The murderous words made the room shudder. Sir Ai Liguo even shuddered. The Queen and his eldest son Edward looked at each other, both of them were a little confused as to why Benjamin was so uncharacteristic.
Benjamin is the successor of Derby Prime Minister. In the many years of observation before this, Benjamin is a bit stubborn but overall he is a gentle gentleman. A gentleman should not be so imprudent in his language, even if he is in his heart. You shouldn't say what you think.
"Kill? Dear Prime Minister, isn't this a bit too extreme? Xiao Letian is not an ordinary king of a backward country, let alone the tribal chiefs in South America and Africa."
Sir Ai Liguo shook his head and said, "He is a very prestigious scholar, politician and powerful military general in Asia. He is a very popular person. If you kill him, do you know how big a blow it will have on the reputation of Britain?" ?”
Ai Liguo and Xiao Letian once had a secret meeting on Chaolian Island. No matter what interests were entangled between the two parties in that meeting, at least Xiao Letian's magnanimity made Ai Liguo admire him very much. He had to admit that Xiao Letian was a very charming person. Man, his smile is enough to cool down the anger of his enemies.
Defeating or curbing the expansion of the Chinese is Ai Liguo's unified strategy, but directly killing people? He is opposed to this.
Benjamin also felt that what he had just said was a bit extreme. He took a sip of wine to lighten the atmosphere and then calmly stated his theory.
"Dear Her Majesty the Queen, Dear Crown Prince, maybe my words are a little barbaric, but please believe me that this is entirely based on loyalty to the British Empire!"
"When this Eastern Prime Minister started to rise to prominence, I didn't regard him as a threat, but as time goes by, I can smell the danger in him more and more!"
"This is really a typical conspirator who takes one step at a time and sees ten steps at a time. Look at the reports he carried out on the Eastern Chinese throughout Europe. He has already laid a trap for us from the beginning!"
"The initial attack on Tsarist Russia was actually preparation for the final stab at France. The series of Eastern cultural propaganda in the middle was just a guess at our ban and prepared for a rainy day."
"It's too dangerous. He completely guessed all our responses and formulated such a huge plan. In other words, his last unforeseen blow must have been after the victory of the Far East War!"
"I have a premonition that Tsarist Russia will lose miserably in the Far East!"
"Oh God! How is this possible?" Crown Prince Edward swung the wine glass in his hand and almost spilled his pants.
Crown Prince Edward, later known as Edward VII, was the Queen's eldest son and took over the British throne after Queen Victoria's death. He died of illness on the eve of World War I.
Later generations still spoke highly of this king. Although his political talent was far inferior to that of his mother and even inferior to some other European kings and prime ministers, he had a very good attribute, which was his affinity.
Edward VII was good at diplomacy, and he would not get angry when faced with slander from others, but would laugh it off magnanimously. He even knelt down before the statue of the great Napoleon when he visited France. This move was deeply respected by the French. This also laid the foundation for easing relations between Britain and France during his subsequent administration.
Including the Triple Alliance of Britain, France and Russia in World War I, the foundation was laid during his lifetime, which shows that this person had strong diplomatic ability.
People with higher affinity are generally kinder. This is a kind of nature. For example, when looking at Xiao Letian, Benjamin is a skeptic. When he first sees Xiao Letian, he first thinks that the other person is a bad person and then proves it bit by bit to solve it. , he must see you doing good things one after another before he can slowly move you into the good group. During this process, once you do one or two things wrong, he will immediately classify you into the good group again. Go to the bad guys.
It is difficult to trust such people because they are suspicious by nature.
Edward, on the other hand, when getting along with others, when meeting a stranger, they are more willing to directly tell the other person that they regard the other person as a good person, and then observe you bit by bit during the long process of getting along, only to find that you have done a series of bad things. Only then will he classify you from the good guys to the bad guys.
Of course, during this process, if you do a few good things or repent, then he will choose to trust you again and push you back to the pile of good people.
This is a completely different human nature. Kind people are naturally more approachable and can win the favor of the people in diplomatic situations.
"Dear Prime Minister, do you think too highly of the Chinese? So a newly born force can have the ability to defeat the powerful Tsarist Russia? I really don't believe it."
"Dear Crown Prince, anything is possible! Don't forget that the Far East is actually an enclave of Tsarist Russia. Although the territories are connected on the map, there are no railways and perennial frozen soil. It is difficult to provide resources here in Europe. of!"
"In other words, Xiao Letian is using the strength of his country to fight with the strength of Tsarist Russia. If you look at it again, do you still have confidence in Tsarist Russia?"
The Queen was also moved when she said one sentence: "Wait a minute, did Hong Kong send a telegram back to China three months ago? It said that Xiao Letian launched a financial war in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China, and finally won?"
"Yes, wise queen, you reminded me that Xiao Letian not only devoted all the power of the Hua clan, he even stole a powerful force from the Qing Empire!"
Benjamin said that there was nothing wrong at all. Xiao Letian's fundamental strategy for defeating Tsarist Russia was to use all the strength of the country to kill the Russian army in a state in the Far East.
The Chinese themselves are very dependent, and this war has mobilized all the money within the Chinese. Bosses such as Shopkeeper Niu and Mi Fu have long tied all their wealth to Xiao Letian's chariot, and everyone is prosperous. If one loses, both will suffer.
Not only that, Xiao Letian also used money tickets and the stock market to trigger a financial crisis and tied most of Jiangnan's wealth to his own chariot.
Jiangnan Wealth accounted for almost one-third of the entire Qing Empire, and Xiao Letian mobilized most of it. In other words, he mobilized at least one-sixth of the national power of the Qing Empire and the overall national power of the Chinese people. Together, they were as strong as those in the Far East. Fight alone.
The Far East was within the territory of the Tsarist Russian Empire and was nothing more than the Far Eastern Primorye, thought to be a state.
With such a disparity in strength, how could Tsarist Russia be undefeated?
Everyone in the room was shocked. Prince Edward was the first to shout, "Oh God, I still hold a lot of Tsarist Russian government bonds in the Financial City. I can't keep them and must get rid of them in advance!"
