Chapter 447： To shut up! I'm talking about democracy in Britain!

"Oh? So the Kingdom of Britain has finally made up its mind to declare war on the Russian Empire?"

On the morning of the third day after Britain declared war on the Russian Empire, Jerome Bonaparte, who was inspecting a workshop in the North Industrial Park, and was about to admonish some of the unscrupulous capitalists who were about to come, suddenly received a A request for alliance from the British government represented by Lord Cowley to the French government.

Although the roar in the workshop did not cover up Jerome Bonaparte's voice, it made Lord Cowley, who never liked being in a noisy environment, feel an inexplicable annoyance, as if a steam hammer was constantly beating It struck the depths of his heart.

However, in order to fulfill his duties as a diplomatic ambassador, Lord Cowley could only suppress his physical discomfort. He approached a position less than 1 meter away from Jerome Bonaparte and responded loudly: "Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Britain has Declared war with the Russian Empire a few days ago!"

"Three days?" Jerome Bonaparte glanced at Lord Cowley in surprise, and asked in a slightly yin-yang tone: "So it took you three days to figure out whether you should formally form an alliance or not. , when did the British Cabinet become so ineffective?"

"This is based on democratic considerations!" Lord Cowley said embarrassingly, and he also had some resentment against the British Cabinet in his heart.

Now that the British cabinet has decided to declare war on Russia, can the efficiency of the British cabinet be raised?

To be honest, when Lord Cowley, who was accustomed to the efficient administrative orders of the French Empire, received the news from Britain, he could not stand the outrageous administrative efficiency of the British Kingdom.

Every motion, even a trivial matter, has to be approved by the cabinet and both chambers. Sometimes a small cabinet must be formed first, and then it is taken to the cabinet council. After the cabinet meeting agrees, the two chambers can vote. , to Queen Victoria.

This back-and-forth approach is simply to apply the characteristics of human selfishness to a certain extent. Every cabinet member, government official, and parliament is willing to be a non-stick pan, and they pin the passage of the proposal on the half-empty will of the people. middle. After the proposal is passed, they will take the credit for the proposal to themselves.

If there is any fault in the future, they will quickly push the fault before public opinion to protect the government departments and themselves.

If they really can't quell public opinion, they will also transfer all the faults to the privatized company to whitewash their integrity.

Under such an atmosphere, it is too difficult to cultivate a responsible and visionary elite politician.

"What a democracy!" Jerome Bonaparte couldn't help but sigh with emotion, he spread his hands and said: "Democracy, democracy! Isn't that what I mean for you, you Britons hang up democracy all day long In the mouth, there are really a few people who believe this thing, and everything you do is not all in the name of "democracy" to legitimize all your secret activities. In my opinion, this kind of democracy is nothing more than A robber's democracy..."

After hearing Jerome Bonaparte's criticism of the Kingdom of Great Britain, Lord Cowley, who was standing aside, still had some agreement in his heart, but this kind of superficial agreement was destined to be unable to overcome the arrogance revealed in the bones of the Ansa.

If Jerome Bonaparte was not the monarch of a country, Lord Cowley swore that he would have thrown his precious white gloves in his face.

Lord Cowley's annoyance aggravated after Jerome Bonaparte discussed the topic of "democracy". Finally, after Jerome Bonaparte talked about the topic of "democracy" for nearly two minutes, Lord Cowley, who was standing aside He couldn't help shouting: "Your Majesty, shouldn't we discuss the formation of a joint force now?"

After hearing Lord Cowley's refutation, Jerome Bonaparte stopped his eloquent speech. He thought for a while, using a dramatic tone that is only used when performing plays. Lord Cowley said: "Joint forces!"

"That's right! I came here on the order of Prime Minister Palmerston, just to discuss with you the formation of a joint force to punish the Russian Empire!" Lord Cowley didn't like Jerome Bonaparte's store just now. , he said solemnly to Jerome Bonaparte.

"It's simple!" Jerome Bonaparte clapped his hands gently, and said in a slow tone, "The British Kingdom and the French Empire only need to use their own strengths and perform their duties."

"Do you mean to say that the British kingdom is only responsible for the navy, and the army is handed over to France!" Lord Cowley asked Jerome Bonaparte.

"That's right!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded and further expanded on what Lord Cowley said: "Our two countries can form a joint command, and our fleet and transport ships in the Mediterranean Sea can be handed over to each other. The commander of the Navy of the United Command appointed by the United Kingdom is under the unified command, and correspondingly, the Kingdom of Britain needs to hand over your army units to the personnel we designate for unified command! This will ensure that our two countries can keep pace with each other. Harmony is reached!"

