C2600 On the Great Power of the World (1/2)
”Conflict with Britain? You mean war? ” Bismark shook his head: ”Aren't you being too pessimistic? ”As long as I am here, I will not be so unwise as to go to war with England!”
Haha … Xiao Letian laughed and said, ”Oh Prime Minister, things are changing now. Different historical periods have different contradictions with regards to society!”
”Right now, the biggest contradiction of the Germany is that they are splitting up and restricting the concentration of national power. The suppression from the enemies prevented the German Empire from rising up, and that's the main point of the people's hatred!”
”This is the greatest hatred point, in order to resolve this conflict, the people of Germany can endure the poverty and hardship of life, they also place their hopes on the unity of the future!”
”People long for unity because they feel that life will be much better after reunification. The reason they seek unity is actually to pursue the blissful life of their dreams!”
Xiao Letian shrugged his shoulders. ”That's not hard to understand, just like how the Irishmen request for independence, they also think that their lives would be happy after independence. Humanity is like this, always pursuing the imagined happiness!”
”But after the victory in the Franco-Prussian War, will the people's ideal of happiness really appear?” Xiao Letian's eyes were blazing with fire.
”I am pessimistic about this! ”Once the Franco-Prussian War was won, the entire nation would definitely be in ecstasy. With the reunification of the country, the resources would be consolidated and the French would even be able to extort compensation or land …”
”The spoils of war can make German Nationality happy for a long time, but you must remember that it's just for a short while. As time goes on, new social conflicts will definitely form again!”
Bismark was stunned by what he heard, he stared straight at Xiao Letian and said, ”I am willing to listen to the details, please continue …”
”What's the new contradiction?” Xiao Letian pretended to think deeply: ”I can only roughly deduce one thing. The first point is that if we lose our arms orders, the heavy industry in our country will definitely suffer!”
”Prussia's economy is basically in the service of war these years. These successive wars, coupled with the upgrading of weapons and equipment, have brought tremendous benefits to the heavy industry, especially the military industry!”
”But when the Franco-Prussian War is over, are you really going to fight again? Who else do you want to fight? France is on the line. Are you going to hit England? ”
”No, no, no, you would never do that. You wouldn't do something so stupid as to anger England... That is to say, after the Franco-Prussian War, there will be a long period of relative peaceful development! ”
”If we lose arms orders, the profitability of heavy industry will drop. If we lose money, it will lead to a series of factors such as higher unemployment and lower benefits for workers …”
”Even worse, Germany doesn't have an overseas market! The domestic production of goods is increasing, but just the domestic and European digestion is far from enough! ”Without an overseas market, who would you sell these goods to?”
”Without the market, capitalists don't make money, and the end result is a rise in unemployment and a fall in workers' incomes... Is this not a social contradiction? ”
”When the time comes, I'm afraid you will be troubled by domestic pressure. Those workers who used to love you will turn their heads and hate you for the dwindling number of bread sausages on the table!”
”This is the new contradiction in the transformation of society! You must be careful! ”
With a hiss, the Prime Minister sat up straight. ”My God, how could you think this far? You make me jealous! ”