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    Without oil, cars cannot move and warships cannot move. This would definitely be a fatal blow to the British Empire.  However, apart from the many oil fields in Dutch Indonesia and the United States, the British Empire has not yet discovered any oil fields that can be fully controlled within the territories or colonies of the British Empire.  Since oil fields with amazing reserves have been discovered in the Middle East, there must be many oil fields, even super oil fields, in the British colonies that occupy a large area of ??the Middle East.  This is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for the British Empire.

    "Everyone, the cabinet must pay attention to this matter. We will organize experts to go to the Middle East to search for oil as soon as possible. As for the conflict between the French and China, if the British Empire intervenes, what impact will it have on us? Will it?  Once again a tragic war breaks out. What will be the consequences after failure?" Prime Minister Arthur Balfour asked.  He had to think all of this carefully. If he fell into another war just after the Boer War, then he might not be able to stay in this position anymore!

    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, we can first work with France to put pressure on China. If the Chinese understand and give up some of their interests, then we can develop together. But if the Chinese do not agree, then we can only use force.  Yes!" said Lord Lansdowne, the Foreign Secretary.  Obviously, he knew that the Chinese would definitely not agree to such conditions. In his opinion, the French were simply being whimsical.  China spent so much money to conquer the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  And it also pays the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 100 million yuan in rent every year. How can it give up those benefits easily.

    Prime Minister Arthur Balfour nodded. It would be great if he could gain huge benefits without using weapons.  However, there is no such thing as a free lunch. It is almost impossible to get so many benefits from the greedy Chinese!

    "We can give an order to the ambassador to China to express our dissatisfaction to China on behalf of the United Kingdom. No matter what. The Kingdom of Najd is a French colony, and the Chinese's support for the Saudi family to subvert the Kingdom of Najd has affected the peace in the Middle East.  It poses a huge threat to our allies and us. If necessary, we can bring in the US Ambassador to China and the Russian Ambassador to China. No matter what, we are all members of the Allied Powers now and should work together!" Arthur  ? Prime Minister Balfour reminded.

    "Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister, I will explain it!" said Lord Lansdowne, the Foreign Secretary.  However, no matter how you look at it, the methods they adopted.  It's bound to have no effect.

    "Diplomatic efforts must continue, but at the same time, we must also be prepared militarily. From now on, the British Empire's troops in India, Australia and the Middle East and North Africa will be ready for battle. Once the Chinese are determined not to give in, then we will  We have to be prepared to go to war with the Chinese. I don¡¯t want the army not to be ready by then!¡± Prime Minister Arthur Balfour said seriously.  Since France cannot be given up, then.  Britain had no choice but to bite the bullet and have a good fight with the Chinese.  The more prepared it is, the lower the cost to the British Empire will be.

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, the navy will be ready. However, it is impossible for the main force of the navy to go to India to compete with the Chinese for sea control. The best we can do is ensure the safety of the routes in the Mediterranean. Moreover, after the fleet leaves the British mainland, we will be attacked by  Serious danger for Germany, for which the Empire must be prepared!" warned Lord Admiralty Sir John Fisher.  The Royal Navy of the British Empire can now threaten the Chinese Navy's new battleships, with only six "Dreadnought-class" battleships, and the French's four "Courbat-class" battleships are just fine.  However, he really does not have much confidence if he enters the Indian Ocean and fights the Chinese.

    "The Germans will not attempt to go to war with the British Empire at this time. We are not ready, and the Germans are not ready either! When there is no certainty of victory, Wilhelm II will not act rashly. In addition, I believe that,  Germany is also very interested in the oil in the Middle East. Maybe China and Germany will conflict over this!" Prime Minister Arthur Balfour said with a smile.  If it really turns out to be what he imagined, that would be great.  Even among allies, conflicts will occur for their own interests.  Not to mention that China and Germany are not true allies at all.

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Army will be as ready as possible for battle. However, if you want to defeat the Chinese in the Middle East, it will be very difficult. The Army must carry out a new round of military expansion and mobilize more troops from various colonies.  OK!" said Field Marshal Sir Neville Bowles Chamberlain.  Although the British mainland population is not large, the vast colonies haveA very rich population can provide Britain with a large number of soldiers.  As for those colonial people, even if all the people in the colonies died on the battlefield, Britain would not care. Anyway, the people who died were not Chinese.

