1890 King of Southeast Asia

"Sorry, sometimes I think they are too sensitive. Everyone who can see me should be trustworthy." Liu Ming walked out of the villa with a smile and said to Charles who was going up the stairs.

"No! Don't apologize, Your Majesty. I think this is completely correct and necessary. Today, your position is irreplaceable. It is your subjects who must ensure your safety." Charles smiled slightly, as if the body search just now had no effect on him at all.

In June, the overall situation in the world did not change much. The war continued and there was no end in sight.

However, looking at the internal situation of the Huaxia Empire, the situation was not so stable.

Perhaps they were attracted by the huge profits of the war, perhaps Liu Ming was busy planning for the future and ignored them during this period, or perhaps the Huaxia Empire's industrial revitalization plan gave them an illusion.

In short, with the help of the golden age of industry given by the war, some of the once very active old nobles began to try to control the means of production again and collude with power with desire.

At present, this seems to be just a trend, and Liu Ming did not even notice it, but it caused dissatisfaction among many revolutionaries and new nobles.

"I'm not that arrogant, but he, a bannerman, rides on my head. Why?" This is the complaint of a descendant of the Wang family who was insulted after going to Yanjing to do business.

The emergence of family power is inevitable, even Liu Ming cannot avoid it. At most, he can limit and postpone it and maintain fairness as much as possible.

Only procedural fairness can be maintained. It is impossible to let other people's children not go to a better educational environment, not use high-quality resources, and not be educated by the family for the so-called fairness - is this fair?

... In short, the new nobles and the old nobles who were omitted in the liquidation had a conflict, although the cause was that the old nobles retained the habits of the Qing Empire and were too arrogant, rather than a dispute over interests.

This also stimulated the original group of revolutionaries. Some people had a misunderstanding that constitutional monarchy was also a revolution, provided that it was an improvement over the monarchy.

In short, a collision between the new and old nobles was coming, and the disadvantages of not being thoroughly cleaned up were reflected. The old nobles controlled many old literati.

These old scholars learned eight-part essays. After the provisional government, because there were too few educated people, their status was still guaranteed. Since the beginning of the Huaxia Empire, their special status was like the king's little two celebrating the New Year, and each year was worse than the previous one.

Not to mention that tens of millions of literate people have been added at once, as more than a year has passed, primary schools and militias have been popularized in most grassroots villages and towns. The old scholars have some culture and know that their status is already precarious.

The old nobles have also recently noticed that something is wrong and want to resist. They raised their arms and countless old scholars responded.

So the "tabloids" that have been circulating recently - privately issued unlicensed newspapers, have been denouncing and constantly picking faults.

The less educated people are, the more they believe in conspiracy theories and rumors. Coincidentally, at this time, 80% of the 500 million people in the Huaxia Empire are illiterate, and 10% can only read simple words and read newspapers, so these tabloids have a huge market.

Public opinion is in chaos. Liu Ming thought for a long time and decided to let it develop for the time being.

After all, strong pressure cannot suppress it, and regardless of him, as long as the source is cut off, after a while, a new hot spot will come out, and everything will be solved.

That's right, the source has been cut off, and Liu Ming has ordered Jiang Wang to collect information from both sides.

This way of manipulating public opinion has touched Liu Ming's bottom line. If it weren't for the war now, he would definitely order a large-scale rectification and thorough investigation.

Then, he hid in the villa, under the pretext of vacation, but in fact he was watching the development of this matter.

"Charles, you are so anxious to see me, what happened? I'm paying attention to the war, and the situation should not be reversed." Liu Ming invited Charles to sit down and took out a cigarette to light it.

Liu Ming came out suddenly, and there was a sentry every 3 steps and 5 steps around him. Charles passed two metal detections and a body search before he was able to approach Liu Ming.

Metal detectors have long been available, and they only need to be made into a door shape to detect most common metals used to make weapons.

The last body search was just in case.

"I...London wants to know the basic situation of the war. I know this shouldn't happen, but China's front line has not changed for half a month. London wants to know if you are in trouble?" Charles opened his mouth and changed his words.

"No trouble, or there is a little, but no one can solve it. There is a problem with our material transportation. There is a shortage of materials on the front line, and we are temporarily unable to launch an attack."

"But don't worry, the material transportation is accelerating. Once the material reserves are completed, the attack will naturally continue." Liu Ming shook his head directly.

He swore that if he said a word, the British would climb up along the vines and send symbolic troops to the Ottoman Empire.

