C2071 The Prime Minister's Prophecy

If Xiao Letian heard these words, he would definitely be shocked to the point that his jaw dropped. This was because Benjamin's prediction was not fake, but it was the general direction of the future development of the world.

One must know that in the conflicts and competition between countries, people naturally protected the core technology of their own country. The steam engine was a technology that seemed extremely backward in the 21st century, but in that era, it was truly lofty and sophisticated!

The first time was when the Industrial Revolution was controlled by coal energy and steam engines. This was the core of the industry and, of course, the most advanced technology.

At that time, every country had its own standards for development and each country had its own unique skills. The machines in each country all had their own secrets.

Against this background, Britain would never let these smoking factories move out of the country. These heavily polluting industries were regarded by future generations as the best tools of the country in the eyes of the politicians at the time!

Therefore, the industry could not be moved out. It could only be kept within the territory of the country. Adding on to that, various geopolitical reasons had led to the formation of the colony's current export resources, the output of its products from the industrial country, and then the link between the sea and the sea.

However, technology was destined to slowly spread over time. The 'high technology' that all the powerful beings had sealed would be mastered from one to two countries, then to dozens, or even hundreds of countries.

Once technology was introduced and upgraded at any time, it would not be so easy to seal it off again.

The world that Prussia and the other great powers of Europe were facing was no longer a barbaric era. English and French and other great powers could only share some leftovers after they snatched away the sweetest cream from the cake.

It was better to have leftovers than nothing to eat. As long as they plowed deep into the ground, even the barren colonies could one day create wealth. With this craving, the world's economy was destined to change.

Especially in order to get rid of the British control of the sea lanes and to avoid being controlled by others, many countries would definitely start to set up production bases in distant colonies. They would acquire resources from the colonies and then process them and sell them on the spot, thus saving a lot of maritime transportation costs.

This pattern was adopted by a large number of European and American countries during the Second Industrial Revolution period. Of course, at that time, European and American technology had already entered the era of electrification, and the old industrial systems were no longer top secret.

Originally, British Empire thought that he could use the method of controlling the maritime trading routes to grab the throat of his competitors. However, he never thought that these opponents would actually secretly take advantage of the situation, and thus, the decline of British Empire was inevitable.

Of course, there would be the rise of third world countries after the second world war, and also the explosion of the network industry revolution. But it was indisputable that old technology would slowly spread over time, and the empires that rose from old technology and models would eventually be replaced by new technology and economic models.

This was the inevitable development of human history. Unfortunately, this kind of development took a long time, a few decades, a hundred years, and a mortal's life was only a short fifty to sixty years. Many people were unable to understand this subtle change.

Only the truly wise, or to be exact, the professionals who had the time and energy to study history could have a sudden insight into such minute changes in history. Obviously, Benjamin was such a person.

Today, he decided to place this existence in front of the Crown Prince.

Edward was dumbfounded, but this was not because of his admiration for the Prime Minister, but because of his shock at Benjamin's brazen fantasies.

"My God, you really should be writing a novel. Isn't there a writer named Jules Verne in France? "Your imagination is so much stronger than his …"

Prince Sheng Shi naturally had a wave of pride that he was born with. Although he was smart, he couldn't understand Benjamin's pessimistic judgement at all due to the scene of how the British Empire was flourishing.

The Crown Prince laughed and waved his hand, "My dear Prime Minister, all of this is just a fantasy. If you say that there's going to be a breakthrough in technology and a big explosion, then where is the direction? What system can replace what is now? "

"I've been to the Royal Academy of Sciences many times, but someone said that oil would replace coal, and they insisted on experimenting with me on separation …" And guess what? A mass of stimulating gases sprayed out and a small explosion occurred right away! "

"Oh, my God! If it wasn't for the small dosage, the whole laboratory would have been turned upside down … "At that time, my guards were about to capture him. I was the one who stopped them …"

"I'm not trying to show you how merciful I am. I'm just using this example to prove to you that it's very difficult to achieve a breakthrough in technology. It's already good enough for those fantasies to have one of the hundred possibilities."

"So far, coal and steam engines are still the fundamentals of the industrial system. What is crazy about electricity and oil? I'm afraid that I won't be able to form an industry within 200 years! "

The Crown Prince was not an idiot. On the contrary, he had his own unique views on governance. His rebuttal of Benjamin made him difficult for the Prime Minister to deal with.

"Yes, I know that my guess is very bold, but you must be vigilant. This empire will sooner or later be yours. You must have this string in your heart!"

It's necessary to give the Prime Minister face. "Well, I accept your advice... "Alright, let's get straight to the point. Can you tell me your worries? The air here stinks!"

Benjamin looked at the Crown Prince helplessly and said, "It's not impossible for me to make that kind of exaggerated prediction. It's right in front of us.

"If both of them join hands, the unique model I mentioned will definitely become a reality. Prussia doesn't need to follow our old route for military colonization. He only needs to form an alliance with the Chinese and then rely on them, the tigers in Asia, for further development …"

"Prussia's funds and technology will take root in Asia, and the models of the Tanggu will be replicated one by one. Prussia will instantly open up the market of the Great Qing, and they won't have to travel too far to do so!"

"They will produce and sell locally, and their ships will be sufficient to transport gold and silver currency! Even thinking about it is scary, what us British Empire can't do, once those two strong warriors join hands, we can do it! "

"That's why I called you here today!"

Benjamin gritted his teeth and said, "We can't allow this to happen. For the sake of the empire, Xiao Letian … He had to die! The Chinese must... Destroy! "