C1459 The Queens teachings (1/2)

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.