Chapter 534 Let Britain Continue to Move Stones (Third Update, Please Subscribe)
You really are willing to invest in it!
Even as the party that benefited, every time Zhu Xianhai thought about the fact that the British invested so much money just to let the United States and Brazil contain them and put the Ming Dynasty into the dilemma of fighting on two fronts, he had to admire the ruthlessness of the British!
The British were not only cruel to their enemies, they were also very cruel to themselves. In order to make the Ming Dynasty die, they did not hesitate to dig out such a large piece of meat from themselves.
Don’t they feel sorry for it?
"You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child!"
Zhu Xianhai said, lamenting the ruthlessness of the British.
"The British have invested so much money, we can't let them down!"
"What?"
Zhu Guozhong was a little confused. Even though he had given himself a very impressive Chinese name and was the top uncle among the emperor's uncles, he still couldn't understand the Chinese way of speaking in many cases.
"What I mean is that if we don't let the British get what they want, they will definitely feel that they have suffered a loss. In this case, let's let them get what they want!"
"What?"
"Your Majesty means that we cannot avoid the confrontation with the United States. Since we cannot avoid it, we might as well just go for it and tear each other apart. After all, the strength of the United States is not worth mentioning!"
Zuo Zongtang said with a smile.
As the prime minister of the empire, Zuo Zongtang undoubtedly created a history - the second prime minister of the Ming Dynasty after Hu Weiyong. As the prime minister of the empire, he was undoubtedly extremely competent. Since he returned from Europe, he has been Zhu Xianhai's right-hand man. It was also under his management that Zhu Xianhai was able to leave behind the complicated political affairs.
"The United States today cannot pose a real threat to us. Millions of American troops were disbanded with the end of the Civil War, and their naval warships were either scrapped or sold. At present, American naval officers are ashamed to meet officers from small South American countries, because the navies of those small countries are stronger and more modern than those of the United States. Even until now, the United States has no bill to build a navy. In general, whether it is the United States in the north or the Confederacy in the south, they have no plan to maintain a standing army, and their military strength will not pose much threat to us."
A Divided America!
This was the reward for being involved in this war. No, it was also the early industrialization of South China. Thanks to the South using cotton and gold coins to buy hundreds of millions of dollars in weapons and supplies, otherwise how could the industrialization of South China have proceeded so smoothly?
It’s simply God’s blessing!
Although he was proud, Zhu Xianhai did not get carried away, but shook his head and said.
"Don't underestimate the war potential of the United States. Since they were able to mobilize an army of millions during the Civil War, they will certainly be able to mobilize an army of the same size if a war breaks out between us. If it weren't for the war potential shown by the United States, how could the British invest so much money in us? We must always be vigilant against the United States."
"Your Majesty is right. I was a little arrogant."
Waving his hand, Zhu Xianhai reminded.
"It is a mistake that many people make to underestimate their opponents. We must see one thing - the United States has a population of 25 million, while we only have 6 million. Therefore, the key to fighting against the United States is population!"
Smoking a cigar, Zhu Xianhai thought for a while and then said.
"There are hundreds of millions of hectares of arable land in the southern provinces of the Ming Dynasty and the Beihai Governorate. What we need is people! So in the next ten years, we must increase the number of immigrants as much as possible."
Only immigration can fundamentally solve the problem.
"By the way, Left Prime Minister, how many immigrants moved into Ming last year?"
"Your Majesty, last year 713,500 immigrants boarded ships from Haizhou, 224,000 boarded ships in Ningbo, and another 312,000 boarded ships at various ports along the Yangtze River. Of these, 1.03 million eventually landed in Nanhua, and another 200,000 were resettled in colonies such as the Chenggong Islands and Africa along the way."
The Chenggong Islands are islands located on the south side of the equator northeast of New Guinea Island. In another world, they are called the "Bismarck Islands". Five years ago, in order to protect the Pacific shipping routes, Nanhua announced the occupation of the islands and named it after "Zheng Chenggong". Since then, the Chenggong Islands have become Nanhua's most important stronghold in the Pacific.
"One million..."
Zhu Xianhai nodded. Thanks to the Ming Dynasty's unique "high-density immigration ship", the Ming Dynasty was absolutely unique in terms of the efficiency of immigrant transportation. In just one year, the population increased by 20%. This efficiency was absolutely amazing.
