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The Times, published on the morning of April 27, 1845, all reported the British defeat of the British army on the battlefield in Myanmar with the front page headlines. In order to attract attention, these media tried their best to exaggerate the facts. In the report, they claimed that hundreds of thousands of British troops were defeated by the Chinese, and the Chinese had occupied the entire Myanmar. Now India is empty and the Chinese are very likely to conquer India. The reports of these newspapers caused panic among the British. India is the most important colony of the British Empire. India, with a total population of more than 200 million, provides a huge market for Britain. If India is lost, where will the industrial products produced by Britain be sold? Every year, Britain can plunder tens of millions of pounds of wealth from India. If India is lost, Britain will lose its strength.

There were demonstrations and demonstrations against Sir John Russell's cabinet in the whole of Britain. Outside the Prime Minister's House on Downing Street, they were surrounded by angry people. If the police were not dispatched in time by Scotland Yard, the angry people might have rushed into the Prime Minister's House.

India is about to be occupied by the Chinese, and the British industrial and commercial capitalists can no longer sit still. This will greatly affect their interests. They all exert their influence and demand that the government find ways to protect India. The whole of Britain is in chaos.

At this time, Sir John Russell announced the resignation of the entire cabinet, and the political situation in the whole UK was in chaos. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were desperately trying to maintain stability in Britain. At this critical moment, the British Parliament completed the election of the new cabinet as quickly as possible. After three days, the new cabinet prime minister came to power. No surprise. This time, the one who came to power was a member of the British Conservative Party. Last time, the Whigs used the failure of the war to drive Sir Robert Peel from the Conservative Party off the stage. After only a few years, the Conservative Party fought back against the Whigs in the same way.

Earl Edward Smith Stanley was successfully elected as the Prime Minister of the British Cabinet. He was the 14th Earl of Derby and had a great influence in the upper class of Britain. After that, other important officials of the cabinet were also in place. The Earl of Granville served as the Foreign Secretary, and the Secretary of the Finance was Benjamin Disrelli, and the Secretary of the Army Marquis Henry William Pegette was appointed. He was the Marquis of Anglesey and the Secretary of the Navy was appointed by Sir Charles Adam. Among the important members of this cabinet, in addition to the Secretary of the Finance Benjamin Disrelli.

In addition to the interests, they were all British aristocrats. They had a strong influence in the upper class of British society. It can be seen that the trust of Queen Victoria was still these aristocrats after all. Although Britain was a constitutional monarchy, the queen still had great power in this era. In addition, the queen's husband Prince Albert was also a person who was unwilling to be lonely and talented. With the cooperation of the couple, they firmly held the power of Britain in their hands. Because of the miserable defeat of John Russell's cabinet, Queen Victoria was willing to have the nobles come to power to form the cabinet.

However, the biggest problem facing Edward Smith Stanley and others is still to calm the anger of the angry British people. Otherwise, it would be almost impossible to stabilize the political situation. Edward Smith Stanley and others kept assuring the people that India was still under the control of the British Empire, that the Chinese Empire would not attack India, etc., but the people did not believe it at all. For this reason, the important officials of the cabinet were very worried.

"Prime Minister, this is not possible! This year's industrial development and fiscal revenue will be greatly affected." Chancellor Benjamin Disraelli said. He is the confidant of Earl Earl Earl Earl Earl Earl Earl Earl Earl Earl and the only one among the members of the cabinet. It is precisely with the full support of the Prime Minister that he has the opportunity to become the Chancellor of the Cabinet. However, he took over a mess. Although the annual fiscal revenue of the British Empire is as high as 50 million pounds, no country can compare with it, but there are many places to spend money. Especially this time the battle in Myanmar consumes military expenditures of tens of millions of pounds. In addition, this time the losses are heavy, and there will definitely be a large-scale rectification of the military equipment next, which requires a lot of money. If the UK continues to be in chaos, there will be big problems next year.

"Those media only know how to make trouble. If they hadn't spread rumors, it wouldn't have been so troublesome!" Earl Stanley said with some anger. Because of the development of telegram communications, what happened in Myanmar happened soon to the UK. Even if they wanted to block the news, it would be impossible for them to block the news. Besides, they could not do so. If the news was blocked and exposed, their cabinet in this term would probably step down immediately.

