After Song Wang Zhantie heard the words of Prime Minister Jin Kuohai, he immediately saw a glimmer of hope in a desperate situation.
The Song Dynasty wanted to get back on the road, instead of being dragged down by the huge cost of building and maintaining warships.
The only option available now is to sell the warships built.
As long as this plan is successful, it can directly solve the financial problems of Song Dynasty.
Song State could also maintain Song State's fragile industrial chain by selling warships, so that Song State's industry would not collapse.
Song Wang Zhantie saw Prime Minister Jin Kuohai stop speaking because of his change in expression.
He nodded and motioned to Prime Minister Jin Kuohai to continue speaking.
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai saw that Song Wang Zhantie approved of his method.
He looked more relaxed and continued to speak.
"Your Majesty, many people in various European countries have taken the wrong path. Their strategic direction is for expansion, rather than establishing a strong country dominated by Han people in Europe.
After thinking about it, Emperor Su He was afraid that a vassal state dominated by barbarians would appear in the future.
As a result, the empire's efforts were completely ineffective.
After the barbarians came to power, they would inevitably liquidate the upper-class Han people in the vassal states.
In order to avoid this situation, Emperor Su He was extremely disgusted with the vassal states that had not completed their sinicization, and started a war with foreign countries.
Regardless of whether the Cao State in America wanted to overthrow the Xiang State.
Whether it was the Wu-Gui War that occurred in Europe, the empire tried to intervene in the situation to maintain local stability.
Based on the current situation of our Song Dynasty, once it expands externally, it will inevitably lead to the intervention of the empire.
It does not expand externally and does not have the ability to maintain a strong fleet.
The best way now is to sell the warships that have been built.
If you want to sell a warship, you must find a qualified buyer.
The buyer I have in mind is an old vassal state.
The vassal countries that currently have a demand for warships, I think, are only those countries in America."
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai finally expressed his thoughts completely.
Song Wang Zhantie thought carefully about Prime Minister Jin Kuohai's words.
There are some words that are not suitable to be said publicly, but they all understand what they refer to.
The conflict between the Song State and the Chu State in the Jinhe Colony in western Africa.
Behind the bad relations between Wu and Gui, there are vaguely hidden hands behind the scenes, and they are promoting the progress of the matter.
Song Wang Zhantie believed that among them there must be several vassal states in America.
What do they want to do?
King Zhan Tie of the Song Dynasty could also guess a thing or two.
The idea of these people must be to use emerging countries like them as cannon fodder to test the empire's reaction.
The words spoken by Li Zhiheng, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Empire, before leaving had already pointed out the bottom line of the Empire.
If two fully constructed vassal states conflict, the empire will not intervene.
The two vassal states that have not yet been fully developed are just babies in the eyes of the empire, and they will inevitably intervene to prevent the conflict between the two countries.
This standard is also very clear. Just look at the conditions for confirmation by the Imperial Overseas Governor's Office to become an imperial province, and you will know the standard line of the empire.
The empire does not look at the population or the size of the economy, but only the proportion of Han people in the total population.
The Han people accounted for more than 50% of the total population. Regardless of other conditions, the overseas governor-general's residence was directly converted into an imperial province.
The empire believed that as long as Han people accounted for more than half, relying on the strong assimilation ability of Chinese civilization, the local indigenous people had no hope of turning around and would only gradually disappear.
Now this standard is known to all countries in Europe.
Countries in the Americas will definitely learn this news.
Several of the vassal states in America already meet the standards.
King Zhan Tie of the Song Dynasty was extremely envious of the fact that the native Americans had the same skin color as the Han people.
When mixed-race children are among the crowd, you can't see much difference at all.
The local aboriginals are still a tribe that feeds on hair and blood.
When they see the civilization of the Han people, they will immediately be attracted by the advanced civilization.
Local assimilation of indigenous people is on easy difficulty.
This is different in Europe. The appearance of the local indigenous people is very different from that of the Han people.
The local indigenous people are also highly civilized.
Assimilating the natives would be very difficult.
Only by accelerating the introduction of Han people can the proportion of Han people increase rapidly.
The situation that King Zhan Tie of the Song Dynasty feels is still acceptable is that a mixed-race child inherits the appearance of both parents.
After many times of mixing, the appearance of the citizens will generally become that of the Western Regions, with a small number of them retaining some typical features.
Such citizens, through persistent efforts, will be accepted as one of our own.
