1855 United States Tycoon

The situation in Europe changed so quickly that the British had expected that the new Prussians would be caught in a long and stalemate battle with the French, and this would give the British countless hours and opportunities to intervene in Europe. Continent, trouble the European continent. However, the rapid victory of Prussia even made the British have a kind of fear.

For many years, France has always regarded itself as the first European army power, and has always felt that its army is invincible in the world. In this regard, the British were not convinced. The lobster soldiers of the British Empire and the French Army had fought more than once, and they were considered to have won each other. Therefore, the British do not think that the own army is inferior to the French army. Later, the British Army surpassed the French, equipped with rifles using smokeless powder and steel rifled guns. So the British think that now, the title of the world's first army should be worn on their own heads. Well, the current British Army should, maybe, may be a bit better than the French Army, right?

However, although the British think that the own army is already stronger than the French army, what will happen if the British army is singled out against the French army, I am afraid that even the confident British will not dare to say that they will win. It's not the navy. The Royal Navy slings the French navy, or even the European navy, there is no pressure at all, but when it comes to the army, the British do not have that much confidence.

Therefore, when the Prussian Army defeated the French Army with the use of tube retreat artillery and high-explosive bombs, it was as easy as defeating a backward indigenous army. The British were also frightened. They can't help asking, if the British army and the French army are moved in different locations, can the British army withstand the Prussian army's attack?

Although I am very reluctant to admit it, after understanding the entire combat process, even those who have the most confidence in the British Army have to admit that the British Army cannot withstand the Prussian Army’s offensive, or even behave. Stronger than the French army.

"Fortunately, we don't border those Prussian barbarians. And we have a great Royal Navy." The British felt that God was really good to the British Empire. At the same time, increased vigilance against the Prussian Army. And began to prepare to take measures to ensure the "balance of power on the European continent." For example, suppressing the Prussians, especially after Scrooge deliberately disclosed a piece of news to the British. The news is that the Germans have not fully mastered the technology of homemade high-explosive shells, and they purchased from Scrooge. The artillery shells have also been used at odds and ends. This means that in the short term, the Germans cannot initiate new actions. The British must seize the opportunity to find fault with the Germans.

However, at this critical moment, something went wrong in the UK, because Prince Albert, who had survived Scrooge's sulfa for many years, was finally summoned by God and went somewhere. Although for so many years, the prince, who is almost a de facto prince, has always been in poor health, and there is not much time to look at things. More government affairs are negotiated by the ministers and Her Majesty. In many cases, it feels like there is no Prince, and there seems to be no problem. However, when Prince Albert passed away, people immediately discovered that there was no influence of His Royal Highness.

First of all, Her Majesty seemed to be suddenly defeated. Her Royal Highness hid in Windsor Castle, and the ministers could hardly see her. The queen had been coordinating the different opinions between the ministers and making trade-offs. Now, suddenly no one has done this. The ministers also tried to get Prince Edward to take up this post, but Her Majesty the Queen has always believed that the reason why the prince's body collapsed and died so early was completely harmed by this unfilial son. Therefore, he is firmly opposed to him coming out to take care of the affairs. In fact, if there were no other suitable candidates, the queen would have replaced the crown prince.

Well, the queen doesn't care about it, and she doesn't let the crown prince manage it, but just expresses that the prime minister will be in charge of it. Of course, the prime minister does not have full authority, but this series of power changes has delayed a lot of things. However, the tradition of the British king's true rulership began here.

It took several months until the Prime Minister William Yurt Gladstone sorted everything out, and it was the summer of 1869. This summer, the new technology miracle gave the British people another shock. The people from United States and Germany made an unimaginable harvest in agriculture through the use of synthetic ammonia fertilizers and pesticides.

Fortunately, because the output of chemical fertilizers is still very limited, this year's impact on the world food market is still small. However, next year, at most the next year, it will be almost impossible for agriculture without chemical fertilizers to be competitive in the international market. Therefore, the UK must also make breakthroughs in this technology as soon as possible. If you can buy them from United States or Germans, of course, it’s good. If you can’t buy them, then you can import the product and hurry up to research and develop. For their own technology level, the British are still very confident. They believe that they will not be embarrassed to make these things when the basic direction is already understood.

