"Oh God! Are you not satisfied with this kind of army?" Prince Edward really couldn't calm down. Any country in Europe that owns such an army would regard it as a sharp weapon for the country and become a sharp sword in the hands of the king.
But it seems that in Xiao Letian's mind, the outstanding performance of these soldiers today was just a passing grade, and those soldiers did not complain at all, as if they really did not do well and needed to improve.
The eight military formations were scattered but not chaotic. Each unit formed a small group with the class as the core. Under the command of the grassroots officers, the soldiers carried the traditional Chinese medicine herbal tea that Huang Xiyi had prepared long ago and poured handfuls of it. The wooden spoon was passed back and forth between the soldiers' hands.
Doctor Huang's secret herbal tea is a powerful tool to cool down and relieve heat. Not only does it contain various traditional Chinese medicines, but he also creatively added lemon juice, which is commonly used by Westerners, as well as salt and white sugar.
Ice cubes taken from the royal kitchen of Buckingham Palace were put into the herbal tea. With one spoonful, all the soldiers' heat disappeared.
Xiao Letian did not formally answer the prince's question, but waved his hand to the soldiers beside him. After a while, two marching kettles containing two large pots of herbal tea were delivered.
"Prince, try the mysterious summer drink of the East! You don't need tea for this!"
Edward looked around while holding the military kettle, and saw a strong cool air rising from the spout. He took a careful sip, and a strange smell of Chinese herbal medicine hit his nostrils.
"My God, what is this? It's so weird!" After saying this, Prince Edward wanted to vomit.
"Don't spit it out, swallow it, you will definitely feel different..." Xiao Letian quickly advised.
Xiao Letian really thought about letting Europeans drink Chinese medicine. The prince didn't want to be rude and could only forcefully swallow the strange herbal tea, but his expression changed as soon as the herbal tea entered his stomach.
Cold, sweet and sour Chinese herbal tea with a little salt added. Although it tastes weird, once you take it in, your whole internal organs will actually feel cold.
It felt like the crater of a volcano about to erupt was suddenly filled with billions of tons of ice and snow. The cool and transparent feeling made his dizzy brain suddenly sober up, and his irritable mood suddenly calmed down.
"What is this...is this your secret recipe to avoid heatstroke?" the prince asked eagerly.
The diet of Europeans is very different from that of Easterners. They like to eat more meat. High-calorie foods can easily make people feel hot, not to mention the hot summer.
The prince knew that a large number of cases of heatstroke occurred in the British army every summer, especially those colonial troops stationed near the equator who suffered from heatstroke and heatstroke.
Today, after he drank the mysterious oriental herbal tea, a bold idea came to his mind.
Xiao Letian seemed to have guessed the prince's thoughts, "I just saw many soldiers of the Imperial Guard fainting from heat stroke. You can ask them to send someone to get some decoction to reduce the heat. I will be happy to share it with you!"
Prince Edward drank half a pot of herbal tea, which was really refreshing. He said comfortably, "Head of State, it seems that I need to choose a time to visit Asia. It is really amazing!"
"Do you want to sell the formula of this mysterious decoction? I am willing to buy it at a high price..."
"Hahaha..." Xiao Letian laughed and patted the prince on the shoulder. "Dear Prince, I can't just sell the milk-producing cows just to make money, can I?"
"Old rules, you and I will do this business together, the shares are easy to negotiate... How about we make some steady money? This summer essential decoction, if promoted in your army, will definitely solve your big problem of!"
Prince Edward looked at Xiao Letian and suddenly felt that this Chinese was really special. Although he was very philistine, he was very approachable.
There is absolutely no hypocrite like the officials of the Qing Dynasty. Westerners actually prefer to deal with real villains rather than doing business with hypocrites.
A real villain will fight you every dollar, but all the rules are clearly stated. If you accept it, we will cooperate. If you don't accept it, we will part ways.
Villains will not be ashamed to talk about profit, and they will bargain with you mercilessly. But as long as the balance point between the two parties is found, the subsequent cooperation will be easier.
The previous conflict caused all conflicts to break out in advance, so that the result would be acceptable to both parties. Since both parties can accept it, it will naturally avoid the trouble of intrigue later on.
From this point of view, Xiao Letian himself is not a scholar or bureaucrat, he is actually a businessman at heart.
Edward was secretly happy. He felt that he had figured out the details of Xiao Letian. He smiled and said, "Is it like cooperating with Duke Newxle?"
Xiao Letian knew that the mysterious voice of Xian Zhiyuan would not escape the eyes of the royal family. The Duke of Newxle must have reported it to the queen, and the prince would definitely invest in it in the future.
The British royal family is very smart, and their financial resources have long gotten rid of the old routine of relying on national taxes for maintenance in the medieval world.
In fact, the British royal family does not receive even a cent of state funding. Relying on their various royal investments and their complex shareholding structure, the royal family can still maintain a luxurious palace life.
Only this kind of royal family can truly get rid of the medieval curse of competing for profits with the people. This is a very smart point in Britain.
Xiao Letian and the prince walked side by side back to the South Garden. Xiao Letian said frankly, "I am not the king after all, I am just a prime minister, and I also have a term!"
"Maybe as the founder of the Chinese nation, I am loved by the people, so my term will be longer, but after all, I have no intention of becoming the king and taking the throne, and my children will not become the king and take the throne!"
"I came from the people, and I will naturally return to the people in the future! So in order to consider my future life after leaving politics, I must also do some business!"
"In today's world, even the royal family of the Empire where the sun never sets needs to earn some pocket money by themselves, let alone me! So please forgive me for my little greed!"
"Haha... You really impress me. I really can't describe how I feel about you! You really don't look like a Chinese!"
"China is too big. It is not just the small group of people in the court who can represent China. You should really see China with your own eyes and understand that ancient civilization with a long history!"
The two of them humbly complimented each other, and also tested each other. If they want to know each other's bottom line, the first thing they have to do is to understand each other's character.
But one thing Xiao Letian could sense was that Prince Edward still admired him very much. This could be seen in his eyes.
