The United States has begun to rise, has the foundation of great power and power, this is clear to any diplomat. The Northwest, or China, has the same conditions as the United States, with a vast territory and a large population, and there are no larger countries or enemies around, so as long as there are no problems on its own, even if it encounters a little twist and turn, it will not affect the overall situation of the Northwest.

The United States is like this, after the Revolutionary War, the influence of Britain and France, gradually cleaned up from the American continent, the rise of the United States is unstoppable, whether it is Canada, or Mexico, can not stop the rise of the United States, even in the United States Civil War, the North and South are hugely divided, and even the outbreak of the civil war, Britain and France are also betting between the South and the North, wanting to drag the United States into the division completely, in the end, because it is too distant, the support behind it is not comparable to the power of national unity, Even in the Civil War, the Americans suffered huge losses, and with the help of the rise of the second industrial revolution after the Civil War, the opportunity for the rise of the United States was completely laid.

It can be said unceremoniously that in the past, when Britain ruled the world, the United States may be the only exception, not to mention the problem of the same root and the same species, on the road to the supremacy, what is the same root and the same species, and even brothers will fight each other, not to mention this once long relationship, Britain spared no effort to suppress the United States at that time, starting from the War of Independence, continuing to the Civil War, and even after the Civil War, in the world, the same. When the United States really stood up and became the world's largest industrial nation, the British knew that nothing could be done. chose to be gentle and the choice of a closer relationship.

Because the United States is such a living example, Britain is very concerned about the possible rise of countries. Only to spare no effort to strike at Germany, proximity is one aspect. The most important thing is to avoid the birth of another powerful United States, and the other so-called Kaiser is disrespectful, and there are too many German battleships, which are all excuses outside the surface.

In order to fight Germany, the First World War broke out, which was a planned strategy, but unfortunately, the plan was not as fast as the change, and everywhere changed. Britain can be said to have been deflated one after another, things have gradually slipped in an uncontrollable direction, and with great difficulty, at a huge cost, the United States promised to throw itself into the camp of the Entente after a year, and in this worst stage, another uncontrollable thing broke out.

We have always been vigilant and have tried our best to control and suppress China. It got out of control around 1911, and the strong rise of the Northwest defeated Beiyang in a short period of time. Russia, after the outbreak of the European theater last year, declared war on Japan. Swapped for a dozen years ago, this is a British favorite to see. Come to the union of the eight countries, and enter each other's capitals like a leisurely stroll. In the city full of antiques, porcelain, silk, and arbitrarily obtaining wealth and receiving compensation, the huge China is so rich that wealth is at your fingertips.

Now, Zhu Erdian doesn't think so, the northwest is clear, so that the Beiyang does not dare to move, and the Mongolian that has been running for thousands of miles has broken up the Mongolian plan that Russia has prepared for more than 10 years, and in the north of Mongolia, it has resisted the Russian army, and the millions of Russian troops have been pressed and beaten by the northwest, and the losses are huge, and the final result has been doomed, unless Russia is pouring the strength of the whole country, there is no way to deal with the northwest.

At such a time, it is impossible for anyone to let a strong and important country focus on the Far East, Russia is an important power of the Entente, and the title of European steamroller stretches for hundreds of years.

At that time, Britain, from top to bottom, including Zhu Erdian, believed that it was the most correct choice to suppress the competition between Russia and the northwest, ensure that Russia put all its forces in Europe, and strive to defeat Germany in a short period of time.

That's right, at that time, Zhu Erdian thought so, and others thought so, but now that I think about it, this is the biggest mistake. Zhu Erdian couldn't figure out how to think about it, the development of the United States has also laid a solid foundation in decades or even hundreds of years, and this is the road that any industrial country must take, and the same is true for Germany. In the development of industry, there is no shortcut, but some lucky countries go a little smoother.

Similar to the Northwest, in 6 years, from scratch, from a country that does not ask for a single person and does not even have a basic foundation, to a modern country that can now be counted in the world, this is really a miracle. But it was this miracle that made all British plans fail, and the goal of wanting to defeat Germany quickly was to consolidate Britain's position after gaining world hegemony, and then strike at the emerging northwest.

