Zaizhao and Guo Zhongmu were a little dissatisfied with Yi Zhizu's remarks. There is no doubt that the British navy has a deep foundation. The strong British industrial strength is not comparable to the Qing Dynasty. This is also a fact. However, if a war breaks out, the Qing Dynasty may not be able to laugh at the end. After all, the Qing Dynasty's artillery technology and shells have considerable advantages.

After pondering for a moment, Guo Zhongmou spoke: "Principal, our artillery retardation technology is ahead of Western countries. The shells filled with picric acid explosives are extremely powerful and can cause huge destructive power to ironclad ships. Even if the UK has strong industrial strength and can build ironclad ships on a large scale, we are not afraid at all."

"Never underestimate your opponent." Yi Zhizu said in a deep voice: "The Armstrong naval guns equipped on the British Navy's iron armor are no worse than our naval guns. They can easily penetrate our 114mm armor. It is said that the "Warrior" Iron armor seems to have replaced better-performance artillery.

Another thing is that we have a trump card hidden, how can we know that the British are not hiding? The British Navy has not had a major war in recent years and cannot know the true combat power of their iron-clad ships in detail. As the saying goes, know your enemy and know yourself, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. Now we don’t know your enemy and should not be blindly optimistic.”

Although he was not convinced, Guo Zhongmu did not dare to argue anymore and immediately said in a muffled voice: "What the principal taught me is."

"You should not be blindly optimistic, nor should you be blindly pessimistic." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "If the war in the past fought financial strength and economic strength, then the current war also had to be combined with industrial strength and scientific and technological strength, and the comprehensive strength of the country was compared.

my country's current comprehensive strength is still quite different from that of the UK. In recent years, my country has developed industry, finance, economy, technology and has frequently expanded its external strength. On the surface, its strength has improved rapidly, but in fact it is a false appearance and it still takes enough time to integrate and digest it. It may take less than twenty years for my country to compete with England and Geely. At this time, we must try to avoid a large-scale war."

Zai Zhao smiled and said, "The principal is very insightful and takes overall control of the situation. Students and others benefit a lot..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Liewen and Yi Zhengxing quickly walked into the room, "The shopkeeper, European call, Germany and France signed the Frankfurt Peace Treaty, France paid 5 billion francs, and ceded most of the Alsace-Lorraine."

After receiving the telegram, Yi Zhizu glanced a few quickly. According to the Treaty of Frankfurt, France ceded Alsace and the eastern part of Lorraine and Metz Fortress to Germany, and paid 5 billion francs of compensation to Germany. The compensation must be handled in German commercial cities, and paid 3 francs and 75 dins in discounted Prussian silver coin, and all payments were paid in three years. The German army stayed in France until the compensation was paid, and the military expenses were borne by France.

After hearing the compensation of 5 billion francs, Zai Zhao glanced at Yi Zhengxing and asked softly: "How much silver is 5 billion francs equivalent to?"

Yi Zhengxing whispered: "It should be more than 700 million taels of silver."

700 million taels of silver! Zaizhao and Guo Zhongmu couldn't help but be stunned. They asked for war compensation of 700 million taels of silver! This money is too fast, right? How long did this war last? How long did it dare to ask for such a high war compensation?

Zai Zhao was interested, and Yi Zhizu handed him the telegram and said, "The huge compensation is still a small matter, and ceding the Alsace-Lorraine area is fatal."

After hearing this, Zhao Liewen tentatively said: "Is Alsace Lorraine a strategic location?"

"This area is not only a strategic location, but also has rich mineral resources. It is an important industrial area in France." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Cection of this area is conducive to the rapid development of German industry, and it also greatly curbed France's industrial development and formed huge strategic advantages, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone."

"This Germany is too cruel!" After reading the telegram, Zai Zhao sighed softly: "This is completely to make France never turn over."

"This is also reasonable." Yi Zhengxing took over the conversation and said, "France is a European power, and once dominated Europe. Once it recovers, it will inevitably avenge its shame. How could Germany not guard against it?"

"Everything is too much." Yi Zhizu knocked the ashes and said slowly: "Germany's move has also laid a huge disaster for itself..."

After hearing this, the four of them were surprised when they sat, "Damn?"

"A huge disaster." Yi Zhizu said with confidence: "The huge war reparations of 5 billion gold francs are unprecedented, not to mention that the Alsace-Lorraine region was ceded, which undoubtedly seriously harmed France.

To beware of France's revenge, Germany must become stronger quickly on the one hand, and on the other hand, it will form an alliance to curb France and prevent France from making a comeback.

