"Wars cost money, and even wars are for money. Wars without benefits and only harm will not break out! I really can't understand what benefits can the British government get in addition to causing trouble for itself? Can you tell me? Are you planning to gain friendship from the French, or force Germany to turn to Russia in full?" the prince asked with a smile.

"This is a threat! a bare-hearted threat!" Chamberlain realized now that his notice was nothing to the prince in front of him! Because the other party did not believe that the British government would directly interfere with force. Well, to be honest, Chamberlain himself did not believe that Britain would interfere with force at this time......

As the colonial minister, Chamberlain knew that the Boer War was far worse than the outside world imagined! Apart from a small number of individual harbor cities that were struggling to support under the cover of the navy, the British army had begun to retreat across the board. More and more Dutch descendants took up weapons and began to attack the British. The British army continued to face the front and face the front, and was harassed in the rear, and then forced to retreat to the town, then divided and then eaten. South Africa was too big, and tens of thousands of British troops threw in it and could not even see a ripples, and it was diluted by the vast land.

Just before coming, when the British cabinet discussed the Boer War, when the Prime Minister asked how many army it would take to solve the problem, the Army Secretary's answer was 180,000. Chamberlain's own opinion was 250,000! Of course, he did not dare to say this, because a simple 180,000 troops was enough for the British to piece together from a global scale, and the funds spent could even allow the Chancellor to jump off the building!

During the Napoleonic War, how many British troops were on the battlefield? How many were there during the Crimean War? The army the British now invested can be compared with the number of British troops when they fought against Napoleon the Great! However, sadly, so far, there is still no victory.

Even at the cabinet meeting, Chamberlain himself said that it was unimaginable to have a full-scale feud with Germany at this time. Although the British Royal Navy has the strength to crush its opponents, if Germany attacks France from land, the British Royal Navy will have no use. After all, warships cannot land! And judging from the current situation, if the army is not enough, then naval personnel will be needed to make up for it. A large number of naval officers and soldiers will participate in the land war, and the funds are even more serious towards the army. The British Navy has even begun to slow down the construction speed of warships to squeeze out some pounds to support the war!

You should know that in history, the British spent 220 million pounds in the Boer War! To calculate the construction of a super fearless ship for 2.2 million pounds, this is a super fearless money of 100 super fearless ships! And this is just the cost of the war period, and the cost of post-war reconstruction and appeasement of the Boer people has not been calculated... And the Boer War in this plane has made even bigger troubles. The prince does not think that the British finance can support him in fighting two major wars at this time! So he is not afraid at all!

"I want to see the Emperor of Germany." Chamberlain said angrily.

"Whatever you do, if your country really does something beyond our imagination, then we may surrender. If the British Empire really wants to do this, then prepare quickly." The prince said indifferently, threw Chamberlain to the German Emperor, and he had more important things to do. The German fleet was ready and prepared to fight the entire army towards Lisbon! He did not agree to burn the city directly! The Austro-Hungarian Empire had promised that it could provide supply ships to provide coal and food for the German fleet. The Italians had not yet expressed their opinion.

Of course, even though that is the case, the British Royal Navy is strong, so it is best not to match it. In order to avoid trouble, the prince has already figured out these things before the British reacted. On the third day after sending Chamberlain away, the German fleet set off and then took advantage of the high speed of the English Channel. Well, there is definitely not enough time for a night, but it is a safer time to pass through the foggy environment. After all, it is a peaceful time, and there is no mine in the strait...

After crossing the English Channel, he showed his face in Brest, France, and scared the French, and then all the staff rushed to Portugal. At the same time, because the strength of the French fleet in Africa had declined seriously, Hippel's B fleet was left to watch the remaining two French warships. Earl Spee will lead the fleet A to join the main fleet off the coast of Lisbon. At that time, the main warships that will not be afraid of the Portuguese will not surrender!

As for the British? According to the current progress, the British would not take action before returning to Britain. After all, although the prince was tough, the German Emperor was the one who decided in the end. Judging from Chamberlain's performance, he was still quite confident in the German Emperor. Since that is the case, let the German Emperor and Chamberlain chat for a while. The two countries are sure of the evil, but at least the face of both sides is still needed.

After the meeting with the prince, Chamberlain immediately sent a telegram to the country. In the telegram, he was not very optimistic about the future situation and said that although he had not seen the German emperor so far, the German senior executives were relatively firm and the possibility of retreating was not very high. At least for now, Germany does not intend to let Portugal go, and finally asked at the end, what should we do...

Five days later, Chamberlain finally met the German Emperor and expressed his concerns to the German Emperor. In Wuyou Palace, Chamberlain unexpectedly saw the retired prime minister. At this time, this prime minister who once dominated the world and was already old, but he was still in good spirits.

In this meeting, the great man played his role for the last time. He used very euphemistic sentences to express that the empire will not be in jealous with Britain now, but at the same time, Germany cannot tolerate Portugal's infringement on German interests, let alone back down.

"We gave Portugal a chance, and we began to try to solve the problem using external channels. A whole month has passed, and Portugal did not mention how to solve this problem in the reply to us. With the support of a major power, Portugal challenged the dignity of the empire, which is absolutely not allowed! We are even more unlikely to give up because of the support of a major power that was once defeated by the empire. We are the victims rather than the provocateur."

Bismarck's words are reasonable and well-founded. Although Germany had already made plans to plunge the Portuguese colony, and if Portugal did not take action, Germany would find a fault, but this did not prevent an experienced politician from making these words sound righteous!
Chapter completed!