C3360 Xiao Letians lobbyist (1/2)

Gladstone's mouth was wide open, but he could not say anything. Xiao Letian just spoke a few words to force him into a dead end.

Aren't you in England awesome? If that's the case, then stick out for Spain, help Spain defeat the Philippines, and send the Expeditionary forces deep into the rainforest to fight against the Chinese guerrillas!

The British are not so stupid. They are a very smart bunch of businessmen.

First of all, the relationship between Britain and Spain was not very good.

Later on, France conquered Spain, and the Franco-Western Alliance began a century-long competition with Britain. Of course, the final victor would naturally be Britain.

British nationals had no basis in feeling for Spain, and if Gladstone really helped Spain in the war, his own voters would have to impeach him to death.

It was impossible to send troops directly, but what about indirect support? This might not be possible, because the British Military experts were more professional and their analysis of the war was more pessimistic.

The Luzon was a rainforest island with a tropical climate.

The Chinese had launched a rebellion against the millions of Chinese in the Luzon. They were all aboriginals who had lived in the Philippines for two to three hundred years.

They were very familiar with the mountain forests. If they fought for a long period of time, how long would the Expeditionary forces in Europe drag it out?

The Army was never a strong force in Britain, let alone a war in the hellish rain forest. How many young British men would have to die in order to achieve their strategic goals?

The claims of the British were in the sea, and more so on the maritime trade routes. As long as no one challenged the interests of the British, they would not die for those who were not related to them.

The Chinese clearly did not harm Britain's marine interests at the moment. Due to the existence of Chinese, many ports in Asia were developing very well. Many high quality goods from the interior of China were also excavated through Chinese hands.

Xiao Letian had indeed given the British businessman a lot of preferential treatment in the business world, so when it came to declaring war on the Chinese, the British capital did not agree with it.

After all, this was just a blackmail from the British leadership. They had never intended to use force from the very beginning!

Xiao Letian had accurately touched Gladstone's pulse, he knew that even if the Prime Minister went crazy and wanted to start a war, his proposal should not be passed through the House of Commons!

No one cared whether the Spaniard lived or died, the Chinese did not care, nor the UK!

Gladstone never thought that Xiao Letian would actually be willing to spend ten million on the Luzon, and also never thought that that idiot A Madiao the First was actually willing to sell them.

A Madiao had haggled for 10 million pounds in the bidding price. To be honest, this price was not expensive at all!

Buying an entire Philippines with such a small amount of money, what a great deal this business was!

However, Gladstone was unwilling to give up. The final victor in this encirclement against the Chinese was the Queen, and he had to fight to the bitter end for her sake.

”Xiao Letian, you seem to have forgotten that Yi Suobeila has a say as well!” the Prime Minister threatened.

”Oh? Since when did the Queen step down and intervene in the government? This is the rule of Europe... ” Xiao Letian said faintly.