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    "Your Majesty the Emperor, on behalf of the British government, I invite you to attend the coronation ceremony of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom on March 18!" After the British Ambassador to China Zhu Erdian asked to see Wang Yuze, he sent an invitation to Wang Yuze on behalf of the British government.

    Wang Yuze nodded and accepted the request.  King Edward VII of England is now sixty years old. After decades of being a prince, he is finally able to ascend the throne.  However, in history, Edward VII ascended the throne next year and only served as the King of England for 8 years.  But now, perhaps the United Kingdom is encountering more troubles, and it urgently hopes that after the death of Queen Victoria, a new king can ascend the throne and play an important role in determining the domestic situation, so it allowed Edward VII to ascend the throne early.

    ¡°I wonder when Queen Victoria¡¯s funeral will be held?¡± Wang Yuze asked.

    "Her Majesty the Queen's funeral will be held twenty-five days later, on February 18th!" Zhu Erdian replied.

    "I respect Her Majesty the Queen very much. I will go to her funeral this time!" Wang Yuze said suddenly.

    "Ah? Your Majesty the Emperor. It is more than 20,000 kilometers from China to Britain. Isn't it too late?" Zhu Erdian was stunned.  Generally speaking, it takes fifty or sixty days to travel from China to the UK by boat.  Wang Yuze will rush to England in twenty-five days, which is a bit impossible!  Unless it's on a warship.  Although small warships are fast, their endurance is relatively poor. If a transport ship is used alone, the time will be lost again.  Therefore, Zhu Erdian looked at Wang Yuze with some surprise, wondering how he would get to London.

    "Ambassador, please rest assured, I will arrive in London before February 18th!" Wang Yuze said with certainty.

    "Yes, His Majesty the Emperor, then I will report this matter to the government!" Ambassador Zhu Erdian said.

    Wang Yuze nodded. How could the British have thought that the latest 'Baiqi-class' battlecruiser in service of the Chinese Navy has a maximum speed of more than 27 knots. Even if it sails at a speed of 24 to 25 knots, it will arrive in the UK from Tianjin.  , and it only takes about twenty days.  Think about it, China's powerful warships can reach the UK in twenty days. Doesn't that mean that China can launch an attack on any country in the world within twenty days? For all countries,  Definitely a huge shock.  By then, various countries will definitely try their best to start developing and building battlecruisers.  And Wang Yuze's plan will come true.

    In addition, Wang Yuze still respects Queen Victoria of England.  Even among the emperors of the world, Queen Victoria can definitely be regarded as a great king.  The era during which she led Britain is known as the Victorian Era. It was also an era when Britain developed rapidly and became a world hegemon. It can be said to be Britain's most glorious era.

    Queen Victoria was the last British monarch of the Hanoverian dynasty. She succeeded to the throne on June 20, 1837, held a coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey on June 28, 1838, and was crowned Queen of India on May 1, 1876.  .  In 1897, the United Kingdom held a celebration for the 60th anniversary of the Queen's reign. Queen Victoria is currently the longest reigning monarch in British history.  Because of the rapid expansion of Britain during this period and the establishment of huge colonies, it was known as the "Empire on which the Sun Never Sets."  Queen Victoria died on January 22, 1901, but the "Victorian Era" continued until the beginning of World War I.  When Victoria was only 8 months old, her father died after contracting a cold while hunting.  Victoria grew up in her mother's German environment. She was educated under the tutelage of her uncle Leopold I (later the King of Belgium) in her early years and was influenced by liberal ideas for a long time.  Victoria's uncle, William IV, King of England and King of Hanover, died in 1837 when she was 18 years old.  Victoria quickly ascended the throne as Queen of England.  At the same time, she gave up the throne of Hanover to another uncle of hers, and Hanover no longer belonged to Britain.

    When Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837, Britain had completed its capitalist industrial revolution. In order to meet the country's requirements for finding raw materials and sales markets, Britain began to establish colonies and autonomous dominions around the world.  The British occupied New Zealand in 1840, which marked the formation of the British colonial system around the world.  Britain has a long history of ambitions towards China.  The trade between Britain and China first began with the trade of tea and silk; however, these goods were luxuries in the British market, and China's self-sufficient economic system made the products of Britain's industrial elite useless.  In order to reverse the trade deficit with China, British businessmen began dumping opium with the support of the British government.  In 1839, Lin Zexu sold cigarettes in Humen, which greatly affected the British government's dumping policy. In early 1840, Queen Victoria delivered a famous speech in Parliament, calling for war against China "for the benefit of the British Empire."  The first Opium War began.  As a result, China entered the semi-colonial era.  It can be said that Queen Victoria is definitely the culprit responsible for China's humiliation in the past hundred years and more