One wrong step, one wrong step, after the rise of the northwest, the first choice was to support Germany, the catalytic effect of the union of Germany and the northwest, resulting in Germany's strength, in the European battlefield, the left and the right rushed, pressing the Entente to fight, France was almost disabled, Russia did not have the strength to counterattack, Britain was unable to support itself, could only seek the United States to join, the Allied lineup that had just stabilized, at this time, was hit by the creation again, and found that the strength of the northwest was far beyond their imagination, even more than Germany, It's more like the next America, and the remorse in my heart is conceivable.

As the British ambassador to China, Zhu Erdian has been fascinated by Chinese culture for decades, and at the same time, he is also thousands of miles away, working for the strength of the British Empire, such a place, it is definitely too late to intervene.

Zhu Erdian sighed, in China for decades, he from a typical British gentleman, into a China expert, as the British top diplomat in China, it can be said that the situation in China is extremely familiar, in his opinion, the rotten Qing Dynasty at that time, has been unable to control the situation in China, the southeast of the United Protection, to a certain extent, caused China in the de facto division, he in China's local governors, directly selected Yuan Shikai, in his opinion, Yuan Shikai is first of all a capable person, has a unique influence and has the potential to unify the whole of China.

A unified and peaceful China is in line with the interests of Britain, which is convenient for British control and gradual encroachment, Zhu Erdian is not worried, China has become rich and strong, because under the leadership of Britain, the countries of the world have reached the simplest consensus, that is, to avoid China from embarking on the road of industrialization, from 1840 to 1910, 70 years, it has done very well, China has changed from the original poor and backward small peasant economy, to an industrial country, but what are these industries, textile machinery, light industryWhat can these most basic, entry-level industries bring to China, the development of industry, the progress of civilization, is not so easy.

Even the steel mills that have invested a lot of money to build have become mere formalities because of the covert methods of Britain and other countries, and the investment of tens of millions of taels has created a large number of moths, even if it is just to sell iron ore from Wuhan, the annual income is more than that, and in the middle, I dare to say that there is no means of Japan and Britain.

Zhu Erdian spent more than ten years, or even 20 years of energy, long ago the current situation, as long as it persists, when Yuan Shikai unifies China, Britain can increase its influence on China on the original basis, and finally occupy China's greatest interests, huge China, 400 million people, what a vast market.

However, there is such an anomaly in the northwest, which has developed so well without the intervention of the British, as if it jumped out of the cracks in the stones, and quietly built a huge industrial base in Baotou, and when the British found out, it was powerless to return to the sky

A 54 mixed compilation association number, actually pulled out a strong army that is not inferior to Beiyang, Beiyang almost tried its best to not pay, this is the first appearance in the northwest, Zhangjiakou's cannon, at that time Beiyang was strictly guarded, but for Beiyang and China to understand Zhu Erdian, very clear about the difference, after a multi-faceted investigation, only to understand the truth, but unfortunately it was too late.

The British only discovered that the changes in China were uncontrollable, and if his roots were on the seashore, the British fleet, which was sitting on the four seas, could give him a little bit of color, bombard his harbor with warships, destroy his industrial base, and add the Beiyang and the revolutionary party, which was enough to make his power disappear. However, the core of the northwest is in the northwest, the nearest seaside, there are also 1000 kilometers, deep inland, even if it is an ordinary aborigine, it is a very dangerous thing to go inland, more than 1000 kilometers away, the logistical pressure will be very terrible, the northwest has become a general trend, even if the British pour the whole country's strength, it may not affect the northwest.

Zhu Erdian found that the earlier the northwest, the weaker it became, for example, in 1911, or even in 1910, if the whole Beiyang Army came up, the northwest would be hit by a huge blow in the early stage, at least it would not develop so fast, and by the time of the Mongolian incident, just the strength of Russia would be enough to overwhelm the northwest.

It's a pity that there is no regret medicine in the world to eat, now the northwest, has become a behemoth, Britain from 1912, has thought, how to curb the northwest, but there is no good way, the cotton war is an attempt, who knows, did not kill China, to accidentally hit Japan, Britain is not a good man and woman, support Japan, but will not be supported without a bottom line, eat it and eat it, anyway, there are many places where Britain is short of money, and a slap to a sweet date is also a good way to control.

As for the Sino-Japanese war last year, there was an inextricable fight in Shandong, but both Zhu Erdian, the French minister, and the US minister were very skeptical that Japan could cause harm to the northwest, and the gap between the two sides was wide. (To be continued......)