"On the Harmfulness of Opium, what kind of stuff is this, how can you report these contents damn it!

Henry get the hell over here, now you need to give me a reasonable explanation......"

In the midst of the rage is the famous British opium tycoon George Grande, who is in the top 10 of all opium dealers in the world.

As one of the vested interests, like all opium dealers, George Grande has always been a firm believer that opium is a universal medicine and that opium is sold for salvation.

George Grande has always hated the idea that opium is harmful.

With the development of science and technology, more and more people are aware of the dangers of opium and stand up and call on the government to ban the circulation of opium.

In order to continue to profit from the opium trade, opium traders naturally wanted to silence these dissenting voices. To this end, they do not hesitate to use a large amount of profits to buy off government officials, newspapers, and parliamentarians.

The opium trade, which appeared to be dominated by opium dealers, was in fact a spoil-sharing meeting involving British bureaucrats, parliamentarians, and the media.

Driven by interests, vested interests worked together to reluctantly suppress the voice of banning opium in China.

Now that he has seen newspaper articles exposing the dangers of opium, George Grande is naturally unhappy, which means that he has to pay a greater price to silence dissenting voices.

Henry, who was in charge of public opinion public relations, hurried to explain: "Sir, this time the matter is very special, the source of public opinion is not in China.

Probably related to the recent international dispute, it was the Austrian newspapers that were the first to slander the panacea, and the domestic newspapers only reprinted the ......"

If you don't get nervous, you can't do it, opium dealers are ruthless. Why should an opium tycoon like George Grande establish himself in this circle if he does not have hundreds of lives under his hands?

If you mess up his business, you're going to die. If it weren't for the compulsion of life, Henry wouldn't have taken this high-risk job.

As one of the parties involved, no one knows better than him how loud the voices of the people are calling for a ban on opium sales.

The push of the Austrian government was only one of the triggers. The fact that some newspapers dare to publish such news is mainly due to the growing opposition to the opium trade in China.

There were not only two people who were affected by opium, nor were they rich or poor, and many of the British elite also became victims.

Although the opium dealers were powerful, they did not reach the point of covering the sky with one hand. Public opinion and public relations can't buy all newspapers, and it's normal for someone to dare to criticize it.

In fact, the newspapers that George Grande saw were relatively modest, only reprinting the content of foreign newspapers and not expressing his own opinions.

The content on many street tabloids is really shocking, and they dare to publish anything on it. Before they could find them, they changed their vests again.

Henry could clearly feel that there was a force behind this, and he was worried.

George Grande interrupted, "Don't talk to me about these useless things, no matter what method you use, you will suppress these voices for me."

If these people don't accept our kindness, there is no need for them to exist, and they will choose this active one to come out and make an example.

Let the outside world know that our universal medicine association is not easy to mess with! ”

In the face of the enraged George Grande, Henry really did not have the courage to refuse, and replied apprehensively: "Yes, sir! It's just ......."

Before he could finish speaking, George Grande slammed the table and cursed: "Damn the Austrian miscellaneous, they should have been abolished in the first place, and now it has become the climate, and they dare to ...... it."

When Austria legislated a ban on the opium trade decades ago, the opium dealers wanted to retaliate, but the rulers of the British government were not stupid.

In any case, Austria was also one of the four great powers of the world at that time. For the opium trade, running to fight Austria is a manifestation of brain water.

It is said that the government cannot be moved, and the opium dealers alone cannot have a hard confrontation with the Austrian government. The law doesn't allow it, so it's good to smuggle it secretly.

However, the smuggling trade is not easy to do. The Austrian government has been severely suppressing the opium trade, and the opium dealers are caught one by one, and everyone is directly killed.

Although it was not completely eradicated, most of the opium dealers were deterred. The big opium dealers, including George Grande, did not dare to go to Austria all these years.

Isn't it good to sell opium legally elsewhere, so why go to Austria to die?

Wealth and wealth are sought in danger, that is what only poor and white dicks need, and they, the owners of the big business, don't need to take risks at all.

It turned out to be enduring, and that was because there were more markets to choose from. Not now, if the British government follows suit, it will be breaking the foundation of George Grande.

Under the new hatred and old hatred, George Grande didn't care about any aristocratic cultivation anymore, and began to vent to his heart's content.

