Facts have proved Xiang Ying's judgment. Under the promotion of Gladstone and with the acquiescence of the royal family, the House of Commons passed the sale plan of the Mauritius Nature Reserve with an absolute advantage of 21 votes.
Princess Sissi joined the Chinese Ministry of Finance in her own name to jointly raise 100,000 pounds to permanently purchase 800 square kilometers of land in northern Mauritius. The dodos in the Royal Botanic Gardens will thrive here permanently, and the Queen ordered Until the dodo population recovers, any hunting or trading will be illegal.
It has to be said that Xiao Letian created a world first. He was the first person in human history to establish a nature reserve, and the first law on the protection of endangered species was also initiated because of him.
Later generations of conservationists praised Xiao Letian as the ancestor of their own profession. This was an unexpected gain for Xiao Letian.
Just three hours after the vote in the House of Commons ended, the House of Lords unanimously approved the purchase without any objection. In the afternoon of the same day, the Royal Family Asset Management Office signed an agreement with Sima Yun, the Chinese representative, for one hundred thousand pounds. The cashier's check was sent over, and the property rights certificate for the 800 kilometers of land was issued.
Countless reporters’ cameras recorded this historical moment!
The British did not know that just half a month before the agreement was signed, Xiao Letian had already sent a secret message to Ryukyu, asking the left-behind officer Xiao Hexin to start preparing to immigrate to Mauritius.
According to the plan, 30,000 Chinese people would immigrate to Mauritius throughout 1870, which was already the population size of a medium-sized county in this era.
These 30,000 people can turn 800 square kilometers of land into a self-sufficient reclamation area within three to four years, ensuring self-sufficiency in food while also developing some cash crops.
A new port city dominated by Chinese will appear in Mauritius, and Chinese merchants will gradually open up trade routes between Madagascar and eastern Africa, thereby creating an economic foundation for more immigrants in the future.
In ten years, the Chinese population in Mauritius will definitely exceed 100,000. With these 100,000 people at the bottom, Chinese culture will become the mainstream, thus creating favorable conditions for the complete annexation of the island in the future.
Xiao Letian knows how to be patient. He knows that the world in the future will be very uneven. No matter how much he, an alien butterfly, flaps his wings, the wheel of history will not change much.
Because capitalism is destined to evolve into imperialism, which is inevitable in the development of human history, and when imperialism develops to a certain stage, it will inevitably trigger a world-level war.
It is probably difficult to avoid two world wars, because it is impossible for emerging nations to rise to power without challenging the old lion king. The imbalance of colonial distribution will eventually have to be reshuffled by war.
Regardless of the fact that what is being signed is just an ordinary land property sales contract, British sovereignty has not been challenged, including the Western Australia region analyzed by Xiang Ying, who will also start to immigrate Chinese according to the Mauritius model.
But after the huge crisis of Western civilization occurs, this agreement will have room for negotiation. By then, the Chinese will have become stronger and have become the largest force in Asia.
Both parties to the conflict will try their best to initiate diplomatic contacts with the Chinese. If Britain wants to get the support of the Chinese, it will definitely not work without some bloodshed.
These areas where the Chinese live naturally have the excuse to be incorporated into the Chinese. Even when conditions are ripe, these settlement areas can declare independence on their own.
The decline of the Empire that the Sun Never Sets is inevitable. What Xiao Letian has to do now is to make arrangements in advance within his huge colonial system and try every means to carve it out against the backdrop of the collapse of the British colonies.
The master's vision for layout is extremely profound, which is really beyond imagination!
When Xiao Letian and Gladstone were drinking and chatting happily, it was naturally the day when the British colonialists were lonely. Benjamin returned to his manor in the countryside, staying behind closed doors and not even bothering to see his men.
The remaining colonialists in Congress are no match for conservatives like Gladstone. Not only can they not stop the Mauritius sales contract, they can't stop the Prime Minister and the Chinese from getting closer.
The day after the special commissioner of the Royal Property Office and the representative of the Chinese Ministry of Finance jointly set sail for the Indian Ocean, Gladstone officially announced that he would exchange credentials with the Chinese this Christmas.
As soon as the news came out, there was an uproar in public opinion, and all the stocks related to Eastern business in the City of London skyrocketed one after another.
Britain finally recognized the national status of the Chinese, and Xiao Letian's British chess game finally came to a perfect end. Almost at the same time, Prussia's Prime Minister of Bismarck sent a congratulatory message to Xiao Letian, and invited the head of state and the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty to attend Visited Prussia in the spring of 1870.
Since the assassination of Emperor Tongzhi, the visiting delegation has received good news one after another. The Chinese restaurant jointly invested by Xiao Letian and the Duke of Newcastle has finally officially opened.
You can imagine the hot scene. There are more than 80 tables on three floors, and the reservations for that day have been queued for half a year. The combination of the delicious Chinese food and the killer fresh food directly ignited the taste buds of Londoners.
It is impossible for ordinary people to walk through the door of a Chinese restaurant. The minimum consumption per table here is 800 pounds. Who but the top rich can afford such delicious food.
On the day of the opening, Crown Prince Edward came to celebrate, and the Queen sent a royal butler to deliver a basket of flowers. This positioned the restaurant directly at the top of the pyramid and became synonymous with the most luxurious restaurant industry in London.
Four stores opened at the same time, and the turnover on the opening day reached a terrifying £180,000. Then with the introduction of higher-end dishes, the turnover increased, reaching a maximum of £260,000.
All the nobles who invested in the Duke of Newcastle were laughing crazy. The daily turnover could actually reach an average of 200,000 pounds. This was no longer a chicken that laid golden eggs, but diamonds!
Xiao Letian was also dumbfounded. He was shocked by the wealth of the British high-level officials in this era. It was indeed an empire on which the sun never sets. How much wealth had to be collected from all over the world? How rich were the people in order to support their crazy consumption?
The entire envoy was shocked. Luo Huo smiled and slapped his thigh, regardless of the fact that Emperor Tongzhi was right next to him and there was no one to guard the door.
"These European fools who have never seen the market, the money is so profitable! Why didn't we think of this earlier! The emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties were all fools!"
"Isolate the country? Shrink your grandma's legs! If you don't make money, you will be in trouble!"
"There is endless money in this world, just like the water in the ocean. When others earn our money, we also earn their money! Everyone is happy when there is money coming and going, and naturally there is no war to fight. Got it!"
"Hahaha, these idiots just know how to close the country to the outside world!"
Zai Chun's face was green with anger, but he could not find any excuse to refute Luo Huo. Facts speak louder than words. Through this trip to Europe, Zai Chun could see the power of business with his own eyes.
He had complained to his ancestors more than once in his heart. What if the Qing Dynasty chose to open its doors to trade with the West during the Kangxi and Qianlong years? Will history be different?
