Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

"No, no, mother, you guessed wrong. Chinese families are very filial. Not taking care of the elderly is a serious crime in China, and it can be compared to treason. Where would one not dare to retire?"

"Through contact, my Expedition finally understood one thing. The Chinese people have already treated the development and construction of the city as a religion …"

"One day does not work, one day does not eat! This is the creed of their lives, and they know better the principle of building a tower of sand. Maybe one day I can only clear out a square meter of wasteland, but what about one year? "What about ten years?"

"The most important thing is that the Chinese people are not doing these jobs with a reluctant heart. They are really enjoying the process. When they see their own fruits of work getting richer day by day, all the hard work will become sweet!"

"He's nearly eighty years old, and he's still growing vegetables in the wilderness. That's not a punishment, but the old man's true pleasure!"

"What a terrifying nation. Only this kind of people can unearth these primordial treasures. I believe that if the economic construction is carried out with the Chinese as the main body, the production of resources in Southeast Asia will increase by tenfold or even a hundredfold!"

"What is the power of the Empire? "At the end of the day, we still only have the limited resources and the productivity to process these resources. If China can help us excavate this huge primitive gold mine, so what if we can support a Chinese?"

Edward had obviously done his homework in advance. This crown prince who was an expert in foreign affairs was extremely curious about the outside world, his pioneering spirit was not weaker than any of the seniors.

In his plan, East Asia would support two British agents: one was the Qing Dynasty, one was the Chinese, one was facing the mainland, and one was facing the ocean.

There was no way for Britain to be intimate with the world, so it was the way of England to seek suitable agents to rule the world together.

After careful observation, the Crown Prince decided that only the Chinese in Asia had the most powerful ability to create wealth. Who else could this people use?

And who would be the one to rule this nation, the Qing Dynasty? That group of people who wet their pants the moment they saw Hai Yang? Of course not, the only suitable candidate was Xiao Letian.

It took a whole two cigarettes of effort for Edward to finish speaking of his plan, but it seemed like the Queen had really untied the knot in her heart. She did not have a single trace of impatience.

But just when Edward thought that this matter was over, the Queen actually opened her mouth and said, "What you said does make sense, but have you thought about it yet, how are you going to execute it?"

"My child, do not forget, what is the national constitution of my Great Britain? Everything you said just now, was it something our royal family could interfere with? Do you think that the Prime Minister and the external phase are just for show? Do you want to interfere in the administration of the Cabinet? "

"Don't think of my mother as omnipotent. I can only exert a little influence at the right time, not make decisions for the Cabinet!"

"If you want your plan to succeed, then Benjamin will have to pass this trial. If he does not agree, then what is the use of your plan being perfect?"

"They are the ones who will have to compete with the Chinese in negotiations. They are the ones who finally signed the written terms of the agreement. The ones who signed the contract and took responsibility for it are still them … My signature is just a ritual. Do you really think I can do whatever I want? "

"Looking at it now, Benjamin has a completely different judgement from you. How can you heal this kind of conflict?"

"Alright, I have to admit that what you said makes a lot of sense. The civilization level of the Pacific Rim island nations are too low, and those primitive peoples don't even know what construction is. Choosing Chinese isn't wrong …"

"But have you thought about it? Chinese are smart, hardworking, competent... With all these advantages, what else did they have? It was an independent civilization! "Child, how can you guarantee that they will be attached to Great Britain?"

"How can you guarantee that after they become strong, they won't resist our control? What if we help an enemy? "

"This is actually what the Cabinet is most worried about. To be honest, the more outstanding Xiao Letian is, the more obvious are their worries. This is the root of the problem!"

Edward pressed his cigarette down hard into the ashtray, "Hahaha …" Mother, you have underestimated the power of my Royal Navy. In this world, I cannot guarantee success if we were to fight against the army, but we can also guarantee success if we fight against the navy. "

"Hahaha …" As long as it is the area covered by the sea, it will be the domain of my British Empire, Southeast Asia is the country of the Thousand Islands, the island is filled with complex emotions, this kind of place is the main battlefield of my Royal Navy, the Chinese have not played in the navy for hundreds of years, and expect them to defeat us on the sea? "

"If Xiao Letian made such a judgement, then he would not be the leader of the Hua Clan. He would not be stupid to this extent!"

"Also, his strange warship! Mother, do you really think you can show off your strength just by relying on an advanced battleship? The Naval Department has already made more than 20 war scenarios against Zhiyuan Warship, and they have more than 10 plans to sink him! "

"Furthermore, our new Iron-armored Ship is also under construction. With our British industrial strength, the new warship will definitely have all kinds of properties to crush us. By then, his only advantage will be gone too!"

"Without the slightest advantage, how can he resist us?" How long would it take for the gap between that small clan of the Chinese and British Empire to be bridged? A hundred or two hundred years? "Haha, mother, you are really unworthy of worry …"

"Come, come, let me calculate the data with mother. What is the area of Chinese land? What's the population? How much steel was produced? What about coal? What about non-ferrous metals? What is the total mileage of all railways? How many people are there in the industry... "

Speaking till here, Edward held his stomach and laughed heartily, "Haha, my mother, even if I believe that the Chinese clan will catch up to us one day, what about that hundreds of years? "I'm afraid we've already taught him a lesson in the military countless times!"

"Don't worry, Mother, don't worry. Benjamin will worry even more!"

The Queen Victoria could not refute her son's logic. Indeed, these statistics were all facts of life, the power of industry was not fake, this was the national energy that required a hundred years of hard work to accumulate.

That the Chinese would eventually challenge Britain? In fact, the Queen didn't believe it either, but as an established politician who had spent her entire life in politics, she had a unique sense of smell and an inexplicable ability to sense what was going on.

She couldn't explain it either, but she was a little worried when facing Xiao Letian. In the end, the Queen could only shake her head and say, "Alright, my child, even if what you said makes sense, I'll still say what I said earlier! We cannot interfere with the Prime Minister's power, Xiao Letian must face his own problems! "

"Don't expect me to intervene or exert influence! "All I can do is not to hold back, that's all!"

Edward stood up and bowed as he said, "Being able to receive mother's promise that she would not hold back is already a huge help to Xiao Letian!"