The phrase "if you care about yourself, you will be chaotic" is very suitable for the current Li Mu.
In fact, Li Mu can now completely ignore the life and death of the Chinese in the Qing Dynasty, and be free to be a free rich man.
But if Li Mu does not interfere, the Sino-Japanese War will break out in a few years, and then it will start the most tragic process in the history of the Chinese.
Bai Qi's trip to the Ryukyus can be regarded as an attempt by Li Mu, as long as the threat of Japan is eliminated, the source of disaster for the Chinese will be reduced by most of them, even if Li Mu lets the Qing Empire go unattended from then on, compared with the previous history, the disaster of the Chinese should be much less.
Situ Lei didn't know much about this background, although Situ Lei had now gained Li Mu's trust, but Situ Lei was not in charge of Far Eastern affairs, so it was normal for Situ Lei not to know the truth.
After learning about Li Mu's intentions, Situ Lei hesitated for a while, and reluctantly gave a suggestion: "If it is a simple capital export, then we have been carrying it out now, and the existence of Pacific Company is the best example, but if we want to carry out capital export in other aspects, I am afraid it is not suitable for our identity." ” Situ Lei is right, if you want to export capital in terms of ideology to the Qing Empire, then Li Mu's American identity and the American background of the Junma Group will cause a certain degree of trouble, which may lead to half the effort.
For foreign forces, the attitude of the Chinese has always been cautious, the so-called non-my race, their hearts must be different, this vigilance can be said to have penetrated into the bones, if Li Mu did not join the American nationality, then it is better to say a little, now it is a little troublesome, I am afraid that the Chinese in the Qing Kingdom will not necessarily recognize Li Mu's Chinese identity now.
Sending Situ Lei away, Li Musi thought about it, but after all, he still couldn't find any good way.
Since there is nothing to be done, then let's go with the flow, even if there is no intervention of Li Mu, sooner or later the national consciousness of the Chinese will awaken, and then it will be the end of the Qing Empire.
Although Li Mu is no longer entangled in how to open the wisdom of the people, he still has to take advantage of it, so Li Mu went to the Clinton Castle Hotel early the next morning.
"The immediate termination of the trade agreement with the Japanese government is already reasonable, and the opening of the domestic market to the Horse Group is still open to discussion, and I can't give you a positive answer right now."
Chen Liqiu is also cunning and cunning, and the standard is not to see rabbits and not to scatter eagles.
As for the trade contract between the Qing government and the Japanese government, it was reasonable to abandon the trade contract by the time the Ryukyu army captured Kyoto.
As for the opening of the Qing domestic market by the Junma Group, Chen Liqiu really did not dare to agree, after all, in Springfield over the years, Chen Liqiu has seen how pervasive the products of the Junma Group are, if the domestic market of the Qing Dynasty is really opened to the Junma Group, then with this self-sufficient small-scale peasant economic model in the Qing society, it will not be able to resist the invasion of the Junma Group at all, and I am afraid that it will become a second Cuba when the time comes.
During the Cuban War of Independence, Chen Liqiu went to Cuba to investigate the living conditions of Chinese in Cuba, and in the two years after the war, because of the need to study the style of the US government, Chen Liqiu has been paying attention to any news about Cuba, so Chen Liqiu knows very well the social status of Americans in Cuba, which is the standard "emperor".
"In fact, it is not so difficult, the U.S. government has signed an agreement with the Qing government before, according to the agreement, the products of the Junma Group can now freely enter the domestic market of the Qing country, and we are now just more pragmatic, with legal provisions to determine the rights and obligations between us."
Li Mu said casually, and the subtext refers to: either the Qing government opens the market to the Junma Group, or the Junma Group exports capital to the Qing Empire in its own way.
The latter way is the most taboo and the most feared by the current Qing Empire.