    The Victorian period was the most glorious period of the British Empire¡¯s external territorial expansion. In order to expand its territory, Britain did not hesitate to use all means.  In 1857, the competition between Britain and France for the control of the Suez Canal reached a fever pitch. However, a cleverly designed conspiracy allowed Britain to obtain a controlling stake in the Suez Canal, and France could only give in obediently.  The following year, India was added to the colonial territory of the British Empire. This was a jewel in the crown of the British Empire.  Britain also allowed Russia's victory in the 1877-1878 war with Turkey to be almost wiped out.  At that time, the Russian army was only one step away from Istanbul, and Russia and Turkey signed an agreement to return part of the Balkan Peninsula to Russia.  Victoria did not want to see Russian power penetrate deeper into the Balkans. She used force and diplomacy to pressure Russia to make concessions.

    During the reign of Queen Victoria, the British economy grew rapidly and continued to be prosperous and powerful.  When the Queen ascended the throne, there were only a few railways in the UK, but by the time of her death, the UK had a well-developed railway network connecting major cities.  In order to show the prosperity and power of Britain, the first World Exposition opened in London in 1851 and became a world event at that time.  In terms of culture and science, the world-famous British writer Charles?  Dickens and the English naturalist Charles?  Robert?  Darwin was a prominent figure in the Victorian era.  Due to the continuous development of economy and industry, the British in the Victorian era gradually enjoyed the convenience of life brought by scientific and technological progress. London's sewage drainage system and the appearance of incandescent lights on London streets were all realized during the reign of Queen Victoria.  In 1891, ten years before the Queen's death, Britain had implemented free education for all children.

    During the Victorian era, although Britain was a constitutional monarchy, Queen Victoria still had a great influence on ministers.  During her reign, the British Empire expanded extremely and reached unprecedented prosperity. The Opium War, which deeply affected Chinese history, also occurred shortly after she took the throne.  To this day, many rivers, lakes, deserts, waterfalls, cities, ports, streets, parks, schools, buildings, etc. in the world are named after Victoria, including Victoria State in Australia, Victoria City in Canada, Victoria Memorial Hall in Singapore, and Hong Kong  Victoria Harbor, Victoria Park in Hong Kong, Victoria, the capital of the Seychelles Islands, Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa, and many, many more.

    Queen Victoria is also known as the "Grandmother of Europe" because her descendants are almost all European royal families.  His son, Edward VII, is the King of England.  Her daughter, Princess Victoria, married the Crown Prince of Prussia (later Frederick III), and her son was the famous Kaiser Wilhelm II.  Princess Alice, married to Hesse-Darmstadt Strand, Devich. Their eldest daughter, Princess Victoria, had one daughter, Louise, who later became the Queen of Sweden, and the other daughter was the mother of Prince Philip of England; the youngest daughter was the last queen of Russia.  Tsar Nicholas II¡¯s queen Alexandra?  Feodorovna; another daughter Irene married the son of Princess Alice's sister, and her only son married the daughter of Princess Alice's brother Prince Alfred.  Prince Alfred married Princess Mary, the only daughter of Tsar Alexander II of Russia. Their eldest daughter, Mary, was the queen of Romania, her grandson was Carol I of Romania, and her great-grandson was the last king of Romania, Michael I;  The granddaughter-Princess Elisabeth of Romania is Queen George II of Greece; the second granddaughter-Princess Marie of Romania is the Queen of Yugoslavia.  Princess Beatrice, married to Prince Henry of Baden-Powell, their only daughter Victoria?  Princess Eugenie married Alfonso XIII of Spain and became the later Queen of Spain, the grandmother of the current king.

    It can be said that the entire European royal family has inherited the blood of Queen Victoria.

    After the news that Wang Yuze would attend the funeral of Queen Victoria was reported to the British government by the British Ambassador to China Zhu Erdian, the British government expressed a warm welcome. Some moderate politicians even believed that this was the beginning of the relaxation of relations between China and Britain.  At the same time, Germany and France also sent invitations to Wang Yuze for a visit.  Wang Yuze also agreed to them all.  Anyway, one month after attending the funeral of Queen Victoria, there will be the coronation ceremony of Edward VII. It is a good opportunity to visit Germany and France.  Even after finishing in Europe, you can cross the Atlantic, visit the United States, then go around South America, and then cross the Pacific back to China, which is equivalent to traveling around the world!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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