The way to meet the king requires various etiquette.

As nobles, Churchill or Link needed to abide by etiquette. After they entered the king's reception room, the door was closed again.

This was specially instructed by the king.

Maybe it's discussing how to defeat James!

Outsiders guessed so much that when they saw that the only thing that could make the king so cautious was this military and national event.

However, in fact, what was being talked about in this room today was definitely beyond their imagination.

"Tell me your reasons!"

Faced with Link's suggestion, William III - Two months ago, after secret negotiations, the British Parliament announced that King James II abdicated, and appointed James II's daughter Mary II and his son-in-law as the king. Of course, the price was that he passed the "Declaration of Rights" and handed over most of the state's power to the Parliament.

For William III, this is no big deal. After all, as the Dutch ruler, he is also symbolic. What's the big deal if the king... can become a king even if he sacrifices some power?

Of course, this does not mean that all problems have been solved. His father-in-law, James II, did not admit this result. He led a mercenary from France to Ireland, where he launched a "rebellion". What was most dissatisfied with William III was that the army he sent was defeated.

This cannot help William III change some plans, of course this is just one of many bad news. As a king, he cannot show his weakness. At least in front of outsiders, Ireland's "setback" did not have any impact on him.

Even now, William III is still extremely calm, as if nothing has happened. He is like other kings, caring about state affairs, just like now, meeting Lord Link is for state affairs.

"reason……"

Link pondered for a moment and said in response to the king's gaze.

"For the future of Britain, of course, it is also for the future of His Majesty the King!"

Faced with the king's inquiry, Link did not tell any big truth. He had already expressed why he wanted to "ban smoking". Those high-sounding reasons may convince some people, but it is obviously not that easy to convince the king with those reasons.

"oh?"

William III looked at Link and signaled him to continue.

In fact, he did not have much interest in "ban smoking", and even for many nobles, "ban smoking" was not a big deal. Now for Britain, the most important thing is to defeat James. As for opium, even if it will cause harm to people, it is only those ordinary people and the poor.

"Since they do not die of opium, they will die of disease, or of hunger. If that is the case, why should they ask about this?"

The nobles were very clear about opium. Compared with opium to the lower class civilians, they cared more about taxes and taxes brought by opium.

However, despite this, William III still looked extremely wise and wanted to hear Link's explanation.

"The reason why it is related to the future of the king and Britain is not because banning smoking can eliminate opium poisoning and will be of great benefit to the British people. One more important reason is that His Majesty the King needs to ban smoking!"

"The king needs to ban smoking?"

Churchill looked at Link in confusion. Although they were friends, he still couldn't understand his point of view.

"Why does the king need to ban smoking?"

Churchill asked back.

"If I remember correctly, it may be more beneficial to the king than to ban smoking. After all, the opium trade can be levied with an opium tax of more than 100,000 pounds, which is a huge income."

Opium sharpness is very important!

Since the rise of the opium trade, the "opium tax" including import tariffs and taxes from opium restaurants in various places has become one of the most important taxes in the UK. Some people even estimate that it may even exceed 200,000 pounds in the next few years, of course this is because the number of opium smokers is increasing.

"Yes, Link, the rebellion launched by James in Ireland has had an extremely bad impact on Britain. If we want to quell his rebellion, it will inevitably cost a lot of money, but now, we do not have enough financial resources to support the next rebellion..."

When talking about financial resources, a fire of namelessness surged in William III's heart. The reason why he was so angry was that it was not James who caused the current dilemma, but the Western Bank, who had previously expressed support for him.

When he first arrived in the UK, West Bank showed support for him, but after he ascended the throne, they were the first to refuse his loan. While rejecting him, they took the initiative to provide James with huge loans. West Bank's actions caused a series of consequences, and the most direct consequence was that almost all European banks refused to provide him with loans, as if they did not believe that he could win the throne.

"Yes, Your Majesty, and no bank is willing to provide loans, even the Dutch bank refuses to provide loans to Your Majesty. This is the most difficult situation at the moment."

Link pointed out the current dilemma facing the king - the financial dilemma.

"This is completely a trick of the Celestial Empire. Because they supported James, they refused to provide loans to the king, and even claimed that the king could not win. Their suspicion caused doubts in the entire European financial community. After all, West Bank is the largest bank in Europe, and they have Celestial Empire as their backing."

Churchill said angrily.

Now in the courts of European countries, there are two diplomatic envoys from two countries who are distinguished guests. One is the Turks. Because the pressure caused by their military invasion on Europe has forced all countries to double respect for their envoys to avoid misunderstandings. The other is the Celestial Empire, not only because of the powerful national strength of the Celestial Empire. Although no country has ever had conflicts with the Celestial Empire, all countries are afraid of the Celestial Empire and are even more surprised that their financial resources are just a Western Bank that can stir up the entire Europe. In the Ming Dynasty, Western Bank was just a small bank.

financial resources!

Such abundant financial resources are sometimes a symbol of national strength.

Of course, when such a bank with amazing financial resources doubts the UK, all banks will doubt it, because everyone knows who is behind this bank - the entire Tian Dynasty!

