"Ah, the Panama Canal. That's a good idea. And it's a mess in that place. Scrooge said, "But it's good to mess up, and it's easy to buy that piece of land when it's messed up." Dorothea, you're thinking very well. This thing ......"

Scrooge originally wanted to say, I'll leave this matter to you. But when the words came to his lips, he suddenly remembered that since this place is so messy, if you want to get it, it will inevitably be some very murderous and violent things that can't be put on the table, and it must be indispensable to kill the whole family. It's not that Scrooge doesn't want his wife's hands to be stained with blood or anything, but it's that a violent institution like Blackwater is best controlled directly in his own hands.

So Scrooge said: "This matter is not urgent now, I will let someone organize an inspection group to take a look." Well, is the New York Tower still smooth? ”

"It's going well." Dorothea said, "The long-term heavy load test of the large steam turbine system has just been successfully completed, and in the continuous operation for up to two months, the steam turbine has not suffered any serious failures, which is far more reliable than the average reciprocating steam engine." And according to calculations, our steam engines are also much higher in thermal efficiency than those reciprocating steam engines. Also, the motors are running pretty well, and I think we should use these technologies in some of our own factories. I asked someone to calculate that the steel plant alone, which uses a lot of gas turbines and electricity, can save us close to 30% of the power expenditure. ”

"You can talk to Carol about this, he's swallowed a lot of factories and is renovating them." "In addition, the new wireless telegraph factory is also preparing to expand production." Because Europe is about to go to war, after this war is over, the role of radio stations for the army will become as important as artillery. At that time, orders from all over the world will fly like snowflakes. Scrooge said.

"War is coming? How do you know? Dorothea asked.

"Just look at the orders of the Austrians and Prussians in infantry weapons companies for the last year or so, and you can see that they are preparing for war." "A few years ago, just after the Italian War of Independence, Prussia bought a full set of patents for the MacDonald's 1857 rifle and began to redress its army," Scrooge explained. By the end of last year, Lincoln was selling old guns all over the world, and Austria bought hundreds of thousands of old rear-loading rifles in one go, who would have bought so many old rifles in one go if it weren't for the war. ”

"And who do you think will win?" Dorothea asked.

"Prussians, of course." "Prussia was largely industrialized, while Austria was semi-industrialized at best," Scrooge said. Prussia also prepared for this war much earlier and more fully than Austria. Unless a great power intervenes, there is no possibility that they will not win. ”

"Will there be a big power intervening?" Dorothea asked again.

"Probably not. Because the intervention of major powers will have a chain reaction. The only one who could support Austria was France. But as soon as France supported Austria, Britain would immediately stand up for Prussia. Because Britain's position determines that any country that has the potential to become the dominant power in Europe will pose a mortal threat to Britain, and Britain will not hesitate to suppress it. That's why the British are called the-stirring sticks of Europe. The national policy of the British was to divide Europe. ”

Speaking of this, Scrooge couldn't help but think of his previous life, he could always see some yellow-skinned Nazis on the forum who were surprised by why Britain refused to accept Yuan's peace sincerity during World War II, and would rather let himself slip off the throne of the world's largest power than achieve peace with Nazi Germany, so that Yuan could fight the Soviet Union wholeheartedly. In fact, as long as you think about it from the perspective of the United Kingdom, the answer to this question is very simple. Peace with Nazi Germany, after the Nazis integrated Europe, would form an overwhelming advantage over Britain in overall power. By that time, Britain could be destroyed at any time. And desperately fighting Nazi Germany, uniting with the United States and the Soviet Union, will definitely be able to defeat Germany, although the position of the world leader will definitely be lost, but there will definitely be no danger of losing the country. In such a situation, the lesser of two evils is the lesser of two evils, and fools know what the British should do.

Now it is the same, if France supports Austria to defeat Prussia, France will become the boss of Euro 6, which will directly pose a fatal threat to Britain, so Britain will definitely support Prussia desperately.

"After Britain intervenes, Prussia will surely win?" Dorothea hadn't gotten it yet.

