The way to meet the king requires all kinds of etiquette.

As aristocrats, whether it is Churchill or Link, they need to observe etiquette. When they entered the king's reception room, the door was closed again.

This was the king's special advice.

Maybe they were discussing how to beat James!

Outsiders guessed that in their eyes, there was only such a military event that could make the king so cautious.

In fact, though, what is being talked about in this room today is definitely beyond their imagination.

"Tell me your reasons!"

In the face of Link's suggestion, William III - two months ago, after secret negotiations, the British Parliament declared King James II to abdicate the throne and appointed James II's daughter Mary II and son-in-law as king, of course, at the cost of passing a "Declaration of Rights" and handing over most of the state power to Parliament.

For William III, this was not a big deal, after all, as the ruler of the Netherlands, he was also symbolic, the king...... What's the big deal about being able to become a king, even at the expense of some power?

Of course, this did not mean that all the problems were solved, and his father-in-law, James II, did not recognize this result, and he arrived in Ireland with a mercenary army from France, where he launched a "rebellion", and the most displeased thing about William III was that the army he sent was actually defeated.

This could not but make William III change some plans, and of course this was only one of many bad news. As a king, he cannot show his weak side. At least in the face of outsiders, the "setback" in Ireland did not affect him in any way.

Even now, William III is still extremely calm, as if nothing had happened. He, like any other king, cared about state affairs, just as he did right now, when he met Lord Link, it was for the sake of state affairs.

"Reason ......"

Link pondered for a moment and met the king's gaze.

"For the future of England and, of course, for the future of His Majesty the King!"

In the face of the king's inquiry, Link did not tell any big truth, he had already stated why he wanted to "ban smoking", those high-sounding reasons may be able to convince some people, but it is obviously not so easy to convince the king with those reasons.

"Oh?"

William III looked at Link and motioned for him to continue.

In fact, he did not have much interest in "banning smoking", and even for many nobles, "banning smoking" was not a big deal, and now for England, the most important thing was to defeat James, and as for opium, even if it would harm people, it would only hurt those ordinary people, those who were poor.

"If they don't die of opium, they will die of disease or starvation, so why should they ask of this?"

For opium, the attitude of the nobles is very clear, compared to opium to the low-level commoners, they are more concerned about taxes, the taxes brought by opium.

However, despite this, William III still appeared to be extremely wise and wanted to hear Link's explanation.

"The reason why the future of the King and England is at stake is not because the ban on smoking can eradicate opium and will be of great benefit to the British people, but more importantly, because His Majesty needs to stop smoking!"

"The king needs to be smoking?"

Churchill looked at Link in bewilderment, and although they were friends, he still couldn't understand his point.

"Why does the king need to stop smoking?"

Churchill asked rhetorically.

"If I'm not mistaken, it may be in the king's favour to the ban on smoking, for the opium trade is allowed to levy an opium tax of more than £100,000, which is a huge amount of revenue."

Opium Rui is very important!

Since the rise of the opium trade, the "opium tax", including import duties and taxes from opium parlors in various places, has become one of the most important taxes in the UK, and some people even estimate that in the next few years, it may even exceed 200,000 pounds, of course, because of the increasing number of opium smokers.

"Yes, Link, James's rebellion in Ireland has had a very bad impact on Britain, and if we want to put down his rebellion, it will cost a lot of money, but now, we don't have enough financial resources to support the next counterinsurgency......"

When it came to financial resources, a nameless fire once again swelled up in the heart of William III, and the reason why he was so angry was that it was not James who caused the current predicament, but the Western Bank, which had previously supported him.

When he first arrived in England, the Western Bank had shown support for him, but after he ascended the throne, they were the first to refuse a loan to him, and at the same time they rejected him, they offered James a huge loan. The actions of the Western Bank had a series of consequences, the most immediate of which was that almost all European banks refused to lend to him, as if they did not believe that he could win the throne.

"Yes, Your Majesty, and no bank is willing to lend money, not even the banks in the Netherlands, and this is the most difficult situation at the moment."

Link pointed out the dilemma facing the king right now – the financial dilemma.

"This is completely a ghost of the Celestial Empire, they refused to provide loans to the king because of their support for James, and even declared that the king could not win, and their suspicions made the entire European financial community suspicious, after all, the Western Bank is the largest bank in Europe, and they also have the Celestial Empire as a backing."

Churchill said indignantly.

Now in the courts of European countries, the diplomatic envoys of two countries are distinguished guests, and the other is Turks, because the pressure caused by their military invasion on Europe has forced them to be more respectful to their envoys in order to avoid misunderstandings. And the other is the Celestial Empire, not only because of the strong national strength of the Celestial Empire, although except for the Netherlands, there is no country that has clashed with the Celestial Empire, but all countries are afraid of the Celestial Empire's national strength, and they are even more surprised by their financial strength, just a Western bank, can stir up the whole of Europe, and the Western Bank is in the Ming Dynasty, but it is just a small bank.

Financial resources!

Such abundant financial resources are sometimes a symbol of national strength.

Of course, when such a bank with incredible wealth doubts the UK, all the banks will be suspicious, because everyone knows who is behind this bank - it is the entire Celestial Empire!

