Guan Zhuofan is indeed sure that he will squeeze a huge amount of war reparations from the French, but the world is impermanent, and this certainty is not 100%; In addition, although the compensation is huge, it cannot be said that there is 100% certainty whether it can reach 50 or 60 million taels of silver. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

If nothing else, what if, and I'm talking about what if, the war against France doesn't win so beautifully?

At that time, if the reparations of the French are really insufficient for Guan Zhuofan's "chest patting guarantee", what should I do?

If so, ahem, Prince Xuan's cowhide, won't it be blown out?

What to do? Cold salad - the number of deficiencies, I just have to pay out of my own pocket to make up for it.

Yes? Tens of millions of taels of silver!

That...... Let's take a look, is Prince Xuan's boasting of a bigger cowhide, or is his waist bag more bulging?

When he was in the United States, he cashed in on the "special military quarters", removed the cost, and paid for Willy, who operated the matter. The commission of the Hill team, and then appropriately distributed to the relevant people, fell into the hands of Guan Zhuofan, a total of 65 million US dollars, equivalent to 43 million taels of silver.

This alone is about enough to fill the "shortfall" of the "Beijing-Wuhan line".

In Japan, "Changzhou destroyed merchants", 63 wealthy merchants of Changzhou Domain, were turned upside down, and the precious metals of the entire Changzhou were almost looted by Guan Zhuofan, and a total of more than 10 million taels of silver was obtained.

The gold beads seized were 3,650,000 taels of silver.

These three pieces together, even if the French don't pay a tael of silver, Guan Zhuofan can also build the "Beijing-Wuhan Line" by himself.

I don't even have to use the gold and diamonds I have in South Africa.

As for all kinds of industrial and financial investments, including Rockefeller, JP Morgan, and Nobel Shenma, there is no need to use them to kill chickens and eggs now.

By the way, I'm still the second largest landowner in the United States after the federal government, so I can't sell a few pieces of land.

At present, the United States is in the stage of great recovery and development after the Civil War, and it already has a bit of a "Gilded Age" meaning, and the land in my hands is not only in the most economically developed areas of the United States -- the "Northeast" of the United States, and the area from Washington to New York -- most of them are still the best locations in the local area, and the land prices are soaring in the sky.

That's not a few times, a few times up, but dozens of times, hundreds of times!

No way, who told me to be far-sighted, and the timing of "sweeping" is good.

Well, when it comes to real estate, I'm still the largest real estate developer in Shanghai.

……

Okay, okay, that's it, know that you have money, and you don't have to show off your wealth anymore.

Originally, this money was Guan Zhuofan's "coffin book" and could not be used at will -- this was for the needs of "something".

The so-called "something" means that the normal source of military spending for the Xuan army has been cut off, and for a period of time, Guan Zhuofan will use his own reserves to raise the Xuan army.

However, this kind of "something" will only happen before he gains the supreme ruling power in China, and now that he has actually become the first person in this huge empire, the probability of "something" is very small; If France is defeated as planned, his prestige will reach an unprecedented height, his power will be completely consolidated, and the probability of "something" will almost non-existent, even in theory.

Therefore, he can take out his "coffin book" and devote himself to China's industrialization.

As for what name and through what channels to inject one's own private money into the state's industry, we will talk about it when the time comes.

This is where Guan Zhuofan's confidence lies in not being afraid of blowing through the cowhide.

Of course, it's better for the French to cooperate and obediently pay me four or five hundred million francs!

Prince Xuan repeatedly "patted his chest", and several big military planes had no choice but to put their minds at ease.

However, think about it carefully, before this, our Prince Xuan did not say anything big and exaggerated, unfulfillable, and besides, his magical powers are vast, and they are indeed always beyond our imagination, okay, and wait for the "Beijing-Wu Line" to start!

"Well, speaking of unfounded worries," Xu Gengshen said, "I also have one more here-"

"Uncle Xing, you say."

"The war against Russia in the northwest," Xu Gengshen said, "thanks to the railway-we have built the 'Beijing-Ukraine line', the Russians are in Central Asia, but there is no railway-"

After a pause, "What I'm worried about is that the Russians lost the battle and occupied more of our territory than the "Sino-Russian Treaty on the Survey and Demarcation of the Northwest Boundary" and spit it out, will it ...... Not convinced? Will they go back and step up the construction of railways in Central Asia, and then turn around...... Get this field back? ”

Wen Xiang and Guo Songtao couldn't help but let out a soft "ah", and Cao Yuying also frowned slightly.

The four big military planes looked at Guan Zhuofan together.

"Lord Wang," Wen Xiang said, "Uncle Xing's worries are not for nothing, you see ......"

Guan Zhuofan nodded, "Yes, Uncle Xing's worries, not unfounded worries!" The temperament of the Russians is indeed not so easy to admit defeat, not to mention that passing through Central Asia is his top priority? Defeated by us in the northwest, Russia will definitely step up the construction of railways in Central Asia, as Uncle Xing said, and then, march eastward again, and compete with us! ”

The faces of several big military planes showed a sad color: If so, the soldiers are in trouble, and I don't know what to do?

