Later generations have a definite conclusion about Benjamin, he is not the greatest prime minister in British history, but he is also considered to be at the top of the ranks.

This man was very good at diplomacy and judged the complex international environment, and it is worth mentioning that when he came to power again, he personally seized control of the Suez Canal from the French.

If he is good at foreign affairs, then he is not very good at internal affairs, or his ability to handle internal affairs is relatively weak compared with foreign affairs, which is also the main reason why he was attacked by the opposition parties.

But in any case, he is still one of the top ten prime ministers in British history, and this kind of person is not like playing if he uses eloquence with full firepower.

On the grey meadows, sniffing the pungent smoke of London's West End, Benjamin showed the crown prince in the most concise words the cruel competition of the world.

During the First Industrial Revolution, the source of human wealth was trade routes, and the empire on which the sun never set controlled the golden shipping lanes between ports on the map.

The colonies did not deepen their reign because they did not have the human and material resources and the newer technology to support the deep rule. So there is the status quo of the division of power between the Indian kings and the colonizers.

And the Qing Empire can also live in peace with the British, as long as you don't close the doors.

The advantage of this model is that as long as the navy is strong, the army is weaker, because there are not too many land interests to maintain, and many colonial local affairs are left to the local kings.

Britain has eaten the most lucrative slice of the global trade benefits, which is ocean trade, peer-to-peer or multi-point-to-many.

Countless cotton, wool, iron ore, and non-ferrous metals were brought to Britain by sea, and then Britain used its strong industrial strength to turn these materials into industrial products, and then dumped them overseas at high prices, and finally relied on the sea route.

The sea route came materials, the sea route took products, and the sun never set between coming and going, and the empire's wealth pyramid was piled up like this.

Some people may wonder, why didn't Britain carry out further colonization? For example, India, if it got rid of the land king's fee and established its own administrative system, wouldn't this be able to eat more wealth? Wouldn't it be better to eat up the wealth that the land king had taken away?

It's not that simple, from eating the benefits of sea routes to being able to dig deep into the colony, the amount of work to be done is extremely huge, and the upfront investment is also huge.

First of all, if you rule those regions yourself, you have to invest huge sums of money to build your own administrative system, which doesn't cost money?

Second, the new system of rule will inevitably lead to a revolt by the natives, and there will be constant riots and wars, which must not be suppressed by large soldiers?

Thirdly, whether the scientific and technological level of mankind in the middle of the 19th century could support such a deep colonization across ethnic cultures, what was the strategic transfer capability of the military, and whether the means of communication were developed? These questions must be considered.

British politicians analyzed back and forth, considered left and right, and finally found that it was unrealistic, if they really stretched their hands inland, losing money and losing a lot of money was destined to happen, and this kind of unwise behavior would be done by fools.

What Benjamin said was something that the crown prince had known for a long time, and the crown prince, who was listening with his head sideways, knew that the prime minister must have something to say behind him, otherwise he would not waste time with these clichés.

Sure enough, when he analyzed the current pattern of global seaborne trade and the pattern of wealth distribution, the prime minister suddenly changed his words.

"But...... O my Prince, will this pattern remain the same, will there be no adjustment in the mode of operation of wealth in the world? I have a hunch that it will be ......."

"Because other countries also have to come out, the kind of strong ** who wants to become a strong country is our mortal enemy!"

Benjamin was right, his judgment was exactly the same as the memory in Xiao Letian's mind!

It is precisely because Britain is so powerful, especially the Royal Navy's two-power rule, that the global navy has been overwhelmed, and everyone knows very well that the maritime rights and interests of the British Empire cannot be challenged.

Moreover, all the colonies near the golden trade route were occupied by the British, and the French, who were in second place, could only pick the British to grab the remaining territory.

There is no longer any coastal land to carve up on the earth, and those rising countries can only penetrate deeper inland if they want to obtain overseas resources and markets.

There is no way around this, because Britain has already snatched countless treasures, and up-and-comers will have to start from scratch to develop more far-reaching virgin lands.

Why does the United States now believe in isolationism? Regardless of what happens in Europe, Asia, and Africa, the number of the country's army does not exceed 200,000.

This is because the United States knows that it is completely unable to play with Britain at present, and it is expected that it would be better to play strategic depth in its own country than to go out to seek abuse, and the large-scale development of the western region is the fundamental strategy of the United States.

The United States has its own unique natural conditions, and it can develop on its own behind closed doors, and it can accumulate strength.

The emerging countries of Europe did not have such good conditions, and countries like Prussia, if they wanted to become a world-class power, could only look into the distance, those lands that Britain did not yet fully control.

"Your Royal Highness, under the pressure of survival, under the call of wealth, and under the stimulation of **...... Those rising countries will definitely use their tactics to upgrade technology and colonize deeply......"

"If one day, the means of communication, the army's ability to change its strategy, and the great development of naval science and technology...... This kind of technological improvement can support the strong country to colonize the weak country deeply, what should I do?"

"When the external conditions are a little feasible, these rising wolves are destined to think of breakthroughs and changes! More and more factories will be built inland, more land will become the territory directly controlled and annexed by the powerful powers, and countless barbarian kings will be abolished!"

"It is even possible that industrial areas will be diverged out, raw materials will be processed locally, and then sold locally...... If that's the case, we'll dig up the roots of our British Empire!"

"I'm afraid of this now, I'm afraid that Prussia and the Chinese will have to carry out such innovative cooperation!

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