Volume VIII 1156 Land of Golden Wealth

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"Your Excellency, 60% of the tea trade in Asia is now completely monopolized by the British, and 50% of the silk is also controlled by the British......

"Don't you want to know how much wealth Britain can make from Asia in a year?

Money! Evil money really attracts people. Stefansky couldn't help but stop: "What the hell are you trying to say?"

"Your Excellency the General, I don't want to say anything, I just want to tell you that after crossing this sea area, you will truly enter a country of gold......"

"Do you know how much opium tax the British government collects from Asian opium dealers in a year......? It scares you when you say it, no less than 2 million pounds, this is just a tax, and the countless smuggling opium trade that evades customs duties is not counted......"

"Our French intelligence agencies once estimated that the British could loot five or six million taels of silver from China every year with just one commodity, opium, and almost twice that amount of precious goods, which means that the transaction volume of the opium trade has reached a terrifying scale of 20 million taels of silver a year......"

"There is so much to be made from opium alone, but the game is far from over...... The British forced Indian slaves to grow opium and cotton in large quantities, and then simply processed and refined them to produce opium and coarse cloth, which were shipped to China for dumping......"

"These almost cost-free goods are exchanged for really expensive goods in China, fine porcelain that Europeans can't burn, top-quality black tea, and green tea that ordinary citizens don't have the chance to see, including silk ...... like clouds."

"How many times will the profit of these top-notch goods be shipped to Europe? I can sue you at least three times more!"

"The opium trade of 20 million can be exchanged for another 60 million euros in European sales, how much can Britain make from such a spiral trade? Don't forget, even the first 20 million opium was produced by forced Indian slaves, and this is completely a game ......of empty gloves and white wolves."

"With just a little upfront start-up capital, the British can grab a steady stream of benefits, because they have already controlled the logistics chain on the sea, and they are completely controlled by them from the www.biquge.info to the end of the road......

Molière stretched out his hand and pointed to the countless ships in the bay, breathing deeply and venting his depressed feelings: "General, now look again, how many ships are there on this sea? There are only two, one is fame and the other is profit, and this sea is the real country of gold!"

"It doesn't matter what kind of cargo these ships are carrying, whether it's opium, cloth, iron, glass...... It doesn't matter if it's silver, gold, porcelain, silk, tea, rhubarb, or even bristles......"

"It's all about money, and the total value of goods just traversing the waters all year round is no less than a billion pounds...... El Dorado is really a zài, that's not what Marco Polo said in his dreams when he was drunk!"

With a grunt, it was obvious that Stefansky swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and his eyes showed a greedy light: "What's the use of you telling me this? This is all a British deal, we Russians may be difficult to interfere with, what we want is only the interests of northern China......

"It's a little less meat than the British, but it's better than nothing!"

"No, you're so useless, I'm ashamed of you for saying such frustrating things!" Molière rushed over and grabbed the general's wrist.

"General, I have a fortune to give you, no, no...... I'm going to give it to Russia, I'm going to give it to His Majesty the Tsar, it's up to you to see if you have the courage to eat it!"

"In ancient Chinese legends, there was a monk named Tang Seng, who was a very confused monk who often scolded or even blasted away his most loyal disciple and the most powerful bodyguard...... But the meat on Tang Seng is very delicious, and you can live forever after eating one bite!"

"China is that foolish monk, and now he is defenseless, the British have already pounced on it and bited the flesh, will you turn a blind eye......"

Like a devil who seduces people to sin, Molière took out a piece of paper from his pocket: "This is an urgent telegram from the shore just sent to me, our French spy network in Asia is much more powerful than your Russian one, and we have just found a very important intelligence ......"

"One of Xiao Letian's hidden vaults has been exposed...... Ten tons of gold, don't you be tempted, General?"

"What!" Stefansky exclaimed, "My God, are you lying to me? Ten tons of gold!"

The commander-in-chief was subconsciously frightened by this number, and he shook his head desperately, "No, no, no, I won't let greed charm my mind, I am a calm and rational soldier, I have my own judgment, I know what my mission is! I'm sorry, I won't be disturbed by you!"

Bang Bang Bang ...... Molière smiled and slapped his face, "It's really admirable, no wonder the Ottoman Turkish navy you fought in the Black Sea can't find the north, no wonder His Majesty the Tsar trusts you so much!"

"But, as far as I know, Russia's finances are about to dry up, and I am afraid that you will not be able to pay the interest on the loans you borrowed from England and France, so am I wrong with what I said?"

"You!" Stefansky was furious, and his beard blew up.

"If you dare to insult me Great Russia, I don't care if you are a little white face on the Emperor's bed or not, I will throw you into the sea to feed the sharks!

Molière's injured right cheek, the scar jumped abruptly twice, he showed a weird smile, bowed and said, "I'm sorry, if my words have misunderstood you, I apologize to you, in fact, I respect His Majesty the Tsar very much!"

"I personally have great respect for His Majesty Alexander II, although France and His Majesty Nicholas I had a terrible war, but in my heart I do not have any contempt for the Russian nation, on the contrary, I think that Russia is a very great nation!"

The brief defeat made His Majesty aware of Russia's own problems, so the great Tsar carried out a magnificent abolition of serfdom...... I really admire it, and what makes me even more incredible is that His Majesty the Tsar actually chose a relatively peaceful path to the abolition of slavery!"

"What a wise majesty, look at the path of abolition of slavery in the Americans, it turned into a civil war, what a group of barbarians, those Protestants and Puritans who can't get along in Europe, are actually a group of ruffians and hooligans, they don't have any aristocratic temperament at all......"

Molière's top hat was handed up desperately, but soon the general knew how powerful the ghost-faced knight was.