I am rich in martial arts, but choose culture to win

This is simply the perfect medicine, which can be called a gentleman's medicine, completely worthy of its price of 19 pounds a piece (equivalent to about 2 yuan).

Yawning, old Sir Stanley sat on the prime minister's leather swivel chair and started today's work.

It is hard to imagine that the leader of the most powerful person in the world today is such an old fool.

But if it weren't for such an old fool, how could the British Empire sit back and watch the United States and Germany rise one after another in the past two years.

It is true that the British Empire has difficulties of one kind or another, but it is still Sir Humphrey's old saying that we could have done something at the beginning, but it is too late now.

Of course, being able to serve as Prime Minister Sir Stanley three times also has some advantages.

First of all, his parents' prominent family gave him sufficient political capital.

Unlike the Chinese who yelled "the princes and generals have kindness" 2000 years ago, Britain is a highly stable class society, and ordinary people have no chance of rising.

According to the survey of later generations, the surnames of students studying Cambridge and Oxford in the 21st century are highly consistent with the surnames of the upper class who had the right to vote in the Victorian era.

The same is true 150 years later, and today's Britain is even more of a blood-conscious society.

In fact, among the 49 prime ministers of the British Empire so far, 15 can be traced back to the same ancestor, and only 2 were of non-noble origin.

All in all, a prominent family background is the number one reason why Sir Stanley was elected prime minister.

Secondly, Sir Stanley is known as the father of the Conservative Party. He is close to Queen Victoria in terms of political stance and is supported by the latter.

Besides, Sir Stanley was an excellent politician...

There is no contradiction in being a good politician and a bad one, how can I put it...

High emotional intelligence: excellent eloquence, strong appeal, and easy to win the support of voters.

Low emotional intelligence: The noble son is boastful and has no practical ability. He is played by officials like Sir Humphrey Appleby, but he still has to play freely from time to time to add some obstacles to the practical.

Moreover, with the aging of age, Sir Stanley's original handsome appearance is long gone, and his eloquence has begun to speak out, and he will talk nonsense from time to time, which is a headache.

Today, in the prime minister's residence at No. 10 Downing Street, Sir Stanley's confidant, Benjamin Disraeli, reported some important events to him as usual, lest this ignorant and demented son-in-law be in trouble. The queen or the media are open-minded.

Beginning in 1840, for the entire 27 years, almost all of Sir Stanley's political activities were inseparable from the shadow of Benjamin.

It may be an exaggeration to say that he is Benjamin's marionette, but it is not wrong to say that the two have a division of labor, the former is responsible for arranging the aristocratic look and selling the persona to the public, and the latter is responsible for specific government affairs.

To put it simply, it is the relationship between Baimou and Hamou.

"Mr Prime Minister, do you have any further instructions regarding the conflict between Northern Irishmen and Catholics?"

Benjamin said respectfully, and handed over the pen and documents.

Chapter 358 The French Secret Weapon

Sir Stanley yawned, signed his name, shook his head and said, "I can rest assured that you will do things as you say."

Wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes when he yawned, Stanley was full of brains.

That girl last night was a bit too hot for an old man like myself, but tonight maybe try increasing the dose of the Hebrew elixir.

You can never guess what is going on in the mind of a western politician when he handles government affairs.

It's like you can never guess whether a seemingly gentle and righteous American governor has nails on his nails.

In short, the affairs of superior people are just so outrageous.

After handling a few more government affairs, Benjamin suddenly became serious and said, "Mr. Prime Minister, the French government invited us to participate in the international intervention against Mexico's debt default. Look..."

Compared with the President of the United States, who needs Congressional authorization to declare war, otherwise he can only fight for a short period of time, the British Prime Minister has complete power to declare war and can form a wartime cabinet.

Therefore, whether to cooperate with the French in imposing military sanctions on Mexico, this matter can be directly decided by the Prime Minister and the cabinet without discussion by the upper and lower parliaments.

Benjamin repeated it several times, and Sir Stanley finally got his attention.

"How much does Mexico owe the French?" asked Sir Stanley, "and how much does it owe us?"