This made Henry bitter, he didn't dare to go, he didn't dare to persuade him, so he could only stand there awkwardly, trying to make a very careful listening expression.

After venting his resentment, George Grande gradually calmed down, and when it came to international political disputes, he was not capable of mixing them.

The era of capital has not yet come, and if you are too happy, you will have to pay a price.

Don't look at him as he also holds a title of nobility, but George Grande knows very well how much water is in the purchased title compared to a real nobleman.

After a pause, he said slowly: "You don't have to worry about political matters. I will communicate with my peers and work together to overcome the crisis. ”

Being able to stand out from the crowd, George Grande is no slouch. He was well aware of the people's hatred of the opium trade.

The Drug Drug Pharmacy Act of 1868 was enacted in the wake of strong public discontent.

It's just that when it comes to self-interest, I am reluctant to let go.

You must know that in 1888 alone, the sales amount of opium-related products in Britain was tens of millions of pounds, and the surrounding industrial chain was as high as hundreds of millions of pounds.

Not to mention overseas, the benefits that can be obtained are definitely much more than those at home.

Once the government enacts a ban on crows, not only will local profits be lost, but overseas profits will also be drastically reduced.

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Downing Street, Prime Minister Gladstone is now very troubled, and the public's attention has indeed shifted from the "Minister case", but Britain is still at the center of the whirlpool of public opinion.

"The atrocities of the British army in Afghanistan", "Britain's colonial black history", "The biggest behind-the-scenes man in the European War", "The largest slave trader in human history", "The empire of drugs", ......

This series of public opinion focuses on them. All their arguments pale in the face of the facts.

If he had known from the beginning that the situation would get out of hand, Prime Minister Gladstone would have resisted the pressure of the "Minister Case" rather than fight the Russians.

Now such a toss is not only inevitable in the Anglo-Russian war, but also in disrepute.

European countries are very disgusted by their methods of dragging people into the water, and the major colonial empires are all a pile of black history, and some are even continuing, and no matter how much they wash it, they can't wash it away.

In this context, everyone can only push a more excessive back to attract the public's attention.

Austria started a start, everyone pushed it easily, and Britain dominated the top spot with its strength.

It's still the kind that can't go down if you go up, and the black history far exceeds the sum of the second, three, four, five, and six, and has become the focus of international public opinion.

Prime Minister Gladstone: "International public opinion is becoming more and more unfavorable to us, and now we do anything and it will be amplified."

Our plan to divert the public's attention has proven to have failed. The countries of Europe are very unhappy that we have exposed their black history, and this is only the beginning of retaliation.

If we don't deal with these issues properly, we'll have more trouble to come. What are the best ways for everyone to cope? ”

Directly confronting Britain, few countries dare, but secretly doing it, everyone will have no pressure.

Anyway, it was Austria who lifted the lid, and it was the Russians who rushed to the front line, and everyone just beat the side drums.

If the British government wants to retaliate, it must first get rid of the two leaders, otherwise it will only backfire.

Colonial Secretary Primrose replied: "The Prime Minister is right, these problems really need to be resolved.

But there is not much we can do at the moment, and any drastic measures will cause an uproar. Continuing to dwell on this issue will only be more detrimental to us.

Based on past experience, if we want to suppress the next focus of public opinion, we can only create a larger focus of public opinion.

The main reason for our failure to divert public attention this time is that we have made too many enemies, and it is time to learn a lesson.

In essence, this incident was just an accident and did not have substantial benefits, so there was no need to hold on.

The Russians have already begun to prepare for war, and the defense of Afghanistan is imperative. I think it can appease the discontent of various countries, and then provoke the conflict between Britain and Russia and divert the attention of the people at home.

This public opinion has affected the interests of some capitalists, and I believe that they will help us guide public opinion. As for international public opinion, let them be! ”

Although the opium trade is not an important source of revenue for the government, opium dealers are definitely the big financiers of newspapers, bureaucrats, and parliamentarians.

In recent years, British businessmen controlled most of the world's drug trade, and nearly half of the profits had flowed into the pockets of bureaucrats and parliamentarians through various channels, forming a huge interest group.

Although many people are not interested in this interest group, they have to admit that this group is powerful.

After hesitating for a moment, Prime Minister Gladstone nodded, and to be able to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, his eyes naturally contained sand.

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