Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

Chapter 66 Trip to England 1



While intelligence agents secretly sent to various countries were frantically searching for talents from all walks of life, Yannick set off for Britain with his newly appointed diplomatic adviser Ribbentrop to visit King George V.

After getting on the welcome car and arriving at Buckingham Palace, Yannick couldn't help but click his tongue as he looked at the magnificent and luxurious palace. Although Buckingham Palace in later generations is open for tourists to visit, they can only see the throne room, concert hall, national restaurant, etc.

Buckingham Palace has a total of 775 rooms, including 78 toilets alone, a total of 1,514 doors, 760 windows, and more than 40,000 light bulbs. It is slightly inferior to the Berlin Palace with 1,210 rooms, but the original Berlin Palace was bombed during World War II and most of it was destroyed by fire. In 1950, the East German government even ordered the demolition of the ruins, leaving nothing behind.

Therefore, Queen Elizabeth's Buckingham Palace later became the most expensive private mansion in the world, with an estimated value of more than 1 billion pounds.

It's a pity that such an ancient castle with a history of hundreds of years has to experience war.

If only Britain would surrender obediently.

Walking into the palace muttering in his mind, Yannick saw an old man who was senile and lacked energy. "Salute to you, Your Majesty."

King George V is the son of Edward VII and grandson of Queen Victoria.

Kaiser Wilhelm II's mother, the Crown Princess Friedrich (the eldest Princess Victoria), was the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, so Wilhelm II was his grandson, and he and George V were cousins, and George V was Yannick's son. Cousin uncle.

Otherwise, how can we say that World War I was an internal strife among a large European family?

The above mentioned the relationship between William II and George V, and the Russian Tsar Nicholas II (Nicholas II) was William II's cousin-in-law, because the Tsar married Queen Victoria's granddaughter, the German Hesse -The princess of the Grand Duchy of Darmstadt, the cousin of William II...and the Emperor of Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, etc., all with blood thicker than water, broken bones and tendons.

"Yannick, I remember I hugged you when you were little, and you have grown so big in the blink of an eye." It is true that "trees have many old roots, and people have many old words." This George V chattered for nearly half of the time. hours, a large part of which was blaming Wilhelm II for starting the last war. To his detriment, he was forced to abandon his German surname and change his surname and dynasty name.

Yannick had to sigh that George V's resentment towards William II was really deep.

After nagging for a long time, George V finally asked about the business. "Why are you here this time?"

"I brought you a little gift." Hearing that he was coming to England to visit George V this time, the royal butler dug out a dusty stamp album from the sundries. In addition to his love of rowing and sports, George V also enjoyed collecting stamps, which was an enduring hobby of his. Even after his death, his daughter and granddaughter did not give up this hobby.

This stamp album was originally a birthday gift from William II to George V before the last world war. Unexpectedly, after the outbreak of World War I, Britain firmly sided with Russia and France and attacked Germany. This made William II so angry that he threw the gift into the storage room before he could send it out.

After taking the stamp album and flipping through a few pages, George V nodded frequently and seemed very happy. "Well, this is a good thing. You are interested, Yannick. I will prepare a small welcome banquet for you in the evening. Is there anyone you want to meet?"

Yannick secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said. "I would like to speak to Mr. Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald if I can."

King George V readily agreed. "Oh, no problem. Invite him over tonight too. You must be tired from the journey. You should have a good rest first. If you have anything to do, we can discuss it in detail in the evening."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yannick saluted and followed the royal butler out of the living room.

Ribbentrop asked after the butler left. "Your Highness, do you need to talk to them about anything tonight?"

Yannick thought for a while and ordered. "Just exaggerate the threat of the Red Empire as much as possible. Exaggerate it as if they will bulldoze Europe tomorrow."

Ribbentrop nodded in response. "Understood, Your Highness."

In the evening, the royal butler came to take them to the banquet hall on time. After greeting everyone one by one, Yannick and Prime Minister McDonald walked aside and began to discuss the threat of the Red Empire. "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, you also know that the red beast of the Soviet Union has been eyeing the whole of Europe with red flags. If war breaks out, Germany will bear the brunt of it, but we have neither spears nor shields, so how can we stop it? Stumped Use your body to block their steel torrent? Then I might as well surrender directly, maybe Stalin can make me the president of the Union Republic."

Prime Minister Macdonald smiled slightly and shook his head slightly. "Your Excellency Yannick, your idea is too naive. Their XXist system is the mortal enemy of capitalism. Don't forget how they dealt with the Nicholas family. If they really occupy Europe, then Hohen The Sauron family will definitely be on their purge list.”

Yannick shrugged and said disapprovingly. "Of course I know. But Stalin is not Lenin. Moreover, Lenin destroyed the entire Nikolai family because his brother was sentenced to death by Nikolai. Compared with Lenin, I think Stalin is a more talented person. A man of great wisdom. He should also understand that it is better for the Germans to rule the Germans than for them to intervene personally. In this way, at least our Hohenzollern family can temporarily save our lives."

After talking for a long time, Prime Minister McDonald stared at him and spoke word by word. "Sir Yannick, you know what we are worried about."

Yannick sneered. "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, do you think I am someone who will make the same mistakes again? With my grandfather's experience, will I make the same mistakes even though I know I will fail?"

Prime Minister Macdonald thought for a moment and nodded. "That's true."

Yannick looked around and lowered his voice again. "Your Excellency Prime Minister, let me tell you a secret. Our spies have found out about a Soviet tank program. Do you know how heavy the tank they are developing weighs?"

"???" Prime Minister McDonald wondered why it was related to Soviet tanks again? Heavy tank? How heavy can it be? "Forty tons? Fifty tons?"

Yannick turned his face slightly and made a disdainful expression. "Over 150 tons."

"What?!" Prime Minister McDonald's eyes widened instantly and he asked in disbelief. "Over 150 tons!? Are you sure you didn't miss the decimal point in the middle?!"

Yannick smiled secretly in his heart, this is the reaction he should have. Anyone who hears a tank weighing more than 150 tons will be scared. "Yes, more than 150 tons."


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