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”Are you kidding?” The guest holding a huge beer glass full of beer burped and said, ”Assassinate the leader of the Chinese people? ”You have quite a lot of imagination. Look at those Chinese troops, they are all extremely fierce tigers who want to break through their defense line to kill their leader.”
”Haha …” Hahaha! Your brain can really brainstorm, hahaha … ”
Everyone thought that it was true, Xiao Letian's soldiers had fought against the French and the Shaos Cossack before. In this era where people feared nothing, strong people were always scary.
”Have you heard? This morning, the Chinese army and the imperial guards almost fought with bayonets … ”I have to say, these soldiers are really arrogant!”
”So it's like that, the assassins could only find a weak chicken to kill, if they can't kill the head of the Chinese family, it would be good to kill his disciple. Maybe these Frenchmen are also afraid that after Xiao Letian's disciple takes over the government, the Great Qing will make a foreign policy of not using France.”
The crowd began to discuss among themselves. Almost everyone was targeting the French as the mastermind, and some of them also thought that the possibility of Russia being involved was very high. But even if it was, the possibility of it happening was still very high.
The arrogance of the British was already engraved in his bones. The English and French among the Crimean War had joined hands to brutally oppress Sha Russia, which was a matter that the empire was very proud of.
Just when the atmosphere was at its warmest, the door to the bar was suddenly slammed open. The cold autumn wind that blew in caused everyone to shiver.
”Latest news, latest news! Prime Minister Benjamin has resigned, the Prime Minister has resigned! ”
Even if everyone knew that Benjamin's downfall was inevitable, but when it really happened, the citizens' calmness was still not small.
The bar was completely silent. The expressions on everyone's faces were extremely rich. It was only after a long time did someone sigh and break the silence.
”Ai …” It's really a pity, although I also think that what Gladstone said is correct, but Benjamin's group did indeed bring many victories to the Empire, didn't they? ”
”Yeah, who doesn't like victory? However … However, life around us has indeed changed around us. This year, I went to Paris to discuss business, and I truly felt that the streets of Paris were extremely beautiful for Napoleon III to build.
On the one hand, they couldn't bear to part with these colonialist's expansion of their territory, so who wouldn't hope to hear the news of their victory at all times?
On the other hand, they were full of grievances about the decline in the quality of life around them. The shabby streets, the clogged sewers, the years of quarreling with each other without any result … there were also a few fire stations, hospitals, libraries …
What Gladstone said was right, it was time for British Empire to take a look at himself and cultivate his internal energy. Even Prussia could achieve compulsory education for all, so couldn't British Empire do it?
Even the France could rebuild Paris, why couldn't London?
This was a problem. Later on, people were amazed by the French city planning, the beautiful and artistic street architecture, countless fountains and sculptures, and the small waterway system that would last for at least a hundred years. People even built a museum for the sewers in Paris.
Who was to blame for all this? This was really the credit of Napoleon III. It was because when he was in charge of the government, he forcefully pushed forward the reconstruction plan of Paris.
No comparison, no harm, now that the transformation of Paris had come to an end, the city had changed dramatically, and the English who had the opportunity to travel and work in Paris had indeed felt a strong contrast, and their pride had been humiliated.
Even Gladstone, more than once in his speech, used the city of Paris as an example to stimulate voters, and did compete for a number of wobbly middle voters.