The Rise Of Australasia

Chapter 679 - 511: The Crisis of the British Government_2

Know that this is India, the foundation of the British Empire itself. If India is lost, Britain will be just the United Kingdom, and the British King will be just a king.

Even thinking on the worse side, if the British Empire loses India, it will be even inferior to the current France, and the global hegemony will inevitably fall into the hands of other countries.

For the British Empire, both Egypt and India are very important. Egypt has the Suez Canal connecting the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean, and India is the most important colony of the British Empire. Both cannot be lost.

At the famous Downing Street No. 10 in Britain, a meeting on how to deal with the colonial crisis and the native crisis is being held under the auspices of British Prime Minister Raul George.

Speaking of Downing Street No. 10, it is famous in later generations, the residence of successive British prime ministers, and the center of power of the British imperial government.

However, this house was not originally intended for the Prime Minister. Its history can even be traced back to 400 years ago.

The current Downing Street No. 10 was formed by the merging of the attached building of Whitehall Palace 200 years ago and the original Downing Street No. 10.

From 1530 to 1698, Whitehall Palace was the primary residence of British monarchs, and its ancillary buildings once housed Prince Charles, son of King James I of England, Princess Elizabeth, sister of Prince Charles, Duke Oliver Cromwell, Duke George Monk of Albemarle, Prince Aloysius, cabinet members of Cabal, and Duke George Villiers of Buckingham, and other prestigious nobles and dignitaries.

After that, the house was designated as the residence of the Minister of Finance and was the official residence for each subsequent Minister of Finance.

However, since the British Prime Minister also served as the Minister of Finance, Downing Street No. 10 was also considered the Prime Minister’s residence, which was later recognized by people as the British Prime Minister’s residence.

"Mr. Grey, how is the contact between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Egyptians?" In this famous house, British Prime Minister Raul George Miller rubbed his brows and turned his gaze to Minister Grey of Foreign Affairs.

"Not so smooth, Mr. Prime Minister. The Egyptians are clearly unwilling to cooperate with us, and the Egyptian garrison does not seem to have much desire to fight." Grey shook his head, shrugged, and said to Prime Minister Raul George.

"Damn it!" Prime Minister Raul George cursed secretly but was helpless towards the inactivity of the Egyptian garrison.

"The Ministry of Finance will urgently allocate funds to appease the morale of the Egyptian garrison. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs should do well in propaganda work. I hope that the situation with the Egyptian garrison will not happen with other troops." Prime Minister Raul George thought carefully for a long time and came up with a relatively stable method.

Appeasing the Egyptian garrison is a desperate measure, after all, only if the Egyptian garrison takes the initiative to act can the uprising and resistance in Egypt be suppressed.

As for the expenses needed to appease these garrisons, sheep’s wool comes from sheep, and later the government adds a little tax collection, and then squeezes the colonies a little, it will soon be earned back.

If the French government had nothing to do, the British government would be seriously worried.

Although it has been made clear that the French should not interfere in Britain’s actions, Prime Minister Raul George is still uneasy, so he looks at Minister Grey and orders, "Find a way to put more pressure on the French; before we solve all the problems, I don’t want them to feel too relaxed."

Speaking of the army, the British are not very knowledgeable. But if the focus is on fanning the flames, this has always been a specialty of successive British governments.

Whether in Europe or on a global scale, Britain’s ability to promote a balanced policy and stir up trouble is second to none. They have countless ways to create crises.

Minister Grey nodded in agreement, showing no dissent and even excitement and anticipation in his eyes regarding Prime Minister Raul George’s orders.

"And what about the island nation? They are an uncertain factor that also requires constant attention." Finally, Prime Minister Raul George turned his attention to the island nation, once an ally of Britain.

"The islanders have been a bit restless lately. Their request to acquire Germany’s East Asian colonies was rejected by us, which has brought them closer to the United States.

The ongoing Russian civil war is intensifying the island nation’s infiltration of the Far East. It may be that they want to take advantage of Russia’s chaos, or they may have intentions to directly occupy the Far East. We have to be on guard."

Especially with the limitations on American diplomacy, having the support of the Americans, the islanders may have some crazy ideas in mind," said Minister Grey, who was well-informed about the island nation and spoke without hesitation.

"Yes, that’s a problem," Prime Minister Raul George sighed, rubbing his temples again.

Although the British Empire cut off support for the island nation before World War I, the United States did a good job of taking over, seamlessly providing them with a large amount of supplies and support.

According to the current international situation, the island nation actually has the status of a major power.

However, due to the exclusion by the world alliance led by the United Kingdom and the unfavorable international reputation of the United States that backs the island nation, the status of the island nation among the world powers has not been recognized by countries and European citizens.

But this does not hinder the ambitions of the island nation. As the former master who once fed the islanders, the British Empire knows their ambitions well, and naturally, they are on guard against this insane country.

To be honest, for an island country like the island nation, it is easy to target them, but the British Empire does not have the ability to completely annihilate them.

So they pin their hopes on Australasia, expecting them to have a good strategy to contain the island nation.