Chapter 664

The meaning of his Majesty's words is very obvious. Although his words did not clearly indicate that he wanted to give up the thirteen colonies, the first goal is to protect the fort of gibraltarian. As for the thirteen colonies, let them live and die on their own.

The members and gentlemen below had just calmed down to listen to his Majesty's words, but as soon as they said this, they immediately became audible.

Then the silence was broken, and almost everyone began to shout again.

"Yourmajesty, you can't give up the thirteen colonies..."

"Sire, we can't throw away the thirteen colonies, we can still insist on..."

"Sire, we only need to separate some warships from our main fleet to ensure the supply of the thirteen colonies. The thirteen colonies can never give up..."

"Your Majesty, keep the fort of gibraltarian, our fleet will defeat the damn Spaniards..."

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The noise made George III feel dizzy and tinnitus. At this time, George III has not yet suffered from mental illness, and has not become the "crazy king" in the future. George III, who has been on the throne for only 24 years, is still a very healthy king.

In the original historical time and space, George III suffered from mental illness in 1788. For George III's mental illness, some people think that he is suffering from a genetic disease called porphyria, others think that he lost a lot of colonies in the American War of independence and suffered a huge blow.

But now, George III is really healthy. He is only 45 years old this year. He is still very wise.

The noise below made George III feel a little upset and headache. He patted the armrest of the throne angrily and made a dull "bang bang" sound. The noise below suddenly became much smaller.

The prime minister, Lord north, came forward and asked sincerely, "Your Majesty, I don't know what made you make such a decision, but we all think that the thirteen colonies should not be abandoned at this time."

Lord north is still the Prime Minister of Britain at this time. In the original historical time and space, because of the great victory in Yorktown, Cornwallis led his army to surrender to the army in Yorktown, which led to the downfall of Lord north. Charles Watson Wentworth, the second generation Marquis of the Whig party, came to power and became the new Prime Minister of Britain.

Frederick north, the second Earl of Guilford, was a good friend of George III as a child. When George III first became king of England, he stuttered when he was nervous. Moreover, he was a bit dull and rigid, so he was very different from the Whigs who controlled British politics at that time.

In addition, the controversy in the seven-year war made the contradiction between George III and the Whig party more intense. In addition, George III increasingly favored and trusted the Tories, which made the Whig party, which had always been the dominant political party, very dissatisfied, and even denounced the actions of George 30, just like the dictator, just like Charles I.

In his fury, George III directly removed William Pitt, the Whig leader of the British cabinet at that time, which is commonly known as old Pitt. At the same time, he also removed William Cavendish, the first generation Duke of Newcastle, who was also an important figure of the Whig party.

George III tried to find a Tory to be prime minister, but he failed. Another Whig leader, George glenwell, became prime minister again. However, the prime minister and George III are most incompatible. The prime minister reproached George III for his ungratefulness in Congress. Moreover, the ambitious prime minister also tried to weaken the monarch's privilege. Finally, he lost the support of George III and was dismissed by George III after only two years.

Then, in the five years from 1765 to 1770, George III replaced four prime ministers successively, and the relationship between the king and parliament became more and more antagonistic.

Later, in order to find a person who can get the support of both Congress and George III to be prime minister, George III invited his childhood friends out in person.

This childhood friend was Frederick north.

In the original historical time and space, Lord North served as British Prime Minister for 13 years, from January 28, 1770 to March 22, 1782.

But in this time and space, because there was no Yorktown victory, North was still Prime Minister of the British cabinet in 1783.

Moreover, in the past 14 years, he has been doing very well in the position of prime minister, and his prestige is also very high. Now he came forward to persuade George III that he was the best choice.

No one who can become a member of the British cabinet or a member of Parliament is rich or aristocratic. They have a lot of industries in the thirteen colonies. If the British king really abandons the thirteen colonies, it is these guys who will suffer the most. They will not agree with what the king said just now.

In fact, in the original historical time and space, George III was the most opposed to abandoning the thirteen colonies. Especially after France and Spain declared war on Britain, many ministers and councillors did not want to waste their national strength and financial resources in the thirteen colonies, Many of the great ministers, such as Lord Gul and Lord Weymouth, were unwilling to resign even for the loss of dignity in the war.

Even Lord north, a good friend of George III, had repeatedly persuaded him to give up the thirteen colonies, but George III refused.

Even if George III had to give up the idea of suppressing the United States with more troops later, and said that "it's a joke to keep Pennsylvania" and that there was no hope of recapturing New England, he still made up his mind to "never recognize the independence of the United States, and promised to punish their disobedience with endless and protracted war forever".

In the original historical time and space, George III's attitude towards the thirteen colonies of North America was so firm.

But in this time and space, because the British forces in North America were evenly matched with the great army in the thirteen colonies, and even had the upper hand, those ministers and members of Parliament saw the hope of keeping the thirteen colonies, not because they were worried that Britain would be involved in too many forces by the thirteen colonies in the original historical time and space, As a result, Britain has a great probability of being attacked by the French fleet and the Spanish fleet, and desperately wants to give up the thirteen colonies.

The attitude of the king, cabinet and parliament towards the thirteen colonies was totally reversed in this time and space

However, even North's personal persuasion of George III did not dispel the idea that George III had just developed.

George III took a deep look at his good friend and loyal man, shook his head slightly, and said in a very calm but very firm tone: "sorry, Frederick, I have made up my mind in this matter!"