But this is not the limit!
"One million is still too little. You know, there are 300 million compatriots in China. How about we try our best to attract 30 million immigrants within ten years? We should strengthen the connection with Li, Zeng and others, and don't be afraid to spend money! It is worth spending more money on population. Besides, we are not at a disadvantage economically. We trade with them with machinery and weapons. We spend one or two taels of silver and can earn at least three or four taels of silver."
What is the Westernization Movement?
To put it bluntly, it's a money-spending exercise!
How much did the Qing Dynasty spend on the Westernization Movement, from purchasing foreign guns and cannons to setting up factories? No less than 200 to 300 million taels of silver, but what did it get in return?
What was exchanged was not important. What was important was that the money could not be earned by outsiders. The reason why Zhu Xianhai used "silver" to exchange people was to take the opportunity to promote Nanhua's products. In the past few years, the Qing Dynasty's railways used Nanhua tracks, trains used Nanhua locomotives, soldiers used Nanhua-made cloth, and foreign cloth was also Nanhua cloth.
How can we be worthy of God if we don't seize such a good dumping market?
Take last year for example, Nanhua seemed to have given them supplies worth more than 2 million taels, and Tianguo and Zeng Li and others purchased no less than 5 million taels of supplies from Nanhua. Adding the sales of private goods, the total amount had already exceeded 10 million taels.
Such a small transaction was exchanged for an extremely large market. As long as this market was seized, it would be very difficult for the Ming Empire not to rise.
"Your Majesty, our exports to all parts of China are now close to saturation, and there has not been a major war between the Kingdom of Heaven and them for more than a year. Without a war, it will be difficult to sell our products!"
Zuo Zongtang said somewhat helplessly.
"That's easy. Just help them start a war!"
Zhu Guozhong, the top uncle of the emperor who had been silent the whole time, said proudly while smoking a cigar.
"The pause in the fighting must be due to the stalemate on the front line. As long as there are weapons that can break the stalemate, they will definitely fight again."
Since there is no war, then create one. This is the professional quality of an arms dealer!
“It’s not as easy as you think!”
Zhu Xianhai shook his head and said,
"For Li Zeng and the others, the existence of the Heavenly Kingdom is beneficial and harmless. For the two kings, Li and Chen, who hold the power of the Heavenly Kingdom, the existence of Li Zeng is also a good thing. They are both helping the enemy to gain respect!"
To support the enemy and gain respect... This is the helplessness of powerful officials!
When the birds are dead, the bows are put away. They all have something to hide from each other!
"However, even so, they will certainly worry about the other side breaking the balance. Talent is the key. They have people, and we have machinery and factories. As long as they are willing to hand over the people to us, we can sell them everything, from airships to warships. Anyway, they are all industrial products. If we don't sell them, others will. The key is still people!"
Zhu Xianhai said with a long sigh.
"Only with people can we gain a foothold in the American continent and break the hidden chess game deliberately set by the British! Let them know what it means to shoot oneself in the foot!"
Zhu Xianhai didn't know whether the British had moved all the stones from the British Isles, but he was confident that they would hit him. If this happened a few more times, the British Stonehenge would be completely empty.
Thinking of this, Zhu Xianhai couldn't help but feel full of sympathy for Britain. Britain, this troublemaker, had calculated everything painstakingly, even taking meat out of itself to try to starve the Ming Dynasty to death, but what was the reality?
They are just wishful thinking! The current Daimyo and Britain are like two game players. While the British are painstakingly planning everything, they don't know it. The Ming Dynasty is in a God's perspective.
Not only had he seen through their conspiracy, he had also seen through their hearts, livers, spleens, lungs, and kidneys. All he needed now was to follow their ideas and play two games with them.
Since they are willing to move the stones, if we don't let them hit their feet, it will be worthy of the piece of fat they have dug out from their bodies!
The Americans had been drooling over the piece of British Columbia for decades, but in the end, they got nothing. However, it was an unexpected gain for the Ming Dynasty.
"And then there are the Americans. There are many Americans in the North Sea. Our attitude towards them is the same - we treat them the way they treat us! We treat them the way they treat us!"
When he said this, there was only a hint of sarcasm on Zhu Xianhai's face.
"In a word, how do the Americans treat our people in California? We treat their people in the North Sea! It's fair, this is fair!"
(End of this chapter)
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