Chapter 1555: The Colonial Nation

Silence reigned in the room for a few seconds.

Kelinxi looked at Captain Gelin calmly.

Captain Gelin felt his heart hammered twice, and he took two steps back after seeing the look in Kelinxi's eyes.

He gave a bleak smile and shouted coldly, "Captain Qiaozhi is a hero who fought against the French; you cannot treat him this way."

Kelinxi said indifferently, "But he actually signed a treaty recognizing the French Colonial Zone!"

Captain Gelin looked at Kelinxi with cold eyes: "At that time, Captain Qiaozhi didn't even know what this treaty meant; it was written in French."

Kelinxi spread his hands: "But he already signed it."

Captain Gelin slammed the table hard, pointed at Kelinxi's nose, and shouted angrily: "That was damn French!"

"He already signed it," Kelinxi said calmly.

Captain Gelin clenched his fists, his hands trembling uncontrollably; if not for a shred of remaining reason, Captain Gelin could not guarantee what he might do.

Kelinxi glanced at him and leaned back in his chair: "How did you know Qiaozhi signed a French treaty?"

"You saw it with your own eyes."

"I..." Captain Gelin just wanted to retort, but found himself speechless.

Kelinxi sneered and said indifferently: "No matter how you found out, Captain Qiaozhi must be arrested. No one has a Method to suppress this matter, not even me."

Captain Gelin's face turned deathly pale; he desperately wanted to argue with Kelinxi some more.

But at this moment, there was no way to continue, and eventually, all his words turned into a sigh.

Captain Gelin sighed: "I have only one condition: Captain Qiaozhi cannot die."

"He will not die, but he must be placed under supervision," Kelinxi said indifferently.

Upon hearing this, Captain Gelin left without looking back; when he reached the door.

He paused his steps, and with a voice full of murderous intent, he said coldly: "Kelinxi, I hope you keep your promise, otherwise I will kill you at any cost."

Kelinxi looked displeased and said in a very annoyed tone: "Do you have the ability to do that?"

Captain Gelin said calmly: "You can try and see."

With that, Captain Gelin left.

Left alone in the room, Kelinxi wore a sullen face, looked at the cup on the table, and suddenly grabbed it and smashed it hard on the ground.

A mere captain actually dared to threaten him, the Supreme Commander of Britain stationed in America.

Kelinxi puffed out two heavy breaths, calmed his mood, and regained some of his reason.

Even if a captain's rank is not low, he does not have the ability to kill him.

However, Captain Gelin is a captain who holds military power; if the troops in his hands were to riot, it would be very difficult to handle.

Captain Gelin cannot be kept alive anymore.

Kelinxi sighed and said indifferently: "Someone come, Captain Gelin has mutinied against military orders..."

At this time, Britain received the news.

George III was furious: "What is Kelinxi doing? Our own people actually recognized French land."

Faced with such news, a group of ministers remained silent; in their view, such an occurrence was simply a disgrace.

A captured prisoner of war recognized the territorial specifications of the French Colonial Zone.

And this prisoner of war's rank was not low.

One minister's face was as dark as water, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the French are being too overbearing!"

"We ministers resolve to fight the French to the death!"

After hearing this, George III rejected them all one by one and scolded coldly: "Are you worried that things aren't chaotic enough!"

The scolded ministers continued to remain silent.

In fact, regarding this matter, they also had no good Method.

Now that their British captain had already recognized their French Colonial Zone,

and even signed the documents.

Britain did not want to recognize it, but the diplomat who signed this treaty was a bit special.

Captain Qiaozhi did not just hold the position of captain.

He was also Britain's diplomat in America.

Their British diplomat signed such a document; wasn't that implicitly saying that they, Britain, had already recognized the map of the French Colonial Zone?

George III looked at the Prime Minister, his brows slightly furrowed: "Prime Minister, do you have any Method?"

The Prime Minister thought for a moment and replied: "America is rich in resources; we cannot watch the French obtain so many places."

"A fight must happen, but we need to change the pretext."

George III's eyes lit up as he looked at the Prime Minister: "What pretext?"

The Prime Minister looked at George III and said with trepidation: "First, please, Your Majesty, forgive my crimes."

George III waved his hand and said directly: "Whatever it is, Prime Minister, just say it."

The Prime Minister nodded, and after a moment of silence, he said in a deep voice.

"We shall make the colonies in America independent."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole hall was in an uproar.

Some ministers jumped up and cursed: "Traitor!"

"How is what you are doing any different from Qiaozhi? It is all treason!"

George III's brows were tightly furrowed as he looked at the Prime Minister; he did not understand why he would say such things.

Britain has very important resources in America, especially the cultivation of cotton.

The climate in Britain itself is not suitable for cotton cultivation, which is unfavorable for cotton production.

However, America is very suitable.

If Britain needs one million tons of cotton a year, about eight hundred thousand tons must be imported from America.

Furthermore, America also possesses rich mineral resources, especially Coal Mine, which is the blood of the Steam Engine.

The Coal Mine in Britain itself can be said to be pitifully scarce.

To a large extent, it relies on transportation from its overseas Colonial Area.

But mining Coal Mine is an extremely difficult task.

Mines capable of maintaining a stable output of Coal Mine are few and far between.

It just so happens that America has several, and if Britain were to let the Colonial Area in America become independent, Britain would definitely suffer a heavy blow.

Regarding the Prime Minister's proposal to let America become independent, George III expressed that he did not understand it at all.

Facing the accusation, the Prime Minister did not reveal much emotional fluctuation.

When he spoke, he had already anticipated what the subsequent development would turn into.

The Prime Minister looked at George III neither humbly nor arrogantly, and said in a deep voice: "Although our Colonial Area in America has become independent."

"However, we still control the entire American colony; if they, France, can issue such a document statement."

"Why can we not come up with a similar one?"

"We shall divide the Colonial Area in America into thirteen administrative regions."

"Declare that America belongs to these thirteen administrative regions."

"As for our position in Britain, it is naturally the Sovereign State of this colonial nation."

George III's expression suddenly froze, and then he was stunned.

He looked at the Prime Minister and smiled: "Prime Minister, you are truly a genius."

The other ministers also chimed in one after another; this move by the Prime Minister was truly too brilliant.