Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Where's the money?

Taro Shimadzu's problem belonged to an extremely large group of issues. This was not something that could be explained easily with a single sentence or two, the depths of the problem could not be seen.

The early colonial empires such as Spain and the Portugal had all eaten the first pot of gold in the era of the Geography Great Discovery. However, they failed to seize this rare historical opportunity and ended up as a third-rate country.

What was the problem? Was it because of the unlimited robbery by the English and French's private fleet? Or was it because of Industrial Revolution's trade deficit?

There were all these factors, but they were not comprehensive enough. did not have the ability, nor the time to explain in detail!

After thinking for a moment, Sakamoto Ryoma said with a bitter smile, "You should be right. The countries that replaced the first batch of colonized empires like Spain and the Portugal, including the Netherlands, have left.

"Logically speaking, Spaniard and Big Head Qian all entered into English and French's pockets … "That's why the Führer always said that the French are extremely rich. They have so much money that it's hard for you to imagine!"

Scratching his head, Mr. Ryoma said helplessly, "two-thirds is split in Britain? A third of France? "I'm just randomly guessing. There's no evidence to prove it. I think it's about the same …"

"Hiss …" Everyone present sucked in a cold breath of air, "A third of it? 800 thousand kg of gold? 900 million silver taels? In the hands of the French? "

Sakamoto Ryoma was also stunned, the number also gave him a shock "Should be... It shouldn't be that much, right? However … However, the Head of the Guards was certain that there was only so much gold and silver flowing into Europe from the South America … "

"Perhaps …" There might be so much! "Forget it, there's no need to think about this. The end of the battle is not over yet, so why are you all drooling?"

"Immediately repair the telegraph line, report this to the leader! "Why are you all surrounding me …"

Cai Mao and Sakamoto Ryoma chased all the subordinates who were drooling at the floor out. In the hall on the second floor of the General Governor's Mansion, only the two of them were left.

"Mr. Ryoma, let me know the truth. This time, the Head of the Guards defeated the France, how much compensation will we get for the war?"

"Ever since I entered the Grand Council, I've heard more and more reports about the people. Our Chinese people have indeed won many battles in the past few years, but we've already squeezed out all the funds from the inside!"

"There are a lot of data that we don't dare to release to the public. Once it is released to the public, the entire Asian market will collapse! "A rich man is hard to do without a rich man!"

"It's said that there will be reparations for the victory, but we've been negotiating for so long and there's no progress. The agenda has been set aside …"

"I'm really scared. If we can't get any money from the French, we won't be able to fill the hole in China!"

"The number of War bond that have been released is already as high as 70 million, and the number of banknotes that have been sold is a black hole … I... I don't even dare to sleep right now! "

Sakamoto Ryoma let out a long sigh, "I know that your council will have a difficult time, but no matter how difficult it is, you have to hold on … "I don't know how much money the French side can fork out, but the Führer said it would definitely solve our financial crisis. I think a hundred million won't be a problem …"

"100 million? The Gold franc? That's more than enough … "But you said just now that France was a rich country, and that Spain had looted a third of the wealth from South America to their own country …"

"That's a third of that. Over 800,000 kilograms of gold..." "Over 900 million taels of silver …" Cai Mao's eyes were completely blue, his mind was filled with these few numbers.

Sakamoto Ryoma laughed bitterly and said, "Just listen to me talk about the upper half of the story, but the Chief has the lower half yet to speak about the lower half … The wealth of human society is not so simple to circulate! "

"Spaniard snatched it from America, then English and French snatched it away. Is this money honestly stored in her treasury?"

"If only it were that simple! This is a capitalist world, when European countries use the law to determine capital rights... Money has its own life! "

"Is Europe's looted wealth really going to sleep in some country's warehouse? This kind of understanding is itself wrong! "

"Actually, the gold and silver that I mentioned earlier in the Southern North America Continent had long been fused together to form an independent capital world. This world has no borders, and no one would recognize anyone as their master even if they obtained money!"

"Money will only follow its own rules!" This is a world that surpasses all borders, he is omnipresent and omnipotent! "

"He might be in the safe of the French usurpers, or perhaps he might be in the money box used by the Boss Mi to buy rice, or perhaps he might rush into the investment cheque of the Tanggu Industrial Special Zone …"

"These people already have their own souls. You can take them as gods and even more so as ghosts … As long as you understand their temperament, you can use a lot of methods to get them to gather around you for you to use! "

"Ai …" As for how exactly it will be used, don't ask me, Xiao Letian is the hidden dragon, I am not! " Sakamoto Ryoma this monk took out a silver wine pot and took a beautiful sip.

"I'm only responsible for following the leader. I don't care about anything else … "Ah, good wine!"

Looking at the carvings of naked European angels on the silver flagon, Sakamoto Ryoma said faintly, "Guess … This silver wine pot that was created in Europe 200 years ago, is it from the silver of South America Continent? "

"Perhaps …" Perhaps in the silver ingot used to forge this wine jug, there were several Inca aboriginals who had died in vain … Ghosts! "

Cai Mao suddenly shivered when he saw Sakamoto Ryoma's expression. What a freak! I'm going to the telegraph room, you stay here! "

Just as Cai Mao was about to reach the door, the sound of footsteps came from outside, followed by the angry shout of countless people, "General! General! "Seven thousand Chinese prisoners have been found and rescued …"

"But... But... Hurry up and take a look! F * ck … These bastards, I will kill them all! "

The Manila City had already fallen into the hands of the Chinese army. The POW camp, who had been armed with weapons since last night in order to protect himself, finally began to wait for the dawn's dawn.

Since the start of the battle last night, the five large temporary POW camp s in the suburbs had started a riot. The Chinese gang members took advantage of the chaos to rush into POW camp and organize all the young and strong fighters to resist the attacks of the Spaniard.

Spaniard had always been trying to use Chinese prisoners as meat shields. It was because she was concerned about the safety of these hostages that she chose to take advantage of the night time to launch a surprise attack so that the enemies would have no time to prepare.

In the chaos of the night, the pressure on the northern front increased. General En Mu continued to send reinforcements towards the north, causing the POW camp's forces to be weakened.

The seven thousand prisoners of war took this opportunity to quickly organize themselves and take over the POW camp to kill the guards.

En Mu was simply unable to send out the regular army, all he could do was to send a few aboriginals here to kill the prisoners of war. However, under the strong resistance of the Chinese, all the POW camp s had become pillboxes for the Chinese people.