Chapter 449 Who will marry the 2-yuan girl?

Chapter 449 Who will marry the 2-yuan girl?

Chapter 449 Who will marry the million girl?

Cambridge is a university city with green grass. The River Cam meanders through this small city of 90,000 people.

Now a school has just been built in this university town - St. Mary's Cambridge Girls' School.

Because major cities were bombed by German airships, a large number of students became refugees.

Refugees fled to this small town covered by Shao Quanzhong's fame, causing the population of Cambridge to expand rapidly. Students were gathered together and a new middle school was born.

"children!"

The female principal, wearing glasses and with a stern face who looked like someone who was not someone to be trifled with, stood in front of hundreds of little girls, about fourteen or fifteen years old, as young as flowers.

"The young men of the empire are in the trenches of the European continent, enduring the fire of the Maxim machine guns. You are lucky to be studying here."

The headmistress's eyes were full of compassion behind her glasses. "Because of the war, one in five of you will not be able to get married in the future. If you don't want to end up alone, you have to work harder."

“Only by making yourself better can you win in the competition.”

The heartfelt advice from the older generation did not sit well with the young girls who were inexperienced in the world.

The pretty girls looked at themselves in the mirrors secretly and thought the principal was exaggerating.

Even if that were the case, we would definitely not be that one-fifth.

In fact, the principal's words are not only not alarmist, but also very conservative.

Historically, after World War I, four million British girls of marriageable age could not find a partner, causing political instability.

The British government had to select outstanding men from colonies around the world to supplement the local population and solve the problem of older women.

Even so, in the end, two million British girls still ended up alone and unmarried.

The headmistress's speech was spread and published in newspapers as a theoretical basis for anti-war activists.

Three days later, Prime Minister Disraeli visited Her Majesty the Queen at Windsor Castle with the newspaper.

"Your Majesty, our troops are almost exhausted. There are no more young men to recruit from the mainland. The Irish's solitude has made the situation worse."

"Your Majesty, please contact the Germans. We cannot continue this situation where both sides are risking their lives."

Victoria Lafayette lost her graceful demeanor as a "gentle grandmother" and said, "No! We can't negotiate peace with the Germans. If we want to negotiate peace, they have to propose it. Their situation must be worse than ours!"

"I am still the Queen of India. We can recruit more Indian soldiers to join the war. Britain will never surrender until the last Indian man is dead!"

"But recruiting a large number of soldiers from India and transporting them to the European battlefield will require more money and more equipment."

"We can buy equipment from Daxia, but where will the money come from?"

His Majesty waved his hand and said, "Continue to issue public bonds."

"Then our public debt might eventually break through nine billion pounds."

The Prime Minister's estimate is basically the same. Historically, the UK only paid off its World War I debt in 2015...

"By the way, our fleet has blockaded the German North Sea ports, and now the blood transfusion line from the Americans to the Germans has been cut off."

"They can no longer make money from the Germans - so they borrow from the Americans. At the same time, they warn President Johnson that if they remain out of the war, the money they lend us will be wasted if Britain loses the war."

"Your Majesty is wise, the Americans will definitely join the war - to ensure that their debts are not owing."

Just two years ago, the Ottoman Empire was in a state of disarray and asked its big brother Britain for help, otherwise it would default on its debt.

Now the times have changed. After two years of the European war, Britain has begun to give in to the Americans. If you don't come to save Big Brother, Big Brother will not be able to pay back the money he owes you. You should consider what to do.

On March 1876, 3, Federal President Johnson announced that the United States would join the Allied Powers and send one million American soldiers to Europe to participate in the war.

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"Godfather, good news!"

"The Americans ordered 2,000 Krupp cannons, 50 million rounds of artillery shells, 1.15 million submachine guns, 20,000 individual flamethrowers, 2,000 steam tanks, 5,000 steam personnel carriers, 600,000 Mauser bolt-action rifles, 20,000 Colt revolvers, and 100 million rounds of ammunition from us, with a total amount of more than 1 billion US dollars..."

Shao Quanzhong was dumbfounded. "I believe that the Americans cannot produce submachine guns and Krupp cannons, but can't they produce other things themselves?" "Their production capacity is insufficient, and they need them urgently."

"After the Civil War, the U.S. Army's standing strength was reduced to 4. In recent years, the U.S. economy has developed rapidly, and the Army has only increased to 11."

