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Why not?

As an arms dealer, Qin Lang wanted all wars to become intense, protracted, and brutal, and that the countries that participated in the war suffered heavy losses, preferably for them to lose an entire generation - long and bloody wars were a haven for arms dealers, and they liked to see good things.

Even if a certain war that is going to be fought does not seem to have a direct connection with their interests.

But links are always established - arms dealers must take the initiative to look for opportunities. And Qin Lang believed that he could easily find his opportunity: neither Japan nor Russia were developed modern industrial countries and did not have a strong military industry. So, as long as their wars become intense and protracted, and their weapons and equipment are depleted faster than they can be replenished, they will need the assistance of free arms dealers.

His chance.

But to get this opportunity, the war must first be made intense and protracted. Unfortunately, the Japanese Empire did not yet have the ability to wage a protracted war with the Russian Empire: as a result of the economic blows he inflicted, the rate of capital accumulation in Japan was significantly reduced, which affected the rate of arms expansion; The only solution to this problem is to provide economic assistance to Tokyo to put its armament program back on track.

So Qin Lang supported Morgan's plan. But on closer inspection, it doesn't seem enough to support it: it's not funny enough, it's not dark humorous enough, it's not good enough for his unique tastes.

So Qin Lang decided to participate directly in Morgan's plan.

Loans to Japan.

He was able to participate in the plan, and without even having access to Tricell's funds - let alone the gold he had secretly stored - and with his consent, discussing a few technical issues with Morgan, he could make a loan to the Japanese Empire, not more, but not less, thirteen million dollars.

“…… After deducting all the associated expenses, the net profit for each participant is about 13 million US dollars, but at the current rate of growth, I believe that this figure can reach 15 million when the program officially enters the second phase. ”

Qin Lang turned his attention back to what he was talking about. The railroad scam scheme, which has so far been very successful, has not progressed as expected...... To be precise, it was Morgan and his advisers who expected it to go well – and Qin Lang thought it went well – and last year's war affected investor confidence: fears that the Chinese public would interfere with or even sabotage the railway construction project driven by strong xenophobia, some investors sold their stocks, while the rest remained on the sidelines, causing stock prices to slip slightly.

But this was only a temporary problem, and when the news of the occupation of Beijing by American troops reached New York, the decline ended, followed by a slow recovery, and then, after the signing of the peace agreement, it turned into a rapid climb.

"We've been concentrating almost double the amount we've been concentrating in the last four months as we've been in the previous 10 months." Morgan sighed contentedly, "If it weren't for the fact that we had to make the project into the second phase, we would have gained more in this round of harvest." ”

Qin Lang understood what he meant: it doesn't matter, there will be another round of harvesting.

He shrugged and smiled mockingly. "I thought I could find something for my mercenaries."

"Looking for something?"

"I used to think that the construction staff of the railway company might need professional security personnel to provide protection, but since they will soon be returning home......" and he stopped.

He made a joke, but not just a joke - Morgan knew it all, of course.

"You can't make every penny in your hands." The emperor of Wall Street responded with a joke that was not a joke, "even though we always want to make every penny in our hands." ”

"All I can say is that it's a pity."

"There are many things in the world that we regret." Morgan picked up a Cuban cigar - he didn't ask Qin Lang if he needed it, because it was unnecessary - lit it, took a hard puff and satisfied himself for a while, then asked, "What do you think about the situation in Southern Africa?" ”

Their conversation finally entered the most crucial part of this meeting, Qin Lang knew, and Morgan also knew. While the loans to the Japanese government and the progress of the railroad fraud scheme were only secondary, procedural work that did not require much attention to be brought to fruition, the war between Britain and the Boers was not so easy to find a breakthrough in profit, and more energy had to be devoted to studying it.

Unfortunately, the study of military issues was not Morgan's specialty, and the complexity of the situation was beyond the analytical capabilities of the military experts he hired and could consult, which made it extremely difficult for him to find accurate answers in it.

