Generally speaking, people who study the world envoys will be interested in the French Revolution, and those like Li Mengyang should study this paragraph, but in the later part of this paragraph, that is, the reparations in the Franco-Prussian War, this is an astronomical amount, and 5 billion francs is so easy to repay?

You must know that this debt has to be repaid with interest, and this interest is actually very powerful, and this thing will lead to a lot of things.

Let's just say that at the beginning of the French Revolution, why did Louis XVI support the revolution at that time? Why did France start this revolution at that time?

In fact, from another point of view, that is, although the French economy at that time looked good on the surface, because of the years of war, it was fought with Britain to support the Americans' war of independence, which put France on a heavy debt burden, and the power of interest came here.

At that time, the matter of interest repayment accounted for about 50% of the French tax revenue at that time!

And the proportion of this interest in tax revenue, if you look at it openly, in fact, it is the same all over the world, and almost every social movement in every country is related to this thing, for example, the proportion of the Manchu Qing Dynasty reached 65% later......

You know, it's just interest.

But there is a question here, that is, how did the French pay off the 5 billion francs of Hades debt later?!

That's right, the history that Li Mengyang knows, the French are still on it, and this speed is still very fast, it only took three years!

Awesome or not? In three years, 5 billion francs of debt were repaid, which was equivalent to 750 million taels of silver, and how many years did the "Treaty of Shimonoseki" repay the later Manchu indemnity?

Japan has invaded China, and the Kuomintang government is still paying back the money. Because Lao Chiang did not declare war until 1941!

As a result, these things were used in later generations, saying that the wealth of the people is greater than the strength of the country...... Actually, this is complete!

How did you pay it back?

As far as Li Mengyang knew, Thiers found JP Morgan at that time and directly borrowed $50 million from Wall Street. That is, Wall Street subscribed to the French treasury, of course, this money is not enough for the debt, but it doesn't matter, there is still it later.

A few years later, the British army entered the Suez Canal, which was originally invested by the French, but now it has been replaced!

Is it true that the French are stupid?

Of course, there were people who wrote stories for Disraeli. Said that he was a lot of cows, and then he got that canal...... But in fact, there is a clear exchange of interests behind this.

There is also the fact that the French colonies are also shrinking, although it is not so obvious, and the French colonies are very poor.

And in the end, that is to issue national bonds to the country, that is, to let the people advance this money first......

Of course, Li Mengyang will never ignore the relationship with the French Revolution. The people of France were liberated, and the kind of initiative they unleashed also played a very important role.

But that's the way it is. France has experienced a round of aluminum price deficit first, and their side is already empty, and the people don't have much money in their pockets.

So, in fact, there is no better way for Thiers to take now, he is really driven to a corner. And Li Mengyang's proposal for the Suez Canal is actually not too much, and the issue of the colony is not too much, right?

Of course. Li Mengyang is still measured. I only heard him continue: "Mr. President, the issue of the Suez Canal, in fact, our empire does not want to completely monopolize it, we just want to cooperate with your country......"

It's okay, Li Mengyang means that he is not too greedy.

"Your Majesty! I am very grateful for this, but as for the situation in Vietnam, I think Your Majesty wants to control the rubber industry! Thiers was somewhat calm at this time, because the negotiation had entered a normal stage, bargaining.

The rubber industry, this Thiers said it directly, so if he looked at it this way, he already understood what Vietnam was exporting from the place he could control.

"Haha......" Li Mengyang smiled.

If you want to say that rubber is a thing, it can be applied is 'vulcanization', this technology is the original one, and a new breakthrough recently is to make the rubber inflatable, simply put, the inner tube comes out, as for the others, it is all edge innovation, so that the performance of the tire is getting better and better.

And Li Mengyang laughed, in fact, because the guy who invented vulcanized rubber was an unlucky guy, an American, Goodyear, this old man invented this method in 1839, but the invention was stolen by the French, and in 1861 Goodyear died of poverty, and his son is now working as a shoemaker.

In other words, the inventor did not benefit from his invention, and this actually reflects a big problem, that is, there was no rubber industry before!

The Frenchman who stole the invention didn't come up with anything......

Why is this happening?

It's because there's no market!

But now it's different, rubber is a thing before, the demand has become great, because the empire is repairing telegraph lines, Mr. Thomson uses rubber, and now the car is OK, the bicycle is here again, and the whole market situation is already obvious.

In the future, rubber must be a very profitable business!

