Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

"To tell you the truth, regardless of whether the Central Plains civilization opts for an economic blockade or open free trade, as long as there is no policy to replenish the economically disadvantaged, the end result will be the collapse of the vulnerable economies."

"Under the economic blockade, the people of the prairie collapsed a little faster. After the opening of the free trade, the collapse slowed down a little, but the result would always be the same, a large scale collapse."

"Do you really think that nomadic peoples is born bloodthirsty? "Wrong, ordinary pastoralists are actually born and bred by their parents. They would also find a wife and give birth to a child, and they too would covet a peaceful and comfortable life!"

"If we can live our lives and not starve to death, who would be willing to do a headkill?"

"You have to remember, when the grassland is in a critical state, it is when they are plundering to the south, and everything is just for survival!"

"You, Xiang Ying, can solemnly promise them that you will only kill Manchu and not touch them. I can also assume that they will believe your lies, but they do believe that you did not manage to solve this terminal economic illness of yours!"

"Have you ever considered how you can survive after the Mongolian leaves the privileges that the Manchu has given them?"

"Heh heh, you've got too many cannonballs in your head, I'm afraid you've never thought about how the economy works! The Qing Dynasty has joined hands with the Mongolian to extract the oil of the Central Plains.

"The Chinese and the Mongolian had always been in a strong position in the Qing dynasty's economic and trade activities for more than two hundred years... You don't have to refute me, I know what example you're going to give! "

"You would say that the Qing Dynasty had heavily taxed the Chinese caravan and bullied them. Then, the law would not be fair, and the Chinese people's interests would be severely damaged!"

Of course I know how the Qing Dynasty and the rest are oppressing the Han people. I am also very angry! But you forgot to observe another detail! "

"Why are the Chinese still trying to open up a road for merchants on the prairie despite so many unfair treatment? Every year, there are endless caravans. The trade between the prairie and the Central Plains has never stopped for more than two hundred years.

Speaking till here, Wang Junlan's ears suddenly pricked up. He realized that the real dry goods were about to appear, and started to sketch with the pen in his hand.

"Why? I'm afraid you will never understand this principle throughout your entire life. Let me tell you … No matter how fierce the pressure from the Qing Dynasty and the Mongol princes and ministers is, as long as the merchant caravan's trading activities continue to expand, even the scale will continue to increase! "

"This proves that the trade between the economies of the Central Plains and the Prairie is still profitable! Although a portion of the profits were extorted from the Chinese caravan, the rest were not lost and they could still earn money! "

"This is the real reason! If all the Chinese caravans don't have any profits, then even if the Qing Dynasty and the Mongol princes don't bully them and take all the merchants to the skies to serve, I'm afraid not a single merchant will set foot on the grasslands! "

"Isn't the logic very simple? "Perhaps the merchants felt that this trip of his would earn them five thousand silver taels, but because of the exorbitant taxes and the deductions of corrupt officials, only twenty-five hundred silver taels were left …"

"He will complain and he will curse, but complaining is complaining, cursing is cursing! What should we do in the end? Even if it's for the two thousand five hundred silver, he will organize more goods to do business in the north next year! "

"Continuously earning money. No matter how much money is earned, the money from the prairie will always flow to the Central Plains. And the commodities from the Central Plains will also continuously flow to the north!"

"Why didn't the economies of the prairie collapse after two hundred years of this kind of trade deficit? And you actually spent 200 years of your life to let the Han people earn that much? "

"Why didn't the kind of collapse I was talking about just a few minutes ago appear? In the end, the answer is still politics! "

"Qing Dynasty and Meng Eight Flag are, after all, in the quasi-alliance, and Mongolian has already served Manchu as his orthodox master. Qing Dynasty will naturally return the favor to Mongolian's Real Gold and Silver!"

"Not only are there various policy preferences, just the annual salary of the eight flags, as well as the salaries and rewards of the ministers and officials are already not a small number. In addition, the Qing Dynasty has given the prince of Mongolia the right to collect taxes, so at the same time, there is also a pumping machine that pours the wealth of the Chinese back into the grassland!"

"Do you understand now? Can you understand this economic game? "

"Because money comes and goes in this game, so this game can play for 200 years without breaking down! "The natives of the grasslands enjoyed all kinds of Chinese goods, and the natives earned all the money and wealth from the grasslands …"

"Immediately after, the Qing Dynasty used many methods to restore the wealth of the Chinese to the grasslands. The cycle continued without end and in the midst of this continuous trading cycle, peace unexpectedly appeared!"

"The war between the Central Plains and the grasslands that spanned thousands of years actually subsided for a whole two hundred years! This is the power of economics, and you, Xiang Ying, do not understand this power at all! "

"Alright, let's take a look at First Opium War! In the same vein, the UK needs a lot of Chinese goods and China needs a lot of British goods, which creates a serious trade deficit! "

"Even the British cannot stand by and watch their gold and silver flow into the pockets of the Chinese people. If this goes on, wouldn't it be the collapse I was talking about?"

"A nation, a nation, if the gold and silver currency in the commercial circulation is sucked dry by another nation, then only death awaits him!"

"That's why the British thought of opium as a trade cheat!"

"When Chinese porcelain, silk, tea, pig's hair... While goods like pumping machines siphon gold and silver from the British economy, the British also start a high-powered drug pumping machine to siphon gold and silver from the Chinese economic pond... "

"They have to ensure the balance of trade. Let's not talk about making money for now. He has to ensure the stability of the amount of water in his pond! This is a matter of survival, and belongs to the Red String of Fate that cannot be touched! "

"But when the Dao Guang Emperor prepared to smash the last pump for him, the British were enraged. They knew that once this pump was destroyed, they would not be able to find any other tools to cover the trade deficit!"

"Since your Great Qing does not allow me to live, and has even closed the door to negotiations, then you only have one last method left, and that is war!"

"This is where the First Opium War comes in. The root of the war lies in the crucial point of unequal trade!"

"Think about it, if the Dao Guang Emperor could sit at the negotiating table and negotiate with the British, after smashing the drug pump, he would be able to help the British start other reasonable trade reversion procedures!"

"When the British see that trade balance can be achieved without war, so that the deficit will not be fatal... I don't think that war will ever happen! "

"Xiang Ying! "You have to always remember this. War is just the collective outbreak of all sorts of contradictions in human society. In the end, it is because of trade conflicts that caused economic conflicts. It was because of economic conflicts that led to political confrontation!"

"Political confrontation will, of course, activate the propaganda machine of the state and create national hatred! And once the national hatred spreads, it will eventually rise to the level of war, this fierce form of war! "

"War... "In the end, it's still because there's a big problem in the business area, that's the root!"