Xiao Letian didn't know that although Xiang Ying lowered his head to answer, his tone was full of sadness and regret, but his lowered eyes gave off this strange light!
That is an excitement that comes from the depths of the soul!
As a soldier, if you are lucky enough to participate in a world war in your life and be able to control the destiny of mankind around the world... God, this is simply the dream of a military strategist!
But this kind of ambition must not be revealed in front of the master. Xiang Ying has followed Xiao Letian for a long time and understands the head of state better than anyone else!
In Xiang Ying's view, Xiao Letian is going to become the kind of great man that can be traced back to history in human history! He is not a simple politician or military strategist, he is a complex figure, a strange and strange person who has not been seen in three thousand years!
This kind of person is not afraid of war, but he is not addicted to war. Everything in the world, even things like war, are just tools in his hands!
If you show some unique enthusiasm for war, I'm afraid the master will re-examine yourself!
So it must be hidden, the deeper the better!
"Master! How to send a telegram to Cai Bixia... Do you need any new instructions?"
Xiao Letian waved his hand, "No need...the current situation has been decided. Zai Chun is a sensible person and knows that there are certain pressures that he cannot survive by himself!"
"Either agree, or break up... Haha, he can't withstand the pressure from the British!"
Xiang Ying smiled, "Yes! Zai Chun is more anxious than us at the moment. He must help those British funds find an investment opportunity as soon as possible... The longer the steel plant and railway projects are delayed, the greater the complaints from the British side will be!" "
"He's under quite a lot of pressure... Those British capitalists even went to the extent of fighting the Japanese personally in order to support Zai Chun. You can imagine their eagerness!"
"If this power is not appeased well, I'm afraid it will eventually backfire on that boy Zai Chun!"
"But I have a question. If we use equipment to block Zaichun, will the British bypass us and help Zaichun speed up the construction of the iron plant?"
Xiao Letian laughed loudly after hearing this, "It is possible, but the possibility is very small... The reason is very simple, because the country with the highest steel technology in the world is Prussia and Germany, not the United Kingdom!"
"Although Germany's leading gap is not very big, this Franco-Prussian War is the best publicity card and the best advertisement!"
"That little guy Zai Chun has an imperial dream in his heart! The weapons that shocked his soul now, such as the Zhiyuan, the airship, and the Krupp breech-loaded artillery... these are all made by the Germans! "
"This is a preconception. He has been fascinated by German steel. British standards may not be what he wants!"
"Besides, I still have a trump card that I haven't played yet! I'm afraid Cai Bixia has already begun to reveal it... just wait for the good news!"
"Prepare the carriage, let's go to the oil base to see... It's time to go back to Ryukyu. Zai Chun's wedding is in October... I really want to see it!"
What is the trump card that Xiao Letian is talking about? In fact, they are people, not just one or two people, but a huge group!
The wind suddenly picked up in Qiwang Tower, blowing away the summer heat. The eunuchs and maids hurriedly closed the doors and windows to block the flying petals and leaves!
Cai Bixia looked at Emperor Tongzhi who was making a difficult decision and knew that he would give him a push in the end. "Your Majesty! Are you still thinking about the support the British have given you?"
"For the sake of our previous friendship, I'd better open the skylight and speak frankly! Don't think about it, it's all false!"
"Perhaps the British can solve your equipment problems, but are the quality of British equipment and German equipment the same? Can the standards be universal? You have inspected these on the spot!"
"In Europe, you have visited so many industrial areas in London, England, and the Rust Belt in the Ruhr region of Germany! Don't you have a choice yet?"
"More importantly... Your Majesty's industrial plan also requires a very large group... that is the blue-collar working class!"
As soon as these words came out, they were like a bolt of lightning, making Zaichun's eyes widen!
"Your Majesty, I ask you to wake up... If you use British equipment, maybe the UK can provide you with a few engineers and technicians, but how many can it provide?"
"When it comes to actual production, doesn't it require a huge blue-collar working class? There are tens of thousands of workers in a large iron factory, and there are more than 3,000 skilled positions among them?"
"Which country will give you so many skilled workers now? I'm afraid there won't be any channels other than the Chinese!"
"The Northern Industrial Zone in Tanggu has long become an internship base for Chinese blue-collar workers. There are more than 600 large and small technical schools under the leadership of the head of state!"
"You still want to recruit people without the master speaking up? Without anyone to operate it, the equipment is just a pile of scrap metal!"
"Even if you get the equipment for one year, you can slowly develop talents yourself! Ten years or eight years? You have to think about it carefully..."
With a sword sealing his throat, Zai Chun's little calculation was completely shattered. Only now did he realize that there was a huge gap between himself and his master!
After drinking a glass of wine silently, Zai Chun forced a smile, "It sounds like my relationship with the master is gone... I will send a telegram in the afternoon and invite the master to come to the capital to drink my wedding wine..."
"Isn't it just cooperation? Of course it should be a deep relationship between master and apprentice..."
Ci'an sighed helplessly, "Your Majesty is talking nonsense again... You have to call yourself me, and don't talk about me, me, and mine every day..."
"Your Majesty... the master has no courtesy with me. In front of the master, I can only hold the disciple ceremony! It will always be me, and I dare not be arrogant!"
"Sister Cai... send a telegram. Of course I am a person who keeps my promises!"
In Qiwang Tower, the Chinese fortress plan has finally reached the implementation stage. The whole plan started planning when Xiao Letian attacked Sijiu City, and it went through too many hardships!
Negotiations between countries are not that simple. There are too many back-and-forths, too many betrayals, and too many intrigues!
Maybe there have been countless secret agreements, memos, drafts, letters of intent... these things seem to be important, but if the land is not leased to you, and your troops and workers have not set foot on that land, all these words are empty!
Xiao Letian is always a pragmatic person. He will use all means to keep an eye on implementation. He wants actions rather than empty words!
Today, this huge plan has finally been launched. The Chinese have begun the prelude to in-depth industrialization, and the Manchus have also begun their chapter of industrial reform!
Woo hoo hoo... The roar of the new era sounded in the Brunei oil field, and a huge machine was spinning in workshop zero!
Xiao Letian looked at this mother machine and couldn't help but burst into tears!
"His grandma... finally got in front of the foreign devils? Damn it!"
In the summer of 1872, mankind’s first gasoline internal combustion engine was born in China!
