1855 United States Tycoon

"Brother Keqiang, this article by Mr. Zhang Taiyan can really be said to be worth millions of soldiers. It's a pity that Mr. Zhang wrote too little for articles like this, but too much for Chinese Studies and Buddhism." In Tokyo Somewhere in his apartment, Song Jiaoren was talking with Huang Xing.

"At the beginning, Mr. Zhang Taiyan’s knowledge and writing skills are naturally beyond me. It’s just that Mr. Zhang’s talent is high, but he can’t concentrate on it. He wants to make a revolution, some wants to learn, but there is nothing in the world. Such a good thing that has the best of both worlds.” Because Zhang Taiyan and Sun Zhongshan fell out, and finally with the Guangfu Society withdrew from the Union League, Huang Xing, who has always been more biased towards Sun Zhongshan, now has some opinions on the people of the Guangfu Society.

"However, it is enough to have such an article from time to time. Chen Tongfu told me a few days ago that the people of the Yuewanghui plan to take advantage of the opportunity of the Manchu to make this farce to instigate the new army to launch an uprising. The people of the Recovery Association are here. Anqing is also very powerful, and it is estimated that they plan to cooperate together to initiate an uprising." Song Jiaoren knew that Huang Xing did not like the people of the Restoration Society, especially some of the Restoration Society who advocated the monarchy in addition to overthrowing the Manchu dynasty. One people. But he also knew that Huang Xing was very enthusiastic about the uprising, so he turned the topic to revolution.

"This is indeed an opportunity. It is a pity that we lost a lot in the previous uprisings and it is difficult to organize again for a while." Huang Xing sighed.

"However, Yingshi has been developing well in Shanghai recently. If the situation is good, it would not be impossible to take advantage of the momentum to revolt in Shanghai. And compared to other places, Shanghai has a greater influence. If Shanghai goes well, then the Manchus and Qing dynasties will be completely discouraged. At that time, Mr. Sun intends to respond to the uprising in the province and Hong Kong again. Mr. Sun calls from Hanoi and hopes you can help him over there." Song Jiaoren said.

"This is very good." Huang Xing said, "I will prepare and go right away."

...

Salvation Medical College, West Lake, Hangzhou.

One year ago, there was a robbery case in the Salvation Medical College. A group of "unknown" gangsters attacked the medical school and snatched more than two thousand eagle oceans used by the medical school for teaching and management. He also injured several students and two foreign doctors.

This case caused a sensation in Hangzhou. The United States consul in Shanghai directly found the governor’s office for this, and put a lot of pressure on the governor’s office. Although the governor's Yamen declared that he must catch those gangsters, he has never been able to solve the case. On the grounds that the Qing government was unable to protect the safety of the medical school, with the help of the United States Consulate, the Salvation Hospital was given the power to equip a guard with a gun. And on the bright side, there are about twenty gunmen guards.

And this gun guard has also become a cover for the military training of the personnel of the Liberation Association. If you pay attention, you will find that the composition of his staff is not fixed and often changes. This is actually the constant replacement of trainees.

In addition, the guards often carried guns for extra training, and it took a whole day to return with those guns. In fact, if someone can check the guns in their hands, they will find that the guns in their hands have been replaced with black painted wood products.

In this way, the Liberation Association already had nearly a thousand guns of various kinds in its hands, and the various preparations before the uprising were basically mature.

...

"Grystone, the situation in China, you have to pay attention to the situation in China recently. There will be a revolution there soon." Scrooge said to Graystone, "We must rush to the war. Before starting, control more resources in China and arrange our spokespersons. Now we can make more compromises with Britain, but we must be vigilant with Japan. Anyway, once a war breaks out, Britain's power will be weakened. At that time, we can expand again, but we must be sufficiently vigilant about Japan, and they will also seek expansion."

"Father, what we will mainly control in China in the future is the relatively affluent middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. In this region, the Japanese will have a great influence on Taiwan. And they are among the revolutionaries in China. It also has a very large influence. It will not be easy to restrict them after the British power retreats in the future. So, Dad, if you want to leave this task to me to manage, I would like to get more advice from you. "Grey Stone said.

"Okay, son. First, before I give you more advice, you have to tell me, what does China mean to us?" Scrooge asked.

