Dominate the Country

"Europeans are crazy!"

On the first day of the sixth lunar month of the Chinese lunar calendar, the front page of the "Zhongyuan Daily" used such an eye-catching headline. Many ordinary people in China know that the United States has declared war on China, and it is the Europeans who are behind it, so the news about Europe in the newspapers is very popular at this time.

In China, more than one newspaper has analyzed the details behind the declaration of war by the Lighthouse Country on China. It must be the European forces behind the Americans who dare to "add insult to injury" and "take advantage of the fire" in such a desperate way.

Before the first day of June, countless Chinese people had already regarded the second war between China and the United States as a conspiracy of Europeans, and this "European" was pointed out by more than one newspaper as the specific target - the British.

But today, after seeing the headlines of the "Zhongyuan Daily", the people were even more amazed. It turned out that it was not only the Lighthouse Country that jumped, but even Spain and Portugal, the two brothers in distress, attacked Chen Han in South America. The British were really cruel.

The Iberian Peninsula War has been going on for five or six years. At the most difficult time, the Spanish royal family fell into Napoleon's trap, while the Portuguese royal family fled to Brazil in America. The resistance forces in these two countries were supported by Britain. Even if Portugal and Spain have restored their national independence, it would be ridiculous for anyone to say that these two countries can disobey the British.

This is like seeing the shock of the British declaring war on the powerful Chen Han Empire. The huge shock can satisfy everyone's heart. Someone actually challenged the majesty of the Celestial Empire, and then the news spread throughout China like a whirlwind. "Zhongyuan Daily" is an important newspaper in China. It is a beacon of Chinese politics to a certain extent.

"This is a great opportunity to take America!" The sudden big news did not make the Chinese angry. No, it cannot be said that there is no anger. It can only be said that the anger was too short. The rabbit provoked the tiger. Will the tiger take a day to get angry? The cheers from the people soon made the whole of China boil. There are still a large number of nobles who have not gone to America to contribute. They certainly hope that America will become the America of the Chinese completely. Therefore, countless Chinese no longer worry about the prospect of war. On the contrary, in their eyes, this is a godsend opportunity for China to completely take over America.

Although there are many people in the Lighthouse Country and a hard-trained army, these are not a problem in front of the Chen Han Empire.

Land is crazy, especially the land occupied by the Lighthouse Country, which is the most delicious place in the entire America. In addition, the land in the hands of Spain and Portugal is so large that people can't help but pursue it.

Originally, many Chinese people thought that after the end of the Sino-Russian War, in a few years, the vassal states and vassal states of the great canonization will be settled, and then the last war in America will begin. But who would have thought that the Europeans would provoke the war first. Although this would catch the court off guard, no one believed that Chen Han would fail in the war. Even if the whites could gain a little advantage at the beginning, the final victory would inevitably belong to China.

When the dragon is asleep, the rabbit can also come forward and take a bite, but when the dragon wakes up, the fate waiting for the rabbit must be death without a burial place. This would be the best opportunity for Chen Han to annex the American land.

There is no need to find an excuse, just swallow it up in one bite, without any moral pressure.

But this does not mean that the British are good "allies" in their eyes. The British have a strong hostility towards the empire. The British are the biggest enemy of the empire, which has been recognized by countless Chinese. So although the British handed Chen Han an "excuse", no one in Chen Han was ready to thank the British.

The mood of the people is churning rapidly.

It's like the rabbits and the lighthouse country in later generations. It is common for them to pull each other's legs and find faults. There are also a group of people who are hostile to each other, but at the national level, no one will easily turn against each other completely. It's just that in this era without small mushrooms, this kind of "fighting but not breaking" international relations is far less solid than the relationship between the lighthouse country and the rabbit.

Of course, at the official level, China and Britain are still friendly countries, and it is better not to say some things. When interests determine national relations, as long as there is a need, no matter how dirty it is, it can be treated as unknown.

This is a taboo in Sino-British relations. When Sino-British relations were "friendly", no one could touch this taboo.

If you want to open this scar, you can only wait until the day when China and Britain go to war.

Interests are always coveted. As the earliest capital empire in the world, the British are very clear about the nature of "capital". It's like an old Chinese saying: A three-year-old child carrying gold through the market, there is no other possibility except to attract people's covetousness. But the same is holding a gold ingot, his holder is a strong man with a steel knife, who dares to rob him?

The British know that the gap between their national strength and China's is getting bigger and bigger. The Chinese are now quite well-behaved and very polite to Britain, but capital determines the final result. When the capital that pursues maximum interests reaches a certain zero point in the difference between the strength of China and Britain, they believe that the Chinese will definitely plunder the interests of Britain unscrupulously.

And since this is the case, it is better to strike first when the strength of each other is not so different.

That's what London thinks. This time, not to let the Chinese fall a big fall, just to slow down the Chinese a few steps, that is the greatest success.

A special guest, Nicholas Pearson, also came to Ekdal's house. This is a Dutchman who entered the country formally. On the surface, he is just an ordinary businessman, but in fact he is a spy working for Sweden.

