C314 usury imperialism

There was no need to mention how luxurious the imperial carriage was. There were hand-embroidered jacquard curtains on the inside of the bright windows, allowing the passengers to see the scenery outside. However, pedestrians on the street couldn't get a peek at the appearance of the passengers inside.

When Princess Louis had just gotten off the carriage, everyone had already placed their attention on the princess and the fresh flowers in her hands, no one paying attention to the fact that there was still someone in the carriage. The moment the Princess opened the door and got on the carriage, the sharp-eyed citizens could see that there was another passenger inside.

"Oh …" Oh... God! Is there something wrong with my eyes? What did I see? "That's the Queen, that's her highness the Queen Victoria …"

"What?" What were you talking about? What did you see? " When the people around them heard the name of the Queen, their first reaction was to not believe their own ears.

After such a short pause, the door was shut, and the Queen's figure was nowhere to be seen. But dozens of citizens facing the door swore to God that they did see the Queen, and even smiled at them.

"Oh, I swear I didn't lie to you. The Queen came with the Grand Princess! The Queen is supporting us too... "Long live!" The crowd frantically pushed forward. This time, the police could not stop them and the wall of people instantly collapsed.

All the policemen were scared out of their minds. If there was the slightest accident today, all of the policemen here would commit suicide to apologize. However, the police were simply not strong enough. Such a huge crowd of people was not something they could stop.

Just as the policemen were about to despair, they were surprised to discover that the crowd had strangely stopped half a meter away from the carriage. None of them dared to go too close to the carriage.

This was the prestige of the Queen Victoria, the British revered her from the bottom of their hearts. This legendary woman who ascended the throne at the age of 18, his name was named 'Victorian' … … This was the most glorious memory in the entire history of England.

The colony was expanded to an unprecedented extent. The Suez Canal and the whole of India had been taken in her hands. Domestic industrial power grew rapidly, and in her hands, the few iron lines that had been in existence since the beginning of her reign were woven into a grid.

There was also a series of victories. The brave soldiers under the Queen had not only conquered countless barbarian tribes, they had also forced the ambitions of the Russia Bear to retreat.

In continental Europe, there was not a single politician who dared to arrogantly slander her achievements, not to mention the fact that today, she had met the Londoner who loved her the most.

The carriage slowly moved forward, and the circle of people with a diameter of half a meter followed. The citizens shouted the Queen's name as they stretched their arms out to touch the shining carriage, but no one dared to say that it was a form of blasphemy.

Whether it was men, women or children, none of them were not crying. They had already confirmed that the Queen was here to cheer for them, and that she had used her silent actions to support them.

"It's worth it, no matter how much suffering we suffer, it's worth it! Long live the Queen!" The editors of the Thames were already on the verge of tears.

"Long live! Long live the Queen! " The roars on the long street were like the waves of the ocean, surging into the distance. The excited crowd pushed the atmosphere to the peak.

The eyes of the people were clear as day. The person riding together with Princess Louis was the most powerful woman on Earth, Queen Victoria, the grandmother of the European royal family.

She listened to the voices outside the carriage and smiled and waved to the crowd, ignoring the veil that blocked her view. She knew, of course, that the people outside couldn't see her smile or her waving arms, but she still expressed her love for the people in this way.

"Mother, are you sure you don't want to open the curtain?" Princess Louis asked.

"No, if I formally stand in front of tens of thousands of people and openly support them, it will not be good for our friendly relationship with France …"

"Oh, mother, do you really need to care about that tyrant from the France? The conspirator will be overthrown by the French sooner or later... "

"Hehe, I know, dear Louis. Of course I know what kind of predicament French Emperor is facing right now, and I don't like him either …" But we have to admit that France is now the second most powerful country after Britain, and the relationship between the first and second place has been delicate since time immemorial... "

The Queen sighed. "We can dislike that tyrant, but we cannot offend the people of France too much. The country across the strait is still very deep. We must not underestimate it!"

This was what a mature politician should be like. If Xiao Letian heard that Queen Victoria had the same judgement as him, he would probably become close friends with him.

In real history, France lost the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, paying the Prussian Germany 5 billion francs, or more than 700 million taels of silver. It took only three years for such a large sum of money to be completely repaid in the hands of the French. It was a miracle that shocked the whole of Europe.

In Bismark's big strategy, he hoped that the France would be unable to repay the war reparations. This way, Germany would have enough time to suppress the entire France, and it would be best if they could suppress their whole generation. This way, they could establish the Prussian Germany's absolute advantage over the continental Europe.

But they never would have thought that the Emperor of France would be forced to abdicate and the government would go bankrupt. However, the citizens of France were like sponges full of wealth, and couldn't even begin to guess how rich the country was.

The new French government had issued bonds to the people three times, for a total of five billion Gold franc.

