England 1986

Chapter 314 Conversation Outside Gibraltar
Each of their ancestors can be related to a certain noble or royal family, and their ancestors may be the crew of a certain noble family.

Their feelings for Boss Cha are not comparable to those of ordinary people today.

Allen can even see some different brilliance in their eyes, and this feeling is a bit like the feeling when his family members see him.

Moreover, these sailors are all lifelong sailors on this yacht. There is no such thing as unemployment. The ship is there, but the ship is gone. When the ship is gone, they can change to a new yacht and continue to serve the royal family.

Standing on the deck, Alan didn't follow Boss Cha to the rest area above. He just felt that the atmosphere was a little different. Diana walked behind him to separate Boss Cha, instead of following him as usual. Check with the boss.

In terms of etiquette, this is definitely not in line with the rules, but since Boss Cha didn't say anything, Alan will act as if nothing happened, but he doesn't want to continue to get involved in the affairs of these two people, and he has a headache when he thinks about it , might as well stand on the deck and wait a little longer.

This is Portsmouth Royal Naval Base. There are not too many media who take pictures on the shore. It’s not that other media don’t want to come, but the media are too small. They are not qualified to enter here and will only cause trouble for the security work. .

A big man in a black suit, with two walkie-talkies in his hand, walked up to Allen lightly, handed the other walkie-talkie to Allen and said, "Your Excellency, you have checked everywhere, you Is there anything else to explain?"

This is one of Boss Cha’s bodyguards and one of the royal guards of the royal family. Although Alan does not participate in too specific security work, but this time he travels with him, they must report the work situation to Alan. After all, Alan is The titular bodyguard.

Allen was not in a hurry to speak, but lowered his head and held the walkie-talkie to adjust several frequency bands. After confirming that he could talk, he waved his hand to signal him to continue working as a security guard. With such a big man, standing next to him would only steal the limelight. No eyesight!

After driving away the bodyguards, Allen held the walkie-talkie in his hand, straightened the hem of his clothes with his left hand, and walked towards the deck fence to ensure that the media below could take pictures of him, and then put the walkie-talkie in his mouth side, staring sharply at the camera below, with a loyal and conscientious look.

Ka Ka Ka Ka
The flash clicked, and when the media on one side were almost ready to take pictures, Allen slowly turned an angle to ensure that the media on the other side could also take beautiful photos of himself. This thing will probably hit the headlines tomorrow or Second edition.

This is the advantage of going on a business trip with Boss Cha. You can increase your popularity and influence severely. Other nobles are so low-key, and Allen can gain much more popularity than him in just a few years.

Seeing that the flashing lights were getting thinner and thinner, Allen nodded in the direction of the BBC media, and then prepared to go back to the rest area.

The Britannia was built using a hospital ship as a template. From the beginning of construction, it was considered that it could be quickly refitted for war, but it has never been refitted. However, the template of the hospital ship is mainly reflected in the fact that there are many wards, and there is another interesting function.

On this yacht, there is a very huge laundry room. This thing was originally used to clean all kinds of gauze in time, then sterilized at high temperature, and reused. Therefore, the entire laundry room is very functional and occupies a large area. The biggest disadvantage , that is, the machine is very loud.

After entering the cabin, Allen felt as if he had returned to the time when he lived in a high-rise building. The upstairs neighbors were doing renovations day and night. It was a bit like the sound of electric drills and hammers mixed together. When the laundry room was not in use, The machine will still keep running, but the sound will be slightly lower.

These machines are connected to the power system of the yacht. It is not impossible to stop, but once the machine stops, it is easy to break down, so it must be kept running at all times, except when the yacht is being maintained and repaired.

Then this brought a very characteristic scene on the Britannia. The cabin was extremely clean. When the sailors had no tasks, their biggest hobby was to wash clothes and various things. Anyway, the machines were idle, so they put Everything in sight was washed, leaving the whole boat spotless.

Walking in the cabin, Allen felt that he liked everything except the noise, which was a little annoying. The decoration style was that magnificent and exaggerated decoration style. The main thing was that it was clean, and everything was cleaned spotlessly. The conditions on the ship were much better than when he was in the navy before.

