Shimazu Dairo's problem belongs to a very large group of problems. This cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences. The water here is bottomless. Top novels are updated the fastest
Early colonial empires such as Spain and Portugal received the first pot of gold from the Age of Geographical Discovery, but they failed to seize this rare historical opportunity and eventually became a third-rate country.
What exactly is the problem? Is it because of the unrestricted plundering by the British and French privateer fleets? Or is it because of the trade deficit of the Industrial Revolution?
There are all these factors, but they are not comprehensive. If I want to go into details, Sakamoto Ryoma does not have the ability, let alone the time!
After pondering for a moment, Sakamoto Ryoma said with a wry smile, "You should be talking about the same thing. The first colonial empires such as Spain and Portugal were replaced by Britain, France, the Netherlands and other countries. Among them, the Netherlands has retreated. The UK is the only one, and France can also support..."
"It stands to reason that most of the Spanish and Portuguese money goes into the pockets of Britain and France... so the head of state has always said that the French are quite rich, with so much money that you can't even imagine!"
Mr. Ryoma scratched his head and said helplessly, "Britain will get two-thirds? France will get one-third? I am also just guessing. There is no evidence to prove it. I think it is about the same..."
Hiss... everyone present gasped, "One third? 800,000 kilograms of gold? 900 million taels of silver? In the hands of the French?"
Sakamoto Ryoma was also stunned, and this number also shocked him. "It should...should not be that much, right? But...but the head of state categorically said that there is only so much gold and silver flowing into Europe from South America..."
"Maybe... maybe there will be so many! Forget it, why are you thinking about all this? The finishing work of this battle has not been completed yet, why are you all drooling?"
"Repair the telegraph line immediately and report the good news to the head of state! What are you doing around me..."
Cai Mao and Sakamoto Ryoma kicked out all the drooling men. They were the only two people left in the messy second-floor lobby of the Governor's Mansion, and there were armed guards outside the door!
"Ryoma-kun, please tell me the truth. This time the head of state defeated France, how much war compensation will we get in the end?"
"Since I joined the Great Council, I have heard more and more reports on people's livelihood. We, the Chinese people, have indeed been winning consecutive battles in recent years, but our internal funds have also been drained!"
"A lot of data is afraid to be released to the outside world. Once it is released, our entire Asian market will collapse! It is difficult for a rich man to be a man without money!"
"They say that after winning the war, there will be war reparations, but Tsarist Russia has been negotiating for so long, and there has been no progress, and the agenda has been shelved..."
"I'm really scared. If we can't get money from the French, we Chinese people really won't be able to fill the hole!"
"The amount of war bonds issued has now reached 70 million yuan, and the overissued banknotes are even more black... I... I don't dare to sleep now!"
Sakamoto Ryoma sighed, "I know it's difficult for your parliament, but no matter how difficult it is, you have to persevere... I don't know how much money France can extract. Anyway, the head of state said it will definitely solve our financial crisis. I think 100 million can be obtained." it should be no problem……"
"One hundred million? Gold francs? That's barely enough... But you just said that France is so rich that one-third of the wealth that Spain plundered from South America has gone to their country..."
"That's one-third, more than 800,000 kilograms of gold...more than 900 million taels of silver..." Cai Hao's eyes turned blue, and these were the only numbers in his mind.
Ryoma Sakamoto smiled bitterly and said, "You only listened to the first half of what I said, but the head of state actually didn't say the second half... The wealth of human society is not that simple to circulate!"
"The Spanish robbed it from the Americas, and then the British and French took it away. The money just lay in other people's treasury?"
"If only it were that simple! This is a capitalist world. When European countries use laws to determine the rights of capital... money has taken on a life of its own!"
"Is it true that the wealth that Europe has plundered from all over the world is sleeping in a warehouse in a certain country? This perception itself is wrong!"
"In fact, the gold and silver plundered from North and South America that I just mentioned have long been integrated to form an independent world of capital. This world has no borders at all, and money will not recognize anyone as its master!"
"Money will only run according to its own laws! This is a world that transcends national boundaries. It is omnipresent and omnipotent!"
"He may be in the safe of a French loan shark, or he may be in the rice boss's box with money to buy rice, or he may be in the investment check of the Tanggu Industrial Zone..."
"These capitals have already had their own souls. You can think of them as gods, or even ghosts... As long as you understand their temperament, you can use many means to get them to gather around you. For your use!”
"Hey... don't ask me how to use it specifically. Xiao Le is a hidden dragon, but I am not!" Sakamoto Ryoma, a fair-weather monk, took out a silver wine flask from his arms and took a sip.
"I am only responsible for following the Führer, I don't care about anything else...ah, good wine!"
Looking at the reliefs of naked European angels on the silver wine flask, Sakamoto Ryoma said quietly, "Guess... is this silver wine flask made in Europe two hundred years ago made of South American silver?"
"Maybe...maybe there are several Inca natives who died in vain...ghosts in the silver ingot used to make this wine flask!"
Cai Mao suddenly shuddered when he looked at Sakamoto Ryoma's expression, "So... so perverted! I'm going to the telegraph room, you stay alone!"
Just when Cai Mao just walked to the door, noisy footsteps suddenly came from outside, followed by countless people's angry roars, "General! General! Seven thousand Chinese prisoners have been found and rescued..."
"But...but...go and have a look! Damn...this bunch of bastards, you have to kill every one of them!"
The city of Manila has fallen into the hands of the Chinese army. The prisoner-of-war camp that has been resisting with arms since last night to protect itself finally waited for the dawn of dawn.
From the beginning of the battle last night, riots broke out in five large temporary prisoner-of-war camps on the outskirts of the city. Taking advantage of the chaos, members of the Chinese gangs who attacked rushed into the prisoner-of-war camps and organized all the young men who could fight to resist the Spanish attack.
The Spaniards had been trying to use Chinese prisoners as human shields. It was precisely out of concern for the safety of these hostages that the Chinese army chose to raid at night, leaving the enemy no time to prepare.
In the chaotic night, the pressure on the northern front was increasing. General Enmu continued to increase troops to the north, and the strength of the prisoner-of-war camp also weakened.
Seven thousand prisoners of war took advantage of this opportunity to quickly organize, occupy the prisoner of war camp, kill the guards, and then defend the camp with the gang members who raided in.
Enmu could not send regular troops at all. He could only send some natives here to try to massacre the prisoners of war. However, under the fierce resistance of the Chinese, all prisoner of war camps became Chinese bunkers!
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