A hundred years later, the CIA code-named "Secret Files", a daily note team responsible for Xiao Letian's daily records, once released a batch of top-secret records of the head of state.
Among them is a batch of speeches of high-level Chinese secret meetings recorded by Wang Junlan himself. These are some of the words spoken by the head of state on the way to the UK. Most of them were core secrets at the time.
One of the passages made European historians very sad. They all said that if these remarks were leaked and made known to the British royal family, then I am afraid that the Queen would personally order the execution of Xiao Letian without any mercy.
Because this is Xiao Letian's judgment of the queen and the crown prince. Although the words are a bit harsh, when future generations think about it carefully, they really make the truth.
"Who are Queen Victoria and Prince Edward in essence? In my eyes, they are essentially the same..."
"Edward is essentially a dandy in a prosperous age, and what about the queen? In fact, she is just a wealthy king in a prosperous age. In the final analysis, it is similar to Qianlong's situation. It's better to be reincarnated!"
"Think about it for yourselves, when did Queen Victoria ascend the throne? It was 1837! At that time, Britain had established its own world order and had become the world's number one. She was just standing on the shoulders of giants. Create such brilliance..."
"It's like the general trend has been achieved, and the ship is sailing forward with full sail and full of wind. At this time, the captain only needs to ensure not to make mistakes, and the wind will go smoothly. The prosperity of the Victorian era is actually due to the accumulation of the ancestors in the previous hundreds of years, and only then did the final Victoria Glory to the Queen!"
"This is the difference between being reincarnated and not being reincarnated!"
"If you think about it carefully, before the Queen ascended the throne, who was the last heroic figure who could threaten Britain? Of course it was Napoleon, but Napoleon had died in 1821. Since then, no talented and strong person has been able to threaten Britain. Britain, I can only say that the Queen has a good life!"
"As for Edward? I don't even bother to evaluate him. From the moment he was born and understood human affairs, he has been brainwashed with this outlook on life. Britain is the strongest, the strongest, the strongest in the world!"
"You will understand this kind of thing if you look at those pampered young masters from wealthy families. They have never experienced any setbacks. The sufferings of their ancestors are just a string of words in history books. They have no empathy at all..."
"Fortunately, Edward hasn't developed to the point where he doesn't eat minced meat, but he still has the style of a prosperous dandy, which is enough! Because Britain is too powerful, you can't imagine how much the British elites have in their hearts at this time. proud!"
"This kind of culture has both good and bad sides for us Chinese. The good side is that we are arrogant and not alert to danger. As long as you find the right method, you can survive under the influence of the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets. Secretly developing and growing..."
"But the bad side is also because of their arrogance. Due to their excessive arrogance, they will make many unreasonable demands. If you refuse, the revenge of these people will be very violent!"
"So you have to give in to what he likes and work hard to establish a personal friendship with him. They are all a bunch of docile donkeys. As long as you know the skills, it is very easy to deal with them..."
It was such a comment that made later British historians lament, "What a monster this is. How unfortunate it would be to meet such an opponent in life!"
He succeeded in getting the queen to make a promise of neutrality and gained Edward's personal friendship. By the way, he also established business partners with most of the British aristocratic elite through interest bundling.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Letian began to please the British people through a series of cultural promotion activities. In Xiao Letian's plan, food fairs in the slums were held regularly, and donations to churches, hospitals, and schools could not stop for a moment.
Winning over the royal family and nobles, currying favor with the lower class citizens, then isolating Benjamin in the political arena, and investing heavily in his political rival Gladstone, a three-pronged approach to jointly break the situation, is a sophisticated balancing act that is not common to outsiders.
Benjamin deeply felt the crisis. He was not a fool. He could guess almost exactly what Xiao Letian wanted to do. Unfortunately, this kind of analysis was completely hindsight. If he had made an accurate judgment before, he would not be so passive.
The British Prime Minister's counterattack was also very sharp. He alienated Emperor Tongzhi and supported the Manchu forces to check and balance the Chinese, and then obstructed the Chinese's diplomatic activities. I will not give you anything you want, as long as you are within my power. Guilty, you can't even think of getting a single ounce of it.
In August 1869, a thick fog filled the entire London political scene, and the struggle between the two prime ministers from the East and the West officially began.
On August 10th, Xiao Letian successfully completed the acquisition of four high-end stores, Wellington Road, Kings Road, Waterloo Road, and Holborn Street. The four stores are all in the most prosperous areas.
Wang Junlan quickly completed the property transfer contract with the owner of the store and filed a tax return with the London Taxation Bureau. When all taxes were paid, the four-point contract officially came into effect and was protected by British law.
At the same time, the Chinese formally submitted a request for negotiation to the British Prime Minister and requested an exchange of credentials. However, they never expected that Benjamin flatly rejected the request for an exchange of credentials on the grounds that the conditions were not mature.
Suddenly, public opinion was in an uproar. European newspapers began to analyze the British Prime Minister's purpose continuously, and various gossips spread.
Faced with Benjamin's difficulties, the Chinese were not afraid. Xiao Letian took a step back and asked the Chinese delegation and British cabinet members to hold a meeting to discuss the future development of Asia.
This kind of proposal is actually very pertinent. There is no need to sign any treaty or make any statement. In the end, it is just a memorandum.
But he never expected that Benjamin would resolutely refuse such a request, and the reason was extremely sufficient: "The development of Asia is jointly managed by the British Empire and the Qing Empire, and does not require the participation of other warlords!"
Good guy, as soon as this sentence was thrown out, newspapers all over Europe exploded. Even newspapers close to the Chinese started shouting at the top of their lungs, "Is the head of state hosted by the Queen just a warlord?"
Throughout August, the Chinese people hit the wall again and again. All Xiao Letian could do every day was to visit some insensitive institutions, such as opera houses, libraries, museums, monuments... Xiao Letian and his Chinese members were completely It became a group of Eastern tour groups.
As for those key military factories, seaports, research institutes, military academies, etc., they have all closed their doors to them. What's even more abominable is that even the previously planned naval review was suspended at Benjamin's strong request. .
Suddenly, the eyes of all Europe were focused on London and the two prime ministers!
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