Chapter 782 Now is the era of the Warring States Period in Europe, prepare for the revolution! (Please vote for monthly votes)

The oak tables in Baiswen's mansion were filled with yellowed maps of China and a newly bought European map. Ma Baocai used a bamboo pipe to knock on the Rhine River on the map, and a few ashes fell on the border between Prussia and France: "Please see, this chess game of the European powers is a very enlarged version of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period."

Friedrich leaned over and looked carefully, his eyes swept from Britain on the map to Russia in the east: "The area of ​​Britain on the map seems not large, but it has the largest colony in the world, and its population controls is more than other European countries combined! But such a large land and such a large population cannot invest heavily in the European continent, which is a bit like "

"Like Chu!" Bai Siwen had already drawn a map of Chu from a pile of yellowed maps, "Look, how big is Chu? It has a large population and has great potential for war. Unfortunately, there is no way to mobilize fully, otherwise it is Chu that will unify the world."

Friedrich's fingers stroked through Paris, Berlin, Vienna: "France, Prussia, and Austria are crowded together, a bit like it."

"Of course it's Wei, Zhao, and Han. These three countries are part of Jin in the history of the three countries. The three families divided Jin." Bai Siwen took out a map of Jin and took a photo. "Most of the territory of France, Prussia and Austria also belonged to the Charlemagne Empire in history, right?"

"Then is Russia. Qin?" Mikhail Bakuning suddenly interrupted.

Bai Siwen nodded: "That's right! Western Europe, the Chinese and European powers saw that you Russians were barbarians. The countries in Shandong also regarded Lao Qin in this way."

"Then Italy." Mazinni asked, "is it Qi?"

"It looks like it's all on a peninsula!" Bai Siwen said, "There are also a pope. Confucius in China is from Lu, and Lu is annexed by Qi!"

Mazinni swept the map of Italy, his eyes were on the pope's country, and he said to himself: "When will Italy annex the pope's country!"

"Then Türkiye is Yan State?" Bakuning pointed at Türkiye and asked.

Ma Baocai shook his head: "Theoretical Eastern Rome is the Kingdom of Yan! Yan is the only country of Ji's surname among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, and the same clan as the Emperor of Zhou! Unfortunately, there is no Eastern Rome in Europe."

When Indian servant Amir brought the newly cooked milk tea, Toren was holding a piece of mung bean cake and sneering: "The French military factory keeps stopping day and night, and the arms produced have either gone to the southern United States or Mexico." He took a bite of the sweet pastry, "Napoleon III's ambitions cannot be curbed at all, and he has been on the stage since he is in war every year!"

Moore commented: "He wanted to package himself as Napoleon I!"

"Prussia also regarded him as Napoleon I!" Liebknecy suddenly interrupted, "Bismar and Moltke were crazy to expand their military preparations, and all railways were managed according to wartime standards. All men of appropriate age in the country had to serve in the military, and the entire country had become a large barracks. In the mathematics class in middle schools, students were taught to calculate the ballistics of shells!

Bai Siwen gently stroked a map of Wei and suddenly spoke: "This is the first Wei Kingdom among the seven countries to successfully reform!" He pointed to the dense railway network on the map, "It is just the weight of the reform that is now strong, from bronze spear to rear-loaded guns and breech guns."

Bakuning smiled and said, "The Emperor of Vienna is also actively preparing for war. He betrayed Russia, became a mortal enemy with Alexander II, and competed with Prussia for Germany's dominance. He also fought with Napoleon III and even spent all the last gold coins in his pocket, he had to prepare the armament!"

Moore said lightly: "There is another factor that China did not have two thousand years ago, that is capital! Britain's financial capital and industrial capital have made tens of millions of profits due to the American civil war in recent years. Now they are buying large amounts of Prussian government bonds and investing huge sums of money in Prussian industries. When the cost of peace exceeds the profits of war."

"The shells will fly out by themselves!" Ma Baocai touched the arms and took out the "Shengkutongbao" silver dollar minted by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. "This is the silver coin minted by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom using the profits earned from the gold and silver mines in the western United States!" He pressed the coins heavily, "This is the main reason why the industrialization of the Heavenly Kingdom is progressing smoothly! And the civil war in the United States may not be long! So capital. Both the Eastern and Western capitals need to find new huge profits, or to create huge profits wars!"

When the sun shines on the Thames at 10 a.m., the people gathered in Baisven's mansion reached a terrifying consensus:

1. Fapuo Triangle Powder Kite - If Prussia wants to unify Germany, it must fight Austria, and the same is true for Austria, and France will never tolerate the rise of power on the other side of the Rhine;

2. Arms race trap - France's "Napoleon threat" gave birth to Prussia's arms advantage, and Prussia's arms advantage in turn stimulated France and Austria to expand its arms madly, and this crazy arms race consumed a huge amount of wealth. This formed a huge "peace cost". Since peace is so expensive, why not fight a war?

