C3206 Barnacle of Hell

Xiang Ying quietly put down the fork in his hand, and the other Chinese officials all put down the barnacles on their dining plates. They had seen many expensive ingredients before, but this kind of thing that could be exchanged with one's life, was truly hard to swallow!

"Is this not to your taste?" Yi Suobeila looked at Xiang Ying in confusion. They thought that these Chinese people did not believe what they had just said.

"Su Shan, tell our guests the price of these rattan pots …"

Su Shan laughed and said, "Fresh barnacles can be sold in the Madrid market for a hundred pounds a kilogram, and the barnacles chosen by the royal family are all fixed standards in the fixed seas …"

"Not even one kilogram of barnacles is priced around 250 pounds. This is a delicacy well-known in Europe!"

Xiang Ying smiled bitterly and shook his head. "It's not that I don't believe that these ingredients are precious, but with your esteemed status Queen, it's impossible for you to use crude ingredients …"

"I'm just a little uncomfortable. Ten pounds for one life? "Too …"

Since ancient times, China had been influenced by the Confucius and Taoist families for thousands of years. The gene of benevolence had already been branded into the bone marrow.

The Queen, however, did not understand this point. "This is their job as fishermen. Since they covet the high purchasing price of the barnacles, they naturally have to take the risk of digging. Is there anyone forcing them?"

Hehe … Xiang Ying sneered: "High purchase price? I'm afraid that the final price that fishermen who pay with their lives get is not even 10% of the retail price, so where are all the profits? "

"No one forced them? If a person could survive, who would risk their life to do this kind of work … The poor have no choice, the cruel society will force them to a dead end! "

"In the end, it's still a question of the ruler!"

With a clatter, the fork landed on the plate, and the Queen's face, which had just eased up a little, immediately fell again. "Do you mean that I should be the one to take all the responsibility?"

"This is really strange. An accident happened when a fisherman dug a rattan pot. Could this crime be blamed on me?" They are poor because they were born with sin! "

"God has punished them for coming to the mortal world to suffer!"

When Su Shan heard that they were going to start a fight again, she quickly tried to smooth things over. What's next... Fresh shrimp soup? "Immediately change the rattan pot …"

"Mr. Xiang, let's not talk about those unhappy topics for now. Let's toast to …" Su Shan thought about it for a long time but still couldn't think of any toast.

Wei Keduoyuguo, who was accompanied as the guest, was obviously very satisfied with Xiang Ying's compassion for the heavens. He stood out and said, "Then let's do it for the beautiful scenery of Biarritz! Cheers! "

The atmosphere became much better with the big shot on the side to smooth things over for the second half of the banquet. When the banquet was about to end, the tipsy Queen finally started to talk about proper business.

"Dear item! Tell me your conditions... What is the Führer's message? "

Once Wei Keduoyuguo heard that the topic was settled into political affairs, he apologized for his leg pain and went to soak in the hot spring. Then, he left the banquet with a good eye.

Under Su Shan's forceful gaze, a few low-ranked officials and attendants all left the banquet hall, leaving only a dozen core members behind.

Xiang Ying was still fine with the alcohol, and the half bottle of red wine did not cause any confusion in his mind at all.

"Forgive me for being blunt! "I'm afraid that Spain won't be able to recover from the war in the Philippines this time. Don't be angry yet, let me slowly analyze it for you …"

"Since ancient times, war has always been a business. The purpose of people waging war is either the immediate benefits or the long-term benefits … Only those with benefits will take action. Those without benefits will not be so stupid as to waste their lives! "

"Compensation for war, gains after victory, including the ancient struggle for the slave population... These are all short-term benefits. Just like the gamblers, I'll open my eyes wide! "

"Long-term interests depend mainly on the domination of local territories, population, minerals, forests, agriculture, taxation... The benefits that can be gained over a long period of time are also the main reason for the war! "

"If there are benefits, there is war. If there are no benefits, then there is no war! What kind of colony is the Philippines now for Spain? "

"Alright, let me assume for now that you will succeed in your mission. After that, you can also launch an attack from the Expeditionary forces to Asia … But what do you gain by doing these things? "

"Is there millions of tons of gold and silver waiting for you in the Philippines? How many spoils of war do you think the Expeditionary forces can plunder? "

"With all due respect, the Philippines has been swept clean by you for the last three hundred years. How much oil can a fly scrape on its leg? Have you calculated … "

"There are no benefits in front of me, but must there be long-term benefits? Not necessarily! "

"The Philippines does have a lot of natural resources: gold, silver, tin, wood, rubber, spices, crops... "Wait, there are a total of two parts to this. One is renewable, while the other is non-renewable!"

"Mineral resources are considered non-renewable resources, especially your favorite gold and silver …" "For the past three hundred years, you have dug up every single ore that was easy to mine. The remaining ones are dangerous mines that cannot be mined with human technology due to the extremely complicated geological conditions."

"The input and output of a business is already different. Before, one gold coin could produce 1000 gold coins worth of mineral deposits. Now, if I invest one thousand gold coins, I might even end up losing all my money!"

"Why are your governors crying that they are poor? Isn't it because all the minerals that we can mine have dried up!? "

"There aren't many non-renewable resources left. Of course, all of you will focus on renewable resources, such as food, wood, rubber, spices …"

"Our Intelligence has done a lot of work before. We have already copied the accounts in the Manila governor's cabinet several times. For the past ten years, Manila's revenue has been heavily reliant on renewable resources!"

"The profits from mining and maritime taxes have dropped from 51% a decade ago to 37% today. Think carefully, do you still have gold and silver mountains in the Philippines for you to collect?"

"The numbers won't lie!"

"Why is the slide so bad? In the final analysis, there are two points. The easier to mine the mineral resources, the harder it is to mine the minerals, the harder it is to mine the minerals, the harder it is to do so! "

"And how come the taxes on maritime trade have also fallen? The reason is simple, merchants pursue profits, our Chinese people are doing more business in the East China Sea than your Spaniard! "

"Those ships will take the Ryukyu, Shanghai, Tanggu... Including the Fusang line, which makes more than twice as much money as you do in the Philippines, do you think those ships will still go to Manila? "

"It fell all the way down to 37%!" Don't you feel fear? "