July 22, 1872.
London.
The British Prime Minister Gladstone has been quite content recently, as various affairs are progressing smoothly. Last year, he presided over the implementation of Britain's national education reform, establishing government-funded non-religious elementary schools to improve workers' cultural level in support of industrialists competing in the international market.
The same year saw the implementation of civil service reform to establish a cost-effective government that could improve administrative efficiency while saving expenses, allowing more funds to be used for economic development. This year, the reforms of the British Army were completed, adapting to a short-term service system.
With the international situation improving, the arch-enemy France was dragged under by Prussia, making the British Empire's current state not just good, but extremely favorable.