For France, this is undoubtedly unbearable. If you want to make a comeback, you must form an alliance with Britain. In this way, it will inevitably prompt European countries to readjust their relationship, thus forming two major confrontational camps, one side mainly Germany and the other side mainly Britain and France.

These two camps will inevitably actively expand their military and prepare for war. Once the time is ripe, a large-scale war will break out - the European war, and it may even develop into a world war. Germany, as a rising star, has too little hope of winning the war."

As he said that, he glanced at Zhao Liewen and said, "Take it down."

"Yes." Zhao Liewen immediately realized that this was very important. Although he had a good memory, he did not dare to take care of it and quickly picked up the pen to record it. Yi Zhengxing asked: "By father, how long will it take for a war to break out in Europe?"

"This takes a process, and it should take forty or fifty years to break out." Yi Zhizu said: "I am afraid that my father's generation will not be able to see it."

For so long? Yi Zhengxing was stunned, afraid that even he would not see that day. Yi Zhizu glanced at everyone and said: "With the rapid development of railway construction and navigation technology, the competition between my country and Western countries will become more and more obvious. Large-scale wars in Europe are undoubtedly an extremely rare opportunity for our country. We must prepare in advance and make arrangements in advance in order to maximize the profits."

Speaking of this, he changed his mind, "The Frankfurt Treaty is very harsh. France's national debt may continue to plummet. I will send Hu Qizheng to take it slowly. I will send Hu Xueyan to get it. As long as it does not exceed 50% of the national coupon price, I can get it and eat it with all my strength. In addition, negotiating with France can provide them with war compensation."

After hearing this, Zhao Liewen paused the pen in his hand and almost suspected that he had heard it wrong, "Big shopkeeper, that's a war reparation of 5 billion francs..."

"It's just to show France an attitude." Yi Zhizu said uneasy: "Unless our loan interest is too low, France doesn't need it at all. Five billion francs are not difficult."

"But the deadline is only three years."

"The French nation is not lacking in patriotic enthusiasm." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "The German army staying in France will undoubtedly greatly stimulate the patriotic enthusiasm of the French people. Five billion francs are nothing to the former European overlord with a vast overseas colony, not to mention that England will not tolerate Germany's excessive weakening of France."

After hesitating, Zhao Liewencai said: "There is another factor that the shopkeeper has considered, the Paris Commune..."

"Don't worry about the Paris Commune." Yi Zhizu waved his hand, "The German army has released more than 100,000 French prisoners, and it's only been one or two months."

Originally, the Versailles Treaty draft, France's war reparations were only 200 million francs, but now it suddenly increased to 5 billion francs, and it would have to be paid off within three years, and it would also have to ced the Alsace-Lorraine region, which is rich in coal and iron resources and is an important industrial area. As soon as the news spread, France's national debt plummeted again, and the market was panicked.

The trading hall of the Shanghai Stock Exchange was crowded. Seeing the sharp decline in the price of French bonds, everyone looked anxious. Originally, the Paris Commune triggered a wave of plummeting French bonds, which had begun to rebound after the Yuanqi pallet. Many brokers and speculators followed suit and hoped to follow Yuanqi to make a fuss.

The signing of the "Frankfurt Treaty" shattered the only fantasy and luck in people's hearts. Such an unheard of huge war reparation will be paid within three years. France will definitely not have the energy to repay the issuance of the national debt, not to mention that the national debt was issued by the collapsed Second Empire.

All those who still hold French national debts can't wait to throw away the national debts they hold, and everyone is worried that the national debts will become worthless waste paper.

In the office, Huo Qi was walking back and forth anxiously with his hands behind his back. He was helpless in the face of this situation. He had already had a lot of French national debts in his hand. If he continued to pallet at this time, he might have completely smashed it into his hand. He was now deeply suspicious of Yi Zhizu's previous judgment. After all, this change was too surprising. I am afraid that Yi Zhizu would not have imagined such a big change!

"Shopkeeper Huo——, the call has been returned." A manager suddenly pushed open the door and said with an excited look: "The call from the big shopkeeper."

After receiving the telegram, Huo Qizheng was stunned and slowly ate it? What does it mean? It doesn’t seem like a pallet. Could it be that France will still cash out all the government bonds at the face price in this case? I really don’t know why the shopkeeper is so confident in France?

After a while of silence, he spoke, "What's the price now?"

"One-eight yuan."

"Eat it, don't raise the price."

In the trading hall, people who were always watching the price changes and transaction changes suddenly found that more than 3,000 stocks at the lowest price of 1,800 yuan were sold. Someone immediately shouted excitedly: "The deal has been completed! The deal has been completed, and someone is eating, and eating a lot of it!"
Chapter completed!