Chapter 800 Whose trap is still uncertain
The impact of the loss of British national credibility continues to unfold.
In 1920, the United Kingdom passed the "Indian Special Collection Act of 1920". The British Indian authorities required all states to hand over 60% of their fiscal revenue to support the British economic reconstruction. Any individual or group that refused to pay taxes would be treated as treason. .
In order to prevent India from using force to resist taxes, Britain recruited colonial servant troops from the mainland, Canada, Australia, and South Africa to station in India.
In December of that year, the Indian National Congress approved the "non-violent non-cooperation plan" drawn up by Gandhi. Since then, "non-violent non-cooperation" has become the guiding ideology and programmatic strategy of the Congress Party, and Gandhi has become the spiritual leader of the Congress Party.
Specific to the British and Indian troops, the embodiment of non-violent non-cooperation is that they can stick to their positions and never fire a shot.
After understanding this situation, Theo's army launched an unstoppable attack until they reached the vicinity of the port before encountering real resistance.
British sailors were responsible for the defense around the port.
Although the sailors' fighting will is stronger than that of Indian soldiers, they also lack heavy weapons and lack effective ways to respond when faced with attacks by armored fighting vehicles.
What Boswell and Dimirov did not expect was that in order to prevent the attack of Theo's army, the British navy actually used naval guns to bombard the attacking Theo's army, and the battle situation fell into a stalemate.
The battle at Parth received increasing attention around the world, and even Laurent Page, Australia's representative to the League of Nations, could not help but protest to Britain in the League of Nations.
Although the Royal Navy's bombardment prevented the attack of Theo's army, it also caused heavy casualties to the citizens of Pas. At least 1,500 citizens of Pas died in the British bombardment.
Since the British insisted that Theo was part of the Commonwealth, the citizens of Pas were also British.
When Theo's army attacked Pas, they were able to bypass civilian communities, but the British army bombarded Pas unscrupulously. Do they really regard the Australians as their own?
Taking into account the tense situation in Pas, Laurent Page formally proposed to the League of Nations that League troops be stationed in Pas.
Chamberlain was holding a meeting in London during this time, and the person representing Britain at the meeting was the British deputy envoy Steve Hamilton.
Hamilton firmly opposed the entry of League of Nations troops on the grounds that the Theo War was Britain's internal affair.
"The West has become independent and is no longer an internal affair of the United Kingdom. We must respect the Fourteen Points proposed by President Wilson and respect the choices of the West people."
Andrei is much better than little Nikolai, at least he doesn't speak dirty words.
However, Andrei's power is no less than that of Nicholas Jr., and his style of constantly taking advantage of League of Nations advocates is full of Russian characteristics.
"If Warsaw also votes in a referendum, will Russia allow Warsaw to become independent?"
Hamilton fought back.
"The Grand Duchy of Yuriev was once the private domain of Grand Duke Yuriev, and is now an independent country. Russia will respect the choice of every Russian."
Andre spoke righteously, open your eyes and take a good look, this is the real dish.
The referendum in West West is what most people in West West want, and the results of the referendum prove this.
Whether Warsaw holds a referendum depends on the choice of the majority of Warsaw residents, and public opinion cannot be swayed by a small number of people.
"Oh, openly turn your private territory into a country and let your son be the king——"
Before Hamilton could finish his words, a water glass suddenly flew over and hit him in the chest, causing chaos in the venue.
"Shut your bitch! You dirty and shameless Bichi——"
Alan was furious and invited Alexander to be king, which was also the choice of all East Indians.
Alan's cup was filled with water, and Hamilton was drenched all over his face, with a piece of tea leaf on his forehead, looking very embarrassed.
"Vote, vote, show of hands!"
It was no big deal for Von Putales to watch the excitement.
"If the League of Nations votes on this, Britain will leave the League of Nations!"
Hamilton left the table angrily.
George was not surprised by this result. The League of Nations itself was an unsuccessful attempt.
After the Royal Navy bombarded Pas, the Theo Air Force was launching air attacks on the British warships entrenched in Pas port, and the British troops were accelerating their evacuation.
Although Parth is still in a stalemate, in the long run, the British army has no chance of winning.
What George now seeks is for the rest of Australia to join Theo in breaking away from British colonial rule.
If India is Britain's wheelchair, then Australia and Canada are Britain's crutches.
Now that Canada has embraced the lap of the United States, George regards Australia as Russia's private territory. After Australia becomes independent, he only needs to immigrate one million to Australia, and Australia will become the next Yuriev Grand Duchy.
The British textile industry relies heavily on Australian wool.
Russia also needs Australian wool, and George hopes to turn Australia into a Russian farm.
