But it is still far from enough to convince Lao Li to confront the center head-on, why? The money is too bad!! According to Xu Jie's previous estimates, if the Japanese side heard that Beiyang had purchased a new type of dome cruiser, Japan, which was rich in financial resources, would definitely increase the number of ships purchased correspondingly, and by that time, the gap between the fleets of the two sides might even exceed history. Based on Xu Jie's current estimates, even if he buys it at a low price of 280,000 pounds, it is calculated to buy two ships. It also cost more than 3,400,000 taels of silver. And if according to Xu Jie's original plan, if the strength of the First Fleet in the Far East will continue to be maintained after the First Sino-Japanese War, 20 million taels of silver is the bottom line, and judging from historical documents, even if the Summer Palace is not built at all, and Cixi's birthday is not done at all, it will definitely not be able to make up 20 million taels of silver!! And even if Japan was defeated, if the status of the First Fleet in the Far East could not be guaranteed, how would the Qing Dynasty deal with the next powers? As long as one game is lost, China still cannot avoid facing the situation of carving up the beans. Therefore, the situation that Xu Jie has to face is definitely not something that can be solved by Beiyang or the Qing Dynasty at one time. Even if Japan is defeated, once the great powers see that the so-called Tongguang Zhongxing is nothing more than a deception and a stealing of fame, China will have to face other countries that are far more powerful than Japan, whether it is Britain, France, Russia, the United States, Germany and Italy, which are not comparable to the fledgling Japan.

Therefore, Xu Jie needs to form an alliance, an alliance that can not only help him win the First Sino-Japanese War, but also achieve the rejuvenation of China together!! It's still a little early to talk about that. But it is necessary to prepare now. And the most basic and important work of this alliance at the moment is to raise money. Raise enough money for Xu Jie to win the First Sino-Japanese War and maintain a deterrent effect on the Great Powers. National capitalist, Xu Jie wrote these five words, although historically, national capitalists have this or that problem, and in 1889, there was no decent national industry in the Qing Dynasty, but if it can be protected and encouraged by local forces, some far-sighted rich businessmen or landlords are also very likely to invest in some national industries. Among other things, even some food processing industries or textile industries can bring in considerable tax revenues, and even help the military operations launched in the First Sino-Japanese War. (In the First Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese army, which established modern logistics, one of the main field foods in the troops was canned food.) Before the start of the war, Japan imported 25,000 yen of canned food from foreign countries. During the First Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese government procured 2,515,738 yen of canned food!! This is a little more expensive than a three-view ship!! At that time, the national industry couldn't do anything else, so there shouldn't be any problem with some canned food or something, right? Xu Jie thought. Although before 95 years, there was a mantra of the government-businessman co-operation to open a factory, but as long as Lao Li acquiesced, this factory with the government-business co-operation as the guise and the businessman himself could still be opened.

Overseas Chinese, Xu Jie wrote 4 more words. This idea came after visiting Peng's father and son. The situation of overseas Chinese, Xu Jie knows some from the historical materials in the past. Although there may be nothing to miss about this decaying Qing Dynasty, the difficult situation and the desire for help from his homeland have become the basis for Xu Jie's contact. When it comes to Nanyang businessmen, there is one person who has to be mentioned, this is the richest man in Nanyang, Mr. Zhang Zhenxun. Starting from 1866, Zhang Zhenxun established the Yuhe Reclamation Company, and since then embarked on his own career path, establishing the Aceh Reclamation Company in 1875, and later founding the Rili Bank, and in Batavia, he founded two ocean shipping companies, Guangfu and Yuchang, and also involved in tin mining. In the 90s of the 19th century, Zhang's business scope has spread all over Nanyang, and it is estimated that all overseas assets reached 80 million taels of silver in its heyday. You know, the financial revenue of the Qing Dynasty in a year was only like that!! Moreover, this Mr. Zhang is also very patriotic, in Nanyang, the local Dutch colonists have planned to give him a knighthood, but he does not accept it. But he was very generous to his homeland and his compatriots. In 1889, he donated money to the flood victims in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shandong, and in 1893, he opened the first Chinese school in Malaya. In 1903, he donated another 200,000 yuan to establish a road, mine and school. In terms of policy, this Mr. Zhang also made considerable achievements, and he and Huang Zunxian submitted a request to Xue Fucheng, who was in charge of the diplomacy in the Nanyang Singapore area, to lift the sea ban and protect the returned Chinese. Xue Fucheng was able to carry out the evacuation on this basis, so that overseas Chinese can return to the motherland with legal protection, which is the famous "Please Eliminate the Maritime Ban and Solicit Chinese People." In 1903, he actively assisted the Minister of Commerce, Dai Zhen, in implementing a series of laws and policies conducive to the development of China's capitalist economy: the Ministry of Commerce promulgated the "General Regulations for Merchants" nine articles, which made some specific regulations on the operation of commerce; This was followed by the Statute of the Ministry of Commerce, and soon after, the Bankruptcy Law. And in the end, he became the first red-top merchant in the Qing Dynasty. A product of official residence!! (You must know that Hu Xueyan is the second product) (In fact, everyone should know that this Mr. Zhang is the founder of the famous Changyu Winery!!) And this person has a very good relationship with Xue Fucheng) If you can get his help, the 20 million taels of silver is really not difficult to raise!! And compared to the rich businessmen or national capitalists in the country. These overseas Chinese have a broader vision, more ways to contact the outside world, and their economic strength is not weak, so it is a very good choice to join them. Will the Peng family have some connection with Mr. Zhang? A strange idea popped up.

As for the third possible unit, I am afraid that it is his network in Europe so far. You have the money to buy the ship, you have to have the place where the ship is built, and if necessary, you need to keep it secret. It depends on his connections in Italy, Brin needless to say, he is very important, and the situation that he may be stillborn in the X-class patrol makes Brin very anxious, so if he can get enough money to use Bryn's authority and Julia's connections in the industry, there will be no problem at all in finding the right shipyard!! In addition to the possible funding, Gaylin can also provide him with some information on European politics, and use the family channel to transmit some information, whether these people can form an alliance for a long time Xu Jie does not dare to guarantee, but, at least the situation in the X-level patrol has not changed, Brin and the entrusted Leo Julia and others will not abandon him, and as long as Gaylin can see enough hope from him to confront Russia, Gaylin will not break the contract, so Xu Jie is basically certain that before 1894, this alliance is basically stable, There won't be much volatility.

Looking at the messy white paper that was drawn, Xu Jie suddenly became enlightened, and the goal that was out of reach in his eyes gradually became clearer. "It's man-made." Xu Jie secretly made up his mind. I was originally picked up for this life. For the sake of the nation-state and the hundreds of millions of people living on the land of China, even if we die in battle, we have nothing to regret!!