"China is now a semi-public colony. It’s just that our share is still limited. But it has great potential for development. Compared to the Philippines, Chinese people are at least semi-civilized. Just like Indians. Their purchasing power and labor capacity They are far more than the Filipinos. Unlike the Filipinos, they can only do the simplest plantation and mine work, and even in these jobs, their performance is not as good as that of the blacks. In contrast, if the Chinese are slightly Organizations are much more efficient than Filipinos when they are engaged in things such as textiles. In general, they are better targets for colonization. If they can become our colony, then they are simply Like Britain owns India.

Unfortunately, the culture of China is different from that of India. And now the trend of nationalism awakening is very obvious. To conquer it, the effort it takes is probably by no means comparable to that of barbarians such as the government of the Philippines. Don't say that we have many other more important things. Even if we don't consider these, it is impossible to use the full power of United States to cross an ocean to conquer China. Therefore, the best way is agency rule. This way the cost is lower, and if something goes wrong, it will be more convenient for us to get out. The era of direct colonial rule is approaching dusk, and as time goes by, more and more nations will have a nationalist awakening. This is a general trend and is inevitable. Dad, you taught us not to try to fight the big trend, but to follow her, guide it, and use it. Although it is impossible for China, at least for now, it is impossible to bring as many benefits to United States as India brings to Britain. But if we manage China well, the benefits it can bring to our family can completely exceed the benefits that India brings to most single families in the UK. "Grey Stone replied immediately, obviously he had considered this question for a long time.

"Very good, Greystone. Your progress over the years is very obvious, I think, maybe in a few years, when this war is over, I can safely hand over the entire family business to you. "Scrooge nodded very satisfied.

"Grey Stone, what do you think China will have in the future?" Scrooge asked again.

"Relying on the power of Hezai, Xian and the Northeast, no matter who the owner of the Northeast is on the bright side, the power behind him must be Japan, and there can be no other." Grey Stone said first.

"Well, what about Russia?" Scrooge asked.

"With the containment of war, it will not be easy for Russia to maintain a presence in the Far East."

"Very well, go on." Scrooge nodded.

"Then the north to the south of the Great Wall, I am afraid that Beiyang will be the world. The contradiction between Beiyang and Japan is very big, and their strength is the strongest, so their selling price is the highest. They will probably choose to cooperate with the British in the short term. But the United Kingdom People will use the revolutionary party in the south to lower their prices. In the long run, their chances of cooperating with the British are still higher.

The long Jiāng Liú domain will have the power of the Restoration Association and the Alliance Association. The Restoration Society now basically relies on our strength, and the League of Nations is complicated. They have all kinds of power behind them. We, the Japanese, the British, and even the French. But they are more of a force for trouble.

But in the Pearl River area, their strength is pretty good. Maybe they will have a good influence over there. "

"About Shanghai, what do you think should be handled?" Scrooge asked again.

"Shanghai cannot be given to the Restoration Council. The nationalism of these people is very strong. If Shanghai is in their hands, then in the future, when they bargain with us, the asking price will probably be quite high." Grey Stone replied immediately. "I think Shanghai should be handed over to the people in the Tongmenghui. In addition, the United Kingdom will not allow the forces we directly support to control Shanghai. The Tongmenghui is different. They have limited power. After they control Shanghai, they need to compromise. What is there? In fact, the price offered is estimated to be lower." Grey Stone replied.

"This is a good consideration. You have to take this into consideration to further create the contradiction between the Liberation Association and the Tongmenghui. You must find a way to make the Tongmenghui in Shanghai. In this way, they are more likely to be squeezed." Scrooge said, "In addition, How do you plan to deal with Japan in the future?"

"Japan's economic capacity is much smaller than ours. The gap with our technology is also very obvious. In addition, the lack of resources makes their raw material costs higher than ours, so they almost have only one way to reduce wage costs. In such a situation Next, they will obviously be much stronger in crushing China than we are. So, Dad, I think it’s also good to have Japan. With them as an example, even if we are more demanding, we will be seen in comparison. Forgiving. So, I think that under these conditions, we can fully use China’s nationalism. Let Japan become the focus of Chinese resentment, our shield. Even, in many cases, we even have the opportunity to pass against Japan. The use of China has made China’s nationalist sentiment antagonistic to Japan, but at the same time it treats us as friends."

"Very good, just do what you want. I am completely relieved of you." Scrooge replied happily.

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