"Wait a minute, Mr. Prime Minister."

Benjamin skilfully flipped through the documents, and found a detailed form.

In a territory as large as the Empire on which the sun never sets, there are not many officials with real talents who are already finished, and Benjamin is such a person who is good at planning.

"As of March this year, the Juarez government in Mexico owed France £3 million, my country £570, and Spain £76 million."

Hearing the figure reported by Benjamin, Sir Stanley frowned, "Is 76 pounds so much money?"

Although he is an ignorant son, he has been in politics for decades. Even if it is for the convenience of corruption, Stanley is still very sensitive to the concept of money.

£76 is not a small figure.

Today, the total tax revenue of the British Empire is only 5000 million pounds.

A few years ago, Great Britain took the French to the other side of the world to fight against the Qing Dynasty, and in the end they only lost 300 million pounds.

Before the US-Mexico War, the cause was also because the Mexicans owed 300 million pounds and did not pay back. In the end, they could only use half of the country's land to pay off the debt.

Although the number is not small, compared with the cost of a war, the figure of 76 pounds is a bit too high.

"Mr Prime Minister, I think we should attend."

Benjamin suggested, "Spain's current financial situation is not good, and they will definitely follow the French to Mexico."

"They are the original suzerain country of Mexico. They have been brooding after losing Mexico in the Napoleonic Wars. Now that they have the support of France, they will definitely not miss it."

"Also, the French have been trapped in Africa for too long. Compared with the undeveloped West Africa, they obviously want to gain benefits in the Americas, and Mexico is the best breakthrough."

"We can't sit back and watch things like this happen. As the saying goes, the best way to destroy an organization is to join him, so Your Excellency, Prime Minister?"

Benjamin shook the drowsy Sir Stanley, and the latter woke up sleepily.

Benjamin frowned.

I have been a dog for this guy in front of me for so many years, and I just want to inherit his political legacy. Is this old guy going to burp in advance?

I'm not ready to take over yet!

Looking at the old prime minister who took out his handkerchief, with tears and snot in his nose, Benjamin suddenly had a feeling of deja vu.

"Mr. Prime Minister...you...you don't smoke opium, do you?"

In the West, opium has been used for a long time, but it is mainly used as laudanum for medicinal purposes.

The British are well aware of the dangers of opium smoking. They regard opium smoking as an immoral behavior, and in pictorials, they describe the skinny, pig-tailed, opium-smoking Chinese as ugly and wretched .

But a hypocrite is a hypocrite, they can lie down and let the drugs flood after more than 100 years, naturally there were all kinds of underground opium dens 100 years ago, some of them were even Chinese style.

Benjamin had a distant relative who was such an opium addict.

So when I saw Sir Stanley's symptoms, I thought of the smokehouse.

But after blurting out "You must be smoking opium", he regretted it.

Because it is a very serious offense to question a gentleman who puffs like a wretched oriental.

What's more, the one I offended was my benefactor.

Sure enough, Sir Stanley immediately reprimanded angrily: "Pay attention to your identity, how could I smoke opium like the Qing Dynasty? I was just too tired last night. As for medicine, I took the Hebrew secret The medicine is definitely not low-grade stuff like laudanum,

Several of the most experienced pharmacists in London certify that this healthy, respectable, gentleman's drug contains absolutely no opium! "

"Okay, I agree to armed intervention in Mexico's affairs, you go to draw up a charter, try to reduce the financial pressure with as few people as possible, and get the debt back, that's it, I'm tired!"

With that said, Sir Stanley strode away on crutches, and there really seemed to be no hindrance.

This made Benjamin breathe a sigh of relief.

It's better than smoking opium!

As for the Mexican thing...

Benjamin shook his head. There was one more important thing he wanted to report to the Prime Minister.

According to the news uploaded by the imperial female agent from the bed of the Parisian officer, the French seem to have developed a secret weapon.

It was said to be a monstrous multi-barrel rapid-fire weapon.

Now North America already has Gatling, and France has similar equipment, but neither of them has experienced real combat tests.

