Since Chen Dingtian planned to let these people from the Heaven and Earth Society go to Britain to study the army, although the British army may not be the best, it should be the most suitable army for Chinese at present. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Chen Dingtian is not the kind of superstitious person, superstitious about Germany's world's first army. For example, in later generations, China was the world's first army, but not many countries will learn from it, because the army training methods of every country cannot be completely replicated. Although Germany is the world's first army, they are not the most suitable for China, but the British are the most suitable for China, and the British training is very capable of training those who are not native peoples, and they have a strong accumulated experience, which the German army cannot master.

In this way, it is the most appropriate way to learn the army with the British. Of course, especially in the face of future enemies, these future enemies of heaven and earth will be the Manchus, why did they have to meet the standards of the German Army at one time to go back to war in the face of the Manchus? What kind of organization, what kind of tactics, and even what kind of national defense strategy you want to adopt depends on who your imaginary enemy is. If your imaginary enemy is an alien, then naturally how powerful it is. But if the imaginary enemy is an indigenous African, then you naturally don't have to hold yourself to such high standards. If you blindly pursue high standards, you will inevitably lose more than you gain in the end.

What suits you is the best, don't pursue what is the most perfect, just ask for the right fit.

"The British are the best fit for us at the moment, but how can I convince them to give us a lot of training in the army and even in the training of officers? Training the Army and training officers, then I don't think it's so simple for us. If you want to train the army and officers massively in the future, you have to get the support of the whole of Britain, can I convince the whole of Britain? At present, it is just a few officers who are making a small fuss here, so naturally they can easily pass. However, once we let the rebel army arrange a large number of British instructors to train, and even let our rebel officers and soldiers go to England to study and study the army, the nature of this will be different. What should I offer in exchange for the British to agree? Chen Dingtian began to think.

At present, the British are actually looking at Chen Dingtian's face, and the rebel army of the Heaven and Earth Society has nothing to do with the British, and there is no need for them to help the British rebel army. Especially in the early days, these Manchu and Taiping wars, they all used neutral means and did not interfere with either side. Especially at present, Britain does not have much interest in China, so they will not pay much attention to China's civil strife, just like the future generations will not be inertial to Africa, because Africa has little influence on them. Although China is still a big country in the West, it cannot influence the West, which is why they do not care.

However, there was no direct stake between the two sides, and Chen Dingtian was not confident that he would be able to persuade the British to send a large number of instructors and the rebel army to send a large number of students to study. If you want Britain to give something, you also have to give something yourself. Chen Dingtian and the UK are actually a trading relationship with Hongguoguo, if Chen Dingtian doesn't come up with something valuable, then the UK will definitely not agree to give him so many things.

But what does Chen Dingtian have to do now?

"What do the British need? What is there in the UK that is scarce, but I can get my hands on it? However, the amount of money I have now is not a fraction of the British. The money is not good, but what do I have? The navy was the most important thing for the British, and the navy was to ensure the overseas colonies, and the overseas colonies had to control the sea. Sea dominance, oh, I understand what I've come up with. Chen Dingtian suddenly thought of it.

Chen Dingtian called Fu Shanxiang and Guan Qin and asked them to translate together, and Chen Dingtian started his career of copying books again. This time Chen Dingtian copied the book, it is not an ordinary copy, this time Chen Dingtian copied the book and plagiarized the famous book "The Theory of Sea Power" from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century. This theory of sea power was written by Mahan, a well-known US admiral and naval expert, and this theory of sea power can be said to be the first guiding theory of the navy and an important milestone in the development of the navy, and it is also famous even in the 21 st century and has been continuously studied by many naval experts.

The theory of sea power affects not only the United States, but even European countries. Britain, France, and Germany also attached great importance to this theory of sea power, and even Germany established a plan to build a strong navy. The impact of this "Theory of Sea Power" on the whole world is very huge, and this is something that Britain absolutely needs at the moment. The United States, Japan, Germany, Britain, France, the former Soviet Union, and other countries have all taken this theory of sea power as an important guiding basis for naval development, and its influence is huge.

Although Britain has a huge navy on the surface, it will not work if the military of a powerful country does not have a corresponding and accurate guiding ideology. Without sufficient guidance, it will inevitably fall into a state of disorder, and no matter how powerful an army is, it will also collapse. Before the theory of sea power was proposed, all countries in the world were confused about the use and development of the navy. Only after the "Theory of Sea Power" came out, it laid a foundation for the development of the entire world's navy, and the theory of sea power played an important role in laying the foundation for the theory of modern sea power, and even Mahan became a famous expert in naval theory.

"Copy it, copy it out quickly. After copying out this Mahan's theory of sea power, I can also establish the identity of a naval theory expert. When the time comes, I don't believe that the British are not tempted! Even if it is the world's largest naval power, in the face of such an important thing, it must be tempted. Chen Dingtian thought.

Chen Dingtian quickly wrote out the outline of this theory of sea power, and he quickly called his British butler Villax and directly asked him to be responsible for contacting the UK.

"Werix, you take this outline to your British Consul in Shanghai, Ali Guo, and I think my new work can be sold to the British." Chen Dingtian said.

Venix quickly sent this outline to Ali Guo, this outline is actually not a lot of words, but it can completely express the central idea of this sea power theory, and I believe that Ali Guo will not fail to see the value in it. If you can't see the value in this, then Ali Guo will go home and retire as soon as possible.

When Ali Guo saw this outline, he was immediately excited. Britain has the world's largest navy, but it does not have a correspondingly perfect guiding ideology. Although I don't know whether this theory of sea power is true or not, if it is really as stated above, it can be used as an important guiding ideology for Britain's future layout and naval development.

