"From the looks of it now, this is an exchange of two completely different economic orders. I don't think the cooperation between China and the United Kingdom at this time can be greater than the competition." Uncle Ma made a judgment. He pointed to the glass in Uncle En's hand. "Rum is a good example."
No matter what kind of product was given a noble and precious reputation, as long as the Chinese Min dynasty began to produce it, the price of this product would skyrocket. Even if the price did not fall that much, the production would skyrocket at a rapid rate.
Rum was a distilled liquor produced from sugar cane molasses. It was also known as sugar wine, rum, and rum. It originated in Cuba and had a sweet and fragrant taste. Rum was made from sugar juice pressed out of sugar cane, fermented, and distilled. According to different raw materials and different brewing methods, rum could be divided into: rum white wine, rum old wine, light rum, rum regular wine, strong flavor rum, etc., containing 38% to 50% alcohol. The liquor was amber, brown, and colorless.
In 1791, due to the riots of Haitian slaves, the sugar mill was destroyed, so Cuba monopolized the export of sugar to Europe.
In the middle of the 19th century, with the introduction of the steam engine, sugar cane plantations and rum mills increased in the Republic of Cuba. In 1837, Cuba laid a railway and introduced a series of advanced technologies, including technologies related to the brewing industry. The Spanish suzerain decided to take measures to vigorously develop the sugar industry in the Republic of Cuba, allowing the Republic of Cuba to export sugar. The supply of rum in Europe increased and established a fairly good reputation. It had a sizable audience in Europe.
However, rum produced in China suddenly emerged after 1870. Not only was it very rich in taste and texture, but the price was much lower than Cuban rum. This kind of rum with a high price-performance ratio defeated Cuban rum in Europe and even the United States. This was also something that could not be helped. Cuba could only use part of its land to grow sugar cane. The area of sugar cane planted in China was several times that of Cuba. In this kind of consumer product, China was not afraid to compete at low prices.
Uncle En agreed with this very much. Europe was eager to open up the China market. Now, Europe has to face a situation where China's products are attacking the European market. Uncle En took a sip of rum, then slowly said, "If it's a European capitalist, their strategy of price cutting is a method that they have no choice but to implement in times of crisis, but for China, it seems to be their national policy."
"China seized too much land through the war, and the Chinese's ability to manage land is beyond the imagination of the Europeans. Needless to say, there was no need to mention Sudan in Africa. Europe had already exclaimed that China could also grow crops in the desert. The British sold their land in North America because they couldn't beat the Chinese army there, but before that, the North American colonies had been suffering losses for too long. The same is true of Alaska and the northeastern corner of Asia. For the Russians and the British, those regions had long ago ceased to be treasures, and were a burden. But according to what you said, China has grown excellent snow grapes in North America, and the wine made by them is irresistible to those financiers. " Uncle Ma made full use of the information provided by Uncle En. Recalling the delicious wine, Uncle En couldn't help but gently swirl the glass, and the amber rum gently swirled in the glass.
Uncle Ma continued, "This shows that China has further liberated the level of productivity under the state-led model. This kind of productivity liberation is more like a death knell for the current rulers of Europe."
Uncle En agreed with Uncle Ma's judgment. The degree of productivity liberation in China was so high that the shock it caused in the upper class of Europe was unimaginable. Why could China magically turn places that Europeans couldn't manage into fertile lands? There was no need to cite North America and the northeastern corner of Asia as examples. Sudan was so close to Europe, but only after China arrived in Sudan did it become a land that could produce a large number of profitable products.
"Why? Why is this happening? "This was a question often raised by the upper class of Europe.
"From the current point of view, an unprecedented economic crisis is brewing. Whether it is the East or the West, they are all facing this crisis. It depends on which side's crisis breaks out first. " Uncle Ma said. At this time, his eyes seemed to flash. "Moore the beard, maybe we can see a world war with our own eyes."
Uncle En continued to swirl the glass, and the amber rum swirled faster in the glass. There was even a small whirlpool in the center of the liquor. "Karl, do you think Vézé has already made such a judgment?"
Vézé didn't make such a judgment. After reading the written report sent by Li Xin when he left Germany, Vézé believed that the 11th Russo-Turkish War was likely to cause a bloody storm in Europe. The British's attitude was a little too tough, and the German's attitude was also inexplicable.
Vézé now hated that he had read too little history books. He knew about the Triple Emperors Alliance and that the purpose of the Triple Emperors Alliance was to isolate France and maintain Germany's huge advantage over France. This kind of intelligence and judgment was not a big deal. Anyone who had a certain understanding of politics could make such a judgment. And with Prime Minister Bismarck's skill, establishing the Triple Emperors Alliance was not a particularly difficult problem.
But what Vézé didn't expect was that the Prime Minister's skill was a little outrageous. If he played with Russia to the point where he prohibited German banks from accepting Russian securities as collateral when Russia desperately needed to raise funds, it meant that Germany was publicly abandoning Russia, which was very, very inappropriate for an ally.
Germany was more inclined to Austria between Russia and Austria. If Germany did so, it would harm Austria's interests, presumably the Prime Minister would have some scruples. Now that the Prime Minister did it without hesitation, Vézé could only make a judgment that the conflict between Austria and Russia had intensified to the point where Austria and Russia were about to tear each other's faces apart.
Based on the current intelligence, this could not be because of Russia's attack on the Odeman Empire. It must be because of Central Europe. But China's intelligence capabilities were very weak, and it was really impossible to find out what kind of secret deal Austria and Germany had in Central Europe. The Prime Minister must have promised Austria something on Central Europe. Without Germany's promise, Austria would not have reacted like this.
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