    ¡°Can the Ministry of Finance prepare a special fund for this operation?¡± Prime Minister Arthur Balfour asked.

    "The Boer War has just ended, and the Ministry of Finance has no extra funds. Our gains in South Africa will not be effective until at least next year. However, we can make requests to the major banks and industrial and commercial capitalists and ask them to provide the Imperial Army with  Sponsored. They are obsessed with the oil fields in the Middle East!" Finance Minister Charles Thomson Ridge suggested.

    "Okay, let's do it. Since those guys want the oil in the Middle East, they must pay a sufficient price!" Prime Minister Arthur Balfour said.  Britain's external expansion is almost always driven by these industrial and commercial capitalists. They need a vast market and resources, so in many cases, they have to pay for the government's foreign wars.

    China has discovered super oil fields with amazing reserves in the Middle East, which has also attracted the attention of Germany.  However, Germany's attitude is a bit complicated.  Germany is short of almost everything except coal.  In terms of oil, it is even more barren.  Almost all the oil consumed by Germany is imported from abroad.  Because the relationship between Germany and China is closer, and Germany¡¯s internal combustion engine technology developed relatively early, the number of cars in use in Germany is greater than that in the UK.  In 1900, there were already more than 20,000 cars in Germany, and this number was also growing crazily.  In addition, the navy's warships have been gradually replaced with oil-fired boilers, and Germany's oil consumption is also rising year by year.  Whether it can obtain a safe and stable oil supply channel is very important for Germany.  At present, only Romanian oil fields can meet these conditions.  However, Romania's oil production is too small. Last year's oil production was only 300,000 tons, which is far from meeting Germany's needs. Germany still needs to import large amounts of oil from the United States, Russia, and the Netherlands.

    China has found a super oil field in the Middle East, and Germany is very envious of it.  Although China has paid a huge price for this, everyone in Germany believes that Germany needs to share its own piece of this cake.  Otherwise, wouldn¡¯t Germany¡¯s efforts over the years to help China contain Britain be in vain?  William II also frequently summoned government and military ministers to discuss countermeasures and see what methods could be used to make China willingly give up some of its interests without damaging the friendship between China and Germany.

    Now, the Allies and the Entente are in a fierce confrontation, and it is already too late for Germany to stop.  Therefore, not only is China inseparable from Germany, but Germany is also inseparable from China!

    However, Germany also knows that it will not be so easy for China to share the benefits it has gained.  However, for the benefit of Germany, they had to do this.

    On July 29, 1902, the ambassadors of Britain, France, the United States and Russia to China jointly appeared at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China to formally protest against China's aid to the Saudi family and subversion of French colonial rule in the Kingdom of Najd.  Because France was the country involved, Pierre, the French ambassador to China, became the leader this time.

    "Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Kingdom of Najd has always been a colony of France, and the interests enjoyed by France in the Kingdom of Najd are sacred and inviolable. China's actions in the Kingdom of Najd have seriously affected France's interests and have a negative impact on France.  France has caused huge harm! The French government officially notified China to immediately stop providing assistance to the Saudi family, withdraw its troops stationed in the Middle East, and at the same time, compensate France for its losses in the Middle East!" Pierre, French Ambassador to China, said  He shouted arrogantly in front of Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang.

    There was an elusive smile on the corner of Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang¡¯s mouth. He seemed not to pay attention to the accusations made by Pierre, the French Ambassador to China.  As for the French, together with other member states of the Entente, coming to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to put pressure, he had already expected it.  However, he does not think this will make China back down.  The China of today is no longer the China of the past.  Three years ago, China was able to persist to the end and win the war against the five major powers.  After three years of recuperation, China has begun to gradually digest the benefits gained in the war.  China is now far more powerful than it was three years ago, and naturally no longer needs to fear the threat of the Allies.  At the same time, China has made so many efforts and paid such a huge price for the Middle East. How could it be that it only gave in after being intimidated by the Allies?
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