Britain's Big Trouble (Update 33)

On March 17, 1929, at 10 Downing Street in London, the famous residence of the British prime minister.

Prime Minister Baldwin wore a grave expression. Seated beside him were all the most important ministers of the British Cabinet.

"Everyone, let's hear your thoughts. How should we deal with America?" Prime Minister Baldwin said solemnly.

What they meant by "deal with" was not partitioning American territory, but dealing with the chaos that had just erupted in New York.

That was right. New York had fallen into chaos once again.

New York State had a population of over twelve million. New York's population was second only to London's, making it the world's second-largest city in the eyes of the great powers.

Acquiring New York State had seemed like a huge stroke of luck to the British, but anyone who understood the situation in America knew that the British had also picked up a gigantic headache.

If America's chaos was a mixture of racial conflict, ethnic disputes, and class contradictions, then New York, as America's largest and most prosperous city, had inherited all of those flaws perfectly. Calling it a chaotic little America would not be an exaggeration.

As a prosperous international metropolis, New York was home to hundreds of thousands of white-collar workers. These people also made up the majority of New York's population and workforce.

At the same time, New York was also home to several American consortiums, with numerous companies and factories holding substantial assets there.

On top of that, New York naturally attracted large numbers of refugees and people from the lowest social classes, making the city's actual situation far worse than anyone had imagined.

If the American Government had been the one suffering the headache before, then now it was naturally the British Government's turn.

Worse still, because