"It can still be peaceful for three years. Starting from 1894, the world has been like clockwork. Two years after the Sino-Japanese War, the Spanish-American War was followed by the Boer War. This can only be said. Entering 1900

In the 1980s, wars broke out more frequently, so hurry up." Liu Yiming murmured to himself as he walked out of the door of the Foreign Minister.

"Hey! Yiming, how are you?" Charles learned part of the Chinese language in Nanhua, which means he has a southern Hokkien accent and a northern accent mixed with a London accent, which sounds a bit uncomfortable.

"Everything goes well, maybe Yingnan's secret agreement will be released soon." Liu Yiming smiled.

"As for you, you have been very busy these days. You haven't told me how you are doing." Liu Yiming changed the topic.

"What else can I do? I can't even get on the ship now. After all, I am not Sir Fisher. Even my uncle thinks I should enter politics." Charles curled his lips.

Fisher is waiting at this time and will take up the position of Third Lord of the Admiralty next year. He is also a fierce man. He served on a battleship at the age of 13 and became a lieutenant colonel at the age of 28.

In comparison, Charles is even more magical. He became a lieutenant colonel at the age of 24, but after all, he is not mainly about military merit. The navy does not treat him particularly well, except for logistics.

"It doesn't matter, you are still very young, aren't you? Now that you are entering politics, you don't have much advantage. Voters will not vote for a young boy." Liu Yiming curled his lips and said based on his own experience.

"But if I want to stay in the Navy, then the Logistics Department will be my final destination." Charles threw the half-smoked cigar hard at the door of the Foreign Secretary.

"Hey! Throwing cigarette butts is not allowed here~ Not even half a cigarette!" A lobster soldier suddenly came over and stopped him.

"Please come with me, sir." The lobster soldier looked at Liu Yiming with his nose. Perhaps because it was the door of the Foreign Minister, he did not use force directly.

"Hey, I threw it, but my carriage is right there. Did you see the family emblem on it clearly?" Charles stood up and said, pointing to the carriage on the other side of the road.

"Master, what happened?" Charles's butler was meticulous, walked up unhurriedly, and saluted Charles.

"I'm sorry Sir, but there can't be garbage here." The lobster soldier was a little confused, but still said stubbornly. Nobles have privileges, but he is exercising the rights given to him by the Queen.

"Ode, please excuse me." Charles looked at the surrounding environment. Many people were watching the excitement, especially two reporters. He called the coachman and slipped into the carriage.

Seeing the protagonist leave, everyone around them looked disappointed, and then went about their business again.

"Hey! I said, this is unreasonable. I feel like fate has been playing tricks on me since I returned to England! Oh! God, forgive me..." Charles said.

Liu Yiming didn't understand Charles' logic and started praying whenever he disagreed. Maybe God and the goddess of fate didn't get along well?

"Where did we talk? Oh! You said you were going to the logistics department. I heard that the logistics department has plenty of fuel and water. You must give me a discount when I go to buy things." Liu Yiming said with a smile.

"Come on, I'm going to the Logistics Department now, and I've found that I can become a brigadier general when I'm forty years old, and then I'll hold the title of knight, and I'll be a brigadier general until I die." Charles complained.

"With your resume, it shouldn't be difficult to be knighted, right?" Liu Yiming said.

"It's not that easy. Stay in the logistics department. At most, when I get old, the queen will give me a knighthood." Charles seemed to have lost his soul.

"I have a chance..." Liu Yiming said.

"What?" Charles perked up and stared at Liu Yiming.

"Nanhua has just reached a preliminary consensus with the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom will support Nanhua's penetration of French Indo-China. I think this is an opportunity." Liu Yiming said.

"You mean, you can take me to the Far East?" Charles' eyes lit up.

"It should be no problem. The UK has to send someone to watch. I can make suggestions and I will recommend you, but your internal decisions need to be resolved by you." Liu Yiming searched for a long time and finally found a place to put the red wine.

Alas~ I don’t even have anything to drink, so I can only drink.

"Thank you my friend, as long as you mention it, I will definitely come over, thank you!" Charles said excitedly.

As for the second part of the sentence? Charles can be called a knight, but because he has an earl father, not to mention that his uncle has become the speaker of the House of Lords. At this time, the power of the House of Lords is still quite large.

"Then, let's go to the telegraph office. I need to make some preparations." Liu Yiming said.

"Don't bother me. I have a communications company and the environment is much better than in London." Charles waved his hand and said.

Liu Yiming was a little surprised, but not too surprised. After all, for an old nobleman, a little is not too much.

