After sending off the first batch of international students, the whole Ryukyu seemed to be sucked away with a few traces of culture, and the atmosphere of the whole city was lonely for three days, and they were all the most outstanding young people, and they took away the hope in everyone's hearts.

The Prime Minister's Office was still busy, and the British and American ministers did not leave the Ryukyus immediately, but instead proposed a plan to Xiao Lotian to jointly venture with Pacific Cable Company.

Now that the Atlantic Telegraph Group has been established, and its shares have basically captured the major countries in Europe and the United States, and now this business group has extended its tentacles to the Pacific Ocean, if the two major moats in the world are connected by submarine cables, then the rest of the land will not be a concern.

Xiao Lotian was a little hesitant, and Minister Hua Ruohan, an old friend, was anxious, so he privately took Pastor Lewis to find Xiao Lotian in the evening, and bitterly stated the benefits and hoped that Xiao Lotian would agree to this plan.

"Dear Shaw, please don't get carried away by a few victories, the strength of Britain is not something you can think about, if you exclude the interests of Britain, they will definitely come to retaliate, believe me, the Royal Navy is not something you can deal with!"

How could Xiao Letian not know this simple truth, Britain in the 19th century was in the Victorian era, which was the peak period of Britain, with a total area of 36 million square kilometers plus overseas colonies, and Britain's annual economic output reached 70% of the world's total.

"The plains of North America and Russia are our cornfields; Chicago and Odessa are our breadbaskets; Canada and the Baltic Sea are our forest farms; Australia and West Asia have our shepherds; The western steppes of Argentina and North America have our herds; Peru shipped its silver; Gold from South Africa and Australia went to London; Indians and Chinese grow tea for us; And our coffee, sugar cane and spice plantations are spread across the Indies; Spain and France are our vineyards; The Mediterranean is our orchard; Our cotton fields, which have long been grown in the southern United States, are now expanding to all the warmer regions of the planet......"

As soon as Xiao Letian finished speaking, Lewis smiled, "It turns out that you have also heard this proverb that circulates in the UK, I admit that although this sentence is too arrogant, it is really true......"

Hua Ruohan was relieved, since Xiao Lotian knew the true strength of the United Kingdom, it would not be difficult to make the right decision with his wisdom.

"Xiao, you are a politician who knows how to cooperate and win-win, take Britain to make money together, only with their inextricable interests is the basis for your self-preservation, or do you think Britain will watch you grow?"

Xiao Lotian waved his hand, "Oh, dear old friend, you have misunderstood me, I am not against this plan, but I am a little worried about the technology across the Pacific......"

"You should know that the Atlantic cable failed three times before it finally succeeded, and the deep sea in the Pacific Ocean is more dangerous than the Atlantic, with the deepest trenches in the world, the largest ocean currents, and giant deep-sea animals, whether whales or sharks, can easily break the cables......"

"It's too difficult, we have to carry out technical upgrades for cables and complex terrain exploration, my hesitation is here, I doubt that the current technology can complete this difficult task......"

Hearing Xiao Letian's heartfelt words, Hua Ruohan was finally relieved: "You are really an Asian politician who cares most about technology, your concerns are reasonable, and I believe Sir Ai Liguo will understand your concerns...... But since you've already successfully laid a cable in East Asia, there's no reason why we can't succeed in the second one!"

"No, no, no...... The Asian continent, especially China, is an ancient continent that is slowly embedded in the Pacific Ocean, from the coast of China to the Ryukyus, it is actually a very gentle slope, I call him the continental shelf ......" "This terrain is very suitable for laying cables, we can even lay directly in the sediment on the seabed, and it will not take three years for the sediment to cover the cables and protect the cables......

"However, the eastern part of the Ryukyus is different, the sea depth is increasing rapidly, and the cables are suspended in the ocean most of the time, which is not strong in this sea condition, and the risk of accidental breakage will also increase, so the maintenance cost will be very high......

"Since we talk about business, I have to take into account the input-output problem, the higher the reliability of the cable, the lower the company's maintenance costs in the later stage, and the higher our profits...... The Ryukyus are not as rich as Britain and the United States, and we can't afford to fail a few times!"

Hua Ruohan patted Li Mi's shoulder and stood up, "Since you have a reasonable introduction, then Ai Liguo can rest assured, I will be a lobbyist for you again, I hope we can sign a memorandum tomorrow first, so that it will be beneficial to us......"

Hua Ruohan left, leaving Lewis alone to face Xiao Letian, Lewis scratched his nose embarrassedly, "Hmm...... Is there any wine, I want to drink a little ......"

