How the Spaniards can take advantage of this opportunity to fight among themselves is not my focus, because Alfred Jr. will definitely use this opportunity to exclude dissidents and create the best environment for me.

As for the Italians? The so-called huskies among dogs and Italy among people are not just casually talked, what attitudes they have, what plans they have, and they are not even within the scope of my consideration, so let them play freely!

So my focus is still on the British. Drake has privately allied myself with me, but he still has to return to England to restore his life.

After all, Elizabeth, an old woman, has nowhere to vent her anger, and she always needs to be given some outlet, doesn't she?

These days, I've been happily experimenting with Charlie and Halleha on New York territory, and we've added the amount of gun* ammunition to the previous rapid reload, which ensures that the ammunition has more kinetic energy when it is discharged.

In other words – we can switch to larger caliber ammunition, and that's what we like to see, isn't it?

I have always had the attitude that more is better. Science and technology are the primary productive forces, and in order to climb science and technology, it is worth investing more.

In addition, we are quietly conducting another experiment – a work that could change the world in a rather secluded, highly protected courtyard on the island of Manhattan.

Internal combustion engine! Yes, according to the drawings I made, Halleha and Charlie worked hard to build the prototype of the internal combustion engine after many failures!

In the lab, our Trials VII can already move a vehicle weighing up to 50 kilograms at a speed of 15 kilometers per hour.

As the weight increases, the speed of advance decreases. At the current installed capacity, the speed will be reduced to about zero at a weight of 135 kilograms.

If you want to increase the speed, you must increase the installed capacity. But in the case of our experiment, blindly increasing the installed capacity of internal combustion engines in the case of ships is nothing more than self-deception.

"We have to work on the airtightness of the engine!" I wiped the dust from my face, said this, and left the lab.

Only Halleha and Charlie were left with a depressed, pensive face.

When I returned to my residence, the first time I saw the Nine Ghosts Masataka, he greeted me and whispered to me, "Sir, the situation in Britain is not very good. ”

I frowned, "What's wrong?" ”

"Upon his return to England, Drake was immediately stripped of his military rights by Elizabeth and is now under house arrest on a manor in north-west London." Nine Ghost Zhengxiao said in a low voice: "It seems that I don't really believe the statement he brought back, thinking that he intercepted the property privately." ”

I sat down slowly, took a sip from my glass. Drake is an important part of my plan and will make a big difference when necessary.

Originally, I guessed that he would not have a good time when he returned, but I didn't expect to be treated like this.

It seems that Elizabeth really has no place to vent her anger and is ready to use him for the knife.

But for me, this is strictly good news, and I have to make the most of it to achieve my own ends.

As for how...... Let me think again......

The British people also feel that some people are worried these days, and they are a little confused why, but the overall situation seems to have taken a sharp turn for the worse recently, and the voices of domestic and international opposition to Britain are increasing.

This began in overseas trade, and after the victory over Spain, all routes became unimpeded, but recently they were constrained at every turn, and the British fleet was always treated unkindly in one way or another outside, for reasons that are still unknown.

And this unfriendliness will soon be fed back to other aspects of the British economy, after the front-end trade is blocked, the back-end circulation will naturally be not smooth, which is equivalent to a decrease in blood supply, blood pressure will naturally drop, just like the law of nature.

It was like going back to the way it was before the big fight against the Spaniards.

But how could the British, who have become accustomed to being high in recent years, return to that time again? It is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift!

And there has been a lot of bad news lately – such as Sir Drake, who led a large fleet to the new continent, and the Queen hoped that he would find a staggering amount of shipwrecked treasure to make up for the emptiness of the treasury after years of violent expansion.

Or in Queen Elizabeth's heart, those shipwreck treasures are simply in the pocket of Britain.

Spain has been crippled by its own country, the Netherlands is focused on doing business, Portugal and Italy are some low-level characters, not worth mentioning at all, so who else can compete with themselves for this piece of the pie?

Unexpectedly, when Sir Drake returned to China, he brought back quite bad news in a shocking way.

Lost soldiers, no gains!

Eight big characters made the British people from Queen Elizabeth to the officials, businessmen and gentry mourn!

