The British were going to reform. For the vast majority of nations, this was absolutely joyous news worth celebrating across the land.
"Reform" might not necessarily make a country stronger, but it would certainly keep its government busy.
The greater the power and the longer a regime had existed, the more problems it would encounter during "reform." As a century-old world hegemon, Britain naturally faced problems on every front.
From the colonies to the homeland, there were simply too many issues left behind by history that required the government to find solutions.
It was a case of pulling one hair and setting the whole body in motion. Even if the London Government carried out only partial reforms, it would still be enough to keep them occupied for quite some time.
History had already proven that whenever the British got busy, international disputes dropped sharply and the world became more harmonious.
In fact, with the reunification of the Holy Roman Empire, the British had already caused trouble far less frequently in recent years.
With the Holy Roman Empire restraining them head-on, more than half of the British Government's energy was tied down, leaving them naturally without the time to stir up trouble for other countries.
Now that the British Government was carrying out internal reforms, it would have even less energy to make trouble. To politicians around the world, this was major good news—it meant everyone could enjoy a few more days of peaceful sleep.
Although there were now two great powers standing side by side, only Britain was fond of making waves. The other hegemon was clearly the farming-and-development type.
A glance through international news was enough to show that since establishing its hegemonic position, the Holy Roman Empire had done little beyond supporting Spain in driving out the Japanese