168 England succession rank replacement (2)
Something really unexpected happened.
In the process of tying Victoria to France, she and the singer met a few times, but, strangely enough, the two met and took root in France altogether.
After hearing the report from the Central Intelligence Agency, Lee Hwan asked as if embarrassed.
“Does Princess Victoria take root in France?”
“Perhaps the musician or the singer may have been coaxing the UK, saying that it is too dangerous now.”
“Is this also a plan of the Ministry of Intelligence?”
“There were plans to some extent, but the handsome candidate was not a singer, but an officer on our side.”
“But it seems that the singer is very handsome, right?”
“no. He said he was fat and smelled a lot.”
“No, but why… … .”
“She said that she fell for the singer’s heart, not her appearance.”
Lee Hwan laughed like an absurd.
“Heh, I don’t even know how women feel.”
“Anyway, with this you no longer have to worry about the succession to the British throne.”
“I don’t know if I should be happy with this, honestly.”
“Anyway, it must be a good thing for our kingdom.”
Now that Princess Victoria has renounced the throne, it is time to find a new heir.
But he wasn’t Prince Richard.
“What is Prince Richard doing now?”
“He is receiving drug treatment, but he is suffering from severe withdrawal symptoms.”
“No, where the hell did it go wrong?”
“In fact, we never even imagined it would turn out like this.”
Originally, Easterfield sought to make Prince Richard a far cry from the heir to the throne through psychotherapy.
However, as Prince Richard’s anger, suppressed in the process, was expressed, the anger he had accumulated over the years exploded.
He had given up everything he had to become a king and to protect the dignity of aristocrats, and he was under tremendous psychological pressure.
Such pressures were expressed at once and they deviated, which led to alcoholism and drug addiction.
“It is said that he bought a company that produced cocaine for medical use, and as a major shareholder in that company, he stole a large amount of cocaine and continued to inhale it until it approached a lethal dose. Of course, alcohol as well.”
“… … Was this what you expected?”
“no. We should have finished it as neatly as possible considering the future, but in fact, we made a mistake. I’m sorry, Your Majesty!”
“Heh, how can a person become a bad person in such an instant?”
The moment cocaine got out of Easterfield’s hands, it immediately became an antidepressant for the aristocrats, creating a world where misuse and abuse were the norm.
In France, cocaine was poured into wine and drank, and the addiction was serious.
This abuse of cocaine, which is considered one of the greatest harms in Europe along with opium, was due to a lack of medical knowledge.
“How is the control of narcotics in the UK?”
“There are virtually no restrictions. Opium processed in India continues to be smoked in England.”
Opium, the raw material for morphine, was supposed to be used for medical purposes, but people were getting sick because of the pleasure it brought.
“Are we disseminating our knowledge of drug management?”
“It has been going on steadily for several years, but everyone often ignores what it means.”
What is the use of spreading knowledge to an aristocratic society where alcohol and cigarettes are fashionable and romantic, and drugs are the pleasure of life?
Now Easterfield’s smoking rate has gone down to 60%, and there are quite a few people who do not drink alcohol.
This meant emphasizing the importance of health.
As a result, life expectancy has risen, and population growth has also been steep.
“Other people should know this.”
“I think it is still premature.”
“Well, that would be it.”
Although Lee Hwan is definitely ahead of his time, it often brings a sense of disparity.
Just like modern medicine.
***
At the height of the British-Russian war, Richard was repatriated.
People couldn’t help but be astonished to see Richard’s mourning.
“… … Is it because of cocaine and alcohol?”
“People have become very bad people!”
“Isn’t the Easterfield Federation cheating?!”
Those who lacked medical knowledge believed that Easterfield had tortured Prince Richard so badly that he came to be.
But the truth was revealed when he was admitted to the Royal Hospital.
“Bring cocaine! Aww!”
“… … Why are you having seizures all of a sudden?”
“I mean, bring some medicine! Aww!”
In a nutshell, I became a madman.
The doctor prescribed him as much cocaine as he wanted.
Then this time, he became a maniac with a slightly different appearance than before.
“Hehehehe, it’s a butterfly! Butterflies fly!”
“Your condition is very serious.”
Prince Richard had hallucinations when he inhaled the drug and had seizures when he stopped taking it.
This, no matter how good the explanation, could not come up with an answer other than that cocaine makes people crazy.
This fact also reached the Duke of Wellington.
The Duke of Wellington, who was in the midst of the war, had his blood pressure soared that he nearly collapsed.
“… … Are you addicted to cocaine?!”
“The condition is serious. They usually have hallucinations, but when they stop taking the drug, they become mad and beat people up and vomit over and over again. The heat is boiling over.”
