Vol 3 Chapter 594 Anglo-French bad faith

On June 25, 1869, when everyone was stunned by the defeat of the British in the Burmese war, including the French media were rushing to join in mocking the British Empire, trying to report the previous British mockery of the French war in the Kingdom of Siam. At the time of the enmity, the British Prime Minister Disraeli’s press conference silenced the media and newspapers of the entire French Empire from the very beginning.

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However, other international newspapers were full of surprises.

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After working for a long time, it turns out that they all have insider information?

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Was the French Empire the main culprit in this British defeat?

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See what Prime Minister Disraeli said.

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“When the British Empire Canada rebelled in May, which was called the uprising by the French, the then French Prime Minister Olivier, in order to weaken the British Empire, supported the Canadian people in the so-called uprising, and at the time A note of worded powers was presented to the British Empire.”

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“The British Empire has just sent a similar note to the French Empire. The reason is naturally the well-known problem of France’s invasion of the Kingdom of Siam. However, several notes from the British and Dutch international peacekeepers have been rejected by the French Empire one after another. The French Empire has intensified its suppression of the innocent Siamese kingdom.”

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Disraeli said sharply: “When the French invasion of the Kingdom of Siam could not be resolved peacefully, I once gave Olivier and Napoleon III a stern declaration of war-style note.”

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He claimed that he had no obligation and power to condemn the British Empire over the Canadian issue and the Siamese issue since the two Napoleon III had destroyed their peaceful image in the Kingdom of Siam. If one wants to condemn the British Empire, there is no right to continue to rule Cambodia and South and North Vietnam.

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Significantly, the next day, France resumed its response that Prime Minister Olivier and Napoleon III did not receive the note from Prime Minister Disraeli, but quickly let the French know the content of the telegram.

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On the same day, Dutch Prime Minister Tolbeck demanded that Britain and France should ease relations, “hold talks and do not complicate matters on the Far East issue. We believe that the French Empire should not be involved in the British war with Burma, because Laos is the territory of the Kingdom of Siam, Normally, Laos is under the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Siam, so France cannot intervene in the war between Burma and Britain. I don’t know where the logic of the great Prime Minister Disraeli came from?

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Only people with a little normal consciousness know that this is impossible. I quarreled with the next door on the left, would you allow the person next door to dig two holes in the two walls of your yard to become two doors, go in and out every day, and steal from the neighbor on the right? ”

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The countries of the world were originally led by British Prime Minister Disraeli to lead the defeat of the United Kingdom to the cause of France’s participation in Upper Burma, and criticized France for only allowing itself to be a robber, but not allowing others to rob things.

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This powerful logic once made people turn their eyes away, but before Disraeli could recover, the Dutch Prime Minister directed the international attention back to the original direction, but it angered Disraeli. He really wanted to slap Holland if it weren’t for France.

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Perhaps seeing the Netherlands in its early stages, Napoleon III immediately shouted in Paris: “The French Empire does not recognize the accusations made by the United Kingdom. We do not want the British government to shirk its responsibilities to other countries after losing the war. It was also the case that the United Kingdom lost the war in South Africa five or six years ago. So, now it’s the same with Burma, which casts doubt on the British Empire’s fighting power. I don’t think it’s Queen Victoria’s style, no, it’s really not her, she ruled Britain for 30 years great king”

“The Dutch Prime Minister did this to put on an offensive stance, instigating a war between the French Emperor Napoleon III and the British Empire’s Queen Victoria, with the aim of making small and weak British and French dangerous competitors, I thought he The desire for the Netherlands to maintain a balance of power in Europe in the future. However, Napoleon III’s statement at this time seems to be rejecting war.”

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The question of William I was placed in front of Bismarck, and Bismarck shook his head and said: “Your Majesty, it seems that the Dutch Prime Minister Tolbeck and William IV behind him seem to be in trouble because they want to promote the exposure of the British and French Empire wars. However, I still firmly believe that William IV still has the future.”

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Bismarck guessed right.

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At this time, the French Empire made a 180-degree turn. On June 27, 1869, Napoleon III publicly shouted: “Neither the obligations of France, nor the honor and interests of France, can compel us to fight against the mighty British Empire for Burma.”

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“If the Canadian uprising, at least in France, is considered to be the case, and the British are not satisfied, they can try to change the French’s thinking. The Indians were suppressed by the British, and Upper Burma was dispatched by the British. It may also be occupied”

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Napoleon III exclaimed in the French House of Commons that the idea that France and Britain would carry out these places for these places was itself a ‘nervous disorder’, and he even repeatedly asserted that if any of the Upper Burmese and Canadian Indians believed in such wars. Possibility, that can only be blamed on “Indians or Upper Burma suffering from myopia”

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Bismarck in Berlin shook his head and thought to himself: “Napoleon III was obviously weak~www.readmtl.com~, but he still did not exchange his dissatisfaction with the United Kingdom. Because Tolbeck has blocked the way back for the United Kingdom, or , it was the defeat of the United Kingdom that was so complete this time that the British Disraeli government and even Queen Victoria had to find a scapegoat, whether it was a real scapegoat or not. And the French Empire, just fat enough and strong enough, also had enough Ambition, just right to be Britain’s best catharsis”

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On June 28, 1869, the third day after Disraeli’s press conference, the streets of England were covered with banners, all pointing to slogans hostile to the French.

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Unsurprisingly, Britain’s hostility to France reached an unprecedented level.

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Even under Disraeli’s advocacy, the Tories led the conservative British to roll up an anti-French wave across the UK. Even, the cunning Disraeli took advantage of the situation and gradually linked this anti-French wave with this year’s mid-term parliamentary elections in the British Empire.

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Under such circumstances, Clayston and Russell could only lead the Whig party to converge with the Tory party, and their relationship with France turned cold. At this point, the relationship between Britain and the French Empire deteriorated in an all-round way.

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Bismarck in Berlin, Prussia, and William IV in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

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As the relationship between Britain and France deteriorated, the plans of Prussia and the Netherlands could finally be launched.

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