Chapter 2997 Glorious Isolation

Lord North now faces a menacing challenge from a rising political star.

The young MP was named William Pitt Jr., who was born in a noble family in Fijian. His father was the prime minister of the cabinet. With his noble background and outstanding talent, Mr. Pitt inherited his father's constituency at the age of 23 and became the lower house of Fijian. The youngest MP.

Pursue the noble son's political articles, and call the young William Pitt Jr. "a macho man from heaven" and a "star of tomorrow" in an exaggerated tone that is almost flattering!

Mr Pitt's first javelin at North's cabinet was focused on foreign policy.

The foreign policy of the North cabinet generally continued the tradition of the Party of Order, which is the so-called "glorious isolation" principle.

Fiji is an isolated island country, facing the continent of Atlas (the old world) across a strait, so it is inevitable to have inextricable entanglements with the countries on the mainland.

For example, through the marriage between the royal families, the monarch of Feizhen and the monarchs of other countries on the mainland are actually close blood relatives and have legal inheritance rights.

Once a certain royal family on the mainland dies out and a war of succession to the throne breaks out, the monarch of Feizhen often intervenes in the war because he cannot restrain his ambition to expand the territory, trying to expand the territory under his rule from a small island to a vast continent.

In the history of the world of Vales for more than a thousand years, there have been countless such large and small succession wars. Even if the Feizhen royal family won for a while and occupied a large area of ​​​​the mainland, the center of gravity of this country is after all. On the island, they will eventually be driven out of the Old Continent by their opponents, and retreat back to the island in embarrassment.

After spending a lot of money and supplies, and sacrificing so many soldiers, the Kingdom of Feizhen has never been able to gain a firm foothold on the continent of Atlas. Whenever a power rises in the continent, it will always cut off the tentacles of Master Feizhen extending to the mainland , kicking them back across the strait.

The king's ambition will never go out, and the people in the country can't stand such futile tossing around. Later, a revolution broke out, cut off the heads of several kings, and forced the royal family of Feizhen to accept the charter and transform into a constitutional monarchy. In the country, the power of the government is actually in the hands of the parliament.

The foreign policy of "glorious isolation" advocated by the Fijian Council is actually a "stress response" to those painful lessons in history.

Since countless attempts to counterattack the mainland in the past have ended in failure, it is better to simply accept the reality, admit that Fiji is an island country, completely abandon the fantasy of counterattacking the Atlas mainland from the island and transforming into a mainland country, and at the same time refuse to cooperate with the mainland. Any country on the world can enter into a long-term covenant, maintain freedom of action, and avoid being passively involved in the melee of continental countries.

Now that he has chosen to be isolated, what kind of attitude will Fei really adopt in the face of the disputes among the countries in the Old Continent?

Turn a blind eye, turn a blind eye, and close the country?

This attitude of completely isolating oneself from the international system is tantamount to "suicide" in the diplomatic sense. Of course, it is not advisable. A rather chivalrous moral stance.

The Filipino sees himself as an "international judge".

When disputes occur among countries on the mainland, the Fiji government should actively intervene, coordinate and mediate, so as to ease the contradictions between the conflicting parties and maintain peace.

It is true that it is in line with noble chivalry to hold high the banner of upholding justice and peace, but doing so may not necessarily bring tangible benefits to the Kingdom of Fizen.

Conflicts between countries often involve intricate historical origins and interest disputes. It is difficult to tell who is right and who is wrong. If the coordinator cannot satisfy the appetites of both sides at the same time, he will be complained by both parties in dispute, and he will accuse the coordinator Take sides.

In fact, coordinating disputes between countries will also face the dilemma of "assisting" or "helping relatives". Adhering to "glorious isolation" is tantamount to "recognizing only reason but not relatives."

If you help country A fight against injustice today, country B will hate you; if you help country B uphold justice tomorrow, country B will not appreciate you, but think you owe them; at the same time, country A will think you are capricious, Betrayed their trust and will hate you too!

In recent years, Fiji's traditional foreign policy has become increasingly out of date.

Persevering in isolation means that there are no truly reliable allies, and you can only handle troubles on your own; actively coordinating, but the result is that you are not thankful for your efforts. The resentment of the continental countries.

William Pitt Jr. clearly saw that the untimely foreign policy was dragging the country into a quagmire, so he openly advocated changing the foreign policy from "glorious isolation" to "offshore balance".

The "offshore balance" advocated by Mr. Pitt inherits the "isolation" principle of "glorious isolation", but completely abandons the so-called "glory" and abandons the role of "international judge", which is subject to too much moral pressure and is thankless. , simply doing the opposite, from actively coordinating conflicts among countries, balancing the interests of all parties, and seeking peaceful coexistence, to turning yourself into a "shit-stirring stick" dedicated to fanning the flames and sowing dissension among countries on the mainland. Conflicts must be created, and disputes must be created if there are no disputes. Anyway, the countries of the old continent cannot enjoy peace for a long time.

Only when the countries on the mainland are constantly mired in melee and unable to form a powerful country or a unified alliance, can Feizhen, an island country with a small territory and poor resources, be able to guarantee security and not be marginalized.

Mr. Pitt's diplomatic proposition represents a change from idealism to realism. Although it does not conform to the moral concepts of conservative aristocratic gentlemen, Lord North thinks there are certain merits.

What really made him intolerable was that Mr. Pitt strongly opposed the cabinet sending troops to suppress the New World rebellion. He published an article in the newspaper, vowing that now is the last time to negotiate with the rebels, and that there is still a chance to keep the kingdom on the east coast of the New World. If the colonies miss this opportunity and delay until the rebels launch a full-scale counterattack, the colonies on the east coast may not even be able to keep an inch!

Negotiating with the rebel party means that the war of the past three years has been fought in vain, and the blood of officers and soldiers has been shed in vain. What is the face of the Feizhen government and His Majesty the King?

Lord North and his colleagues certainly could not accept the suggestion of William Pitt Jr., dismissed it as alarmist and sensationalist contemptuously, and actively prepared to send reinforcements to fight in the New World.