Chapter 498 The Ultimate Winner (First Update, Please Subscribe)
What does Britain need?
Of course it’s airships and armored vehicles!
If we were to say who was most impacted by this war, it would definitely be Britain. In the past, England was confident and proud. They believed that the existence of the Royal Navy could prevent anyone from threatening the British Isles, but the emergence of airships changed everything.
Whether in Sedan or the destroyed Palace of Versailles, they are reminding Britain of a reality - the security of the British Isles no longer exists!
Any country, as long as they have airships, can bomb the British mainland!
And what about the UK?
There is no way to fight back at all!
This is absolutely unacceptable, and that is why they made an offer that is impossible to refuse!
Buffett, who was invited to 10 Downing Street as a guest, quickly understood the purpose of Gladstone's invitation.
"Airship! Armored vehicle! We need all of them!"
In front of Buffett, Gladstone said bluntly.
"Britain needs 30 airships and 30 armored vehicles. If you are willing to transfer the corresponding airships and armored vehicles from the troops stationed in France, we will not only approve the Hudson's Bay Company to sell the Northwest Territories to your company, but we will also sell the land of British Columbia to you. We hope that you can use 30 airships and 30 armored vehicles to offset the transaction amount!"
Buffett was completely stunned. He looked at the other person in amazement, his eyes full of disbelief. This is simply... a bit unbelievable!
In fact, the purchase of land in the Northwest Territories was completely a loophole in British law. Yes, it was just a loophole.
Because from a legal point of view, the Northwest Territory, that is, the Northwest Company that owned this land at that time, was a private company. Even if the British government forced it to merge with the Hudson's Bay Company, it did not change the reality that the Northwest Territory was "company private land". It was different from the official colony and the royal charter of Hudson Bay. It was just privately owned.
To put it in the simplest terms - that land does not belong to Britain.
Of course, the law is the law, and reality is reality. Just like the British government was able to force the North West Company to hand over the land to the Hudson Bay Company, the idea that private property is sacred and inviolable is simply nonsense. In other words, it is just to sound good, or to make the appearance of eating better.
Although the Hudson Bay Company has signed the land sale agreement, the British government has been opposed to it, and the two companies have not yet handed over the land. If the British government insists on opposing it, the matter will definitely come to nothing in the end, and there will be no room for recovery.
Buffy, who originally thought that this matter might fail, never expected that not only did it not fail, but there was even an extra reward - the British Columbia colony!
With this colony, the entire west coast of North America... no, it should be said that the west coast region north of the United States will all belong to Nanhua.
Although he was very excited, Buffett remained calm and spoke.
"Well, I need to go to France to discuss this with His Majesty. After all, both the airship and the armored vehicle belong to the military."
"certainly!"
Gladstone said with a smile.
"I believe you will make a wise choice!"
Need to make a choice?
After learning the news from Buffett, Zhu Xianhai agreed almost immediately!
"Promise them, why not? Go back to London immediately and sign a treaty with the British to avoid any more trouble!"
"But, Your Majesty, we must consider the risks involved. The British will definitely not sell that colony to us for no reason. As we all know, the Americans have always had ambitions for the British colonies in the north. If the British sell British Columbia to us, it is very likely to cause a conflict between us and the United States."
Although Buffett was excited when he first heard the news, he became keenly aware of the risks after leaving Downing Street - the British were trying to divert trouble to the south and use a colony to cause conflict between South China and the United States.
"Ha ha……"
Buffett's reminder made Zhu Xianhai laugh out loud.
"Hey, Buffett, my friend, the British have bad intentions, but the problem is that the British did cut a piece of meat from them for us!"
Throughout history, the world is so big, has anyone ever eaten meat on the body of a British person?
It seems that there is no other country except the United States, and now Britain is so proactive in selling British Columbia to South China... This is simply a great thing that should be celebrated with drums and gongs.
"British Columbia is different from Alaska and the Northwest Territories. The climate there is suitable, and there are large tracts of arable land available for cultivation. After acquiring that land, we can not only develop agriculture locally, but also introduce a large number of immigrants. As long as the number of immigrants is large enough, even if there is a conflict with the United States, what does it matter? The United States..."
With a slight smile on his lips, Zhu Xianhai said proudly.
"It's just America, no big deal!"
Let alone a divided America, even if there is no divided America, what is the big deal? It is no match for South China at all!
Even now, Zhu Xianhai doesn't take the United States seriously at all. It's because of his strong strength!
"Conflict! Maybe we can gain advantage from conflict. So far, there are so many countries that have had conflicts with us, but has anyone taken advantage of us?"
Patting Buffett on the shoulder, Zhu Xianhai smiled.
"Go ahead and sign the treaty with the British. As for the airships and armored vehicles they need, that's not a problem. Of course, bargaining is still necessary!"
Originally, this trip to Europe was not only to aid France, but also to show the Europeans the power of airships. With the reputation of relieving the siege of Sedan and burning Versailles, European countries were simply obsessed with airships, and they were naturally willing to spend a lot of money to buy this military weapon.
"Are we really going to sell them our own airship?"
Buffett was surprised.
"Of course I'm going to sell it, but it's just the airship."
As for the electric Gatling gun, it will definitely not be sold. If you want the Type 30 Gatling machine gun, you will have to pay extra money.
The reason why they are willing to open up the supply and sell airships to European countries is, to put it bluntly, to start an airship arms race in Europe.
Who will be the ultimate winner in this arms race?
It will definitely not be the British, nor the French, only Nanhua, Nanhua is the final winner...
(End of this chapter)
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