“No, then why don’t we just keep taking cocaine?”
“Doctors say that if you give the prince as much cocaine as he wants, it can lead to death. They say that stimulation is because they want more stimulation.”
When a person feels a stimulus once, he/she wants to accept a bigger stimulus than the current one.
The more you get drunk, the more you want more alcohol.
The human instinct to crave drugs in search of this endless stimulus is like the providence of nature.
“Isn’t the conclusion that there is no answer other than quitting?”
“Yes, it is. I think I will have to put my hands and feet together and put them to sleep, even with sedatives.”
“What was the diagnosis in Easterfield?”
“It would be best to stop taking the dose gradually,” he said. It is said that such abrupt discontinuation of the drug could lead to a heart attack.”
“Then how long should such a madman be the heir to the throne?”
“… … It seems like it would be unreasonable.”
“Damn it… … .”
“How about you arrange for us to find another successor?”
The UK is clearly a constitutional monarchy.
However, the royal family is the spiritual support of the country, and it is a kind of pride that protects the dignity of the country.
In a word, it was as if Britain had suffered a devastating blow to its pride.
He decided to keep this fact completely silent for now.
“Let the prince move to foreign territories.”
“What are you going to do?”
“People should never know this. Send everyone who knows about this to overseas territories and never come back to England.”
“In the royal family… … .”
“I’ll tell His Majesty myself, so don’t worry, you guys, and do your job diligently.”
There was no way to do it right now.
The only way to finish the job is to keep the pride of the royal family as much as possible.
***
Succession to the British throne was eventually put on hold.
There was even a debate about whether or not the British royal family could continue to exist.
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Meanwhile, Britain was on the verge of a great battle with Russia.
The British navy and the Russian navy, which faced each other in the Strait of Dover, showed an overwhelming power difference.
However, there is a possibility that Russia will lose the war if it is not easily decided in this naval battle.
This is because wheat, barley, even rice and oats, which have been roaming the Rotterdam grain market recently, have all started running out.
It was particularly cold this winter, and there was an anomaly that a cold wave was raging all over Europe, so you and I were stocking up on grain.
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Meanwhile, Russia, which had to purchase grain only with bills and bonds, was in the worst situation.
“Time is on our side.”
Roland Eaterswan was the new Admiral of the Royal Navy, commanding 10,000 British naval forces.
He had no doubts that he would achieve a perfect victory in the Strait of Dover, which would literally change the fate of the nation.
No, I had to believe it.
Now the British had no place to escape.
‘Even if time does not take our side, there is nothing we can do. If you don’t take our hand, we’ll have to force you to join us.’
As a human being, he was also anxious and afraid.
But that’s why he was the right person to lead the British navy.
Audacity in war is rather poisonous to longevity, and in conclusion, we have no choice but to rely on luck.
A general should be cautious and fearful.
Sometimes you need to be bold, but you have to decide to win by fighting the enemy with the least amount of damage.
Even if you are faced with an unavoidable situation like a Russian admiral, it is said that it is the virtue of longevity to find the next best solution until the end.
He strategized to minimize all-out war.
“We fight with our backs to the mainland in the Strait of Dover.”
“… … Yes?”
“Anyway, our army’s coastal artillery is encamped on the mainland. The enemy now crosses Blackwater and reaches Paulnes Isle. They can’t advance to the capital, London anyway, unless they pass through here. That is why I will fight to death.”
“But isn’t it cowardly for us to trust only coastal artillery and run away?”
“That’s not it. We will block the escape route of the fleeing enemy and launch a joint attack between land and sea.”
“Ah, pincers!”
The main guns of the guns of the Russian battleships are all on the high level of safety.
If there is one problem, the engine cannot be started when shooting at sea.
In a nutshell, this means that there is a serious flaw in mobile fire.
“Anyway, they have no choice but to attack the gun positions with fixed fire. That means there will be a more or less static fight going on.”
“Ugh!”
“While the gunfire continues, the Russian Marines will conduct an amphibious assault along the coastline. In the meantime, while we hit the enemy ships from behind, we attack and burn those ships that are trying to escape one after another.”
Britain was now really stuck in a dead end.
Although the grain situation may be better than that of Russia, the problem was that the number of soldiers who could fight was much smaller.
In short, if we lost this battle, it would be a perfect defeat.
“We risked our lives. If so, it sounds like both sides risked their lives, isn’t it a strategy that will be the winner here?”
Russia’s ferocious charge and excellent use of the marines would be enough to be feared by the British.
However, one thing was certain: Britain had similar strategies and tactics.