Fortunately, Qin Lang is also an expert on military issues, with a keen eye and outstanding analytical skills, and Morgan believes that he can provide some help with his plan.

And for the sake of his own plans, Qin Lang will definitely reveal all his judgments.

Of course, he guessed right.

"About that war going on in Southern Africa? Only one thing is now absolutely certain, Britain will win the war. The first sentence is always ceremonial nonsense, empty and meaningless, and the second is no less so, "but relying on German aid, the Boers will create a great problem for the British." ”

"How huge will it be?" That's what Morgan cares about.

Qin Lang gave him an answer. "My expectation is that the British government will eventually need to commit more than 400,000 soldiers, both regular and irregular, and take two to three years to solve the Boer problem."

Qin Lang did not put a lot of discounts on history when making some kind of predictions as before. Although according to his usual practice, Qin Lang would not directly tell the historical knowledge he knew, so as to avoid errors and ruin his reputation as a prophet, but this time, he did not discount it so much.

For the situation had become quite different: without German military advisers and munitions assistance, the Boers, taking advantage of the stupidity of the British army and their own cunning, kept the war going for three years, forcing London to commit 450,000 regular and irregular troops in southern Africa - which they did. Now that the Boers have got what they coveted, can't they do the same?

The war will only last longer, the British will only put in more strength, and he will no longer have to discount as much as he used to.

Qin Lang almost completely disclosed what he knew.

It surprised Morgan.

"Two to three years? At least 400,000 soldiers? The Wall Street Emperor's brain was spinning rapidly, and in just an instant, he already had a whole dozen plans, but before finalizing those plans, he needed to know how correct Qin Lang's prediction was.

He's always been right. Of course, Morgan was well aware of Qin Lang's foresight. But this time, he was predicting a war between Britain and the Boer colonists, a clash between the world's most powerful country and a small group of militants...... Two to three years, at least 400,000 soldiers, Morgan thinks this forecast is unlikely.

It's like being told that he needs to mobilize 20,000 gunmen and that it will take three months to neutralize a small group of armed workers at a mine—no possibility. Even if Germany had provided aid to the Boers, of course, it would have been like Rockefeller sending dozens of gunmen to support the workers, but the outcome would not have changed.

It only took 3,000 gunmen and two days for him to put down any gang of armed miners, and by the same token, London would probably need only 100,000 troops to turn the Transvaal and Orange into history in a year.

That's how it should be.

After a little more careful consideration, Morgan cautiously expressed his opinion. "Don't you think you've predicted too much time and consumption, Qin?"

Qin Lang shook his head. "Nope."

"No?"

"Nope." He repeated it affirmatively, and then explained: "We should see that the peoples of the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State are working for a great cause, the independence, freedom, democracy and human rights of the two States......

"We can put these high-sounding slogans aside." Morgan interrupted, "You should save these overly rosy words to politicians in Washington -- if you're going to support the Boers." ”

"If the Boers were as rich and generous as the British, I would support them." Qin Lang shrugged his shoulders and resumed his speech: "If you don't consider other factors, there is only one reason why the war lasted for three years and forced the British government to commit 400,000 soldiers, the army of the British Empire was never ready to fight a modern war with the Boers in South Africa. ”

"The reason," Morgan thought for a moment, "...... I personally think it's very general and lacks enough persuasiveness." ”

"Yes. But it takes a lot of time to make a detailed explanation. Qin Lang looked at Morgan, "Mr. Morgan, do we have that much time?" ”

Morgan pulled out his pocket watch and looked at it. "We have two hours and twenty-nine minutes left."

That wasn't enough, but the Wall Street emperor made a request: "You can give a brief explanation in as much detail as possible." ”

He knew that Qin Lang would accept it. As he expected, without any hesitation, Qin Lang accepted. "No problem."

He had a small problem, though. "At what point should we start? British Army, Boer Army, or Modern War? ”

"Modern warfare." (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.) )