"The US military industry has reserved production capacity according to this standard. How can they equip one million troops at once? Only we have this production capacity."

Well, during the European period, Britain and France were able to produce their own weapons, and the Germans purchased some of their weapons shortages from the Good Fruit Company. The businesses that the Americans made money from were all related to people's livelihood.

In addition, financial capitalists made a fortune by lending out $200 billion in high-interest loans.

Daxia actually made a lot of money, but as soon as the money came in, it was immediately used to build machinery and equipment to expand production capacity, leaving no extra money for lending.

Daxia, on its own, supplied more than half of Europe's arms, and the entire country was becoming a huge arsenal with smoke everywhere.

The 3 million tons of high-quality iron ore reserves in Shilu are decreasing at an alarming rate.

Annam consumes a large amount of anthracite, and the living standards of Annamites are now almost catching up with those of Europe. King Nguyen Phuc Sy counts money every day and his mouth is so happy that it is crooked.

"With the super order from the US, our first five-year plan has been realized ahead of schedule."

That is to say, driven by the dividends of the European war, the ten-year agreement between the North and the South has become a joke, and the North is certain to be unable to catch up.

With the ten billion US dollars in his account, Shao Quanzhong suddenly felt more confident.

"Come on, let's have a banquet at Qiao Garden and invite all the old brothers back!"

Three days later, Dong Fuxiang, the farthest inspector from Yihao, arrived with his wife Karis, and the second Shao family banquet began in Qiao Garden.

There was no first Shao clan meeting. Zhang Siwen's cousin Zhang Zhiwan, on behalf of Shao Quanzhong, held a similar banquet in Baghdad to entertain the backbone of the Shao clan in the three provinces of the Arab Empire.

"Brothers! Do you see this curve behind me? It's almost straight up!"

"In just one year, we have already secured victory in our bet with the North. One year ago, the brothers present here followed me through hardships, and in order for us to win, they gave up the dividends from their investments in the industry."

"Now we don't have to worry. I declare that from now on, everyone's share dividends will be paid normally!"

At the banquet, all the generals were shining, and all the subordinates cheered together, "Long live Marshal Shao!"

"If you have money and want to have a few Japanese or Bulgarian concubines, I have no objection."

"However, you have also seen the effect of Sven's national system. Only by continuing to invest your money in industrial production and entrusting it to Sven and Yongxian to run it can you make more money."

"Who among you has the ability to buy ten analytical machines and hire the people from the Planning and Investment Committee to be your managers? Do you think this makes sense?"

"Daxia belongs to everyone. Follow me and you'll have meat to eat. The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make money in the European war is still there. Do you understand what I mean?"

Lin Bozai was the first to stand up. "Hahaha, I understand. From now on, all my dividends will be given to Zhang Siwen to reinvest in increasing shares. Brother Shao is leading us to make money that our descendants will never be able to spend. Don't you agree?"

Sharing hardships cannot last forever, and loyalty cannot always be eaten. After the second banquet in Qiao Garden, all the important officials of the Shao family became monopoly capitalists who shared the weal and woe of Daxia's economy.

After a round of drinking, Shao Quanzhong was drunk and returned to Rong Hui's French-style building in a daze.

Rong Hui smiled as she undressed Shao Quanzhong and fed him sobering soup. "Brother Shao, I heard you bragging to your men just now. Do you want to marry some Japanese and Bulgarian concubines? I'll pick some for you."

Shao Quanzhong was confused, "Hui Er, please stop talking nonsense. Six wives are enough for me. Why do I need concubines? I want all Chinese men to marry six wives. That's awesome."

"That's impossible. There aren't that many women in the world. But men in Guangdong, Guangxi, Liangjiang and the five provinces probably have no problem having three wives and four concubines."

"Brother Shao, look at this newspaper. The principal of a girls' high school in Cambridge said something like this. I'm afraid that, including the soldiers killed in Japan and India, there will be more than 20 million girls who can't find husbands after the war."

"Men in the Pearl River Delta and Yangtze River Delta are all wealthy, so it shouldn't be a problem for these 20 million girls to solve their singleness problem..."

"Ring ring ring!"

Rong Hui picked up the phone, "The Marshal is drunk and going to sleep. Report to me tomorrow if you have anything to say - what? Has someone made a gasoline engine?"

Shao Quanzhong sobered up immediately and jumped up, "I'll go to Hailing Arsenal right away."

(End of this chapter)