C232 Hope on the Sea (1/2)
Merchants were naturally sensitive to wealth. Fan Lian was indeed unable to explain the theories and rules of modern finance, but old shopkeeper had a lot of combat experience. Financial experts who came from a major family were no match for him in the market.
In the eyes of Fan Lian, this kind of mechanical pressing silver coin was even more precious than silver coins made from silver water. This was a completely new technology that was completely unheard-of in the entire Great Qing Province.
The eagle holding the snake in its beak could even see every single piece of hair on the eagle's body. old shopkeeper believed that once this kind of currency was sold in the market, it would definitely become one of the most popular currency in Qing Province.
”Forging coins and printing paper money will be the future of our wealth. China has accumulated countless amounts of wealth over the past thousands of years. As long as we can transfer a tenth of it, it will be enough for our country to complete its initial industrialization …”
”As long as we have time, based on the legacy left behind by our ancestors, forget about industrialization, even modernization wouldn't be a problem. We don't even need to study Europe and rely on colonization to amass wealth …”
”What we need now is to be a little stronger, a little stronger, we must not let go of the land and compensate for our losses. That is all the energy of our country, if one day we compensate 100 million silver taels or 200 million silver taels and open our doors to the world, all our businesses will be under the control of our enemies …”
”Forget it, I won't say anymore …” Xiao Letian wiped the tears off her face, then walked to the black craftsman in front of the leader.
”Tell me your name.”
”Sir, my name is Ji Mu. I was born in a farmer's family in the south.
Xiao Letian pondered for a while, ”Tell me, how much can you earn per month?”
”Respected sir, a skilled worker in the north only earns around one hundred dollars a year, and that's the price paid by white people. Our income is only fifty dollars a year …”
Fifty US Dollars was equivalent to more than twenty taels of silver based on the exchange rate between the Great Clear Silver Coins and fifty US Dollars. This price was simply too cheap.
”Ji Mu, if I give you an annual salary of $200, would you be willing to give me a job in the long run? Is there any competitiveness in hiring an advanced worker like you at this price? ”
Ji Mu and the other black men looked at Xiao Letian in disbelief, ”Oh my god, are you an angel? If the news reaches the United States, people will break their heads and all the senior workers will find a way to find you a job! ”
Starting next year, the Tanggu Industrial Special Zone will need a large amount of skilled workers. I know that the white men are arrogant, and from the bottom of my heart, they look down on the Chinese, but these black men are the ones that I, Xiao Letian, will focus on recruiting.
was still lying on his stomach beside the penny-pinching machine, greedily staring at the silver coin production, while Xiao Letian brought his officers onto the deck, facing the cold sea breeze, and looked at the vast world.
”Do you remember the final meeting after the battle of Maylor? At that meeting, when I analyzed the various forces currently affecting China, I was asked if we were a force. ”If we can be considered as a force, then where is our core competitive strength?”
”Now I can tell you, there are only three. The first was money, the second was elite soldiers, and the third was the navy … In this world, it is impossible for there to be no money. China's wealth is not only ruined by the decadent Qing Dynasty, it might as well be gathered in our hands … ”
”As long as you have money, you should raise your troops. Spearheads are the only way to protect your wealth. Don't believe too much in the balance between diplomacy and politics. With the deterrence in your hands, the enemy will respect you. Why did the Qing Dynasty give up at the end of the year? Isn't it all because our brothers are strong in combat? ”
”As for the navy, that's another level of problem. The Marine Corps is your new army, and it's actually enough to protect the interests of the foreign banks. Why are we spending so much money to build a navy? ”Because the navy will be able to protect China for the next hundred years. It will be a force that we Chinese must have …”
Xiao Letian looked at the faintly discernible coastline in the distance, and faintly said: ”No matter who it is that dominates this continent, no matter what race he belongs to, he will have to face all the pressure that the ocean gives him. For thousands of years, the enemies of the Chinese nation have always been the cavalry of the north. But since the The Age of Great Navigation, all the way to the first time the Industrial Revolution, the pressure that our nation has to face has changed … ”
”The popularization of fire spears can end the threat posed by the cavalry, but fire spears are unable to defeat Iron-armored battleship. If we want to fight against the enemies of the sea, we need to have our own Iron-armored Ship army …”
”Great Marshal Zeng, weren't you always protecting the continent? Then leave this blue ocean to me, Xiao Letian! ”
Just as Xiao Letian was giving his subordinates an impromptu lesson, Mike Carnegie walked up from below the deck. ”Mr. Xiao, you haven't seen the present that our Carnegie Family is giving you …”
When the cabin at the back of the hold was opened up, the silver light from the entire cabin entered everyone's sight. Everyone was stunned.