Chapter 628: Complicated politics

The political struggle is brutal. This Ethiopian war was promoted by Benjamin's cabinet. If he digs a pit, he must bury it himself.
The British people are arrogant. They can tolerate defeat to any European power, but they cannot accept losing to African indigenous people.
In order not to be grasped by the opposition party and cause public criticism, the false report of the military, Benjamin's cabinet can only recognize it with a nose.
"Kick out the losses of the Indian colonial army from the casualties. In addition, don't announce all the death tolls first, and share the losses in subsequent wars.
We will mobilize all our forces to guide public opinion as much as possible and suppress the influence to the minimum. If the situation cannot be controlled, a big news will be created to divert public attention. "
There was no way, Benjamin didn't want to be kicked out of office as soon as he took office.
After listening to Benjamin's words, Secretary of the Army Fox: "Sorry, Prime Minister. I got the wrong report just now. That was the last British War.
This is the battle report sent back from the front line. After a month of hard work, our army wiped out 9568 enemy troops at the cost of 351 people killed and 1126 injured.
However, Ethiopia is really too big, and France and Austria are looking at it again. In order to grab Ethiopia before France and Austria, the frontline troops asked for 80,000 reinforcements. "
Seeing that the Minister of Landing Forces produced a new battle report, everyone was not surprised. There are so many wonderful things in politics, how can you do a little more preparation?
Fox has been the Secretary of the Army for the third time. Even the English-Britain War lost so badly, he can retreat, let alone a small defeat this time?
If the cabinet is to hold accountable, it is estimated that Fox will sell the front-line officers; now the cabinet government is not prepared to hold accountable. As a good leader, Fox naturally has to help cover up.
Benjamin asked Fox to be Secretary of the Army because of his resilience.
After changing the same report, the situation changed suddenly.
The level of begging for help was originally that the front line had lost the battle and could not afford it, and it instantly became a defense against Faol to the loot.
There is no doubt that this statement is more acceptable to British people. In case the British army suffered heavy losses on the battlefield in the future, excuses to deal with the blame of all parties were found.
Regardless of what kind of defeat, throwing the black pot on France and Austria, the responsibility of the London government is lightened.
Even the opposition party has nothing to say. The British Army is so small. The main force of colonization is the cannon fodder. It is normal to not win the army.
Prime Minister Benjamin: "Just make it public! Order Ismail to give me a hard lesson on the , we can't let the boys go in vain."
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has just received news that may help us.
The French are restless again. They have obtained the Panama Canal development right from the Colombian government and are preparing for the Canal Company. It seems that they are ready to do something. "
With a smile, Prime Minister Benjamin made the decision: "Yes, the French forcibly seized the right to develop the canal from the Colombian government, and flagrantly trampled on the sovereignty of a country.
For world peace and stability, the government should inform the media as soon as possible to expose the shameless behavior of the French. "
This was a doze and a pillow was sent. The London government was worried about how to shift public attention, and the French made big news.
It is not important whether the French can legally acquire the right to develop the canal. The key is that the London government now requires the French to be illegal.
It doesn't matter if the reason is far-fetched, it is the subject of controversy. As long as it was a few months, the people also forgot about this small defeat.
Anyway, Britain and France have been hostile for hundreds of years, and the civil war has never stopped. Everyone has become accustomed to each other. Civil hostility will not affect relations between the two countries.
Even if it has an impact, Prime Minister Benjamin doesn't care. As long as it can divert public attention, some minor issues are not worth mentioning.
The problem of the Panama Canal, in the eyes of Prime Minister Benjamin, is a farce made by the French.
The Austrians are next door, and they have long regarded Panama as their sphere of influence. How could the French get control of the canal?
Can't we develop jointly again?
The Panama Canal is different from the Suez Canal. It has less strategic significance for France and Austria, and there is no indispensable statement.
The Americas have not yet developed, and even if the Panama Canal is opened, it will not be able to obtain substantial benefits in the short term.
Without sufficient benefits, how can we cooperate?
The opening of the Panama Canal is not a beneficiary of Britain and Austria. In the principle of harming others, the London government does not want to see the Panama Canal open, and the Vienna government must be the same.
Now everyone can watch the excitement, when the French canals are almost dug, everyone jumps out to make trouble, just pitting them once.
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Franz of Vienna Palace seems to be narcissistic, and today he sneezes.
