There were actually two things in Britain in the 20th century that it absolutely needed to maintain the core interests, one was the pound's international monetary status; the other was the colonial rule of India. As we all know, after World War II, Britain completely lost these two core interests.

, from then on, became a second-rate country.

Using the entire Asian League and the Imperial financial institutions, as well as the large amount of British pounds and British government bonds accumulated by the Empire in long-term international trade, the Empire easily launched a fatal blow to the pounds.

Prime Minister Winston Churchill delivered a speech in Congress, strongly condemning China, claiming that "the war has begun, they have launched an attack on Britain, and it is such a disgraceful and degenerate method." Gu Weijun is also frank in Congress accountability

"This is a bloodless war, and Britain needs to understand that they are fighting against Asia for their own selfishness and all the people in the world who yearn for equality and freedom. We need to give Britain a warning, because in this world, every country

And the freedom of the people is a thousand times more important than money and material things.”

The two prime ministers blame each other for their opponents in their respective national parliaments and accused their opponents of their irrationality. Prime Minister Churchill avoided the Asian League and was always accusing China of arrogance and greed. Prime Minister Gu Weijun repeatedly emphasized Asia's collective will.

Accuse Britain of not wanting to always stand in the position of monarchy and continue to enslave the Asian people.

This actually makes no sense.

The British pound lost its international status overnight and could never be restored. It was only a true form in this Sino-British financial war. Without the commitment and support of the Chinese government, the British government could no longer maintain the pound.

International status.

With the sharp sell-off of the pound in the international market, the British pound that exceeds the UK's acceptable pound returned to the UK and Commonwealth countries. On the one hand, the pound in the international market actually depreciated significantly, and on the other hand, the pound currency in the domestic market was over-issued, the UK and Commonwealth countries.

The country will be destined to face an extremely crazy inflation in a short period of time, and the British government's fiscal system will completely collapse.

Britain thought that if it had one of the world's strongest navy, it could maintain its hegemony in the world, maintain its security and stability, it was obviously not the case.

The four major government trust companies in the Empire suffered heavy losses in the process of selling the pound, but then they made losses back on silver and gold futures. They took huge profits by shorting British Treasury bonds and stocks.

This is the case with the financial war, which will hit the opponent's most fragile financial link, disintegrate the opponent's entire financial system, and make profits from it, sucking away the opponent's blood.

At this time, the British government did not even have the energy to participate in the third round of Asian colonial negotiations. By the end of June, there had been a huge inflation in the UK, and the spread of the financial crisis caused dozens of British banks to go bankrupt, in London, per kilogram.

Wheat prices have risen to more than ten times that several months ago. In the commercial sector, the UK's ability to import food and other resources from overseas has been interrupted.

Churchill's cabinet made every effort to do this and began to implement a stricter plan to allocate prices. Because it was worried that the financial crisis would spread to the United States, the United States agreed to provide assistance and support to the United Kingdom. However, the support the United States is willing to support is far from stable.

The market value of pound.

The only China that can solve this problem chooses to stand idly.

Under pressure from the British Parliament, Churchill's cabinet announced its resignation, and Conservative leader Chamberlain once again authorized the formation of a cabinet. On July 7, three days before the start date of the implementation of sanctions determined by the Asian League, the newly appointed UK

Prime Minister Sir Chamberlain personally arrived in Beijing and held talks with Prime Minister Gu Weijun. He basically accepted the three conditions proposed by the Asian League and was willing to hold a new round of negotiations with China on border issues.

War was eventually avoided. But as far as the long-term losses the empire had to bear in this financial crisis, it would be better to start a war directly and fight hard in the prosperity of the war. However, this is the reality of the world.

War is always the last choice.

After China and Britain basically reached an agreement on the colonial issue, Emperor Song Biao met with British Prime Minister Chamberlain at the Central Palace.

This is not the first time they have met. But compared to the past, this time was probably the most unfamiliar and embarrassing.

After a fierce battle between the world overlord and the former overlord, as the victorious party, Emperor Song Biao met with the British Prime Minister with a solemn etiquette in accordance with the proposal of the central cabinet, demonstrating the grandeur of the national system and demonstrating the imperial monarchy

majesty.

Li, national prestige.

Ethics, too.

Similarly, Prime Minister Chamberlain was forced to participate in such a grand Chinese-style emperor etiquette for the second time in his life. In his memory, it was extremely grand, cumbersome and luxurious, symbolizing the ancient times of this empire. They even inherited several

Many etiquettes and traditions from a thousand years ago have caused great headaches for foreign diplomats.

