George is young right now. As long as people of his status continue to be senior, with seniors like Fisher leading the area, they will also be the backbone of the political arena in the future.
Fisher handed the cup to George, "Give me a little more of your good coffee...it won't be in vain. I want to ask you a question!"
George quickly refilled the general's cup of coffee. "The general likes it. I have a lot here...I'll send it to your house later. By the way, I have a few more boxes of Havana cigars, so I'll send them to you too..."
Fisher lowered his voice and said, "Do you know why the Prime Minister wants to revise the strategy? Why should he overturn the previous plan to eradicate the roots?"
"That's because the Prime Minister is planning to occupy all the light industrial bases of the Chinese people... and to auction all the wealth of the Chinese people in the UK!"
"What do you think about this?"
George's hand when pouring coffee suddenly stopped, and he was completely stunned. The precious coffee was filled and overflowed, burning General Fisher's hand.
"Ah!" Neither of them paid attention to the coffee. They didn't wake up until they burned the back of the general's hand.
"Oh... God, I'm sorry, I was distracted... General, please wipe it!" George hurriedly wiped the general's hands with a handkerchief.
Taking this opportunity, George lowered his voice and said to Fisher, "Thank God, thank you General! Our family is very interested in the steel plant in the Northern Industrial Zone..."
"Someone in our family has done research in Asia. The location of the Northern Industrial Zone on the edge of the Bohai Bay is so good... it has great potential to become the Ruhr of the East!"
"Coal and iron ore are very close... and there are railway and sea transportation. If we can get such an industry in hand, the family business will definitely be even more powerful in the future!"
"I will report this matter to my grandpa immediately... Don't worry, general, my grandpa will visit you personally in the evening!"
Fisher shook his head, "George, I'm not suggesting anything to you... I just want to ask your attitude towards this plan!"
"Of course I know that these Chinese industries are valuable, but your gaffe just now made me realize something... your valuation of Chinese industries is much higher than mine!"
"It seems that you all support the Prime Minister's new strategy?"
Seeing that there was no one around, George pulled up a chair and sat in front of the general and whispered, "Yes! We didn't care about the previous plan. It was just to wipe out a group of poor barbarians. As long as General, you make up your mind, the navy will definitely do it." Execute such a plan!"
"But the Prime Minister's strategy is indeed more attractive. To be honest, the Chinese cake is really too sweet!"
"Do you know how many British commercial spies are currently lurking in East Asia? Not to mention anything else, just one formula of Xianzhiyuan has cost the lives of more than ten spies, but they still haven't gotten it!"
"Up to now, the Chinese fresh food can only be transported by sea and sold in Europe... The annual sales in Europe are two to three million pounds. Think about how big a huge profit this is? How big a market this is. ?”
"This is just a source of freshness. What about other industries? If the sleeves of Chinese shirts increase by one inch, the fabric they need to consume will require all the textile looms in the UK to work for a year!"
"That's a huge market with a population of 5 to 6 billion, and any business has huge potential!"
"China is too big. Our navy can only control the coastal areas. There is nothing we can do about the vast inland market. However, the Chinese are very successful. They have invested a lot in the inland of the Qing Empire!"
"Occupy them and let our capital penetrate them. This is a very profitable business!"
"What's in it for your family?" Fisher asked.
"I will not lie to the general. The steel industry is an industry that will never decline... Although our British Empire and Emperor Tongzhi signed a joint venture treaty to build railways, we are suffering from this treaty!"
"The Qing Dynasty, the British Empire, and the Chinese... invested in the construction of the railway from three sides. Among them, the Qing Dynasty used sovereignty as the principal investment, and they used the control of land and future railways to invest in the railway!"
"Then the remaining funds can only be invested by the Chinese and the British Empire!"
"But we in the UK will suffer from this kind of investment! Because our heavy industry base is in Europe, we have no way to transport the rails from Europe. It is too far and the cost is too high!"
"Rail tracks, sleepers, and even roadbed stones... are all contracted and produced by Chinese companies, and Xiao Letian's people make money on both sides!"
"Think about it, we in the UK have invested money, is this money going to buy rails and sleepers for railway construction? But these things can only be supplied by the Chinese nearby, so the money will go into the pockets of the Chinese!"
"Don't they make profits from their rails and sleepers? Doesn't this mean they are making money from both ends?"
"Although they invested money when building the railway, they made money back through the project. They didn't invest much at all!"
"After the railway was built, they paid out annual dividends in proportion to the contract as stipulated in the contract, and they also had great management rights... The Chinese people all took advantage here and abroad, but what about our British interests? But they have been reduced!"
"If my family can get the steel company in the Northern Industrial Zone, then all the steel consumption in the Qing Dynasty in the future can be blended into it. It will be produced locally and then sold locally. The cost will be low, the freight will be saved, and the profit will be high!"
"The location of the Northern Industrial Zone is great, and Xiao Letian is so smart. There are iron ore and coal mines in Tangshan, and the output is still very high!"
"If you don't have enough, you can also purchase coal and iron from Shanxi and other places. The distance is not too far. As long as there are railways, these materials can be deployed quickly."
"Our family's inspectors have made a judgment... This area will become the largest steel industry base in East Asia in the future, one of the largest..."
"How much benefit do you think this will bring... General, please rest assured that as long as you can help my family complete such a merger, my family will become your most loyal ally from now on, and our family will provide you with Money needed for politics!”
George looked around and said cautiously, "To be honest... my grandfather has a close personal relationship with the Rothschild family. As long as you can help, you can also gain the friendship of the Rothschild family in the future..."
Fisher took a deep breath, "So that's it... So that's it... No wonder we have to go to war with the Chinese, no wonder we have to support Prince Gong to come to power. It turns out there are interests behind it!"
Britain coveted China's commercial interests, but in its cooperation with Emperor Tongzhi and the Chinese, the more Britain looked at it, the more it felt that it was at a disadvantage, and Britain became the one that made the least profit.
Since Britain has suffered a loss, then overturn the table and kill Xiao Letian and Emperor Tongzhi together. Supporting an obedient Prince Gong is naturally the only choice!