(The Ming-Fa Japanese War, and even the North American Civil War are considered wars on the edge of the civilized world, lacking reference value.)

Whether the British Empire wants to follow up with the development of related weapons, this battle against Mexico may be an opportunity to observe closely.

At the same time, taking advantage of this opportunity, maybe I can get in touch with that madman from East Asia, Zhu Fugui.

It would be best if he could be provoked to play against the French again.

Mexico is no better than the Far East. From Bordeaux to Mexico, it only takes 6 days for a new steam ship.

The French are fully capable of sending a large amount of war resources there.

According to the letter from the envoy to Japan, the combat effectiveness of the Ming army is no worse than that of European soldiers. Of course, this is somewhat exaggerated. Even so, the French army will still be desperate for those Easterners strength.

In the best case, the Orientals are lying in a pool of blood, the French are on the operating table to stop the bleeding, and the surgeons are us, the British.

What a perfect script!

As long as next year, his political preparations can be completed, and Sir Stanley is almost at the age of retirement due to physical reasons.

Then, isn't this perfect script a tailor-made congratulatory gift for him to become the prime minister of the empire?

At that time, I will be the third civilian prime minister and the first Jewish prime minister in the history of the British Empire!

That's right, Benjamin Disraeli's parents were both Italian Jews, and as the backbone of the Conservative Party, he always showed fanatical enthusiasm for British colonial imperialism, so that people always forget his Jewish roots. identity.

But he is not a typical Jew, he dreams of becoming a political giant, not a rich dwarf.

After decades of hard work, it seems that victory is only one step away.

Thinking of this, Benjamin couldn't hide a smile on the corner of his mouth.

By the way, did the Prime Minister mention a Hebrew secret medicine just now?Is this another wicked compatriot playing traditional arts?

I definitely have no objection to you making money, but don't spoil my good deeds!

Benjamin rubbed his chin, and decided to send someone to investigate this compatriot selling drugs, and beat him up if necessary.

Having made up his mind, he also got up and left.

As for the last page of the document, the information that Napoleon III might personally go to Mexico to command the war was resolutely ignored by Benjamin.

This is not a big deal. Napoleon III imitated his uncle everywhere, which is a well-known thing at this time.

In 7 years, France attacked Italy, the filial son and savior, Napoleon III was personally conquered by the emperor.

It was no surprise that he wanted to go to Mexico again this time.

Perhaps he would compare the expedition to his uncle's being in Egypt.

I hope his wife will not be so "emotional" as his aunt...

This was also the only thing Benjamin could pray for the French emperor, and it was also the only risk he could think of that the French emperor could encounter.

Chapter 359

Fengdu, the Marshal's Mansion.

On the projector was a map of the United Mexican States provided by Zhu Fugui and corrected by Jin Yiwei on the spot.

Compared with the difficulties in carrying out intelligence work in Europe, Ming's penetration of Mexico can be described as pervasive.

Today, a group of top military officers from the Ming Dynasty gathered here to participate in the "Pre-War Mobilization Meeting to Resist France and Aid Mexico" hosted by Marshal Zhu, in order to unify their thinking and clarify their goals.

Zhu Fugui sat high on the marshal's chair, looking at me like a cloud of fierce generals, rain of counselors, crouching dragons and phoenixes, I am really relieved.

I think back then, when I came to cut my suit and set up a grassroots team in my senior brother, I was even worse than Hong Tianwang in Jintian.

And now?

Touching the badges of secret fear and fury on the chest of the Generalissimo's uniform, Zhu Fugui felt that he had at least half of the charm of the Standing Committee.

What a huge improvement!

Zhu Fugui leaned on the wide chair back, the high-quality mahogany back was not uncomfortable at all, because it was covered with the white tiger skin that the Koreans paid tribute to, which was very comfortable and soft.

This white tiger is a different species, albinism is not as common among Siberian tigers as it is among Indian tigers.

Touching the soft and smooth white tiger fur, Zhu Fugui started today's topic with a smile.

"Mo Bai, Mexico's surname is Mo, and your surname is also Mo. Tell me, how should we prepare for this war?"