"This is their conspiracy, they want to use this means in exchange for the North American colonies, they used the loan to persuade James to mortgage the North American colony, although it seems to be only a mortgage, but God can testify, if within two years, James cannot repay the loan, then the place will be leased to them forever...... Damn it! ”

At this time, William III seemed to have forgotten the demeanor that he should maintain as a king, and as the king of England, how could he not be saddened by the loss of British colonies? What made him even more sad was that James relied on those colonies that should have belonged to him in exchange for a large amount of money to defeat him.

"The Celestial Empire is like the Turks, except that they are more treacherous and cunning, and they will expand in a more ingenious way than the Turks attack on Europe, just like in Egypt, where the king is not the prince of the Celestial Empire. …… God forbid, James no longer has a daughter, otherwise, perhaps we can even see that he put the crown on the head of the prince of the Celestial Empire, and God can testify that he is even willing to sell everything in order to regain the throne. ”

William, who swore James with all his might, had apparently forgotten how he had compromised in the face of the conditions of the Parliament, and that he would do whatever it took to ascend the throne.

"Yes, that's why such a king will be ousted from the throne, honorable majesty!"

In the face of His Majesty's anger, Link just bowed slightly and nodded.

"The financial difficulties were caused by the Celestial Empire, and their purpose was to help James return to London, and now, for His Majesty, as long as the financial problems are solved, all the problems will be solved, so my proposal will help His Majesty to solve this problem."

Link's answer made William and Churchill look at him in bewilderment.

Can he solve financial problems?

How to fix it?

William looked at Link, although this little lord is also his supporter, but for this person, he does not have much impression, if it is not for the introduction of post-Gil, he does not even know the existence of this person, after all, there are many nobles in Britain, not every nobleman can be appreciated by the king, even Churchill himself, if it is not for the defection of the LinkedIn army, I am afraid he will not be appreciated by William.

Can Link solve financial problems?

As a good friend of Link's, Churchill's heart was full of doubts, and he was even a little worried, worried that Link was talking big.

Perhaps the king will not be punished for this, but it is certain that if his advice had not made any sense, he would have become a joke in the whole of London, and indeed of his family!

"Yes, Your Majesty, not only can you solve the dilemma that Your Majesty is facing, but you can also make Your Majesty a lot of wealth!"

The king needs money more, whether it is in the Celestial Empire or England, this is an immutable truth, and Link, who knows that the king is now in trouble, knows that his suggestion is something that the king has no way to refuse.

"If Your Majesty imposes a smoking ban, I can guarantee that in the next three months, Your Majesty will receive no less than ten million pounds!"

Ten million pounds in revenue!

William's eyes widened in astonishment, and Churchill was even more shocked and speechless.

What is he saying!

Ten million pounds?

And it's income!

My God, Link must be crazy!

For at least a moment, Churchill looked at Link with sympathy, and William looked at him with a nervous look.

This guy must be crazy!

Meeting their gazes, Link just stood there, a faint smile on his face, calm and extremely confident.

But anyone who is a little sane will doubt his words and think that he is insane.

Ten million pounds!

And it's income!

Not a loan that needs to be repaid, but a huge amount of income that does not need to be repaid.

How is this possible, even the UK's fiscal revenue is not so much, which is equivalent to the UK's financial revenue for ten years, he must be crazy! Otherwise, how could such a thing be said.

But why is he so confident?

Facing the extremely confident Link, although his heart was full of puzzlement, William still asked tentatively.

"How is this possible?"

"How is this impossible?"

Link smiled slightly, looked at the King and Qiu Zhuer with puzzled faces, and slowly spat out a word.

"Jews!"

Belch!

The moment his words fell, Churchill's eyes snapped open, and he looked at Link in horror and surprise.

"You mean...... Say ......"

"Yes, the Jews, Your Majesty, what did the wealth of the Jews build on? Their wealth is built on the opium trade, all the opium merchants in Britain are Jews, even the aristocracy is difficult to get involved, because the Jews have a monopoly on the opium trade, without their consent, no outsider can get opium, these years, they have accumulated too much wealth, and where did this wealth come from? It was through opium deception, Your Majesty, I feel obliged to make them spit out everything they have defrauded! ”

Link's suggestion, although much to William's surprise, did not immediately oppose it, but pondered the possibility of the matter, for the rulers of this era, the Jews...... They are not human beings at all, and in many cases, they are a tool to divert their attention.

"However, if you want to do anything against them, you must have the consent of the council."

"How could the council not agree?"

Churchill's rhetorical question made Link laugh.

"No one will refuse the temptation of money, and Your Majesty, the Council will not refuse this wealth either!"

Of course, the parliament will not refuse, for all will be the beneficiaries of this matter, and it is certain that the Jewish opium dealers have a wealth of not only ten million pounds, but even several times as much, and everyone who participates in it will be richly rewarded.

After a moment's silence, William asked rhetorically.

"We also have to take into account the attitude of the Celestial Empire, after all, to a certain extent, the Jews are their agents!"

The king's reminder made Link reply in an extremely tragic tone.

"Your Majesty, we have to do this, because we have no choice, in front of any powerful country, people often have to obey, but I don't want to, I'm going to drag them into battle, I can't necessarily win, but I'm going to make them afraid, let them be afraid that there will be a dozen or twenty people like me who will stand up and make them make concessions because they are afraid......"

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