3. The temptation of the colony - Britain has gained huge wealth from overseas colonies, and France has followed suit and seized a lot of territory in Africa. In the past two years, it invaded Mexico. Although it has not made a lot of money, it has "good money prospects". Prussia and Austria must be very jealous;

4. The people become more and more warlike because of "mobilization" and "preparation for war" - when the country becomes a war machine, the people also become part of the war machine! They will expect their efforts and the sufferings suffered from mobilization and preparation for war to be rewarded enough after the victory of the war!

Ma Baocai finally spread out the "Shang Jun Book" he carried with him: "When Shang Yang's reforms turned Qin from a small border country into a country of tigers and wolves, and finally swept the six countries. Now European powers are also reforming, but the result of this reform is probably impossible to control themselves."

"I learned to make ironwork when I was in Daozhou," he continued. "My master said that if the ironwork is to be mastered, the iron cannot be used. If the heat is not there, the iron will be burned. The fire in Europe is probably too strong."

Bai Siwen opened the balcony door and let the cold wind blow away the smell of smoke in the room. On the Thames River, several smoke columns drifted with the wind. "Did you hear it?" he asked softly.

Everyone was tilted - the ironclad ship "Warrior" sailing on the Thames sounded its whistle - it was the most powerful warship in the world. Such a warship allowed British rulers to sit upright in Buckingham Palace, drinking milk tea while enjoying the battle on the European continent!

The discussion continued until noon, and the waiter served a simple lunch - bread, cheese and British fish steak. Bakunin whispered his knife while waving his knife, saying, "If you want me to say, you should let the fire burn more vigorously! Let the Prussian cavalry flatten Vienna, let the French bayonet stab Berlin, and when they are exhausted."

"What then?" Moore interrupted calmly, "Let the Russian Tsar's Cossacks clean up the mess?"

The room was silent for a moment. Ma Bao broke a piece of bread and said slowly: "I have run a farmer's literacy class in Hunan to teach farmers to read and settle accounts. An old farmer often said, 'I would rather be a peaceful dog than a person in troubled times'. But the working people of Europe who have not experienced a real troubled time will not truly agree with this sentence."

Friedrich suddenly slapped the table: "So we must be prepared! When the working people cannot tolerate the imperialist war, we cannot be defeated by each one as they did in 1848. There must be an organization, a program, and"

"We must have our own arms." Ma Baocai added in a low voice, his eyes flashing, "We must prepare in advance, reserve weapons secretly, cultivate military cadres, and establish organizations in the imperialist army."

Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Mazinni suddenly asked: "If the war between Pharaoh and Pharaoh started, where should the workers stand?"

This question is like a stone hitting the calm water. Bakuning was the first to jump up: "Of course, both sides opposed it! Let the emperor and the kings go to hell!"

"Ideals are beautiful." Liebknecy smiled bitterly, "but the reality is that the workers in Berlin and Paris are working hard for their respective military factories. If they really want to fight, they may yell patriotic slogans and fight each other."

"So we have to do our work in advance." Moore said firmly, "that's why we have to establish an international workers' association to let them understand that the real enemy is not the opposite worker brother, but"

"It's this system that forces them to kill each other." Ma Baocai continued, "Just as our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom says in the "Celestial Land System" of the Heavenly Kingdom, 'There are many men in the world, all brothers; there are many women in the world, all sisters'."

Bai Siwen turned the teacup thoughtfully: "The question is, when the war drums sound, how many people can keep this awake?"

Ma Baocai sneered: "When the war drums sound, there will be no few people who will remain awake, but when they suffer heavy casualties and face the failure of the war, they will wake up!"

When the sun shadow tilted westward, the discussion finally came to an end. Friedrich stood in front of the window, looking at the steamboats passing through the Thames, and suddenly said, "Do you know? The Krupp factory in Prussia is experimenting with a new type of cannon, which is said to be able to hit five kilometers away."

"Five kilometers?" Toren took a breath, "Will that not be able to bombard the Louvre outside Paris?"

"Technical progress brings not peace, but more efficient killing." Ma Baocai sighed, "The Qin State swept across the six countries by relying on strong bows and crossbows, but now European powers rely on railways and rifles."

Moore sorted out the manuscript on the table and suddenly looked up and asked, "Comrade Ma Baocai, according to whom, when will this war break out?"

Ma Bao only knew who Moore was talking about, and he lowered his voice and said, "In five years, we will see the difference. There will be a battle between the three kingdoms of Fa, Pu and Austria."

"Why are you so sure?" Liebknesi asked.

"The man said: The arms race is like a full bowstring, and it is impossible to stay tense forever." Ma Baocai explained, "Prussia wants to unify Germany, France wants to stop Germany's unification, and Austria wants to maintain hegemony in Central and Europe. What else can these three forces collide with each other besides war?"

Bai Siwen suddenly raised the teacup: "Then let us toast to the Warring States Period in Europe and to the upcoming revolution."

Everyone raised their glasses silently, with their own thoughts. The River Thames outside the window was still flowing quietly, as if they were completely unaware of the upcoming storm.
Chapter completed!