Chapter 301 The Empire’s Biggest Hidden Danger
The British no longer care whether Aladdin fulfills his promise. The British have already begun to withdraw their troops before the peace agreement is signed.
We can’t do it without retreating. We really can’t afford to fight this battle.
As of April, the United Kingdom has paid more than 50 million pounds in military expenditures for this war. Although the United Kingdom will not go bankrupt as a result, it has indeed overwhelmed the United Kingdom.
At this time in 1893, the external quotation for a 10,000-ton Kaiser-converted battleship from the Volcan shipyard in Germany was only 650,000 pounds.
There are still many pensions in the UK that have not been paid.
A rough calculation shows that in order to conquer the Malay Peninsula, Britain invested at least 100 10000-ton Caesar battleships.
After spending so much money, it would be fine if it could achieve its goal.
The British internal assessment is that if this war continues, the British will have to invest at least 500 Caesars in order to conquer the Malay Peninsula.
How much benefit can the Malay Peninsula provide to the UK in a year?
This account is difficult to calculate, because all the money in the Malay Peninsula has been made by British businessmen, and the British government earns very little tax revenue, which is about the size of a Caesar ship a year.
After this calculation, stopping the loss in time is the best choice.
The UK still has a chance to stop losses in time.
The Netherlands cannot find anything decent.
The Sunda Strait cannot provide sufficient protection for Batavia. The reason why the Aceh Sultanate did not cross the Sunda Strait immediately was to wipe out the remaining power of the Dutch East Indies government in Sumatra.
On April 10, the Dutch army's military camp on Sangjiang Island in the middle of the Sunda Strait was attacked by the Sultanate of Aceh. Nearly 1,500 Dutch soldiers were either killed or captured. The Netherlands' newly built "Netherlands" The armored cruiser was damaged.
Although the Dutch East Indies colonial government strictly blocked the situation, the relevant situation quickly spread to Batavia, and the situation was completely out of control.
Since the outbreak of the Fourth Aceh War, the white people of the Dutch East Indies have fallen into great panic.
After the fall of the Old Port, a large number of white people had fled the Dutch East Indies, and the remaining white people were also ready to flee the Dutch East Indies at any time.
Sanghiang Island is only 10 kilometers away from Java Island where Batavia is located. Even the armored cruiser "Netherlands" was damaged. The Dutch Navy has lost the ability to blockade the Sunda Strait. Aceh The Sultanate may land on Java at any time.
The new Dutch Prime Minister had no choice but to go to St. Petersburg to sue for peace, hoping that St. Petersburg could persuade George to stop.
George was on his way back to St. Petersburg at this time, and there was no way to contact him on the ship.
On April 17, the Aceh Sultanate landed on Java Island, and the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies was forced to flee Batavia. The Dutch colonial rule in East India completely collapsed.
It is meaningless to talk about it at this time.
George and Georgi arrived in Crimea in May, when the entire island of Java was already under the control of the Aceh Sultanate.
"So, East India is ours now?"
George gave Yasan his surprise, which Yasan couldn't believe.
"If there are no accidents, it is like this."
George is not proud, it is just a small test.
Beating the Netherlands is nothing to be proud of.
When George comes to Constantinople one day, it will never be too late to be proud.
“What are you going to do next?”
Yasan still hasn’t figured out George’s purpose. "Create wasteland, cultivate land, and turn East India into our plantations and farms."
George did not forget his original intention, and his original purpose was to farm.
There are some things that George and Yasan can't go into too much detail.
While George was drifting at sea, the treaty between Korea and Japan had ended.
On April 29, Korea and Japan signed the "Incheon Treaty" in Incheon, and relations between the two countries entered a new stage.
The "Incheon Treaty" abolished all previous unequal treaties between Korea and Japan, positioning Korea and Japan as equal countries. Japan lost its privileges in Korea, and many Japanese who had settled in Korea left Korea. , the Japanese ronin who used to run rampant in Goryeo also disappeared without a trace.
After the signing of the "Incheon Treaty", Goryeo took advantage of the situation and made requests to many countries, including the Russian Empire and the Qing Empire, to amend the treaty and no longer recognize all previous unfair treaties.
This requirement is not difficult, because other countries do not have similar ambitions to Korea, and most of them only have consular jurisdiction.
Consular jurisdiction is of no use to many countries.
For example, in the United States, except for the minister, there are no other Americans in Korea. What is the use of consular jurisdiction?
Goryeo's ability to force Japan to revise the treaty did not rely on Goryeo's own ability, but on the support behind the Russian Empire.
Even Britain has already surrendered on the Malay Peninsula, and there is no need for the United States to be at odds with the Russian Empire because of Goryeo.
The Russian Empire is even better to say.
The New Covenant between Koryo and the Russian Empire is similar to the covenant between the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Romania. Although the Russian Empire and Koryo are nominally equal countries, in fact Koryo has become a colony of the Russian Empire.
Although the Qing Empire was unwilling to accept this fact, it had to admit that Goryeo had shaken off its status as a vassal state of the Qing Empire and would no longer accept the protection of the Qing Empire.
After Goryeo became an ally of the Russian Empire, the happiest thing was the Siberian Fleet.
Since they are already allies, it is logical for the Russian Empire to station troops in Goryeo.
This time, Britain finally had no reason to oppose Goryeo's lease of Busan Port to the Siberian Fleet, and the Siberian Fleet finally no longer had to go to Nagasaki to overwinter every winter.
George only stayed in Crimea for a week before returning to St. Petersburg.
There were less than 3 months left before the wedding of George and Anne. Time was running out. After George returned to St. Petersburg, he met Sergei, Nicholas, Archduke Carol and Ferdinand non-stop. Let’s go to Sigmaringen together.
When Prince Heinrich was in Vladivostok, he was warmly received by George.
When George came to Germany, Prince Heinrich naturally accompanied him throughout the journey.
Ferdinand was naturally very excited to see George.
Nicholas was also excited because he met Princess Alex in Sigmaringen.
Princess Alex is as old as George. According to European royal standards, she is already an out-and-out old girl. Her parents have passed away, and the current Grand Duke of Hesse and the Rhine is her brother.
As for the relationship between Nicholas and Princess Alex, although Ferdinand said nothing in front of Nicholas, he told George in private that Princess Alex was a very stubborn person. People are not easy to deal with.
“It’s useless to say anything now, unless you can find another person to replace her place in Nicky’s heart.”
George also knew that the princess's reputation was not very good, but in this matter, George could not interfere with Nicholas' choice.
Nicholas is the Crown Prince of the Russian Empire. After Princess Alex marries Nikolai, she will be the Crown Prince of the Russian Empire and the future Queen.
Looking at Ya San, I guess Princess Alex won’t have to wait too long.
(End of this chapter)