C239 First war loan (2/2)
At this time, Xiao Letian became a little cunning, it was as if Hitler's soul had passed through space and time and possessed his body.
This time, Jonas finally believed in the identity of the Master of Western Studies. He never thought that a Qing nationality would actually be so familiar with the recent history of Europe, and that she would actually be so close to the German Nationality.
”I won't repeat the wisdom of the His Majesty the King, but I want to pay my respects to Prime Minister Bismark and General Mao Qi. I firmly believe that under the leadership of these two commanders, Prussia's victory over the Austria will be a piece of cake …”
When he mentioned the esteemed Prime Minister, Jonas also stood up. Ignoring the dripping soup on his body, he held Xiao Letian's hand tightly and said with reddened eyes, ”I'm sorry, I misunderstood you. Your love for German Nationality cannot be fake. But can you tell me what this has to do with our meeting? And why did you want to see me? ”
pondered for a while and said, ”Mr. Jonas, please change your clothes first. We can talk while we eat, I will give you a big present later on.”
When the banquet reopened, the three cups of wine were gone, the guards carried a heavy wooden chest in, and when the wooden box was opened, the silver coins inside were dazzling Jonas's eyes.
”Senior emissary, the revival of the German Nationality is at a critical moment, the entire nation's war potential has been completely tapped, and domestic financial expenditures have been reduced significantly. If possible, I am willing to provide Prime Minister Bismark with a high level of war loans …”
With a hiss, Jonas sucked in a breath of cold air. ”Are you joking? A businessman wanting to borrow money from a country? Do you know how big the gap is? ”
Xiao Letian shook his head: ”I don't know how much military spending is currently in Germany, but I have once understood that the military spending in France is around seventy million dollars. The current Germany is far from being on par with France, but to reach half of France should be possible … …”
”A military expenditure of around forty million dollars a year, supporting the recovery of German Nationality, don't you think that's too big of a risk? ”I have one million silver taels in cash, equivalent to two million and five hundred thousand dollars. I think that should be enough for Germany to equip another fifty to a hundred thousand troops, and I will be able to provide one million and five hundred thousand silver taels to Germany every year for the next three years.”
With a crash, Jonas and her chair fell to the ground. He looked at Xiao Letian and felt that he had become an angel and a devil after a while.
In the Qing Empire during the Tongzhi era, the wealth accumulated for thousands of years had yet to be completely destroyed. The amount of wealth accumulated by the commoners was unimaginable for the entire Europe. The old ancestors' habit of burying gold and silver underground had left their descendants with a vast amount of precious metal in their initial stages. Coupled with the unimaginable population, it had moved the Europeans even more.
No one could count the wealth of the Chinese people. In any case, late Qing had spent billions of silver just for compensation, and the wealth of the entire people was definitely greater than that. Now it all depended on who could move them.
”Xiao Letian... Me, Me, Me... I am an emissary representing Prussia. I will not ally myself with any of the ambitious men. Don't think that Prussia will join your rebellion. ”No matter how much money we have, it won't do!”
Xiao Letian secretly cursed in his heart. Didn't your mouth say that your eyes were still fixated on the silver coin? As you know from Prussia's present financial situation, this is not the German state of affairs, which, after defeating France and receiving a payment of 5 billion francs, is now split into two halves of a copper coin.
”Hahaha, what do you mean, lord envoy? When did I ever say I was going to rebel? Don't you even have the least bit of intelligence work in East Asia? How about I, Xiao Letian, use my identity as the Prime Minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom to help you borrow money? ”Is this even enough …”
After he finished speaking, Wang Huaiyuan, who was standing in front of the door, brought someone to carry over a delicate, red wooden box. Opening the box, a green light flashed, and the Prime Minister's seal, which was carved entirely out of jade, appeared in front of Jonas.
”Take a look, this is the seal bestowed to me by the Ryukyu Kingdom, I am the person in charge of the military and political affairs of the Ryukyu Kingdom, even King Shang Tai is my student, you can go and ask him yourself when you return!”
On one side was the wealth of a million gold, and on the other side was the seal certificate from the Ryukyu Kingdom. The Northern European Knight finally wavered, he finally understood what kind of person Xiao Letian was, and those bizarre rumors were actually true.
”How much interest do you want? What exactly do you want from Germany? ”
Xiao Letian started counting on his fingers one by one as he talked about his conditions, ”First, go back to your home country and take away my three New Army companies. I believe in the strength of the Prussian Army, and I hope that they can join the war as mercenaries. ”I want to participate in the war of the Poo Conclave!”
”Second, send students to Germany in the name of the Ryukyu Kingdom. We hope that Germany can accept a thousand to two thousand outstanding young people from China and guarantee their school. All expenses will be charged against interest...”
”Thirdly, after the unification of the Germany, I hope that the German engineers can build the most advanced Iron-armored battleship for the Ryukyu Kingdom.
Xiao Letian raised his head, drained his wine and said with a long sigh, ”With these three conditions, I don't need you to pay me back for the loan, you can use the Iron-armored Ship and advanced lathe to pay me back. I think even God cannot reject these three conditions.”