314 Usury imperialism
There is no need to mention the luxury of the royal carriage. Hand-embroidered jacquard curtains are hung inside the bright windows, allowing passengers in the car to see the scenery outside, but pedestrians on the road cannot peek at the appearance of the passengers inside.
When Princess Louis got off the bus, people focused on the princess and the flowers in her hands. No one cared about the fact that there was still someone in the car. When the princess opened the door and got on the bus, the sharp-eyed people saw at a glance that there was a passenger in the car.
"Oh...oh...god! Is there anything wrong with my eyes? What did I see? That's the queen, His Highness Queen Victoria..."
"What? What were you just saying? What did you see?" People around them asked one after another. When they heard the queen's name, their first reaction was that they did not believe their ears.
With such a brief pause, the car door was locked to death, and the other people were not allowed to see the figure of the queen inside. But dozens of citizens facing the car door swore to God that they really saw the figure of the queen, and even the queen smiled at them.
"Oh, I swear I didn't lie to you. The queen came with the eldest princess! The queen is also supporting us...Long live!" The crowd rushed forward like crazy. This time the police couldn't stop it, and the wall was instantly washed away.
All the police were scared crazy. If there was a slight accident today, all the police present would have to commit suicide and apologize, but the police force was not enough. Such a surging crowd could not be blocked by them.
Just when these policemen were about to despair, they were surprised to find that the crowd rushed to half a meter away from the carriage and stopped strangely, and no one dared to get too close to the carriage.
This is the reputation of Queen Victoria, and the British admire her from the heart. This legendary woman who ascended the throne at the age of 18, named an era of "Victorian times". This is the most glorious memory in the entire British history.
The colony expanded unprecedentedly, and the Suez Canal and the entire India were taken down in her hands. The domestic industrial strength expanded rapidly, and the few railway lines at the beginning of the throne were weaved into a grid in her hands.
There was also a series of victories. The brave soldiers under the Queen not only conquered countless barbarian tribes, but also forced the Russian bears to retreat, and twice expeditioned to the Qing Dynasty.
Everything was convinced by the British and even the entire European people. No politician on the European continent dared to arrogantly slander her achievements, not to mention that what she met today was the London citizens who loved her the most.
The carriage slowly moved forward, and the circle of people with a diameter of half a meter also followed. The people shouted the queen's name and stretched out their arms to touch the glowing carriage, but no one dared to seem like it was blasphemy.
No matter men, women, young and old, is not in tears. They have confirmed that today the Queen is here to cheer everyone up, and the Queen supports them with silent actions.
"It's worth it, no matter how much we suffer, it's worth it, long live the queen!" The editors of the Times were already in tears.
"Long live! Long live the queen!" The roars on the long street rushed into the distance like a tide, and the excited crowd pushed the atmosphere to the top.
The people's eyes were indeed bright, and the one who rode with Princess Louis was the most powerful woman on the earth, Queen Victoria, and the grandmother of the European royal family.
She listened to the shouts outside the carriage, smiled and waved to the crowd, ignoring the layer of gauze curtains that blocked her view. Of course, she knew that the people outside could not see her smile and waving arms, but she still expressed her love for the people in this way.
"Mother, are you really not going to lift the curtain?" asked Princess Louis.
"No, if I formally stand in front of thousands of people and publicly support them, it will be detrimental to the friendly relations between us and France..."
"Oh, mother, do you still care about the tyrant in France? That conspirator will sooner or later be overthrown by the French..."
"Haha, I know, dear Louis, of course I know what kind of dilemma the Emperor is facing now, and I don't like him either... But we must admit that France is now the second largest power after Britain, and the relationship between the first and second places from ancient times has been very delicate..."
The queen sighed, "We may not like that tyrant, but we cannot offend the French people too much. The country opposite the strait has a deep foundation, and the national strength cannot be underestimated!"
Jiang is still so hot, she is a truly mature politician. If Xiao Letian heard that Queen Victoria actually had the same judgment as him, he would probably feel like a confidant.
