In the entire Franco-Prussian War, the siege of Paris was a turning point for the Chinese. Before the siege of Paris, the Chinese's strategy was to continuously attack, attack, and attack again!
Although the number was small, they participated in the most important battles and achieved impressive results in each battle. Xiao Letian's purpose was very clear, which was to make the Chinese prestige in this war and expand it as much as possible. The results of the battle so that the final spoils can be divided.
In an era where you are surrounded by wolves, your kindness must show some of your fangs. I dare not say that you will be afraid of countries such as Britain and France, but at least let them know that you are not to be bullied!
If you dare to go to war with the Chinese, you may win the final victory, but you must remember that the Chinese will definitely fight you and tear off the biggest piece of flesh and blood from you.
Even if you win in the end, you will have to pay a heavy price, which is to turn your military adventure into a very likely loss-making business.
Only in this way can the Chinese people get a peaceful space for development!
After the Battle of Sedan, Xiao Letian's strategy was adjusted. It was enough to establish prestige. Not to mention the prestige of the army, the nearly fatal naval battle of the Zhiyuan shocked the world.
His illustrious military exploits stunned the whole of Europe. At this time, Xiao Letian adjusted his strategy. He knew well that too much was too little. After all, he was an Asian and was not in the same cultural circle as Europe. They would not regard you as one of their own.
Excessive killing will have the opposite effect. It is one thing to have a civil war behind closed doors. But if the Chinese get involved too deeply and fight too hard, it will sometimes trigger a backlash in European national sentiments.
Therefore, since the siege of Paris, the Chinese have become depressed, guarding the Porte de Chapelle and not participating in any military operations. Of course, this gate has also become an area avoided by many parties. The Chinese actually started a business here. .
What business do you do? It’s the most basic food smuggling!
The value of food during the war was more valuable than gold. Even if you had money, there was nowhere to buy it, because there were no people who could smuggle it to Paris. At the critical moment when the Prussian army was completely sieging the city, except for the Chinese who could open a small opening, No force has such great energy.
In the end, Bismarck turned a blind eye to Xiao Letian's behavior. He knew that the rising Chinese people were really short of money, and the two had chatted in private.
The biggest difficulty faced by the rise of the Chinese nation is actually the problem of funds. Why did the Chinese throw their lives and blood so much in the European wars, and so many people died to cooperate with the rise of Prussia?
They said it very frankly, they just want to get the benefits after victory! The two parties had a cooperative relationship, and Xiao Letian threw all his bet chips on Prussia.
If you win, the Chinese will get a big piece of meat, and maybe the start-up capital for preliminary industrialization will be enough. If Prussia loses, then the Chinese will also face huge international pressure, and it's hard to say whether they can survive!
Knowing Xiao Letian's difficulties, and considering the in-depth cooperation between the two countries in the future, the Chinese smuggling business started quietly.
But there is a bottom line in Bismarck that even Xiao Letian dare not touch, and that is arms!
It's easy for you Chinese to smuggle some food, clothes, coal, and medical supplies, but don't touch arms. If you send an extra bullet to the city, maybe it will save the Prussian army's life on the battlefield!
The smuggling at the Chapelle Gate has become a semi-open secret. It started with the smuggling of antiques by Eugene and Andrew, which was actually a test of the waters.
Then Blanqui's representatives began to contact the Chinese, hoping to directly purchase some supplies that were in short supply in the city. However, the prices offered by the Chinese made the visitors gasp.
A bag of flour cost only more than ten francs before the war, but now the Chinese ask for two hundred francs, and they only want gold francs without paper money!
In the past, fifty francs could buy a large pack of medical veils, but now eight hundred francs in gold coins are not included in the counter-offer. This alone cannot guarantee the quantity!
Coal has been sold for 20,000 francs per truckload, and firewood has cost 8,000 francs per truckload. Cotton and clothing for the winter have also skyrocketed by more than 20 times.
This is taking advantage of the situation, but Blanqui and others have no choice at all. This is a monopolized smuggling business!
In just over two months, the funds flowing to the Chinese in Paris have exceeded 10 million gold francs, and all of them are cash and gold coins, not a single banknote.
Although Paris is very wealthy, it has been devastated by the war and a lot of wealth has been consumed. There are not many gold coins in the currency market, and more are banknotes guaranteed by the gold standard.
But the Chinese only want gold coins in cash and not a single banknote. Ten million gold coins have completely wiped out the currency circulation in Paris!
Why was the material coordination department of the commune so ugly during this period? The homes of wealthy people in Paris were ransacked several times, and almost all gold and silverware were confiscated.
These gold and silver precious metals are actually used to purchase supplies from the Chinese!
But it is not enough, far from it. The birth of paper money is a milestone event in the history of human currency. Since the emergence of paper money under the gold and silver standard system, paper money has dominated the currency circulation market.
Both the people and businessmen like to use this kind of banknotes that maintain value and are easy to carry, and give up the direct use of gold and silver currencies.
There were already very few gold and silver coins in the circulation market, but as a result of the Chinese blackmail, the existing currency became even scarcer!
In the end, Blanqui and others had no choice but to compete with Eugene and Andrew for business. Aren't you selling cultural relics?
We can also buy it, and we sell it in an organized manner!
Not to mention that this is really a way out. The Chinese don’t want banknotes, but they want antiques and cultural relics, especially the cultural relics that China lost to Europe. The price of taking away one of them is higher than buying it directly with currency.
From that day on, the commune's material coordination department began another round of looting from the rich. They didn't even spare the displays in the house or the oil paintings on the walls.
Even the Renaissance statues in the garden were torn down and moved!
Blanqui and others are also high-level intellectuals. How can they not feel distressed when faced with such a situation? But it's useless to feel distressed. Times are difficult and they can't just watch millions of Parisians starve to death!
But when will this plundering end? Even if Paris was a treasure house, it couldn't withstand such constant consumption. Just when Blanqui and others were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, the Chinese sent an invitation for secret talks.
Blanqui made up his mind that the transaction rules must be strongly revised in this negotiation and more resources must be obtained!
In the dark night, the carriage made a creaking sound as it made ruts in the snow. With his eyes closed, Blanqui kept organizing his words, studying the characters of Sima Yun and Luo Huo in an attempt to find a breakthrough in the negotiation.
But when he arrived at the Chinese camp, he found that the formations along the way were of no use!
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