Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

"Your Excellency, 60% of the tea trade in Asia is now monopolized by the British, and 50% of the silk is controlled by the British. As for the porcelain, although we French share it a little more, 80% of the highest quality porcelain produced in China is directly or indirectly controlled by the British …"

"Don't you want to know how much wealth Britain can wrest from Asia in a year? Want to hear the truth? "

Money! Evil money really can attract people. EdStefanski could not help but stop his own footsteps, "What exactly do you want to say?"

"Esteemed general, I don't want to say anything. I just want to tell you that after passing through this sea, you've truly entered a Golden Kingdom …"

"Do you know how much opium tax the British Government collects from the Asian opium dealers every year? Hehe … It's not less than £2 million. It's just taxes, and countless smuggled opium trades that evade tariffs are not counted... "

"Our intelligence agency in France once estimated that the British could rob China of five or six million silver taels a year just for opium and nearly twice that amount for expensive goods. That is to say, the volume of trade in the opium trade has reached the horrendous size of twenty million silver taels a year."

"Just the opium alone is enough to earn so much profit, but the game is far from over … The British forced Indian slaves to grow large quantities of opium and cotton, and then simply processed them to produce opium and coarse cloth for dumping in China... "

"These goods that cost almost nothing are truly valuable goods in China. Precious porcelain that Europeans can't burn, top-grade black tea and green tea that ordinary citizens can't even meet, including silk that looks like clouds …"

"How many times more profit will these top goods be shipped to Europe? I can tell you at least three times more! "

"Twenty million dollars in the opium trade can be exchanged for sixty million yuan in European sales. How much can Britain earn from such a spiral trade? Don't forget, even the initial twenty million opium was forced to be produced by Indian slaves, and this is a complete game of white wolves … "

"With just a little initial capital, the British will be able to get a steady stream of benefits, because they have already taken control of the logistics chain in the sea. From the beginning to the end, they are completely in control …"

Molière pointed at the countless boats in the bay as he breathed in and out all the pent-up emotions, "General! Now, how many ships are there on this sea? There are only two ways. One is the name and the other is the profits, this sea is the true Golden Kingdom! "

"Never mind what these ships are loaded with, no matter what kind of goods they are carrying, no matter what kind of opium, cloth, iron, glass... "It doesn't matter if it's silver, gold, porcelain, silk, tea, rhubarb or even pig hair …"

"In the end, it's just money. The value of the goods travelling back and forth in this region of the sea all year round wouldn't be less than a billion pounds …" The Golden Kingdom does not exist. That is not something Marco Polo dreams about when he's drunk! "

With a gulp, it was clear that EdStefanski had swallowed his saliva. A greedy light shone in his eyes, "What's the use of you telling me all this? "This is all part of the business of Britain, I'm afraid it would be very difficult for us Russian to get involved, we just want the interests of the North …"

"Although it's a bit less fleshy compared to an Englishman, it's still better than nothing!"

"NO!" "You are too useless, even I feel ashamed for you to say such words!" Molière suddenly rushed forward and grabbed the general's wrist.

"Lord General, I have a great fortune to give you, no no no no …" I want to give it to Russia, I want to give it to the His Majesty the Tsar, let's see if you have the guts to eat it! "

"In the legends of the Ancient China, there is a monk called Tang Xuanzang. He is a very muddleheaded monk, he often beat up the most loyal disciple, who is also the strongest bodyguard, and even chased him away … But the meat on Monk Tang's body is very delicious, one bite can make you immortal! "

"China is that foolish monk. And now, he has no way of defending himself. The British are already biting off flesh and blood. Could it be that you are going to turn a blind eye to him …"

Molière took out a piece of paper from his pocket and said, "This is an urgent message that was just sent to me from the shore. Our French spy network in Asia is much stronger than your Russia's, we have just found a very important piece of information …"

"Xiao Letian's treasury has already been exposed … A whole ten tons of gold, wouldn't you be tempted, General? "

"What!" EdStefanski immediately cried out in alarm, "My god, are you lying to me? Ten tons of gold! "

The commander was subconsciously shocked by this number. He shook his head desperately, "No no no, I won't let greed charm my heart. I'm a calm and rational soldier. I have my own judgment. I know what my mission is!" Sorry, I won't be disturbed by you! "

Pah pah pah … Molière laughed and clapped. "I'm so impressed, no wonder you could beat up the Ottoman Turkish Navy in the Black Sea. No wonder the His Majesty the Tsar trusted you so much!"

"But, as far as I know, the Russia's finances are almost depleted. If you borrow our loans, I'm afraid you won't even be able to exchange for the interest. Is what I said wrong?"

"You!" EdStefanski was immediately furious, he was so angry that his beard was flying up.

"If you dare insult my Great Russia, I don't care if you are the pretty boy on the French Emperor's bed or not, I will throw you into the ocean to feed the sharks! "Do you dare to challenge me!?"

He revealed a strange smile and bowed as he said, "I'm sorry, if my words were to be a misunderstanding to you, I apologize to you. Actually, I respect the His Majesty the Tsar very much!"

"I personally have great respect for Her Majesty the Alexander II. Although France and Her Majesty Nicolas I fought in a bitter war, I do not feel contempt for the Russian nation. On the contrary, I believe that the Russia is a very great nation."

"His short defeat made His Majesty aware of the problems within the Russia, so the great Tsar went on to abolish the serfdom in a magnificent fashion … I truly admire you, and what makes me even more inconceivable is that the His Majesty the Tsar actually chose a relatively peaceful path as a slave slave! "

"What a wise king, and look at the path of slaves in the Americans, it actually became a civil war. Truly a group of barbarians, those Protestantism disciples and Puritans who could not survive in Europe, are actually a group of ruffians, they do not have any aristocratic aura on them …"

Molière didn't spend any money as he desperately offered the hat to the General. However, the General quickly realized how powerful this Ghost Face Knight was.