mad. Arrogant. There is no limit to the arrogance. This was what the Earl of Derby was thinking at the moment. You, Xiao Letian, are just the prime minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom. The total population of the entire island country may not exceed 500,000. To say that you are a country bumpkin chief of a county is to praise you.
What does Ryukyu have? Nothing but a favorable terrain on the sea. There are no coal or iron resources at all. Even food has to be imported every year. Besides the beautiful scenery, what else is there?
Let’s talk about your Lotte business. The Earl of Derby admitted it. It is really, really not easy for such an anomaly to appear in the East Asian financial system. A foreign store run by purely Chinese people. Now, the prototype of a bank is gradually taking shape. Even a lot of intelligence feedback came back. Many of the businesses of this foreign company are illegal.
Well... of course. For the Earl of Derby. As long as you don't harm the interests of the British Empire. It doesn't matter whether it violates the laws of the Qing Dynasty or not.
But no matter how good Lotte Matheson is. It's just a foreign store. Having money is not the same as having power. The competition between countries is not just about money. Technology, culture, people’s education, military scale and modernization must all be considered comprehensively.
You, Xiao Letian, are a combination of a local county magistrate and a local rich man. You dare to talk to me here today about becoming a bridgehead in East Asia. You also want to stop the Russians from advancing eastward. Do you really have no fever?
But this thought stuck in the Earl of Derby's heart. I wanted to say something but couldn't. Because he felt a very familiar aura from Xiao Letian. Confidence, self-improvement and even a little arrogant. He was too familiar with this temperament. This is the aura of the young captains at the Royal Naval College. The aggressive young nobles in Parliament also have the same aura.
today. A young man from East Asia who has just emerged in world politics. He actually has the same temperament. We British rely on the reputation of the Empire on which the sun never sets. And what do you rely on.
Why do you have the temperament that can only be possessed by politicians from powerful countries? The most irritating thing is. Please come to more and faster chapters. Your temperament makes me feel... normal.
Frustrated. Earl Derby felt a faint sense of frustration in his heart. The source of this feeling is not Xiao Letian's arrogant words. Nor is it because of Xiao Letian’s amazing analysis of the world situation.
The source of this frustration. It's actually... Xiao Letian is actually so arrogant. But Debi still had a vague feeling in his heart that this should be the case. All Xiao Letian's arrogance actually gave people a sense of justice.
In the life of the Earl of Derby. Only a limited number of people had given him such a feeling. One is an old friend, Bismarck. One is the Queen of England. The other one is himself.
"Haha... This is the most dramatic negotiation in my life. I am afraid that the surprise given to me today will be unforgettable for the rest of my life. Let's not talk about whether your proposal is feasible or not. Just because of your arrogance and arrogance. My three-point style back then..."
"Very well. Regardless of the outcome of the negotiations. You certainly have my respect. I think we should formally shake hands."
Two steady hands were held together. Both can feel each other's heat. Of course there is also the strength of the other party.
"Prime Minister, why do you think my proposal is not feasible? What conditions do you think are needed to block the Russians' eastward advance?" Xiao Letian asked.
The Earl of Derby took out two cigars and handed one to Xiao Letian, "Okay. Please come to more and faster chapters. I won't beat around the bush with you. I want to stop the Russians. Elite navy, army and modern weapons and equipment." Finally, sufficient financial resources are needed..."
"Among these conditions, I found that you have nothing but money. There is no doubt that you don't have a navy. You don't have an army yet... Oh. Please wait for me. I know these officers of yours. They are all excellent..."
Derby pointed at the statue-like silence of the New Army officers inside and outside the garden. He said with great emotion, "Judging from the two battles in Europe, the troops you trained are very elite. They are brave and resourceful... but the number is too small. You brought 300 people to Europe. After two bloody battles, The casualties are more than half. You should have a clear understanding of the cruelty of war..."
"How many more soldiers like this do you have in Ryukyu? One thousand or eight hundred. The intensity of firepower in modern warfare has become higher and higher. Even the most elite soldiers will only die once when faced with the bombing of large-caliber artillery."
Derby took a deep breath of smoke and said with great regret, "You don't have the navy. You have fewer people in the army. Although you have money, you don't have an industrial base. You can't even produce shells and bullets on your own. How can you resist the Russians?" .I really don’t see any possibility of victory..."
"Hahaha." Xiao Letian laughed wildly. Polishing the match and lighting the cigar, "That's ridiculous. As the Prime Minister of the British Empire, you are only so good. Your strategic perspective from a high position is not at all. Let alone the vision that penetrates the fog of history. It seems that you are essentially Just a gambler..."
