"Your Majesty, the British want us to withdraw from Italy and hand it over to them!" Metev said.
"Just as expected—profit moves the heart!"
Ferdinand sighed, then made his decision. "Agree to it. However, the United Kingdom government must fulfill the agreement we reached with the British consortiums on our behalf!"
"But, Your Majesty, are we really going to hand over such enormous benefits on a silver platter?" Metev asked hesitantly.
"The benefits are enormous, but unfortunately, they are poisoned," Ferdinand said.
"Your Majesty, sociologists have analyzed the situation. After light industry was transferred away, the United Kingdom and France have been shifting their domestic social conflicts outward through foreign plunder, and they have already achieved results.
According to the information we gathered, in the first half of 1924, the United Kingdom's domestic economy grew by 5% compared with the same period in 1923. This was a new high since the outbreak of the World War.
After manufacturing was moved away, the capitalists also eased their exploitation of the working class. Average wages in London have risen by 5%!
At the same time, the United Kingdom's unemployment rate did not rise because of the industrial transfer. On the contrary, it has shown an unusual downward trend. This is the first decline in Britain's unemployed population since the outbreak of the World War!
This is precisely the opposite of what we predicted. This time, we may very well have tried to be clever only to make things worse!" Kennedy said worriedly.
"There's no need to worry. The United Kingdom's social conflicts have indeed been shifted elsewhere, but their economic growth is abnormal.
Haven't you noticed that industry is no longer what drives Britain's rapid economic growth? Their current growth is built upon the prosperity of the stock market.
This so-called economic