C3362 The Global Right to Trade in Silver (1/2)
Queen Victoria could be said to be an experienced and shrewd person, she would definitely not believe the lies of Xiao Letian and Princess Cissie. If they did not have the conditions to be on the same level, it could only mean that the two of them were lying.
As expected, Princess Cissie blushed slightly. ”I can't hide anything from Her Majesty the Queen. There are indeed a few more things that Xiao Letian has asked of you …”
”Your Majesty, you should also give proper consideration to the Head of the Guards' difficulties. For the sake of this war between France and China, Xiao Letian forced the originally rich Chinese to rise three feet into the sky …”
”Wait? What did that mean? How can it be three feet higher? ” The Crown Prince had obviously never stopped this Eastern proverb.
The Princess Cissie laughed, ”This is an ancient joke in China. In Ancient China, when greedy officials plunder people's wealth, it is called scraping the land, and it is to scrape away the most fertile part of the land and turn it into their own.”
”That's why people are saying that the officials are greedy. They are saying that the places they govern are three feet higher than the skies. Doesn't this mean that they have shaved off three feet of the earth?”
So it was like this. The crown prince and the queen both had a look of realization on their faces. ”Continue!”
”Your Majesty, exactly because the Chinese are too weak, developing from that poor island nation of the Ryukyu can be said to be extremely difficult for Xiao Letian. His finances are in great danger!”
”Before the Franco-Prussian War, he fought a fierce battle against the War of the Far East, and in front of the War of the Far East, there was even a conflict with France … How do we settle the military expenditures? And it's all because of the tax collection and the dismantling by the people! ”
”Right now, China's finances are already very difficult. He has to bring a large amount of cash back to Asia in order to stabilize the money market …”
”Xiao Letian has indeed admitted to the golden control of our British Empire. This time, he will definitely not bring any gold back to Asia … But the Führer wishes to exchange for thirty to forty million silver and return it to Asia! ”
”I don't have any other intentions. With these tens of millions of silver taels, his rule will become more stable. Once the people's hearts stabilize, he will be able to peacefully rule over the country …”
”Maintaining a stable political situation for the Chinese is very advantageous for our British Empire. After all, with the expansion of Russia in the east and the ambition of the United States towards the Pacific Ocean … We need a stable Chinese to maintain our balance! ”
”Therefore, I hope that the Queen can open up the silver exchange business of the City of London to the Chinese … Xiao Letian wants to bring back some silver back to Asia! ”
After listening to this condition, both the Queen and the Crown Prince breathed a sigh of relief. The silver standard was an Asian currency system. It was completely different from Europe.
Silver was valuable in Europe, but it was not as stable as gold. Furthermore, after industrialization, the amount of silver extracted was increasing year by year. Exchanging silver for silver would not affect Britain's dominance at all.
However, even if the politician agreed in his heart, he still had to put on a constipated expression as if he was unwilling!
”Will China be short of silver? From what I know, Xiao Letian bought a lot of silver mines from Mexico and South America. ”Is it not enough for him …”
”Your wise Majesty, you should know this better than I do. The silver ores purchased in the market will need a series of processes to be converted into currency …”
”This is a constant flow of water, and what Xiao Letian wants is to swiftly stabilize the human heart... This will require us to transport back tens of millions of silver taels in one go from Europe! ”
”This visual impact can shut down all the opposing factions. What he wants is the effect of the Chinese citizens' stupefaction!”
”And now, other than the European Monetary Market which can offer tens of millions of silver taels, which other country has the ability to do so?”