C3206 Barnacle of Hell (2/2)
Xiang Ying was still fine with the alcohol, and the half bottle of red wine did not cause any confusion in his mind at all.
”Forgive me for being blunt! ”I'm afraid that Spain won't be able to recover from the war in the Philippines this time. Don't be angry yet, let me slowly analyze it for you …”
”Since ancient times, war has always been a business. The purpose of people waging war is either the immediate benefits or the long-term benefits … Only those with benefits will take action. Those without benefits will not be so stupid as to waste their lives! ”
”Compensation for war, gains after victory, including the ancient struggle for the slave population... These are all short-term benefits. Just like the gamblers, I'll open my eyes wide! ”
”Long-term interests depend mainly on the domination of local territories, population, minerals, forests, agriculture, taxation... The benefits that can be gained over a long period of time are also the main reason for the war! ”
”If there are benefits, there is war. If there are no benefits, then there is no war! What kind of colony is the Philippines now for Spain? ”
”Alright, let me assume for now that you will succeed in your mission. After that, you can also launch an attack from the Expeditionary forces to Asia … But what do you gain by doing these things? ”
”Is there millions of tons of gold and silver waiting for you in the Philippines? How many spoils of war do you think the Expeditionary forces can plunder? ”
”With all due respect, the Philippines has been swept clean by you for the last three hundred years. How much oil can a fly scrape on its leg? Have you calculated … ”
”There are no benefits in front of me, but must there be long-term benefits? Not necessarily! ”
”The Philippines does have a lot of natural resources: gold, silver, tin, wood, rubber, spices, crops... ”Wait, there are a total of two parts to this. One is renewable, while the other is non-renewable!”
”Mineral resources are considered non-renewable resources, especially your favorite gold and silver …” ”For the past three hundred years, you have dug up every single ore that was easy to mine. The remaining ones are dangerous mines that cannot be mined with human technology due to the extremely complicated geological conditions.”
”The input and output of a business is already different. Before, one gold coin could produce 1000 gold coins worth of mineral deposits. Now, if I invest one thousand gold coins, I might even end up losing all my money!”
”Why are your governors crying that they are poor? Isn't it because all the minerals that we can mine have dried up!? ”
”There aren't many non-renewable resources left. Of course, all of you will focus on renewable resources, such as food, wood, rubber, spices …”
”Our Intelligence has done a lot of work before. We have already copied the accounts in the Manila governor's cabinet several times. For the past ten years, Manila's revenue has been heavily reliant on renewable resources!”
”The profits from mining and maritime taxes have dropped from 51% a decade ago to 37% today. Think carefully, do you still have gold and silver mountains in the Philippines for you to collect?”
”The numbers won't lie!”
”Why is the slide so bad? In the final analysis, there are two points. The easier to mine the mineral resources, the harder it is to mine the minerals, the harder it is to mine the minerals, the harder it is to do so! ”
”And how come the taxes on maritime trade have also fallen? The reason is simple, merchants pursue profits, our Chinese people are doing more business in the East China Sea than your Spaniard! ”
”Those ships will take the Ryukyu, Shanghai, Tanggu... Including the Fusang line, which makes more than twice as much money as you do in the Philippines, do you think those ships will still go to Manila? ”
”It fell all the way down to 37%!” Don't you feel fear? ”