Outside the gate of Westminster Palace (Parliament Building) in London, England, the British Prime Minister Marquis Salisbury, who had just finished the meeting, met British Foreign Secretary Kimberley at the door.

Kimberley first asked: "Prime Minister, the first session has ended. I wonder what the outcome of the discussion in the House of Lords?"

Prime Minister Salisbury shook his head and said, "The House of Lords has not passed reforms and demanded that the policy of isolation be maintained. These damn nobles, all of whom are pampered and only know how to make money and enjoy it, and do not take international interests at all. They should be exiled to Australia to experience the lives of the poor and prisoners."

When the Marquis of Salisbury scolded others, he forgot that he was also a member of the nobles.

After hearing the Prime Minister say that the House of Lords has not passed foreign policy reforms and still pursued an isolation policy, he shook his head in disappointment and said: "Didn't they see that Germany is enemies with us everywhere, the navy is intensifying its expansion, and in Africa it is secretly supporting the Boers as enemies with us, and in Asia it is a joint France and Russia to attack our ally Japan. Now it is encouraging our military alliance Zhang Yunfei in the Pacific."

Listening to Kimberley's complaint, Salisbury also said helplessly: "In order to deal with the naval arms race initiated by Germany, we can only design stronger warships to deter Germany. Fortunately, we have already made a name for ourselves. In a few years, I believe that once our new battleship appears, the warships of all countries will be outdated. At that time, with the strength of the British Empire, Germany will definitely give up its competition with us!"

Kimberley believed in the words of this bearded prime minister. He also heard that Lord Fisher of the Admiralty was studying new warships, and they were said to be very powerful.

At this time, the Marquis of Salisbury continued: "In terms of policy towards the Boers in Africa, these old stubborn people have surprisingly agreed to authorize me to use force when necessary. Haha, I think only gold and diamonds can attract their attention. What do you think about Asian affairs?"

Knowing that the Prime Minister had already been determined to attack the Boers, Kimberley was not surprised. So he replied: "The forms of Asia and America are not optimistic, and the taste of fire is already very strong."

Hearing Kimberly's words, Salisbury asked with a smile: "Oh, why? Is that hairy boy from Hawaii encouraging you to support him in attacking Japan again!"

Kimberley turned his head and looked at the city buildings in the distance and smiled and said, "I am in a hurry to find you just to tell you about this. It seems that we have to support him this time! This guy didn't know where the luck came from and he had a very accurate grasp of the international situation. Now Japan has been completely isolated by him, and other powerful countries have also turned to support him in the war against Japan."

After saying that, Kimberley took out a telegram from the folder and handed it to Prime Minister Salisbury, saying, "This is an emergency telegram sent back by Lord Fisher, you will know after reading it."

Seeing Kimberley was not like joking, Salisbury took the message and read it carefully, and smiled helplessly: "It seems that you are right. Zhang Yunfei not only has a perfect grasp of the attitudes and interests of various countries, but also has a very good idea of ​​our loopholes. I really want to meet this guy who always surprises us!"

Kimberley smiled and said, "It's not easy to see him. I think Zhang Yunfei will come to our UK to receive the warships in person. Then you can see this cunning guy. But the question now is how to answer Zhang Yunfei, we are caught by others."

Prime Minister Salisbury fell into deep thought, and then carefully read the information and said: "From Fisher's report, Zhang Yunfei is obviously fearless. If other countries win him over, the current shipbuilding will definitely lag behind Japan, and there is no time in time. The only explanation is that Zhang Yunfei is not only building warships in our UK, but he is likely to start construction of new warships in other countries at the same time."

"That's right, after receiving the telegram, I began to suspect that Zhang Yunfei was secretly building ships in other countries. So I went to the Military Intelligence Bureau to ask about it." Kimberley said.

"How about it, what news?" asked the Marquis of Salisbury.

"Information shows that Germany has two newly built battleships being completed at a faster pace, and France has two newly built heavy armored cruisers. Strangely, both countries say that they were built for their own navies, but the navies of both countries have no movement at all, and no personnel have been sent to follow up. Instead, there are a large number of yellow people sent from Hawaii to help and learn, and even Zhang Yunfei's naval personnel are among them. I suspect there is something wrong with it." Kimberley said affirmatively.

After listening to Kimberley's intelligence, the Marquis of Salisbury said: "Don't doubt it. That is the warship secretly built for Zhang Yunfei. There is an old Chinese saying: 'Don't hang it on a tree!' Obviously, Zhang Yunfei was not at ease with us from the beginning, and started to build warships in other countries at the same time. What's ridiculous is that we thought we could use this to threaten and control Zhang Yunfei!"

Looking at the Prime Minister's sneer, Kimberley also realized the seriousness of the situation. He hurriedly asked, "What will the Prime Minister do?"

"How to deal with it? Zhang Yunfei has already made it clear and has drawn the road for us. Since he is willing to stop Russia on behalf of Japan, it is as good as he wants!" said the Marquis of Salisbury.

"Prime Minister, I have to remind you. Since Zhang Yunfei is so good at planning, he will definitely become our enemy in the future. If we always accommodate him and indulge him in this way, have you ever thought about the consequences?" Kimberley raised his concerns.

After looking at Kimberley, the Marquis of Salisbury said: "Zhang Yunfei is just a big stick with attack power. As long as we hold the handle tightly, we can always control him to attack as we want!"

Kimberley said in confusion after hearing this: "Prime Minister just said that he could not control Zhang Yunfei, why are he again..."

Seeing that Kimberley didn't understand, the Marquis of Salisbury continued to explain: "Zhang Yunfei is very smart. He did not have enough power to be enemies with the British Empire in 20 years, so he would not be enemies with us any dissatisfaction with us. Therefore, during this period, we can use Zhang Yunfei to do something that we cannot come forward directly, and I believe he will be happy!"

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the first war had dragged Britain down, the Marquis of Salisbury was very right. Zhang Yunfei would not be able to shake Britain's status even if it was developed for 20 years. Unfortunately, in this world, who else could have thought that the First World War in history would break out?

"Then let's give up on Japan?" Kimberley asked.

"Haha, don't worry, Zhang Yunfei doesn't have the strength to destroy Japan. At most, it's just to teach the Japanese navy a lesson to avenge him. I guess Zhang Yunfei will definitely take action next year. You have to give an order to the minister in the Qing Dynasty in advance, so that they can find a way to arrange Zhang Yunfei to the northeast of the Qing Dynasty after returning to China. In that case, even if Zhang Yunfei is sloppy, we will not be afraid." The Marquis of Salisbury said with a smile.

"Your Excellency is indeed wise. In this way, Zhang Yunfei has to continue to surrender to us to deal with Russia. But we are still allies of Japan. Will giving up Japan like this..." Kimberley asked worriedly again.

"Well! Don't worry about this. When Zhang Yunfei attacks Japan, our two-year alliance with Japan will expire long ago. Besides, Zhang Yunfei is also our ally. You can call Fisher first! Tell us to give up Japan, but let him seek benefits for the British Empire as much as possible. It is best to let Zhang Yunfei participate in our upcoming war against the Boers, disperse his troops, and make him unable to destroy Japan. I will have to prepare for the second meeting in October immediately, and everything in the Far East will be left to you." said the Marquis of Salisbury.

"Please rest assured, you are." Kimberley was relieved after hearing this and replied happily.
Chapter completed!