Especially in the eyes of Europeans, every time I meet the Emperor, it seems like I pay homage to the Pope.

Accompanied by the inner court chief Chen Jiayou and the imperial foreign minister Guo Taiqi, Prime Minister Chamberlain met with Emperor Hua in the morning at Huangji Hall and accepted the invitation from the royal family to attend the imperial banquet at noon. After the imperial banquet, he was invited to the State Guest Room in advance, waiting for the change here.

The pretended Emperor Hua met.

In order to achieve such national etiquette, Emperor Song Biao had to change his dragon robe three times a day. The morning was the most solemn and formal bright yellow twelve dragons, and the emperor's regular clothes with vermilion red background and white brocade dragon patterns were replaced at lunchtime.

When I meet Prime Minister Chamberlain again, I will change into a Western-style emperor dress on a white background, sea blue dragon pattern that is specially used to meet foreign prime ministers and special foreign guests.

Every detail is used to prove the special status of Emperor Hua in Asia, which is the foundation of ethics of etiquette.

Song Biao could only accept such etiquette arrangements. When he entered the State Guest Room, Prime Minister Chamberlain also cooperated with Foreign Minister Sir Halifax, Minister of Defense Lord Tremeg, and Prime Minister of the Chinese Cabinet Gu Weijun, who was accompanying the meeting.

Foreign Minister Guo Taiqi, Finance Minister Chen Jin, and Inner Court Chief Chen Jiayou bowed to Emperor Hua together.

Song Biao glanced at him calmly and walked to his seat and sat down.

At this time, British cabinet ministers and imperial cabinet officials stood up again. After Emperor Song Biao gave him a seat, you took the position under the arrangement of the eunuchs in the inner court.

During the meeting and discussion, the seats were arranged in a circle as the main body. The emperor sat in the center, with the left side above, and treated the VIPs. The British delegation sat down, and the imperial cabinet and the inner court on the right side were

Accompanying officials. The first person to the emperor was British Prime Minister Chamberlain, and the first person to the right was Gu Weijun, the Prime Minister of the Imperial Cabinet. A translator was arranged on each side of the emperor and Chamberlain.

This is a courteous treatment for meeting the emperor. If it is just a meeting between the two prime ministers, it must be the left and right positions in the middle of the two prime ministers. On the left is the foreign prime minister. On the right is the main party’s own prime minister.

In addition, the bright yellow sandalwood chair sofa that the emperor sat on was also significantly different from other seats. Only the emperor had such seats. For diplomatic officials from all over the world, this is something that must be understood when working in China.

The first key.

In China, the emperor is supreme, and no one can be equal to the emperor's level.

In diplomatic work, foreign officials visit China, and no matter what they talk about, they regard meeting the emperor as the highest level. The second is meeting with the imperial cabinet prime minister. In terms of etiquette, only foreign prime ministers have the opportunity to meet China.

The emperor, there are three types of interview time. The one who can go to the Huangji Palace is the highest level. The second is to meet the Emperor Hua in the area of ​​the Central Palace, and finally to the Zhongnanhai State Guesthouse, Central State Guesthouse and other places, which are more than these three.

The higher-level one is that he is invited to attend the imperial banquet outside the Huangji Hall. Generally speaking, after meeting in the Huangji Hall, he will still be taken back to the state hotel of the central government to attend the state banquet, rather than the emperor's imperial court.

feast.

If there is any arrangement to continue to meet with the emperor, it will be rescheduled in the State Guest Room of the Central Palace in the evening or afternoon tea.

In terms of the treatment that foreign prime ministers can enjoy, what Prime Minister Chamberlain enjoys today is the highest standard for the empire to receive foreign guests. In the past thirty years, only former US President Theodore Roosevelt and the current US President in 1912

Franklin Roosevelt enjoyed it in 1937.

In theory, this is supreme glory, but for Prime Minister Chamberlain, this is probably a very bitter and supreme courtesy.

No matter how bitter it is, at this moment, Prime Minister Chamberlain could only knock down his teeth and swallow his blood. After sitting down, he spoke with Emperor Song Biao very humbly: "Today, I and my colleagues in the cabinet can get the Emperor Hua from

Meeting is my special and noble honor, and I am extremely grateful for Your Majesty's hospitality. China and Britain are the two most important and powerful civilization empires in the world. In the current situation, we can avoid war.

