After hearing this, Sheng Haizhou's face changed drastically, and he couldn't help but have a deeper understanding of the accuracy of the Datong Party's information, but he still argued strongly, "But you ask for payment of gold and silver, Japan lacks resources, and there are many types of industrial products that are not self-sufficient, and it is not easy to maintain a trade balance, where do you get so much hard currency?" ”

However, Li Hui has long been prepared for this, Tang Shaoyi only needs to read according to the information issued above, "Japan was a country of gold and silver back then, although those mineral deposits are almost mined now, but if the new technology we provide is used, there should still be a lot of potential to be tapped, especially Sado Jinshan has the possibility of becoming a world-class gold and silver mine again." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Sheng Haizhou was overjoyed when he heard this, thinking that Japan had a new source of wealth, but he did not know that although the total reserves of the remnants of those gold and silver mountains were still quite a lot, the grade had been low to a certain extent, and if he insisted on greatly increasing production, even if there was advanced technology that surpassed the West, it would definitely cause extremely serious environmental pollution. Well, in fact, those advanced technologies are the culprits of pollution in the first place......

Tang Shaoyi didn't know anything about mining and metallurgy, so naturally he couldn't see the problem, he just continued to preach according to Li Hui's prior arrangement, "And after the peace talks are reached, China and Japan will conclude a comprehensive alliance......

China will support Japan to abolish the unequal treaties imposed on Japan by the West, which Li Hui mentioned before, so Sheng Haizhou is not particularly surprised, but the establishment of a raw silk price alliance between China and Japan to enhance bargaining power, forcing the West to raise the purchase price of raw silk This point made Sheng Haizhou's eyes suddenly brighten, Japan before the First Sino-Japanese War almost all of the export earnings rely on raw silk, even if the price is only raised by one or two percent, the benefits that can be obtained are definitely not a small amount. What's more, just to eliminate the impact of the price war between Chinese and Japanese silk merchants, there is absolutely more room for silk price to increase.

But for now, there is a problem that must be solved first, at present, the war between China and Britain is in full swing, the trade between the East and the West is almost completely interrupted, the Japanese silk merchants are dying, if this war is not over, they are afraid that they will go bankrupt......

"Rest assured, this war should be over soon." Tang Shaoyi's words made Sheng Haizhou think that the Chinese government was ready to make concessions, but his next words did not mean this at all, "As long as the fleet sent by the British mainland is defeated, the British government can only admit it and honestly cede the land and pay compensation." ”

Sheng Haizhou suddenly became even more worried, and asked, "Do you still want the British government to pay compensation for land cession?" If the land is a colony, there may still be a little possibility, this indemnity seems to have never been paid in history, right? ”

"It's a problem, but there's always a way to fix it. As long as this decisive battle at sea is lost again, almost all of Britain's overseas colonies will fall into a dangerous state of complete defense, and even the toughest government will find it difficult to bear such great losses. Having said that, even if the British government still refuses to pay reparations at that time, it is nothing, we will fight all the way to India, and support the local anti-British elements to fight for independence, to see if they can still sit still. Tang Shaoyi snorted coldly, he couldn't say such cruel words before, obviously, inspired by the brilliant victory in the Battle of Singapore, even the diplomats who have always been afraid of foreigners have gradually hardened their bones.

"Once India falls into war, tea production will be greatly affected, and then the West will have to rely on East Asian tea exports again, which is a big source of money, and this can also establish a price alliance with China to strive for greater profits." , Sheng Haizhou, who was born in the navy, still knows a lot about the situation in the West, and before Tang Shaoyi pointed it out, he thought of this himself, and suddenly felt happy in his heart.

Seeing that Sheng Haizhou was in deep thought, Tang Shaoyi thought that he was still embarrassed, so he continued to explain the conditions for reparations, "I said before that in addition to gold and silver, the materials that our government is willing to accept can also be used to offset the indemnity, so Japan does not have to worry about not being able to afford to pay compensation. ”

"But there aren't many Japanese products that are in demand in China, right?" Although Sino-Japanese trade was very prosperous in history, in fact, it was mainly Japan that used gold and silver to buy Chinese goods, and the total amount of goods that Japan could export to China has been limited, and Japan originally hoped that it could dump industrial products on China after the First Sino-Japanese War opened the Chinese market, but it did not expect that the Datong Party would emerge, and the science and technology they mastered were far more advanced than Japan's, and China's industrial products would inevitably be cheaper than Japan's in the future, and it would be difficult for Japan to keep its own market at that time. Where else can we hope to occupy the Chinese market?

"Who's to say no? For example, China has always been short of copper, and Japan's copper ore has always been a major source of Chinese imports, and with the technical support we provide, production and revenue will certainly increase significantly. Tang Shaoyi immediately retorted, and at the same time threw out two plans for the Japanese side to choose from, "There is another way, your country can directly sell the mine to us to offset the compensation, including gold and silver mines, we are very interested in many minerals in your country, if fully developed, the profit space will not be less than 200 million taels of silver." Of course, considering that time is also a cost, it is impossible for us to buy at this price, but it will certainly not be less than 100 million taels, and we will also pull the economy from local employees, Mr. Haizhou can consider it. ”

"Can you make so much money?" , Sheng Haizhou was suddenly moved, he knew very well how inefficient the operation of Japanese companies was, if he continued to operate by himself, he would be able to earn tens of millions of taels of silver if he died, and it seemed that it was better to sell it directly to China. It's just that this kind of thing is easy to be accused of betraying the country, and Katsu Haizhou doesn't dare to agree easily, so it's better to wait for Ito Hirofumi to decide after he recovers from his illness, although Ito Hirobumi is not an economic expert, but he is always more expert than himself, and his status can also afford that responsibility.

Seeing that Sheng Haizhou did not make a decision, Tang Shaoyi did not urge, but continued, "In addition to mines, fixed assets such as railways, and even labor, can also be used to offset the compensation. ”

It is not difficult to understand that fixed assets such as railways can be counted as money, but China's willingness to spend money on Japanese laborers is really beyond Shenghaizhou's imagination, and he asked with a puzzled face, "China has a population of 40,000, will there still be a shortage of laborers?" (To be continued.) )