"Hunter, tell me the truth. What benefits did Qin Xiao give you?”
Albert didn't believe that Yingchan would make a loss. She must have benefited from it before helping Qin Xiao.
Could it be that Qin Xiao had agreed to cooperate with Yingjian's school and do scientific research together?
"Stop guessing. We only saw a clinical pharmacy professor from the Medical School of the Flower Industry University publish a paper in the Lancet medical journal, so we finally decided to help Qin Xiao!”
Medical thesis?
"What kind of medical paper can make you take such a big risk to protect Qin Xiao?" Albert asked in surprise.”
Hunter shrugged." Albert, please get this straight. Actually, it's not our Ying-chan helping Qin Xiao. Even without Ying-chan's help, are you really going to send troops to attack Chongming Island?”
"Impossible, because Qin Xiao won't sit still and wait for death. The blue book on flower education that he issued has successfully tied the fate of 400 million flower farmers to his. When Great Britain makes a move against Qin Xiao, you have to be prepared for an all-out war with the flower farmers.”
"Are you guys ready?"
Hunter looked out the window at the busy street.
"Planting flowers is not so easy to conquer. Before the Jurchen people entered the pass to establish the Qing Dynasty, they had established super empires such as the Qin, Han, Tang and Ming Dynasties. Their culture, economy, technology, and military have always been far ahead of the world.”
"Although it has lagged behind the West in modern times, the Flower Planting Industry University founded by Qin Xiao has already proved a fact. As long as the shackles that the Jurchen had placed on the flower farmers for more than two centuries are unlocked, the flower farmers will once again create miracles.”
As soon as he finished speaking, even though Albert was a racially prejudiced person, he had no choice but to admit that the gardener was really outstanding based on the series of scientific research results of the Flower Industry University.
However, it was precisely because the flower gardener had great potential that they had to be wary of him.
Napoleon once said that planting flowers was like a sleeping lion. When the lion was asleep, even a fly would dare to land on its face and make a few sounds. Once the lion was awakened, the world would shake.
"Hunter, the rise of the flowers is not good for the West. Yingjiang should not help Qin Xiao.”
"We didn't help. We just went with the flow.”
" Also, it's too difficult to grow flowers," Hunter said softly." It's almost impossible."”
"Looking at it from another perspective, it's actually beneficial for the West to grow stronger. The Fusang people are getting more and more rampant. They ignored the obstruction of the League of Nations and invaded the resource-rich three eastern provinces.”
"The polar bear, who lives in the same mute continent as the flower, has not been affected by the economic crisis.”
"If you grow flowers and are stronger, you can restrain the Fusang Polar Bear very well. It's beneficial to us!”
"Albert, you should know what it means to be the fisherman who benefits from a fight between snipe and clam.”
Albert understood. After all, Ying-chan just wanted to earn money in peace and didn't want to get involved in international disputes.
In fact, Qin Xiao had grasped this point, which was why he took the risk to fool Yingchan.
Isolated!
Due to geographical limitations, Eagle Country was isolated overseas, and communication with Europe was greatly limited. This objectively restricted people's direct understanding of each other. The media believed whatever they said, and it was easy for the elites to control the direction of public opinion. This could only be slightly resolved after radio communication and trans-Atlantic flight were mature.
Until the beginning of World War I, they continued to benefit from isolation. Their social life developed greatly and they became the world's largest industrial country and economy.
The great success had made the traditional trend of thought of isolation deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. From the people to the elites, it occupied an absolute mainstream position. This was the social foundation for the continued development of isolation.
With the start of the war, the European countries were in a mess, and their industrialisation was greatly affected. Although Yingjiang's products were not as good, it was better than nothing for the European countries. Thus, Yingjiang bet on both sides and made a fortune from the war.
Ordinary people might still think that it had nothing to do with me, but a few elites had already noticed that the balance of advantage was beginning to lean towards Yingjiang on the other side of the ocean. Its industrial competitiveness was already on par with these old industrial countries. If it wasn't going to go out and train now, when would it be?
If he didn't seize the opportunity, he would be a bastard! Ying-chan acted when it was time to act. The House and Senate passed the resolution to participate in the war with an absolute advantage, so they spent money and sent people.
The Germanic players looked at him and thought,'Fine, I can't fight this fight anymore. Admit defeat.'
After all, Ying-chan was still young. Perhaps it was because she had been isolated from the world for too long that she had forgotten to negotiate terms before making a move. She didn't even have a collateral guarantee when she lent money. The old bandits of Great Britain and Gaul laughed unkindly. Sigh, this battle was destined to be fought in vain.
