Chapter 431: Murder at Sea

London Port, England.

Robert Peel breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the crowds dispersing like the tide receding.

Although there were some "small episodes", the Queen boarded the ship smoothly.

It seemed that he was one step closer to his ideal of the great harmony between Britain and France.

In fact, the French side was also very nervous, and the situation of workers' strikes was also difficult to control.

In particular, the Lyon area once again built barricades to confront the police, and the Bonapartists' suppression was obviously extremely ineffective.

Of course, it was inevitable that they could not suppress it, after all, the weapons of the local gendarmerie were not as good as those of the workers in the uprising. Coupled with the constraints of the other two factions, it was even more difficult for the Bonapartists to move forward.

However, when the Queen of England was about to visit Paris, it was the Royalists and the Orleans Party who were anxious because they did not want France to miss this opportunity.

On the contrary, the Bonapartists did not care because they hated Britain.

Although Britain was trying its best to repair its relationship with France, its support for the rebels had never been cut off. Coupled with the assistance of Austria, the rebels at this time were actually strong.

If those high-ranking officials had not sold their weapons privately, they might have occupied the entire city by now.

Of course, Franz could not blame the leaders of the insurgents too much. After all, they just wanted to have enough food and live a good life. If they could avoid fighting, no one wanted to do such a thing that would cost them their lives.

As for the so-called responsibility and awareness, most people did not have such things at that time.

In fact, someone had already published relevant articles in the "Rheinische Zeitung" at this time, but the newspaper had been closed down by the Prussian authorities.

In addition to the uprising in Lyon, the unrest in Paris also troubled Louis Philippe and his French government.

All this originated from that reckless purchase. British goods had become the object of hatred for the French at this time.

Louis Philippe's self-righteous behavior once again pushed the French royal family to the forefront. Although crisis public relations had been done, it did not mean that everything was settled.

If the citizens of Paris rioted during the Queen of England's visit, the consequences would be devastating.

So Louis Philippe strengthened the guards of Paris and enacted a lot of temporary laws. In fact, he also felt that the easing of Anglo-French relations would give France a chance to breathe.

At this time, France seemed to be in great glory. It had just recently acquired the richest Wallonia region in Belgium and even marched into Oceania to capture Tahiti.

But in fact, there was a lack of funds everywhere, resulting in the fact that the territory was conquered but there was no "sown food".

It has been said before that many colonies are not worth directly plundering. On the contrary, a lot of initial investment is required to obtain benefits.

The problem facing the French colonies at this time is that there is no money to invest, and even stability cannot be maintained. Algeria and Morocco in North Africa, Guatemala and El Salvador in Central America (actually controlled by La Mosan), and other African and Asian colonies are not stable.

Among them, Algeria and Morocco are the strongest, and the number of rebels can reach hundreds of thousands. Secondly, although La Mosan in Central America has only more than 20,000 troops, the terrain is mainly mountainous rainforests, which is the most difficult to eliminate.

As for the resistance in other African and Asian regions, most of them appeared in the form of tribes or families, which actually posed no threat to the French. However, France's power in these regions was even weaker and could not bring benefits to the country.

At this time, the most worrying thing for the French was Texas, which was pried from the Mexicans. It could not only provide a large amount of taxes, but also provide some soldiers.

But compared with the plight of France, the situation in the colonies was not worth mentioning at all.

So Louis Philippe also wanted to express goodwill to Britain, hoping that both sides would temporarily give up the confrontation, especially the confrontation in the Viceroyalty of La Plata.

At first, it seemed to be for the dignity and face of France, but now it seemed extremely stupid. Neither side benefited, but had to maintain the military expenses of an expeditionary force for a long time.

As for their role, it was useless.

In addition, the Spanish regent Queen Christiana also planned to come to Paris. This time, the meeting of the three kings was promoted by the French media as a diplomatic event.

But in fact, Louis Philippe did not want Christiana to participate in it, mainly because the woman's character was too bad.

He was afraid that she would do something to embarrass the French royal family, such as borrowing money.

That's right, it's the kind that borrows and doesn't return.

The reason why Spain is in such a chaotic situation today has a lot to do with the regent Queen Christiana's excessive debauchery and extravagance.

This woman openly sold official positions and titles, which was nothing, but she actually appointed her male favorite as a local official, which eventually caused public resentment and rebellion.

In the end, Louis Philippe had to send troops to help her quell the rebellion.

Although the so-called regent queen had been sidelined at this time, Louis Philippe really had no reasonable reason to refuse her to come to Paris to attend this grand event.

In the Port of London, the royal cruise ship "Victoria and Albert" slowly left the harbor with a long whistle.

On the sea, the accompanying officials began to introduce the cruise ship to the queen.

The "Victoria and Albert" adopts the latest double paddle wheel design, and the most advanced condensing steam engine used has a thermal efficiency of up to 8%, while the thermal efficiency of ordinary steam engines is only 3%

The accompanying official was talking nonstop, but Victoria looked at the captain of the ship.

The official seemed a little embarrassed, but still introduced.

"This is Captain Adolf..."

Victoria spoke at this time.

"Adolf Fitzclarentz, I know you, you are my uncle's child."

The middle-aged captain politely took off his hat and saluted Victoria.

"Thank you for your kindness, my Queen."

"Why are you here?" Victoria asked.

"This is my job. I am a member of the British Empire Navy and your subject." Captain Fitzclarentz replied.

Victoria fell silent, but Captain Fitzclarentz spoke.

"Someone gave me 50,000 pounds and hoped that I would blow up this ship."

As soon as this was said, the people around him immediately became alert. Prince Albert pulled Victoria behind him, but there was actually no point in doing so.

If there was really a bomb on the ship, their chances of survival were extremely low, because this was a vast ocean, and even if they were not killed by the bomb, they could not swim back so far from the coast.

And it's not that he didn't have a reason to hate Victoria. You know, Adolf Fitzclaren was the illegitimate son of the former British King William IV. Although he was deeply loved by the late king, he could not inherit the British throne.

Maybe this person would hold a grudge. If he really planned to blow up the ship, the consequences would be disastrous.

Victoria spoke up at this time.

"So what are you going to do next?"