C2462 British Christmas (1/2)

The bells of the Palace of Westminster rang, the bells of the Capitol Building rang, the bells of all the churches in London rang, Christmas of 1869 finally arrived, and London sank into a sea of joy.

Three days ago, at the British Parliament Mansion, Gladstone officially signed the letter of credence and organized a grand ceremony. Under the applause of countless Congressman, the Head of State of the Chinese race dressed fully and attended the meeting. Both parties exchanged letters of credence and made friendly statements.

In Xiao Letian's speech, he praised the Queen's wisdom and the enlightened British Parliament, and expressed his envy for the prosperous British Empire.

In the end, Xiao Letian even declared that the Chinese would always protect the interests of the British capital in East Asia, and that the Chinese would always be open to the British businessman.

This was one of the rare open-minded voices in Asia. When the merchants heard that they could obtain the rights to freedom and business in Asia without using war, they stood up and clapped excitedly. They felt that swapping with Gladstone after throwing Benjamin away was a wise choice.

's fanatical colonialism could not be said to be without a market, but the prerequisite was that not too many people could die and not too much investment would be made.

In the eyes of the merchants of this country, if the British army could spend a small amount of money and kill less people to expand their colonies, bringing about countless commercial benefits, then these merchants would naturally support Benjamin these colonists.

But now that the world was more or less divided, where was the colonial expansion that had little investment, quick results, and few dead people?

The investment for each war was increasing, and so were the casualties. However, the colonial resistance became more and more ferocious, and many commercial activities could not continue.

This was a transaction that cost money. Under this background, it was natural for the business and financial circles in Britain to choose Gladstone over Benjamin.

Not to mention whether Xiao Letian was someone who kept his promises, at least in this era, a statesman from the sealed Asia had actually chosen to take the initiative and integrate with the civilized world, and had taken the initiative to open up their own country and conduct business around the world.

This trend is to be congratulated for expanding the business market without war, which is a shot in the arm for the entire British economy.

After the exchange of letters, the next day, the Queen praised the Eastern Führer in her New Year's speech. Most likely, these words were meant for the Tongzhi Emperor.

Xiao Letian and Gladstone had suddenly become peaceful politicians who expanded their civilization. Everyone had completely forgotten that at the beginning of the year, he had even opened his mouth wide to eat the far east of Sha Russia.

At that time, all the public opinion in Britain said that he was an ambitious warlord, but a year later, he became a civil emissary recognized by the western mainstream, a model of peace.

He could believe that if this era also had the Nuo Beier Peace Prize, Xiao Letian would definitely be able to get something out of this.

The good news before Christmas was far more than that. On Christmas Eve, Gladstone broke the news that the prime minister's envoy to Ireland had made contact with the top brass of the Irish Youth Party.

On Christmas Day, both sides agreed to a ceasefire. The war that lasted for several months miraculously ended!

This was a breakthrough that no one had ever experienced before. Facing the domination of Ireland's Great Britain, any rebellion was a massacre, and the Catholics of Ireland would never be indulged by even a little bit.