When King Zhan Tie of Song Dynasty thought of this, the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
The European region is only a little difficult, while the African region is almost impossible to complete.
The appearance of black people and Han people is very different, and this is not the most critical point.
Black people are mixed with other races, and mixed-race people basically show typical black characteristics.
There are too many differences in racial appearance, and even if they speak the same language, it will be difficult for them to be accepted by the mainstream group.
The Liao Kingdom was located in southern Africa. Song Wang Zhantie understood that the Liao Kingdom also wanted to change the national hierarchy.
After hard work, the Liao Kingdom found that this method was completely unfeasible.
They can only implement the isolation policy and increase the number of Han immigrants introduced.
When King Zhan Tie of Song Dynasty thought of this, he smiled with relief.
Now as long as the problem of selling warships that the country cannot afford is solved, many of the problems encountered by the Song Dynasty will be solved.
These American countries plotted against the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty actively sought them to purchase warships.
This is a dispute between countries. It is not dominated by personal emotions, but only depends on whether it is in the national interest.
King Zhan Tie of the Song Dynasty did not think that the vassal states in America did not purchase warships.
They have reached a point where expansion will not trigger imperial interference.
These countries will inevitably increase their military strength to prepare to attack other countries, or to prevent other countries from attacking.
The production time of army equipment is not very demanding, while the production date of navy equipment can easily take one year.
The Song Dynasty had just launched and had no warships yet in service that met the requirements of these countries.
Song Wang Zhantie said with some heartache: "Jin Aiqing visited America and at the same time discussed warship transactions with countries in need.
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I believe that during this period, no country will launch a war without any thought."
King Zhantie of the Song Dynasty determined the future development direction of the country, and he immediately changed the national policy.
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Xinghai, the capital of the Song Dynasty, a cafe next to the train station.
Business people waiting for trains usually like to wait here.
It's quiet and comfortable here, especially the service staff are very friendly.
The waiters in the tavern served the food and drinks in a hurry, and their attitude was not good at all.
Wang Dachui approached the coffee shop he was familiar with.
He saw that the cafe, which was somewhat deserted two months ago, was now almost full.
He looked at the train ticket and saw that there were still three hours left.
But he had to come to the coffee shop in advance to wait, where he could hear the horn announcing the station.
It is normal for the trains in the Song Dynasty to have inconsistent schedules. They would either arrive early or be late.
Arriving on time is rare.
Trains are not like cars, they will be waiting at the platform.
Even if the train arrives early, he can only refill coal and water at the platform before embarking on the journey again.
Even if the passenger arrives on time, he will not be able to take the earlier train.
In this way, people have developed the habit of arriving at the train station at least two hours in advance so as not to miss the train.
If a businessman like Wang Dachui wants to do business, he must meet his business partners at the agreed time.
Once you are late, it will be considered disrespectful and the business will definitely not be completed.
He was drinking bitter coffee.
He didn't like to drink anything with a bitter taste, even if it was coffee, it was really refreshing.
But in order to show their status, they distanced themselves from the lower class, so they chose to drink coffee that ordinary people could not afford.
A cup of coffee costs one hundred cents, while a large bowl of tea only costs two cents.
The ticket price for taking the train around the island is only 800 Wen.
After Wang Dachui finished drinking his coffee, he saw his former business partner Li Shanyang sitting in the corner next to the coffee shop, sipping coffee alone.
He immediately walked up and said in surprise: "Brother Li, didn't you say last time that you wanted to inherit the family farm?
This time I took off my cotton clothes, put on a silk outfit, and stepped into the mall again.
Congratulations to Brother Li for overcoming the crisis, and I look forward to working with him again next time."
Li Shanyang looked up at Wang Dachui who was already sitting in front of him.
He said in surprise: "Brother Sledgehammer, are you still in the machine tool business?"
Wang Dachui nodded and said: "Domestic machine tools, even a dog would shake its head.
The parts processed by domestic machine tools each have their own errors and cannot be used universally.
Brother Li also knows that if the parts are not interoperable, it will be completely useless.
If domestic machine tools cannot be used for a day, my business will not be cut off.
I hope my business will be good, but I don’t want my business to be too good.”
Li Shanyang gave a thumbs up and said: "According to the newspaper, the Sledgehammer brothers are already good citizens of the Song Dynasty."
Wang Dachui cupped his hands and said, "Brother Li is overly praised.
