C2242 You want to humiliate yourself? (1/2)

It has been said that politicians are the most shameless profession in the world, and it is hard to understand that without an insider.

Whether it was Benjamin or Gladstone, these kinds of people did not have the habit of thinking like ordinary people.

This was the first time Edward heard Gladstone describe how he extorted the Chinese. When he heard the huge sum of 2 million pounds, the Crown Prince immediately jumped up from his chair.

”What?” Two million pounds, you knocked two million pounds out of Xiao Letian's hands? ”

”Oh, please sit my prince. You are the heir to British Empire, why would you be surprised by the small number of two million?” Gladstone said with a smile.

Of course, Prince Edward did not care about this amount of money. He didn't even know how much money was at his disposal for the crown prince of Golden Age.

Countless industries, shares, factories, ships... This includes the royal family's annual fixed allocations, as well as the high subsidies granted by the foreign affairs visiting the treasury.

It was not a problem for the Prince to transfer more than ten million pounds worth of assets on his own. It was Gladstone who surprised him.

”My God! According to the ancient Chinese language, you really are a zingiberis radix! ” Edward smiled as he shook his head, ”Two million pounds isn't really that much, but if you can take them all in, you can't even work for two million pounds, this is a little... ”A bit …”

”Haha, a bit shameless? ”Is that so, Prince …” Gladstone did not seem angry at all as he smiled and spoke up for the Crown Prince.

”But to be so shameless, he, Xiao Letian, had no complaints at all, because he knew very clearly that there was no one left for him to rely on, and Benjamin did not give him any leeway, to watch the first two national banquets, did Xiao Letian give Benjamin any face at all?”

”We're both opposing each other tit for tat, so Xiao Letian has already given up on fantasizing about Benjamin … In this one month, all of the so called official and unofficial negotiations are actually empty air. He, Xiao Letian, knows that Benjamin would never even bother to pay attention to him! ”

”Oh!” Edward's eyes lit up: You're saying, Xiao Letian's request for negotiation is simply an act, he doesn't hold any hope?

Gladstone nodded. ”Yes! With Xiao Letian's intelligence, it's impossible for him to not guess Benjamin's methods. He clearly knows that it's a dead end, why would he still try to charge in? ”

”That's right!” The Crown Prince looked confused, ”What you're saying is true. He knows there's a path of death, but why did he bring shame upon himself?”

”There's a conspiracy, Xiao Letian must have a conspiracy, although I can't guess what it is, but I definitely cannot take action right now, I want to see what Xiao Letian is planning to do …”

After taking a sip of the black coffee, the Crown Prince frowned, ”To the Chinese people, negotiations still have to be held. This process must be …” I don't understand! ”I really don't understand …”

”However, I still have to remind you that Xiao Letian's money is not that easy to take. At a critical moment, I suggest you make a move, or else God knows what will happen to him …”

Gladstone laughed disdainfully, ”You want me to take action? ”It's simple. You don't need to give me so much political donations. As long as he agrees to my conditions, everything will be fine!”

”Condition?” ”What conditions?” the Crown Prince asked.

”My condition is very simple. When I officially become the British Prime Minister, Xiao Letian wants to start a new round of negotiations with me and accept my request at the negotiating table!”

”To obtain recognition from the United Kingdom, the number one Chinese must ensure that all the treaties between the British Empire and the Qing Empire are not violated! The legitimacy of all treaties must be recognized ”