Don't look at this guiding ideology as unimportant, but a good guiding ideology can accurately bring your strength into play. Your guiding ideology determines the development strategy, and the development strategy determines the tactical layout, and if even the guiding ideology is incomplete, then in the end, even if there is a strong army, it will inevitably fail.

It is necessary to establish the guiding ideology according to one's own actual situation, such as who the enemy country is. Prussia's current guiding ideology was to unify Germany, not to compete with Britain for overseas colonies. Prussia's guiding ideology lies in unification, otherwise if Prussia spends its limited resources on developing its navy, wouldn't it be putting the cart before the horse? An accurate guiding ideology has an incomparably huge effect on an army or even a country, and such an effect is obviously of great significance.

"Mr. Chen, how much do you want to sell this sea power theory? Mr. Chen, I would like to buy out this sea power theory and sign a non-disclosure agreement, so that you will not be able to disclose it to any other country in the next 20 years. As long as you promise not to disclose it to any other country within 20 years, we in the UK can make any offer you want, and we in the UK must buy it out. Ali Guo asked.

Ali Guo believes that this theory of sea power is actually priceless, and this cannot be measured by money at all. Anything that can be bought with money is definitely earned. Ali Guo has now received the authorization of 200,000 pounds from the country, and even if Chen Dingtian directly offers 200,000 pounds, Ali Guo dares to agree immediately, because this sea power theory is also of great significance to Britain, the world's largest naval power, and will inevitably have an incomparably huge guide for the future development of the world's navies. Of course, Ali Guo naturally wanted to monopolize it, and he demanded that Chen Dingtian not disclose it to any foreign country for 20 years, so as to ensure his superior position in the guiding ideology of the navy.

Twenty years is enough, because Ali Guo doesn't think that this book can be kept secret for more than 20 years, in fact, Ali Guo's heart is only ten years, and it is very good to be able to keep it secret for ten years. However, ten years is enough to exchange for a huge first-mover advantage, and it is not so easy for the countries behind to catch up after ten years. Ten years from now, countries around the world will definitely get this theory of sea power through various channels sooner or later, and this is not because Chen Dingtian leaked secrets, but because Britain cannot withstand all kinds of foreign intelligence spying or various means of forcing to come up with this theory of sea power.

Of course, as a diplomat, he is naturally accustomed to the practice of "opening the lion's mouth" and asking for money on the spot. The first thing he said was twenty years, and he didn't expect to keep it a secret for twenty years anyway, but it was also a professional habit to speak hard.

"Mr. Aliguo, how much do you think this "Theory of Sea Power" is worth?" Chen Dingtian asked.

Ali Guo smiled bitterly, this Chen Dingtian has caught the death hole. Because books like "The Theory of Sea Power" are actually not bestsellers, if you meet someone who knows the goods, it will naturally be priceless. Depending on who the "consumer" is, the value is different. If it is for ordinary people, give them this theory of sea power, I am afraid that in their eyes, it is not as good as a Shakespearean opera play, and maybe even less valuable than some street novels.

The value of some books does not lie in whether they can bring much economic benefit to the author, but in the books that leverage the general trend of the world behind them. Maybe the books such as Capital of the Ma Sect Leader did not bring much economic income to the Ma Sect Master, but the value behind him is far more valuable than any novel. The book of the Sect Master Ma has leveraged the general trend of the world and changed the direction of human history, and such an important book cannot be described by the so-called economic value alone. Even if someone becomes the richest man in the world one day by writing novels, his status in history will never surpass that of the Ma sect leader.

The theory of sea power was of inestimable value to the British naval power, and this was what they valued. This kind of reference book can't be sold at a good price when it is sold outside, and ordinary people don't spend too much money to buy it, so it is of no use to them. However, for those real national rulers and high-ranking generals, it is very important, and it plays an extremely important role in the future national strategy. Ordinary people care about their own lives, but the rulers of the country and the senior officials of the government have to think about not only their own lives, but many other things.

However, Ali Guo knew that Chen Dingtian knew the value of this book very well. Ali Guo thinks that it is impossible for him to squeeze this copyright out of his hands through some means, because if Chen Dingtian is the kind of person who is stupid and can't see the value clearly, then he will not be able to write this "Theory of Sea Power", and if he can write this theory of sea power, it shows that he knows the value of this "Theory of Sea Power".

Therefore, Ali Guo knew that he didn't have many hole cards in his hand, and there was nothing that could threaten Chen Dingtian, which made him very depressed. In fact, Ali Guo understands better in his heart that if this sea power theory can really play an important role in the future international trend of the United Kingdom, then it is not surprising how much money Britain spent to buy it. Of course, the premise is that within ten years, at least ten years, Chen Dingtian promised not to leak it to foreign countries, as long as Chen Dingtian does not leak it to foreign countries within ten years, then it is worth it. Ten years for your own navy, it will be worth spending so much wealth.

"Mr. Chen, what do you want? As long as you set a price, then we in the British Empire will buy it. We don't have anything else in the British Empire, that is, a lot of money. Even, 200,000 pounds, what do you think? As long as you promise to sell us this sea power buyout and not disclose it to any other country for twenty years, then I can also promise to give you 200,000 pounds to buy out this book. That's 10,000 pounds a year, which is definitely a big deal. To put it mildly, even our Prime Minister's annual salary is less than a few hundred pounds, and if you earn 10,000 pounds a year, it is definitely a very wealthy class in our Britain. Ali Guo said.