"Don't worry, I don't have any interest in your majesty the king, one of the very important reasons why I asked to open the market to the Junma Group is that the local governments of the Qing Empire, especially the southern government, have an urgent need for the weapons of the Junma Group, starting from March this year, the Junma Arms Company has received four orders from the Qing Empire, and it can be seen from these orders how big the current market of the Qing Empire is, which is what I value the most."
Li Mu played the arms dealer wholeheartedly, and no longer involved other topics, for fear of scaring Chen Liqiu.
At present, the control of the central government of the Qing Dynasty over the local government has begun to slowly get out of control, especially after those governors in the southern region, they have a strong demand for the products of the Junma Arms Company, but under the pressure of the Qing Central Government, these trade behaviors can not be carried out openly, Li Mu is now asking for this name, as long as the Qing government opens the domestic market to the Junma Group, then the Junma Arms Company will be able to sell a large number of weapons to the Qing State, as for those buyers will aim their guns at whom, That's not something Li Mu has to consider.
"If it's limited to weapons, then maybe there's room for negotiation, so please wait for good news."
Chen Liqiu finally made a promise, but this promise still needs to be confirmed by the central government, otherwise it has no practical significance.
Chen Liqiu also knew the actual situation of the Qing Empire, even from the perspective of the central government of the Qing Empire, it was the general trend to allow local governments to have armed forces, after all, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement proved that the Eight Banners Army was already unbearable, so the Green Battalion came into being, and the existence of these Green Battalions was objectively a tool for the Qing government to maintain its rule.
The Qing Empire currently has an army of about 1 million people, of which more than eighty, that is, more than 800,000 people are green battalions, the weapons and equipment used by these green battalion troops are quite outdated, and the Japanese government army, breech guns and smoothbore guns are popular, even if there are breech weapons that fire fixed bullets, most of them are backward single-shot rifles.
The war between the Ryukyus and Japan has fully proved how vulnerable the troops equipped with single-shot rifles are in front of the troops equipped with repeating rifles, so the army of the Qing Empire has a strong demand for the upgrading of weapons, and the arsenal of the Qing State is unable to meet such a huge demand, so outsourcing is the only way for the Qing State to rectify its armament.
After this conversation, Chen Liqiu left New York and went to Washington, D.C., while Li Mu began preparations for the establishment of the Far East factory of the Horse Arms Company in the Ryukyus.
The Far East was too far for the United States, and even if the Horse Arms Company shipped from its branch factory in San Francisco, it would take nearly a month to reach its destination, and Li Mu could not bear the bad traffic conditions in those years, so it was imperative to expand the arsenal in the Ryukyus.
"The new arsenal should have the ability to manufacture magazine rifles, repeating weapons, and even 75mm infantry rapid-fire guns, and you will coordinate the manpower problem, and select Chinese workers to go to the Ryukyus as much as possible."
Li Mu's requirements are relatively high, this is a rhythm once and for all, with such an arsenal existing, at least then those enthusiastic young people who are interested in overthrowing the rule of the Qing government do not have to risk making bombs themselves.
At the beginning of July, in the distant Isthmus of Panama, the exploration of the Panama Canal was in full swing.
Jack, an Irish-born engineer who was a member of the exploration team, finished his day's work and dragged his exhausted body back to his dormitory near the Panama train station.
"It's damn bad, I was bitten by a mosquito on the boat today, and the swollen bag was the size of a fist, and if I hadn't prepared well in advance, I would probably have to go to the sick meal like Wilson."
Jack lay on his bed, rubbing his sore and sore shoulders, and said with palpitations.
"How good it is to eat a sick meal, it is nutritious, it tastes good, and you can flirt with the young and lovely little nurse, isn't this what you are best at, I can't eat it," roommate Rubio teased maliciously.
Rubio, a Hispanic engineer from Harvard University who joined Stallion Construction directly after graduating, has a bright future and will likely return to New York in a white shirt and sit in an office and into management.
