The first thousand two hundred and sixteenth chapters share the fruits of victory
Although the war was over, some military operations did not stop. In the occupied areas of the empire, the Imperial Army had begun to clear out the resistance forces. Whether in North America or Eastern Europe, there were still many people who resisted the imperial occupation. They organized guerrillas to shoot the imperial soldiers and destroy the stability of the region. The empire naturally needed to clear out these resistance forces.
Especially after the British captured London, although most of the British army surrendered to the Imperial Army, a small number of British troops were still unwilling to surrender and they tried to resist stubbornly. However, facing the powerful Imperial Army, if the war was head-on, these British troops were no match for them at all. They could only choose to hide among ordinary people and cause trouble for the Imperial occupying army.
Of course, in order to eliminate these resistance elements, the imperial army also took extremely severe measures. All the arrested resistance elements were killed. All those who colluded with resistance elements were hanged. In addition, the empire also began to support those traitors who were willing to defect to the empire and let their own people beat their own people. With a multi-pronged approach, the British resistance forces were finally stopped.
After the Imperial Army occupied Britain, there was another extremely important task, which was to find out the wealth of the British. After occupying London, the Imperial Army immediately seized the British's treasury, the royal treasure house and the vaults of major banks. However, what made the Imperial Army angry was that it was already empty. The British had already emptied the wealth.
To this end, the Imperial Army began to dig three feet into the UK and tried hard to find the wealth. However, the British had long buried the wealth in many hidden places, and the Imperial Army could only find a way as much as possible.
After passing the interrogation of many government officials, some clues were finally found. Some of the treasures were found, but many of them were still missing. However, even the guarantees found had already made the Imperial Army very satisfied.
In the imperial palace, the capital of the empire, General Sun Hao, Chief of Staff of the Empire and General Luo Hongtao, Director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, were reporting news to Long Yufei about the British treasures. The military intelligence bureau and the army cooperated to find some treasures, but it was far from enough to the empire's goal.
"Your Majesty, for this reason, we have found seventeen treasures, and we have obtained more than 500 tons of gold, as well as other various antiques of jewelry. It is estimated that the total value is more than 1 billion Chinese Yuan. However, the British have spread their wealth, and it is difficult for us to find those treasures." General Sun Hao, the Chief of Staff, said a little depressed. Although one billion Chinese Yuan is already a lot, it seems a bit insignificant compared to the expectations of the empire. After all, the wealth of the British is definitely an astronomical figure. It is too few to find only such a little.
"Your Majesty, the Military Intelligence Bureau is also trying to find out how to investigate information in this regard. However, the British did a good job of keeping the secrets this time. We have worked hard to get the exact information." General Luo Hongtao, Director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, also said.
"This was already as expected. The British would definitely hide those treasures. But even so, we must find a way to dig out as many treasures as possible! Otherwise, these treasures may be cheaper in the future." Long Yufei frowned. The British had long revealed signs of supporting the Prussians. If the Empire did not get these treasures, then these treasures would definitely flow into the hands of the Prussians. Turning into warships, cannons and the Empire were enemies.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" General Sun Hao and General Luo Hongtao nodded.
"Your Majesty, the Military Intelligence Bureau analyzed that the senior officials of the British cabinet and some important figures in the royal family must know the whereabouts of these treasures. However, their identities are special and we cannot interrogate them, otherwise we should be able to obtain more treasures!" General Luo Hongtao said. After all, as the heads of the country and the government, those people must know the whereabouts of the treasures.
"This way, I authorize you. The Military Intelligence Bureau can arrest those people. However, it is best not to kill anyone!" Long Yufei said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" General Luo Hongtao said quickly. With Long Yufei's authorization, it would be much easier to deal with. Even if those people cannot be killed, it is definitely not a problem to know the whereabouts of the treasure from their mouths with the means of the Military Intelligence Bureau.
Next, the Military Intelligence Agency caused a bloody storm in the UK, and many senior government officials and royal members were arrested on charges of supporting the rebels. Even British Chancellor Benjamin Disraelli was no exception. After being arrested, the Military Intelligence Agency tortured confessions, trying to obtain the whereabouts of the treasure from their mouths.