So in July of this year, Scrooge welcomed a distinguished guest in Duck Castle-Sir Barkley, Commercial Counselor of the British Embassy in the United States, and his visit with Sir Barkley, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Mr. Hill, the representative of the pharmaceutical factory.

Speaking of which, Scrooge and Barkley are old acquaintances, because Barkley's family was involved when they shared the sulfa technology. Although it was the first time for Hill of Edinburgh Pharmaceutical Factory to meet, McDonald Chemical and Pharmaceutical Company had a lot of business dealings with Edinburgh Pharmaceutical Factory.

"Sir Barkley, welcome, what brought you to me?" Several people sat down in the reception room, and Anna, the housekeeper, put a cup of black tea for the two guests and Scrooge. When Scrooge was receiving guests at home, Anna went back to her old career and became Scrooge's secretary.

"Of course I am here to enhance our friendship," Barkley habitually made a diplomatic rhetoric, but he immediately remembered that Scrooge was not a politician, but a big businessman, and they were An old friend, he also knows that although Scrooge has a lot of auras, in essence, Scrooge is not a very educated person, and he can’t have too many aristocratic euphemisms when talking to him. It's best to come straight forward, which is the most convenient. And Mr. Scrooge McDonald has a very big advantage, that is, he doesn't care whether people are polite or not. When you talk to a so-called "nobleman", political "big man", or something, you should pay attention and be careful not to inadvertently offend these people in language. But when talking to Mr. Scrooge McDonald, there is no need to worry about this. Mr. MacDonald never cared about this. None of this constitutes an offense to him, only if he blocks his money, it is an offense to him. However, the trouble now is that he seems to be doing something that will block Mr. McDonald’s fortune.

"That's it, Mr. MacDonald. I came to you because we noticed some business cooperation between you and the Germans. Now, we have reason to worry that such cooperation will harm some of the interests of the British Empire. "Barkley thought for a while, and simply said directly, "Recently, the Germans used your company's weapons to launch a series of wars, which greatly undermined the peace and balance in Europe. This is what the British Empire did not want. What you see is also contrary to your long-term commitment to safeguarding world peace and human rights."

"Sir Barkley, you have to know that when I sold weapons to Prussia, Prussia was not Germany. Moreover, in the previous wars, Prussia was to achieve national unity. In order to get rid of the control and oppression of the German nation by other countries. I personally think that this is the cause of national liberation. So selling weapons to them does not go against my usual purpose. I am not against the misunderstanding of me by those who do not understand the situation or the slander of me by people with ulterior motives. Take it to heart." Scrooge replied sternly.

"But in this war, the Prussians demanded up to 5 billion francs in compensation from France and seized the Alsace and Lorraine regions that originally belonged to France. Is this also national liberation?" Sir Barkley asked.

"In this matter, I personally think that the Germans are a bit too much. In legal terms, they may be a little too defensive." Scrooge said.

"So for world peace, should you suspend the export of weapons to the Germans?"

"This problem." Scrooge said, "I think it is not a good way to restrict the export of weapons to the Germans. It should be because the Germans' technology capabilities are actually very good. Even if I stop selling these weapons to them, they themselves are very fast. These things can be produced. And this also violates the principle of free trade. I agree that in Europe, the balance of military power has been broken, but this is like when bronze weapons appeared, based on stone and wooden sticks. It’s unrealistic to expect to return to the balance of the stone and stick. If you want a new balance, it can only be the balance of bronze and bronze, are you right?"

The so-called "balance of bronze and bronze", without a doubt, refers to the fact that European countries have adopted ascension weapons to a level comparable to that of Germany. What about Ascension? Of course it was to buy those toys from McDonald's Infantry Weapons Company.

"You have some truth in what you said." Sir Barkley said, although he didn't think that Scrooge's hypocritical stuff made sense at all, but he didn't come to discuss moral issues. "Management. The technology of retreating artillery and high-explosive shells must be quickly promoted in civilized countries to prevent the situation from becoming unbalanced. I believe that for such noble purposes, you will open up this technology."

"The transfer of technology to the UK and France is not a problem. But I am in business after all. Therefore, I have used the products produced by the technology I transferred and this technology and related technologies based on it. Sell ​​to other countries. Especially not to Spain. You know, Spain has done a lot of bad things against human conscience in America, especially in Cuba. We don’t want to use ours when they slaughter peaceful residents. The weapon of technology. As for the specific details, we can ask the people below to discuss a rough term before talking."

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