424 The decision of the two prime ministers
"Xiao Letian, my little friend, do you really think that I will let you leave Europe without protection? I know the French emperor too well, the basis of his rule is victory, and the emperor who cannot bring victory to France will be ousted from power sooner or later......"
Sitting in his study at the Berlin Mansion, facing the direction of the North Sea to the west, Bismarck knew that Xiao Lotian had now boarded a British warship, and that his journey back home was finally protected by the world's most powerful navy, the British Royal Navy.
"In fact, the best choice for you to go home should be to cross the Atlantic, take the United States into the Eastern Pacific Ocean and return home, such a journey should be the safest, but unfortunately you have to hurry, and there is no complete railway between the east coast and the west coast of the United States, you may not be able to delay this time when you choose here......"
"Have a nice trip, my friend... I hope your national revival plan will be smooth sailing......"
Just when Bismarck was missing his little friend, there was a knock on the door of the study, and the voice of the secretary came from outside, "Prime Minister, I have compiled the information you wanted before...... And Mr. Nobel has just come to visit, and he has also come to discuss with you about Oriental investment......"
"Send the materials in first, Mr. Nobel will invite him in ten minutes......" The secretary put down the text and turned to leave, Bismarck looked at the more than a foot thick data in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Is it really good for me to do this? Is my choice really not going to hurt European civilization? If Xiao Letian really leads the East to become stronger, will it be our greatest enemy in the future?"
Bismarck only wandered for a few seconds, and then shook his head and smiled: "It's really like the Chinese say, the body has fallen into the well, what's the use of getting an ear to hang outside? If Prussia is just a small third-rate country in Europe, then even if Western civilization has been the first for 10,000 years, what can it do?"
Turning over the thick information, one after another technologies that kept the Oriental world secret were displayed in front of his eyes. New steel smelting, coke refining, steam engines, lithography, the latest chemistry, high-precision lathe sets...... Of course, there are all kinds of military technology, such as bullets, rifled guns, artillery, and the latest explosives from Nobel.
In front of the prime minister, there are not one or two pieces of science and technology, but dozens of sets of strict industrial systems, each new technology can derive countless auxiliary technologies, and this more than a foot thick information is actually just a catalog.
Seeing that Bismarck spoke at the end, he cried, "Xiao Letian, I have taken out all the foundation of modern European science and technology, I hope your plan can be successful, otherwise I will become the biggest laughing stock in European history......"
The plan mentioned by Bismarck was first mentioned by Xiao Letian, using Lotte as a puppet in East Asia, and in fact, Xiao Lotian and Bismarck jointly invested in a strategic breakthrough that was hidden from the world.
Lotte will build the largest and most high-tech shipyard in East Asia in Ryukyu, and then use Chinese money and German technology and engineers to jointly build that fantastic steel giant ship.
Bismarck didn't know how to believe Xiao Letian's nonsense, what artillery increased caliber, completely used rear-loading rifled guns, and used integrated fixed ammunition for shells; and what main guns chose rotating turrets, which were evenly distributed on the central axis of the battleship, completely changing the design idea of the battleship.
Even more bizarre is that the ships would abandon the sails altogether and provide thrust entirely with underwater propellers, and the steel-protected cabins would be filled with pitch-black coal.
"Hell, Xiao Letian, you're talking nonsense...... But why am I so fascinated by all your nonsense?"
"Your Excellency, have you thought about it? If you and His Majesty the King agree to the exodus of technology, I am going to take a trip to East Asia myself...... To be honest, for me, a businessman and a scientist, if someone offers an interest-free loan to help us expand our business, we are in favor of it...... Now it's up to the Kingdom's attitude......"
Bismarck lit his pipe and took two puffs, his heart now even more entangled than the war with France. Once this big gamble is successful, Xiao Lotian will camouflage a super-powerful fleet for Germany in the Pacific, and when the war with the French starts, Germany may not be able to snatch all the French colonies, and even give Britain the greatest overseas pressure.
But once the gamble is lost, his deceptive strategy against Britain will be completely ruined, and Britain and France will join forces to punish Prussia. But his struggle lasted only a few minutes, and finally he said to himself viciously.
"If you want to seize this historic opportunity, you must have the courage that all mankind does not dare to imagine...... We did this in Prussia...", he picked up his pen and signed his name on the thick paper.
At the same time, in the fog of London, at No. 10 Downing Street, in the official residence of the British Prime Minister, the Earl of Funny in Xiao Letian's mouth also received a piece of information that the gentleman standing in front of him was from the famous MI6 in later generations, and this gentleman who was not good-looking was likely to be the ancestor of 007.
"Your Excellency, thanks to the disdainful efforts of our intelligence officers, we have discovered that Prussia is preparing to provide Xiao Lotian with the latest technology on a large scale...... At present, there are four series that have been leaked, involving more than 200 small projects......"