"I don't want to do it at all, now I just want to finish this damn job quickly, you know, Squad D lost two guides today, one of them was dragged away by the python directly on the boat, more than a dozen people shot indiscriminately and didn't save anyone, and the other disappeared while resting, just disappeared into the rainforest silently, no one knows where he is, what he's going through" Jack really hates this damn rainforest, hates the coldness here, hates the endless rainy season here, I hate the dangers that are everywhere here, I hate everything here.
"Hold on for a few more days, I heard that we have ordered ten planes with Boston Airlines, and in a little while, we will be able to complete the exploration work in the sky, it's exciting to think about, can you believe that people can fly, it's a myth" Rubio took off his overalls and walked into the bathroom naked, ready to take a shower before going to eat.
"Don't dream, just think about that damn dense vegetation, you know that the plane has no effect, and Boston Airlines is a subsidiary of the Horse Group, God knows if our Mr.
Li Mu has favoritism, anyway, even if the plane flies over, I don't dare to sit down."
Jack is not a member of the Horse Construction Company, so he can discredit the Horse Group with impunity.
In fact, in the rainforest, airplanes really don't play much role, at least not decisively, although he has not seen airplanes yet, but Jack can now conclude that sitting in the cabin of the plane, he will definitely not be able to complete the exploration work.
"Hey, hey, watch your words, and don't slander our steeds, unless you want to disappear in the rainforest for no apparent reason."
Rubio's half-truths warn Jack, which is also a reminder.
Inside the rainforest, because of the dense vegetation, almost two meters away, you can't see the figure of your companions, and the complex terrain also limits the transmission of sound, under normal circumstances, the gunfire can be transmitted hundreds of meters, but in the rainforest, the gunfire can only be transmitted for tens of meters at most, so the danger factor of working in the rainforest is very large, and the slightest carelessness will be included in the list of missing workers.
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"Jack, Rubio, are you in the house" There was a sudden knock at the door, it was the voice of the exploration team's liaison officer, Nance Jr.
Nance Jr. is a Colombian native of Colombia's father, a well-known Colombian engineer who was involved in the last exploration of the Isthmus of Panama.
After the news of the decisive mistake in the last exploration work spread, many staff members who had been involved in the previous exploration work questioned the results, and some people were not sure whether the news was true or false, and it was in this context that Nance Jr. joined the exploration team.
"Yes, Mr.
Nance, what's the matter?"
Jack got up and opened the door, and all that was left of his clothes was a pair of pants.
It looks a little incredible, isn't it, it's actually normal, working in the rainforest, there is not so much etiquette, how comfortable it is, no one cares.
"Someone will send it later tonight, so you will stay in your room and eat, when the alarm will be lifted, and when will you have a chance to go out."
Nance Jr. is very serious and responsible about his work, and he has to personally inform everyone about small things like this.
"Is something going on" Jack was confused, not knowing what was going on.
"I thought you all knew, didn't you notice when you came back that the train station was crowded," Nance Jr. replied casually, ready to knock on the door of the next room.
"God, what does the train station have to do with our exploration institute" Jack grabbed Nance Jr., wanting to get more news from Nance Jr.
"Why doesn't it matter that the Great Wall built the Panama Railway, it is to build the Panama Canal service, and our Panama Canal Company has now bought the Panama Railway, so this is closely related to us."
Lance refused to talk nonsense, shook off Jack and continued to knock on the next door.
Jack closed the door with a question mark on his face, just in time to see Rubio come out.
"Do you hear that, we're locked up."
Jack is still in the mood to joke, and it doesn't seem to have much effect on his mood.
"I know," Rubio muttered as he went to the window, opened the sash, and looked in the direction of the train station.
In fact, the siege of the station stems from the historical problems left over from the Panama Canal Company's purchase of the Panama Railway, when the Panama Canal Company bought the Panama Railway, unaware that the previous railroad owner had only been in arrears for several months in the salaries of the railway staff.
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