"Lord Wang," Wen Xiang asked tentatively, "so so...... What do I do? ”

Several big military planes thought that Prince Xuan's plan was nothing more than "soldiers coming to block", who knows, Prince Xuan said these four words:

"Draw wages from the bottom of the kettle."

Draw a salary from the bottom of the kettle?

Several big military planes were slightly stunned, "Please give the prince a lecture!" ”

"The railroad that the Russians brought to us to distinguish itself from us," Guan Zhuofan said, "is built in Central Asia -- if Central Asia is not in the hands of the Russians, he will have no place to build this railway, and this battle will naturally not be fought." ”

Yes? Central Asia is no longer in the hands of the Russians? What do you mean?

"Lord Wang," Xu Gengshen said cautiously, "What do you mean, it won't be...... Well, after we regain the lost land, we will ...... Raid Central Asia, right? ”

Xu Gengshen is not the only one who has this question, but there is also more than one person who thinks: Something is wrong - if so, how can this battle "naturally not be able to fight"? Isn't Central Asia the "top priority" for the Russians? Let's "attack Central Asia", the Russians still have to fight with us? This battle, fighting, endless!

Guan Zhuofan smiled, "Uncle Xing, do you think that place in Central Asia can be eaten?" ”

Xu Geng groaned for a moment and shook his head, "I can't eat it." ”

"That's it -- it's good that we can firmly hold on to hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of lost land, and for a while, where can we talk about 'attacking Central Asia'?"

"That ......"

"However," Guan Zhuofan said, "Central Asia, although we can't eat it, it may not be that no one else can eat it." ”

This "other", naturally, does not refer to Russia.

Cao Yuying reacted the fastest, "The prince is ...... Briton? ”

Guan Zhuofan smiled, "Not bad." ”

Several large military planes were rapidly turning their thoughts.

The first one to "get to the point" was Cao Yuying: "What the prince means, let's ...... United Britain to make Russia? ”

His voice, already trembling slightly from excitement.

Guan Zhuofan slapped his palms lightly, "Quanzhong!" ”

Wen Xiang, Xu Gengshen, and Guo Songtao couldn't help but let out a soft "oh", and their voices were full of amazement and admiration.

Truly a good plan!

"The Russians certainly regard Central Asia as the 'top priority,'" Guan Zhuofan said, "In the eyes of the British, Central Asia is also a big piece of fat, and you will drool when you think about it!" Moreover, the British have always feared that after the Russians occupy Central Asia, they will enter India - that is the lifeblood of the British! ”

After a pause, "Although Central Asia is big, in fact, Russia and Britain are fighting, and other countries, even if they are as strong as France, can't intervene."

"Britain's national strength is naturally above Russia, but the Russians have a geographical advantage, so the dispute between Britain and Russia in Central Asia is a situation in which Russia attacks and Britain defends.

"If there is a capable ally who conspires with him in Central Asia and conspires with Russia, and afterwards has no 'territorial claims' to Central Asia, I think the British will probably wake up laughing even if they are asleep."

"Lord Wise! Wisdom! Cao Yuying said excitedly, "We are his most suitable allies!" We only want to recover the lost land, and the rest of Central Asia can be left to the British! ”

"Not bad!" Guan Zhuofan gritted his teeth slightly, "So, in the war against Russia, let's pull the British and work together to fight Dali!" We must knock out the whole of Central Asia from the Russians -- the border trouble in the northwest forever! ”

"Yes!" "Yes!" "Good!"

"Central Asia is out of the hands of the Russians," said Guan Zhuofan, "and naturally it will fall into the hands of the British.

After a pause, "Since the British occupy Central Asia, there is a Britain between us and the Russians, and if the Russians have any 'signs', they can only 'don't' to the British, and they won't do our business!" ”

"The prince is really smart!" Wen Xiang said excitedly, "This is really a wonderful plan to ...... 'draw salary from the bottom of the kettle'!" ”

"It's just too cheap for the British!" Guo Songtao smiled and said, "What about the whole of Central Asia -- what a piece of fat is that?" ”

"Cheap?" Guan Zhuofan smiled slightly, "I hope the British have a good appetite, don't choke, don't hold on!" ”

This tone of the prince ...... It's a little weird!

After thinking about it, Cao Yuying thought that she had figured out what Guan Zhuofan meant, and said: "The Russians will not be willing to lose Central Asia, although the British swallowed Central Asia, but between Britain and Russia, there will inevitably be constant discord, and maybe, there will be another big fight!" The position of the British in Central Asia, I am afraid, will not be very secure. ”

"Yes!" Xu Gengshen said, "Also, Britain and Russia are fighting, we can take the opportunity-"

Speaking of which, stop with a laugh.

Unfinished words can be implied.

Guan Zhuofan smiled slightly, "What Zhuoru and Uncle Xing said is right." ”。

He didn't elaborate further on "don't choke, don't hold on".

Guan Zhuofan said in his heart: Central Asia is counted as a piece here; In South Africa, there is also the Boer mine that I buried, these two pieces together - John Bull, you "the sun never sets", I don't shoot a shot, and the drag can drag you into the "sunset"!

*(To be continued.) )