Chapter 811 - Can't Do Without India
"God Save the Queen,
I wish her a long life,
God bless the Queen!
often victorious, Mu Rongguang;
Fu people's hope, happy heart;
Governing the country, Wang Yunchang;
God bless the Queen! β
The melodious and high-pitched song of "God Save the Queen" sounded, not at Buckingham Palace, nor on Whitehall Street, but in the East End of London, where the smoke and smell of blood had not yet dissipated!
On 24 January 1943, three days after the bloodbath in the East End, the Bloody Queen was officially crowned, and before the coronation, she rode in a gilded carriage escorted by the Royal Guard's cavalry to tour the streets of the London Circle, including the streets of the East End, which had just been bloodied by the Royal Guard. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½
But she was greeted not by the angry working class, but by the people who were extremely obedient and embraced her. No one shouted "Down with the House of Windsor", no one shouted "Long live the Socialist Republic". As the motorcade passed, people on both sides of the street first shouted long live, and then sang the song "God Save the Queen".
There is no sadness and anger in the song, but you can hear a little cheerfulness and lightness!
The British Empire finally has a Ming Emperor...... Well, this is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that the Axis countries that were at war with Britain on the night of the 22nd, after the queen announced that London was completely under her control, collectively issued a truce and a statement congratulating the queen on her accession to the throne!
The war was over for the people of Britain - it was a matter of course, and the German Emperor, no matter how belligerent, could not have had to put his daughter-in-law to death! This British Empire, in the future (long, long time later, in the future) is not the Hohenzollerns?
Moreover, all the Axis powers issued a statement reaffirming their commitment to the decision of the Cairo Declaration on the post-war disposition of Britain.
The British Empire will also be preserved!
On the morning of the 23rd, two Liberty ships flying the German swaskath (captured by the European Combined Fleet) loaded with flour and egg powder (also from the United States) and milk (this is from the Netherlands) sailed into the Thames.
This means that transport between the UK and the European continent has been restored, and the problem of bread and milk will be solved.
Plus, at the same time that the ships transporting food arrived in London. Members of the British Fascist League began to set up food distribution points throughout the East End of London, distributing free of charge to the proletariat in the East End a stock of bread and milk, as well as propaganda materials of the Fascist Alliance.
These propaganda materials claim that Her Majesty is very concerned about the well-being of the working people of England. Under the Queen's leadership, Britain will be subject to National Socialism, like Germany, and the people will receive more benefits......
"Dear Friedrich," the queen asked, looking at her fiancΓ© with adoring eyes, "they almost overthrew the dynasty, so why would you give them more benefits?" β
"Because they almost killed us!"
Prince Friedrich said: "The lessons of Germany and Russia have taught me that it is very important to have someone who can kill you and someone who can protect you!" It must be appeased, or our throne will be unstable. In Germany, these two groups of people are supporters of the National Socialist Workers' Party and Junker Knights. And in England, the working class, who almost guillotined you, and the backbone of the army who turned you into a queen of dungeon, are the strata that must be caught. β
This prince is talking about the routine of German politics, not from Hitler's rise to power, but from the time of Bismarck - the working class gives some welfare, the Junker knight gives some privileges, and if you grasp both ends, the country will be stable.
As for the middle bourgeoisie and the middle class or something, don't think of them as the masters of the country, because they are simply unreliable!
Prince Friedrich sneered and said: "Before this London incident, most of the bourgeoisie and middle class in London had already fled to Canada and the United States!" If we were to count on them, we would probably be dead! β
In the year leading up to the workers' uprising in London, many of the bourgeoisie, aristocracy and middle class did leave for Canada and the United States. Their departure not only took capital and knowledge with them, but also changed the social structure of England and London, with a significant reduction in the number of middle and upper classes and a consequent weakening of power. The number of people at the bottom has grown sharply as a result of the recession in the UK (due to lockdowns and massive capital departures).
This also resulted in the fact that when the London proletariat staged protests and uprisings, few people stood up for the government and the royal family. Therefore, the court of the queen and Friedrich could not rely on the weakened bourgeoisie and middle class, and it was imperative to win over the working people.
"But where do we now have the financial resources to win over the poor?" The queen looked a little sad, "The Empire's treasury is empty, the government is in high debt, the British Isles are withered, the fields are barren, and the pound has long lost its foundation, like waste paper." β
"Most of the debt can be relied upon!" Friedrich said, "We don't have to pay back any money we owe to the United States, and we don't have to pay back what we owe to India!" β
Now Britain has two major creditors in the world, one is the United States; The second is India -- although India is a British colony, the British are "righteous fathers and sons, and they settle accounts," and all the materials transferred from India are counted as money, so they owe India a large sum of money.
