"The wounds that accompany shame are unforgettable; People who have suffered are full of hatred and seek revenge for the common good; They are waiting for an opportunity to attack, but they are usually smiling. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

The Agile carrying its owner set sail away from the small harbor where it was hiding, heading out into the wide ocean.

Qin Lang sat alone in the bow of the boat, he made it on a comfortable recliner, and the small table beside him was placed with delicious snacks and Coca-Cola. He looked up and saw that the sea was calm, the evening sky was not cloudy, the sun was slowly setting, and the majestic spectacle could glow with the brilliance of any pair of hopeless eyes.

But for Qin Lang, this spectacular is actually meaningless. The only thing that made the arms dealer happy was that both sides of the war were fighting with the weapons he was selling, while he was in a safe place watching the madness and counting the bills.

He felt that he would soon be able to enjoy this pleasure: a week ago, Goni. One hundred and fifty rifles and 50,000 rounds of ammunition were stolen from Diaz, and now they are in the hands of peasants who oppose him. An armed riot is likely, so Diaz asked Qin Lang to provide him with another batch of ammunition.

Now, the Agile was carrying the cargo he had requested: the same number of rifles to replenish the losses, 150,000 rounds of ammunition, and two machine guns designed by Browning.

This is also the reason why Qin Lang is on the ship. None of the others knew how to use a machine gun, only he knew. So he had to personally take on the responsibility of demonstrating to the customer how the machine gun operated.

By the way, he can continue to communicate with Yi Shui - last time, because Rachel stepped up to stir up the situation, there were all the things he didn't say.

Footsteps could be heard behind him. Even if he didn't look back, Qin Lang knew that it was Yi Shui who came out of the cab.

"What did you just read...... Poem? Or is it a word? ”

"'Unforgettable with the wound of shame'? I don't know what it should be. Qin Lang really didn't know what that sentence should be counted as, maybe it could only be called a "sentence". It is not his original. "This is Charles. Clabo. Colton[Note]'s work. ”

Yi Shui doesn't know who Charles is. Clabo. Colton. "My knowledge is not as rich as yours, Qin Lang." He sighed, walked over to Qin Lang and sat down, "What you said last time, I haven't figured it out yet. ”

"Which part?"

"Is it true that China has no chance of winning the war with Japan?" Yi Shui has never been able to accept this kind of thing. In fact, almost all Chinese cannot accept such an outcome. Japan has been despised by China for thousands of years, and if defeated by it, it will deal a far greater psychological blow to the Chinese than ten Opium Wars, and then seriously shake their trust and support for the government, and eventually lead some of them to try to overthrow it.

It is a mortal threat for any government ruling China, whether Han Chinese or ethnic minorities, to lose a war with Japan or to compromise in the face of a Japanese military threat. The only difference between the two is that if a Han Chinese government is established, it is no longer possible for the revolutionaries who tried to overthrow it and establish a new government to shout nationalist slogans like "expel the Tartars."

So Yi Shui was even more reluctant to admit that China would be defeated by Japan - although he didn't know as well as Qin Lang how the world would develop, but he could also come to a conclusion by speculation - he was afraid that it would become a reality. Although he was well aware that the Qing government was corrupt and conservative, incompetent and stupid, he had a glimmer of hope that it would be saved.

Qin Lang fully understood Yi Shui.

Even Mr. Sun, a doctor who had already studied abroad at the age of 14 to receive a Western education and had joined Christianity, was still concocting his famous "Book of Ten Thousand Words of Shang Li Hongzhang", advocating reform - not revolution - and Yi Shui, who had received so many years of traditional education more than him, thought that the Qing government could save it.

It's just that this kind of thinking is really out of place.

"I've already said that, unfortunately, not at all." After thinking quietly for a while, he began to answer Yi Shui's question, "For a war that will break out this year, it's too late to do anything now. ”

"This year!" Yi Shui was shocked, he was really shocked.

"Isn't it?" At first, Qin Lang misunderstood his shock, "It's already 1894...... and then he realized what the problem was.