Liu Ming had thought of the reason, which was to smooth the relationship between the Chinese Empire and the Russian Empire.

With the nature of the British troublemakers, they would definitely do it.

"Well...if you have any needs, you can raise them to London and Paris. Now is a good opportunity. As long as you open your mouth, Britain and France will seriously consider it." Charles held the water cup with some uneasiness.

"What do you want to say, Charles? We have been friends for so many years, you can just say it directly." Liu Yiming saw Charles' uneasiness.

Charles is a smart man who knows what he can and cannot do. This is very important. Otherwise, even if he can make money by monopolizing the right to sell drugs, he may not be able to keep it, especially if he gives people an excuse.

Therefore, seeing Charles so entangled, Liu Ming was curious about what he wanted to do and what he wanted. That made him feel uneasy.

"Mr. Rothschild wants to do a business with you, involving machinery manufacturing, energy, textiles, chemistry and other aspects." Charles said after taking a breath.

"He doesn't want to buy Jerusalem, does he? He can't afford the price." Liu Ming smiled indifferently.

Rothschild is a name that has been passed down as a god. In the history of capitalism, this is indeed a legendary name.

At the end of the 18th century, the Rothschild family started with currency exchange business in Germany, and later moved to Britain to further expand its financial business.

When Napoleon was defeated, Rothschild was the first to get the news, and took the opportunity to become a creditor of Britain and began to make money.

With the accumulation of wealth and the advancement of the Industrial Revolution, the family's wealth continued to expand like a snowball. By the beginning of the 20th century, it had involved multiple industries such as finance, military industry, railways, shipbuilding, and energy.

In the future, this myth will continue to be written.

However, this kind of family is just rich. At most, it can get whatever it wants in the United States. In other countries, it is not so powerful.

Its most powerful point is not its ability to make money, but its branches and industries all over the world, even the most anti-Semitic Russian Empire.

However, the Chinese Empire is a new empire. Unlike other countries, the industry and commerce of the Chinese Empire are actively promoted by the imperial power, and it is less dependent on foreign investment.

It is for this reason that the Rothschild family does not have much influence in the Chinese Empire, and can only indirectly exert a little influence with the help of some business partners.

Liu Ming, who knows the nature of the Jews, will not leave opportunities for the Jews.

"You know, Jerusalem is the homeland of the Jews. This is a national issue, and it is also the last national issue of the 20th century."

"All over the world, the influence of Zionism is growing day by day, and more and more people sympathize with them..." Charles' hand holding the cigar was shaking slightly, and his speech became more and more incoherent.

"You can talk slowly, Charles, we are not in a hurry, we have plenty of time." Liu Ming was lying on the recliner, his voice without any emotion.

"This... Your Majesty, I'm sorry, this is not what I meant. I reminded those idiots that I am against them." Charles seemed very panicked, because Liu Ming did not even show his anger, which made him confused.

But even if Charles was stupid, he would not think this was a good thing. Didn't he hear Liu Ming say "He can't afford the price"?

"What are the British going to do? Betray its allies?" Liu Ming took a breath, turned his head and looked at Charles, without any reaction to what Charles said.

"Sir Balfour is in contact with Rothschild. L. W. Rothschild is the vice chairman of the Zionist Alliance. The government is organizing relevant debates."

"According to the information I received, London wants to win the support of Zionists. They have a lot of money and a pivotal position in the financial industry."

"At the same time, Germany is also trying to win the support of Zionists. You know, Rothschild is a German surname. London is afraid that there will be unexpected changes..."

Charles said dejectedly.

"So, Britain secretly negotiated with the Jews without telling me. The content of the negotiation is that the Jews provide money to the British in exchange for my territory!!!"

"Don't you think this is too ridiculous? !!" Liu 1ming sat up and stared at the British who had helped him a lot.

Charles plucked up the courage to say something, but in the end he said nothing.

"I won't look at the Jewish quotation. Go back and tell them that if they like to do business, they should know the truth that rare goods are valuable. Let them send a person of weight to see me." Liu 1ming shook his head and lay back down.

Charles showed a trace of excitement in his eyes, but he lowered his head, no one saw it, he just lowered his head and left in a daze.

"Let Xie Hui, and... forget it, notify the military leaders, the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister to hold a meeting at Ziwei Palace tonight." Liu Ming wanted to call someone, but then he thought, it's so far away, it's quite troublesome to call so many people.

It's better to go back by himself, so as not to delay work.

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