To be honest, the leak didn't cause much trouble in this negotiation. The Japanese protested to the United States, but the U.S. government did not take this protest seriously. Because first, the Americans felt that the buying and selling of weapons was a completely legitimate business and beyond reproach. The world is big, the wealth is the biggest, and it is a fool not to make money if you have money. Moreover, if it is Britain who speaks, then it is more or less worth considering, but what is Japan, and it is also in charge of the Americans, who have a clear destiny? In addition, the Japanese have been causing a lot of trouble for the United States in Hawaii recently, and the Americans are disgusted with the Japanese. Therefore, the protests of the Japanese were naturally taken as wind in their ears.

As for Chile, in fact, it doesn't care too much about the protests of the Japanese or anything, because the two countries are too far apart, does Japan dare to drive warships to Chile to play with the gunboat policy? In addition, the main economic exchange between Japan and Chile is that Japan buys Chilean copper ore, and theoretically, Japan can indeed reduce or even stop buying copper ore from Chile to hit Chile, but Japan does not have much copper ore itself, and even if it does not buy from Chile, it will have to buy from other countries, and this will also increase Japan's own costs. So Chileans don't think it's very likely that Japan will do this. However, during the negotiations, the Chileans used Japan as an excuse to constantly put forward new demands on the grounds that the Manchus' mistakes had caused them huge losses, such as the need to pay Chile for the purchase of ships after China and other countries went to war, and the Chileans used this as an excuse to raise a lot. As a result, the three parties finally reached an agreement, the MacDonald family provided Chile with a low-interest loan for the purchase of warships, and the Manchu government provided a guarantee for this loan, and obtained the right to obtain warships after paying the corresponding expenses in the event of war, and the MacDonald consortium also obtained such a clause: "If the war breaks out, under the condition that the interest rate is comparable, the Manchu government should give priority to the MacDonald Venture Capital Bank when financing the purchase of these warships." ”

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"Dad, are you sure that China will lose this war, even if they get new warships?" After going through the whole process of negotiations, Greystone, who returned to Duckburg, asked Scrooge this.

"Of course. Although the Manchus were able to get more warships, it was not enough for them to win the war. Donald, you've been studying military affairs for so long, so let's talk about it to your brother. Scrooge turned his head and said to Donald, who was standing aside.

Donald recently had a vacation and returned to Duck Castle. Before Greystone came in, Scrooge was testing what he had learned. Now after listening to Greystone's question, I used this question to test Donald by the way.

"Uncle Scrooge, that's what I think about this matter. First of all, the war is a confrontation between the overall amount of the country, and from a financial point of view, the fiscal revenues of the two countries are about the same, but there is a big difference in the surplus of expenditures, so the difference in military spending between the two countries is quite large. In addition, this matter has been exposed, the Japanese will definitely prepare for this, just financially, the Japanese still have the money to order more warships, but the Manchus may not be able to come up with the money to further strengthen the navy. If this negotiation can be truly kept secret and the Japanese can be caught off guard at that time, then there is a certain possibility of victory. But how can this matter be kept secret? It would be more advantageous for both the Chileans and for us to let this secret be known to the Japanese. So when the time really comes to war, the Japanese navy will definitely be able to overwhelm the Chinese navy with these new warships. ”

With that, Donald raised his eyes and looked at Scrooge, as if trying to see Scrooge's reaction. However, where is the reaction of Scrooge, who has been rolling in the human spirit for decades, so easy to see. So Donald continued:

"As far as I know earlier, the size of the Chinese fleet is not much smaller than that of Japan, but the naval cost is so different. This cannot but make one think of the question of how they managed to maintain such a fleet of the same size as Japan for much less money. What's more, in their fleet, there are more old warships, which are more expensive to maintain. So, I have to wonder about the state of maintenance of the Chinese fleet. In addition, I know that Japan has its own shipyards and ship repair yards, and the technical level is higher than that of China, which means that after the warship is damaged in battle, the Japanese warship will be able to recover its combat effectiveness much faster. In this way, in a naval battle, the possibility of victory for the Japanese army is even greater.

