Chapter 804 Instigating Rebellion
There are some people in the UK who blame Stanley Baldwin for the bad current situation in the UK.
This is unfair. Britain's predicament was not caused by any one British person. No one else can lead Britain out of the quagmire.
Britain's rapid rise took advantage of the Industrial Revolution, which itself was an accident of history.
The decline of Britain is also inevitable. The world war was not the culprit of Britain's decline, but it objectively greatly accelerated the process of Britain's decline.
On September 25, at the same time as Baldwin was visiting the United States, former Australian Prime Minister Billy Hughes, as the special envoy of current Prime Minister Stanley Bruce, met with Prime Minister Gordon in Coconut City.
At this time, it had been more than 2 months since the Battle of Pas. There was less and less information about the British counterattack. Public opinion generally believed that London had lost its ability to counterattack.
Canberra did not get things done. Billy Hughes arrived in Coconut City secretly without any fanfare and checked into the East India Hotel.
Gordon also stayed at the East India Hotel.
Compared with two months ago, Gordon was in high spirits. His main purpose of coming to Coconut City this time was to sign an agreement on comprehensive and in-depth economic and trade cooperation with the Grand Duchy of Yuriev. By the way, he met Billy Hu Meet here.
Burak, Minister of Commerce of the Grand Duchy of Yuriev, welcomed the arrival of Billy Hughes and took the initiative to invite Billy Hughes to attend the signing ceremony between the Grand Duchy of Yuriev and Theo.
"Sorry, I just want an uninterrupted trip and don't want to participate in any political activities."
Billy Hughes decisively refused.
"I can understand your mood, but please believe that the Grand Duchy of Yuriev is absolutely capable of protecting its partners."
Brack is not in a hurry, Canberra will come sooner or later Negotiate in Coconut City.
Russia also needs Australian wool and wheat.
Selling wool and wheat to the Grand Duchy of Yuriev will bring more profits to Australian government farmers. When the farmers realize this, they will force Canberra to take the initiative to negotiate with Yuriev Cooperation with the Grand Duchy.
This is the characteristic of democratically elected governments. If Australian politicians ignore public opinion, they will not get votes.
If Billy Hughes does not take over, Canberra will have to strive for better bargaining chips even if it wants to defect to the Russian camp.
Now the situation is becoming more and more obvious. Britain and France have no time to take care of themselves. Russia is rapidly expanding its sphere of influence. If it cannot be defeated, it will join.
The impact of the British defeat on Parth was more serious than expected.
The independence of South Africa and Egypt sounded the death knell of the empire on which the sun never sets.
Ireland and Theo were the best examples for all the British colonies.
Just after the Battle of Pas, major uprisings against British colonial rule broke out in Ghana and Kenya in Africa, and Iqra and Yemen were also ready to take action.
To make matters worse, the Kingdom of Italy also began to show its fangs to the British Empire and invaded southern Somalia with troops, endangering British colonial rule in northern Somalia.
Against the background of the British Commonwealth being in turmoil, India, which has been clamoring to become a dominion, actually still implements non-violent non-cooperation, which is really disappointing.
After the celebration cocktail party held for the signing ceremony in the Grand Duchy of Yuriev, Billy Hughes finally got the opportunity to meet Gordon alone.
Billy Hughes and Gordon were once colleagues, and they were no strangers.
Gordon, who had just signed the contract, was very happy, holding Billy Hughes's hand and clamoring to buy Billy Hughes a drink.
Billy Hughes was helpless. It seemed that Gordon had drunk too much and was not suitable for communication.
Gordon did drink a lot, but he was definitely not drinking to drown his sorrows.
"Billy, I'm so happy today. I got the advance payment from the Russians, and I can finally send the arrears of pensions to the mothers who have lost their sons. This is not my fault, but I have the responsibility."
Gordon spoke with deep-seated hatred for Britain.
The consequences of Britain's broken promises were ultimately borne by the Australians. Gordon himself had relatives who died fighting in Europe.
"Congratulations-" Billy Hughes smiled bitterly.
Billy Hughes was Prime Minister of Australia from 1915 to 1923.
If we want to hold people accountable, Billy Hughes has a greater responsibility.
“No need to congratulate me, this is not the result I want. Henk told me that the money should be used to buy more fighter jets and armored combat vehicles, but that is not what I want. It's a debt we owe, you know? It's not just a debt of money, it's a debt of conscience."
Henk is a friend of Gordon and serves as the foreign minister in Theo's government.
Billy Hughes was speechless. He owed a debt of conscience no less than Gordon.
“I know what you want to say to me, and I also know that the Russians have ulterior motives, but at least the Russians can treat us more fairly instead of blindly squeezing and demanding——”
Gordon rambled on, not caring that this was Russian territory.
“I don’t want to be manipulated like a slave anymore, fuck the prime minister, fuck the king——”
Gordon was drunk and cursed.
Billy Hughes spent a long time alone on the hotel balcony that night.
The next day Gordon got up just before noon and invited Billy Hughes to lunch.
After lunch, Gordon will take a plane to leave Coconut City.
"Sorry, I drank too much yesterday-"
Gordon apologized for his gaffe last night.
"No need to apologize, I can understand your mood."
Billy Hughes is still very considerate.
"You don't understand enough. If you can negotiate with the Russians on an equal footing, you will understand the meaning of respect."
Gordon means a lot.
“Do you think the negotiations between you and the Russians are equal?”
Billy Hughes calmly said that there can be no real equality between Theo and the Grand Duchy of Yuriev.
“So what? Sell the wool and ore to the Russians, the Russians will give me a better price than in London, and Theo can also get better quality from the Grand Duchy of Yuriev at a cheaper cost products, bringing a better quality of life to the people of Xi'an. As for equality - haha -"
Gordon didn't argue. They were all dogs. Some dogs only eat meat and bones, and some dogs only eat meat and bones. Just leftovers.
"At least we are all British——"
Billy Hughes' accustomed rhetoric suddenly became unavailable.
Australians consider themselves British too.
Can the UK regard Australians as its own?
"Billy, I have always respected you, and Australians respect you too. Don't let those who respect you down."
Billy Hughes never expected that Gordon would actually react. Come and instigate rebellion against him.
What scared Billy Hughes was that he didn't resent Gordon's instigation.
(End of this chapter)