Resolving disputes in a ignorant way is enough to show that we are a truly civilized country. Peace is our most precious wealth. We value peace in particular. I believe that peace is also a symbol of modern civilization, and together we have protected the peace in the world.

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Speaking of which, Emperor Song Biao is actually less used to this rigid diplomatic etiquette than Prime Minister Chamberlain, but this is his life and his career.

After listening to Prime Minister Chamberlain's speech, Song Biao replied, "Yes, I agree with every word you said. I want to emphasize here that China is an ancient country with a history of martial arts, but we never want to use war.

Solve the problem 2,500 years ago, during the Warring States Period, there was a very famous military strategist and politician in China. He wrote in his military book "Sima Law" that even if the country is big, it will be destroyed if it is wary, and it will be safe and forget.

War will surely be dangerous. This sentence means that although a country is strong, if you are keen on war, you will surely perish. If the country is stable and forgets to prepare for war, it will definitely be dangerous. For our Chinese politicians and soldiers, this sentence should be said to be every

Everyone knows that familiar quotes and aphorisms are familiar. It is precisely because of this that we have always pursued a peaceful solution to the problem. In the past, we have negotiated with your country many times on the issue of Asian colonies, and there are also a series of consensuses, but history and

The development of human society is unpredictable. With the establishment of the Asian League, and the strong opposition of the British colonial issue in Asia by various member states within the Asian League, especially members of Islamic civilization, in order to maintain the entire Asian etiquette and to maintain the

The unity of the Asian League and the maintenance of our leadership role over the Asian League, we can only consult with the United Kingdom on the colonial issue again according to the unanimous request of the member states and the Council of the Asian League. In fact, we look back on the whole matter.

The source, if your country has truly attached importance to the collective voices of the Asian League and Asian countries from the very beginning, and realizes that this is the collective consensus of Asian countries, and our country must also fulfill the treaty obligations of the Asian League Security Alliance, I think this matter

It can be reached early without delaying it for so long.”

Song Biao has a lot to say, and he continued: "Of course, these are already things in the past, and we have two things to do now. One is to continue to negotiate the details of the agreement between the two parties to ensure this agreement.

It can be implemented effectively and reliably under the premise of mutual respect; the second is to try every means to restore the UK's financial order, stabilize the pound, stabilize the world economy, and avoid the expansion of the UK's financial crisis and spread to other countries and regions in the world."

Prime Minister Chamberlain was eager to wait for this sentence, although everyone knew that behind this round of financial crisis in the UK was China's ruthless move, and a heavy financial punch knocked Britain directly into hell. It was so painful

.But this matter is not as verified as a military war. Britain can only suffer this loss. Now only China can help Britain overcome difficulties.

Chamberlain immediately replied: "Your Majesty, our country must now re-ensure the liquidity of the pound and maintain the stability of its currency value. Before our country temporarily lacks sufficient gold reserves, it is urgently necessary to borrow enough foreign exchange to maintain the stability of international exchange.

, As far as the current international environment is concerned, China is the only country that can help our country ensure currency stability. Therefore, we hope to reach an agreed agreement on this as soon as possible."

Although this shot was shot by China, if you want to borrow money from China to heal and stop bleeding, you still have to continue to pay the price. It has never been easy for countries to borrow money from China. Now, even if you don’t look for China, look for the United States.

, France, that will also be blackmailed.

Business issues. Emperor Song Biao did not participate. He just promised that China would be willing to help Britain overcome difficulties. As for the interest and benefits the UK has to pay, let’s talk about it again. This is also the Chinese and British Prime Ministers and Minister of Finance.

Things between.

Emperor Song Biao is now sitting down with Prime Minister Chamberlain to discuss many attitudes in the past, present and future, settle the old accounts, explain the situation at that time and the whole story behind each decision, and have no overnight revenge

.Since the matter has been resolved, the whole story of the whole incident is also clear. Let it pass if it should be.

Having said that, Britain still wants to continue to grit its teeth and hate China, which is just asking for trouble and bullying itself.

Today, China is not at the same level. China also leads the Asian League and has the huge foundation of the Asian League. Once the two sides fight, the UK will suffer a serious loss no matter how hard it is.

Times are different.

The British Empire and British Prime Minister Chamberlain may have the deepest experience at this moment.

Perhaps, there are still many people in the British Empire today who are unwilling to admit that China is the world hegemon, such as Prime Minister Winston Churchill who has stepped down, but even Winston Churchill must admit that Britain is definitely not the world hegemon of the past.

During this meeting, Emperor Song Biao talked a lot with Prime Minister Chamberlain.
To be continued...