C424 Decision of the two Prime Ministers (2/2)
”Prime Minister, through the disdainful efforts of the members of the intelligence officer, we discovered that Prussia is preparing to offer Xiao Letian the latest technology on a large scale … So far, four series of leaks have involved more than 200 small projects... ”
”Here are the latest version of the Steel plant, chemical factories, machinery manufacturing bureaus, and military enterprises... They even want to build a new shipyard, and Xiao Letian is going to build his own navy … ”
Count de Beer had been looking at the newspaper in his hands the whole time. It recorded all the details of the horse racing, and during this period of time, he didn't even lift his head. Only when the ancestor of 007 mentioned the word navy did he put the newspaper down.
”Navy? Hahaha, are you joking? Is there an ocean in China's soul? Did they have the naval awareness? So what if they build warships? Do you have the guts to fight on the high seas? ”It's just a group of coastal defense fleets …”
”Don't create obstacles for Xiao Letian, you said that there are a lot of technologies that even if the German doesn't provide them, the United States will still give them sooner or later. This guy is very rich, even if you buy them with money, he can still buy a lot of them …”
At this time, 007's ancestor anxiously asked, ”Then are we just going to let it go like this? Let the Chinese grow in vain? You have to understand that Xiao Letian's economic strength is not inferior to that of a middle-ranked European country … ”
”Hahaha …” ”Don't be nervous, relax, you still don't know enough about China...” The Comte de la Comte de la Comte poured a glass of wine for 007, ”What kind of country is China now? That was a society where the non-humans had ruled for two hundred years. Right now, cynicism was rampant, so the internal resistance that Xiao Letian faced was something that you couldn't even imagine … ”
”Navy? I'm afraid that before he was able to establish it, all his internal energy would have been used up … Unless Xiao Letian decided to rebel against him and become the emperor, hehehe … ”That's even more impossible. If that were to happen, it would take him at least 15 to 20 years to calm down in such a big country …”
”Do you think China has time?” Count de Beer shook his head disdainfully, ”Six years ago, I had already seen through China, it was a country without hope. Anyone who appears here is just extending the lifespan of this ancient country and smearing white powder on corpses …”
”Can you believe that our army and the French army broke through the Beijing? Chinese officials will take the initiative to lead us to burn down their palaces, and all the plans to force Emperor Xian Feng are the doing of the Chinese … ”
Oh, you mean Gong Cheng, the one who called himself Gong Banlun? 007 subconsciously shouted that name.
Count de Beer curled his lips, and said in an extremely disdainful manner, ”Do you think he's only one person? You're wrong, he represents a large part of the Chinese intellectual population. I remember very clearly that during the diplomatic negotiations in the Chinese Ministry of Rites' main hall, the person sitting opposite to Prince Kung was this Gong Banlun … ”
”In the secret letter that Minister Wei Tuoma sent to the Congress, it was said that Gong Banlun's words were exceptionally fierce, and his level of debate was even higher than that of the most famous member of the British Parliament. The experts of the Qing Empire had no trump cards to speak of in front of him, and even the Prince Kung was rendered speechless …”
”The furious Prince Kung shouted,” You, Gong Cheng, are also an official who has received great kindness from the nation. But guess what Gong Banlun answered? ”
Count de Beer laughed bitterly and said, ”My father can't even be a Han Lin, and you all don't want me to take part in an Imperial Examinations. I've been living here until now relying on the foreigners to pay me. Where is Gunn? ”
”Ha ha-ha, look, this is a Chinese scholar, do you really think there's only one? You're wrong, this Gong Cheng is only bold, he only said what the scholars thought in their hearts … They had no sense of nation or nationality at all. In their hearts, having milk meant being a mother. ”Just the title of an official in Han Lin and the title of an imperial scholar is already a reason for him to sell out his kingdom …”
Count de Beer stood up and took a walk in the house to ease the pain in his ankle. ”My child, you have to remember this, you have to remember this for the British Intelligence …” ”In the future, if there is a war between us and China, we must remember to buy a lot of these scholars. They may appear tough on the surface, but that is just for the sake of face. These greedy people will not reject the personal benefits that they get …”
”This has almost become a cultural phenomenon in China. As Xiao Letian's power grows stronger and stronger, it will inevitably squeeze the interests of these people more and more. There will definitely be a day when there will be a showdown between them … ”For those scholars who believe in 'cynicism', as long as there are enough benefits, the country can be sold …”
”As long as there are enough benefits, it's fine if the Manchu becomes the emperor. It's fine if the Russian, the French and the British become the emperor as well … Hm! This is a joke, even if their close neighbors from the east side, the Japanese, were to become their emperor, I think these people would not object … ”
”Hahaha …” My dear child, don't think too highly of Xiao Letian's threat. All of these technologies can become productivity in the hands of our westerner s, and in the hands of these Eastern men, I am afraid I have turned into a 'Exemplary Techniques', a huge toy … ”
Count de Beer waved his right hand fiercely downwards, ”Let them go! Reduce the threat level of this information by three levels... Xiao Letian has nothing to be afraid of!