How could Yi Shui have known that a Sino-Japanese War would break out in 1894? He doesn't even see signs of war! Telling him that "there will be a war between China and Japan this year" would of course shock him very much - thankfully, this is what Qin Lang said, and if it were someone else, he would definitely be regarded as a madman by Yi Shui.

Qin Lang took a deep breath, and then let out a long breath. "Yes, this year." He began to fill in the loopholes, "Yi Shui, you must understand that a qualified arms dealer must have a good understanding of the situation in the world and be able to accurately judge where war will break out. ”

"To sell weapons to the warring parties?"

"Of course." Qin Lang nodded approvingly, and then he bypassed the question again. "So, whatever you want to do, it's too late by now. Japan was ready for a war, while China was not, and the ministers' main focus was now on celebrating the 60th birthday of the Queen Mother. ”

"But how can you learn about these things?" Yi Shui emphasized, "Qin Lang, some things should be secret—"

"Seventy percent of the information comes from open sources, Yi Shui. Therefore, a qualified intelligence officer must first have excellent analytical skills...... Of course, that's not the point of our conversation. "If Yi Shui continues to investigate his intelligence sources, Qin Lang's lies will be more dangerous. Because he himself does not know what is happening in the open channels that are now reporting on the situation in China, Japan and North Korea.

He began to miss the days when there was the Internet. It's easy to search for news on the web, and there are always people who like to show off what they know that others don't.

But that's a thing of the past...... He sighed. "In short, I have made it very clear that this year, there will be a war between China and Japan, and China will inevitably lose."

Qin Lang was sighing about the lack of the Internet, but Yi Shui thought that he was sighing for China and losing to Japan, so he also sighed with deep feelings. "We, China, are even connected to Japan...... So, Qin Lang, is there any hope for China to defeat Japan in the future? ”

"Later? Do you really want to know the answer? Then Qin Lang shook his head, "Trust me, you won't want to know the answer." ”

"No, I want to know."

"Do you really want to? I must warn you that the answer is certainly something you don't want to hear. ”

"Tell me." Yi Shui already had a very bad feeling. Now he only hoped that Qin Lang's answer would not be the worst one.

However, since Qin Lang's hint was already so obvious, his hope was just an illusion. "It's simple, overthrow the current government and then create a new government that is strong and able to rule the country effectively." Qin Lang said lightly.

He tried to use this method to avoid seriously irritating Yi Shui's nerves - most likely, he could not accept the idea of overthrowing the Qing government at this time. After all, even after the defeat in the Sino-Japanese War, reformism prevailed for some time.

However, Yi Shui's reaction was much better than he expected: he simply became more frustrated, rather than shouting at him for his rebellious thoughts.

After a while, he asked in a low voice, "Can't you even reform?" ”

"It's a pity." Qin Lang shook his head, "The Qing government is now like an old house that has rotted inside and out, just doing some repair work will not help at all, for the residents living inside, pushing it to build a new house is the fastest and safest way." ”

"But the revolution ...... A lot of people will die. Yi Shui argued in a low voice, "The history teacher Rachel hired for me taught me the history of France, England and the United States, the revolutions in France and England all killed a lot of people, and the United States, just to abolish black slaves, also broke out in large-scale wars......"

"A hundred deaths is a tragedy, and a million deaths are just statistics." Qin Lang looked at him very seriously, "Moreover, compared to those who died in various accidents, there are too few people who died in wars. ”

"Do you really think so?"

"I'm an arms dealer, have you ever seen a peace-loving arms dealer? Without war, I would have lost my job. Qin Lang exclaimed half-jokingly and exaggeratedly, but then became serious: "However, you better remember that freedom is not without a price, and the same is true for the rise of a country. ”

Yi Shui stared at his face for a moment, maybe a few minutes, then stood up and walked towards the cab.

But he still left a word. "Qin Lang, you have a little ...... Cold-blooded. ”

"Thank you for the compliment, Yi Shui." Qin Lang replied with a smile. He picked up a glass of Coca-Cola and drank it all slowly, in small sips.

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Note: Charles. Clabo. Colton, English writer, 1780-1832, though I'm not entirely sure he wrote "with a wound of shame that is unforgettable......

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