Chapter 497 Reconciliation
Chapter 497 Reconciliation
"Buy some and study it, but we won't make that stuff. Once you use that stuff, people all over the world will poke you in the back and scold you."
"Moreover, poison gas is not a panacea. It basically cannot play a decisive role in a battle between powerful armies. Back then, in Zhuozhou—"
Shao Quanzhong suddenly became speechless, his face full of regret, as if he was remembering some unpleasant past event.
Le Sen did not dare to interrupt the Marshal's thoughts. He stood there for a long time before he heard Shao Quanzhong's voice, "Sixth Lady, ask Evan to buy some mustard gas and have Good Fruit Company research it to make a gas mask and give one to every member of our army."
"Let Hengzhong preside over the anti-gas drill and apply for a patent at the same time to make some money."
"Other countries will certainly copy this thing for their own armies, but ordinary people also need it, so applying for a patent is still somewhat useful."
The Marshal did not give any further instructions, so Le Xiucai bowed and left. Wu Ziyi, who had been waiting for a long time, came in immediately.
"Marshal, after our mediation with Britain and the United States, France has withdrawn its troops from the Ruhr area."
"The Americans are very upset now. Britain and France have both said that if Germany doesn't pay reparations, it won't be able to repay the American loans. Waldersee just lies down. He just has no money. Whatever happens, it's fine."
"In the end, the Americans had no choice but to agree to give Germany a large amount of low-interest loans to stimulate the German economy so that they could repay the war reparations from Britain and France, and Britain and France could repay the loans from the Americans..."
Shao Quanzhong laughed, "You are the one who owes the debt, right? Now the American loan sharks are in trouble. They lent the money to Germany, and then circulated it to Britain and France before paying it back to the Americans with interest. It's a nice idea."
"I think the money has passed through the hands of Germany, Britain and France, and it may have been lost before it circulated to the Americans. The Americans will probably suffer a huge loss this time, and they will not be able to get back the debts owed to both parties."
"So, if you want to get rich by loan sharking, hehe, there are too many uncertainties. It's better for us in Daxia to rely on the people to work overtime and earn money steadily and feel at ease."
Wu Ziyi smiled knowingly, "We need to aggravate this situation. Export more high-tech military products to Germany, stimulate the Germans' ambition for revenge, use up all the loans from the Americans, and break the capital chain of this debt circle."
"We will take the money from Britain, France and Germany, and let Germany default on its debts to Britain and France, and Britain and France default on their debts to the United States, so that the United States will suffer a loss and the loans from both sides will not be collected, thus eliminating the strongest opponent on our road to hegemony..."
The two of them grinned at each other for a while, and Wu Ziyi suddenly sighed.
"During the talks this time, I tried to sound out Prime Minister Gladstone's tone. He avoided talking about our proposal to spend money to buy the Indian land on both sides of the Shannan Railway, and he also had no intention of returning Hong Kong. Should we exert some military pressure?"
Shao Quanzhong shook his head. "Big Brother Britain is not at the end of his rope yet. He would rather default on his debt to the Americans than sell off these two pearls, India and Hong Kong. Humph, he still deserves a beating, but we can't do it."
"The first person to rush into a group fight will definitely get his head broken and bloodied, and will not gain any benefit."
"The candidate to take the lead is Germany. We will continue to give Waldersee a transfusion, and after ten or eight years, when a new generation of Germans has grown up, we will let them take the lead."
"We have a ready-made excuse to strengthen Germany. Don't you, Britain and France, have to pay compensation? How can Germany afford it if it doesn't become rich? As for Germany refusing to pay after it becomes strong, we can't be blamed, right?"
Poor Germany, it just lost a generation, and Shao Quanzhong here has already begun to plan for their next generation, preparing to let them take the lead.
Of course, flies don't bite eggs without cracks. If you don't want to do it, others can't instigate you, right?
"By the way, Marshal, now the powers have stopped fighting each other and are starting to fight for colonies again."
"European colonists used to occupy ports in Africa, but now that the meat has been divided up, they are starting to grab the bones and move inland."
"Italy has already seized Ethiopia, and France has just occupied Mali in Africa and Tahiti in the Pacific. Even the small island nations in the Pacific, which France used to look down upon, are now starting to take action against."
"There are still a lot of unoccupied territories in the interior of Africa. Should we take action?"
Shao Quanzhong immediately shook his head and said, "As for exploiting colonies, it is unscrupulous and we won't do it."
"Although colonizing may bring temporary benefits, who wants to be exploited all the time? Once the need for repression arises, fighting will continue, and in the end all the money will be spent on the war, leaving little money in the pocket."
"Britain got rich through colonies. That's because they started early, and the meat was taken away by big brother Britain. Now the remaining bones are not worth much money, and it also tarnishes their reputation."
"We will focus on expanding our territory by relying on our population advantage. Only the land that can be occupied by the Chinese themselves will belong to us."
"By the way, I calculated that Queen Emma of the Netherlands will have a baby girl in two months. Ziyi, take my note and go to Wen's Diamond Company to get more diamond jewelry. Don't be afraid to spend money and make every effort to give. Then you can go and congratulate them in person."
