Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

The present Russian Tsar Alexander II was indeed one of the most influential Tsar in the history of Russia. Peter the Great, Catherine the Second and this Tsar were later known as the Tsar Three.

One of the most important contributions of the Alexander II to the Russia was to abolish the serfdom in the eyes of the world. From the very beginning of his succession, he had deeply reflected on the merits and demerits of the Crimean War that her father had initiated.

Why did Crimean War fail? The English and French had the advantage of geography, why did it end up in such a miserable state?

The Alexander II was aware that the essence of the problem was that there was a problem with Russia's industrial and political system, completely behind the European powers.

In Russia at that time, 90% of the population were serfs, locked in the ground and unable to move, they had no property of their own so they had no purchasing power, they would not have their own wealth to invest in trade, the huge landowners had accumulated a large amount of wealth in society.

From this point of view, the social system of the Russia was not even comparable to that of the Great Qing, and the miserable fate of the serfs was even more tragic than that of the tenants.

The basic element of the development of capitalism lies in the free flow of large groups of workers, and because of that freedom, the population, the most basic resource, will be scattered and disintegrated by the magic wand of the market economy.

To give a simple example, if British businessman wanted to invest in a Steel plant, as long as he could rent the land and have the initial funds, he would be able to provide a relatively good salary and he would be able to gather a large amount of outstanding labour.

But Russia couldn't even do that. Capitalists would painfully find out if they wanted to invest, and they wouldn't even be able to recruit people if they had money, because 90% of the people he looked at were serfs.

Reform was imminent, and instead of resorting to the American system of forced abolition, the Tsar Alexander II opted for a more moderate system of ransom.

The state provides loans to serfs to get land from the landlords, and at the same time they have the status of free people, so that they can repay the state within the prescribed period of time.

This was a relatively moderate path of reform. At least, it would not cause too much bloodshed, and everyone could accept it. However, the biggest disadvantage of it was that it required a huge amount of starting funds. This amount of money was so much that it required the Ministry of Finance to produce a fake account, otherwise, the English and French would not even dare to give him a loan.

In the hopes that the Russia's treasury would not come up with such a sum, they had no choice but to ask the Bankers's in London and Paris for help. One high interest loan after another was sent to Moscow and then to Russia.

The reform had already been going on for eight years now, the outside world claimed that the most difficult period had passed, and everything was progressing in a good direction. However, for the higher ups like EdStefanski, they were all thinking the same thing.

Each month, English and French would receive an astronomical amount of interest. They would have to tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall.

The Ministry of Finance could only use one lie after another to numb the Bankers in Europe, so that they could continue to lend the funds to the Russia to tide through the crisis. According to the optimistic judgement of the Moscow higher-ups, if they wanted to balance the Russia's finances gradually, it would take at least another ten years.

Today, Molière, this bastard with half of a devil's face, had actually opened the bloody scar on his face, Russia.

"Enough!" He lowered his voice and shouted, "What are you trying to do? You've provoked me, assaulted me, tried to provoke me... "Why is that?"

Molière grimaced as he flicked his cigarette butt into the sea, "I don't have any intentions, I just want to give you this wealth. If you can return to Moscow with 10 tons of gold, would you be the meritorious general of the His Majesty the Tsar?"

"Even if my intelligence was wrong, I will give you a discount. When five tons of gold appears in the City of London, the Russia's national credit will surge up! When the time comes, you will be able to borrow even more than five tons of gold. "

"All the problems have been solved! Don't you want to be Russian marshal? Don't you want Russia to walk out of the financial crisis and form a stronger navy? "

EdStefanski rushed forward, grabbed Molière by his collar and growled angrily, "Why should I believe you? What do you use to prove the truth of this information? War is not a joke. Do you think I am someone who would take risks so easily? "

Molière was not the least bit angry. He tiptoed and let the general carry him on his hands and said with a cold smile, "You are not an intelligence worker, so you do not understand our rules. France has been in Asia for many years and has power only second to the British.

"Not to mention, in our intelligence community, there is an excellent tradition of exchanging information. Some of our intelligence will be shared with the British, and the British will help us when we are in trouble …"

"Our own intelligence personnel and British intelligence network have confirmed this, and even... Even the Beijing s have delivered a lot of important information to us, but do you still not believe the three party's intelligence report? "

"Let go, my lord general, the Chinese have an old saying... Oh God, why do I love these Chinese proverbs more and more now?

"The Chinese people once said that people are short on ambition, but they are thin and short on hair. Look at how smart they are, isn't that what the current Russia is like? "Money, oh evil money, but without it, our country won't be in a good position …"

EdStefanski loosened his hand, allowing Molière to stand on the ground once again. The Russia general let out a long sigh, "This matter is not something that I can decide. I need to discuss it with the rest of the higher-ups in the fleet … Also, let me remind you, don't think that just because you have the Three Kingdoms' information sharing, you can do everything you can. To put it bluntly, if the information is so important, your Dakar wouldn't have been reduced to ruins! "

"And there's also the Ikek's Great Sea War, didn't you guys not guess the result? "Information is of course very important, but in the end, if you want to win, you still have to rely on the blade and spear in the hands of the brave warrior, as well as your brave heart!"

Molière took half a step back and respectfully bowed slightly. "Of course, Lord General's judgement is not wrong …" However, I hope that Lord General can convene the meeting as soon as possible, because I will soon have a big gift pack for you … It should be considered an appetizer before gold! "

"An appetizer?" "What is it?" EdStefanski asked.

"No, no, no …" "All of this can only be delivered to you after you have acknowledged my information and are willing to take action. Please believe that this Asian land is filled with all sorts of wonders!"