Yuzhu is very cheerful, and the British are also very generous.
The treaty stipulated that the Isle of Wight, directly opposite Portsmouth Military Port, would be a permanent docking point for Qing merchant ships.
The Isle of Wight is 4.8 times larger than the main island of Hong Kong. Moreover, the Isle of Wight is located in the English Channel, across the sea from France.
This location can be said to be an excellent place to go.
In the future, various Chinese goods can be stocked on the Isle of Wight and then cover the entire European continent.
A treaty is originally a reciprocal negotiation.
Now, although China does not have the ability to send merchant ships to deliver goods to the Isle of Wight, what about thirty years from now? Fifty years from now?
Today, the UK implements a tariff protection policy.
Based on the principle of reciprocity, Yuzhu followed suit and significantly increased the tariff, which was originally only 5%, to 25%.
Even a 25% tariff is much stronger than the 150% tariffs often imposed by the British.
In the history of the Qing Dynasty, due to its defeat in the war, tariffs were limited to an outrageous 5%.
What is the concept of 5%?
Foreign cloth, which is extremely beneficial to Britain, is being dumped in China!
Times have changed. Yuzhu is now considered a good business partner with the British, and the Qing Dynasty has not been defeated, so the tariff is naturally raised to 25%.
The previous tariff was only 5%. That was not what Yuzhu meant, but what the old emperor meant.
When the old emperor was still alive, the commercial tax rate across the country was 5%.
The root problem of the lighthouse country's rapid rise since the War of Independence is: tariff protection policy.
Due to the protection of heavy taxes, the local industry of the lighthouse country and its own capitalists have been well protected.
The Qing Dynasty has always been poor and weak, which is inseparable from the dumping of European industrial products, which destroyed the domestic market.
When national capitalists invest in industry, they not only make no profits, but also suffer serious losses. Who is willing to engage in industry?
This is an infinite loop.
During the first industrial revolution, France did not fall behind. That was because France also had the tools to protect its own market from being dumped.
free trade?
Haha, in the 18th century, it definitely did not exist. Whoever believes it is stupid!
Yuzhu turned to Britain for help in building warships, training naval officers and sailors, and building naval guns. Therefore, the tariff was set at 25%, which was already a very polite preferential price.
There is no shame in being behind in technology!
What is really shameful is that we have fallen behind and still brag that our ancestors thousands of years ago had everything and that foreigners are rubbish.
Not to mention anything else, the black powder in Yuzhu's hand is fundamentally different from the British standard black powder.
The black powder produced in Britain allows the cannonball to hit farther, has fewer impurities, and burns more fully.
Needless to say, the Qing Dynasty would definitely not be able to build a first-class sailing battleship of more than 4,000 tons and a 64-pound naval gun at its current level.
If you fall behind, you can study humbly!
Especially in naval matters, the British have a great say.
The reason is very simple. As a maritime overlord that has dominated the oceans for hundreds of years, the British Royal Navy has many skills.
Three years of army, ten years of air force, and one hundred years of navy are not just words and fun!
Learn from the barbarians and use their skills to defeat the barbarians!
I don’t even understand how the British Navy fights wars. If a war breaks out in the future, how can it possibly exercise targeted restraint?
The pirate navy is very smart.
During the Battle of Singapore, the Japanese pirates took advantage of the huge advantage of land attack aircraft and sank a British main battleship and a battlecruiser within a few hours.
What is restraint? Using the air to control the sea is called restraint.
The prerequisite for restraint is that you must understand what the enemy is good at.
Yuzhu's cubs have classes in the morning, military training in the afternoon, and only have half a day off every week.
Soon, the little cubs were so tanned that they all looked like little black coals.
Hehe, men, it’s better to get a tan.
However, the greetings between the cubs also changed.
In the yard, there are all the sounds of hello, which makes people laugh and cry.
"Morning, sir." Little Hammer responded and lost all English upon meeting him.
Yuzhu glanced at his own son, who was standing straight, and said, well, except for being a bit arrogant, this little guy doesn't have much of a problem.
Talking nonsense is definitely not a good thing.
Even in Europe, which values straightforwardness, it is still important to speak only three points when meeting people.
"You are not young anymore. I think you should go to the recruit company and participate in training with Xuan Yu."
That boy Xuanyu is just a mouthful. He can go a whole day without saying a word.
It just so happens that the eldest sons of the third and eighth brothers stay together and take care of each other, and they can also compete with each other.
Of course, the main thing is that Xuanyu's taciturnity can restrain the bad habit of the little hammer's mouth.
Little Tie Hammer, this little bastard, what he said in private has been reported long ago, but he still doesn't know about it.
After being sold, you still have to help count the money. This is tolerable, but what is unbearable!
Woni, Yuzhu has always only taken advantage and never suffered any losses. How can I see this?
How can the eldest son of a top wealthy family compete with all the smart people in the world if he doesn't have any wealth at all?
