London in this era is one of the most prosperous metropolises in the world.

In 1928, the population of London had exceeded 9.5 million and was approaching the 10 million mark.

Perhaps it won't be long before the world's first megacity with a population of more than 10 million will appear.

Neither Paris nor France, nor Sofia in Bulgaria, nor Vienna in Austria-Hungary, Berlin in Germany, or New York in North America can be compared.

The financial capital, the political capital, the economic capital, and the industrial capital of the world, London has too many titles.

More than half of the world's financial transactions are done here. Without the United States as a competitor, the Victorian boom continues to the present day.

If someone counts the GDP, they will be surprised to find that London's total GDP exceeds 90% of the world's countries.

The British Empire has the largest economy in the world, while London ranks sixth in the world, behind Bulgaria, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and surpassing Japan and Italy.

The most perverted thing is that London's economic growth rate has exceeded 15% for five consecutive years, which is simply a miracle.

Of course, this miracle, as the British themselves believed, did not gain worldwide recognition.

The British Empire invested so many resources into the city, and it was only when it developed slowly that there was a problem.

Is London really that good?

Wrong!

As long as you have been to London in winter, you can rarely have a good impression of the city, and the gray sky envelops it, and entering London is like stepping into a new world.

Prince William frowned, hell is this London? At a glance, the visibility was less than 100 meters, and it was hard for him to imagine how the people here survived!

Although the British were deindustrializing and saving some of the harsh environment, this is London, the industrial capital of the world!

A city with a population of nearly 10 million, the necessary factory facilities are indispensable, in this era, we have no concept of environmental pollution, factory sewage is discharged on the spot, and life is directly incinerate.

In contrast, the situation in Sofia is much better, and there is smoke billowing out of a radius of 100 miles, so it is naturally beautiful.

William was naturally not used to staying in London, and after getting off the plane, he felt unwell. It's as if the air here is poisonous and suffocating.

If it weren't for courtesy, if it weren't for the task given to him by Ferdinand, William wouldn't mind returning immediately.

He swears that whoever yearns to live here is a fool!

He couldn't imagine that this hellish place was the most livable city in the world.

Isn't there a bit of discipline in the British media?

Answer: No!

Wouldn't it hurt their conscience to rank London as the most liveable city in the world?

Answer: No!

"Your Highness, Henry, Duke of Gloucester, is here!" The squire reminded

(Note: 3rd son of Henry George V, Duke of Gloucester)

"William, long time no see, welcome to London!" Henry, Duke of Gloucester, said happily

(Note: European aristocrats are very chaotic, not direct relatives, usually everyone does not care about seniority.) ）

"Thank you!"

"Henry, has the weather always been like this in London?" William asked, confused

"No, it's just three or four months, and it's good to be over winter!" Henry said calmly

It seemed that he was used to it and didn't feel anything wrong. Moreover, in the industrial cities of this era, environmental pollution is inevitable.

"God, this is really bad news, are you going to take care of it?" William said with a frown

As long as he thought about spending the next few months in this hellish place, his mood couldn't be better.

"Tube? How? Speaking of the weather, this is in the hands of God and his old man, and we can't take care of it! Henry said with a shrug

"Hell! Wouldn't it be okay to shut down all those messy factories?

You know, as soon as I got off the plane, I smelled a foul smell, like falling into a garbage heap! William said with a frown

In his view, this is a very simple matter, and with a single decree to move these factories, London's pollution can be reduced by half.

"God, I heard you right, did I? William, your solution is to close all the factories in London? Prince Henry asked uncertainly

"Of course, this is the easiest way, as long as there are no polluting factories, the weather in London will slowly return to normal!" Prince William thought for a moment and said

"God, that's a great idea, but only God can do it!" Henry said solemnly

"Is this hard?" William asked, confused

"It's not a question of whether it's difficult or not, it's that it can't be done at all!

The capitalists will not agree, it will cost them dearly; The workers will not agree, this is ruining their jobs!

Don't tell me you don't know the consequences of doing this? Henry asked seriously

"Of course, I know that these problems can be solved, and you can take your time.

For example, it is forbidden to open more factories, certain industries are ordered to move out within a time limit, and the government gives a small relocation fee to relocate and build industrial parks. Prince William thought for a moment and said

These measures were all used by Ferdinand, and the effect was very good, so William said it directly.

