In this unified British Empire, the central government will control all trade, diplomatic and military power, have the strongest economic power in the world, and rely on this power to form a powerful army, so that the empire's business benefits can be spread around the world.

In the empire, the imperial parliament was composed of representatives from various colonies and autonomous lords, and they had unified legislative rights. The parliament of each colonies and autonomous lords carried out local legislation under the framework of the laws and policies formulated by the central government of the empire.

Such an authoritarian and unified British Empire would dwarf all other empires and completely eliminate their attempts to dismember and invade the British Empire. The glory of Britain will continue in a more brilliant manner in the 20th century, with the flag of St. George flying high until the arrival of the doomsday judgment!

As soon as Chamberlain's grand statement came out, the debate in the upper class in London was even more like the fire. The Liberal Party and the Liberal Alliance Party had begun to have an open convergence. Even Campbell, Asquis, and Lao Yu, who had an ambiguous attitude, had to start facing this problem.

For a time, various newspapers and magazines on Fleet Street in London were hotly discussed, and many British imperialists expressed concerns about the rise of other powerful countries with the help of the British Empire's "free trade policy" and gradually began to threaten the global interests of the British Empire.

The trend of local British public opinion soon responded in the colonial ji.

In Canada, the Globe quickly published an article calling on the British Empire government to be cautious about the colonial autonomy system that already has a long tradition, and even implicitly mentioned that Canada is "located in North America", "has a long tradition of autonomy", and "in many places, it has similarities with its southern neighbors" that are already obvious.

Before London could respond, another Canadian newspaper, Imperial Post, jumped out and publicly competed with the major competitors in the Canadian newspaper industry, proposing that "the power of the British Empire is conducive to the business interests and its own security of the Dominion." But at the same time, the newspaper created by the first Canadian General McDonald also implicitly expressed concerns about the current debate on the issue of the autonomous system in the UK, hoping that "it can improve the global order of the British Empire on the basis of respecting the Dominion tradition and will."

Some articles with cautious words and implicit meanings appeared in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, and newspapers. The common feature was that they expressed doubts about the possible turn in colonial policy of the British Empire. But then, many British imperialists in the colonies quickly organized a counterattack.

"Faced with Australia, we are threatened by the Easterners." "What are the problems with strengthening cooperation among all parts of the empire?" "The Irish people who are loyal to the queen have a real Celtic heart" 1 "The free Boers in South Africa are willing to contribute to the British Empire family." Within various colonies, British imperialists and colonial autonomy, advanced nationalists, separatists, and conservatives began an unprecedented melee, with saliva splashing, and there were big hats everywhere. I said you were a "traitor". You said I was an "injiān". He said she was a "Chinese love". She said he was a "shameless and vulgar English drunk."

In the UK, facing the chaos of the colonies, some British politicians also have some of the upper classes of the Party and the Conservative Party, and still maintain relatively conservative and stable strategies, and still focus their energy on China's national policy. They do not want to touch too many internal sensitive issues for the time being.

But Joseph and Chamberlain could no longer wait. The old man, who was nearly 70 years old, began a great connection with his passion and heroism that was inconsistent with his age.

〖Li〗 From the ji faction within Lou, the "Tariff Reform Alliance" elements and sympathizers within the Conservative Party, as well as the recently turned parliamentarians, powerful people from all walks of life, with Chamberlain's "Tariff Reform Alliance" as the core, they gradually began to form a semi-public force.

They held gatherings, raised funds, encouraged publicity, arranged speeches and connections from various places. Many advanced MPs proposed to propose that the upper and lower houses "seriously discuss the gains and losses of the current cabinet in trade, diplomacy and military" and "open and honest discussions on the next step of the empire's policies." Many young MPs even shouted the slogan "break the difference between parties, there is only one England."

Using major newspapers controlled by British imperialist conservatives, even many "penny" newspapers, and the slogan of tariff reform catered to the tastes of some British financial figures, Joseph Chamberlain soon set off a public opinion boom in tariff reform in the British Isles.

At this time, a young British MP was calmly observing everything.

Winston Churchill, a former Conservative MP, later had differences with Joseph Chamberlain on trade tariffs, and the Conservative Party formed ally with Chamberlain's Liberal Alliance Party (not the same as the Liberal Party). Therefore, the grandson of the Duke of Marbarrow rebelled against the Conservative Party and claimed to be an "independent Conservative..." and later simply joined the Liberal Party.

He was the initiator of those two articles.

Churchill was a typical British imperialist. The conflict he had with Chamberlain was only a difference in understanding of specific national policies, not a conflict in fundamental ideas. Churchill was young and vigorous at that time, and regarded Adam and Smith's "The Wealth of Nations" as a guideline for everything in British traditions. Therefore, he could not share the same "true imperialism" as a rebellious "true imperialism" and led to the separation of ways.

Now, facing the heavy blow from the UK in this economic crisis, the achievements made by China through effective fiscal and monetary policies, and the changing international political and economic situation, the young parliamentarian has also revised his views.

