Chapter 633 Robert Peel’s Helplessness

Chapter 633 Robert Peel’s Helplessness

Chapter 633 Robert Peel’s Helplessness

British "The Times":

“We regret to say that we have learned from multiple well-informed journalists that a strange disease has emerged in the cursed land of Ireland.

Those potatoes were neither suitable for human consumption nor for feeding to livestock. It's such a shame, but it happened and there's nothing our government can do about it. Let us pray for those less fortunate. "

In fact, Robert Peel didn't want to get involved in Irish affairs right now, but as luck would have it, Prince Albert planned to go to Dublin next year, and maybe to other places.

This is not good news for the cabinet. At this time, Britain is suffering from internal and external troubles and is besieged on all sides. If the royal family launches another attack at this time, the entire country may fall into greater chaos.

In fact, cholera was rampant in London at this time, and a large number of people died every day. Their bodies were randomly discarded in the Thames River, which triggered a new round of cholera epidemic.

Robert Peel's opinion of what was happening in Ireland at this time was to repeal the Corn Laws and let the laws of the market come to the rescue there.

The purpose of repealing the Corn Laws was to allow cheap wheat and corn from America to enter Ireland, but this was strongly opposed by cabinet members and Irish landowners.

Because the most direct result of the repeal of the Corn Laws was a drop in grain prices, which was obviously not in the interests of merchants and landowners.

Of course, doing so also offends the "free trade" principle that the British have always followed.

But in fact, even if the "Corn Laws" were repealed, it would not be of much help to Ireland. After all, you cannot expect a group of people with an annual income of only two pounds to afford those expensive grains.

O'Connell was uniting with the Whig Party to protest against the British government. He planned dozens of large-scale demonstrations for this purpose, hoping that the government could introduce a solution to the problem on the island of Ireland as soon as possible.

At the same time, O'Connell was also doing his best to prevent Irish landowners from transporting grain out of the island of Ireland.

But this approach had little effect. After all, the trading price of grain in London hit a record high at this time, and even selling it to France and the Netherlands could make a lot of money.

One thing that was very good about Louis Philippe was that he never clung to the past. Faced with the problem of food shortage, France immediately opened tariffs and then dealt a severe blow to its own farmers.

On the other hand, O'Connell repeatedly emphasized to the Irish farmers not to be greedy for pleasure and not to use grain to make whiskey. This was not only illegal, but also immoral during the famine at this time.

Food is for eating, not for enjoyment. But in fact, how can a group of people who don't even have enough to eat feel in the mood to make wine and drink.

At the same time, rumors about the prophecies of Austrian missionaries also reached London. Robert Peel's first reaction was that maybe the Austrians knew something?

But soon he thought of a better way. Maybe this was the conspiracy of the Austrians and the Catholic Church.

After all, the French and Spanish had done this before, and Ireland was just a pawn.

It's just that at this time, Britain could not choose to go to war with the Austrian Empire, because Britain had enough troubles of its own.

In the rainforest of southern Brazil, the Sequoia Army and its slave army made no progress. Someone proposed attacking from the sea, but it was immediately rejected.

Because Brazil has close trade relations with Europe, it is also the main source of quinine in the UK.

The British could not gain a foothold in Africa without quinine. The Ashanti War in West Africa, the nomads and the Boers in South Africa were all threats.

In fact, the resistance of the Ashanti people lasted until the beginning of the twentieth century before it was completely defeated. At this time, the Ashanti people happened to be bordering the Austrian colony of Togo.

It is normal for the two parties to communicate with each other in private. After all, one party wants gold and the other wants weapons.

In fact, the Austrians are very generous. They can work without gold. Moreover, Austria will not directly enslave the Ashanti people, but will only settle the settlement according to the employment relationship.

In terms of credit, the Austrians are much better than the previous colonists. At least they will not buy and sell by force, let alone catch all the weak parties in one go.

The only fly in the ointment is that the Austrians do not accept the slave trade, but this does not trouble the clever chiefs, who can send some trusted people to act as overseers.

This perfectly solved the problem of the source of weapons. The British's quinine ration was very limited and could only guarantee the dosage of those senior officers, so it was impossible to pursue the indigenous people in depth.

As a result, the British became increasingly passive and the Ashanti indigenous forces became stronger and stronger.

Otalo Akua Addo was the ruler of the Ashanti at this time and the most powerful pole in the tribal alliance.

Otalo Akua-Addo's ambition was not just to drive away the British. He also wanted to annex Dahomey, the Danish Gold Coast, and even the Austrian Togo region.

Franz knew this kind of people very well, but he was not worried because the British were not that easy to deal with.

After all, the Ghana region is a good colony, with rich products and a sufficient population. It has everything needed to become a powerful colony.

It is not without reason that this land is called the Gold Coast. In 1840, the British revenue from the land was close to 400,000 pounds.

Of course, this is only superficial income. In fact, the local governor married several famous ladies in succession, including the famous London actress Letitia Elizabeth Landler.

However, most of these people would not survive a year on the Gold Coast, but Governor George Maclean's marriage announcement was still a hot topic in London social circles.

Some people say that George McClane secretly bought and sold slaves and did illegal things, but several investigations have failed.

It's just that George MacLean did not have a comfortable life at this time. After all, the indigenous people no longer used the Dutch guns and cannons, but the same weapons as the British soldiers.

This directly increased the intensity of the war by several levels, and the casualty figures every month made him feel uneasy.

Closer to home, the British could not pass on the contradictions, so they could only solve those who raised the issues. This resulted in some mainstream media smearing them and bombarding the Catholic Church.

At the same time, associational organizations on the island of Ireland exploded, as more and more people believed that only the Irish cared about the lives of Irish people.

Men are often seen gathering in twos and threes in the village, and they are not as peaceful as those "drinking parties" held by Young Ireland.

They would resort to violence, using farm tools such as hoes and sickles to attack wealthy businessmen and landowners on remote country roads.

As for the method of dealing with the Brazilians, in 1845, the British Parliament passed a bill authorizing the Royal Navy to intercept, search, seize, and investigate suspected slave ships in the South Atlantic, and deliver them to the admiralty court for trial.

This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Brazilian Empire, which relied heavily on the plantation economy.