Benjamin Disraeli was originally one of the planners of burying Britain's wealth, so he naturally knew the locations of many treasures. Faced with the torture of the Military Intelligence Agency, Benjamin Disraeli cursed the Chinese Empire while informing the locations of the treasures he knew. This directly caused the Military Intelligence Agency to dig out thousands of tons of gold and other jewelry from more than 20 buried sites, with a total value of more than 2 billion Chinese yuan.
The wealth of the British royal family is also the focus of the Empire's search for. The royal family members were arrested one by one. Even though Queen Victoria protested many times, in front of the imperial occupying forces, she was no longer the queen of the world's largest country, but was just a prisoner. Even the queen's husband, Prince Albert, was arrested, and finally got a lot of treasure burial points from them.
This made the total wealth plundered by the imperial army from Britain exceeded 5 billion Chinese Yuan. Of course, everyone knows that this is just a small part of the wealth hidden by the British. However, it is almost impossible to plunder all the wealth of the British. For this reason, the Empire can only use other methods to plunder more wealth from Britain. For example, at the negotiating table, as the victor, the Empire can justify demanding war reparations from Britain. If Britain does not want to be occupied forever, then they will have to agree to the conditions of the Empire and willingly hand over the hidden treasure to the Empire.
Not only Britain, but also the already destroyed Russia, France, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but also the Kingdom of Italy, could not escape this disaster.
Although the war is over, the victorious countries have already picked up their knives and are ready to share this feast.
King William I was convening a royal meeting in Berlin, the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia. William I was in a red face, and the war finally ended. The war that lasted for a year made the Kingdom of Prussia overwhelmed. Fortunately, it was finally time for the harvest. Next, it was time for the Kingdom of Prussia to obtain the benefits of the war.
"Your Majesty, the Chinese have occupied Britain, and their troops have begun to plunder wealth everywhere in Britain. According to the information we have obtained, many important officials and members of the British government have been arrested by the Chinese in order to plunder more wealth from Britain!" Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck said.
"Those greedy Chinese are blatantly plundering the wealth of the entire Western world!" The smile on William I's face disappeared completely. The Kingdom of Prussia once expressed its hope to join the coalition forces fighting against Britain. However, it was rejected by the Chinese Empire. Not only that, the Empire of China also sent a navy to block the North Sea, making the Kingdom of Prussia powerless even if it wanted to interfere in the British war situation. Now, seeing the Chinese people plundering the wealth in Britain, how could William I be calm?
"Your Majesty, the Chinese are powerful and have a strong navy. We can only be helpless in this. However, the Chinese plundering wealth in Britain will also arouse the British's resistance and hatred. In the future, the British will definitely hate China more. This is also a good thing for us!" said Foreign Minister Albrech von Ron.
William I nodded, but was still a little unwilling to accept it.
"Earl Moltke, how are our navy preparing?" asked William I. If the Kingdom of Prussia had a powerful navy, it might not have been like this.
"Your Majesty, after receiving the help of the British, our naval development plan is in an orderly manner. When the war is completely over, the first warship we designed with the help of the British will be able to start construction!" said Earl Moltke.
In fact, the first battleship that the Prussians would build next was to use the drawings of the British "Nile-class" battleship, and after making minor changes, they started to build it directly. However, it was not so easy for the Prussians who had never built such a powerful battleship to truly build the "Nile-class" battleship. After all, the navy of the Kingdom of Prussia before was just small warships. The displacement of the "Nile-class" battleship had reached 20,000 tons. Without the help of the British, the Kingdom of Prussia would not have dared to think about it. However, now they can finally realize their naval dream.
"Your Majesty, the war is over, and we can lift the state of war in the country. All the country and the people can be restored. In addition, negotiations for defeated countries must start as soon as possible. The interests we plunder through war need to be clarified by signing a treaty." Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck said. The Kingdom of Prussia, as the strongest in the alliance after the Chinese Empire, must also obtain a lot of benefits in the post-war negotiations. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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