After the war, Eagle Chan came to Paris to split the spoils with his military and economic strength. Wilson, the then president of Eagle Chan, was full of confidence. On January 8th, 1918, before the war ended, he proposed a 14-point peace declaration. The core of the declaration was free navigation and free trade. The major powers would work together to maintain a rules-based international order. It was a very advanced plan.
Under the threat of Ying-chan's absolute strength, the warring parties had no choice but to agree to sign a truce agreement on November 11th based on 14 points.
As the first Yingjiang president to come to Europe, Wilson was full of ambition. The country unanimously supported 14 points, and his unique international prestige had already been proven.
However, the shamelessness of the old robbers and hooligans in international politics still made Yingjiang's simple wish come to nothing.
It was not true that Ying Chan did not take the Paris Peace Conference seriously. Wilson had stayed in Europe for five months and returned to China with the contract. In the end, he was strongly opposed by his country. Then, he returned to Europe again to argue with these shameless people. It could be seen how unwilling Ying Chan was.
Great Britain and Gaul burned the bridge after crossing the river, putting on a stance that they would not pay back their debts if they did not agree. They wanted to start all over again and ignore the fourteen points. Germanic was well aware of the balance of the eagle sauce off the shore. He put on a posture that a dead pig was not afraid of boiling water and did not recognize the fourteen points.
As the first initiator of the League of Nations, the League of Nations was controlled by Great Britain and Gaul. As the Eagle Alliance Congress had never approved it, it was not a member of the League of Nations in the end. Even the most important piece of meat before the war, which was the flower market that was open to all, was bitten off by Fusang. It was equivalent to not getting anything, but also losing a piece of fat meat.
Therefore, after spending so much money, suffering so many casualties, and paying a huge price to help Great Britain and Gaul defeat the Germanic countries, the result was a lonely battle.
Not only were the elites dissatisfied, but the people were also seething with resentment. Wilson was in a terrible state. He went on a national speech tour to defend himself and almost died of illness.
Many people believed that Ying-chan had profited from the war, turning from a indebted country into a indebted country and raising its international status. This was not a problem.
However, it was inappropriate to ignore the cost and price of any benefits.
During the war, Ying-chan had indeed made a lot of money by providing supplies to both sides. However, after the war, the countries in Europe closed their markets again, and the purchasing power under the gold standard was insufficient. Ying-chan's export fell like a cliff, and the economy was in trouble.
The currency that had been greatly increased in the early days was still in circulation, and the high rate of inflation would not come down for a while. From 1916 to 1920, the money supply increased by 75%, and the consumer price index doubled, causing the Hawkeye people to generally doubt the validity of the war.
In order to participate in the war, Yingjiang had to spend about 35 billion dollars. The government had increased taxes, which provided about 11 billion dollars. The burden on the civilians increased, and the government was heavily in debt. Before the war, there was only 1 billion dollars in national debt, but after the war, it soared to 25.4 billion dollars. The government implemented strict wartime control measures. To the freedom-loving people of Yingjiang, this was simply suffocating.
Moreover, the casualties caused by the war had also caused the hearts of the people of Yingjian to be unable to erase the pain. The high compensation was also a heavy burden.
After the war, a large number of soldiers were recruited, up to five million people. After the war, they could not wait to disband. Due to their lack of experience, they had a huge impact on society and caused all kinds of chaos.
After all, only a small number of people benefited from the war. Most people bore the cost of the war and suffered losses. The Americans, including most elites, began to reflect. The outside world was wonderful, and the outside world was helpless. When you felt that the outside world was helpless, isolation was still patiently waiting for you.
Therefore, the Hawkeye people returned to the embrace of isolation and only wanted to make money!
Coupled with the fatal blow of the economic crisis, the Yingjiang government was in a terrible state.
However, with the rise of the Flower Industry University, Ying-chan saw hope of getting out of this predicament.
In particular, Professor Li Mingna from the Medical School of the Flower Industry University had published a paper on penicillin, which made Yingchan extremely excited.
If they could get the technical information of this divine medicine, would the government still have to worry about money?
He would help Qin Xiao and let Qin Xiao owe Yingjiang a huge favor. He could also take revenge on Great Britain, who had cheated Yingjiang in the European war. Why not?
"Hunter! You Yingchan chose to let the flower grow, and sooner or later, you will pay the price. If you don't believe me, just wait and see!”
"No, no, no, we won't let them go. Someone will force Qin Xiao to seek our protection.”
Albert frowned.
"Who is it?"
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