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Chapter 944

He was able to chat and laugh with a man like Bismarck, who was a successful iron-blooded prime minister, and he was also able to lead him by the nose.

Bismarck looked at the young man in front of him with extreme confidence on his energetic face. This was a kind of confidence backed by a powerful force. That powerful force could even use an airship to send a sofa from thousands of miles away to a horse.

Come to Degeburg.

This is a demonstration, a demonstration against the Prussian government and the public.

When you can't get the airship, Ming Dynasty can already squander its transportation capacity as much as you want.

What a country this is, what a powerful country it is. Bismarck saw this kind of confidence in the faces of every Ming Dynasty person he met.

Including the doctor, who was obviously not as strong as Dawson, still dared to smash his fist into Dawson's face.

I heard that just twenty years ago, this country was still facing the invasion of northern barbarians and the country was in chaos.

In just twenty years, this country has become so powerful. So...! If you give yourself twenty years, can you leave such a powerful Prussia to the world?

I can!

Bismarck roared in his heart that he must make the great Germany great again in his lifetime. He must complete the unification of Prussia in his own hands and become a great empire that shakes the world. He is only fifty-two years old this year.

Everything seems to be in time.

An idea formed in Bismarck's mind like a storm and gradually became unstoppable.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister! Your Excellency, Prime Minister!" Seeing Bismarck's empty eyes, his face began to turn unnaturally red. This made Zheng Sen worried that this old guy was going to have a stroke.

"Oh! No, no. I don't know if I can complete the trip you mentioned in the near future." Bismarck's soul was called back by Zheng Sen, and he immediately began the first step of his own hegemony, which was to learn from the powerful Ming Dynasty.

If you want to learn, you must first see everything clearly.

"That's no problem. If you are willing, you can take the airship to Daming tomorrow. When you arrive in Daming, our Zheng family will warmly entertain you.

Believe me, the Ming Dynasty's food and wine are the best in the world." Zheng Sen suddenly discovered that Bismarck seemed to be extremely excited, and he seemed to have suddenly become twenty years younger.

Tomorrow is actually just a joke. It is absolutely impossible for the prime minister of a country to go to another country on a temporary basis.

But when the joke came to Bismarck, the old guy actually took it seriously.

"Okay, then I'll ask you to help me make arrangements for tomorrow." After Bismarck finished speaking, it was Zheng Sen's turn to be dumbfounded. I dare you, this old guy, really wants to take a trip on the fly.

"Uh...! No... no problem, no problem." When Zheng Sen arrived, he had to organize several conversations before he could explain things clearly.

"In that case, I'm going to take care of some things to facilitate tomorrow's trip." Bismarck's words didn't sound like he was going to the Ming Dynasty on the other side of the world, but rather like he was talking about going to Berlin or Hamburg.

Bismarck left the Royal Academy of Prussia and rode a carriage non-stop to see His Majesty Emperor Frederick.

"Bismarck, why are you so anxious to see me?" Seeing Bismarck's panic, Frederick put down a glass ball sent by the Ming Dynasty.

There is actually a beautiful woman inside this glass ball. She looks lifelike, as if she is a real person shrunk n times. As long as it shakes, the whole glass ball seems to be snowing.

Frederick studied for a long time and could not figure out how this thing was made.

These days, there are many things made in the Ming Dynasty in the palace. From the huge full-length mirror to the exquisite and unique sound box, everything seems to have opened a new door for Frederick.

It turns out there are such good things in the world!

"I'm going to Ming Dynasty tomorrow!" Bismarck said solemnly.

"Oh! Be safe, how many days are you going?" Frederick nodded, but soon Frederick raised his head again, and the movement was so violent that he almost broke his neck.

"Where did you say you were going?"

"I want to go to Ming Dynasty. I want to see how powerful this country is. I also want to see how many things exist in this country that we don't have." Bismarck said categorically.

"But you are going to Daming. The journey will take several months, and it will take a year to go back and forth. What will you do with your errands?" When Frederick thought of the mountains of documents, he asked

I just feel a little pain in my head.

Only an old guy like Bismarck could work contentedly among such a huge pile of paperwork.

Now the old guy is going to the Ming Dynasty, and he will be gone for a year. Then... I can only review these documents.

In fact, a year's stay is a modest statement. If Bismarck had stayed in the Ming Dynasty for another half a year, the whole process would probably have lasted one and a half years or even two years.

"I asked the Ming Dynasty envoy to help me arrange an airship. It only takes half a month from Magdegeburg to the Ming Dynasty capital."

"Half a month? Half a month to get from Magdegeburg to Ming Dynasty?" Frederick was shocked when he heard the time reported by Bismarck. This speed was seriously beyond his imagination.

"Yes, half a month. But this time, I plan to stay in the Ming Dynasty for at least half a year. Take a look at how the Ming Empire operates, and also take a look at why that country is so powerful." Bismarck said very clearly.

Seriously, Frederick was also surprised.

Due to his health, Bismarck had always been able to avoid things like going abroad. Just like this time at the Paris Peace Conference, he repeatedly declined. In the end, Count Staufen went in his place.

"Is it really necessary, and why are you leaving in such a hurry?" Frederick was not mentally prepared at all for Bismarck's hurry to leave.

"I can't wait a minute. I even want to leave now. The sooner we see why that country is so strong, the sooner we Prussia can catch up. One day, our Prussia will reintegrate into the great Germany

.For this cause, I am willing to give everything I have."

"But now that you are gone, how should we deal with so many things? Just like the matter of sending troops to Russia, we need to bargain with the Ming Dynasty to get the most benefits. I can only rest assured if you do this."

"This has been negotiated. We will get the Moscow Train Factory. Ming Dynasty will also send people to help us lay the railway. In this way, His Majesty the Emperor can let Prussia own the railway without spending much money.

