Yi Shui felt that he still couldn't accept Qin Lang's idea: a small and weak country like the Philippines would only have an insignificant position in the possible future confrontation between China and the United States, so its attitude was not worth paying attention to at all...... Nevertheless, it is intolerable that an Asian country in which the Chinese hold power, albeit only partially, ends up on the opposite side of China. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

It's disgusting.

Of course, Qin Lang did mention this, but Yi Shui thought that in fact he didn't really feel disgusted. The situation is undoubtedly obvious, since Qin Lang doesn't care about the Philippines at all and treats it as nothing, then his emotions can't be affected by the country's actions......

"You made a mistake, Yi Shui." Qin Lang said, "You look at the problem too simply. ”

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, I'm a businessman, not a revolutionary, an internationalist fighter, or some other good guy who's obligated to help others."

Yi Shui nodded to indicate that he had fully understood: what Qin Lang meant was that the real purpose of his instigation for the US government to prop up a puppet government in the Philippines and push the Chinese into the leadership class, rather than supporting Washington to directly occupy the country, was for himself, or rather, for the benefit of the Big Viper Company.

As a nominally independent country, the Philippines will of course have its own army and police, and these armed forces need to buy weapons, and need to hire military advisers and instructors, and Qin Lang hopes to be able to obtain some of these contracts, or even most of them. Of course, since he played an important role in the country's nominal independence, the Philippine government should reciprocate his petty wishes; If Manila refuses to do so, or unfortunately fails to fully grasp what he meant, then ......

"You're not going to be mad about that, are you?" Yi Shui asked.

"I'm not going to be angry." Qin Lang replied, "But I will be very dissatisfied." ”

"So your emotions will still be affected by the decisions in Manila." Yi Shui thought for a moment, "How are you going to deal with that kind of thing?" ”

The answer is simple. "I would suggest a different supporter."

In fact, Qin Lang prefers to complete regime change in the Philippines on his own, rather than relying on the power of conglomerates and Washington. A powerful consortium can easily accomplish such a small thing, as simple as replacing the manager of a branch. However, he did not yet have the power to bypass the conglomerates and Washington, so he had to seek their help while turning his hopes into a vision.

"You think you can do this?" Yi Shui was skeptical.

Of course, what Yi Shui suspects is that Qin Lang can use the power of the consortium and Washington to replace the Philippine government at will: with his ability, it is only a matter of time before a powerful group with extensive influence is established, but the consortium and Washington are not forces that he can use at will - they are both powerful, smart, and full of endless ambitions, and obviously will not be so easy to deal with.

Qin Lang laughed happily in his heart. After Yi Shui got married, he was obviously smarter and sharper than before, and he no longer completely imitated him and followed his thoughts. Qin Lang liked this change, it made things more and more interesting.

Yi Shui didn't perceive his thoughts, didn't even think about discovering it, and focused his attention on his problems. "What's your plan?"

Plan? Qin Lang shrugged. "If you want to get help from others, it's best to first come up with benefits that are attractive enough as a necessary quid pro quo. And you know, there's something going on. ”

He blinked, then again.

"What do you mean...... Oh, my God! You're not kidding? It took a while for the words to be so casual to be reacted. Not knowing whether he should dance with joy or shout in anger, Yi Shui had no choice but to use surprise as a response to his hints.

"I'm serious." Qin Lang replied seriously.

Yi Shui stared at Qin Lang, trying to find something similar to a joke in his face and eyes, but in the end he found nothing. He shook his head. "I still can't believe ......"

"When did you see me miss a chance?"

Yi Shui wasted no time answering this question that didn't need to be answered. Qin Lang will not let go of any opportunity, he knows, Rachel knows, and everyone else knows. And he knew very well, just like Qin Lang said, that there was an opportunity now - although Yi Shui had been in San Diego for the past eight months, it did not mean that he was unaware of what was happening on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. And, something has become quite obvious.

Politicians and diplomats in Beijing now know that His Majesty in the Forbidden City is facing the worst political crisis since he became emperor: the two railroads he promised to the United States and Britain to be built by the two countries and France have provoked outcry from the civil and local governments, and conservatives in the imperial family and aristocratic bureaucracy have gathered tens of thousands of armed men, known as the Boxers, to forcibly correct the mistakes made since the emperor announced the reform of the law.

By all indications, Guangxu's loss of his power and status was only a matter of time and meaninglessness, and many others would fall victim to the political struggle. But the most important outcome for Qin Lang is that China will be thrown into chaos, and this is his chance.

But the question is, how deep will he get involved? Taking advantage of this opportunity to overthrow the Manchu government in a straightforward manner was obviously neither in Qin Lang's habit nor in his interests, as if the Qing government collapsed, and no one could hold power on his behalf. Thinking about it carefully, Yi Shui was skeptical about Qin Lang's level of involvement.

"What do you want to do?" He asked.

"According to the plan, step by step."

This does not seem to be a positive answer. "Qin, I don't know anything about your plan." Yi Shui said in a tone that was by no means just complaining, "Maybe your plan is to directly overthrow the Qing government, who knows?" ”

"The whole world knows I'm not going to do that stupid thing, does it?" Qin Lang seemed amused by his attitude, "I think you should know that there is at least one question that can stop me from doing that: if the Qing government collapses now, who will be responsible for the resentment that the two railways have inspired?" ”

This is a serious issue that must not be overlooked: even without taking into account the sensitive identity of the railway builders, the railway itself can cause a backlash from the ignorant population. Although the negative feelings of this backwardness and ignorance will gradually disappear over time, and there will even be people who take the initiative to build the railroad after realizing the benefits of the railway, in the initial period the problem is quite difficult and someone needs to bear the anger, and the ideal target is of course the Qing government.

This government is already rotten, dark and notorious enough anyway, and what does it matter if you pour a few more basins of dirty water on it in this case? Even it doesn't care! But on the other hand, any new regime that succeeds it does not have the courage to bear the dirty water, and it can't bear the dirty water.

If the leader of the new regime is an agent chosen by Qin Lang.

Therefore, the hated regime must continue to hold on and wait to fulfill its historical mission.

Yi Shui sighed reluctantly. Qin Lang's plan is always in line with reason, and at the same time, it is against his feelings as always. At the same time, he was secretly glad that he had chosen to be surprised rather than happy or angry in the first place.

"So," he gestured, "you're just going to sweep away the diehards." ”

"There are also the blind patriots represented by the Boxers, and the reformers - of course, the diehards and the Boxers will help us eradicate these people."

"I don't quite understand." "There is no doubt that extremists, whether they are reformers who advocate radical reform or diehards who are overly conservative, must be eradicated," Yi said. But what about the Boxers? I think those people are some blind patriots who are just subject to ......"

"One thing you have to understand is that the reformers, the diehards, and the Boxers, these people all consider themselves patriots, and the side against them is the real traitor." Qin Lang sneered and snorted, "But we eradicate them not because they are patriotic or traitorous, but because they are neither in our interests nor can they become in our interests." ”

"From your point of view, that's true."

"From your point of view, too, Yi Shui." Qin Lang shrugged, "Of course, if you stand from China's point of view, the radical reformers betray the country, the diehard conservatives mislead the country, and the blind patriots like the Boxers, they neither betray the country nor mislead the country, but only lead the country into a dead end." (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )