1855 United States Tycoon

To be honest, the leak did not cause too much trouble for this negotiation. The Japanese protested to the United States, but the United States government did not put this protest to put in one’s eyes. Because first of all, people in United States feel that buying and selling weapons is completely legitimate business and beyond reproach. The sky and the earth are big, and you get richest. It is a fool if you have money and don't make money. Moreover, if it’s the United Kingdom, it’s still worth considering, but what is Japan, it also matters to the United States, whose destiny is obvious? Moreover, the Japanese have caused a lot of trouble to the United States in Hawaii recently, and the United States people are resenting the Japanese. Therefore, the protest of the Japanese was naturally regarded as a whistle.

As for Chile, it actually doesn't care much about the protests of the Japanese, because the two countries are too far apart. Is it possible that Japan still dares to send warships to Chile to play the gunboat policy? Moreover, the main economic exchange between Japan and Chile is Japan's purchase of Chilean copper ore. In theory, Japan can indeed attack Chile by reducing or even stopping the purchase of copper ore from Chile. However, Japan does not have much copper ore itself, even if not. Buying from Chile, but also from other countries, and doing so will increase the cost of owning in Japan. Therefore, Chileans think that Japan is not likely to do so. However, during the negotiations, the Chileans used Japan as an excuse to continue to make new demands on the grounds that the mistakes of the Manchus caused them huge losses. The cost of buying ships in Chile was used by the Chileans as an excuse to increase a lot. The McDonald’s guys also did good and bad here. As a result, the three parties finally reached an agreement. The McDonald family provided Chile with a low-interest loan for the purchase of warships, and the Qing government provided guarantees for this loan. , And obtained the right to obtain warships after paying the corresponding fees when the war broke out, and the Macdonald Consortium also obtained such a clause: "If the war breaks out, the Qing government is buying these ships with the same interest rate. When financing warships, McDonald’s Venture Capital Bank should be the first choice."

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"Dad, are you sure that China will lose in this battle, even if they get a new warship?" After going through the whole negotiation process, Grey Stone, who returned to Duck Castle, asked Scrooge.

"Of course. Although the Manchus will be able to get more warships by then, this is not enough for them to win the war. Donald, you have learned the military for so long, so let's talk to your Little Brother. Scrooge turned his head and said to Donald who was staying aside.

Donald recently had a vacation, so he also returned to the duck castle. Before Greystone came in, Scrooge was testing what he had learned. Now, after listening to Grey Stone's question, he used this question to test Donald.

"Scrooge Uncle, this is what I think about this matter. First of all, war is a confrontation between the overall power of the country. From a financial point of view, the fiscal revenues of the two countries are similar, but the expenditure surplus is very different, so the two The military expenditures of China are quite disparity. In addition, this matter has already been exposed, and the Japanese will definitely prepare for it. Financially speaking, the Japanese still have the money to order more warships, but the Manchus probably already There is no money to further strengthen the navy. If this negotiation can truly achieve secrecy, and the Japanese can be caught off guard by then, then there is a certain possibility of victory. But how can this matter be kept secret? No matter how secret it is? It is better for the Chileans or for us to let this secret be known to the Japanese. So when the war really starts, the Japanese navy will surely overwhelm the Chinese navy with these new warships."

Having said this, Donald raised his eyes and looked at Scrooge, as if he wanted to see Scrooge's reaction. However, the reaction of Scrooge, who has been playing in the human spirit for decades, is so easy to see. So Donald went on to say:

"From what I know before, the scale of the China fleet is not much smaller than that of Japan, but the naval expenses are so different. This has to make people think of such a problem, that is, how they use less. A lot of money to maintain such a fleet of the size of Japan. What's more, there are more old warships in their fleet, and the maintenance cost is higher. Therefore, I have to doubt the maintenance status of the Chinese fleet. In addition, I know that Japan has own shipyards and ship repair yards, and the level of technology is higher than that of China. This means that after warships are damaged in battle, Japanese warships can recover their combat effectiveness much faster. In this way, in naval battles, the Japanese army The chance of winning is even greater.

