1825 My New Daming

Chapter 175 At least we still have India! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)

The British Empire is going to change its nave again and again!
The George Canning in history was short-lived. He succeeded Earl Jenkinson of Liverpool who suffered a stroke and became Prime Minister. However, he actually died faster than Jenkinson. Those who had a stroke could live longer than him!

In this timeline, the situation facing George Canning after taking over the aspect is more complicated, and the British Empire is really already a bit precarious.

And the Ming Empire's "crushing dog collection" against Japan, in the eyes of discerning people, is a symbolic event that is about to challenge the British Empire.

Because the purpose of the Ming Empire to crush Japan is obviously not for Japan's resources and markets. The country's resources and markets are very limited, and the Ming Dynasty can obtain most of them through trade, so it will go to war for the remaining resources and markets. , it is not necessary at all.

According to the situation of the British side, the most valuable thing in Japan is its population of more than 3000 million, especially the population of 300 million warriors who are brave and fierce.These samurai populations are sufficient to provide a very elite army of 30 million!

Although the number is not large, those are elite soldiers who can undertake long-term expedition missions, and no matter how many casualties there are, they will not put pressure on the Ming court—of course people at the level of George Canning know that such things as opening up territories , As long as it does not cause too many casualties and economic losses to the people, it is generally more popular.Especially for a generally affluent country like Ming Dynasty, sitting in a comfortable home, eating sumptuous food and reading the good news of victory in the newspaper, of course it is pleasant!

In addition, if Japan conducts a comprehensive mobilization, an army of 300 million can also be brought out!This number, not to mention Britain and France, even the Rakshasa Kingdom may not be able to pull it out.

So Japan is a country with more war manpower than war industry and war resources.

On the other hand, Daming, which has been following the path of peaceful development for a long time, is a country with extremely strong war industries and war resources, but its people are not willing to fight, otherwise Daming would not have been "counseled" for so many years.

According to George Canning's original vision, Ming, which lacks cannon fodder, is unlikely to conquer the Japanese anti-Ming faction who has obtained many British weapons and ammunition in a short period of time. In his opinion, the siege of Nagasaki is very It may last for several years and cause huge casualties to Ming Dynasty.

And the resulting anti-war and war-weary sentiments may have a subversive impact on the rule of the Eight Great Aristocratic Families!

However, the war that was supposed to be fought for several years turned out to be victorious in one day—the Ming side won an overwhelming victory!

This overwhelming victory often means the complete submission of the overwhelmed party.

And Japan's complete surrender means that the Ming Empire already possesses sufficient cannon fodder resources for a world war!

Moreover, the sea power in East Asia is now firmly controlled by Daming!Japan, which lacks the support of industrial strength, can only become a country that Ming provides cannon fodder on land.This means that no matter how powerful the Japanese army is, it is impossible to threaten Ming's dominance. It can only be that Ming eats meat and Japan eats soup.

Therefore, the foundation of cooperation between Daming and Japan is quite solid!

Time is running out for Dae-young and it may very well not be enough.

But whether Great Britain still has time to prepare for war has nothing to do with George Canning.Because he has left the British people forever. He died so urgently that he even died before Earl Jenkinson of Liverpool, who had had a stroke for many days.

George Canning, who was going to experience Jenkinson's funeral, now can only wait for his predecessor in heaven or hell.

As for the new Prime Minister of the British Empire, it will be released soon. This time, it will be Viscount Godrich, Frederick John Robinson. He is the second person in George Canning's cabinet and serves as the leader of the House of Lords. , Secretary of State for the Army and Colonial Affairs, as the leader of the House of Commons is still George Canning.So Robinson became number two in the Tory Party.

After George Canning's death, he was quickly elected as the leader of the Tory Party, and was appointed Prime Minister of the British Empire by King George IV on the third day after George Canning's death.

After he became the prime minister, the most important thing, of course, is to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the worrying issue of naval armament and tomorrow's alliance.

"Gentlemen, we have lost a great Prime Minister, but at least we still have India!"

Robinson, who was already sitting on the prime minister's throne, immediately felt the tremendous pressure - two prime ministers have been crushed recently. However, he still bravely provoked the burden of the British Empire.

And it is of course India that gives him the confidence to take on the heavy responsibility!
Until India's last rupee is spent, the glory of the British Empire remains!
"Ming controls Japan," Robinson said with a smile, "but we own India. Although India's financial resources are not as good as Ming's, the Indian people can afford higher taxes. They are all natural taxpayers! And India has a population of 200 million. Maybe more! If Japan can provide Ming Dynasty with 1000 million cannon fodder at most, then India will be able to provide us with [-] million soldiers.”

1000 million versus 200 million, the advantage lies in Great Britain!

While speaking, he said in a rather encouraging tone: "Our Prince William and the Duke of Wellington have already arrived in India, and there are at least 5 British troops arriving with them!"

Wellington insisted on raising enough 10 before going to India, but now that Great Britain has successfully negotiated peace with Dajin, so the Duke of Wellington's task has changed from resisting Jin and Ming Dynasty to helping Prince William usurp the throne legally. It seems much easier!
Therefore, the Duke of Wellington took 5 people to go to India to usurp the throne with mighty protection of Prince William.

Robinson said again: "I believe that Prince William will become the emperor of India in a short time. At that time, the manpower, material resources and financial resources of the whole India will be used by us. The navy will also benefit from this, and we can build more warships and airships." But we must also consider the long-term interests and not invest too much in the military, so we still need to continue the Versailles naval arms negotiations. Before the naval arms negotiations are fully launched, I think we need to first determine what we need What kind of battleships and cruisers?"

As he spoke, Robinson set his sights on Viscount Palmerston, Earl Nelson and George Elliot.

In the end, he stayed on Elliot. The "pot" of the navy's armaments belonged to him, and he had to recite it well.

"Prime Minister," George Elliot stood up and bowed to the new Prime Minister, "please allow me to make suggestions on behalf of the Ministry of the Navy."

"Okay, please tell me." Robinson said.

"Mr. Prime Minister," said George Elliot, "we obviously need battleships and cruisers with faster speed, accurate firepower, reasonable defense, and strong air defense capabilities."

"Let's talk about battleships first... How many tons of battleships should we build?"

"At present, [-] tons should be the limit." George Elliot said, "In the future, there may be a super battleship with a displacement of [-] tons!
But I don't think we need to build such a battleship right now...it's not a priority. "

"What's the immediate priority?"

"It is an armored cruiser with a displacement of about 25 tons, a maximum speed of at least 10 knots, a main gun of 11-6 inches and a large number of [-]-inch secondary guns!"

"this one?"

"This is the top priority at the moment... This armored cruiser can defeat any type of Ming cruiser, but it runs faster than the Hongwu Great Emperor class!
If Ming insists on the [-]-ship plan, we should build a large number of such armored cruisers!

In addition, we also need an air force that can rival the airship force of the Ming Dynasty Naval Air Force! "

(End of this chapter)