Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Benjamin revealed a wry smile. He heard a trace of regret from the Queen's words, but she had never revealed this kind of tone to Count de Beer.

Was there something about what she had done that disappointed the queen? Benjamin's mind raced as he began to recall all kinds of information and data.

He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, through our intelligence system, France has a high chance of winning this war. Currently, Prussia only has the advantage of being in active service. One million soldiers is truly shocking …"

"But France isn't a sheep. At present, there are six hundred thousand soldiers in the army, which doesn't seem to have the advantage in numbers. However, it's not easy to mobilize all the reserve troops in France. Once we have a common enemy, we can even send out two million soldiers …"

"There are also colonies, the national economy, the funds for war …"

Benjamin explained the difference in power between France and Prussia to the Queen in great detail. If it was a normal politician facing her, he would have already been convinced by her eloquence.

Unfortunately, in front of the Prime Minister was the renowned Grandmother of Europe, Queen Victoria.

Benjamin did not see the regret in the Queen's eyes at all, and continued to explain his judgement of the war. In his analysis, Prussia would definitely fail, and the same Prussian ally, the Chinese people, would become a new regime without a backer.

The Queen's elegant demeanor perfectly explained what it meant to be patient, and time slowly passed by. It was only when Benjamin had finished his analysis that the Queen nodded and smiled.

"The Constitution gives the Prime Minister power, including the right to propose war. If you think it's feasible, go to the House of Representatives and win the vote..."

Benjamin was startled for a moment, and thought to himself, This isn't the reason why I'm here today? Didn't I come here so that the Queen could help me exert influence over the Council? Why is His Majesty unwilling to interfere?

Britain was an absolute constitutional monarchy, and a virtual monarchy. The imperial family had prestige and influence over the people, and the imperial family did not have the power to interfere with governance.

For example, the right to start a war was an important matter that determined the life and death of the country. The Queen did not have the power to decide, and the Prime Minister did not either.

When Britain declared war on the Great Qing, most of the members of Parliament were against it, because at that time there were few who believed that Britain could defeat the great Qing Empire, and they believed that the war was an adventure.

In the end, it was the Queen who used her own reputation to influence and persuade several key figures, but the number of people who agreed to declare war on Daqing in that way was only nine more than the number of people who objected.

History was full of drama. The final result of the war left the entire UK dumbfounded. Initially, they thought that the war would be very brutal, with a disastrous or even draw, but instead, it turned out to be a wild victory.

From then on, the British Parliament had more votes in support of the war proposal.

In Benjamin's plans, there shouldn't be too many representatives who would oppose the war against the Chinese. He even planned to finish it first, and let the local governors of India and East Asia gather a fleet to teach Xiao Letian a bitter lesson.

As long as the final outcome is victory, then even if Congress protests or impedes, it will have no effect.

However, things had gradually become strange. Benjamin had received many objections from important figures, and before he had even raised his war proposal, some had already expressed their worry, and even made it clear that they did not wish for Benjamin to start a war with the Chinese.

When the situation went out of his control, he had a bad feeling. In the end, he thought of the Queen, hoping that he could convince the Queen and use her prestige to influence the people who opposed her. That was why this meeting came to fruition.

But she never would have thought that the Queen's attitude would be so cold, and that she did not want to express any opinion at all. This was an extremely terrifying sign, and this meant that the Queen was disappointed in Benjamin, and very disappointed at that.

Sweat trickled down his forehead as Benjamin continued to sit up straight. "Your Majesty, if there's anything wrong with my analysis, I hope Your Majesty can give me pointers …"

Queen Victoria knew that Benjamin was talented, she was the Queen's original wish to nurture him and serve him. She put away her polite smile, and her expression suddenly became serious.

"Benjamin, for you to be able to become the Empire's Prime Minister, this means that your talent is acknowledged by everyone. But why are you acting so disappointing in today's matter?"

"Could it be that the young Xiao Letian suddenly made a sudden breakthrough, and the halo of the successful person stung your heart? One must know that jealousy can sometimes make people go crazy! "

To be precise, the Queen was very accurate in her judgement. Benjamin's extreme hatred towards Xiao Letian was actually rooted in her jealousy. A person from the East actually dared to claim to be a great scholar from the west. With such a young age, he could become a powerful Prime Minister. He could even control the power to start a war by himself!

Benjamin was not actually a magnanimous person, his jealousy was even greater than his predecessor's. The reason he hated Xiao Letian so much was actually because of jealousy.

The Queen ignored the Prime Minister's blushing face and continued, "Everyone knows that Britain's core interest is in the sea, but there is one other core interest that many people do not know, and that is that we will be stepping on the second place forever!"

"How can you forget this national policy? Who in the world is the biggest threat to Britain? "It's not a specific country, but the second place is the biggest threat because they are too close to us …"

"With regards to Napoleon III, from the moment we started working together with the Crimean War, the overseas colonies in France expanded at a rapid pace due to our intentional retreat. They have now become the second strongest country after us …"

"What do you want? Let the second place continue to grow stronger, and let him finally have the strength to challenge us? Let Napoleon III rule more and more firmly? So that his empire can be passed down for three generations and four generations? "

"This is the true core threat of the challenge to British Empire, you must remember this well! "So, no matter how great the disparity in power between the two sides in the Franco-Prussian War, the only thing we can support is Prussia. There is no other choice!"

"Do you know why so many councilors are secretly reminding you? That's what I instructed you to do. I hope that you won't let your personal emotions affect your judgement and return to the world of rational reality! "

Benjamin was not stupid, when he heard it, he understood it all. He stood up and bowed 90 degrees to the queen, "Thank you, Your Majesty.