As for the battle on land. Donald paused, then said, "Scrooge Uncle, do you have a map of the North Korea area?" "

"I really don't have this." Scrooge smiled and said, "I am not your school's war room after all. But there is still a big map of the world. Can it be used?"

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

"Basically enough, no need to talk about detailed tactics anyway. It's a pity that it's a zoning map instead of a topographic map." Donald said while looking at the map.

"Grey Stone, look, Chaoxian is here, it is a long peninsula, and I remember it has a lot of mountains, but this map is not a topographical map, you can't see it. Chaoxian is also good, China Fortunately, they are all very backward countries. Although I have not visited it personally, I guess that the traffic conditions must be very bad. If it is not done well, it is not much better than the traffic level of ours in Alaska. "

It is not much stronger than Alaska. This is of course an exaggeration. At least for now, Scrooge has not developed a large amount of oil in Alaska, so Alaska has no decent roads, let alone railroads. However, at that time, the traffic conditions in Northeast China and North Korea were indeed very bad, and they were basically at the ancient level.

"You know, logistics is extremely important in war. Without logistical support, an army can fight bravely and can't win the war-unless their opponents are as timid as rabbits and stupid as pigs. Considering the Chinese Army's The scale is much larger than that of the Japanese Army, and the military expenditure spent on the Army is less than that of the Japanese Army. I can be sure that the Japanese Army should be better than the Chinese Army in terms of equipment and training level. Moreover, you look at a peninsula like North Korea. In places with terrain and land transportation is inconvenient, then the most effective way of replenishment is by sea. Once it fails at sea, the sea line will be cut off, and land transportation is extremely difficult. As a result, the side of sea replenishment is lost. It will inevitably fail on land."

"But Donald, you just said that China has a lot more troops than Japan. Can't they rely on numbers to defeat the Japanese with crowds of tactics?" Greenstone asked.

"Since there were barbed wire, breech guns, barrel retreats, and machine guns, the human sea tactics have been a joke. In addition, although China has more troops, the area they have to defend is also larger, so the reserves they can mobilize are not There will be no more people than the Japanese. Moreover, the traffic conditions determine the maximum number of troops that can be put in. If the logistics supply cannot be guaranteed, the more people sent, the faster the collapse. Therefore, China's number advantage is competing for the Korean. In war, it is of no use at all. As long as failure at sea, failure on land is inevitable."

"Thank you, Donald, I understand everything when you say that." Greystone said to Donald.

"Donald, the explanation is good. I can see that you still learned something at West Point. You can already think like a general." Scrooge leaned back in the backrest and told Donald and Greystone said, "But I will test you again. Since the Japanese are destined to be the winners, why don't we stand aside with the winners. Okay, go to the next room to think about it, and think clearly. Come back and talk to me again."

"Okay, Scrooge Uncle."

"Okay, Dad."

The two answered, stood up, and walked out of Scrooge's office. In fact, at this time, Grey Stone already had his own idea, but he knew that Scrooge didn't like him very much and immediately responded. His mother had told him that his father thought his quick response was an advantage, but he should not rely on it.

"Your father prefers to see that you can do your homework in advance and be meticulous when you come up with your own opinion. Rather than relying solely on patting your head. Because patting your head is unreliable. Your father thinks that as MacDonald For the next generation of the consortium, rigor and steadiness are more important than whimsical ideas."

So Gray Stone suppressed the thoughts he wanted to blurt out, and left Scrooge's office with Donald.

"Grey Stone, do you have any ideas?" Donald asked.

"Ah, not yet." Grey Stone replied, "I'm going to think about it. How about you?"

"I haven't thought about it yet." Donald said, "But I think we are just asking for money after all. This should allow us to make more money. Thinking about it from this line of thinking, it shouldn't be wrong. "

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

There are desks and chairs, paper and pens in the small room, and even an abacus (this thing has been unanimously praised by the staff in the big laboratory after it was introduced from China, and it has even become an essential skill for related researchers), Grays Dong sat down at the table, took the pen and paper, and thought about it.

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