C2238 British agent

"Mother …" I think we should help Xiao Letian! " Edward mustered up his courage and said, but the Queen was rarely angry, so she looked at him patiently. What do you want to do? "

Edward pondered for a moment, "Mother, although my British Empire is the ruler of the world, and is known as the British Empire, you are still very clear on the true situation. Our control over the world is not as strong as we imagined!"

"In the Indian subcontinent, we have to work together with the King of the Land and the higher-ups of the caste system in order to completely control that fertile land. In Africa, we have to rely on the Sudan and the other clan elders to effectively rule …"

"In Asia, we need strong local governments to protect our interests! The core of the British Empire is not dictatorship, but effective control! It's cooperation! "

"The root cause of this pattern of domination is still population. Our colony is too vast, but how many are there? Mother, you should know that the real population of the British Isles is just over forty million, and what is the total population of all the colonies? Three hundred million or four hundred million? "

"With the minority ruling the majority, we can only choose the proxy mechanism. That is to say, we must cooperate with the local forces in order to maximize our benefits …"

"I suggest... Can we consider Xiao Letian, the Chinese race member who will become the right-hand man for us to rule Asia? "The Great Qing rules the interior, the Chinese rule the Pacific Islands, and we in Britain control the most important ports and golden channels …"

"Of course, the greatest benefits will be in our hands, but we still have to reward a portion of the meat and bones. There are a few good dogs that are also a blessing for us in England!"

The Queen nodded, "From the standpoint of the diplomats, your analysis is not wrong. Asia is too far away for us to reach. Our military means can only be used as punishment to intimidate people. We can't launch an all-out war …"

"Finding a group of good agents would benefit my British Empire's interests, but …" The Queen said worriedly, "But how can you be sure that Xiao Letian is a good representative? Just because of this jade carving, you have such a judgment? "

Xiao Letian respected my father, which has indeed moved my heart. I am willing to be friends with him in private, but in the face of the nation's government, I can still abandon my personal relationship.

"That's good! Edward, if you can understand this point, then your father has not wasted any time and effort … "

Edward rubbed his red and swollen eyes and sighed, "After two battles, we have already tamed the Qing Dynasty's hound, and now the south coast and the Yangtze River Basin have opened the door for us, I believe that through time, we will have no problems entering the hinterland of China …"

"But in Asia, there are not only continents, there are also countless islands scattered across the ocean. The environment is even worse, the conditions are even more arduous. Although there is wealth hidden within, it's very difficult to extract …"

"I've previously funded a few Expedition s to explore Southeast Asia. The reports they brought back to me is very interesting …" Edward lit up a cigarette for herself and pondered for a moment before she organized her speech.

"We do have limitless wealth in the Southeast Asian islands. We Europeans need spices, rubber, medicinal herbs, tin mines, gold, silver, iron, coal, and even food. We are all very rich …"

"But unfortunately, many of these natural resources lie within the mountains, sleeping within the tropical rain forest. There is no way to use them …" In the end, it's still because of the lack of human resources that can be used! "

"Indigenous? "Hehe, those are uncivilized cannibals, this is not a joke at all. There have always been cannibals in the rain forest, including the Headhunter clan, who are proud of beheading other humans!"

"Only the coastal areas have a part of civilized humans, and these people are basically divided into three categories. One is the descendants of European immigrants, including the new arrivals. They are the smallest in number. "That's unrealistic …"

"There is another group of civilized humans who believe in Islam in the Middle East, but they have their own independent culture. They have been in conflict with our European civilization for thousands of years, so it is fine to do business with them. I think it's going to be difficult... However, these people are the most numerous among the civilization of Southeast Asia! "

"As for the last group, they are the Chinese immigrants. The Chinese who left their hometown due to the war and other reasons, including the local people affected by them, are ranked second, but their productivity is the highest!"

"My Expedition's report to me surprised me. These Chinese people have very good farming skills, the vast rainforest in their hands turned into farmland and economic forest in just a few years!"

"They had primitive, backward, yet still effective management methods. Mines, farms, and rubber garden of various sizes were born in their hands. Countless natives became their employees …"

"The Chinese are a group of natural builders. It's hard for you to imagine them taking construction as a kind of life belief! Expedition has once seen an old man in his eighties who travels around the outskirts of the villages and the rainforest, exploring the wastelands every day … "

"In one day's time, he might only be able to clear three to four square meters of land, cut off shrubs and weeds, and flatten the ground to pick away the gravel … However, this three to four square meters of land can become his garden, and all kinds of fresh vegetables and fruits can thrive in his garden! "

"Our patriarch thought that this was a pitiful lonely old man. He was so kind-hearted that he wanted to give him some money for his retirement, but when he went to the old man's house to inquire, what had happened to you, mother?"

The Queen was captivated by the Expedition's story and couldn't help but ask, "What happened? "Quickly tell me …"

Edward said as he spread his hands wide open, "My Expedition Lord has been embarrassed by her own judgement. He never would have thought that there would be such an old man, his family owned 300 acres of rubber garden and 500 acres of land."

"He's a landowner!"

"How could that be? He has so much wealth, and he's almost eighty, so why should he go to work? " Queen Victoria looked at his son in disbelief.

"Three hundred acres of rubber garden and more than five hundred acres of farmland. This kind of wealth can be considered a small and wealthy family in London … Could it be that his descendants abandoned him? "