Of course, Pearson cannot be said to be a spy, because his work never involves military secrets. Pearson is more like a social investigator. He came to see Ekdal only because Ekdal has a certain social status in China, at least in Shanghai, and not because he wants Ekdal to contribute to the Swedish government behind him.

He just wants to learn about the China that Ekdal knows from Ekdal's mouth.

"The rise and fall of a city depends on the prosperity of the market, the number of citizens, the complexion of the lowest level people, and the clothes of the most ordinary members." Ekdal "taught" Pearson as a teacher, because the latter's identity is a sociologist who is conducting social surveys and research in China.

"I can guarantee that Shanghai is much better than all the European cities you have seen."

Pearson nodded and agreed with Ekdal, but he did not lie or anything. Shanghai's economy and market are prosperous, and its population and residents' income are indeed stronger than all European countries of this era.

"But you don't understand the real power here."

His tone was a little cold, revealing an unquestionable affirmation.

"To be honest, you came at an unfortunate time today. I am going to visit a friend in Jiuting Town, Songjiang. But if you are willing, you can follow me to the towns and villages in Shanghai. I believe you will have new discoveries."

The driver drove the carriage, carrying Ekdal and Pearson from downtown Shanghai to Jiuting Town, Songjiang County. It was already noon. Ekdal's friend kindly invited Pearson into his home. After a sumptuous lunch, Pearson learned from Ekdal's Chinese friend that there are two new and old industrial parks in Jiuting alone. The old industrial park has a long history, and the new industrial park has been completed for less than five years, but in five years, the new industrial park has more than 30 large and small enterprises.

From match factories, cigarette factories, soap factories, glass factories to food processing factories, textile factories, clothing factories, hardware processing factories, and machinery factories, the total capital is as high as 40 million yuan, and the investment in the old industrial park is several times that of the new industrial park.

When Pearson came out of Ekdal's friend's house, it was only five o'clock, not yet dusk. At this time, the market of Jiuting Town should be the calmest and most sparsely populated time of the day. And what Pearson saw in front of him was indeed the case, with sparse pedestrians and deserted streets, all so cold.

The entourage behind Pearson raised his hand to call for a carriage parked at the street corner. Throughout China, at least in big cities like Shanghai, there are many such carriages parked in street parking areas for guests. "Go to your new industrial park in Jiuting Town."

Pearson is most interested in the new and old industrial parks in Jiuting Town.

The carriage went straight south except for the south end of the town. After passing through a gathering place, people arrived at the new industrial park in just half a minute. The latter is located on the bank of a river. If you follow this river eastward, you will reach Qibao Town, an important economic town in Songjiang County. Qibao is much wider than Jiuting. Qibao Town is a thousand-year-old town in Shanghai. When Songjiang County was still Songjiang Prefecture, Qibao was an important town.

The new industrial park in Jiuting Town does not occupy a large area. But it can be seen that the large open space next to it is also reserved for this new industrial park.

"Keep going inside." Pearson did not want to get off the car and walk around the new industrial park. This industrial park is called "not big" only relative to the speed of the carriage, not walking. This is the difference between a car and a bicycle.

The carriage strolled for a full quarter of an hour, and according to Pearson's instructions, it stopped again at the outermost of the park.

There was silence in the carriage. Pearson closed his eyes, and the only thing left in his mind seemed to be the chimney that was whirring. This is industry. Although it is still very thin, don't forget its carrier-a new industrial park of a township government.

As a Dutchman, the first person that Pearson compared with the new industrial park was not his boss, the Swedes, but his hometown, the Netherlands.

Think of Amsterdam, think of Rotterdam, which small town around the big cities in the Netherlands has such a strong industrial base?

Compared with the Netherlands today, the industry of the new industrial park in Jiuting Town can only be described as "strong".

The carriage was quietly waiting on the side of the new industrial park, and time passed slowly. Suddenly, Pearson in the carriage heard a bell ringing.

The bell came from the back. Pearson stretched his head and saw that it was a public carriage driving at a constant speed. The driver in the lead was whipping, and a bell was hung under each horse's neck. The bells rang while moving~~

The carriage stopped at the gate of the textile factory, and then Pearson saw a group of workers in uniform uniforms getting off the carriage. They were workers of this textile factory. After counting, there were more than twenty.

This public carriage was like a pioneer. In the following time, a carriage arrived every three to five minutes. A considerable number of these carriages went directly to the industrial park, while others stopped at the intersection. Almost all of them were filled with workers. Looking at the words printed on the outside of the uniforms, they were from textile factories, machinery factories, and clothing factories.

As the sun set, a whistle sounded.

The sound came from the textile factory.

At sunset, with the sound of whistles, horse-drawn carriages filled with people drove out of the factory gate, and then large groups of workers wearing the same style of uniforms swarmed out of the textile factory gate. Some of these people walked, and some rode bicycles.

Pearson's face changed. Including these people, there were at least 300 people. This was not a small factory.

And those who went in before could not come out with the workers who were leaving get off work, which meant that the previous group of people were working the night shift...