A good negotiation caused Fangguan to get into trouble, but now is not the time to blame anyone, how to make amends is the most important thing.
Xiao Letian knew very well that Fang Guan's sudden appearance would definitely alert Gladstone, especially since this little witch dared to draw a gun in the street, which meant that she had a very important secret to tell.
Moreover, Fangguan had a strong intention to interrupt this negotiation, which Gladstone could detect.
Although the leader of the Liberal Party does not believe that the secret of the Berkeley restaurant has been leaked, because he does not believe that the Chinese have such superb intelligence capabilities, he still wants to interrupt the negotiations so obviously, which shows that the Chinese are still very fond of the British. Wary.
How difficult it is to win people's trust! The situation that Xiao Letian managed to open up with Gladstone was almost ruined by Fangguan. This crazy woman was truly a witch.
Xiao Letian must overcome this unfavorable situation and convince Gladstone to let down his guard again. Then the following conversation must no longer be superficial, but must give out solid information.
"Okay, I first apologize for the recklessness of my subordinates. I hope it will not affect our mood next. Where did we just talk about? Oh, the crisis in the prosperous age, right? And the pessimistic prophecy I made about Britain, I I know you are not convinced, but I believe that with your IQ, as long as I tell you one or two things about this, you will understand my painstaking efforts!"
"The first industrial revolution has come to an end. This is not an alarmist statement, but from the perspective of scientific and technological development. There is no much room for improvement in the era of steam engines as power. In the future, mankind will urgently need new scientific and technological breakthroughs. , to complete the big treaty of productivity..."
"Productivity, this is the goal that mankind has pursued forever. Starting from primitive man, savages who can cut stone tools skillfully will be more productive than those savages with bare hands. The so-called productivity of that era was people's ability to hunt and gather. Your tribe still has I'm tearing it apart by hand, the stone ax over there has already started to cut the meat..."
"It became even more obvious in the agricultural era. People with metal tools can more easily cultivate, sow and harvest. Metal weapons even have an advantage on the battlefield. Metal smelting technology also improves productivity..."
"In the middle of the Age of Discovery, your country took the lead in inventing the steam engine and popularizing it on a large scale, and the Jenny Textile Machine made the British textile industry the best in the world! All of this relies on the improvement of productivity..."
"Because the productivity of the UK's textile industry, iron smelting industry, and metal processing industry leads the world, your products can be of high quality and low price and become very competitive. To give a simple example..."
"The iron nails and wires produced in Britain were sold across the ocean and halfway around the world to the Qing Dynasty. The retail price was several times lower than the production cost in the Qing Dynasty! What do you think of this, how did this affect the iron smelting industry in the Qing Dynasty? Live? You can only survive the impact to death..."
"This is already the case in the Qing Dynasty, not to mention many other more backward countries in the world. Under the impact of British industrial products, they have no power to fight back!"
Xiao Letian's compliments made Gladstone and the eavesdroppers feel proud, but before they could laugh, Xiao Letian changed the subject and spoke harsh words.
"What does the increase in productivity rely on? It depends on the development of science and technology. A country and a nation must first have a certain kind of technology before it can be promoted..."
"This truth is too simple. First, invent and create technology to promote it, and then the whole nation works together to promote it. With technology and the promotion of natural harvests, productivity will be greatly improved!"
"This was done very well in Britain a hundred years ago, especially in the era when Sir Isaac Newton lived. It was achieved to the extreme. You respected science, promoted science, and the whole country worked together to dump industrial products all over the world. Then expand the colony..."
"It is the hard work of those ancestors that makes it possible for you descendants to be so comfortable with the glory of the empire on which the sun never sets!"
"Chinese people believe that the predecessors planted trees for the shade, but if the descendants only plant trees for shade, then the descendants of the descendants will not have trees to enjoy the shade... I would like to ask Mr. Finance Minister, what are your generation planting? Tree?"
Gladstone's face froze. He had already faintly felt the pulse of Xiao Letian's negotiations. He involuntarily raised his thumb in his heart and thought to himself, does this man have such deep research on Europe and our UK?
I admire it in my heart but I can't say it out loud, "Of course I'm working hard, do you think we are all just zombies? You have no right to insult our love for the empire and our passion for work!"
"No, no, no... Dear sir, I didn't mean to insult you at all. I just said that many of your work are ineffective and wrong. You have made countless hard work in tactics, but in the But we went wrong in terms of grand strategy!”
"Joke! Are you laughing at our strategic vision?" Gladstone pretended to be furious.
Xiao Letian sneered and said, "Haha... don't pretend to be confused with me. The future decline of Britain has been foreshadowed at this moment. Up to now, you have not even completed the most basic compulsory education. How dare you talk about strategic vision?"
"That's right, I'm just poking at your painful weakness. Now countless people with lofty ideals in the world have seen the advantages of universal compulsory education, and some countries have even started to take action, such as Germany and some states in the United States..."
"Even my small Chinese family is beginning to gradually promote compulsory education for all. This will be the mainstream of the future era. With your intelligence and wisdom, it is impossible not to see this trend. When a country's huge population can get Education, then I would like to ask if the larger the base, the more outstanding talents there will be?"
"But look at what the UK is doing now? Desperately expanding its colonies. Although it has strong financial resources, it is involved in rebellions with the barbarians. Although you have been able to win, how much national power has been wasted in vain?"
"Didn't you Gladstone ever go through the education subsidy bill? Who rejected it for you? Don't blame it all on Benjamin. Since he was able to reject you, it also shows that there are so many people in the British political arena. A lot of short-sighted people!”
"These people are resting on the merits of their ancestors, desperately resting on their laurels, or they are so obscured by the glory of the empire that the sun never sets that they cannot see any crisis in the prosperous age..."
"It's terrible. If this kind of thinking continues to spread, I can say that in less than fifty years, Britain's global technological leadership will be broken. By then, although you will still be number one in terms of national strength, you will only be ranked second in terms of technological level. Two or even third or fourth!”
Xiao Letian's low roar made Gladstone's eardrums hurt, and the eavesdroppers were also stunned.
"Why did this guy think of using the topic of compulsory education as a breakthrough? This, this, this... what kind of trick is this?"
