C1197 Difficult to persuade (2/2)
”Do you really think you can take the chestnuts out of the fire? Don't even think about it, how can the pitiful amount of silver in your hands be compared to a foreign bank? The shops that you've taken a fancy to can easily be sold for twice the price. Do you really think that you can buy so many good businesses? ”
”Tongzhi has been in the middle of the market for five years now. Jiang Nan had finally managed to save up this much money, could it be that all of it has been for the benefit of the foreign devils? ”Do you really want the foreigners to monopolize every single industry in the country?”
”Don't tell me that in the future, Jiangnan's tea leaves, silk, porcelain, medicinal herbs, and dyestuff … Even the wine making, catering, brothel entertainment and other industries have been monopolized by the foreigners. Are you satisfied with giving up the food industry to the foreigners as well? ”
Ceng Guofan frowned his eyebrows and said with sorrow, ”What's even more terrifying than a poor country is that the entire lifeline of a country is used as a tool to amass wealth in the hands of others. I'm afraid that in the future, we Chinese will have to pay even if we want to drink a mouthful of water or take a deep breath.”
The crowd couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva as they heard the marshal's words. Some of them whispered, ”Is it that serious?”
With a loud smack, Ceng Guofan slammed the table and stood up, ”If you have something to say, say it loudly, stop pretending to be my grandson!” A loud shout scared the audience into silence.
At this time, Jiu Shuai could no longer remain silent, he quickly tried to smooth things over for the generals. ”Big brother, don't be angry, please calm down …”
”Shut up! This is the White Tiger Festival, what do you call him big brother? Where is your big brother? ”Don't you know the rules …”
Jiu Shuai was so shocked that he quickly stood up and cupped his hands in salute, ”Marshal, please calm your anger, your subordinate was lacking in manners! But there are some words that your subordinate doesn't want to spit out! ”
”Speak, I'll give you a chance …”
”Marshal, let's not talk about the business first. I just want to ask you, what's the use of the ban for the past two months?” Didn't you just dream of Xiao Letian defeating the Russian and regaining your credit to the south? But is that possible!? ”
”Everyone knows the strength of the Russian Expeditionary Force very well. The British have long known the truth. There are thirty thousand elites, forty-five different types of battleships, as well as a few dozen ships accompanying them. How can Xiao Letian defend against such a large army? ”
”Of course I know that Xiao Letian has a strange warship called Zhiyuan Warship. It's powerful to the point that even Westerners is afraid of it, but no matter how powerful it is, there's only one warship! What can a battleship do? ”
”Marshal!” ”Right now, it's not that we don't care about Jiangnan's businesses, but that it doesn't matter if we ban it or not. Jiangnan's businesses are still cheaper than ours, so we might as well take action in advance. Relying on our geographical advantage, we can still eat a little more.
This logic was welcomed by everyone and they all whispered to each other, ”Jiu Shuai is right! ”In any case, this is a battle that we will definitely lose. Regardless of whether or not there is a ban of these two months, Jiang Nan's industry will have to end up in a mess. Why take off his pants and fart …”
Ceng Guofan's face alternated between red and white due to anger. He suddenly smashed the table with his fist and angrily shouted, ”What do you guys know?! How did he end up losing? How can you all understand the big picture in this world! ”