There are no symptoms other than sneezing. Franz did not see a doctor. He was fully distrustful of the medical standards of this era. He could not take medicine or try not to take it.
Unlike later generations, almost all medicines now have side effects. Many pharmaceuticals are immature in production technology, so they hurried to the market.
Many people are not actually dying, they are being put to death. This is not because the doctor is not responsible. The main reason is that everyone's constitution is different. Most people can resist the side effects of drugs, and some people can't resist it.
If the net worth is rich and a dedicated doctor is available at any time, most of the problems can be found, and the side effects medicines should be stopped in time.
Ordinary people can't do it. Even if there is a problem, many people will continue to take medicines. It is simply not expected that the side effects of medicines will lead to worsening of deaths. This is also the cause of endless medical accidents.
These problems are difficult to solve, and it is impossible to manage. There were too few medicines in this era, and if drugs with large side effects were banned, many diseases would become unavailable.
Not only the problem of the composition of the medicine itself, but also the reasons for the underdevelopment of industrial technology. In the industrial production process, no matter the temperature, the quality of the raw materials, or the dosage error, it may cause an increase in side effects.
Problems that cannot be solved can only be put on hold. It is better for the patient to take a gamble than to wait for death. No hope is the most terrible thing.
Franz has worked hard for many years to establish a sound medical and health system, but unfortunately still only covers 70% of the population.
This is still just the ideal number. Only the middle class goes up for the patients who can be effectively treated.
Ordinary people look at minor illnesses at most, and those who are a little more serious must rely on God for protection. Not because of insufficient medical resources, but mainly because they have no money in their pockets.
The most important thing is to see the doctor, which is not necessarily reliable. For example, Franz often sees doctors, but he rarely takes medicine, especially western medicine produced by chemical industry.
Many times, he would rather drink a bowl of Chinese medicine. Anyway, Chinese medicine is still competitive in this era. Although it is a bit slower, the side effects are small!
For the sake of small life, Franz raised a professional medical team, which has both Chinese and Western medicine.
The western medicine used by the royal family is specially produced. Some of the medicines have high technical requirements or are directly produced by the laboratory to ensure maximum safety.
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Colonial Minister Stephen Hui reported: "His Majesty, the British have decided to send 80,000 troops to the African continent. It is now certain that the defeat of the British army that was circulated some time ago is true.
The size of the British Army is limited. It is certain that they will be recruited partly from the homeland and partly from the colonial army from India.
It will take at least a month for these troops to reach the African continent. We can grab a piece of meat from Ethiopia before the British arrive, you see? "
Franz shook his head: "No need, we have eaten a lot in Ethiopia. If we continue to grab the ground, the British will be anxious.
Moreover, Ethiopia's indigenous people are not so good at dealing with it. In order to trouble the British in the past few years, we have not helped them to improve their combat effectiveness.
Now is the time to check the results, just to see if our investment has been in vain, and learn a lesson. "
Compared to other parts of Africa, Ethiopia is indeed progress. Although the instructors who helped them train the army gave low ratings, that was only relative to the Austrian army.
If the British do not increase their troops, Franz is still very optimistic about the "Warrior Emperor", and they will be fine against the Indian colonial army.
Now that things have changed, the London government seems to be serious. The core factor in determining the outcome is not how strong Ethiopia is. The key depends on how important the British are.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Stephen replied
Minister of Foreign Affairs Weissenberg: "His Majesty, the Panama Canal Company established by the French, proposed to us commercial cooperation, and they hope to introduce 200,000 laborers from Austria in three years to dig the canal.
The prices they gave were good, and each worker paid a transfer fee of 30 SHIELD, and transportation was their responsibility. "
This is what everyone agreed on. French capitalists need to cooperate with the Austrian government if they want to make money from the stock market. Naturally, they need to pay a benefit fee. Otherwise, the Canal Plan will not even have the opportunity to start.
The introduction of labor is just a guise. In nominal terms, this money is the salaries of laborers, but actually fell into the pockets of the Vienna government.
Franz: "Promise the French, the workers will be called from the indigenous people of the Somali Peninsula, and the shortfall will be supplemented by other regions. In a similar situation in the future, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can directly agree."
The peak period of labor export has ended, and there are not many indigenous people in Austrian Africa, and some of them are thugs raised by the colonial government.
If it were not for the new occupation of the Somali Peninsula, Franz suspected that the Austrian African continent would not be able to make up 200,000 workers.
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