C3151 The Prime Minister of the Bow

"Chinese?" Xiao Letian helplessly spread his hands: "To be honest, I can't help it, this kind of problem is something that the era has to face. If you want the Industrial Revolution's benefits, you can't avoid such a burden, ah, two sides!"

It is the same for militarism. If you enjoy the glory of being crowned as an enemy in the King Palace, you will have to accept the privileges of this gigantic Military groups! "

"There is nothing in this world that only benefits and no harm comes from it. Governing a country is like cooking a small meal. That's the principle. Politicians like us are just some balanced people who can adjust the flow of Yin and Yang …"

"Contradictions exist in society. We can mediate and deal with them so that they can be released in a non-violent manner. That's all!"

"However, we Chinese have some advantages over you guys, because in the history of the Chinese civilization, we have experienced a very long period of civil and political history. The Confucianism is deeply ingrained in the hearts of the people, so the Chinese people's violence is weaker than the other nations …"

"These martial general groups that founded the Chinese nation are more or less reasonable. Let's chat with them about the topic we just spoke about. These people are willing to think even if they can understand …"

"This is a question of national identity, you Prussians can't learn it!"

Bismark did not speak for a long time before finally letting out a long sigh. "History is truly the greatest and most valuable inheritance of your nation, you guys have truly taken too great of a advantage from it!"

Xiao Letian also sighed, "But history is also a heavy burden for our nation, the power of habit is too strong, I can foresee that my main focus of power in the future will be to go against this strong power of habit!"

"Let's work hard together. Our future path won't be easy!" The two people who were suffering clasped their hands together.

History had proven Xiao Letian's judgment. Transcenders were not omnipotent, and there was no way for them to fight against something that followed the rules. He could only adapt to the trends of this era.

Just like how you were founded by force, in the end you must tolerate the spread of militarism!

You need the strong productivity provided by industrialization, that way, you won't be able to avoid the rise of the working class!

If a large country strives to climb technology trees with each other, then they have to engage in an arms race to the death. You even have to take the last copper coin out of the people's pockets to build a dark blue warship!

Whatever you want, you have to pay in advance. Nothing comes for nothing!

Ever since the coronation ceremony, Bismark and Xiao Letian had never discussed any problems with their future governance. However, during the later stages of Bismark's governance, every step he took contained traces of what he had said today.

After the Franco-Prussian War, Bismark changed from the majesty of the Prime Minister Iron-Blood to that of a humble statesman, obsessed with maintaining friendly relations with the Austro-Hungarian Empire through diplomacy.

It was not only for the same reason, it was to expand the empire's sphere of influence to the east!

Maybe the world war that Xiao Letian had described was too cruel, and Bismark thought that the possibility of it happening was very high, so he had been opposed to the idea of expanding the navy in the German Empire for the rest of his life.

This was practically the point where all the conflicts between him and the William II erupted. What the William II wanted was a great empire as glorious as the British Empire!

That would be an inevitable choice for the big navy, but Bismark had always strongly opposed it.

When the William II got on stage, he immediately tried to do everything he could to force Bismark away so that the Empire would follow his baton and start moving.

When the William II ascended the throne, Xiao Letian still controlled the Chinese politics. He was a lot younger than Bismark, and felt hundreds of emotions in his heart when he saw his old comrade retreat into the backstage of the history stage.

The facts had proven that the vehicles of history could not be reversed by one or two people, and the actions of the William II were not something that he could decide alone!

Behind him, there was a huge militarist group supporting him. It was the tens of millions of Germany's people that had been enticing to him all this while!

Nothing that Bismark could do could change this group's ambitions and desires. He was only trying his best to use all of the time and energy in his life to mediate, suppress it as much as possible, and guide them as far as possible … Fantasy to use time to slowly defuse the violent power of militarism.

But in the end, he still failed. A battle inevitably erupted!

His diplomatic efforts had failed. Bismark's unbridled actions had not allowed the German Empire to escape from the fate of war. As for the old man in the internal affairs of the German Empire, she was even more exhausted.

Just as Xiao Letian had said, due to the German Empire taking the lead to carry out compulsory education for all, the entire society had accumulated a large number of elite scientific and technological talents, and many of them were on the verge of breaking through.

At this point in time, Germany needed the start-up capital, and the reparations from the Franco-Prussian War had suddenly become the fuel for the technology's outbreak!

After the Franco-Prussian War, the war in Germany was just as fierce as before. During the Second Industrial Revolution period, Germany became the biggest winner!

A large number of industrial areas began to be built, and new factories began to produce even better products, with even higher levels of technology!

The British were completely dumbfounded. They realized that the textile industry they were once so proud of was no longer the most profitable industry!

German heavy industrial products were the best. German industrial products from that era represented the highest technology, highest quality and, of course, the most expensive price!

In Germany, where heavy industry is booming, the profits from a military factory can exceed twenty British spinning mills!

Exporting a steam engine, it was unknown how much cloth the British had to sell to make the same amount of money!

In those days, German Heavy Industries followed Intel, Microsoft, Apple... And so on and so forth, they were all top-notch industry, with high profits that were scary to the point of not worrying about selling their products!

But in front of Bismark's eyes, this kind of scene, where oil was being boiled and flowers were blooming, did not reveal the slightest hint of happiness!

The world's number one industrial zone had long ago become the world's most powerful working class. In the later stages of Bismark's reign, two-thirds of his focus was on how to adjust the conflict between workers and the capital.

Capitalists are not philanthropists. No matter how much money they earn, they do not take the initiative to increase workers' pay. Conversely, the cost of compression is their instinctive choice.

On one hand, the workers were demanding higher benefits, and on the other hand, the capitalists were uncompromising! With the two sides at the top, the conflict would escalate.

The workers began to string together, and the people who had been the center of all this in Paris began to infiltrate Prussia. New ideas quickly seeped into the bottom of society, and countless newspapers, leaflets, and secret gatherings took place.

Organized strikes, the destruction of production machinery, street demonstrations... These rulers of Germany suddenly realised that the group of people that Napoleon III couldn't afford to offend all came to Germany?

How could the police be so familiar with everything from raids and arrests to the army on the streets?

Luckily, with Bismark, he was able to hold the situation in!

The resolute old man began his policy of pacifying the mud. On the one hand, he forcefully suppressed any kind of violence, and on the other hand, he vigorously promoted labour protection laws!

Reduced working hours, increased disability pension, increased hourly salary... These measures, while incorruptible, at least eased social contradictions during his reign.

Bismark was not a god, he could only use the method that he could think of to govern his country. Unfortunately, after he stepped down from the stage, William I did not continue to govern.

At the very end of Bismark's life, even at the brink of death, he still used a weak voice to tell her nephew, "Give me the latest … New Eastern News... Let me see... Look at Shaw... "What are you doing …"

"I would like to know... How did he manage to … I failed... "Hopefully, he will not fail …"