"No, Boss, are you thinking about my unborn daughter?"
"Of course, I have to strike first. There aren't many things I can calculate with the help of my fingers, so I'll use them when I can."
"On our side - well, I don't have a suitable son, so let Quanxiao's son Jijun come. Let the Dutch royal family marry the Bulgarian Tsar. Wouldn't that be an insult to them?"
"Marshal, are you eyeing Java and the Spice Islands? Can the Netherlands give them up?"
"It's definitely not possible now. Who knows what will happen in the future. Let's build a good relationship first, so that it will be easier to do business then, right?"
"I'm telling you, Ziyi, annex the Crimean Kingdom, including Siberia, expand the railway line in Shannan, and get Xingdao and the Malay Peninsula from big brother Britain, and that'll be enough."
"As for Tuji, I don't know what Siwen and Yongxian have discussed. I think it's better not to do it. Just let them be a satellite country. If they are sincere in surrendering, we can increase economic ties and let them enjoy vassal treatment." "I don't like their land. There are too many people and they are too fertile. Once we merge them, we will lose more than we gain."
After meeting with the Foreign Minister to discuss matters and explain strategic goals, Wu Ziyi had to go out and run errands all over the world.
"Sixth Lady, come on, get ready to take a walk with me and take a look around."
Shao Quanzhong's daily schedule was extremely tight. As soon as his two old brothers, Le Sen and Wu Ziyi, left, he immediately prepared for a business trip.
"Yuting, do you want to wait a while before leaving? Mark Twain has been waiting outside for a long time."
Hmm? Why is this guy here? It's been a long time since I last saw him. The last time I saw him was at the Palace of Versailles after the victory of the Franco-Prussian War. It's been ten years since I last saw him.
Mark Twain was also "Shao Quanzhong's old friend." However, old friends are different from old friends. Evan was servile when he met Shao Quanzhong, but Mark Twain was not shy when he met Shao.
"Shao, congratulations on becoming the emperor."
Then he took out a large stack of photos from his backpack and spread them out on Shao Quanzhong's mahogany desk.
"I came to Hailing with Tesla in March. During these three months, I took a train to retrace my journey to Daxia fifteen years ago, and took photos again in the places where I took photos back then."
"Shao, you don't know until you see it. The changes that have taken place are much greater than I imagined."
"Right now, the Federation has too many prejudices against Daxia. Under the guidance of financial capital, the media is constantly smearing Daxia."
"In fact, most of the money the Federation made from the European War was taken away by those in the social organizations, and ordinary people did not benefit much."
"Daxia is really benefiting the people. The lives of ordinary people have undergone earth-shaking changes. This makes me ponder, where is the problem? This must be the Federation's—"
"Ahem, I'm used to writing articles, so I won't mention this for now."
"Shao, I want to join your Hailing Pioneer Newspaper. Please approve it."
Shao Quanzhong scratched his head. He was reluctant to agree.
Mark Twain knows all too well that he likes to criticize the government. He has nothing to do in the Federation, but when he comes to work in Daxia, people always scold him. He must be in a bad mood, right?
"Shao, I think the people of the Federation need to see the truth and see the difference in quality of life between them and the people of Daxia. But Shao, you don't pay much attention to publicity. Daxia's newspapers haven't even been distributed to the Federation yet."
"I think the Hailing Pioneer needs to publish an overseas edition. I am willing to be the editor-in-chief of this overseas edition for you."
"I have figured it out in the past three months. I am a federal citizen and I still have to work for the people of the federation."
"I want to reconcile the accounts between the Federation and the people of Daxia, so that the people of the Federation will no longer live in illusions and realize that the Federation needs to change..."
Shao Quanzhong slapped the desk and said, "I agree!"
"Sixth Lady, call Zeng Xiaoyi right away and tell him what I mean. Let Mark Twain be responsible for our publicity in the Federation."
Wow, it’s tap water. It turns out that Mark Twain is going back to the Federation to promote Daxia for me.
"Tell Zeng Xiaoyi to give Mark Twain enough funds and full support of news materials!"
On July 1880, 7, the overseas edition of Hailing Pioneer was published.
On July 7, the overseas edition of the Hailing Pioneer was banned from sale in the federal government.
On August 8, Mark Twain returned to the Union. Instead of going to a big city, he settled in Las Vegas, a temporary city that had just emerged near the Hayes Dam site in Nevada.
These are the workers who are building the Black Canyon Dam on the Colorado River, all of whom are Chinese and Irish construction workers from the West.
Here, the Fenian Society, which was mainly composed of Irish people, and the Hongmen among the Chinese basically controlled the situation.
An underground printing house was established in Las Vegas, and newspapers were printed one after another that reconciled the accounts between Daxia and the Federation. They were rich in pictures and texts, and the articles were sharp and pointed out the truth.
The newspapers were quickly transported to various states in the federation by the Transoceanic Railroad and distributed free of charge to the people.
Who will distribute it? The Fenian Society is a legal organization in the Federation...
The common people of the Federation suddenly realized that, in their impression, the common people of the newly rising Great Xia should be inferior to them in terms of gross national income. However, the standard of living they actually enjoyed was actually beyond their reach...
(End of this chapter)