Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

The future generations all had a conclusion regarding Benjamin. Although he was not the greatest Prime Minister in the history of Britain, he was still considered to be in the top rankings.

This man was skilled in diplomacy and could judge the complicated international environment. It was worth mentioning that in the later stages of his rule, the control over the Suez Canal was taken from the French by him.

Being adept at foreign affairs meant that he was no longer adept at internal affairs. In other words, his ability to handle internal affairs was relatively weak compared to external affairs. This was also the main reason why he was attacked by the opposition.

But no matter what, he was still one of the top ten prime ministers in British history. If such a person were to use his full firepower and eloquence, it would be akin to playing with a prince.

On the grey grassland, smelling the stimulating smoke from the west region of London, Benjamin used the simplest vocabulary to show the Crown Prince the cruel competition of this world.

During the first Industrial Revolution period, the source of humanity's wealth was via commercial routes, and what the British Empire controlled was the golden channel between each port on the map.

The colonies did not plow deep, because there was no manpower, no resources, and no new technology to support deep rule. So there is the status quo of the sharing of power between the King of India and the colonists.

The Great Qing Empire could also live in peace with Britain, as long as they did not close the door.

The advantage of this model was that as long as the navy was strong, the army would be weaker. Because there weren't many land benefits that needed to be maintained by the army, many of the colonial affairs would be left to the local tyrants to handle.

Britain had eaten the most lucrative piece of cake in the global trade, which was the Ocean trade, a point to point or point to point item trade.

Innumerable cotton, wool, iron ore, and colors converged from the sea to the UK, and then the British mainland used its great industrial power to turn these goods into industrial goods, then dumped them abroad at high prices, and finally relied on the sea.

The supplies came from the sea, and the products came from the sea. The wealth pyramids of the British Empire were built just like that.

One may wonder why Britain did not colonize more deeply. For example, if India got rid of Earthen King Fei and built up its own administrative system, wouldn't it be able to eat more wealth? Wouldn't it be better to just eat up all the wealth the Earth King had left?

Things were not that simple. Upgrading from the benefit of eating at sea to being able to dig a colony deep into the sea, the amount of work needed to be done was enormous, and the amount of investment needed to be made in the early stages was massive.

First of all, if you rule those areas yourself, you will have to spend a lot of money to build your own administrative system.

Secondly, the new system of governance would definitely cause the natives to resist. There would be continuous riots and wars, and no major forces could be sent to suppress it? Aren't the troops going to spend money?

Thirdly, could the scientific and technological level of the human race in the middle of the nineteenth century support such a deep colonization across racial cultures? What is the ability of the military to make strategic transfers? Are communication techniques developed? These issues must all be taken into account.

The British politicians analyzed the situation, considered it carefully, and finally found out that it was unrealistic. If they really put their hands inland, losing money and losing a lot of money was bound to happen, only a fool would do such an unwise thing.

The Crown Prince had already known what Benjamin was saying. The Crown Prince who was listening intently knew that the Prime Minister was definitely going to say something else, otherwise he wouldn't waste his time using these usual logic.

Sure enough, after he analysed the current pattern of global maritime trade and the distribution of wealth, the prime minister suddenly changed the subject.

"But... My prince! Would this model be the same? Will there be no change in the way the world's wealth operates? "I have a premonition that he will …"

"Because other countries have to rise up as well. That strong desire to become a powerful country is a life and death struggle for us!"

What Benjamin said was right, his judgement and the memories in Xiao Letian's mind were exactly the same!

It was precisely because Britain was too strong, especially the two strong rules of the Royal Navy, they had pressured the entire world's navy to the point where they couldn't even breathe. Everyone knew very well that the British Empire's rights and interests in the sea couldn't be challenged.

And all the colonies near Gold Merchant Road were taken over by the British, so the second place French had to fight the British for the rest of the land.

Earth no longer had any coastal lands to divide up, and those that arose later could only penetrate further inland if they wanted to obtain overseas resources and markets.

There was no way around it, because Britain had already taken countless treasured lands, and the rising star had to start from scratch to develop a more profound virgin land.

Why does America now believe in isolationism? No matter what happened in Europe and Asia and Africa, the total number of national armies was no more than two hundred thousand.

The United States knew that they were no match for the British right now. It would be better to play strategy deep within their own country if they wanted to go out looking for trouble. The Western Development was the American strategy.

The United States has its unique natural conditions, can close its doors to develop, conserve energy.

However, the emerging countries of Europe did not have such good conditions. If a country like Prussia wanted to become a world-class power, it could only look to the distance, to the lands that Britain did not yet have complete control over.

"Your Highness! Under the pressure of existence, under the call of wealth, under the stimulation of desire... Those countries that have come up with new ideas will definitely go all out to upgrade their technology and colonize more deeply … "

"If there ever comes a day when communication tools, the ability of the Army to make strategic shifts, and great advances in naval technology... "These technological advancements can allow powerful countries to colonize the weaker ones. What should we do?"

"When the external conditions are feasible, these wild wolves that arose later will definitely think of a breakthrough and change! More and more factories will be built inland. More and more lands will become territories that are under the direct control of a powerful country.

"It is even possible that the industrial area will spread out and the raw materials will be processed on the spot and then sold on the spot... If that's the case, then it would mean we have dug up the roots of our British Empire! "

"I am afraid of this right now. I am afraid that Prussia and the Chinese will engage in this kind of innovative cooperation! A formidable opponent, this is a formidable opponent! "