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Chapter 790 Chaos is coming
The Hebrews have great influence in Germany. Not only do they control Germany's financial industry, but Hebrews also account for more than half of the high-income industries such as business, medicine, education, and law.

Considering the number of Hebrews, which accounted for less than one percent of the total German population, it is no wonder that the Junker nobles targeted the Hebrews.

Germany does not simply expel people. To be more specific, people can leave but their money must be left behind.

Most Hebrews love money like their life, and even regard money as more important than life, so it is very unlikely that the Hebrews would "leave home empty-handed" as arranged by the Junker nobles.

"So, you're going to use coercion?"

George expressed his admiration, saying that if anyone was going to be ruthless, it would be the Germans.

When the Hebrews in Warsaw went to Poland, they could not only take their money with them, but the Russian government also provided subsidies to those poor Hebrews. Therefore, the Hebrews in Warsaw left in a clean manner, and almost no Hebrews went to the autonomous region.

There is no money to be taken in the autonomous prefecture.

George could also understand the Germans. If the Weimar government wanted to divert Germany's current social contradictions, the Hebrews were the best target.

The consensus in Germany at present is that Germany was defeated in the World War because the "November criminals" stabbed it in the back.

The Hebrews were a major part of the “November Sinners.”

To be honest, this statement has a bit of the meaning of "it's easy to find a pretext to accuse someone of a crime".

There were many factors that led to Germany’s defeat, and it would be unfair to put all the blame on the Hebrews.

Compared with the Hebrews, the Junkers should bear greater responsibility.

Compared with the Junker nobles who still controlled the German army, the Hebrews were obviously easier to bully.

"How is that possible? Of course it's on a voluntary basis."

Carl and George smiled at each other, showing a sense of mutual sympathy.

If Germany were to expel the Hebrews, it would certainly cause financial turmoil in Germany.

So Karl's goal was to hope that Russia could help Germany stabilize its finances.

To put it bluntly, it's still borrowing money.

George is not authoritarian and asks Carl to go find Felix.

On Christmas Day, another attack on British troops took place in Perth, killing two British soldiers.

The British army immediately launched a retaliatory operation, conducting a large-scale search throughout the city of Pers and demanding that the people of Pers surrender all their weapons.

Australia does not ban guns, and almost every household owns a gun. This decision of the British army once again met with strong resistance from the Persians.

On the 29th, the British army and the citizens of Perth exchanged fire in several blocks. The British army was forced to retreat into the barracks, and the citizens of Perth began to attack the British barracks.

On the 30th, a reinforcement force from India arrived in Perth. This reinforcement force was composed of the famous Gurkhas.

On the 31st, the British army counterattacked and the citizens of Perth suffered heavy casualties. The news reached Coconut City and Gordon announced that the Theo government and Britain were at war.

Now even George had to admit that the Australians were indeed powerful.

There are only 550 million people in Australia, and specifically in Theo, there are less than 50.

After the Western Austrian referendum, a large number of Western Austrians sensed something was wrong and fled on their own initiative. Now there are less than 40 people left in Western Austria.

The total population of the Commonwealth is over 4 million.

If Britain wanted, it could mobilize 44 British troops to conquer 45 Boers, as it did in the Second Boer War.

During the Second Boer War, more than 2000 European volunteers volunteered to go to South Africa to help the Boers fight.

Theo is no exception.

The day after Theo declared war on Britain, 1500 volunteers from Russia set out from Coconut City and took the initiative to go to Port George to help Theo fight.

This situation was strongly opposed by the British government, which warned the Grand Duchy of Yuriev that if this situation was not restricted, it would definitely affect the relationship between the United Kingdom and the Grand Duchy of Yuriev. This warning had no deterrent effect on the Grand Duchy of Yuriev.

Not only the Grand Duchy of Yuriev does not care, volunteers from other countries will also set off for Theo one after another.

During the Second Boer War, volunteers from France, Germany, Russia, Spain, and even the United States went to South Africa to fight. Although Britain expressed strong opposition, it could do nothing but let it go.

Volunteers act voluntarily, not organized by the state. The UK has no reason and dares not retaliate against other countries.

Everyone else is easy to deal with.

William II was a madman, which really pissed him off. Germany sent a large number of troops from Tanganyika to Transvaal and Orange, making it difficult for Britain to deal with the situation.

Therefore, the wisest response for Britain is to pretend ignorance and mobilize the army to end the war as soon as possible.

The current situation is different from that during the Second Boer War.

The Second Boer War was a turning point for Britain's decline. After the war, Britain's strategy shifted from expansion to contraction.

Britain has not yet fully recovered from the economic depression caused by the world war.

More importantly, due to Britain's inconsistency, it was no longer possible for Britain to mobilize troops from colonies around the world as it did in the Second Boer War.

Australia alone sent more than 1 troops to South Africa during the Second Boer War.

This time Canberra not only had no troops to send, but also opposed the war between Britain and Western Austria, hoping to resolve the dispute peacefully.

Like Australia, Canada, which also contributed nearly 1 men to the Second Boer War, had no troops to send.

South Africa--

South Africa was already independent and would not take part in the war between Western Austria and Britain.

So if Britain wanted to mobilize troops, it could either form an expeditionary force from its homeland or send British-Indian troops.

The process of forming an expeditionary force on the mainland was a protracted process.

The combat effectiveness of the British Indian troops was too poor.

So at the request of Britain, France and the United States jointly stepped forward, hoping to mediate the dispute between Britain and Theo.

When the news reached Russia, George knew that the British regretted their decision.

Britain did not expect that the Western Ottomans would be so determined to be independent, and now it is in a difficult situation.

However, unlike three months ago, the UK has now lost the initiative in the negotiations.

If it had been agreed before the Western Austrian referendum that Western Austria would have had more trade autonomy, the situation would certainly not have deteriorated to such an extent.

Now Theo's demands have been upgraded from trade autonomy to independence.

If there are negotiations, they must be on this basis.

The Western Austrian government has not yet responded, and Canberra has offered to participate in the negotiations between Western Austria and the United Kingdom.

What the itching politicians didn't expect was that the development of the situation was far beyond their expectations.

On January 1, the British destroyer HMS Courage sank after an accidental explosion off the coast of Perth, and only four of the 15 officers and soldiers survived.

After being rescued, the surviving officers and soldiers believed that the explosion of the "Courage" was not caused by its own fault, but was an attack by the enemy.

attack--

London finally realized that the Western Austrian government was not powerless.

(End of this chapter)