Gladstone, who had already seen the dawn of victory, naturally would not let go of any opportunity, and he began to pursue the victory.
"War? Is this your prescription for the internal affairs of the empire? Continue to plunder and smash the economies of each colony in exchange for some immediate benefits, and then distribute them to those fat-minded arms dealers?"
"Do you have any place for the people in your heart? Who will guarantee their interests? The children who died in the war are the future of these ordinary people's families, and how much will they get from the distribution of benefits after the war?"
"In the final analysis, it is the arms dealers, the bankers in the Financial City and the big factory owners who get the most benefits, while the people can only get a little bit of residue. Even the empire's loot has to be used to pay back high interest. Pay pensions to the dead and injured!”
"This is basically a loss-making business, do you understand? Even if you can plunder 100 million pounds of wealth from the Chinese, if you continue to divide it like this, it will be over if the imperial treasury can make a profit of 10 million pounds, or even It’s possible to lose money!”
"Don't think I am alarmist. You have seen from various channels the crazy fighting power of these Chinese soldiers. In order to defend their motherland, everyone can become a dead soldier and fight!"
"This is not a battle against the Manchus. What our British Empire is facing is a pack of wolves armed to the teeth and experienced in advanced warfare. How many people will we have to die?"
"Ten thousand people? Twenty thousand people? Or one hundred and eighty thousand people? Carefully study the wars of the Chinese people, especially the major sieges on the main island of Ryukyu. The Chinese people have always used all the people as soldiers. !”
"The hope of victory will be very slim, and the sacrifice of defeat will increase exponentially... So what if it wins, the expeditionary force is destined to be crippled, and by then the loot may not be enough to cover the pensions for the casualties. !”
"Once the war becomes a loss-making business, the City's war bonds will plummet like an avalanche, and then the entire empire's economy will be on the verge of collapse. You want a financial crisis, but we don't!"
Gladstone roared like a lion, swaying his blond hair back and forth, and his angry voice shook everyone's eardrums. "Remember! War is a business, a business, a business!"
"Starting a war is like a businessman starting a business. There are inputs, outputs, and risks! Why do we want to go to war? That's because war can bring us benefits, and only wars that bring profits are meaningful! "
"We are not murderers! Among all the kind-hearted people in the Empire, no one has a special preference for killing. We are not perverts, we are businessmen!"
The spittle flew to Benjamin's forehead, and the old man's temples were so angry that veins popped out.
"Gentlemen, gentlemen! I understand everyone's love for the empire very well. I also know how proud the glory after winning a war is. I am also a proud British person, and I also like victory!"
"But I am also a rational British person. I know that victory requires death. I also know that victory requires risks. If you want to do this business of war... you have to be careful!"
"Any military genius must carefully consider the resources at hand before going to war. Are our rifles and artillery the most advanced? Do our warships need to be modified and upgraded? How long can our ammunition last and how high-intensity it is?" war?"
"These issues must be carefully considered. As the specific administrators of the empire, we must not only consider these realities in front of us, but we must also consider the rise and fall of the empire in the next fifty or even one hundred years!"
"How long has it been since our city underwent large-scale municipal infrastructure construction? How much longer has our subway been extended over the years? How many more kilometers have been added to our railway lines?"
"Schools, hospitals, fire stations, libraries, museums...how many of these have we built?"
"Other nations have begun to promote comprehensive compulsory education, but what about us? We are still following the old path... Gentlemen, look at all the newsboys wearing patched clothes, and even those thieves on the street. At their age It should be in school, not on the streets!"
"Every time I see the children of newspaper sellers, shoe shiners, milkmen... and even thieves, I feel extremely sad. God knows, among these children there must be scientists, writers, painters, and soldiers of the future of the empire. …”
"But just because of our short-sightedness and greed, we let these children be buried for the rest of their lives. We are committing a crime, a crime, a crime!"
Gladstone clenched his right fist tightly and rapped his knuckles desperately on the table. The banging sound increased his momentum. Everyone in the entire parliament hall was dumbfounded. Everyone knew that Gladstone was very eloquent, but today As soon as I saw it, I realized that it was not just awesome, it was called crazy.
"You only know how to fight but don't know how to work hard on internal affairs. The future of the empire will one day be destroyed by you!"
"Look at how exploited our colony has become. Various riots and riots have occurred one after another. Our garrison has been caught in constant bitter fighting!"
"Those colonial people who cannot survive have been forced to attack us. The war has spread around the world, and the colonial economy has been severely damaged!"
"How to reverse this trend? If things go on like this, we can only continue to increase our troops and military expenditures. Then what? The colonial income will continue to decline...One day, the empire's current limited financial surplus will be eaten up. Once If there is a fiscal deficit, how can you, Benjamin, be responsible?”
"Answer me, how can you be responsible!"
"Gentlemen, do you still think that I am a weak capitulator? You are completely wrong. I, Gladstone, have never denied the colonial policy of the empire. All I want is to give the empire a temporary reprieve. In order to expand, we must first pay back the debts owed to internal affairs..."
"At least we must ensure our empire's continued technological leadership and take our industries to the next level! Our steel mills, spinning mills, machining, shipbuilding, military industry...don't these need to increase productivity? Don’t we need to improve our technological level?”
"Only by ensuring that our British technology and productivity are number one in the world, will our national strength be number one in the world! We must always remember the glory of history. When Napoleon swept across the European continent, even if we, the UK, were enemies , but the French Army still wants to purchase our British woolen cloth and cotton!"
"What is this? This is what the Chinese call 'awesome! Very awesome'. This is the true foundation of the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets. Only with this foundation can we build a more powerful army!"
"Benjamin! You have gone down a wrong path. Don't you realize it at all?"
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