Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Speaking till here, he had already entered a state that ordinary people could not comprehend. Only knowledgeable politicians would understand what Cai Bixia was saying.

What is war? There was neither justice nor freedom of belief. War was just a business deal, a huge business deal that surpassed all business!

From the moment that anthropology learned how to use tools, they already knew how to arm their own hands. Not all sticks were used to fight cattle and horses, but they could also smash the skulls of other tribal warriors!

The polished stone sabers and stone axes could not only be used to cut down prey, but also the heads of competitors!

Asking for resources from nature was a way for humans to survive. Raising a butcher knife to their own kind was also a way to survive, and it was even better!

Humans not only know how to lecture cattle, sheep, horses, cats, dogs, chickens and ducks, becoming animal husbandry products! People could still lecture others and become slaves! How were so many towering buildings cut in the ancient human era?

The extravagant life of the aristocrats before the Qin and Han dynasties, did they not rely on slaves to support them?

Even if slavery was abolished, humans would still start with their own kind. Had the wheat of the Central Plains become ripe? He picked up the cavalry!

The cattle and sheep outside the barrier are swarming in? Wouldn't the powerful Central Plains Empire extort some tributes?

The history of the human race was a history of killing without any mercy. To survive or to live better than others, starting a war was never a moral option!

Ancient humans forged bronze, sharpened iron swords, and invested money into the army. In that case, the people of nineteenth century would also make rifles, fill up cannons, and make huge amounts of money to invest into the powerful armed forces!

The army was created by spending a lot of money. Could it be placed there as a decoration? Don't investments see gains? It was obvious that politicians were more responsible than ordinary people thought. They were obviously smarter!

The commoners all knew that there was always something to be gained by spending money. How could those people not know?

British and French combined forces used a weak vote to obtain the authorization of the council, and invested a large amount of money to form the Expeditionary forces. He spent millions of pounds to attack your Great Qing, could it be for some bullsh * t morality?

The first thing he needs to do is to reimburse the military expenditures. After defeating your Great Qing, he will need to at least plunder a large amount of war reparations, and this person will need to earn money!

What's the difference between an army investment and a company fund? If the money was gathered together, they would have to make a profit. If they didn't make a profit, why would they have to amass money? A deal that only a fool could buy!

Cai Bixia rolled her eyes as she salivated at Yi Kuang's words and said with a cold smile, "Actually, purchasing arms is not something that can be discussed. Sometimes, your decisions are not what you want!"

"It was decided by your competitors! If others have it but you don't, then you will throw yourself into an extremely dangerous situation! "

"The money invested by others has been converted into combat power. In the future, I will defeat you on the battlefield and earn back the money invested by you ten times over from the compensation!"

"The airship is very expensive. Without six or seven million taels, it will be impossible to form a battle force. However, once this battle force is formed, perhaps one day, you will be able to earn 16.7 million from the enemy!"

"Is this account difficult to settle? Do you want to be the loser and get robbed, or do you want to be the winner and get robbed? "

"An arms race is not something you can choose not to participate in! You're still dreaming about closing your door and living your life? The enemy is already prepared to blast your little door open! "

None of the princes could refute Cai Bixia's words. This bloody reality, this was something this commoner could not understand!

The commoners were always naive enough to think that if I didn't kill or set fire to the people, I wouldn't do anything that was poisonous or illegal. I would just live a peaceful life, how would it hinder others?

But if your family had money, then it would definitely hinder others. Why would the robbers bother to reason with you? Your family has money and food! That's the only reason why they want to kill you!

He already understood Cai Bixia's hidden message, his meaning was very clear. If you guys don't spend this money, then forget about the Chinese and foreign citizens, even if Tongzhi had an airship unit under his command, your Xishan camp's end will come!

Zai Chun had thirty thousand New Imperial Army s and the backing of the Chinese and British people.

Although Xishan camp had the advantage in terms of military strength, she was still unable to withstand the enemy and had new weapons!

It would be unrealistic to hope that the airship fleet would be able to kill as many enemies as they can. However, at a crucial moment in the battlefield, if they could bring out such a weapon to deal with the critical situation, it would be extremely useful!

Not only that, such a troop would be able to greatly shock the enemy, and the morale of the troops would be depleted!

Things are really good, but where is the money to buy them? Even if they bought them according to the price of Emperor Tongzhi's 450 thousand silver taels per ship, including training and supporting equipment, a troop of nine airships would still cost around 56 million silver taels!

Although the Great Qing was big, but there were too many places to spend money, no one could say that they had spent so much silver!

Fortunately, this business was too big, there was no need to make a decision today. The various princes still had time to discuss it later!

"My lords, it is already meaningless to say such words now! "In any case, you guys will have to discuss this properly when you return. Why don't we leave it as it is today …"

Cai Bixia knew that she shouldn't be too angry, or else she would be screwed. At the most critical moment, she was prepared to leave.

"Wait …" Yi Kuang and General Gui Six shouted out at the same time.

The two of them looked at each other, and Yi Kuang first said to Cai Bixia with a ashamed look on her face, "Erm … That Mr. Cai … You should at least eat a cup of wine before leaving, otherwise it would seem like we really lack manners! "

Pui! The princes and the Silver Palace eunuchs were all cursing in their hearts. You have truly lost face here in the Pacific Ocean, you even dare to seduce a negotiation envoy from a country?

General Liu stomped his foot and said, "You step down, why are you spouting so much nonsense?"

Very rare, Yi Nan actually cupped her hands towards Cai Bixia, "Mr. Cai, you're Xiao Letian's special envoy, I'm afraid you're not here to sell arms in the capital?"

"With your identity, how many big things do you have to do? This kind of small mission can be completed by any of the God of Fortune, Fan Lian!"

"I'm afraid you mean somewhere else? "Let's talk about it openly, how about …"

Pah pah pah … Cai Bixia clapped her hands and said, "Awesome, just satisfied … "Talking to a wise man is always a pleasure!"

"I'll tell you the truth then. Great Qing has a bit of a surplus in these two years, but she actually had an extra ten million in her accounts in a year …"

"But it's not enough. This amount of money is simply not enough for such a huge empire …" How much money would be left over from a few drought? How many years do you all think it has been since the Yellow River spilled out? "

"So don't you all like it. No matter how good this airship is, you won't be able to afford it!"

"Think of a way to save energy!" As long as you ask our Chinese people to rent a few special zones, those rents will naturally be enough to cover the cost of the firearms! "

"This is a good deal without any capital. The Chinese people have set their eyes on abandoned land and wastelands. Even if there are some landowners, the cost of purchasing them would not be large!"

"Using useless land to exchange for top tier firearms in the world, this is a very good deal!"