Brother Li looks like he’s going on a far journey, is he going abroad to discuss business?”
Li Shanyang said with emotion: "I am in the steel pipe business.
As long as a few processes are added to a product like steel pipe, it can be turned into a gun barrel or gun barrel.
When times were good, Song's steel pipes were exported to various European countries.
The handicraft industry in England was developed before.
After the founding of the Song Dynasty, it accepted a large number of workers.
The use of machine tools by these workers is simply an added advantage, making our country's machining technology the best in Europe.
In recent times, as the situation in various countries has become tense, they have closed their doors to foreign trade.
My small factory has no orders and can hardly survive.
I was prepared to go to a farm in the countryside and live out my life.
Who knew the direction of the wind would change so quickly, except that the relationship between Chu and our country was still hostile.
The markets of other European countries have opened one after another.
The steel pipes I produce have once again occupied the market due to their advantages in quality and price.
Now I just want to go to Switzerland to discuss a big business deal."
After Li Shanyang finished speaking, he was filled with emotion.
He previously thought that his factory was completely destroyed.
Just as he was preparing for the factory to be closed down by the bank, he could only return to his hometown to become a farmer.
The speed with which the situation changed surprised him.
His small factory was suddenly overwhelmed by orders.
The previously closed markets in various European countries have been opened one after another.
Wang Dachui sighed: "I was worried about the war between Song and other countries.
If that trend really exists, I will definitely send my wife and children back to the empire.
I felt that the clouds were gathering at that time and war could break out at any time.
Suddenly the weather cleared up after the rain, and relations between countries were restored again.
I really don’t understand this matter, but it should be a situation that we, the lower class people, don’t understand at all.
I hope peace lasts longer. I don't want to live in a war-torn area. It's really too dangerous.
We are competing with the Chu State for colonies, and I can still accept that the war starts in the colonies.
If the war breaks out on the mainland, we will be an island country without any sentient beings.
Even if the enemy does not attack, it just cuts off the shipping route.
The people in the country will live in extreme poverty, and many families will starve to death due to lack of food."
After the two talked about their feelings, they expressed their opinions on the rapidly changing situation.
Until Wang Dachui heard the familiar train number.
He immediately stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Brother Li, the train I am taking has arrived at the station.
We’ll talk when we have time. If Brother Li wants to purchase machine tools, he must give priority to his brother.”
After Wang Dachui finished speaking, he quickly left the coffee shop and kept muttering: "The train can't be more accurate and it's so early."
He quickly entered the train station, checked his ticket, and boarded the train that was about to leave.
After Wang Dachui boarded the train, he found that the most people in the train car were not the businessmen he had seen before, but rather bookish scholars.
He felt very strange about this situation.
People with this temperament have not cultivated the temperament they have by engaging in front-line labor and studying for long periods of time away from work.
These people are either working in the government or teaching in schools. How could they suddenly migrate in large numbers?
Wang Dachui is very sensitive to this situation.
If a businessman is not sensitive to changes in the situation, he will never make a lot of money.
Wang Dachui saw a gentle man wearing round glasses next to him.
He walked over and said, "Brother, are you on a school outing?"
His words seemed to stir up sadness in the person opposite.
The bespectacled young man sighed: "The country is so crazy that it has opened a large number of primary schools in areas where English people gather.
They use us primary school teachers as livestock.
The school assigned three teachers to teach 200 students.
The Ministry of Education just issued a document lightly stating that there is a shortage of teachers in various places, and we are asked to slowly train teachers locally.
This is what humans say, and animals cannot use it this way."
Wang Dachui listened to the words of the young teacher across from him. He also felt that the teacher was under too much pressure, so he couldn't help complaining about this policy to himself, a stranger.
He quickly echoed: "The government is not making things difficult for others by issuing these impossible tasks."
He had realized that Song State was making strategic adjustments.
Everything he encountered was a shock caused by strategic adjustments.
When Wang Dachui listened to the young teacher complaining about this policy, he thought of the recent changes in the current situation in various parts of Europe.
Especially the foreign newspapers he purchased through his connections.
The Song Dynasty was a relatively slow-moving region, and other countries had already started new policies.
There must be a major event that affects the choices of European countries.
The policies of European countries have different narratives, but the core is exactly the same.
Wang Dachui feels that European countries are vigorously promoting the sinicization of indigenous peoples in various countries.
He doesn't know what this means? But he knows that big changes are coming in Europe.