Once the Queen was angry, no one present dared to challenge her. Ivan dared to go crazy with Xiao Letian, but facing the Queen, he was as honest as a kitten. Two British officers held his arms and dragged him down. Don't dare to resist.
Queen Victoria looked at Xiao Letian meaningfully, and she suddenly felt very curious about this Eastern head of state.
What kind of man is this? God has given him a pair of sophistry talents that no one can match. He is just a dodo bird, and he can use it to this extent.
First, he showed his intolerance to win everyone's sympathy, and then he came up with the concept of a protected area and wanted to buy a British colony.
It elevates an ordinary delicacy to the level of human nature, and even shouts that everything created by God has the right to survive, such a high moral high ground.
The unlucky Tsarist Russian envoy seemed to have made no intelligence preparations at all before. These northern frigid barbarians seemed to have no idea what was happening in the Far East.
You really just jumped into the fire pit. Just now you attacked the Chinese people for their hypocrisy, but the next second they showed evidence of cannibalism.
Who is the beast? Who is the hypocrite? You can't be a beast that eats human flesh and call people hypocritical for not eating dodos, right?
At this moment, the rhythm of the banquet was completely controlled by Xiao Letian. What was before the queen was a difficult problem, a big problem that she had to face up to this broken bird.
The queen pondered for a moment and said, "I must admit that what the head of state said is reasonable. Since God created this species, he has the right to survive, because after all, we are human beings, not animals..."
"Tiger captures sheep in order to survive. The tiger does not know whether the sheep it preys on is the last one on earth... But humans are different. We have abundant food sources. Even if we leave these crossings Birds can survive too!”
"Humans are the spirit of all things, and it is precisely because we have this kind of compassionate thought that makes us different from beasts! Mr. Xiao is right, there is nothing wrong with humans eating animals, but eating until a species becomes extinct is a bit too much. !”
"Now, I grant these last 22 dodos the power of royal amnesty. From now on, no one in the British Empire can harm them!"
"Long live the Queen!" The guests and hosts present burst into applause. Xiao Letian even shouted the slogan "Long live the Queen" excitedly. He patted the bird cage and smiled and said, "I have saved your lives. You finally have a chance to reproduce." Opportunity!”
The Queen allowed the applause to ring for three minutes, then raised her hand to signal everyone to be quiet, "Edward... Do we still have room in the Royal Botanic Gardens? Just keep these dodos there..."
The queen's attitude was very clear, and Xiao Letian understood immediately that this was the critical moment, and he must not take a step back.
"Dear Queen, I must refute you from a scientific point of view... After all, the dodo is a unique species of the tropical island country in the Indian Ocean. They have adapted to the climate and food chain..."
"It will definitely not adapt to the climate in the UK! What we have to do is to allow this species to multiply. Even in the next hundred years, we may even be able to find a way to scientifically raise duds!"
"Only then, after human breeding and breeding, dodos become an economic livestock in human society, can we better enjoy this delicious gift from God!"
"I still stick to my attitude and invest 200,000 pounds to purchase land on the island of Mauritius, calculate it according to the market price, then release these dodos, and send natural biologists to conduct long-term research, and ultimately restore the population of this species !”
"I hope that our descendants can easily buy this delicacy in the vegetable market, instead of just seeing the cold pictures in textbooks!"
The queen was silent. She didn't know how to refuse Xiao Letian's request. It was really hard to shirk the reason under the banner of science and humanitarianism.
At this time, Benjamin said, "No! Please think again, Her Majesty the Queen, when did the British Empire fall to the point of selling colonies? The empire on which the sun never sets has always been about expanding its territory, and there is no precedent of selling land..."
"No, no, no... I disagree with what the Prime Minister said. The Chinese head of state did not say that he wanted to buy the sovereignty of the Mauritius Islands? This is just a business under the protection of British law, just like the Chinese buying land in Alaska. Same!" Jonas, the Prussian envoy, retorted.
"If I remember correctly, after Tsarist Russia sold Alaska to the United States, Xiao Letian's consortium purchased a large amount of Alaskan land, adding up to more than 100,000 square kilometers! The United States didn't say anything, and the Chinese didn't If your land is taken away, what does it matter?"
People immediately started talking. Everyone felt that what Jonas said was reasonable. Why should normal business transactions be prohibited? Could it be that the UK is going to close its door and prohibit people from other countries from investing?
Xiao Letian smiled and said, "I really don't know what you mean, Prime Minister. Do you mean that the UK refuses foreigners to purchase assets? Do you mean that from now on, only British people can buy houses in London? All investment activities of the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets are against foreigners." Did someone close the door?”
"Of course not!" Gladstone jumped out immediately. "This joke is not funny at all. Britain has always been open and inclusive. We sell goods to the world, and we also hope that countries around the world will sell goods to us. Free trade. There should never be barriers!”
"On behalf of the Queen, I can assure all the distinguished guests present that the UK's investment door is open and definitely not closed!"
After speaking, Gladstone glared at Benjamin fiercely, saying to himself that you are really blinded by hatred. How can you say such a thing? The UK is now experiencing a good era of net inflow of wealth. High-quality capital from around the world is continuously pouring in. How dare you disrupt it?
Even though Benjamin was an experienced politician, he was blushing a little at this moment. He had just been thinking about how to stop Xiao Letian, but he didn't expect that the excuse he made had such a big loophole.
"No, no, no, I am not against free trade. I am considering the British national security issue. The ocean is the lifeline of the British Empire. We must evaluate maritime security issues!"
"Mauritius is located in the heart of the Indian Ocean. The military significance here is very important. It belongs to... the core interest area of the British Empire!"
