C1860 The queen slam the board

As a crown prince who was discussing military matters, he actually blurted out the private matter of buying and selling bonds. This was really inappropriate, the queen glared at him.

The Crown Prince lowered his head in shame, covered his mouth with a wine cup and didn't dare to speak anymore.

They knew that there was a grudge between the Queen and the Crown Prince, which was something that happened a long time ago. The Crown Prince had once messed around with a female star when he was young.

The husband of the queen, the Prince Albert, went to Cambridge University to persuade the children to go in person. He came back with a severe case of typhoid fever.

Queen Victoria and her husband's relationship was very harmonious. Prince Albert's death made her vent her anger on her own son, and from that day onwards, Albert was not allowed to touch the national government.

Because of this, the Crown Prince could only play his role in the diplomatic scene all these years. After all, he was still qualified to represent his mother and go on a state visit to attend banquets.

The reason why the Queen summoned the Crown Prince to the meeting this time was because she thought that the Great Qing book was related to foreign affairs and had no choice but to let her son come forward. Otherwise, she wouldn't have let him have too much contact with the government.

Benjamin knew about the inside news so he quickly changed the topic. "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is right, we have to make preparations in advance. Once the news of the defeat of Russia spreads to Europe, the financial markets will definitely be in turmoil …"

"After all these years of reform, as well as further industrialization, including the launching of the Siberian Railway program, we have to raise up to ten million pounds from the City. Once the news shakes the financial markets, we must prepare to move the losses ahead of time!"

"Before the French come to their senses, let's quickly sell them off. Those loan sharking French will definitely be willing to take over these 'revaluation' bonds …"

The room full of foxes that were of different sizes immediately started to laugh. What Benjamin said was right, the higher ups of the France were already excited, they were actually starting to support the Russian military operation in the Far East.

Forget about the intelligence, even the low-interest French people had already sent out their loans. In the hearts of these arrogant people, Xiao Letian was definitely going to lose, definitely not with any mishaps.

The best way to solve the problem was to lure the culprits into the east and sell the Russian bonds, which were still relatively high and normal in price, to the French. The people in the room quickly came to an agreement, and the Prime Minister was naturally in charge of the details.

The topic of conversation quickly returned to Xiao Letian and the matter of the visit of Zai Chun. The King of the Qing Empire had visited Europe, and this important historical event had to be left in the hands of the British people.

Qing Nation was the first country to issue a letter of credence to my British Empire. This means that we have recognized our position as British British Empire, and have also officially recognized that Great Britain and Great Qing are equal nations. This is a very impressive diplomatic breakthrough.

"Benjamin, I know you are very afraid of Xiao Letian, but at this critical moment, at this moment when you are creating history, you can't do anything! In the written records of the history books, I do not wish to make any shameful mistakes! "

"If you want to deal with Xiao Letian, you can think about it in the future!"

"Your Majesty …" Benjamin said anxiously, "I hope that Your Majesty will think about it more. Xiao Letian's power is growing too fast, last time he visited Europe he was riding a sail, but this time he brought out a Zhiyuan Warship that he has never seen before …"

"If we let him go back to Asia, maybe in another four or five years, his fleet will be able to challenge the British Empire's maritime rights!"

Prince Edward looked at the pale Prime Minister in confusion. Aren't you being too cautious? My Prime Minister... "

"Is the British Empire's power in the sea that easily challenged? What did a Zhiyuan Warship represent? Indeed, I've studied that unique battleship. Although it's very creative, its combat power is also very strong, but it's too little. At our Birmingham Shipyard, aren't the same warships being produced? "

The battleship the Crown Prince was talking about was one of the three imitation ships used by the United Kingdom against the Zhiyuan Warship. Ever since the Zhiyuan Warship slipped out from under the eyes of the British and entered the Atlantic Ocean, the British Navy felt a deep sense of humiliation.

There was no sign of such a warship escaping from the North Sea, and it even taught the French a lesson in the Atlantic Ocean. The British Navy did not know about it before, however.

In order to make up for the loss of face, the navy had increased their collection of information on the Zhiyuan Warship. They had looked through all the witnesses in the Atlantic Ocean and even gathered information on the Ikek's naval battles.

According to a large amount of information from spies, British engineers quickly restored the Zhiyuan Warship, which was a miracle of British technological and industrial power.

In truth, Zhiyuan Warship was not mysterious, he was just a few decades ahead of the current era. That was a relatively new design idea, but in reality, Zhiyuan Warship were still assembled using the technology from back then, when the parts and components were assembled.

Whether it's a high-powered steam engine, or a line 210 main cannon, central axis configuration, pure steel hull... None of this is very hard to imitate.

The reason why this type of warship did not appear in Britain first was not because Britain could not be built, but because the mainstream ship design did not have this kind of train of thought. Or rather, it was because it could not become the mainstream and could not be allocated as funds.

That's all! However, the few victories of the Zhiyuan Warship shocked the design world in Britain. They immediately recognized their mistake and applied for funding from the navy immediately. At that time, British Navy was very rich, so without any additional funding from the parliament, three distant battleships were built at the same time.

It is worth mentioning that this kind of battleship, which had opened up a completely new way of designing it, was named the Zhiyuan series by the European shipbuilding world. A battleship became the common title for a series of battleships, and that was the privilege of first place.

It was precisely because of Britain's powerful industrial power and shipbuilding skills that he did not think Xiao Letian was a threat at all.

Benjamin still wanted to say something, but the Queen was already tired of this topic. She waved her hand, "I will use my influence on the council when the time comes.

"I believe that the Royal Navy can easily defeat that Chinese. Be it in terms of quantity or quality, we British should not be afraid of the threats from these small countries!"

"Now, please go all out in preparation! After receiving the Imperial Emperor's state visit, the destiny of our country will rise again … Now, even the Qing Empire's Emperor has taken the initiative to visit Britain to study. Isn't this proof that the British Empire is the king of all kingdoms?! "

"The British Empire's most glorious moment is about to arrive!"

Queen Victoria officially made a decision. Benjamin had no other choice but to start the world's grandest diplomatic ceremony in 1669 with this as the prelude.