2071 The crown prince of the prosperous age
It was the first time Prince Edward had seen such a hideous face of the Prime Minister, and he was stunned: "Why is this......? The head of a small island nation controls only one county of land and a population of only a few million, so why do you have such scruples about this strength?"
I have to say that the evaluation of Prince Edward by later generations is still very pertinent, this is a prosperous monarch with a good fate, although he has been the crown prince for a long time, but his mother is the greatest queen in British history.
It was in the Victorian era that Britain officially entered its peak, and the queen left this son a great prosperity.
Moreover, Edward died before World War I, which means that he did not experience any imperial decline in his entire life from birth to death.
This kind of prosperous crown prince naturally raises a very generous mind, which is a positive evaluation, if you use a negative evaluation, it is a little big-hearted, a little insensitive to danger.
Lustful, extravagant, unfond of politics, preference for diplomacy and playfulness, these are his distinctive characteristics, so this kind of heart has established in the heart of Britain unshakable iron faith, Benjamin said today, although it makes sense, but it has not really touched the heart of the crown prince.
"Dear Prime Minister, you are so unfounded, even if the Chinese and Prussia join forces, and the industry is upgraded as you say, the threat is not as great as you say......"
"First of all, you overestimate the threat of this model, just by moving some factories out of the country can avoid our British Empire's control of the sea? I don't think it's realistic, our navy can control the key nodes of the sea, such as the Suez Canal, such as the Strait of Malacca, Gibraltar, etc., ......"
"Enclaves, they will always be enclaves, there is no connection to the sea lifeline, even if the enclave is very profitable, but it can also be broken by each of us!"
"In addition, there is nothing complicated about this model itself, once Prussia and the Chinese succeed, can't our British Empire copy it......? So the Führer, you're too worried!"
"At this great moment in history, when the Chinese envoys came to Europe for the first time, did you let us kill the British? And kill the head of a country? You are too good at joking, you can't do this!"
"It's not us who will do it!" said Benjamin loudly, "We in England will not stain the blood ourselves, we can let the French do it behind our backs! With Xiao Letian's character, once Prussia and France clashed, how could he not run to the front?"
"As long as we can secretly give France some information, such as exposing Xiao Letian's location and plans, then the French will definitely cut through it! Napoleon III's hatred for Xiao Letian is simply irreversible!"
"But why do we do this? is it because of your prophecy?" the crown prince still disagreed, which angered Benjamin.
"Your Royal Highness, if you tolerate traitors like this, you will definitely make the empire suffer a great loss in the end! What did he Xiao Lotian rely on to ascend to the throne? By breaking all existing rules, by stepping on the corpses of other countries, by stepping on the corpses of other countries, he ascended to the throne!"
"Conquer Japan, defeat France, and suppress the Manchus...... In the end, even Tsarist Russia suffered a big loss at his hands, and such a person is a fierce tiger and a hungry wolf! Whoever raises such a beast is a stupid fool!"
"What's even more terrifying is that this warlord not only trains troops to fight, but also has strong cultural skills, issues paper money, establishes a stock exchange, builds a special zone, and I heard that he will also build a railway!"
"The most terrible thing is that he actually wants to implement compulsory education for all in the Chinese! This is something that none of our British Empire has done! Aren't you worried about such an opponent? If he is allowed to develop the scales for ten or even twenty years, then I am afraid that no one in this world will be able to restrain him!"
Edward was speechless when he said this, he could only say curtly, "I'm just a prince, and my mother didn't give me actual power, how to deal with Xiao Letian, don't you just make up your own mind......"
"Even if you want to share intelligence with France, you don't need me to do it, right?"
"Of course I don't need you, I will naturally arrange people to do these things, your target is not Xiao Letian, but the emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom!"
"There is a natural affinity between the royal family and the royal family, how to get Jae-soon to sign a treaty in our favor, this is something you should consider, how to separate the relationship between their master and apprentice, is also your task...... You don't have to worry about the rest!"
It was only at this time that Edward understood the purpose of the Prime Minister's invitation to him alone, and after a moment of silence, the crown prince sighed and said, "Although I don't agree with your point of view, but reaching a favorable treaty with Emperor Tongzhi is itself my scope of work, after all, I am a prince engaged in diplomacy!"
"Well, I'll do that, huh...... How old should I be, if I knew it was so easy, you just sent me a message, I really didn't bother to smell the air here, cough cough ......"
Edward, who coughed a few times, shook hands with the prime minister and said goodbye, under the protection of his attendants, a team of war horses quickly rushed towards the city, Benjamin looked at the back of the crown prince and sighed, "This is a king who grew up in a honeypot, I am afraid that after him, the majesty of the British Empire will be in danger......"
"Is it that serious?" said the prime minister's loyal clerk behind him, worriedly.
"Look, my hunch has always been accurate, this prince's sensitivity to danger is too low and too low......!
The Prime Minister and his subordinates stood in a daze in the smog, a faint apprehension arose in their hearts, and they feared that the gray sky representing the power of industry would be in the British Isles, if that was the case...... Isn't it the same as the end of the world?
While Benjamin was saddened by his prophecy, Prince Edward, who was galloping on his horse, was also helplessly talking about the prime minister.
"This Benjamin is so unprofessional, what is he thinking about all day long? Why is there so much work in the country that has not been completed, and he is always staring at a big Chinese family?"
"The law and order in Ireland is now seriously corrupted, and there are even separatists secretly colluding, this kind of thing is not solved quickly, but always staring at the little bit of bad things in Asia......
When the guards around the crown prince heard this, they hurriedly hit the snake and followed the stick, "That's it, now the Gladstone group is trying to find a way to impeach him, not to mention hurry up to protect himself, and have the leisure to take care of these things......"
"Oh! Gladstone is going to make a move again? Haha, wonderful! Let's go, we have to give the prime minister a little face, go back to study and study, how to negotiate with the emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom!"