As for the battle on the ground of 6. Donald paused, then said, "Uncle Scrooge,?" ”

"This one really doesn't." Scrooge smiled and said, "I'm not your school's war room after all. However, there are still large world maps. Does it work? ”

At this time, Scrooge's secretary hurriedly pulled out the world map from the bookcase. This map could be spread out on Scrooge's desk.

"It's basically enough, anyway, I don't need to talk about the details of the tactical issues. It's a pity that it's a zoning map and not a topographic map. Donald said as he looked at the map.

"Look, Greystone, it's a long peninsula, and I remember it had a lot of mountains, but it's not a topographic map, so I can't see it. China, whether it is a very backward country. I hadn't seen it in person, but I guessed that the traffic conditions must have been terrible. It's not good, it's not much better than our Alaska traffic level. ”

It's not much better than Alaska, which is of course an exaggeration, at least for now, Scrooge hasn't made a big deal of Alaska's oil, so Alaska doesn't have decent roads, let alone railroads. However, at that time, the Northeast region was basically still at the ancient level.

"You know, in war, logistics is extremely important. Without logistical support, an army that fights valiantly and well cannot win a battle - unless their opponents are as timid as rabbits and as stupid as pigs. Considering that the size of the Chinese 6th Army is much larger than that of the Japanese 6th Army, the military expenditure spent on the 6th Army is less than that of the Japanese 6th Army. I am sure that both in terms of equipment and the level of training, the Japanese 6th Army should be superior to the squadron. Moreover, 6 is inconvenient on the ground, so the most effective way of supply is by sea. And once it fails at sea, the sea route will be cut off, and the transportation in the six places is extremely difficult, so that the side that loses the supply at sea will inevitably fail in the six places. ”

"But Donald, you just said that China has a much larger army than Japan. Can't they rely on numerical superiority and crowd tactics to defeat the Japanese? Gladstone asked.

"Ever since there were barbed wire, breech guns, barrel guns, machine guns, crowd tactics have been a joke. In addition, although there were more squadrons, they also had a larger area to defend, so they could not mobilize more reserves than the Japanese. Moreover, the transportation conditions determine the maximum number of troops that can be invested, and if the logistical supply cannot be guaranteed, the more people are sent, the faster the collapse will be. Therefore, China's numerical superiority is of no use at all. As long as there is a failure at sea, defeat on the 6 ground is inevitable. ”

"Thank you, Donald, and I get it all when you say that." Greystone said to Donald.

"Donald, that's a good explanation. You can see that you still learned something at West Point. You've been able to think like a general. Scrooge leaned back into the back and said to Donald and Greystone, "But I'm going to test you again, since the Japanese are destined to be the victors, why don't we side with the winners." Okay, go to the next room and think about it, and then come back and talk to me. ”

"Yes, Uncle Scrooge."

"Okay, Dad."

The two men answered, stood up, and walked out of Scrooge's office. In fact, at this time, Greystone already had his own ideas, but he knew that Scrooge didn't like him very much, so he immediately answered. His mother had told him that his father thought that his quick reflexes were an advantage, but that he should not rely on them.

"Your father would like to see you do your homework and be meticulous when you come up with your opinion. And not entirely by patting the head. Because patting the head is unreliable. Your father felt that as the next generation of the MacDonald consortium, it was more important to be rigorous and down-to-earth than to be whimsical. ”

So Greystone suppressed the thoughts he wanted to burst out of his mouth and left Scrooge's office with Donald.

"Greystone, do you have any ideas?" Donald asked.

"Ah, not yet." Greystone replied, "I'm going to think about it." What about you? ”

"Yes, I haven't thought about it yet." "But I think we're just trying to get rich, and that's what makes us more money, and I can't go wrong with that." ”

"I think so too." Glestone nodded to Donald, then opened the door to the small room on the left and walked inside. Donald walked into the small room opposite.

In the small room, with tables and chairs, paper and pens, and even an abacus (which was unanimously praised by the staff in Dashi's room after being imported from China, and even became an essential skill for relevant researchers), Greystone sat down at the table, took the pen and paper, and began to think

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