"Oh, I think this problem, let's leave it to the government for a headache, you know that our two countries are different!" Henry said with a frown

William nodded, he knew the question too. It's easy to give up rights, but it's hard to get them back, George V gave up his rights at the beginning of his succession, and now it would be thankless to meddle in these issues.

"Changing the subject, how are you preparing? It won't be long before we become neighbors! William asked with concern

"This matter is very troublesome, you must know that our appetite this time is a little big, and there is no certain certainty that it will succeed!

Although the government has agreed to cooperate with our actions, this support is probably very limited, and it is still difficult to obtain such a large benefit at one time! Henry thought for a moment and said

"Of course, it won't be that simple! There are thirteen kingdoms in North America, and your father occupies three crowns, and now your family needs three, and my family needs four.

This time it was almost covered by our Gotha family, where is there such a cheap thing?

However, as long as you can get the government, I don't think it's a big problem, and don't forget that behind us are two of the most powerful countries in the world!

Together, no one can stop us! William said murderously

William didn't talk nonsense, there are really few things that Britain and Bulgaria can't do in this world when they join forces.

But the problem is, the British royal family can't be the master of the government?

There is no problem in getting the British cabinet to pay lip service to supporting their actions, but it is difficult to get them to support it with all their might.

Why do you choose this time to act? It's not because the Stanley Baldwin cabinet is going to get out of the way, and as things stand, the chances of them staying in office are almost zero.

At this time, many things can be discussed, everyone is human, they all have seven emotions and six desires, and use the power in their hands to seek benefits for themselves, is there anything strange about this?

Including Henry, they are so active, it is not for their own interests, North America is not a poor country, and the development is not much worse than that of the European continent.

At this time, the interests behind being a king in the past are naturally indispensable, even if it is the rubber stamp king, the resources in his hands. None of them can be compared with an ordinary aristocracy.

If it was only one or two crowns, it would be easy for the royal families of the two countries, but this time the appetite was too great, so there was no result.

No way, who made both the British and Bulgarian royal families of this generation prolific?

George V has five sons and one daughter, and the daughter is already married, so naturally George V does not need to worry about other people's families, and the youngest son has unfortunately hung up, otherwise it would not be three crowns.

Ferdinand had six sons, in addition to the eldest son and the second son, how many of the boys below are still staring at it?

Pity the hearts of the parents in the world, Ferdinand had to do his best to fight for them.

Henry frowned, he couldn't say such domineering words, the current British royal family has no confidence to let the government do everything for them!

This is different from getting a cabinet, there are only a few cabinet members, and there are ways to get them to cooperate, but it is difficult for the members of the Diet to do it.

George V is not Edward VII, nor is he Queen Victoria, he does not have that ability to speak his mind!

"Of course, as long as we join forces, no enemy should be worried!" Henry thought for a moment and said

Even if it is only the royal families of the two countries joining forces this time and cannot mobilize all the resources, it does not mean that the strength in their hands is weak.

The strength of the British royal family is not comparable to that of the same period in history, and they did not suffer in World War I, and they still have enough money in their hands.

Ordinary people can do a lot of things when they have money, let alone the royal family?

This is also the place where European kings envy Ferdinand the most, and they always feel a little distressed when they use the money in their pockets to do things.

With the ultra-high annuity of the Bulgarian royal family, these problems do not exist, and you can boldly and confidently use this money to buy people's hearts.

This is also Ferdinand's greatest wealth to leave a descendant, a huge annuity must not be kicked into his pocket, saved and not born, of course it has to be spent?

How to spend? It's a university question, if you donate it stupidly, it's a brain in water.

As a king, you can buy hearts and minds in the open, and no one can say that you are doing something wrong!

For example, in peacetime, raising a private army that only obeys one's own orders, or taking it out for show, buying the hearts of the people, and so on.

These investments are all profitable, and all the expenses can be recovered through other industries, and the royal family is operated into a brand, and the cost of naming rights alone is an astronomical amount.

Of course, this is the most rubbish means, as a king is the top wave of the powerful, no matter how the situation changes, you are a chess player.

This is very important, the people who will always stand at the top of this world are the people who play chess, followed by the chess pieces on the chessboard, and the worst thing is naturally the people who don't even have the qualifications to be chess pieces.

Ferdinand is in action, and the other great nobles of Europe are also in action, and everyone understands that eggs are not put in one basket.

Now it's time to finally uncover the hole cards, and this time William's trip to London, since it is a joint operation, it is natural to need in-depth communication.