It was the eleventh year of the Ming Dynasty, October 2nd, 1885.
The Minister of Military Affairs of the Ming Empire, Li Shaoquan, represented the Ming Empire and signed a secret agreement with the envoy of the Germanic Empire to the Ming Empire, Baland.
The secret agreement stipulated that in the next three years, the Germanic Empire would sell arms and various mechanical equipment worth 200 million marks to the Ming Empire in the form of loans. Help the Ming Empire establish a modern military system.
Moreover, the Germanic Empire would also send a group of instructors to the Great Ming Empire to train a group of modern troops for the Great Ming Empire. In international affairs, the Germanic Empire would also support the Ming Empire.
The result made the Emperor very satisfied. He had obtained so many good things from the Germanic Empire without spending a single cent. He had also obtained the strong support of the Germanic Empire.
It could be said that the rise of the Great Ming Empire was already just around the corner.
Of course, a loan of 200 million marks was equivalent to 40 million silver. This was undoubtedly a large sum of money for the Ming Empire. In addition, there was an annual interest of 6%. It was undoubtedly a heavy financial burden.
But the emperor didn't care.
He hoped that he could win in future wars.
As long as they could defeat the East Asian people, the Ming Empire would be able to avoid suffering an incomparably heavy blow. At that time, he would think of a way to recover the customs duties, and he would naturally be able to obtain a large amount of financial income every year. With the development of industry and economy, the economy of the Ming Empire would naturally be able to develop.
There were even so many nobles and corrupt officials in the country waiting to be punished by the emperor. These guys had all earned enough silver. Just the property of these guys would be confiscated, and that would be a large sum of money. Even the Ming Empire would not have to worry about not having money to spend.
Emperor Guang Chen had enough funds for the industrial construction, transportation construction, education, health care, and military equipment.
However, it was not easy to get this money out of the hands of the nobles and corrupt officials. The emperor had to think of a way. It would be best if those guys took the initiative to jump out. In this case, the Emperor of Guang Dong would be able to capture all of them in one fell swoop.
"Your Majesty, how could the Germanic people be so easy to talk to? They provided us with so many loans and sold us so many advanced machinery and equipment?”Li Shaoquan was a little confused.
In his impression, Westerners were not easy to talk to. In fact, they were extremely greedy and vicious.
"The Germans are willing to support us. However, I still have to say that the Germanic people are not good people. In other words, all Westerners were not good people. Everything was for the sake of benefits!”The emperor of Guang Dong had a serious expression.
Li Shaoquan nodded thoughtfully.
"The Germanic people are offering us a loan of 40 million taels of silver. At the same time, they can also sell us large amounts of firearms and machinery. From there, they could make a huge profit again.
In addition, the Germanic people also wanted to strengthen their influence in the Ming Empire. One had to know that the Ming Empire had a population of 400 million. This was the country with the largest population in the world, and it was also a huge market. The Germanic people naturally hoped to have an advantage in this huge market of the Ming Empire!”
"Your Majesty, we have to be wary of the Germanic people!”Li Shaoquan was a little worried.
"That's right! However, forging iron required one to be tough. We feigned civility with the Germanic people in order to obtain a large amount of advanced equipment and technology from them, so that the industry of the Ming Empire could develop rapidly.
In this era, without a strong industry, it was impossible for a country to become strong. If they fell behind, they would be beaten up and humiliated by the big powers. Therefore, the Ming Empire must work hard to become stronger!”
At this moment, the Emperor of Guang Dong revealed his great ambition.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. This official will definitely do his best to assist Your Majesty and let Great Ming walk towards prosperity!”Li Shaoquan answered firmly.
The Emperor of Guang Dong had given Li Shaoquan the responsibility of opening a series of factories.
This was undoubtedly a sign of respect and trust for him. Naturally, Li Shaoquan wanted to seize this opportunity.
"There's another very important reason why the Germanic people are so supportive of us. That is, we have a common enemy!”The emperor continued.
"A common enemy?" Li Shaoquan was puzzled.
"The German Empire finally completed its unification. Next, they faced the suppression of other European countries. Especially the Empire of the Sun Never Sets. They were trying their best to suppress them and prevent them from rising.
And the Sun Never Sets Empire is also an enemy of my Ming Dynasty. The reason why my Great Ming suffered decades of humiliation was entirely because the Sun Never Sets Empire started it first. Therefore, once the Ming Empire becomes strong, I will definitely avenge my previous humiliation. Therefore, we have a common enemy and a common goal with the Germanic people. Naturally, we can unite!”The emperor of Guang Dong was determined.
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