"This is their conspiracy. They wanted to exchange for the North American colony through such means. They used the loan to convince James to mortgage the North American colony. Although it seemed to be just a mortgage, God could testify that if James could not repay the loan within two years, he would have to rent it there to them forever... Damn!"

At this time, William III seemed to have forgotten the demeanor that he should maintain as a king. As the king of England, how could he not feel sad about the lost colonies of Britain? What made him even more heartbreaking was that James relied on those colonies that should belong to him in exchange for a large amount of funds to defeat him.

"The Celestials are like the Turks, but they are more treacherous and cunning, and they will expand in a more clever way with the Turks' attack on Europe, just like in Egypt, isn't the king there the Celestial Prince? ... God blessed, James no longer has a daughter, otherwise, maybe we can even see that he put the crown on the head of the Celestial Prince, and God can prove that in order to reassign the throne, he is even willing to betray everything."

William, who spoke confidently, obviously forgot how he compromised in the face of parliamentary conditions, and would do anything to ascend to the throne.

"Yes, that is why such a king will be driven off the throne, the respected king!"

Faced with His Majesty's anger, Link just bowed slightly and nodded.

"The financial difficulties were caused by the Celestial Empire. Their purpose was to help James return to London. Now, for Your Majesty, as long as the financial problem is solved, all the problems will be solved, so my suggestions will help Your Majesty solve this problem."

Link's answer made William and Churchill look at him in confusion.

Can he solve financial problems?

How to solve it?

William looked at Link. Although this little Lord was also his supporter, he had no impression of this person. If it weren't for Hou Jill's introduction, he wouldn't even know that this person existed. After all, there were many nobles in Britain, and not every noble could be appreciated by the king. Even Churchill himself, if it weren't for leading the British army to turn against him, he would probably not have received William's appreciation.

Can Link solve financial problems?

As Link's friend, Churchill was full of doubts. He was even a little worried, worried that Link was talking big.

Perhaps the king would not be punished for it, but it is certain that if his advice was not meaningful, he would definitely be a joke in the whole of London, and even his family!

"Yes, Your Majesty can not only solve the difficulties faced by Your Majesty, but also allow Your Majesty to obtain a considerable amount of wealth!"

The king needs money even more. Whether in the Celestial Empire or Britain, this is an unchanging truth. Link, who knows that the king is in trouble now, knows that his suggestion is that the king cannot refuse.

"If Your Majesty implements a smoking ban, I can guarantee that in the next three months, Your Majesty will receive no less than 10 million pounds!"

Income of ten million pounds!

William opened his eyes wide in shock, and Churchill was even more shocked and speechless.

What is he talking about!

Ten million pounds?

And it's income!

My God, Link must be crazy!

For at least a moment, Churchill looked at Link with sympathy, and William looked at him with a look of a psychopath.

This guy must be crazy!

Facing their eyes, Link just stood there, with a faint smile on his face, a calm and extremely confident smile.

Anyone who is a little rational will doubt his words and will think he is a lunatic.

Ten million pounds!

And it's income!

It is not a loan that needs to be repaid, but a huge amount of income that does not need to be repaid.

How is this possible? Even the UK's fiscal revenue is not that much. This is equivalent to the UK's fiscal revenue for ten years. He must be crazy! Otherwise, how could he say such things?

But why is he so confident?

Facing the extremely confident Link, although he was full of confusion, William still asked tentatively.

"How is this possible?"

"How is this impossible?"

Link smiled slightly, looked at the puzzled King and Qiu Jier, and uttered a word slowly.

"Jews!"

Well!

The moment he finished speaking, Churchill's eyes suddenly opened, and he looked at Link in horror and said in surprise.

"You mean... say..."

"That's right, it's the Jews, His Majesty the King, what did the Jews build up? Their wealth is based on the opium trade. All the opium traders in Britain are Jews, and even the nobles are difficult to intervene. Because the Jews monopolize the opium trade, and without their consent, no outsider can get opium. Over the years, they have accumulated too much wealth, and where did they get this wealth? They were deceived through opium. His Majesty the King, I think we have an obligation to let them spit out everything they cheated!"

Although Link's suggestion surprised William, he did not immediately object, but was just thinking about the possibility of this matter. For the rulers of various countries in this era, the Jews... were not human at all, and in many cases, they were tools for their attention to divert attention.

"But if you want to attack them, you must have the consent of the parliament."

"How could the Parliament disagree?"

Churchill's rhetoric made Link laugh.

"No one will refuse the temptation of money, and your Majesty, the Council will not refuse this wealth!"

Of course, the Parliament will not refuse, because everyone will become the beneficiaries of this matter. The Jewish opium merchants, who are certain, have more than ten million pounds of wealth, and the wealth they have is even several times that, and everyone who participates in it can get rich rewards.

After pondering for a moment, William asked back.

"We also need to consider the attitude of the Celestial Empire. After all, to a certain extent, the Jews are their agents!"

The king's reminder made Link answer in an extremely tragic tone.

"Your Majesty, we must do this, because we have no choice but to obey in any powerful country, but I don't want to, I want to drag them to the battlefield, I may not win, but I will scare them, scare them, scare them to have more than a dozen or twenty people like me stand up and make them make concessions because of fear..."
Chapter completed!