Speaking of this, Xiao Letian suddenly became silent. He sipped the cold red wine in his small mouthful. A small piece of tender beef had been cut off from the knife and fork in his hand, but the fork was placed beside his mouth and never ate it.

The weird behavior made Gladstone very uncomfortable. "Well...this is over? Is there nothing behind? You don't seem to have formally answered my question?"

Xiao Letian smiled bitterly and threw the fork and meat back onto the plate. This was a very rude behavior in dining etiquette, but Gladstone just glanced at him but said nothing.

"Did you understand what I said so clearly? You haven't understood it yet? This is not your style! OK... Since you insist on listening to the ugly, don't blame me for being sarcastic!"

He raised his head and drank the wine in the glass. Xiao Letian wiped his mouth with a napkin. "I just analyzed the key core points of Britain's gradual acquisition of marine rights. In fact, it is not only a confrontation with Spain, but also a confrontation with France. Britain also defeated its national strength!"

"Napoleon was a master of time, but he was just a genius commander. France has always been at a disadvantage in the economic war between the two countries!"

"I have said before that even the military uniforms and fabrics worn by Napoleon's soldiers were purchased were all British goods! This is the magic of the market economy, and it can even transcend wars between countries..."

"Anyone will choose cheap goods with the same quality. This kind of business behavior cannot be stopped by the government. As long as the UK can always ensure that its country's productivity is higher than other countries, it will ensure efficiency!"

"In market competition, whoever controls the cost will control his voice, and it will naturally be a natural thing to improve national strength!"

"But..." Xiao Letian's face was extremely serious at this moment. "But in the past century, the British national policy has been a bit off the line!"

"What I just said about improving the level of science and technology, improving productivity, and increasing the international competitiveness of domestic products are all within the scope of practicing internal skills. It is obviously not enough for a country to only practice internal skills if it is strong, and it also has to show its domineeringness to the outside world!"

"When Britain officially became the overlord of the sea, your military forces began to be sent globally, and the colonies were established one by one, and the small island countries gradually became the current empire of the sun never set!"

"Authentic, colonies are an indispensable part of the British economy. Where can I get cheap raw materials from the colonies, and then use your efficient factories to process them into commodities, and then dump them into the colonies. This is the game of shearing the sheep!"

"I have gained endless benefits through colonial Britain. The glory of the Empire of the Sun Never Set is right in front of me. I am not blind and I can see clearly!"

"But where is the strategy of governing the country unchanged? When the wheel of history rotates to the point of breakthrough, I ask the UK... are you ready?"

"The breakthrough node?" Gladstone asked back.

"Yes, human civilization is not static. The development of science and technology always moves forward in a cycle, especially when the age of rationality comes, the basic natural sciences will flourish, and it will eventually accelerate the explosion of practical technology!"

"I have mentioned this concept in the book of the West. I think that the industrial civilization brought by the steam engine can only belong to the early industrial revolution, or the first industrial revolution..."

"A hundred years have passed now, and there is actually not much room for steam engine technology to improve. So do you really think there will be no new technology to replace steam engine technology in the future?"

"I believe you have such a wise eye. The development of technology has reached a bottleneck of breakthrough at this moment, because there are already signs of being ready to move in the theoretical world!"

"How many people are studying electricity in the laboratory? How many laboratories are purifying oil? Not to mention anything else, without the support of countless advanced scientific theories, there will be no warships on the Thames moored!"

"All of them are experts, so I won't speak out. Faced with the unknown Second Industrial Revolution, are you saying that Britain is ready?"

Xiao Letian's emotional speech was deafening, Gladstone's face turned red, and the empire elites who eavesdropped also felt the shame.

"Mr. Xiao, I think your words are a bit too extreme. The British Empire is full of talents, and major colleges have the smartest brains in the world. Our scientists are not inferior to any nation at all!"

"Your inference is an insult to us! I want to express strong protest! Although I agree with your unique theory of the first and second industrial revolutions, I also want to tell you that even if there is a second industrial revolution, it must be led by me in the UK!"

"The Empire will never fall behind when the sun does not set! We will always be the leader of the world!"

Xiao Letian looked at the proud Gladstone and couldn't help laughing, "Hahaha... As expected, before I threw out this topic, I knew you would be angry. You guys, who have been arrogant for hundreds of years, are you? How could you admit defeat..."

"But, I must teach you a lesson today. I will break your arrogance and let you know where your thinking is, I will let you know what darkness is under the light, and where is the weakness that you can't see!"

"If I say it wrong, then I can accept any punishment from you, and I will have no complaints even if this life is left here!"

"But..." Xiao Letian bit his back teeth and said fiercely, "If I say the truth, you have to accept it! Then from now on, I will put away all your arrogance and negotiate with me on an equal basis!"

The arrogant Xiao Letian, Gladston's face changed drastically. He knew that this sentence would anger those who eavesdropped.

Sure enough, the imperial elites around the crown prince were so angry that their noses were almost crooked. They wanted to get angry when they stood up, but the crown prince Edward grabbed their hands tightly.

He lowered his voice and said, "Why are the elites of the Empire of Sun Never Setting, how could they not even have the courage to listen to a few harsh words?"

"I..." Everyone was speechless for a moment and sat back on their seats. "Okay, I'll hear what else he could say! If it's just a sensationalist, then I will use my actions to let him know that he regrets it!"

The night was getting darker and deeper. Many of the first wave of guests on the first floor of Berkeley Restaurant had already returned to their homes after dinner. The waiters at the door smiled and sent these distinguished guests away. The clothes in the cloakroom were decreasing, and the tips in the waiters' pockets were increasing.

At this moment, a black carriage suddenly galloped along the river bank. The carriage was very ordinary in style, but there was a small royal logo on the carriage, and the horses pulling the carriage were also very tall and strong Arabian horses.

Pedestrians and vehicles on the road were dodging, and no one knew why the carriage ran so fast.

"Hurry, hurry up, park at the entrance of the Berkeley restaurant! Don't worry about traffic order. This is the royal carriage. If there is any problem, you can negotiate with the police department yourself. I don't care about that much!"
Chapter completed!