However, Prince Friedrich was very thick-skinned and did not care about the debt.
"The money owed to the United States will definitely not be repaid, and the United States is, after all, a country in the enemy camp. But India is not our enemy, and if it does not pay back, Britain's international credit will go bankrupt. "The queen is thin-skinned and embarrassed to rely on the Indians' money.
"Honey, now we are defeated!" Friedrich laughed, "The defeated countries cannot expect any international credit, and the pound will no longer exist...... We definitely have to join the European Mark Zone, even India has to join. β
"But the Indians are already unhappy with us......" the queen frowned.
"What the Indians think doesn't matter!" Prince Friedrich said, "Because no matter how much we try to curry favor with the Indians, they will surely be dissatisfied." The key to our ability to sustain the Indian Empire lies in Germany. As long as Germany supports us, we can have India, otherwise we will inevitably lose India. β
He lowered his tone and said to his fiancΓ©e: "And in order to maintain the economy of Britain itself and the living standards of the people, we have no other way out but to exploit India!" Since we want to exploit India, we can't expect to gain the favor of the Indians. β
Although Britain itself was beaten to shreds as Stalin and Roosevelt had hoped, its economy was largely collapsed. The vast majority of factories are in a state of shutdown or semi-shutdown due to a lack of raw materials, and the population is severely short of rations. If you want the factories to have raw materials to start working, and the people have enough food and clothing, then you have to exploit India, and Britain now only has India to exploit.
The Queen nodded, "I see, we need to curry favor with Germany now with British industry and technology, and then use the wealth of India to envelop the British military class and the working class." β
"Yes," Friedrich smiled softly, looking at his beautiful and very intelligent wife, "and when the Provisional Government is formed, I will go with you to Germany...... I think there will be a satisfactory peace agreement, because we still have a lot of very valuable chips in our hands. β
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"Jet aircraft, new carrier-based fighters, new steam catapults used on aircraft carriers, radars, radio proximity fuses, three Lion-class battleships under construction, dozens of well-preserved shipyards, an annual production capacity of more than 10 million tons of steel, and an annual production capacity of more than 10,000 aircraft......"
Hersman clutched a list sent to him by Moseley, the chairman of the British Fascist Alliance, and read it in a low voice.
Britain does have a lot of good things, some of them, such as the technology of the "Meteor" jet, radio proximity fuses, radar, new carrier-based aircraft (Hersmann presumably the Sea Fury) and three Lion-class battleships, as well as some technology for building aircraft carriers, as well as Britain's huge shipbuilding capacity, are things that Germany needs very much.
Finally, Hersman laughed and said to the people in the conference room of the High Command: "It seems that Her Majesty still has a lot of chips, but the most important chips are missing from this list. β
"The most important chip? What is it? The smile on his face was almost overwhelmed Adolf. Hitler asked.
"The Queen herself, of course!" Hersman shrugged and smiled, "Is there anything more precious in Britain than her?" β
"Of course not," Hitler laughed, "so we must now find a way to maintain the British Empire." β
Scratching his forehead, Hersman said, "According to the Cairo Declaration, we have left three major colonies to the British Empire, the Dominion of Canada, the Dominion of Australia, and the Empire of India...... Now that Canada and Australia are under the protection of the United States, we are powerless to touch them for the time being. Then the key to maintaining the British Empire is the Indian Empire, and we ourselves need India's resources and markets. β
"Reich Field Marshal," asked the German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop suddenly, "I remember you saying that among the conditions of the armistice that the Soviet Union expected was India. β
"Yes," Hirschman smiled, "if Stalin gets nothing, then his position in the Soviet Union will be precarious...... If he eats India, his rule will be secure. β
"We can't say yes!" Hitler said. "If India hadn't exploited Britain, we would have had to come up with resources to sustain Britain's economy."
"Yes, we can't say yes!" Hersmann fully agreed with Hitler this time, if the polar bear were to merge with the Indian elephants, it would be a big problem for the European Community in the future!
He paused, and then added: "But Stalin will not give up the fight for India...... He had been eyeing it for a long time, waiting for the day when the British Empire would fall, and now he had finally waited for it. So we have to be ready to support the British in a fight against the Soviet Red Army in India. (To be continued.) )