C2246 A dead end? (1/2)
”The question of the captives, is only an excuse for us to interfere, I will think of a way to anger Xiao Letian and make him kill these captives, as long as he dares to make a move, then we have a reason to intervene in the military!”
”You want to fight? You still want to fight! ” The Queen asked with a serious expression.
Benjamin wiped off his sweat, ”No, no, no, I do not want to fight. War is only the last resort, we want to completely control everything in the Hua Clan.”
”I have carefully researched the geographical location of the Ryukyu. It is extremely important, even the Asian himself is called the pillar of information for all nations! If it is controlled by us, then no naval power in East Asia will be able to rise again! ”
”To the north, we can affect Japan and the Korean peninsula, and even stop the expansion of Russia. To the south, we can compete with the Spaniard and the Dutch for the colonies. At that time, the entire Southeast Asia will become our colonies …”
”This is the benefit this subject has always sought after!”
fearfully laid out his Asia strategy. In his plans, Xiao Letian and the Chinese would always be his first threats, but this power was rising up too fast, and in such a short period of time, it could challenge both Sha Russia and the France. This kind of overbearing force that was a warlord should not be left alive.
After exterminating the Chinese people and directly annexing all their properties, including their land, Tongzhi was strongly supported to ascend the throne. Through his influence on the little emperor, he began to infiltrate China's interior.
As long as the ocean was controlled by the British, they could use the assets they stole from the Chinese as military assistance to Tongzhi.
Not only could it help an emperor who loved England to become an emperor, it could also earn a lot of interest. More importantly, he didn't even need to pay for the capital.
What do you think if Great Qing can't afford it? Easy to do, with railway construction rights and port construction rights to cover the account! One day, British soldiers will be able to land in Chongqing, control Chengdu, and march into Xi'an... The whole of the hinterland of China was eventually converted into a British colony.
Maybe it was because the Tory Party had become too powerful in the past few years. While Benjamin was talking excitedly, he did not notice the impatience in the Queen's eyes.
After an hour and a half of complaints, the Queen finally reluctantly agreed to continue being neutral, but the Queen Victoria also strongly requested for Benjamin to ensure that this time's national affairs visit would be smooth sailing.
No matter what kind of conflict there is, let's make this visit a success first. Even if the war is going to break out, we can't declare war when people are visiting you!
This kind of action would make the entire world laugh. You, Benjamin, do not care about leaving your name in history, the Queen does not care!
Benjamin hurriedly guaranteed to the Queen, that everything he said today was merely to pressure Xiao Letian, and that he didn't really want to start a war. Right now, his most important task was to reach a secret agreement with the Emperor of Tongzhi, to ensure that the Little Emperor would be a loyal fan.
When Benjamin left Buckingham Palace, the sun wheel had already set. He could clearly feel the hunger in his stomach, and suddenly thought of the Chinese food at the national banquet.
”Ai …” The Chinese are not useless. Having them study the culinary arts and serve the Europeans is a way out, ha-ha ha-ha... ”
”En, no matter what, the The Duke of Newkes's Chinese cuisine cannot be stopped. Right now, it seems like we are in the midst of renovating and training the shop assistants … ”When the time comes for the opening, I will definitely go and have a feast …”