The origin of rubber is in South America, but there is a civil war over there, New Granada, this civil war is powerful enough, the more it is fought, the more it is fought, Li Mengyang has not also aided an opposition before, and now there is more than one opposition there, and there are Spaniards behind it, there are British, and even the remnants of part of the United States have passed......

In this way, it is not conducive to the development of the rubber industry, but however, the magic of money is very scary, since the development of rubber in South America is not good, then it is better to find a new place.

First it was the English merchants, then the French merchants, and even Strauss intervened...... They went to Southeast Asia to grow rubber trees, and it was a great success!

The climate and soil are almost the same, and the rubber tree is an alien species in Asia, and the alien species have an advantage, and there are few natural enemies, so. This production came up in a few years.

What Yang Guangren has mastered is actually the purchase and transportation of rubber, which is a very profitable business......

But!

There is an automobile industry in our empire, and there is a great need for rubber in the automobile industry, and our empire is still in a large number of telegraph cable projects, which also needs rubber. There are a number of other chemical industries...... Anyway, it's quite complicated, Li Mengyang doesn't understand.

The rubber industry, this obvious point of economic growth, is actually controlled by our empire!

So now, what did Li Mengyang talk to Thiers...... Is this ready to take full control of the rubber in Southeast Asia?

"Monsieur Thiers, you see, our empire is not trying to take over this business entirely, our empire may invest in the cultivation of rubber, but we are not asking for all of your French rights in Vietnam. All we want is to do better business with your colonies, such as tariffs and whatever! ”

This is what Li Mengyang really wants! Tariff-free!

"......" After hearing Li Mengyang's statement, Thiers felt even more difficult in his heart, because he didn't know how to choose......

So what's so hard about this old man?

In fact, it is very simple, that is, he can't figure out whether the emperor in front of him has lost or earned his request?

This thing...... Does it matter?

Significant! Thiers needed to judge for himself the value of the emperor's actions. Because it's a matter of his judgment.

So, why does Li Mengyang only need to be tariff-free? Why don't you just ask for that part of Vietnam with a big mouth?

Right. That's what Thiers also wanted to know.

The reason is actually very simple, it is still difficult for the American Empire to reach out to Southeast Asia!

The empire has just taken the east, although the United States of America also had colonies before, but they are all outside this continent, and those places are equivalent to the remnants of the United States, those forces. Li Mengyang didn't have the time to take care of them at all, and if he did, he couldn't manage them now.

And so on, in a place like Vietnam, can he Li Mengyang manage it?

Another reason. That is, don't forget how Li Mengyang developed the automobile industry.

This so-called means of forcing is actually a means of the market, and the means of this market determine that Li Mengyang cannot say:

Come on, old man Thiers, you help me manage Vietnam, and then hand over all the rubber to me, and I won't give you a penny!

Why can't that?

If this is the case, then Li Mengyang will not be able to get any rubber, if you don't give money, then this market does not exist, you think very well and the cheapest, but the result is that no one wants to plant rubber trees!

yes, you want to rob people, so why should they produce that thing? They're not fools.

Therefore, this matter, that is, if you want to develop this industry, then you must follow the market, and he Li Mengyang can't do things like killing chickens and taking eggs.

And as long as it is duty-free...... Hehe, then the benefits are already very big!

Thiers thought about it for a long time, and he didn't know if he could understand Li Mengyang's thoughts, but in the end, he gritted his teeth.

"Your Majesty! How much can you subscribe for? ”

Speaking of which, it is basically the final stage of bargaining, so how much money does Li Mengyang have in his hands?

"200 tons of gold! I have prepared this amount for Mr. Thiers, but how much Mr. Thiers can take depends on your choice, Mr. President. ”

This looks like the British, right? The money they pay for warships, right?

That's it, of course...... Li Mengyang is still good at living, he left 100 tons of gold, which is the cost of five warships......

Li Mengyang's offer seems to be ......

"Your Majesty! How much does your empire plan to invest in the Suez Canal? Or, in the future, will you send Imperial soldiers to garrison them? ......" Thiers's sweat on his head at this time was gradually closed, this guy's attitude was already to say that everyone's business was almost over.

"Good! Monsieur Thiers is really a cheerful person, in this way, there will be supper for a while, I wonder if Mr. Thiers can appreciate his face? Li Mengyang was naturally happy, and he also directly put the details back, let's not worry, not in a hurry.

"This ...... All right. "The old man Thiers is hungry too.

He wasn't just hungry, he was thirsty, so thirsty...... (To be continued......)

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