1890 King of Southeast Asia

Tong oil is an excellent anticorrosive rust and paint. In the early twentieth century of the petrochemical industry, there were very few alternatives of Tong oil, and the effect of alternatives was not good.

But having said that, although Tong oil was widely used with machinery, military industry, ship manufacturing, etc., it has not attracted attention.

After all, the Qing Empire had no brains of trade protection. Even if the Qing Empire almost monopolized the production and exports of Tong oil and pigs, it did not take advantage of these strategic materials.

"Tong oil is the monopoly of the Qing Empire. The rubber is the basic control of the South China Empire, but now they are all in the war, it is difficult!" Winston sighed.

When Asquers mentioned Tung oil and rubber, Winston knew what Astris wanted to say based on its particularity.

Asques wanted to keep Japan, but did not want to make trouble with South China and Huaxia in this section.

"I don't know what botanists are doing, and a minor problem has not been solved until now, so 80%of the world's rubber has to rely on South China output."

(Many years ago, someone ran a certain kind of spores to run in Central South America and guess who did it?)

"I think about it ... forget it, let's get a sum of money first, buy a batch, so that the price of rubber will fly to the sky."

"Henry, send a telegram to you, those kings of Turkey are fat enough, the empire needs a funds to buy rubber."

Winston did not think of the solution for a while. Why not go to the Minister of Foreign Affairs?

Can tell Winston that the solution to the Foreign Minister Asquers does not like it.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs is a conservative, as is Winston, but Winston is also a "young man", and Asquers is the Republican Party.

"Good minister, by the way, did you read today's newspaper?" Henry poured a glass of whiskey 1 to 10 to Winston and joined the water.

Very faint, but Winston loves this bite.

"Thank you, what's wrong? Did you say something in the newspaper?" Winston took the wine glass and took a big sip.

"Nothing, Tsar Nicholas II ordered that the Russian Empire mobilized. I heard that with the support of British, Russia was determined."

"Is the war going to start? The Minister?" Henry asked.

"What? Maybe? Henry, if you have any money, you can buy some rubber, and he will definitely rise." Winston heard a stun and nodded.

"Thank you, minister."

..............

On December 23, there were two days before Christmas.

In the Xia Palace, the Tsar Nicholas II was sitting on the Gaotang and signed a mobilization order to conduct preliminary mobilization.

"Nicholas, are the soldiers ready?" Nicholas II watched the chief of the chief of staff Nicholas Peter Lovich Micinovic.

"Yes, Majesty, the soldiers are morale, they are going to rescue our Serbian brothers." Michinovic smiled and took the mobilization order.

As the chief of staff of the Russian Empire, he has long been ready to mobilize, after all, war will come at any time.

With this order signed by the Tsar, the General Staff will run every effort. Within three months, the 1.5 million Tsar's 1.5 million regular troops will be expanded to 3 million people.

"Go, please come to the Minister of Foreign Affairs." Nicholas II waved his hand.

The war began, but he was not very interested.

Compared with external enemies, Nicholas II is worried about the rebellion of domestic forces.

In the Japan -Russian War, the two Youth War, each time at a critical moment, some opposition will always pop up in China, causing success.

Although in France's capital injection, Russia's economy and industry have begun to develop high -speed development and ease some contradictions, but Nicholas II knows that this is just a manifestation.

Nicholas II is very imitation of the upcoming war. On the one hand, he hopes to use war to transfer domestic contradictions, plunder interests, stimulate centripetal force, and enhance prestige.

To put it plainly, it is to consolidate the contradiction in order to further reform or centralize rights.

On the other hand, he was confused about the future of this war. What should I do if the war fails again? He didn't think about it.

As for what financial and or something, he didn't worry about it. It wasn't the tsar Russian's fiscal health to ignore the war, but that he had more debt.

If Francis is the Gaunt Loan Empire, Russia has owed debt empires. Since the Alexander Times, it will not owe it.

"My dear His Majesty, the United Kingdom stated that he would stand on our side. The French have begun to prepare for mobilization, and the allies are very friendly." Foreign Minister Sasanov said to Nicholas II.

"I hope everything is good, I hope the Germans are more reasonable." Nicholas nodded.

"Your Majesty, you have a telegram from Berlin, your cousin, Her Majesty William sent by Her Majesty William." As soon as the words fell, the waiter came with a sealed telegram.

Hearing the waiter's words, Nicholas II and Sizanov looked at each other.

"Give me it."

The waiter respectfully sent the telegram, and Nicholas II opened it gently. He acknowledged that he was a little embarrassed before opening.

But after opening, he had only surprises.

"Sasanov, look at, William shakes, and the Germans shake, it is not easy." Nicholas II happily showed the telegram to the Foreign Minister.

"What? Your Majesty, you shake a little bit, you stop." Sasanov was anxious to read the telegram, but Nicholas II's hands were shaking back and forth, he couldn't see it clearly.

"William sent a telegram to explain that I should not rush to issue a mobilization order. He is discussing the withdrawal of troops with Joseph I."

"If this is true, then this matter can end here, right?"

"In the Balkans, the only thing that needs to be dealt with is the disobedient Bulgaria." Nicholas II handed the telegram to Sazonov.

"Call the Chief of the General Staff and tell him to cancel the mobilization order and stop mobilization." Nicholas II said to the waiter.

"According to your will, Your Majesty." The waiter turned around and was about to make a phone call.

"No! Please wait a moment." Sazonov stretched out his hand and grabbed the waiter who was about to leave.

"Your Majesty, you just signed the mobilization order. Everyone knows that if the mobilization is canceled just because of a private telegram... This is really unacceptable." Sazonov turned his head and looked at Nicholas II.

"What?" Nicholas II frowned, very unhappy.

Sazonov's act of grabbing the waiter was against his will, which was very disgusting for a tsar who emphasized the absolute authority of the monarch.

"Your Majesty, I want to ask, what if His Majesty Emperor Wilhelm failed to successfully persuade His Majesty Emperor Joseph I?"

"You know, the Austro-Hungarian Empire has always wanted to reach out to the Balkans, but it just doesn't have enough excuses and strength. Otherwise, they would have annexed the Bosnia and Herzegovina region long ago, and would not have waited until now." Sazonov said earnestly.

It is true that the telegram was sent by Wilhelm II, but this is also the problem. This is a private telegram sent by Wilhelm II, not an official diplomatic document.

In this era, even official diplomatic documents are unreliable, not to mention a private telegram with no benefit.

At least on the surface, the German Empire and the Russian Empire are both constitutional monarchies, one with an Imperial Parliament and the other with an Imperial Duma.

They have many ways to shirk responsibility, such as the parliament not allowing it?

"Then..."

"Your Majesty, the Serbian ambassador wants to see you..."