"The Prime Minister, the key to resolving all this lies in the Chinese. We need to reach an agreement with the Chinese to resolve this conflict. And let the Chinese guarantee that there will be no war against India. In this way, the domestic situation should be stable." Foreign Minister Earl Granville said. However, everyone understands this principle, but why do the Chinese help Britain? They are afraid that Britain will be as chaotic as possible, so that they will have the opportunity to grow and grow.

"Prime Minister, in fact, there was nothing wrong with the last cabinet launching the Second British-Burma War. Taking down Myanmar can effectively protect India and pose a threat to the Chinese Empire. If successful, it will be very beneficial to Britain. Unfortunately, their intentions were seen through by the Chinese, so they gave up Thailand and sent their army to Myanmar. If we can defeat China, our interests in the Far East and Southeast Asia can be consolidated. But, unfortunately, we have failed. Myanmar has already failed.

It fell into the hands of the Chinese. After the Chinese occupied Myanmar, they threatened India even more. I can guarantee that the Chinese must have ambitions for India, and they will sooner or later attack India. If we want to save India, we have to arm India vigorously." said Marquis Henry William Pegette, the Minister of Army. If he were Sir Thomas Grosvenor, he would probably have made the same choice. However, Sir Thomas Grosvenor's luck was too bad, which led to the current outcome.

"The Prime Minister, the Navy is the same. The previous Navy Secretary Sir William Parker is developing a new navy. In recent years, it has begun to show results. However, it will take some time to form an absolute advantage over the Chinese navy. The Navy Department will plan to continue to develop more powerful steam warships. This is an important guarantee for us to defeat the Chinese Empire and safeguard the overseas interests of the British Empire. Therefore, I suggest increasing investment in the navy's shipbuilding funds!" Navy Secretary Sir Charles Adam also said.

Prime Minister Earl Stanley couldn't help but frown. Now he understood what kind of mess he was taking over. The British Empire seemed powerful, but it had faced a lot of difficulties. If these problems were not solved, their cabinet would probably not be able to rule for a long time.

"His Excellency Foreign Minister, find a way to negotiate with the Chinese! We need to bring the captured soldiers back to the UK, and as long as they return to the country, they can slightly relieve the anger of the people. In addition, we also need a promise from the Chinese to not attack India, even if it is just a statement. In this way, we have an explanation for the angry people!" said Prime Minister Earl Stanley.

"Prime Minister, the Chinese will definitely take the opportunity to speak loudly. We have more than 80,000 officers and soldiers in their hands, and they will definitely offer a sky-high ransom!" said the Earl of Foreign Minister Glenville.

"Damn the yellow-skinned monkey!" Prime Minister Earl Stanley couldn't help but curse. There was no doubt that he knew that he would encounter this problem.

"Your Excellency, even if you pay a great price, we must reach an agreement with the Chinese. Otherwise, we will lose more!" said Marquis Henry William Pegette, Secretary of the Army.

Prime Minister Earl Stanley nodded and said, "Okay, instruct the ambassador to China to negotiate with the Chinese! As long as their conditions are not excessive, we can agree to their request."

However, everyone knows that this time is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for the Chinese Empire to extort the British Empire, and they will definitely not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. In previous negotiations, the Chinese Empire's extortion of the losers was very serious. This time, so many British officers and soldiers were captured by the Chinese Empire, and they would definitely treat the British Empire as a fat sheep and slaughter them hard. The British Empire urgently needs to reach an agreement with the Chinese Empire, so this surrender is decided.

However, the important officials of the British cabinet also knew that as long as they could save India, no matter how much the price they paid, it would be worth it. If the wool comes from the sheep, the price they paid this time can be plundered from India. Anyway, India is extremely rich, and no matter how much the loss is, it can be compensated from India.

Of course, in addition to the British officers and soldiers, there are also a large number of Indian indigenous troops who were also captured by the Chinese army. However, from the beginning to the end, the senior officials of the British cabinet did not mention these Indian indigenous people, as if they had all died in battle! (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!