"There are state-of-the-art steel mills, chemical plants, machine-building bureaus, and the military-industrial complex...... Even they are going to build a brand new shipyard, Xiao Lotian is going to build his own navy......"
Earl Derby had been reading the newspaper in his hand, which detailed the information on the horse races, and he had not lifted his head until the old ancestor of 007 mentioned the word navy, and he put down the newspaper.
"Navy? Hahaha, what are you kidding? Does China have an ocean in its soul? Do they have the consciousness of a navy? Even if they build warships, what can they do? Do they have the courage to compete in the open sea? It's just a group of coastal defense fleets......
"Don't create obstacles for Xiao Letian, even if the Germans don't provide a lot of the technology you said, the United States will give it to them sooner or later, this kid is very rich, even if you buy him with money, you can buy a lot of ......"
At this time, the ancestor of 007 asked anxiously, "Then will we let it go like this? Let Chinese develop and grow in vain? You must know that Xiao Letian's economic strength is no less than that of a medium-sized European country......"
"Hahaha...... Don't be nervous, relax, you still don't know enough about China...... "Count Teaser poured a glass of wine for 007 "What kind of country is China now?It is a society that has been ruled by aliens for two hundred years, and now cynicism is rampant, and the internal resistance Xiao Letian faces is unimaginable ......"
"I'm afraid that before he can build it, it will be consumed by internal friction...... Unless Xiao Lotian is ready to rebel and become the emperor, hehehe...... It would be even more unlikely, if that happens, it will take at least 15 to 20 years for a huge China to calm the situation a little......"
"Do you think there is still time for China?" Earl Derby shook his head disdainfully, "I have seen through China six years ago, it is a hopeless country, and the appearance of any masterpiece is just to extend the life of this ancient country and put some white powder on the dead body......"
"Can you believe that we and the French army have broken through the city of Peking? The Chinese officials will take the initiative to lead us to burn their palaces, and all the strategies to persecute the Xianfeng Emperor are Chinese come up with by them......
"Oh, you're talking about Gong Cheng, the Chinese who calls himself Gong Banlun?" 007 subconsciously called out the name.
Earl Derby pursed his lips and said disdainfully, "Do you think he is just a person? You are wrong, he represents a large part of Chinese intellectuals." I remember very well that during the diplomatic negotiations in the lobby of the Ministry of Rites of China, it was this Gong Banlun sitting opposite Prince Gong......"
"In the secret letter to the Congress, Minister Wei Tuma said that this Gong Banlun's words were extremely fierce in the negotiations, and the level of debate even exceeded that of the most famous members of the British Parliament, and the Qing negotiators had no cards to speak of in front of him, and even Prince Gong was dumbfounded......
"The angry Prince Gong shouted, 'You Gong Cheng is also a courtier who has received the grace of the country, why do you want to fight for the tiger?' But guess what Gong Banlun answered?"
Earl Derby smiled bitterly and said, "My father can't be a Hanlin if he wants to, and you don't want me to take the imperial examination once, I need to rely on foreigners to pay me a salary now, you say that I am blessed by the country?
"Hahaha, look, this is the Chinese literati, do you really think there is only such one? You are wrong, this Gong Cheng is just bold and said what all the literati are thinking...... They have no national and national consciousness at all, and in their hearts, if they have milk, they are mothers. An official position of Hanlin and a title of the imperial examination are already a reason for betraying the country......"
The Earl of Derby stood up and took a short walk around the room to relieve the pain in his ankle: "My child, you have to remember this sentence, you have to remember this for the British intelligence services...... If there is a war with China in the future, remember to buy off a large number of these literati, they may be tough on the surface, but they just want the so-called face, and these greedy people will not refuse the benefits that are privately conveyed to them......"
This has almost become a cultural phenomenon in China, and Xiao Letian's power is getting stronger and stronger, and it is inevitable that the interests of these people will be squeezed more and more, and one day there will be a showdown between them...... For these literati who believe in 'cynicism', as long as there are sufficient interests, the state can be betrayed......"
"As long as there are sufficient benefits, it is okay for the Manchus to be emperors, and it is not impossible for the Russians, French, and British to be emperors...... Well... Just kidding, even if their neighbor to the east, the Japanese, were their emperor, I don't think they would object......"
"Hahaha...... My dear child, don't take Xiao Letian's threat too highly, these technologies can form productive forces in the hands of us Westerners, and in the hands of these Orientals, I am afraid that they will all become big toys with 'strange skills and tricks'......"
Earl Derby waved his right hand down, "Let it go... Downgrade the threat level of this intelligence by three levels...... Xiao Lotian has nothing to be afraid of..."
Note: The one-eyed dragon typing method is really uncomfortable, I did such a chapter in one afternoon, and I had to close my eyes for five minutes after ten minutes of typing, and the tears in my right eye flowed down like a stream......
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