"You know, my inheritance rights are very backward. Most of the family's wealth will be inherited by my brother. I only have two small farms, some stocks, and an annual income of about 10,000 pounds. But socializing with nobles will cost 7

Seventy-eight, so I can only think of another way." Charles began to vomit bitterly again.

They chatted nonstop along the way, until they talked about the pharmaceutical business, Charles seemed to be resurrected. Mainly because Liu Yiming didn't expect that Charles was not rich.

But what is even more valuable is that Charles exchanged his income into the Weaver Girl and gave it to Liu Yiming.

"What arrangements do you want to make? Is it convenient?" Charles asked and realized something was wrong.

"There is nothing that cannot be said. I am going to launch the Kalimantan strategy and use Kalimantan as a springboard to penetrate French Indo-China." Liu Yiming said simply.

"Yi Ming, with all due respect, this is not a rational choice." Charles said, meaning that "Yi Ming" sounds like "Yi Ming".

"It doesn't matter, I won't blindly send troops to French Indo-China before I'm ready," Liu Yiming said.

"You can use it as a bit of capital. Before the navy comes back, I will not blindly send people to the French Indo-China. However, when I visit France, I will propose to evacuate the overseas Chinese in France. At the same time, I will smuggle weapons to France."

The local people who belong to Indo-Chinese support their independence movement." Liu Yiming said.

Charles doesn’t quite understand the former, but he has a deep understanding of the latter. After all, he has done it before!

"What about Kalimantan? Although the Java Sea is not wide, with the strength of the South China Navy, it is difficult to escort. Although the Netherlands' navy is hard to describe, your navy is weaker. And the Netherlands has three new coastal defense ships that have been launched.

It's been a while, maybe he will be sent to the Far East in half a year." Charles suddenly remembered this information and said.

"It doesn't matter. The British colony in Kalimantan will become my logistics team. The Dutch Army is not strong in combat effectiveness and cannot accept casualties." Liu Yiming said indifferently.

"Didn't you receive the telegram I sent you?" Charles suddenly said to Liu Yiming.

"What telegram? I will board the ship on July 10th," Liu Yiming said.

"The Dutch have trained an army of nearly 100,000 people. It is said that he wants to solve the Chinese problem once and for all. I only heard that." Charles said, looking at Liu Yiming's suddenly darkened face.

"I know this, but with only 100,000 people, we can't send them all out. I believe the Dutch won't think this is enough." Liu Yiming exhaled and said.

"There are also mercenaries. The Dutch plan to recruit 50,000 mercenaries. Plus the colonial troops, you may face more than 300,000 people." Charles said with some worry.

"Where did he get the money?" Liu Yiming was very confused. After the Anglo-Dutch War, the income of the Netherlands has not been high. After losing Java, the income of the Dutch colonies was reduced by at least one-third. This translates into a reduction of at least 15% in government income. Not counting

Government property confiscated by Nan Hua.

"The Dutch government has carried out demonizing propaganda against you, but you really have a long-term vision. Except for the Dutch, no one else believes it." Charles thought of the Dutch operation in vain and couldn't help but laugh.

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"The Dutch government issued a large amount of national debt, and also borrowed money all over Europe, using colonial income as collateral. Although they lost Java, they still had a vast colony and received a large loan. The specific amount is unknown." Charles said.

The Dutchman said with a crazy look.

Liu Yiming looked confused. The Dutch had to pay back such a huge price. How should they pay it back? Considering the context, the Dutch's considerations became clear. They would clean up the Chinese and then use the money received to repay the loan.

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"We're here." As he spoke, he had already arrived at Charles' communications company.

The location of Charles's communications company is acceptable. It is located on the outskirts of London. The air is better than in the city. The surrounding people are middle class people. A little further away are farmers and capitalists. This is the nearest communications point, so business is not bad.

Liu Yiming did not go directly to send the report. Instead, he sat on the carriage for a while and thought clearly before going in.

The recent events, the layout, the British conditions, the Dutch actions, Liu Yiming's decision, etc. were sent to Nanhua. If nothing happens, it will eventually fall on Xu Hui.

When he went out, he saw Charles talking to two women in the distance. When he saw Liu Yiming coming out, he said goodbye to the two girls and greeted them.

"Done? I've already said hello, and any reply will be sent directly to me. By the way, has the minister been chosen? You should set up an embassy in London." Charles said.

"Thank you. The candidate has been decided. I would like your help in selecting the location. I am not familiar with London." Liu Yiming said without much interest.

"Okay, let's go back first. It's quite boring here." Charles called the carriage and the two of them started on their way home.
Chapter completed!