The two works were thrown out, on the one hand, out of a sense of responsibility, and on the other hand, to test the reactions of the British government and the opposition to facilitate the next step of action.

Churchill was not in a hurry, he had time.

In his opinion, the Conservative Belfort Cabinet is already in decline, and it is just the difference between stepping down early and stepping down late. Now, there are two main things he needs to be clear about: First, whether the Conservative Party can solve the threat of impeachment by changing horses within the internal order: Second, if Congress is dissolved and re-election is re-elected, who will win the majority?

In Churchill's view, although there are many people within the Conservative Party that support Chamberlain, the long-term low performance of the Belfort Cabinet has affected not only him personally, but also brought the entire Conservative Party down. Of course, the low image of the Conservative Party also contributed to Churchill. This young MP of the Liberal Party, who was regarded as a "rebellion" by the Conservative Party, cleverly attributed the British economic low, international status declined, and poor military performance in the past decade to the Belfort Cabinet. Of course, this was not a fabrication, but an objective fact.

In short, even if you change horses, you cannot restore the popularity of the Conservative Party.

Then, if the parliament is dissolved and re-election is re-established, the Belfort Cabinet has stinked the streets, and tariff reforms are likely to become a hot commodity. For middle and lower classes, protecting the tariffs means that many jobs that have been stolen by other industrial countries will come back, and the special tariffs in the British Empire can ensure that the prices of agricultural products imported from Canada, Australia and India will not rise sharply, and that can win the support of the middle and lower classes. For industrial capitalists, these measures mean that local industrial and commercial enterprises in the UK will make profits. The only things that may be unhappy are in addition to Adam and Smith's disciples, as well as those stubborn and conservative upper house aristocrats and old-fashioned figures, and bankers and profiteers who have large investments in the UK and overseas, especially in China.

In this way, can Joseph Chamberlain, the flag bearer of British imperialism, the advocate of tariff reform, and the highly anticipated politician, obtain the throne of the prime minister?

Winston and Churchill experiencedly observed Chamberlain's performance, watching the veteran politician move around, but finally came to a conclusion: there was no chance.

Chamberlain originally belonged to the Liberal Party, but due to the contradictions on tariff issues, he led a group of like-minded Liberal Party comrades to form the Liberal Alliance Party and cooperated with the Conservative Party. Now, seeing Lord Belfort of the Conservative Party fail to understand, he simply dug up the corners of the Conservative Party and connected personnel to organize the "Tariff Reform Alliance". This is just the saying that "old and immortal is called a thief". This person has been tossing and struggling, although Britain has repeatedly quarreled in protecting tariffs, but he has also made himself a person that both the Conservative and Liberal Party look down on. This person has been making trouble for more than ten years, and it is very likely that he has made wedding clothes for others in the end.

In this way, Chamberlain's Liberal Alliance Party will not be able to become a climate during the election, and the one who ultimately benefits is likely to be the Liberal Party.

Churchill's eyes fell on one person: Henry, Campbell, Bannerman, a representative of the moderate Liberal Party, known as the "good man Henry" a veteran politician in his nearly 70s.

In Churchill's view, among the three giants of "Liberty Lou", Asquis, who belonged to the Chamberlain faction, was a British imperialist who was originally a little dissatisfied with the colonial autonomy. Once he came to power, he would not know where the trend in Britain would be blown. If he was not careful, he would cause trouble. This person could be a member of the cabinet, but he might not be accepted as prime minister.

Lloyd George, this man has enough ambition and skills, and is also sufficiently incitement, bold, charming, very witty, and good at debate. Many times, Churchill couldn't help but imitate this ambitious liberalist, and strategically maintains close relationships with this up-and-comer and the Liberal Party gang that he is optimistic about.

But after all, this person has little qualifications. And more importantly, Lloyd and George belonged to the liberal genius, had sympathy towards the Boers, sympathy towards the colonies and the lower classes of society, and even almost was sentenced to death by British imperialists in 1901. Such a person who was a little disagreeing with the mainstream British ideological trend was difficult to be accepted by the British upper class at this time as prime minister.

Let’s look back at the old “Good Man Henry”, the leader of the rank of “Liberal Party”, who gets along well with all factions, is sleek, has a good relationship with the royal family, and even has some connections with the Conservative Party.

Churchill, who was born in the Cavalry Department of the Royal Military Academy of Sanhurst and once worked in the Royal Cavalry Regiment and was proficient in horse racing, carefully observed these British political figures by observing horse racing, and finally decided the direction of the bargaining chips.

At this time, some senior political observers who are most sensitive to the British political climate have begun to vaguely feel that a political change that may change the world history of the 20th century has been ready to move in this important empire.

In China, another debate has quietly begun.

On December 20, Shenbao published an article, signed by "Liangzhi" to recognize that the national war has been bound to win, and the national power is not a one-day success. As the saying goes, the great way is avoided, people are afraid of fullness, and the moon is full, and the loss is lost, and people are unpredictable, and national affairs are impermanent. On the battlefield, our army is at its peak, and when fighting across the border, the weather is severe, the enemy country has mobilized heavy troops, traveling day and night to east, and preparing heavy troops to wait for us." It openly proposed that "war is an extension of politics: at this point, it can be called a complete victory, and then diplomacy should seek the greatest benefit... and reminded that "Once the war turns into unfavorable, our country's situation turns into a downward trend, the newly occupied territory will be shaken, and the great powers threaten the outside and instigate it inside, the future will be worrying."