"Great, respected Prince of Wales, His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness Allen, colleagues, welcome to board the Britannia, I am Captain John Smith, and on behalf of all crew members, I welcome you. It is a great honor to serve you Provide service, we will set sail in 10 minutes, please go back to your room as soon as possible and get ready to avoid turbulence.”

On the radio and on the intercom, the captain's announcement came out at the same time. Allen smiled. It feels good, and it feels a little familiar. This is the feeling of a private yacht. Everyone on the boat is there for them The most honorable people serve.

In just a few minutes, the hull began to shake slightly, and with a slight noise, it began to increase its strength. After a while, Allen felt that the hull began to move. He couldn't see it from his current position. To the leading boat in front of the bow, but can see the people on the shore.

Before
I don’t know how many nobles or military officers set off from this port, and then sat on British warships or large ships to invade or colonize the world. Anyway, this time he set off from here, it feels very strange. In just a hundred years, Great Britain has been reduced to At this point, they need to take the initiative to win over some people who they absolutely disdain to win over before.

But when I go to India this time, I have to learn how Daying used to do, and earn some extra money.

After coming out of the Portsmouth Royal Naval Port, the Britannia circled around France and the entire Iberian Peninsula in Spain, then crossed the Strait of Gibraltar, and stopped in Gibraltar for a replenishment.

In the lounge, Boss Zha looked at the port outside with calm eyes.

Allen was sitting opposite him, playing with a handheld game console in his hand. Although the new Nintendo handheld console still had a black and white screen, it was rich in mini-games. The way of leisure is to play games.

"Do you remember the last time I came to Spain with me?"

Boss Zha didn't look back, and stared blankly at the port.

"Ah? That time in 87, I remember, Your Highness, I didn't even go to the Spanish royal palace for dinner."

"Hmph, just remember to eat, do you still have contact with that Spanish princess?"

Hearing Allen talk about Spain, the first thing I remembered was that I didn't bring him to the Spanish palace for dinner, and I still have a grudge. Although Boss Cha was cursing, there was some smile on his face.

"Also. Occasionally, I will write a letter to contact her. I don't like her. We are just good friends."

"Humph"

Boss Cha looked at Alan talking casually, snorted again, glared at Alan, then pointed to the port outside and said: "That time we came here to discuss the ownership of this place in advance, stupid Spaniards, actually And want to get Gibraltar back."

"Oh?"

As soon as he heard what Boss Cha said, Allen, who always liked to listen to this kind of internal gossip, couldn't care less about playing the game console. He pressed the power off button and looked up at the port outside.

Gibraltar, a well-known strategic location, was ceded by Great Britain from Spain in 1713. Decades later, Spain and France took advantage of the independence of North America and when Great Britain was unable to make a move, they launched the Great Siege of Gibraltar. Unfortunately, It later failed.

Since then, the British garrison here has also increased, and it has also turned Gibraltar into a large naval base. Until six years after the war, Spain did not give up on taking back Gibraltar, and even installed a Spanish governor in Gibraltar. Unfortunately, .
At that time, Great Britain asked the residents of Gibraltar to vote to see who they chose. At that time, Great Britain was still at the end of its peak. When the tiger was dead, most of the residents chose to support Great Britain and continue to belong to Great Britain. This made Spain very angry. In a fit of anger, he cut off all communication on the island and even withdrew the workers, turning Gibraltar into an "isolated island".

The two sides have been arguing intermittently for decades. Later, Daying was not to be outdone, and launched the spirit of stirring up shit sticks, and issued British citizenship to all Gibraltar residents who were interested in Daying. At that time, it was already 81 years ago. It's more lively.

Later, Boss Zha came to visit. At that time, he did not deal with the Spanish Crown Prince himself. Coupled with his psychological advantages, Spain was not as angry and outspoken as the British rascals.

With Boss Zha playing the front line, the relationship between the two sides loosened later. Whether it was for the relationship with the whole of Europe or because of the decline in British power, many agreements were signed anyway, and finally the last battalion was withdrawn last year.

