"These places are almost all unclaimed lands, or they are some small indigenous countries. We only need to change the way, use the name of the company to enter, and then purchase the land through purchases, transactions, etc., step by step, step by step
Just come."
Smiling at Li Hui'an, Zhu Xianhai said to him.
"From now on, this matter will be handled by your immigration office. As for how to operate it, you can hire a few foreign consultants to learn from them. Europeans are experts in this regard!"
Not only are they experts, Europeans are even more comfortable in playing this trick. They operate it properly and skillfully. Let’s not talk about other countries, let’s talk about Germany. This country has touched the tail of the colonial era, but this tail is
How did you touch it?
The reliance is definitely not on any country, but on private individuals. Even from the beginning, Bismarck, as the German Prime Minister, was firmly opposed to Germany's overseas expansion. He could stop the government, but he could not stop German adventurers and businessmen.
Thanks to the efforts of those businessmen, German trading companies began to enter the Pacific Ocean in the 1970s, which was later known as the Bismarck Islands and other places. In fact, it was the New Guinea Islands and Samoa. They purchased land locally and developed trade.
Establishing ports. Because those areas did not attract the attention of Britain, France and other countries at that time, their progress was extremely smooth.
After the initial success of the private trading company, some German bankers secretly formulated a secret plan regarding German interests in the South China Sea in September 1880, which would establish a German colony in Papua New Guinea: the group planned to first provide their own dry food
Occupy and operate New Britain or other islands, and then gradually upgrade to a behemoth like the Anglo-Dutch East India Company.
It was thanks to the efforts of these companies that Germany touched the end of the colonial era.
But now, someone is already planning to intercept them.
Zhu Xianhai looked proudly at the German region that had not yet been truly unified, and then said proudly.
That’s right, it’s down there!
There is no way, the Pacific Ocean is too big, Nanhua always needs some footholds to connect China and Nanhua! In the future, those ships will need to burn coal.
This means that ships sailing in the Pacific need to replenish fresh water and coal midway. Therefore, the role of these seemingly inconspicuous islands in the future will be far beyond the imagination of the world.
Of course, the more important thing is... time!
In terms of time, Nanhua is at least ten years ahead of the Germans!
There is no way, who made it possible that no European countries have been interested in those areas for a long time?
Since there is a vacuum of power, let’s make arrangements in advance!
"Ten, fifteen or twenty years..."
After Li Hui'an left, Zhu Xianhai stared at the locations on the map, his eyes narrowed slightly, and then he sneered.
“Twenty years from now, it’s not certain who is planning who!”
Once you find the mastermind behind the scenes, you must make a targeted plan, and this is just Zhu Xianhai’s first secret move!
What is this move?
It is to place a chess piece in another direction of the British Empire. What role will this chess piece play in the future?
It’s hard to say right now, but what is certain is that if a war breaks out, the war will definitely not be limited to the Atlantic Ocean!
Capturing the Atlantic Ocean is the main battlefield, but the Pacific Ocean will also be another battlefield. Once the war breaks out, the way the war is conducted must not be carried out according to the British ideas.
We must find a way to lead the British by the nose. Only in this way can we have a chance to defeat this seemingly extremely powerful opponent. Of course, at the moment, this is just an idea.
But if you want to win, you must plan in advance, just like a chess player playing chess. You must not only look at the immediate moment, but also consider the next step, or even ten steps later.
In fact, the world is just a big chessboard. Although in 1862, there were not many "chess players" qualified to play chess on the big chessboard of the world, there were corresponding small chessboards and small chess players in each region.
Some "chess players" are even small and find it difficult to attract the attention of others. They may not even know that they are the chess players on this chessboard. At least for Liu Kunpeng, the interpreter of Shanghai Ocean Bank of America Company, he does not know at all.
He has no sense of being a "chess player"; he feels that he is just a businessman.
As a businessman, Liu Kunpeng is undoubtedly competent. Although there is a black executive in name, it is well known that he is the real head of the foreign company. For the Qing officials in Shanghai, compared with dealing with foreigners,
They were more willing to deal with Liu Kunpeng, even if he didn't have pigtails.
Gunshots, continuous gunshots, echoed on the Huai Army's shooting range. Mr. Li, who was on the shooting range, looked at the soldiers who were able to line up and shoot according to the instructions of the foreign instructors, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Shuren, you were able to defeat Li Xiucheng for the first time this year, all thanks to the 1,000 foreign guns you donated. In total, you have made great contributions to the court! If it weren't for the fact that you are British, a fifth-grade crown would definitely be indispensable.
your!"
A few months ago, as governor of Jiangsu, Governor Li came to Shanghai from Hefei, oh, no, Anqing. Although he was welcomed by Shanghai officials and people, he was hampered by Su Songtai, Wu Xu and others in terms of military expenditures.
Wu Xu was only given a mere 90,000 taels of silver a month as military pay, and he wanted to buy some advanced foreign guns and cannons, but Wu Xu tried every means to avoid it.
It was under this situation that Liu Kunpeng came to the door and expressed his willingness to give him 1,000 foreign guns and 4 foreign cannons on credit. For Governor Li, this was definitely a help in times of need, and he also won the victory with this move.
Mr. Li’s trust.
At present, Liu Kunpeng even arranged the Huai Army's arms purchase. Of course, Master Li has now taken back more than half of Shanghai's financial power controlled by Wu Xu in the name of rectifying corruption, and eliminated Wu Xu and others' cronies, comprehensively
took over Shanghai.
The reason why I came to the shooting range today was just to inspect the goods.
"Master Futai, I am just a businessman of one generation."
Xu Kunpeng said with a smile.
"Are you satisfied with this batch of foreign guns?"
The foreign guns are all first-class P1853 rifled rifles. Although the quality of the Indian goods is slightly inferior to the British goods, no one is picky about this in the Qing army. They can't tell what is the original product and what is the Xibei product.
Even if it's a fake, they can't tell it apart.
"Satisfaction is satisfaction, but..."
Turning to look at Liu Kunpeng, Mr. Li smiled.
"At the beginning of the year, we encountered the Shaoyang Kuai Gun Battalion. I heard that the puppet king Li Xiucheng's men had 500 special seven-shot serial guns. I heard that the gun could fire seven times in a row, as fast as lightning. If
Used by good hands, one person can be used by dozens of people. Have you seen that gun?"
"I've seen it, I've seen it..."
Liu Kunpeng nodded repeatedly. How could he not have seen it before? The "seven-shot serial gun" from Li Xiucheng was sold by Nanhua.
"Oh, does the foreign company have it?"
Mr. Li's eyes lit up. He had seen that gun before. Its firepower was so fierce that it could be called a weapon to defeat the enemy.
"The foreign company has no stock for now. If you need it, I can bring it to you within three months at most. But the gun is expensive! One gun costs at least a hundred yuan!"
Liu Kunpeng gave a quotation that was neither high nor low. This price was definitely cheaper than selling it to Longmao. There was no way, one was legal trade and the other was smuggling, so the prices were definitely different.
"Hundred dollars!"
Master Li's eyes opened, and after being stunned for a moment, he said again.
"That's seventy taels of silver!"
Looking at the Huai army who are training, the rifles in their hands only cost 30 taels each.
"Seventy taels is just the price of the gun. Its bullets are more expensive. It is nicknamed "Golden Bullet"!"
"Gold bullet?"
"Yes, this kind of bullet is extremely powerful, but the price is also very high. It is named after the golden appearance of the brass bullet case. Every thousand rounds of bullets cost one hundred yuan..."
Two hundred yuan made Mr. Li feel uncomfortable for a moment, but after thinking about it, he still said.