Moreover, we will obtain the royal jewels of the Kremlin. As for how many of those jewels we will have, it depends on our operations."

"To attack Russia, you need to cross Polish territory."

"This has been discussed. If the Poles don't agree, the European coalition will crush them first. We will get Kharkov, if our army can capture it.

In addition, the French will also get a share of territory. It will be an enclave for the French! Denmark, Norway, and Sweden will get Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia respectively.

Of course, the premise is that each country must send at least 50,000 troops. If the British want to participate, they can only get some spoils. Of course, they can also get a lot of gold from the Russian treasury.

Another thing that surprised us is that the Finns decided to send 80,000 troops, and their target is Norgrove. Their representatives have already contacted the Ming Dynasty and have issued an arms order to the Ming Dynasty."

"Finns selling bear skins? Where did they get so much money?" Frederick found it unbelievable that the Finns could send 80,000 troops and order arms from the Ming Dynasty.

"When borrowing money from Daming Bank, of course they use domestic mines as collateral. Finland has good iron ore with high quality."

"Can it still be done like this?" Frederick's eyes lit up. In the past, when Prussia wanted to go to war, it always borrowed money from those evil-hearted Jewish businessmen. Not only did the borrowed money have high interest rates, but there were always one or other conditions attached.

This directly led to Prussia's financial constraints. After each war, most of the spoils were taken away by those hateful Jewish merchants. As a result, Frederick wanted to reward the heroes, but he couldn't come up with the money.

"No problem. As long as you have collateral, you can apply for a loan at Da Ming Bank. There is now a branch of Da Ming Bank in Paris!" Bismarck looked at Frederick as if he were a fool. Although, he had also talked to the great emperor before

Your Majesty is just as stupid.

"Can you let them open a branch to Magdeburg?"

"Magdegeburg may not work, but Hamburg or Berlin would be better. You can discuss these matters with the Ming envoy.

The Ming Dynasty is a nation that pays attention to interests, but they do not plunder as nakedly as the barbarians. Although dealing with them seems to be a disadvantage for us, in the long run, this is a win-win choice.

Napoleon saw this and opened up cooperation with Ming Dynasty. From cooperation in building factories to establishing branches of Ming Dynasty Bank, all these can be discussed.

I even heard the Ming Dynasty envoy say that the Ming Dynasty wanted to open a newspaper in Paris."

"Newspaper office? What is a newspaper office?" Frederick was scratching his head and couldn't figure out what a newspaper office was.

"A newspaper office is a place where newspapers are run. They print the news from various places every day on a piece of paper and sell it to people who want to read the news. Sometimes, they also add comments after the news, which is called an editorial."

"How can this work? If the public opinion field of a country is controlled by foreigners, what will happen if they have bad intentions?" Frederick was keenly aware that this so-called newspaper was a time bomb.

If it is controlled well, it will be the mouthpiece of the country. If it is not controlled well, it will be a public opinion machine that incites people to riot.

"Napoleon agreed and quickly allocated the land without any conditions." Bismarck said lightly.

Judging from the reactions of Napoleon and Frederick to newspapers, Frederick and Napoleon had obviously different minds.

"Well! Since Napoleon has nothing to worry about, we can also open a newspaper office." Frederick nodded.

The foundation of Napoleon's rule was obviously different from that of Frederick. Frederick's ancestors were nobles of the Holy Roman Empire. Almost half of the officials he appointed had Feng in their names.

Napoleon, on the other hand, did not have such convenient conditions. His so-called emperor was a title he made for himself. There were still many undercurrents against Napoleon in France.

The conditions that Napoleon could agree to, it seemed to Frederick that he could also agree to them.

"While the Ming envoy is recuperating in Magdegeburg, His Majesty the Emperor can have more contact with him. Even though he is just a young man, his knowledge and vision are more sophisticated than mine.

This is why I want to go to Daming immediately to take a look! Our vision cannot be limited to Europe, we must take a broad look at the world.

In the far east, various legends about them have been circulated from ancient times to the present. They are a nation that worships dragons. I really don't understand why such a smart nation worships such an evil thing.

I will set off tomorrow to take a closer look at what kind of country the Ming Empire was. If you grant me full authority, I will discuss a series of cooperation projects with the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, I will mortgage our mines, land, and even customs taxes to obtain the funds and technology necessary for the development of Prussia." Bismarck said what he wanted to say most.

That is to ask for power from Frederick! Ming Dynasty would not invest in Prussia in vain. In Zheng Sen’s words, the most important thing about capital investment is to ensure returns.

If the Ming Dynasty had made a lot of profits in Prussia and taken these profits away, then there would definitely be people in Prussia making irresponsible remarks. By then, people would probably be able to say things like losing power and humiliating the country.

Bismarck must have reported to Frederick in advance, after all, he was the emperor of the Prussian Empire.

"For the sake of future development, it is feasible to lose some immediate benefits. It makes no sense that even Napoleon can tolerate things, but I cannot.

As long as territory and sovereignty are not involved, you can agree. The Germanic nation has enough wisdom and determination to make Prussia stronger and stronger.

What we do today may be scolded by future generations. But as long as we find a way, we can make the entire nation rich.

Just go ahead and do it. We are not living in the best of times, nor are we in the worst of times. But we are in the era of the most drastic changes. It can be said to be a major change that has not happened in a thousand years.

What position Prussia will occupy in the changing situation in the future will most likely be determined by your trip to the Ming Dynasty." Frederick's eyes looked far into the distance, and he knew that the world had changed.

Blindly seclusion may lead to the same fate as the Holy Empire's fall.

The Germanic nation needs to rise again and be unified again. The price must be paid!
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