The Sun Never Sets In Spain

In early December 1868, Edward bid farewell to Alfonso and Nasi.

As France repeatedly asked Prussia for territory in the North German Confederation to no avail, the situation between the two countries suddenly became tense.

The anger of France is not without cause. The two countries met before the Prussian-Austrian War, and the other side expressed no objection to the ceding of Luxembourg and the Rhine region to France.

Not only did they fail to fulfill their promises, but they even tried to shake the influence of France on the countries of Southern Germany. No one could bear it, let alone restore the glory of the French Empire.

Under such stormy conditions, the United Kingdom feared that the crown prince would stay in the French capital and might send some wrong signals to the international community, so he ordered Edward to return home under the pretext of preparing for Christmas.

In all fairness, Britain does not want to break the current situation in Europe, but North Germany and France are destined to decide a winner.

In desperation, Britain decided to adopt a neutral policy and not to interfere in a possible war between the two countries.

On the one hand, the Queen of England is about to be crowned the Emperor of India. Her focus has shifted from Europe to Asia.

At this time, preventing Russia's threat to India is what Britain values ​​most.

At present, Britain, which has integrated India, is fully capable of fighting against Europe alone, so she no longer pays attention to European affairs as before.

On the other hand, France has been accumulating power for a long time, and the glory of the Napoleonic Wars has not completely dissipated.

Nasan also won the Crimean War and the Italian War of Unification successively, and expanded in northwestern Italy.

In the eyes of all countries, not only does France have more prestige and economic strength than Prussia (in fact, the economic strength is equivalent), the professional army that has experienced many battles is also more reliable than Prussian conscripts.

Therefore, it is reasonable for Britain to be more optimistic about France. They think that this war will not end in a short while, and only need to make a sound when Prussia is about to be defeated to prevent France from taking advantage of the annexation of Belgium.

"So this is the situation. I will return to London in about two days and cannot come to France for a long time." Edward said helplessly, as he was here to bid his final farewell with two friends.

As the British crown prince, he has many friends, but he likes to play with Alfonso, who is a teenager. The two men who are in their twenties are really happy to tease the little kid with four.

"Christmas is coming, so you should go back." Alfonso expressed understanding.

"Of course Britain has to worry. France is already so strong. As long as Britain shows a little tendency to stand with us, Prussia will not obediently offer the territory and hands!" He said with four stinks, it is estimated that his father is not as good as him. optimism.

"Britain has ruled the world and it hasn't been so swollen!" Edward has always been speechless to the blindly confident French.

He ignored the four and turned his head to Alfonso Ropeway: "The French do have great hopes of winning, but no one knows where the war will eventually go once the war begins.

So I hope you went to the Royal Military Academy in London after the war began. This is the best school in the world and will not humiliate your talents.

Of course, you can still stay in Paris to continue your career. There is only one fuse between the popularization of France, but this fuse may not come for a long time. "

Alfonso nodded. Edward was just in case, but he knew that Paris would be under siege.

He will leave early before the start of the war, but he hasn't decided whether to go to Vienna or London.

"In addition, the patent for betting on horse betting in France is still a few days away, but the patent in the United Kingdom has already been applied for.

The National Lottery Commission of the United Kingdom is willing to obtain the right to use this patent at an annual price of 12,000 pounds, or buy it out for 160,000 pounds. What do you think? "

Alfonso frowned. The price was a little lower than he expected: "Is the final price? And did you say you want to contract? Why does it sound like an official agency."

Edward understood that Alfonso was dissatisfied with the price, and he said: "The British lottery is a corporate contract system. The government authorizes private companies to operate in the form of bidding. When you sign the contract with them, add a clause to give me the priority authorization to buy shares. The company will do.

If you are not satisfied with the price, you can talk about it. They will come to Paris to find you in two days. The lottery committee has money. I estimate that the price can be raised by 50%. "

"Well, I got it."

Edward and the two took turns hugging and then left in the carriage. Before leaving, they told them: "Don't save the committee money, it's not me!"

"Ah, in the future, there will be three and one missing in card games. The minimum requirement for Napoleon cards is 4 people. I, you, François, there is only one short, and I can only add a guard." Nasi said regretfully.

In Nasi's mind, his family and friendship are perfect, he is also very good, and the country is very strong.

He has everything since he was born, and his main job is to play.

Had it not been for Eugenie's reluctance to control him, he would have gone to heaven long ago, but even so, he has become more and more crazy recently.

"I'm still thinking about playing cards, Edward is gone. Eugenie will probably settle the ledger with you. After so long, you don't really think what you did, your mother doesn't know, do you?" Alfonso rolled his eyes, and his heart was quite complicated. Yes, Nasi and his relationship is getting better and better, but he wants to watch his friend fall into the abyss without trying to save it.

"I can't say, I must be responsible to myself, my family and the country, let alone that I won't listen to me even if I say Nasan." Alfonso shook his head and warned himself inwardly.

When Alfonso mentioned Eugenie, his face instantly turned into a bitter melon. He knew Eugenie was not stupid. Now he must find him out to play every day.

This is already very scary, and more importantly, he borrowed 10,000 pounds from Edward to buy a horse at a young age. If Eugenie was discovered, he would not kill him.

"Come and visit the art exhibition with me. Father Enrique’s masterpiece has already been exhibited in Paris. You haven’t seen it once. Accompany me and treat it as hospice care." Fang Suo's waist begged.

"You guy." Alfonso couldn't laugh or cry, "Well, let's go, I didn't want to go out originally, there are too many Parisians to look at me every day..."

When I went out and asked, I found out that the art exhibition was held on the Champs Elysées.

This was convenient, and the two went directly on foot.

Many people on the street had just walked out of the exhibition and recognized Alfonso as the prince at a glance. Everyone's eyes stayed on him for a long time.

Fortunately, people remembered his identity after staring for a while, coupled with this kind of behavior is really rude, they barely controlled themselves to turn their heads.