Compared with cold Siberia, Australia is the chosen place.
Regardless of the rapid development of Siberia in recent years, this is because Siberia’s foundation is so poor that everything you do will result in results. New immigrants in Siberia can only meet the basic needs of life. If they want to further improve on the basis of survival, it will be difficult to reach the sky.
The conditions in Siberia are too harsh, and improving infrastructure is a huge challenge for Russian governments at all levels.
A small investment has no effect, and a large investment is not cost-effective. The controversy over the Siberian Railway in Russia has become more and more serious in the past two years. The reason is that the cost of maintaining the Siberian Railway is too high.
During the Russian Empire, in order to strengthen the connection between St. Petersburg and Vladivostok, the Siberian Railway had to be built.
During the World War, the Siberian Railway indeed played its due role and completed its historical mission.
Nowadays, in addition to rail and sea routes, the connection between St. Petersburg and Vladivostok is facilitated by air access, and the importance of the Siberian Railway is declining.
Last year the Russian government spent 120 million rubles on maintaining the Siberian Railway.
This is pure expense after profit.
"Most of the supplies of the Grand Duchy of Yuriev are transported to Crimea through the Suez Canal, and it is less and less dependent on the Siberian Railway. If we can learn from the Americans and build a large number of airports, this will not only promote the development of the aviation industry, but also There will be a huge improvement in efficiency.”
The proposal of Transport Minister Peter Milinkovic was approved by most ministers.
"The significance of the Siberian Railway lies not only in the economy, but also plays an important role in national defense and security——"
George stated directly that he did not want to discuss the issue.
"——There are more than 150 stations along the Siberian Railway. There are more than one million Russians working on the Siberian Railway, reaching nearly 10 million people. The development of Siberia is also carried out around the Siberian Railway. If the Siberian Railway is allowed to be abandoned, Siberia will eventually become a backwater. .”
George believes that Milinkovic made this suggestion out of a good intention.
However, any decision made by leaders should not be based solely on the economic point of view, but should be considered more comprehensively.
Aircraft are indeed good, fast and efficient, and there are indeed many benefits to vigorously developing the aviation industry.
But if you want to transport wood from Vladivostok to St. Petersburg, it is not cost-effective to fly.
Considering the benefits of coming to Siberia, it is completely worth spending more than 100 million rubles a year.
The words of the uncrowned tsar are still very authoritative.
After George finished speaking, the controversy about the Siberian Railway disappeared instantly. Milinkovic was not embarrassed. George did not completely veto his proposal.
After the end of the world war, Russia continued to exert its efforts in the aviation industry. Currently, most of the passenger aircraft and transport aircraft in Europe are provided by Russia.
With George's encouragement, Russia's first-mover advantage was fully exploited. This spring, French airline Blériot declared bankruptcy, the 11th airline company to go bankrupt in the past two years.
During the world wars, France and the United Kingdom produced more than 100,000 aircraft, and airlines also mushroomed.
Blériot Air Lines was one of the earliest airlines established in France. It produced more than 1,000 aircraft for France during the World War. Its founder, Louis Blériot, was the first to fly over England with the aircraft he built. strait.
After the end of the world war, the demand for military aircraft in various countries dropped significantly. Blériot Airlines turned to the civilian market. However, due to poor management, it was acquired by Amur Airlines in March this year.
With the support of the Russian government, Amur Airlines holds a monopoly in the civil aircraft market.
"The Americans have violated the agreement with us and are bypassing the agreement and dumping goods at low prices to the UK——"
Felix was very angry, Angsa really couldn't be trusted.
Russia signed a "trade agreement" with the United States last year to jointly harvest Europe.
Due to transportation costs and other factors, the profits of American goods in Europe are low, so some smart people in the United States bypassed the "Trade Agreement" signed between Russia and the United States and dumped them at low prices in Europe through shell companies registered in Canada.
George was not surprised at all.
"We can also sell products at low prices to Europe through the Grand Duchy of Yuriev."
Guchkov retaliates tooth for tooth, eye for eye.
"No, no, no, we don't want to do anything."
George is satisfied with Russia's current industrial structure.
The root cause of the economic crisis lies in overproduction. The clever dumping by the United States will eventually bring backlash to the U.S. economy. By then, the European market will still belong to Russia.
"Why?"
Guchkov didn’t understand. Shouldn’t there be an American first grade and a Russian fifth grade?
Not to mention the imperial era.
Now when Russia deals with other countries, it has never suffered a loss.
"It's not like we do nothing. We need to control the scale of industry and focus on improving productivity."
Compared with the American agreement, George was really worried about the Great Depression.
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