C2357 Predatory Axe of Suspect Neighbor (1/2)
”War!” After all, you still want to solve the problem with war, don't you? ” Gladstone was truly angry, including the Liberal Party members behind him, they all started to clamor, and the waves of booing caused the entire Capitol Building to be restless.
”Since you determined that Xiao Letian is an ambitious person, then you must eliminate him quickly? Let's not talk about whether Xiao Letian is really a carefree person, even if he is, but is there really no such thing as a small number of carefree people in this world? ”
”We live in such a barbaric jungle world, and those without ambition have long been eaten like sheep. How can we live to this day? If Xiao Letian was not an ambitious person, he would not even be able to survive a day in East Asia! ”
”What is our British Empire? The shepherds of the whole world, and what are the ambitious men of the world? ”It's a wolfhound, a wolfhound that needs to be tamed …”
”Xiao Letian is not harming the interests of the British Empire right now. On the contrary, he is actively cooperating with us.
”Gentlemen, gentlemen, I believe that many of those present here are doing business in East Asia. Furthermore, as long as they are doing business in Jiangnan and Southeast Asia of Great Qing, they would inevitably come into contact with the Chinese …”
”Let me ask everyone, do you have any problems with the Chinese side? ”Answer me, do you have …”
The sharp questions made the representatives present all whisper in each other's ears. Gladstone looked at them and then looked at the angry Benjamin as he coldly spoke.
”War will always be the last resort in resolving conflicts. The two wars that attacked the Great Qing were all due to diplomatic efforts and all negotiations were no longer a solution. Only then did I have to choose war …”
”After all, we are a mercantile nation, we want business interests. We are not fanatical executioners, there is nothing to be proud about in killing people. There is a problem that can be solved at the negotiating table, so why must we go to war?”
”Tell me, why is there a war?”
”At that time, the Qing Dynasty refused to negotiate with us no matter what, and even the Emperor was unwilling to see our ambassador. Forget about business negotiations, we couldn't even negotiate with the government, and that was why there were two wars against the empire!”
”We have won, but don't you see the risks under this victory? To send troops across half of the Earth, you might even be able to destroy everything in Expeditionary forces with just a typhoon.
”And now, the Chinese have never closed their doors to negotiations. They live in the East Palace and communicate with civil society organizations every day. How many charity events have they organized?”
”They sent you an olive branch, and as the Prime Minister of Britain, you don't even want to open the door to the negotiations. What's the difference between your actions and the previous decadent Qing Dynasty?”
Gladstone's mouth was as tight as a torrential rain, completely not giving Benjamin the slightest chance to retaliate.
”The Chinese have never rejected our British businessman's offer to invest and do business. Up till now, we have 25% of East Asia Telegraph Company's shares in our capital. Our dividends are now over one million pounds a year …”
”And this is under the condition that the submarine cables are not universally available. If Eastsea Telegraph Corporation's submarine cables can connect to North America and expand five or six times, how much profit do you think this place will make?”
”You want to start a war? First, I would like to ask the British businessman who hold the East Asian Telegraph Company if they agree. ”
”Just a telegraph company? ”Now that the various banks in City of London have started to choose their locations, even the banking industry's Chinese have not banned us from entering, not to mention the heavy, light, and commercial industries …”
”There are countless British merchant ships anchored in the Ryukyu every day. Don't look at how small this island country is, just with the Chinese influence in Asia, you can purchase goods that cannot be purchased elsewhere on the island of the Ryukyu!”