Chapter 580 British reaction and decision-making

"There is indeed no trace of other countries. {What? You don't know yet|Read COM, read the chapter without mistakes|Hurry up and google it}" Foreign Minister Daze said: "But judging from the reaction of the British, they are very reluctant to intervene. There is a lot of interest in the Nicaraguan Civil War and there may even be action soon.”

Arthur expressed his understanding of the British's impatience. At present, the British Empire's position as the world's largest power is very stable, and its biggest competitor, the United States, is also facing continuous weakening.

The reason why the United States suffered such a major crisis was that the British were involved in many incidents.

If the Nicaraguan Civil War can be used to deal another heavy blow to the Americans, or even directly control the Panama Canal, this will be crucial to the possible potential struggle between Britain and the United States for hegemony.

Once the Panama Canal is controlled, the U.S. Pacific Fleet and Atlantic Fleet will be split into two parts, which will greatly reduce the threat from the U.S. Navy.

The British Empire's Home Fleet can easily cope with the US Atlantic Fleet, and the Indian Ocean Fleet and Australasia's Persian Gulf Fleet can also easily cope with the US Pacific Fleet.

The United States, which has lost its naval threat, is even less of a military threat than Italy. You can't expect those American soldiers to do anything, right?

Putting aside the combat effectiveness of the U.S. Army, the United States, which is blocked on the sea, has lost its threat to any region except North America.

But this is also under ideal circumstances. After all, the United States still has an ally, an island country. If the United States and the island countries unite, it is worthy of the United Kingdom and Australasia to go all out.

"Tell the British that Australasia expresses support for British actions in Central America, but Australasia should also receive due benefits." Arthur nodded and gave his own answer.

Supporting the British actions was necessary because weakening the United States was also what Arthur and Australasia wanted to see.

Although Britain is powerful, Britain's strength is good for Australasia, because there is no obvious conflict of interest between the two countries, but they are natural allies.

But the United States is different. If there are no restrictions on the United States, Europe will experience another round of weakening, and the throne of the world's hegemon is destined to be the United States.

The strength of Britain and the strength of the United States have two obvious characteristics. When Britain is strong, it also has many enemies in Europe, but the United States does not have any enemies in the Americas. The more distant enemy is Australia's Australasia.

The strength of the United States will not be of any benefit to Australasia, unless Australasia just wants to be a country huddled in Oceania.

But is this possible? Judging from Australasia's current actions and strategic national policies, this is simply impossible.

The reason why great powers are great powers is that in addition to their natural advantages in land area and population, their strong ambitions are also one of the reasons why they become great powers.

Looking at all the great powers, which one has no ambition?

Even Italy, which does not have a strong sense of existence, has taken the initiative to provoke many wars and plundered quite a lot of colonies.

It is no exaggeration to say that even medium-sized countries have extraordinary ambitions. In this era of strong predators, only by having extraordinary ambition can your country become stronger.

That kind of conservative lord cannot do much in this era, because if you have no ambition, there will be ambitious countries that will overtake you and then come to covet your status and resources.

"Your Majesty, what needs should we strive for?" Foreign Minister Dai Ze asked tentatively.

For matters related to national interests, Arthur's opinion is the final decision. Even Foreign Minister Dai Ze cannot make decisions for Arthur without permission.

"El Salvador, or more territories in the Persian Gulf." Arthur said with a smile: "Australasia can't just focus on Oceania, our goal should be the wider world."

El Salvador is also a Central American country, but it is relatively far away from the Panama Canal and is on the Pacific coast, surrounded by Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.

Compared to other Central American countries, El Salvador is smaller and seems less important.

Australasia's fight for this region will not offend the interests of the British. It can also win a military base and sphere of influence for Australasia in Central America.

It goes without saying that the importance of a military base, especially overseas military bases, can greatly enhance overseas influence and control a region.

If Australasia has military bases in Central America, it can directly pose a threat to the United States. Especially if it possesses atomic bombs, the threat to the United States will be fatal.

Not to mention the Persian Gulf region. The oil in the Persian Gulf is an important energy source. Occupying more of the Persian Gulf region is equivalent to creating a part of the income for the Australasian West.

"I understand, Your Majesty. Please rest assured that I will try my best to strive for more benefits for the country." Minister Dai Ze nodded and said very solemnly.