After listening to Jerome Bonaparte's Hua, Lord Cowley nodded with empathy. The navy is an area that Britain is good at, and the army is an area that Britain is not good at.

If the army is handed over to the French command, it may be able to produce a different effect.

"I take the liberty to ask, how many troops does the British kingdom plan to send to the Near East to ensure the safety of the Ottoman Empire!" Jerome Bonaparte asked Lord Cowley with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Britain plans to send about 100,000 troops to the Near East!" Lord Cowley revealed to Jerome Bonaparte the number of troops sent by Britain, and then added: "However, our advance force is only 20,000 people. about!"

"Who is the commander of this unit?" Jerome Bonaparte continued to ask curiously.

"Lord Raglan!" Lord Cowley immediately responded proudly to Jerome Bonaparte, and then explained the origin of Lord Raglan: "He was the adjutant of the Duke of Wellington and participated in many battles. He is a general who can fight well!"

When Lord Cowley finished saying this, he suddenly realized that Lord Raglan had participated in the Battle of Waterloo, and he was a member of the lost family of the Battle of Waterloo.

Thinking of this, Lord Cowley's expression changed slightly, and then he glanced at Jerome Bonaparte with an uneasy look.

At this time, after hearing the name of Lord Raglan, Jerome Bonaparte couldn't help but feel a moment of silence for Britain's upcoming fate.

In the Crimea campaign on the OTL timeline, the reason why the British army pulled the crotch was not only because of its own logistics, but also because of Lord Raglan.

This stereotyped and nearly dogmatic old general in the Napoleonic period did not learn the skills of his boss, the Duke of Wellington, to be adaptable (combined with Wellington's performance after the Napoleonic Wars, the Duke of Wellington's adaptability was more in the A helpless act, and he himself is a stereotyped general and politician), but instead promotes the stereotyped side.

Especially the practice of wearing heavy military uniforms in the summer can almost compete with the Ottoman Empire for the position of the Crimea chef.

Not to mention the reckless rushing in and directly using the light cavalry to attack the cannon, it was a Don Quixote-style performance.

Of course, such a stereotypical general was exactly what Jerome Bonaparte wanted to see.

Although Britain and France have temporarily become sleepwalkers, Jerome Bonaparte still hopes that Britain can shed more blood.

However, the appearance of Lord Raglan also heralded the failure of the Anglo-French Joint Command, which was not very reliable by Jerome Bonaparte.

A general who is rigid at home and has lived through the Napoleonic Wars naturally would not hand over the army to a "speculator" (in this case Marshal Saint Arnault, who was "famous" on the London and Paris stock exchanges).

The resistance that Lord Cowley had expected did not appear. Instead, Jerome Bonaparte said to Lord Cowley in a positive and cooperative attitude: "That's great! With this respected elder, we must Great results!"

Afterwards, Jerome Bonaparte pretended to be disappointed and sighed: "I don't know if I will be lucky enough to meet this general who fought alongside the Duke of Wellington! In the last era, it was getting farther and farther away from us. went!"

"Your Majesty, yes!" Lord Cowley immediately responded to Jerome Bonaparte: "Lord Raglan will take a ship to the port of Calais, cross France, and then sail to the Near East in Marseille! When he passes through Paris, of course he will also visit you!"

"Great!" Jerome Bonaparte showed a false smile: "I can't wait to meet General Lagren!"

"Your Majesty Your wish will soon be fulfilled!" Lord Cowley assured Jerome Bonaparte.

Afterwards, Jerome Bonaparte and Lord Cowley walked out of the workshop and came to the wilderness 2 kilometers away from the workshop. The clanging sound of the steam hammer hitting the iron blocks disappeared. In the distance, there were row upon row of cottages and a piece of A piece of field.

Looking at the idyllic scenery in front of him, Jerome Bonaparte couldn't help feeling refreshed.

Under such a scene, the two began to discuss the initial cooperation between Britain and France (the follow-up in-depth cooperation needs to wait for the arrival of the embassy), during which Jerome Bonaparte euphemistically asked whether the British army needed French logistical assistance. At that time, it was rejected by Lord Cowley, who knew nothing about logistics in the Near East.

The two discussed together for nearly half an hour, and Lord Cowley left the industrial park.

Seeing the back of Lord Cowley leaving, Jerome Bonaparte couldn't help showing a schadenfreude smile, and then returned to the workshop of North Industries Corporation.

The admonition to the capitalists is about to begin again!