The whole of Europe had underestimated the patriotism of the The French people. The three bonds were actually sold out, and millions of people bought these War bond, in the end, the total was actually 45 billion Gold franc. Yes, you did not read wrong, it was a total of 45 billion Gold franc, which was equivalent to a terrifying 6.4 billion silver taels.

Alright, back then when Xiao Letian found out about this data, he went around the room sighing with emotion three times. For a small France to have accumulated such a huge amount of wealth, how much of it must have been accumulated for thousands of years?

The entire Europe was dumbfounded seeing such a huge amount of wealth. This was a gold mountain that was enough to compensate Prussian Germany for nine wars. Although the Prussian Germany was the victor of the war, they still felt a little disappointed in the withdrawal two years later. They had been deeply provoked by the French.

It was worth mentioning that when Prussia had just defeated France and the two countries had signed a contract, Germany had requested that five billion Gold franc s be paid in forty-five years. This was a face smacking story that was even more spectacular than a novel's storyline. Bismark never thought that the French would actually raise such a huge sum of money in only two years from the inside of the country.

This little slap was really loud, who knew if Elder Bismark had ever blushed due to his old face, of course, even if he did, it would still be a wild history, he just laughed at him.

How France managed to earn so much wealth was a topic that would have been sufficient to write a book on. However, Lenin later described it aptly, saying that France was a 'usurpative imperialism'. This proved the power of the France's private capital from the side.

Bismark couldn't see through the hidden cards the Frenchman was hiding, but he could not hide it from his grandma, Queen Victoria and Xiao Letian. The attitude of the two towards France was surprisingly the same. That was, they concentrated their firepower on Fa Huangnapolunsanshi, on this year's Government of France, and did not dare to be disrespectful to the French people.

That's right, until now, the reason why Xiao Letian had organized this war of public opinion was very clear, it was to flatter them one by one. All the cannonballs were focused on Napoleon III and his government, just flatter the people of the France.

In any case, this country had undergone a major revolution, and the people and the emperor themselves were not even close to each other. Even if this government were to fall, at most, it would be replaced by another, and the only thing to be careful about was not arousing the nationalist enthusiasm of the people in France.

Xiao Letian did it very beautifully, even the Queen Victoria was secretly praising him on this point. The schemes and plots between Xiao Letian and the Prussian could not be hidden from the British Intelligence.

At this time, Prussia was, after all, a land of relatives in Britain. The royal families of the two countries had to give them face since they were related by cousins. After all, that country would eventually belong to their own daughter and their young master. In addition to the rivalry between Britain and France, Her Highness had also tacitly accepted this conspiracy.

But the Queen also had worries in her heart, which was that it was Xiao Letian who had made the public opinion battle plan.

"Louis, you have to remind Karl that this Xiao Letian is extremely dangerous. I can smell a very strange scent from his body … "No, no, no, don't ask me why. I can't explain it clearly either. But the old Chinese saying, 'when something is abnormal, it is demonic' is completely correct!"

"Child, do you know? Not long after Xiao Letian suppressed the Ryukyu's rebellion, our intelligence personnel began to secretly investigate his identity in Europe and America … "

"Guess what? Not even our British intelligence network could find any trace of this man before he showed up... It is as if he appeared out of thin air in this world. Is he a messenger from God? "

The carriage gradually left the crowd, and the cheers slowly disappeared. Princess Louis knew that in less than an hour, the news of the Queen appearing at Thames's newspaper would spread throughout the entire city, quickly spreading to Europe.

However, the Princess was not worried about the diplomatic dispute. After all, the Queen did not reveal herself, and everything was just a speculation of the people. But the Princess was moved by her mother's comment about the Chinaman.

"Oh!" Mother, do you mean that working with Xiao Letian would harm Prussia's interests? Could it be that he has a conspiracy … "

"Hahaha, my little Louis, you're really too cute …" The Queen was laughing so hard that she looked like she was about to fly into a rage. "Conspiracy …" Haha, aren't there any schemes hidden in the politicians' hearts? "The only difference is that some people can use it, while others can only keep it in their hearts forever …"

"Alright, you don't have to worry too much. It looks like this Xiao Letian is just a little strange, he's far from being a threat to the civilized world. As long as he doesn't challenge Great Britain's ocean interests, I am willing to give some face to Bismark …"

"Hai Yang, I only want Hai Yang! Tell Karl and the others to remember their promise, that I will support Prussia in dominating Europe, that Germany definitely cannot challenge Britain's maritime hegemony, and that if they decide to do so, then even if it is their relative's country, we can only fight! "

Louis sat up straight. "Yes, mother, the national interests of Great Britain cannot be violated, the hegemony of Royal Navy cannot be challenged, and my daughter will remember your teachings for the rest of her life!"