"You." Derby immediately became angry, "Xiao Letian. Now I give you respect, but you don't know how to cherish it. It seems that you really need the Royal Navy to help you wake up..."
Xiao Letian waved his hand indifferently, "Okay. Okay... You have threatened me with the name of the Royal Navy several times during this noon. Don't waste your feelings if you know I won't accept this..."
"How did Britain rise? I think you know better than me. In the Age of Discovery in Europe, the earliest star country was not Britain. It was Portugal and Spain... Then why did Britain succeed in counterattacking later? And it suppresses the whole world."
"The core of the problem is nothing more than the word 'industrialization', and the core of industrialization is of course 'technology'. British industrialization was the earliest and most successful in the world. I remember such a bizarre little story in history. Napoleon was When sweeping across Europe, the fabrics of the military uniforms worn by his soldiers were all imported from Britain..."
"Hahaha. This is really a joke. Napoleon was finally defeated by the British. But his army supplies were inseparable from British industrial products. Of course, there is no way around it. The deeper industrialization goes. Industrial products The more competitive the prices are. Isn’t this how you in the UK make money?”
The Earl of Derby had long forgotten his anger. He seemed to feel what Xiao Letian was going to say now. There is such a faint context that has emerged. But he couldn't catch it.
Xiao Letian changed the topic again. The Earl of Derby was even more dizzy this time. "Dear Earl, I wonder if you have carefully studied the American Civil War. There is also the Austro-Prussian War that just ended."
"Let me do the math for you. What kind of new technologies have appeared in these two wars...the breech-loading needle rifle is definitely going to rise. The breech-loading rifled gun is also going to be the king. It's still There is telegraph technology. The application of hot-air balloons. Large-scale and deep troop mobilization using railways..."
"Oh. There are also new ones. Smokeless gunpowder... submarines. Battleships covered with iron armor. Hahaha. You don't have to hide it from me. Of course I know that Britain and France are secretly conducting scientific research. You are now studying covering the battleships. It’s bulletproof armor. I’m right.”
The Earl of Derby had already asked Xiao Letian to tell him he was stupid. He had an illusion in a trance. He felt that Xiao Letian was not a human being at all. He is a ghost wandering Europe. Why can't I hide anything from him? He even knew about the secret experiments of the Royal Navy.
What Xiao Letian wants is this kind of shocking effect. He struck while the iron was hot and continued, "You should know. Under the cover of my identity as a politician, I also have another identity as a scholar. My research on history is very profound. What I am best at is trying to figure out the impact of new technologies on the human world. "
"I call the industrial changes represented by the steam engine, the spinning jenny, and the railway the first industrial revolution. And now..." Xiao Letian suddenly put his mouth next to the British Prime Minister's ear. He lowered his voice and said in a very mysterious tone.
"And now. I have already felt the tide of the second industrial revolution. It is rushing towards us... Smell it carefully. Do you smell the moist sea breeze? It is the smell of change. I’m very sensitive to that.”
The Earl of Derby met a pure magician this time. He even twitched his nose subconsciously. He actually sniffed it very cooperatively. Um. Don't tell me yet. There is really a smell of seafood in the nose.
Hi. Wait until he lowers his head and calms down to take a look. It turned out that the caviar in front of me had been knocked over by the map. No wonder it tastes like seafood.
"That's all. What exactly do you want to clarify?" Earl Derby's mind could no longer turn around.
"Hahaha... It's very simple. I just want to tell you. Britain could defeat the Spanish Armada back then. Can't we Chinese defeat the Russian Eastern Expeditionary Force? In human history, there is always no shortage of miracles. .Not to mention that I have found the key to new technology. Do you really think that I will fight a symmetrical war?"
"No, no, no... don't underestimate me. Never underestimate me, Xiao Letian. I came with miracles. What I am best at is fighting asymmetrical wars..."
The negotiations have come to this. Xiao Letian finally played his trump card. He told the British Prime Minister very clearly. Do not make me angry. Don't even exclude me. On the contrary, you still have to support me. Because I, Xiao Le Genius, am the only person in East Asia who has the ability to fight against the Russians.
The Earl of Derby had understood. There seemed to be a string of muffled thunder in his heart. My brain is a bit exhausted. Of course, he had imagined countless ways for Xiao Letian to deal with him. Countless reasons. But he didn't expect that Xiao Letian would use such a weird trick to deal with the danger.
science and technology. Even if he killed the Earl of Derby, he wouldn't be able to guess it. How could Xiao Letian use the rhetoric of technology to argue with himself. But why is his fallacy so shocking? It's simply impossible to argue with.
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