Chapter 1191: What About the White Peril? The third is more presented
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With a stomach full of doubts, Joseph. Bonaparte left the Tuileries Palace, packed his bags, and prepared to set out on his way to America. And shortly after he left the Tuileries Palace, Duke Walewski, Minister of Foreign Affairs of France and the Roman Empire, took with him the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Poland, Friedrich Friedrich. Engels walked into his office.
"Your Majesty the Emperor." Engels is still dressed the same as when he was the general manager of the Ming Imperial Foundation, wearing a suit made of well-made grass mud and horse velvet material, and his hair and beard are neatly groomed. Also bowed respectfully to Napoleon III, the largest reactionary in Europe.
"Sit down, Monsieur Engels, my friend." Napoleon III raised his hand and pointed to a chair across from his desk, then pointed to another chair and said to Valofsky, "Alexander, sit down and talk too...... The situation in the world is very confusing during this time, and I have a lot to discuss with you. But before we do that, let's talk about butter. ”
Butter? Well, yes, Napoleon III was very concerned about the suffering of the people, and butter was a must-have on the French table in this era. As a result of the wars in North America in recent years, the United States has greatly reduced its food exports to Europe, and the prices of people's daily necessities, including butter, have been high -- in fact, this is also related to the slow growth of grain production caused by the current small-scale peasant protection policies in France and Italy. And in order to reduce the price of butter, as early as 1862, Napoleon III ordered a solicitation for the method of making margarine. This method has now been found by chemists at Jason Central Laboratory, and the patent has been transferred to the Polish Agricultural Cooperative, of which Engels himself is the general manager.
Although the word "agriculture" was hung, this "General Agricultural Cooperative" was in fact a vehicle for promoting the industrialization of Poland. Engels' industrialization plan for Poland was to rely on Polish agriculture, give full play to Poland's comparative advantages, and focus on the development of the food processing industry...... It may sound like a no-frills, but it's a very viable option.
Although the concept of a "perfect industrial system" immediately popped up when later generations of Chinese thought of industrialization, this concept was very unrealistic for Poland. The territory of the current Republic of Poland is the same as that of the former Congress Kingdom of Poland, but it is only tens of thousands of square miles (128,500 square kilometers) in size, with no coastline and no important industrial resources other than the coal mines of Lublin. However, the cultivated land is extremely rich and fertile, which is converted into more than 100 million acres! And it's all black soil, which is as fertile as China's Northeast Plains. After the land was divided equally among the more than four million Polish peasants, Poland would certainly not be able to eat enough agricultural products. Therefore, it is inevitable to develop the food processing industry and maximize the benefits of Polish agricultural products.
Moreover, the current Russian Empire has also begun to export agricultural products to Europe, and Poland, as one of the closest European countries to Russia, can take advantage of this advantage to further process cheap Russian agricultural products and make profits from them.
As for heavy industry, which is concerned about the national economy and people's livelihood...... Well, Engels would not be so brutal, even if Stalin was replaced as the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Poland, he would not be so foolish and insist on developing some heavy industry in a small country with no iron ore mines and no access to the sea, and surrounded by Russia, Prussia, and Austria. In Engels' view, the security of the Republic of Poland could not be built on a well-developed heavy industry, but only on a system of national mobilization and alliances with Prussia and France.
Yu Qi went on the horse hard, and finally went bankrupt because of the joint suppression and blockade of Russia, Prussia and Austria, it is better not to make butter with artillery.
"Oh, it's man-made?" A piece of margarine, which looks like the finest butter, was already in front of Napoleon III. This is a sample margarine from the Polish Agricultural Cooperative.
"Yes, this is margarine made from peanuts and soybeans from Poland, and the taste is not much different from that of butter from cow's milk, and we use the patented technology of Jason Central Laboratories."
"I'll taste it...... Well, it tastes good and is a good thing! Napoleon III took out a knife, cut a small piece of butter, put it in his mouth and chewed it, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Your Majesty, we hope to name it after Napoleon margarine, as a testament to the great friendship between France and Poland!" Engels hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and poured ** soup on Napoleon III.
Duke Valewski also chimed in: "Your Majesty, this is a very good idea, we can't just have Napoleonic cannons without Napoleonic butter. ”
Napoleon III will not do business, of course, I don't know how big the brand effect of the "Napoleon brand" is! He also felt that Napoleonic butter had a good name, and the French people now needed butter more than cannons.
"Very well, it's called Napoleon butter...... It will be the designated butter of the Tuileries Palace and the French Army. ”
Engels had a smug smile on his face, and the general manager of the Ming Imperial Consortium was of course the most business-savvy person in the world...... Napoleon's brand and the order of the French Army were so cheated!
But Napoleon III didn't invite Engels from Poland to Paris for a small piece of butter, he had more important things to say. He glanced at Duke Valewski, the illegitimate son of Napoleon I, and immediately smiled: "Mr. Engels, at present, public opinion in Europe is very unfriendly to the yellow race, with your understanding of His Majesty of China, will he take the same measures in the East to unite the Asian nations against the 'white evil'?" ”
"Ah...... White Peril? Engels was stunned, and after thinking about it carefully, he also felt that Napoleon III's words were quite reasonable. It is hard to say whether the "white curse" will threaten Europe or something, but the "white curse" has been a scourge to the people of India and Nanyang for many years. If there really is any "racial confrontation", then should Zhu Jishi unite the Asian peoples against the European colonizers?
However, Engels thought for a long time, and finally shook his head, "Your Majesty the Emperor, I don't think the Ming Emperor would do this, because ...... He only has a sense of identity with the yellow peoples of East Asia, and has no good feelings for the indigenous peoples of South Asia and the South Seas, as well as the peoples of Central Asia. In fact, there is little difference in the appearance of the people of the Ming Dynasty, Korea, and Japan in East Asia, and they all use Chinese characters to speak Chinese official dialect, and they are relatively similar in culture. However, the difference between the indigenous people of Nanyang and the East Asian race is still relatively large.
In addition, in the eyes of East Asians, the natives of the South Seas are too lazy and stupid. Well, Your Majesty the Emperor, those East Asians are very industrious and thrifty, the best workers and peasants. And the natives of the South Seas are indeed a bit ......"
Engels really couldn't say the word "inferior", he was a socialist! But he is also a Prussian, in his opinion, the Chinese are a little sloppy and not serious in doing things, there is too much red tape, and there are ** everywhere! And the Japanese, in his opinion, the concept of hierarchy and servility are too serious...... As for the natives of Nanyang, of course, the mentor did not discriminate, but only ordered the royal consortium to use Chinese laborers as much as possible in the trading houses, factories, mines and plantations in Nanyang.
"So that's ......," Napoleon III said, with a disappointed expression, "what about the Indians?" The Ming Emperor seems to have had a close relationship with an Indian princely queen, and he also issued large bonds in India. Is it possible for him to unite Indians against white colonial rule? ”
Hearing this question, Engels smiled in his heart, and already understood what Napoleon III wanted to do...... The British wanted to use the "* disaster theory" to break up the alliance between the Ming Dynasty and France, while Napoleon III came up with the "white disaster theory", wanting Zhu Jishi to take the lead in Asia against British colonial rule in India and the South Seas. And as long as India is in chaos, the British Empire will most likely be broken, and if it can collapse, it will be much easier for France to replace it!
Seeing that Engels did not speak, Wallevsky reminded with a smile: "Mr. Engels, I think the International Workingmen's Association should not care about the interests of the working people of India and the Dutch East Indies, who are deeply oppressed?" Perhaps it is also possible to remind His Majesty of China that he is responsible for the entire Asian nation! ”r1152