C300 In-depth cooperation (1/2)
Until today, Xiao Letian finally understood that Transcenders were not omnipotent. The golden fingers on their bodies could affect ordinary people, but when facing those famous figures in history, especially those legendary figures that could change a nation or even the world, the so-called Transcender Halo was just like a fart.
In this era, there were a total of two people that could intimidate Xiao Letian's soul. One of them was the leader of the Xiang Army, Ceng Guofan.
It could be said that it was the might of the halo of a great man. Although the Qi of a Transcender was able to resist a little, it was merely to resist it for a bit.
Most of the time, it was these truly great figures in history who had displayed a merciless crush on the intruder, Xiao Letian.
”Heroes. A nation, a nation, even an era. They all need heroes. Only heroes can save a selfish and adept human being from internal strife …”
”Yes, humans have never been a united group. They are selfish, they fight with each other, they think highly of themselves, they are arrogant … We can use any negative word to describe these people, but unfortunately these people make up our society... ”
Push open the window and take a look at the bustling streets. You Chinese have once said an ancient saying that was right, all the people in this world come for profit, all the people in this world come for profit. Ordinary people will only stare at the steak in front of them for a short time.
Bismark let out a long sigh, ”When the entire race has fallen into a serious internal conflict, forget about rising to power, perhaps even protecting themselves would be difficult. The external enemy can easily stir up the internal conflict, and as others progress at a thousand miles a day, the internal conflict would instead …”
”This is reality, the reality that Prussian Nation encountered before! ”Alas, the Chinese have encountered the same problem. Every second that you delay is the second that other nationalities are developing at a rapid pace. Time is as precious as gold!”
At this time, Bismark no longer had the aura of a Iron Blood Prime Minister, and at the moment he lost his composure, he had already become a kind elder next door.
Xiao Letian did not say anything as he downed a large cup of beer. He had no way of answering Bismark at all, the heavy topic rendered him speechless.
Bismark looked at Xiao Letian and said softly, ”To revive a nation, it is not only about upgrading technology and developing an army. More importantly, it is about unifying all the resources in the country and eliminating all internal conflicts. ”And this difficult mission requires heroes, not bears …”
”I think you've heard some rumors and stories about me. When I was young and studying at the University of Berlin, I had 27 fights with people. When I trained my farmers at my estate to become kings in Berlin, I almost supported a new king …”
”In my youth, I was extremely aggressive. On one hand, it was because of my personality, and on the other, it was because of my understanding towards politics … You know what? ”Humans worship the strong. God gave everyone a different personality. If you have studied Darwin's work, you will understand that the animals are all made up of strong people …”
”Yes, I am indeed the Iron Blood Prime Minister of Prussia. I do not even allow the Civil Service to meet with the King alone. What I show to all Europeans is absolute power. ”But I have my own helplessness …”
”If I were a weakling, how would I have been able to intimidate the domestic idealists? How can the reforms I have introduced continue? An endless amount of internal energy could only slow down the recovery of Germany... Oh, I remember you just said a noun, the first time it was Industrial Revolution? I don't know how you came to that conclusion, but I think what you said makes a lot of sense... ”
”Britain's rise is to catch the first train of industrialization. Their powerful Royal Navy is just their appearance, what made Britain strong was their industrial production capacity. If there wasn't a large amount of cheap industrial goods making gold and silver wildly around the world, do you think Britain would be able to become a British Empire?”
”But now, the technological development of human society has changed greatly. Just from the civil war in the United States, many of the new technologies have made us look at them in a new light. telegraphic technique, railway network, hot air balloon, Iron-armored battleship … ”I firmly believe that these new military technologies will definitely translate into a nation's productivity, and that our factories will soon benefit from this...”
”The world is undergoing a tremendous transformation, and ordinary citizens are completely ignorant of it. At this time, we, the leaders, are the ones leading the way, so I would rather turn myself into an unreasonable and unreasonable Prime Minister, than to let ignorant citizens delay the rise of the German Nationality …”
Xiao Letian was completely speechless. This was the real Bismark in history, Iron Blood was not his nature, his tough exterior was only a way to pool resources. This was a true statesman, without his skill, how could Prussia win three battles and three victories.
Xiao Letian remained silent for a long time, while Bismark gave him some time to think. After drinking two cups of beer, Xiao Letian said, ”Alright, you've convinced me, let's talk about your conditions. I believe you didn't come here today just to drink, right?”
”Mm, you're very honest. This is the basis for our cooperation …” Bismark stroked his beard and said with a smile, ”The Germany needs a market, a very large market. We can't compare to the UK, we don't have that many overseas colonies, but after the war, German capital needs a market to dump all of it.”