In real history, France lost the French-Prussian War in 1870, and compensated Prussian Germany with 5 billion francs, which is about 700 million taels of silver. Such a huge sum was completely paid off in just three years in the hands of the French. This was a miracle that shocked the whole of Europe.
In the grand strategy of Pesme, it is to hope that France will not be able to repay the war reparations, so that Germany will have enough time to suppress the entire France, and it is best to suppress them for a whole generation, so that Prussia Germany can establish an absolute advantage over the European continent.
But I never expected that the French emperor was forced to abdicate and the government went bankrupt, but the French people were so rich that the whole people were like a large sponge full of wealth. You could not guess how rich this country was.
The new French government issued bonds three times to the public, with a total amount of exactly five billion gold francs.
The whole of Europe underestimated the patriotic enthusiasm of the French people. The three bonds were sold out. Millions of people subscribed to these three war bonds, and the total subscription amount was as high as 45 billion gold francs. Yes, you read that right, it was a total of 45 billion gold francs, equivalent to the silver liang of the Qing Dynasty, which reached a terrifying 6.4 billion taels.
Well, after Xiao Letian learned this data, he walked around the room three times with emotion. A small French actually accumulated such a huge amount of wealth among the people. How much has the vast Chinese civilization accumulated for thousands of years?
When the whole of Europe saw such a huge fortune, they were all stunned. This was enough to compensate Prussian Germany for nine war reparations. Although Prussian Germany was the winner of the war, it felt a little disappointed when the withdrawal of troops two years later. They were deeply stimulated by the French.
It is more worth mentioning that when Prussia just defeated France and the two countries signed a contract, Germany made a request that 5 billion gold francs be paid in 45 years. This was a slap in the face even more exciting than the novel plot. Bisme did not expect that the French actually raised such a huge sum of money from China in just two years.
The little slap was really loud. I don’t know if the old man Beismai’s face had ever been red. Of course, even if he had been popular, it was unofficial history, just a smile on Bo Jun.
How did France make so much wealth? If this topic was developed, it would be enough to write a book. However, Lenin later described it very appropriately. He said that France is a "wererich imperialism", which has indirectly proved the strength of French private capital.
Pesme did not see through the French trump card, but he could not hide it from the European grandmother Queen Victoria and the time traveler Xiao Lotte. The two of them were surprisingly consistent in their attitude towards France, that is, their firepower was only concentrated on the French Emperor Napoleon III, and on this French government, and they did not dare to have any disrespect to the French people.
Yes, the public opinion war organized by Xiao Letian has been fought until now, and his goal of focalizing fire is very clear, which is to fight one by one, and all the artillery fire is concentrated on Napoleon III and his government. Let's praise the French people for their lives.
Anyway, this country has experienced a great revolution, and the people and the emperor themselves are not as good as each other. Even if this government collapses, it will be a new term. The only thing to be careful is not to arouse the nationalist enthusiasm of the French people.
Xiao Letian did a very beautiful job, and even Queen Victoria secretly praised this. The conspiracy between Xiao Letian and the Prussians could not be hidden from the British intelligence department. This public opinion war had been angry with the queen from the beginning.
At this time, Prussia was a relative of Britain after all, and the royal families of the two kingdoms were typical cousins and in-laws. Queen Victoria also wanted to give them face. After all, sooner or later that country belongs to her daughter and son-in-law. In addition, the competitive relationship between Britain and France also made His Highness accustomed to this conspiracy.
But the queen also had worries in her heart, that is, Xiao Letian, the craftsman of the entire public opinion war plan.
"Louis, you should remind Carl that this Xiao Letian is very dangerous. I smelled a very strange smell from him... No, no, don't ask me why, I can't explain it clearly, but there is an old Chinese saying that "things are abnormal will become monsters." This is too true!"
"Child, do you know? Shortly after Xiao Letian suppressed the Ryukyu rebellion, our intelligence personnel had already begun to secretly explore the true identity of this person in Europe and America..."
"What do you think of the result? It's all fog. Even our British intelligence network cannot find any trace of this man before his high-profile appearance... He seems to have appeared in this world out of thin air. Is he a messenger sent by God?"
Chapter completed!