chasing married women or unmarried women in the park.

For most men, though, they always have to work.

The thoughtful James Bond just walked on the street, he even missed a tram.After reading the newspaper article, he has been unable to concentrate and has only one problem on his mind.

What's next?
If nothing else, the Prime Minister and the others will hold a special meeting today to discuss the solution to the "Transvaal crisis".

Will they choose war, or will they choose...

Therefore, James Bond, who had something on his mind, couldn't help being a little surprised when he found himself in the city center.Opposite is a department store, and people come and go in and out of the department store from time to time.Now for the people in London, they are not aware of the war at all... The crisis in southern Africa is evolving in the direction of war.

James Bond was standing by the side of the road, looking at the people who went in and out of the department store from time to time. A newspaper seller came by the side of the road. The newspaper seller was probably only fifteen or sixteen years old. He was wearing a hat and holding a Every time he in the newspaper shouted at the top of his lungs,

"Look at Mr Chamberlain's historic speech - Shame! The Transvaal is declaring war on the British Empire."

"The British Empire will not pay a penny..."

"Read the papers, read the papers, how the Transvaal has humiliated the British Empire..."

The roar of the newsman shook James Bond's whole body every time.

He knew how the press would respond before the newspapers reported it—three days before the expedition to the Transvaal by Jensen et al. in Cape Colony, Jensen armed Pretoria Asia was surrounded by Transvaal forces, and except for 731 people who were killed, the rest, including Jansen, were all captured by the Transvaal side.

This is not the most deadly, what is the most deadly?
At the same time as Jensen's expedition, the "Alien Reform Committee" in Johannesburg was preparing to be launched in cooperation with the outside world. In fact, some employees and immigrants of South African mining companies also rushed to act according to the plan, but they were also suppressed by the Transvaal with little effort. By the way, dozens of leaders of the "Reform Committee" were also wiped out by the Transvaal side.

The British who stole the chickens and lost the rice were ashamed and left behind-not only were they arrested, but even the gold mines were confiscated!
They were confiscated for the simple reason that they were involved in rebellion.Confiscating the property of rebels is a matter of course in any country in the world.Of course, that also depends on the objects involved.

Like now when it comes to the Brits.The British would certainly not approve of such a confiscation.

God can testify that this is absolutely unacceptable, because the shareholders of the South African mining company are not only rich people in Cape Town, but also many dignitaries in London. How could they sit back and watch their property be confiscated?
You can be ashamed, but you can't lose money!

Right here in London, there is outrage at the barbaric act of "transvaal invasion of private property". When the dignitaries in London say that this is an unacceptable atrocity, what is more annoying?
The Transvaal government sent the UK a bill of 2677938 pounds yesterday, um, 3 shillings and 3 pence. According to the Transvaal government, this is a "spiritual and moral damage" to the UK. fine.

However, the British government didn't even look at this "fine ticket", even if it was a fraction of the above 3 shillings and 3 pence, they would not pay it.

But no matter whether they will pay the money or not, it cannot change the fact that the British Empire was slapped severely by a small country in southern Africa.

The disastrous "Jensen attack" may have become a political scandal in Europe.But for Britain, it is a humiliation!
Unprecedented shame!

And now, almost all newspapers in London and even the whole of the UK are reporting this news, reporting the humiliation of the British Empire by the Transvaal government!

"Read the paper, read the paper—a fine for the British Empire . . . "

Listen, how can people endure such words?You know, the British are all imperialists now, how could they tolerate the humiliation of the British Empire by other countries, let alone a small country.

While James Bond was standing on the side of the road thoughtfully, in the Prime Minister's office at No. 10 Downing Street, cigar smoke filled the air.

"I don't care what kind of political scandal Jensen's expedition is, and I don't care what kind of harm they caused those Boers. The only thing I care about is the British Empire."

Regarding Robert Gascoigne-Cecil, who is the Prime Minister of the British Empire, he said it directly.

"If we let those Boers bully the British Empire like this, bully our expatriates at will, confiscate our property, and the British Empire does not respond, then, in a few years, everyone will stand against the British Empire, they will become our enemies. As God bears witness, the British Empire will lose all glory and dignity by then."

The empire cannot be challenged. The dignity of the empire needs to be maintained and guarded. This is because challengers are constantly appearing. Once the empire responds slowly to the challenge, it will face a group of hungry wolves. .

"Your Excellency, if this is the case, then the only option we have left is war."

The words of the Foreign Secretary made Cecil silent for a while, and then he spoke.

"War? If war is the only option, then we must let those Boers know that the British Empire will never tolerate their own interests being violated. Similarly, we must use decisive actions to tell the world-invading the British Empire The fate of interests."

After a short silence, Cecil spoke again.

"We can see that in the past 20 years, with the rise of the Ming Empire, one country after another is always trying to challenge us, trying to take away our interests from the British Empire, precisely because of our reaction Not in time, that's why they are like a pack of hungry wolves trying to encircle us all over the world, and now even the Boers - a small country with a population of only 30 people are challenging our patience, God can testify , if we cannot give the most direct response, then our generation is likely to face the collapse of the empire!"

Looking at the ministers of the British Empire present, Cecil said directly.

"Now, we must stop all of this, and we must let the whole world see the price of challenging the British Empire..."

"However, Prime Minister, we must consider the position of other countries, especially Daming. What will they do?"

(End of this chapter)