Xiao Letian knew that he would not be able to convince these smart people without providing practical information. Although the Zhiyuan was a top secret in his hands, with Britain's technological level, it was only a matter of time before the Zhiyuan was completely deciphered.
"The number of types of polished parts on the Zhiyuan has reached 26,000. Think about it for yourself, why can my battleship kill the old French ships all the way?"
"Because the generational difference in technology is so huge! The types of parts alone have increased ten times!"
With a hiss, the wine bottle in Gladstone's hand shook, and the red wine pulp spread everywhere. "Is it that much different?"
Xiao Letian smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, the design concept of the Zhiyuan is completely different from that of a sailing battleship. This is not as simple as a simple wooden-hulled battleship covered with a layer of iron plate. From the keel to the structure to the boiler and transmission mechanism, including All sailors’ living quarters must be redesigned..."
"There are more than 40 types of instruments for measuring steam pressure, and there are countless different types of rivets and screws!"
"It's not just military battleships. In fact, the same is true for civilian machinery and equipment. How many types of parts did the earliest Jenny textile machine have? How many types of parts do the latest textile machines have now?"
"The improvement of productivity is not without cost, and one of its most important manifestations is the complexity of machinery... I know that laboratories in various countries are now studying the application of electricity in industry and military. It is conceivable that this kind of The complexity of new technologies is even more unimaginable..."
"The more complex the technology, the more high-skilled operators are needed. Do you expect a beggar on the roadside to be able to drive the Zhiyuan battleship, or operate a large machine with complex structure?"
"Haha... Those short-sighted industrial and commercial oligarchs, as well as those bankers who only pay attention to financial figures, do not realize that the world is undergoing great changes, and they are still stuck in the glory of the past in an attempt to rest on their laurels!"
With a bang, Xiao Letian slapped his palm on the table and shouted, "Stupid! Short-sighted idiot!"
This slap not only frightened Gladstone, but also scared the eavesdroppers who were listening in a cold sweat.
"Mr. Gladstone, please tell the doubters that this is the prophecy of the Eastern Head of State! In the next ten years, there will definitely be a major labor market adjustment in the UK!"
"Then things will happen that you can't think of. On the one hand, the social unemployment rate has greatly increased, and people at the bottom cannot find jobs at all. On the other hand, factory owners are worried every day about not being able to find good workers!"
"Why? Because your machinery is constantly being upgraded, but there are simply not enough workers who can operate it. No matter how much you increase your salary, you will not be able to make up for the gap in the market..."
"This is cause and effect, because if you reject the seed of compulsory education now, you will never be able to harvest more industrial workers and high-tech talents in the future!"
"Aren't you still awake? Please tell them, don't fucking think you are God, don't think you are giving compulsory education to the lower class people as charity! Damn it, in fact it is you who need compulsory education, and you need more high-quality education workers!"
The deafening sound echoed in the circular room, and everyone was dumbfounded. The dark area under the lamp in their hearts was suddenly illuminated, and everyone suddenly realized that the window paper had really been pierced.
Sometimes people are blinded by interests and selfishness, and there are many people who do the wrong things with little money.
At this moment, the top talents in the pyramid in the UK are stuck in a blind alley. They are opposed to the compulsory education proposed by Gladstone. In fact, the subtext in their hearts is just like what Xiao Letian said, that is, they believe that compulsory education is all about education. A charity from the rich to the poor.
Let children from poor families go to school for free? All the expenses are paid for by the taxes of the rich. Isn't this kind of thing a heart-wrenching thing?
Why should I give them money for free? The descendants of a group of beggars and thieves should continue to be beggars and thieves, and still want to change their destiny through education?
I bother! If you improve your destiny through education, won't our children encounter more competition? Not to mention that I have to pay for it out of my own pocket and raise my own offspring as a competitor?
Damn it, I don’t dare to do such a stupid thing!
This is indeed an outdated thought held by many wealthy people who oppose compulsory education, and a large number of eavesdroppers also have this thought.
But I didn't expect that today's stubbornness would actually force Xiao Letian to twist them over, and actually bend them!
“It’s not the people at the bottom who need compulsory education, it’s you rich people who need compulsory education!”
"Do you hear me clearly? Your factory needs more educated workers in the future. This is because the world's technological level is changing with each passing day, and the complexity of machinery has undergone earth-shaking changes from a hundred years ago!"
"Stop talking about giving alms or not. It should be you who are asking so many poor children to go to school. Otherwise, in a few decades, you in the UK will not even have enough soldiers who can operate new weapons!"
"Damn it, do illiterate people still want to drive a pure steel battleship like the Zhiyuan? Can they understand various complicated instrument panels? Can they calculate the flow rate of the water inlet and outlet?"
"Who will operate the latest cutting machine tools? Who will process micron-level parts? Who will calculate the concentration and proportion of the latest chemical products?"
"Let those short-sighted descendants figure it out for themselves, it won't kill them!"
Xiao Letian sprayed wildly, and his mouth was dry from exhaustion. In the end, he directly picked up the bottle and took a big sip. "Bah! The crisis of the empire is right in front of you, and you are still thinking about your own petty profits!"
"The ancestors of the empire where the sun never sets have spirits underground and they have to come back to life. I'll give you a mouthful!"
Gladstone's face turned green, but he was not angry at Xiao Le, but at himself. Why didn’t I realize this level myself? If I had used this method to convince those stubborn guys, I might have been in charge last year.
This is the gap between insiders and outsiders. Gladstone is an insider after all, but Xiao Letian is not only an outsider in British politics, he is even an outsider in this era. He can see problems from the perspective of a time traveler, just from a perspective The analysis results obtained will be completely different.
This truth completely calmed all the British elites, and even the most stubborn conservatives couldn't help but ponder. They began to sort out the current situation of the empire in their minds, and then compared it bit by bit with Xiao Letian's judgment.
They are all smart people. Since the window paper has been pierced, they will naturally understand everything! The more these smart people analyzed, the more shocked they became, and by the end they were all breaking out in cold sweats.
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