London.

After the Nicaraguan civil war broke out, the London government immediately became busy seeking opinions from various countries.

Fortunately, there are not many great powers that have enough say. The British mainly ask about the views of France and Australasia.

The current British Prime Minister is Baldwin, and beside him is the new British cabinet.

"Gentlemen, now is the most important time for the British Empire. We must try our best to control the Panama Canal and stifle the United States, the potential biggest threat." Prime Minister Baldwin looked at his subordinates expectantly, feeling a little impatient. Said in disgrace.

If he can solve Britain's current biggest opponent during his term, then his contribution will be no less than that of Prime Minister Lloyd George, who won the First World War.

More importantly, the British Empire will have no rivals in the world from now on, and even during his term, there is hope of rebuilding the glory of the Victorian period.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, what is our purpose? Is it to intervene in this civil war with force, or to simply cause some trouble for the Americans?" the Foreign Secretary looked at Baldwin and asked.

The Prime Minister's attitude is very important. It also determines the British Empire's tough attitude in this incident, and even determines whether the British Empire will intervene in this civil war with force.

"What is the opinion of Australasia?" Prime Minister Baldwin did not respond directly, but asked a question that he was very concerned about.

"The Australasian foreign affairs department has responded that if we support their expansion in the Persian Gulf and allow them to occupy El Salvador, they will agree to any of our actions in Central America." The Foreign Secretary replied eloquently.

"The expansion of the Persian Gulf and the occupation of El Salvador? God, why are they so greedy?" Prime Minister Baldwin asked in surprise.

"Their diplomatic department has said that this is His Majesty Arthur's opinion and they cannot change it." The foreign minister shrugged and said rather helplessly.

As two countries with relatively close relations, they naturally have some understanding of Australasia's political system.

Compared with George V, who has lost power in the UK, Arthur's status in Australasia is unquestionable and cannot be provoked by anyone.

"Tell them that we do not object to their occupation of El Salvador, and we do not object to their encroachment into the interior of the Persian Gulf. But we are powerless against the opposition of other countries. The British Empire does not represent the world." Prime Minister Baldwin thought carefully for a while. Then he gave his own answer.

"I'm afraid Australasia won't agree to this, right?" The Foreign Minister hesitated. This was far from what Australasia wanted, and even the British Empire did not show support.

The British Minister of Finance at the time was Chamberlain, not the one who would score 100 points in basketball in later generations, but the famous Prime Minister Chamberlain.

Speaking of Prime Minister Chamberlain's early political career, it was actually not that smooth.

Especially in recent times, the British political arena has been changing very rapidly.

1 Labor became the new Prime Minister, Chamberlain became the Postmaster General, and successfully joined the British Cabinet as Minister of Health a few months later.

But soon, due to various reasons, Baldwin took over as the new Prime Minister and appointed former Health Minister Chamberlain as Chancellor of the Exchequer, ending the history of the British Prime Minister also serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer.

But this does not mean that Chamberlain's path will be smooth. If Arthur remembers correctly, historically the Baldwin cabinet did not last more than a year before it collapsed. Chamberlain successively served as Minister of Health and Minister of Finance, and finally in 1 British Prime Minister.

Although his political career was not smooth, Chamberlain, who had just become Chancellor of the Exchequer, was still very good at expressing his opinions.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, I think we should have considerable respect for the interests of our allies in Australasia. The Persian Gulf and El Salvador, we have to choose one and give Australasia unwavering support. Not only in relation to our actions in Nicaragua, but also It is also related to the stability of the Anglo-Australian Alliance. Currently, due to the changes in Russia, the Anglo-Australian Alliance is our most important alliance, far more important than the Entente and the World Alliance. Please think carefully about your decision and carefully consider the interests of our allies. "Secretary of Finance Chamberlain said with a serious face.

"Man, you may be right. Well, we support Australasia's expansion inland in the Persian Gulf, but the matter of El Salvador is left to Australasia to resolve itself, and we will not provide support. But we will not oppose the actions of Australasia." Even Prime Minister Baldwin had to listen to the joint advice of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Finance.

Of course, what the two people said is indeed reasonable and it is also a very important reason. After all, the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Foreign Affairs also have great powers. The Minister of Finance was previously held concurrently by the Prime Minister, which shows how powerful the Ministry of Finance is.

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