After Zhu Chongba established the Ming Dynasty, he tolerated it for several years due to his strength as an old man, and then he used Hu Weiyong's excuse to depose the prime minister and divide his power into six departments.
"Well... are you going to Qiu Ming?" Little Tie Chui was thinking about his good partner and brother, so he asked Yu Zhu.
Yuzhu said coldly: "As long as you go, Qiu Ming's studies are not good, and you must first make up for the cultural courses."
"Then..." Little Iron Hammer wanted to ask again, but was interrupted by Yuzhu raising his hand rudely, "Where do you come from with so many questions? It is a soldier's bounden duty to obey orders, do you understand?"
"Yes." Seeing that Yuzhu was angry, Xiao Tiezhui didn't dare to say any more, so he had to close his legs, touch his heels, and stand at attention.
Even though Little Iron Hammer is only over thirteen years old, he has grown up drinking milk and eating mutton and beef, so he has good physical fitness.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Little Iron Hammer said he was seventeen years old. There should be very few people who don’t believe it.
After sending away the little hammer, Yuzhu went to the artillery training camp as usual.
The army tactics of this era did not have many bells and whistles.
In short, after the artillery bombardment, the infantry charged. After the infantry charged, the artillery bombarded. And so on.
Artillery is the god of the army. It is not something that is boasted, but tested in actual combat.
Whether it was World War I or World War II, casualties from artillery shelling have always ranked first.
According to reliable statistics, during World War I, it took an average of 10,000 bullets to kill or injure an enemy.
Fighting a war means fighting logistics, this statement is true!
In the history of modern European artillery development, the French artillery revolution in the early 15th century was a revolution in European military history.
Today, the major European powers also have professional artillery schools.
Artillery, in this era, is a high-tech branch of the military, and requires knowledge of mathematics and physics that cannot be mastered by ordinary illiterate people.
In particular, the emergence of fixed ammunition has significantly improved the rate of fire of front-loaded artillery.
Of course, Yuzhu knew clearly that cannonballs with bottom supports are more airtight, their trajectory is easier to control, and their range is longer.
Unlike the navy, artillery training instructors are both British and French.
British instructors and French instructors each lead a group of artillery. Whoever has a higher training level will be rewarded heavily by Yuzhu.
When dealing with foreigners, all religions and such are bullshit, and the only thing that will last forever is profit.
Yuzhu was riding on his horse, holding a telescope in his hand, and carefully observed the training of the two groups of artillerymen.
It must be admitted that the French instructors who were the first to establish artillery schools were by no means in vain.
Not to mention anything else, just in the action of cleaning the gun barrel, the students taught by the French instructors were a full ten seconds faster than the British instructors.
How did Yuzhu know so clearly?
Hey, Yu Zhongtang pinched the pocket watch in his hand and personally helped them time the time N times before he came to the conclusion.
If you do simple things repeatedly, you will do them more often, which is the so-called practice makes perfect.
In the field of artillery, Yuzhu is a complete layman.
He is also self-aware and does not mess around or interfere with things he does not understand. He lets the British and French instructors compete freely.
Free competition is really a good thing.
In a monopoly field without competition, no matter how powerful the public bragging is, the technology cannot be truly advanced.
Back then, when Shen Huoyi's family was the only one in power, Mao Xiong gave him a complete set of drawings, but he couldn't even copy them. The meaningless dead weight problem was never solved on his own.
The fundamental issue is not a question of a few academicians, but a question of whether there is sufficient competition.
The west side factory was separated from the north side. However, the abandoned son at that time made brilliant achievements, which greatly stimulated Shen Huoyi.
Shen Huoyi, who has suffered huge notoriety, has been sharpening his sword for more than ten years and has gradually made some achievements.
Similar examples abound.
Back then, when China Telecom was split up, people with connections desperately wanted to stay with Telecom. Only those with no connections or who were disliked by the leaders were assigned to China Mobile.
As a result, China Mobile's group of abandoners have no burdens and can move forward with ease. Whether it is operating income, management system, or welfare benefits, they instantly beat the parent company.
According to Yuzhu's understanding, the tariff protection policy protects the local market from being dumped by foreigners' cheap industrial products.
However, there must be full competition within the local market and strive to develop steam engines as soon as possible.
Only with the steam engine can we catch up with the great wave of the first industrial revolution.
Therefore, except for the first shipyard that the British will assist in setting up in the future, which has no choice but to be government-run, the rest of the shipyards must be privately run.
When a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend, this is what Yuzhu likes to see!
After watching the artillery training, Yuzhu went back to check the cubs' learning status.
Kang Mazi's education method is to memorize by rote.
As for Yuzhu, while emphasizing rote memorization, he also emphasizes self-discipline in learning.
According to the tutor's prompts, Yuzhu gave the cubs math problems of different difficulty.
If you can't do it, you'll be beaten hard and there will be no room for accommodation.