They simply didn't believe it was true – although soon news was received in South America that the Spaniards and Italians had joined forces to sell their treasures, there was still a large part of the population who believed that such a defeat was not tolerated.

Even if these two countries really join forces, there is no reason for Britain to fail!

And affected by many factors, prices in the United Kingdom, especially in London, began to soar, inflation quietly came, the price of daily necessities generally rose by about forty percent, and the whole city of London was panicked!

In this oppressive and depressing atmosphere, there was no way out of the situation, and one could only hope that there would be progress in the negotiations with Spain or Italy, or that Sir Drake would bring more useful news.

While neither of these events has had any direct impact on the country's sluggish economy, it does make people feel a little more comfortable.

It's probably like a drowning person expecting something to hold onto, even if it's just a straw.

To their surprise, however, they did not wait for even a single piece of good news, but they encountered an even worse situation.

I don't know when it started, but there was a rumor circulating in London that Drake didn't actually lose to the Spanish and Italian coalitions, but this changed course at the behest of Queen Elizabeth!

It is said that the news of the peace between the queen and Spain, which was widely rumored some time ago, is not groundless, but true.

There are a lot of royal secrets involved, which may be related to Philip II's proposal to the queen again.

It is also said that it was because the British victory over Spain completely angered the Holy See, and they put pressure on Queen Elizabeth, and the huge pressure made her waver in her insistence.

Of course, the person who delivered the message was also vague, but this made this matter even more confusing.

As for why Drake was sanctioned - it is said that Drake was furious after learning such an inside story, and as a staunch patriot, he could not tolerate his country being betrayed by those in power, so there was a sharp collision and contradiction with the queen.

And the final result is already in everyone's eyes - Drake encountered an ambush on the sea, and was attacked by the Spanish and Italian navies!

How can it be such a coincidence in the vast sea? What else could explain such a bizarre encounter, except for the conspiracy?

Drake is worthy of being a British general, and after being attacked by two countries, he fought back, resolutely repelled the invasion of the Empire, and defended the dignity of the country.

So judging from this situation, Drake, who is under house arrest, is actually the victim, and Queen Elizabeth, who is high up and holy-looking, actually gets the benefits, but is still pretending to be angry.

At first, such rumors did not have much of a market, but only circulated in the market. But then I didn't know that it was passed to the aristocratic circle through the channel, so it began to be out of control!

What do these aristocrats like to do the most? Of course it's gossip! Usually the romance of a certain countess and a certain baron is talked about, not to mention such explosive news!

Soon, the whole of London began to spread this rumor, and although many people sincerely thought that it was just a prank, or a lie made up by people with ulterior motives, they were still happy to spread it to the next acquaintance.

As the rumors fermented, the anger in the hearts of some people who originally had righteous thoughts and righteous beliefs was ignited!

They have always believed that there must be an internal reason for such a setback for the country, but with their intelligence and experience, they really can't guess the root cause of the problem, so they take the rumors in front of them as the crux of the problem, and vigorously wave it against the initiator - the royal family headed by Elizabeth!

"Why sell the interests of the country for personal gain?"

"We want the truth! We want justice! ”

"Resolutely against retaliation against Admiral Drake who is in charge!"

"Give me an explanation! Refuse to be silent! ”

"The queen must explain it to her face!"

The surging civil gatherings were staged continuously, and the number of participants continued to increase, gradually reaching a frightening level and scope!

At first, Isabella was stopped from the Palace of Westminster after learning about the incident, not wanting to let the noise disturb Her Majesty.

But as things get worse, Isabella begins to realize that something is wrong, and it seems that there is an invisible hand behind her that pushes the commotion forward!

"These are not facts!" Isabella knew very well, but from the information she received, it seemed that the consciousness of the people was controlled by some invisible force, and they seemed to prefer to believe that nonsense argument rather than the conscientious royal family!

It can't be put off any longer! Her Majesty must be made aware of this!

Isabella made up her mind, lifted the corner of her skirt and prepared to go to the palace to tell the queen about it.

Who's doing the trick?

Isabella thought as she walked.

Such bizarre means, such powerful incitement, it seems impossible for anyone else to do it except for that "him"!

Thinking of this, Isabella couldn't help but speed up her pace and quickly rushed to the inner court!