Although there is no British garrison in Gibraltar now, the British are still holding on to this place, which is regarded as one of the few strategically important overseas locations of the British.

Now Boss Zha’s yacht is docked here. Seeing this port reminds him of some of the glorious years of his ancestors. With some emotion, he pulls Allen to tell a lot of hidden secrets.

Boss Zha looked as if his eyes were all about my country, and suddenly he turned his head to look at Alan and said, "That's right. After we set off, you can go talk to your aunt."

Allen was listening to Boss Zha bragging with relish. If he hadn't had melon seeds now, he would have been eating melon seeds. Unexpectedly, he was enjoying listening to Boss Cha's words, and he talked about Diana.

"Huh? Talk about what?"

"Hmph, she's been a little restless lately. What you did last year, she thought it was over, like a relapse. This time I went to India, I hope she won't mess with me, and I'll save my face. You go and her talk."

Allen knew that Boss Cha was talking about the incident with that reporter last year, but...
Hasn't it been so long, is there anything new?
"The queen knows, she is very angry!"

Seeing that when Diana was mentioned, Boss Cha switched from the smiling expression in the chat to a very indifferent state, Alan felt that there was no need to continue asking, the two of them are now in this state.
Hey, headache, this is the only disadvantage of the retainer. Foreign ministers cannot meddle in some matters of the monarch, and the retainer is the monarch who asks you to meddle, but if it is good or bad, you can just say no. Ready.

"Alright Your Highness, I'm going to find the princess now."

Allen stood up with a serious face, especially when it came to titles. He didn't say aunt, but princess. Boss Cha smiled again when he heard Allen's name, and nodded to Allen.

The Earl of Carmarthen knows where to stand at critical moments and is a loyal minister!

"Go."

Allen has only seen Diana a few times since he got on the boat. It seems that since she got on the boat, she seems to be preoccupied. Even when she is eating, she hides in her room and does not come out.

Let Diana's maid be in charge of sending the message, and Ellen asked Diana to chat in the reception area of ​​the coffee shop on the ship.

As the foundation of a hospital ship, there are many rooms.
There are all kinds of functional rooms, professional tea rooms, coffee shops, and various restaurants. The scale is not large, but it is very complete.

Diana was wearing a red and white floral dress, hugging a little white poodle, she smiled at the first sight of Alan, and before Alan could speak, she said: "Your method I have the restaurant menu with me, and I will have someone deliver it to your room in a while."

"Aunt, Your Highness asked me to talk to you."

When he saw Diana, Alan was not as decisive as when he was in front of Boss Cha just now, and he called him whatever he wanted.

"He asked you to come and talk to me? Talk about what? Let me be honest? Hmph."

As soon as Allen finished speaking, Diana seemed to be hairy, and suddenly asked several questions one after another, looking quite resentful, even the smile just now was gone.

An attendant in the distance was attracted by Diana's voice.

Allen quickly pointed to the chair, motioning for Diana to sit first.

"Auntie, keep your voice down."

Alan asked her to meet here, mainly to avoid suspicion, so he can't go to her room to talk, right?

How bad it would be to spread the word.

But Diana was very domineering, and said loudly: "Come on, get all the waiters out, I want to talk to Earl Allen."

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Seeing the barista, a cook, and several waiters, as soon as Diana finished speaking, she went out very politely with her things, Allen was a little speechless.
If there are any spies from Boss Cha here, if they withdraw at once, wouldn't they hear nothing?

"Haha, there's no one this time. He asked you to talk to me about something. Tell me."

Diana sat down, crossed her legs, put her little poodle on her lap, and looked at Alan complacently in a very unladylike manner.

"Your Highness said about going to India this time. I haven't asked you what's wrong. You haven't come out very often since you got on the boat. Are you...?"

"It's nothing, there was another quarrel some time ago, did he tell me not to make trouble?"

"Ah."

"Hmph, the more he refuses to let me go, the more I want to make trouble!"

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(End of this chapter)