Chapter 8: The Chinese at Buckingham Palace (Part II)

Xu Qing saw a little Lori with blonde hair and a very cute appearance, this Lori was wearing the costume of a British nobleman, and looked at Xu Qing with a curious face, as if she was looking at something very fresh. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Xu Qing could see at a glance that this little girl's identity was extraordinary, which could be seen from the clothes on her body.

Because whether it is in the East and the West, there is a clear hierarchy of status, which can be seen from the clothes.

"Yes, Miss, I'm Xu Qing!" Xu Qing replied.

"Great, you are also Mr. Xu Qing? I've always heard that we are going to live in Buckingham Palace, but I didn't expect that the legendary black-haired and black-eyed Oriental is not ugly, right? I've been thinking, how ugly is that black-haired and black-eyed Oriental? The blonde little Lori said bluntly.

Xu Qing was speechless, but it seemed that this idea was also normal. Because in fact, people in both the East and the West think the same, maybe before they have met Westerners, many people will not dare to think about those blonde and blue-eyed foreign women, they don't dare to think about how ugly they are, and maybe even think of them as Yakshas. But after actually meeting, it may not be so ugly, but it has a different flavor. But this is not the case in the West, before you have seen an Easterner, you may think it is very ugly, but after you actually meet, it may not be so ugly.

"Miss, who are you?" Xu Qing asked.

Little Lori suddenly asked slyly, "Guess?" ”

Xu Qing thought for a while and replied directly: "Miss, I see that you are the daughter of Her Majesty the Queen and Her Excellency Prince Albert, the eldest princess Victoria, right?" ”

Little Lori immediately praised and said, "Mr. Xu, you are so smart!" ”

Xu Qing took the initiative to pick up this blonde little loli, and then began to say: "Eldest princess, you don't have to call me Mr. Xu in the future, according to our Chinese habits, you can call me Mr. Xu!" I'm only a year younger than your parents, you can call me Uncle Xu. ”

"Well, Uncle Xu!" Princess Lori nodded.

This Lori princess is still very cute, play with Xu Qing directly here, Xu Qing will definitely help him in the future if he can have a good relationship with this little princess.

In Britain during this period, the Queen's influence was still quite large. Britain reached its zenith under Queen Victoria, but the royal power also gradually declined under Queen Victoria. In the Victorian era, the queen was still very influential, but the queen was accustomed to listening to the advice of her husband Prince Albert, so it is not impossible to say that Prince Albert is "listening to politics".

Of course, Xu Qing is not convenient to interact with the queen and the prince excessively, because they are the head of state after all, and it must be difficult for him to have much to do with them in terms of personal friendship, after all, his identity is a Chinese official sent to London, England during the Qing Dynasty, and it is destined to be an official identity.

You may be able to live at Buckingham Palace, but it doesn't mean you can have a personal relationship with the Queen and the Prince. But unlike the princess, the princess is only five or six years old after all, and she can help her achieve her goals by associating with the princess.

"There is 'lady diplomacy' in people's diplomacy, and I will go through a similar channel today to influence you through your daughter." Xu Qing thought.

Xu Qing knew that the eldest princess Victoria would still be the queen of the German Empire in the future, and her son Wilhelm would be the future emperor of Germany. But this time and space, not necessarily.

"Your Highness Princess, do you want to hear a story? How about I tell you a story? Xu Qing said.

Princess Victoria quickly nodded and said, "Mmmmmmmmmm ”

Xu Qing quickly said: "Your Royal Highness Princess, I will tell you a story about magic, and the protagonist of this story is named Harry Potter......

Xu Qing directly plagiarized the story of Harry Potter, which was also a British writer in later generations, and used it to coax this Victorian princess, anyway, this is written by a causal writer, so it is not a problem for the UK.

Sure enough, the eldest princess Victoria was fascinated by it, and then they all felt that this story was very interesting, very interesting, as if this story was very attractive.

On the other side, Prince Albert soon received information about the eldest princess Victoria.

"Your Excellency, the relationship between the eldest princess and that Chinese is still good, and that Chinese seems to be very familiar with our Western culture, and took the initiative to tell stories to the eldest princess. We haven't heard of this story, it should be his own original. ”

After all, that is the eldest princess, and it is impossible for someone around her to protect her secretly, even if it is in the palace. So someone will report everything to him at any time, so the news about Princess Victoria will soon be reported to Prince Albert, whether it is a father who cares about his daughter, or a man who cares about the princess of his country, he should do it.

After all, this is a member of the royal family, and it is impossible not to be protected.

"Okay, keep observing, as long as there is no malice, then don't worry about him. Hey, I haven't been able to be with my daughter, so it's helpless. Let him tell a story to his daughter, that's fine. But next, our British Empire will open the Chinese market, and we still have to count on him! ”

"China's culture is very different from ours, and it is a continental country, and its thinking is completely different from that of our maritime countries. It seems that he is right, we all did it wrong a few years ago. First of all, we should not start a war on the grounds of opium traders, because the pretext for war is wrong. After the war is launched, they should not be allowed to cede land and pay reparations, which is even more painful for a continental country. As a result, we are in the current embarrassing situation. What he said is not without some truth, but we in the British Empire need Chinese officials who are not only familiar with our Western conditions, but also familiar with their domestic situation in China. ”

"At the moment, he is a very rare one. Other Chinese officials don't know too much about us in the West, since he knows so well, let's catch him first, and we still expect him to open the Chinese market! ”

"The Chinese market, which is a huge market with a population of 400 million, is almost as big as the whole of Europe. Although the purchasing power is not necessarily greater than that of Europe, it has a large population. For our consumer goods, as long as the Chinese market is opened, our British Empire will develop tremendously. ”

Prince Albert understands the significance of opening up the Chinese market very well, and Xu Qing also understands the thinking of the British. In fact, the current China is somewhat similar to the early stage of China's reform and opening up in later generations, and there are some things that can be used for reference. Of course, it cannot be completely equal, because the education level and spiritual level of the people cannot completely keep up.

Openness is necessary, but it must also be steady and open, and this must be mastered by Xu Qing.