"Dorothea, it looks like maybe I should make up for your lesson in the European form." Scrooge said, "Na Xiaosan is far from his uncle in ability, but he is determined to be the emperor like his uncle." At that time, it was the peasants in France who supported his uncle the most, because the Emperor Napoleon not only collected little taxes on the peasants, but also had all kinds of preferential treatment and help. In order to gain the support of the peasants and become the emperor, Na Xiaosan also gave the peasants low taxes and various preferential treatments and help. As a result, his government immediately ran out of money. The government of Na Xiaosan has been plagued by a lack of money, how they are the opponents of the British, who are in the ascendant. ”

"Take the junior? It's an interesting name. Dorothea smiled, "So how much can we gain in this war?" ”

"There are so many benefits. Not to mention buying weapons, once this war is won, Prussia will definitely embark on the road of competing for hegemony with France. Because industrialized Prussia needed the entire German states to be its own market, and France, which had lost in the colonial competition, also needed the German states as dumping grounds for industrial goods. You have been studying Marx's politics and economics these days, and you should be able to understand it, right? ”

"Well," Dorothea nodded, "so there's going to be a war between them, and then, we can buy more weapons?" ”

"How much benefit can this have?" Scrooge smiled, "Now France's power is still obviously stronger than Prussia's, and it should be that French industry is stronger." It was the same even if Prussia won the First World War against Austria. To defeat France, Prussia needed to exhibit stronger industry. Because only with the industrial countries can the industrial countries be defeated. And it's not easy to do that. But isn't the electrical technology we have in our hands ready to come in handy? In the process of further industrialization of Prussia, we can benefit far more than just arms. ”

"Only the industrial countries can defeat the industrial countries? So how did we win the War of Independence? Dorothea was clearly unconvinced by this conclusion.

"We have the support of France, and we are not called defeated, we can only say that we have repelled the British. This is a big difference from defeating the British. Scrooge said, "But the two wars in Prussia in the future will be different, the current one will win, Austria will become a third-rate country, and the latter one will be won, and France will give up the position of the first power in the six European powers." That's what defeats the opponent. The war of independence against us was won, and Britain was the world leader, so it could only be called repelling, not defeating. ”

"Well, there's kind of truth to that." Dorothea nodded, "But in this way, there is still a lot of business to be done in the future!" Well, when Prussia defeated France, the British would immediately begin to suppress him, right? This is not something that can even be changed by any diplomatic means. Moreover, after industrialization, it will not stop, and the market within Germany will certainly not be enough, and at that time, they will have to go outside to find new colonies or completely kill France. But the world has long been divided. If you want to seize the colonies, you have to deal with Britain, monopolize the European market, and you have to completely defeat France, but Britain will definitely stand firmly on the side of France. This is determined by his fundamental interests. So, if the Prussians wanted their factories to not go bankrupt, they had to defeat Britain in order to finally gain access to the markets for the whole of Europe, as well as the colonies. To defeat them, there is a need for stronger industry, well, and then there is more to buy and sell in this. Ah, what a lovely country Prussia is, I love Prussia so much! Dorothea burst out laughing.

"At that point, they will have a big fight with the alliance of the British and French, and it is inevitable, and no one can prevent this collision. In the end, they lose both, and then we in the United States can take advantage of this opportunity to destroy the British colonial system, open the doors of their colonies, and win a larger market for our goods. Or even the market of the whole world! Scrooge smiled and added, "This process may take decades, but I'm sure that such an exhibition is a historical necessity and no force can stop it." Our plan is basically based on such a judgment. ”

"Scrooge!" Dorothea looked at him sternly, "I feel more and more that you are not a person, you are a complete demon!" ”

……

"Just got news from Europe that the Italians and Austrians are fighting!" Just a few days after Scrooge and Dorothea imagined a better future for Europe, Blackwater sent such information.

"Is the information reliable?" Scrooge asked.

"It's from our fixed kite radio, so it should be very reliable." Bond replied.

"Who do you think will win this battle?" Scrooge asked.

"According to the judgment of the instructor of Blackwater on the two ** teams, in the current situation where there is basically no gap in equipment, we all believe that the Italians take the initiative to attack and the possibility of victory is very small." Bond replied.

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