C2153 The subtle attitude of the royal family

Prince Edward had never thought that Zai Chun would actually say such words. This completely reversed his previous impression of the Qing Empire.

In the eyes of the British, the Qing Empire was stubborn and declining. If you wanted to open up an additional port, you would have to use a hard gun.

Not to mention teaching and imparting knowledge about western science, the empire was simply too tightly sealed off.

The British really wanted to dispatch their army to solve the Chinese problem once and for all. Even Benjamin and the others started to clamor and push forward the Indian model, letting the British colonize China and take its interests into their own hands.

But the reality is cruel, and rational British politicians cannot shy away from China's vast size and nearly insoluble strategic depth.

Europeans could keep defeating Chinese troops on the battlefield, but it would be difficult to establish effective control.

This was different from India. There were countless languages and characters in such a large country, and a unified empire did not exist. With such a large group of earth States, it would be easy for Britain to destroy them all.

But China was different. It was a thousands of years old ancient civilization with a common language, culture, and religion. You could suck blood and eat meat by attaching yourself to its fur, but it was simply wishful thinking to transfer souls and take over the entire empire.

Over ten million square kilometers, how many troops would they have to send if they wanted to conquer? I don't think it's enough to force all the men in England into the army.

Furthermore, the vast interior did not have the support of the navy at all, and the British were not very good at playing in the army. With the complicated terrain and the many layers of terraced land structures that rose to the west, the war would become even more difficult.

So, within Britain, only a small number of colonialist like Benjamin had the illusion of being in deep colonization. Most of the politicians were pragmatic, they only wanted to maintain the current situation of a semi-colonial power, and borrow the Qing Dynasty's power to join forces to suck blood.

How to open up an opening for the Manchu dynasty, to let these stubborn Eastern Tatars leaders open up their markets, but they still avoided war as much as possible, this was a question that all the previous British Government had been considering deeply.

But today, Zai Chun's speech was like the ray of light from the heavens above St. Paul's Cathedral, piercing through the haze in his heart. Prince Edward immediately became excited.

He suppressed his emotions and pretended to be calm as he said, "As you wish! All the doors to the British Empire will be open for you, your majesty! "

Great breakthrough, this was a major diplomatic breakthrough! Prince Edward even had illusions in his mind that if Britain could take over the personal rule of Tongzhi and support them to become a powerful Eastern Monarch, then Britain would be able to obtain endless benefits from this process.

Xiao Letian looked at the two in front of him blandly. He had to admit that Zai Chun had matured a lot, at least his skin was thicker than before.

"Stinking brat!" Stinking brat … "Your mentality is really great. You can now steal my things without changing your expression and heart at will in front of me?"

Zai Chun was only thirteen years old after all, and the world view inside his stomach was still in the process of being shaped. He could not say what he had said just now.

Zai Chun was not copying the entire book, he had actually learned how to make excerpt from it, steal a few lines he liked from this piece of paper, and then steal another from another piece of paper.

The Englishman never thought that Zai Chun would mature so quickly. This made Prince Edward even more confident that he could place heavy bet on the Tongzhi Emperor.

It was only until now did Edward notice Xiao Letian's awkward expression, and he quickly smiled to him. "Of course, the British doors are also open to you, we hope to cooperate more with the Chinese, we believe that the negotiations from tomorrow will definitely yield huge rewards."

The Gold Carriage s slowly moved forward amidst the cheers of the masses. Xiao Letian's ceremonial soldier s ignited the passion in the Londoner's heart as they sent their convoy through the sea of flowers towards the heart of the British Empire, Buckingham Palace.

As the conversation progressed, Xiao Letian became more and more convinced of his judgement. Prince Edward's abnormal behavior did indeed have a subtle relationship with the adjustment of royal policies.

Thinking back to Gladstone's arrogance and Benjamin's exasperation, maybe this was just the ripples created by the undercurrents on the surface of the sea.

The advancing Benjamin also became restless. Right now, he didn't have any accurate information indicating that he had met with a crisis, but he could still feel that something was amiss.

Did Prince Edward's words and the abnormal behavior just now represent some kind of attitude of the royal family?

No, no, no, I cannot let my thoughts run wild. No matter what, I am the Prime Minister of the British Empire, and the royal family cannot turn their elbows on me.

The Chinese were just suffering from scabies. They could not waver in maintaining their big strategy. They absolutely could not waver!

At this moment, Gladstone was also considering the situation in front of him. He looked at Benjamin's horse carriage coldly and could not help but laugh secretly in his heart, "Poor fellow, you really should study the politics and philosophy of the east …"

"Although the British Empire has a constitutional monarchy, as if the royal family was just a symbol of honor, they still have to treat them differently over different periods of time!"

"The Queen now has the supreme authority over the Constitution. This authority is built up from the love of the people!"

"Even if the Queen's words went against the Constitution, I'm afraid the people would still accept them. This is the power of love!" "So the Queen is now the emperor in power. Why can't you change your mind during this short period of time when the Queen is in power?"

"Idiot, if you can't face the Queen with the attitude of a dictator, then you will be at a disadvantage for the rest of your life!"

"The two wars against the Great Qing were instigated by you bunch of disciples of the Tory Party. You have controlled the operation of the empire for far too long.

"Didn't the Ancient China Lord say that if all the subjects are peaceful, then the King would be in trouble? Because if the subjects do not fight, then they will immediately join forces to fight the King!"

"This is the way of the monarch, balancing the political situation! Foolish Benjamin, your head was knocked out by the chain of military victories! "

"Your group of people have already caused the Queen to fear you, so you don't even know about it? "Idiot!"