"Isn't Protestantism a prohibition? You're a typical prohibition......

"Oh dear Shaw, who can know if you don't say it, I need to relax with some wine, I know you have good wine......"

A bottle of Bordeaux wine imported from France was opened, which had been chilled in advance in the ice cellar, and the cold wine was available at any time.

"Ah...... It tastes really good, you're going to enjoy it so much......" A glass of wine eased Lewis's embarrassment, and then he finally got straight to the point.

"I ...... I really just want to convey the opinion of the Protestant elders, which is...... Just wanted to confirm what you promised in Hamburg......"

Xiao Lotian had already guessed the reason, and there was nothing else to do except monogamy when he could force Lewis to drink to speak.

"What about my daughter-in-law?" asked the secretary, and Lewis blushed and nodded.

"Don't blame me, after all, you confessed your Protestant faith in front of the whole world, and the Roman side is cooperating with France in the campaign, we desperately say hello, but the Pope's side is attacking you as a liar......"

"We're good for you, too, really ......"

It's French again, Xiao Lotian is going crazy, France in history is like this, desperately working for the Catholic Church, the emperors of all dynasties are the diehard loyalists of the Pope, and this is the most loyal base camp of the Catholic Church.

This black history dates back to the Thirty Years' War in Europe at the beginning of the 17th century, when the orthodox Catholic Church and the split Protestant Church had their own supporters, and a protracted European war broke out in the dual contradiction of religion and interests.

The funny thing is that France was still a supporter of Protestantism at that time, but after the war, France threw itself into the arms of Catholicism, and it seems that the so-called loyalty of Europeans to God is just to take what they need.

The pope needs the taxes of the secular state and the protection of the army, the royal family needs the pope to give them the authority to control the people at the bottom, everything is no different from business, so the division of Christian doctrine is inevitable.

"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it, what about the green onion, Xiao Letian, who actually bothered the Pope of Rome to open the golden mouth to attack, aren't you afraid of lowering your status?" Xiao Letian said angrily.

"Oh, don't be angry, Napoleon III had a very close relationship with the Pope, and he had sent troops to help the Holy See eradicate heresy before, how could the Holy See let it go easily if you insulted him......?

"Attitude? What attitude do you want? You don't eat less than my daughter-in-law's food in Beijing, you have seen both wives, you say I lost that? You have the ability to bring it up to my two daughters-in-law......

Lewis made Xiao Letian's face red, and he hurriedly waved his hand, "No, no, no, I won't say it, don't embarrass me, I've eaten too much of their craftsmanship, I really don't have the face to speak...... Besides, I don't want to go to the Chinese's inner house, isn't that your taboo?"

"Xiao, listen to my advice, it's just a nominal monogamy, just go through a legal procedure, in fact, behind the scenes, how do you want to live, who will care about you? The aristocrats in Europe are monogamous, but there are too many lovers to count, this is all a matter of pretending, I hope you understand......

"Understand? That's impossible...... This involves the inheritance of my future children's property, who will the future of my business be handed over? It is unfair to her to abandon any of them, how can I explain it to my unborn child?"

Xiao Lotian slapped the table, "Sensei nonsense, I'll give you ten churches at a fixed price, and you can help me cover up the past......"

"No, no, no, it's not a church problem......" "Fifteen ......" "Oh, you're so embarrassed!" "Twenty at a price, this is the final limit, don't try to challenge my limit, that will make me angry!" "Oh, Xiao...... Then I can only reluctantly help you talk about it!"

Xiao Letian suddenly had a spirit, "What do you mean? It turns out that you have already made a plan? You are deceiving me......" After speaking, he rushed up and pinched Lewis's neck.

The two rolled on the ground, clenched their fists, and fought inextricably, but Long Ye outside the room just smiled and didn't say anything.

Ten minutes later, the two of them were lying on the ground panting, and Li Mi said with emotion, "When we met in the mountains of Yi County, we were fighting with bandits on the ground at that time, and it was only two or three years of hard work, as if a lifetime had passed!"

Lewis was also full of emotion: "What you say is nonsense, at that time you were poor and didn't have a copper plate on your body, but now you have become an influential prime minister in East Asia, don't look at the short time but the quality of life is completely different...... "What is the difference between your current life and the emperor, in a word, Japan has to send a ship to send you abalone, I wonder if you can't eat abalone in the Ryukyus? You just want to prove your power in this way, you are just pretending to be shown to outsiders!"

Of course, as an old friend of yours, I still like your changes, and I can only say one thing I can say when I have been watching from the sidelines in East Asia all these years...... Li Mi, you did such a beautiful job!"