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Chapter 802 Prince and General Xiang Ning has the guts
The Conservative Party's return to power did not bring about fundamental changes to the UK. Workers' strikes continued, the economy remained sluggish, calls for independence from overseas dominions grew louder, and the country was caught in internal and external difficulties.

Baldwin was also helpless. Britain's problems could not be solved by one person. Unless Britain could have a bottom-up revolution like Russia, Britain would be beyond salvation.

The trip to Russia brought Baldwin many insights, especially the Russian state-led economic reconstruction, which left a deep impression on Baldwin.

Baldwin did not do nothing in the past year or so. He also wanted to follow Russia's example and reform Britain, but his plan failed because it affected the interests of too many people.

Like the Russian Empire, all industries in Britain were monopolized by the aristocracy. The so-called emerging bourgeoisie still had "old money" from the aristocracy behind them. Even if a true genius emerged in a certain industry, this genius would soon be canonized as a noble and become part of the aristocracy.

An embarrassing fact is that these "geniuses" born in the common people almost all had a contemptuous and disgusted attitude towards the aristocrats before they became aristocrats.

But after becoming nobles, most of them will become staunch defenders of the aristocratic system.

Under such circumstances, no matter who is in power, it is impossible to carry out any reforms in the UK and they can only make fine adjustments within the existing framework.

This is like a person whose arm has become necrotic. It is clear that the only way to survive is by amputation, but the only way to keep the arm clean is by washing.

What’s the point of washing an already necrotic arm?

What makes Baldwin disheartened is that now there is growing dissatisfaction with him not only among the public and the opposition, but also within the Conservative Party.

The British Prime Minister has always been the scapegoat. The honor belongs to the King and the great British Sun, and only the blame is his own.

After the British army was defeated in Perth, Ramsay MacDonald demanded that Baldwin resign immediately. This demand not only received a warm response from Labour and Liberal MPs, but also some Conservative MPs also demanded Baldwin's resignation.

Baldwin was forced to resign as prime minister to King George V, but was retained by him.

For George V, it didn't matter who became prime minister. Anyone else would probably be worse than Baldwin.

Baldwin did not want to resign, and after George V's request to stay, Baldwin continued to stay in office, determined to suppress Theo's rebellion with a tougher attitude.

Baldwin was well aware that it would be difficult to defeat the Western Austrian government, which had Russian support, relying solely on Britain's own strength.

So Baldwin took the initiative to visit the United States, hoping to get American support on the issue of Theo.

Felix came to George on his own initiative, worried that the Anglo-American alliance would affect Russia's interests.

Although there are conflicts of interest between Britain and the United States, after all, both are countries founded by the Anglo-Saxons and have broad common interests.

Russia is now pulling together Slavs from all over the world to form a grand alliance. Britain's situation in Europe is precarious and it is on the verge of being marginalized.

If Russia unifies the European continent, it will dominate the European market.

When the time comes, no matter whether it is British or American products, you have to play with them.

Britain needs America's help.

The United States also hopes to open up the European market through the United Kingdom, and the prospects for cooperation between the two are very broad.

After listening to Felix's analysis, George let out a long sigh. It seemed that the situation was once again that the eldest brother was dragging the third brother to fight the second brother.

But not necessarily.

Russia is not fighting alone. If we add the four great powers, namely the Kingdom of Romania, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the Grand Duchy of Yuriev, and Goryeo, as well as a large number of neutral countries, it is hard to say who will win or lose.

Not only has the world suffered from Britain for a long time, but the United States' duplicity during the world war is equally despicable.

In the past, Russia did not expose the true face of the Americans due to sentimentality.

But if the United States really joins forces with Britain, George has nothing to fear.

The worst that can happen is a cold war.

George is not afraid of a hot war, so how could he be afraid of a cold war?
"You'd better go to Paris. We need to win over as many countries as possible, or at least keep them neutral." George assigned Felix a task.

"I've arranged for Carl to go to South America and start a fire in the Americans' backyard."

Felix is ​​no pushover either. The South American countries are also quite strong, and Argentina is a well-developed country.

After Argentina's independence, after more than 40 years of civil war, it finally achieved national unification and entered a period of rapid development.

Before the outbreak of the World War, Argentina's per capita GDP had already ranked among the top ten in the world.

Argentina's situation is similar to that of South Africa. With the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914, Argentina's strategic position declined rapidly and the export of agricultural products was also affected.

Argentina joined the Free Trade Organization two years ago.

"I will telegraph Joseph and ask him to keep a close eye on Baldwin's visit to America."

George has an insider in the United States, so he has nothing to fear.

Joseph didn't need George to remind him that the honeymoon between the United States and Russia was coming to an end.

Although Russia and the United States have consistent common interests in breaking the British and French colonial system.

However, as the cooperation between Russia and the United States deepens, the contradictions between Russia and the United States are gradually exposed.

Although the Russia-US Trade Agreement has eased the conflicts between Russian and American companies to a certain extent, it has not fundamentally resolved the conflicts, which have become the biggest hidden danger in Russia-US relations.

The giants of Wall Street originally planned to break the British and French systems and then divide the international market with Russia.

However, the previous stage of competition between the United States and Russia in Europe showed that American companies do not seem to be a match for Russian companies.

Then the problem arises.

If the disadvantages of American companies are not fundamentally improved, the fruits of cooperation between the United States and Russia will probably be monopolized by Russia.

When the Russia-US Trade Agreement was signed, some rational Chinese expressed their concerns about the agreement.

Now it seems that these concerns are gradually becoming a reality.

"My uncle is under a lot of pressure and suffers from insomnia almost every day. He has not yet recovered from the grief of Calvin Jr.'s death. In fact, my uncle has decided not to participate in the next presidential election and stay away from politics."

John Coolidge kept Joseph up to date on developments in Whitehall.

“Who will be the next president?”

Joseph asked the wrong person, he should have asked George.

John Coolidge's classic American style of shrinking his head and throwing up his hands: if he could predict the presidential candidate, he would not have stayed in the Dolgorukov family as a legal adviser.

"Do you want to go into politics?"

Joseph wanted to build up the political power of the Dolgorukov family.

Are there only two kinds of people? John Coolidge, like his uncle, is a lawyer. If he can get the full support of the Dolgorukov family, John Coolidge will have a bright future.

John Coolidge was transfixed.

Could the Coolidge family produce a second president?

(End of this chapter)