In "Liang Zhi..., it seems that the current situation in China seems to be favorable, but it actually hides a crisis. A series of victories are glorious, but the outbound combat also faces more and more practical difficulties. What is even more terrifying is that China's rise will inevitably lead to the vigilance of the great powers. At present, the great powers Han Xuan has been rejected, and there is a trend of public opinion in Europe and the United States gradually turning to be unfavorable to China. If we continue to adhere to the hawkish line and enter Siam south, threatening Britain: fighting in the north, the good and bad luck are uncertain: taking Japan and Japan in the east have already made the United States thorn in the back. Once the great powers join forces, they advance with military force, trade threats, or even instigate civil unrest, the forces that will be suppressed in the country, Japan's anti-China forces, and even North Korea's nationalist ji faction, may rekindle. At that time, the tiger will not become an anti-canter, but it will not be beautiful.

As soon as the article "Liang Zhi" was published, it quickly aroused widespread resonance.

As the British newspaper industry set off, the United States began to call for vigilance against new misfortunes, and some people in the country became increasingly worried.

In Shanghai, because of the Muti Mutiny, he was punished for secretly contacting "United Provincial Autonomy" during the Muti War, Li Pingshu, who was suspended from his post at home, published a letter proposing to "promote peace with a complete victory, promote reform with the victory of the national war, renovate internal affairs, reduce military provisions, reduce taxes, rest and rest, and return the government to the people."

In the view of this former Shanghai mayor, the wartime economic control adopted in the name of war is indeed suspected of contemporary Spartism. Under this system, public opinion is controlled, the economy is replaced by a controlled economy, the tax burden of industry and commerce is too heavy, profits are compressed, the military industry is abnormally expanded, other industries lack funds, prices are controlled, and social life is seriously militarized, which is absolutely not sustainable for a long time.

In Li Pingshu's view, Russia has now learned a lesson and is no longer able to invade China. Japan has surrendered to the east, and Siam in the south is in danger. As long as it is better, it will stop. The situation around China can stabilize, so that it can shift its energy to internal affairs.

Li Pingshu obviously had a true love at this time, and many things he didn't dare to say publicly before were said: "...If we continue to go deeper, the war will be delayed for a long time. The enemy country will be forced to a dead end and have to resist. At that time, the two will suffer, and our country will be deeply trapped in the battlefields of Siberia and Central Asia, which will inevitably lead to fatigue and emptiness in the east. Once the great powers adopt economic sanctions, the country will be financially difficult and the country will be insufficient, and the country will be in trouble. The longer the time, the more the situation will be

The worse the government is, the more difficult it is, the situation will be in the end. Since that is the case, why not take this opportunity to negotiate peace earlier? Governing the country is not about fighting or gambling, but about being cautious and cautious. I have been reviving China for decades, and China's history has a long history. As the saying goes, "A step back is wide open." Li Pingshu's article came out, and the imperial newspaper industry was naturally full of curses, but unlike before, there have been more and more voices of ambiguous attitudes and even open support.

The long-term economic regulation has made many residents feel the inconvenience in life. With the victory of the national war, the imminent crisis of the country gradually faded, and many citizens also missed the relatively relaxed and free life before. Looking at the children who were overly enthusiastic about "war", "country" and "national" all day long, many people were also worried.

Although prices have not risen much, many items are often out of stock. Because too many civilian factories are included in the control and exclusively supply military demand, civilians have gradually begun to show an impact. It is not obvious in major cities such as Beijing, but some third- and fourth-tier cities have begun to experience certain shortages of materials.

In order to raise military expenses, the Chinese Empire government used all means to impose many new taxes, some permanent and some promising "temporary". The tax burdens of high-income and middle-class people are getting heavier, and corporate taxes have also increased according to the scale and industry differences. Now the crisis is gradually fading, and the patriotism that was originally surging under the influence of the situation has gradually given way to the reality of oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.

The characters and forces of all kinds, driven by various factors, have begun certain tests and even actions.

In Beijing, the leader of the Citizen Party Liang Qichao openly established the "People's Livelihood Research Association" to advocate "disarmament, tax cuts, attention to people's livelihood, and restoration of civil rights" and proposed that "the establishment of a national constitutional system is not easy, and the long-term recession of Congress is not conducive to national political construction and also affects the normal development of the country." He proposed to "set peace agreements, hold parliament, strengthen people's livelihood, and restore civil rights."

Many university professors, opposition parties, old and young people of the royalists of the United Party, and especially middle-class and prominent families whose relatives served on the front line, began to respond to these voices of harmony, either openly or secretly for various purposes.

For a moment, a wave of "peace" quietly surged in the land of China!
Chapter completed!