Chapter 256 Military Means

The second chapter will be published later tonight, as I didn't get home until 8 o'clock after my trip. I will resume three chapters tomorrow! Sorry for keeping you waiting!

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Charles' proposal was unanimously passed by the British and French parliaments soon after.

This is a bit unusual.

Whether it is the UK or France, the parliaments of the two countries usually delay the proposal for a few weeks, sometimes discussing it over and over for several months, and finally passing it but being rejected by the Senate, and then discussing it again, and so on.

But this time, the UK and France passed the "Helping Russia Buy Bombers Authorized Production" bill in just a few days.

Everyone, including Gallieni, was quite surprised.

Gallieni signed the document mechanically, but he was thinking in his mind:

This is for the capitalists to pay, and it is passed by the parliaments of both countries. It would be good if it could be discussed in a month, but it only took a few days!

After thinking for a while, Gallieni seemed to understand.

This should be related to the alliance between Britain, France and Russia: after the Dardanelles was blocked, everyone, including capitalists, was worried that Russia would withdraw from the war and remain neutral. After all, Britain and France could no longer provide support to Russia, and Russia was struggling alone on the Eastern Front.

Britain and France expressed their support for Russia in terms of funds and technology, which could make the alliance more stable and ensure that Russia continued to invest troops on the Eastern Front to contain Germany.

Charles cleverly took advantage of this mentality and gave Britain and France a "chance to perform" while making a lot of money himself!

Smart guy, Gallieni smiled and shook his head, his shrewdness in the business world seemed to be no less than his wisdom on the battlefield.

At this time, the phone rang. Gallieni put down the documents in his hand and answered the phone. The call was from the Mainland Affairs Council:

"What? The British government plans to buy bombers?"

"Authorized production? But I don't think it's appropriate, Mr. Commissioner..."

"Okay, I understand."

"Yes, I understand!"

After hanging up the phone, Gallieni frowned. He was stunned for a while, and then called Charles to him:

"You have business again, Colonel! Britain plans to buy your bombers. Like Russia, they hope to obtain authorized production."

"The British think that since you are willing to sell to Russia, you are also willing to sell to Britain. It's just a matter of price."

"And our government, they think this is beneficial to the current war, so they agreed to Britain's request and decided to facilitate this deal."

Charles just said "Oh", this is not just a matter of price.

Although Britain and France are allies, they are also potential enemies at the same time. The French government is so stupid that it didn't see this.

Gallieni obviously saw the problem. He leaned forward and asked in a low voice: "I want to know one thing, is it possible for your bomber to cross the English Channel in the future?"

"Of course, General." Charles gave an affirmative answer.

This is not a problem. The narrowest part of the English Channel is only 34 kilometers, and it is easy for bombers to cross it.

Even with the current Caproni bomber, if a few bombs are reduced and hung on the auxiliary fuel tank, it can take off from the UK and directly bomb the French capital Paris.

(Note: The nearest coastline to Paris in the UK is only more than 300 kilometers.)

"So!" Gallieni stared at Charles and said firmly: "We should not sell this bomber to the UK."

Charles realized that Gallieni knew that he could not convince the stupid government, and he planned to stop the deal by convincing Charles.

Isn't this blocking my way to wealth?

Charles thought for a while and replied calmly: "General, my idea is exactly the opposite of yours. I think that's why we should sell it!"

"What do you mean?" Gallieni looked a little puzzled. He suspected that Charles said this for money.

"We are unable to stop the British from producing bombers." Charles' voice was very low. After all, this was a discussion about guarding against the ally "Britain". It would not be good to spread it out.

"Britain is a big country with a strong industrial base." Charles explained: "The reason why he wants to buy it now is largely due to industrial property rights restrictions. If we don't sell it, it will force Britain to develop its own research and development and then go out of its own way..."

Galieni said "Oh" and nodded slightly.

This is also different from Russia. Russia may not be able to develop it on its own, but Britain definitely has the strength to do so.

"So." Charles continued: "The correct approach should be to sell bombers to Britain, and even gradually relax technical restrictions, so that the British step into the trap step by step and be led by us, and finally become dependent on us..."

Charles stopped at the right time, and the next words were more sensitive.

Once Britain becomes dependent on Charles' technology, it will be controlled by France in diplomacy and politics to a certain extent... or more precisely, by Charles.

This is a common method used by the Eagle Sauce to control its younger brothers in modern times: various advanced equipment is given away for free, or jointly developed.

The final result is that the armies of all countries cannot do without the Eagle Sauce. As long as the Eagle Sauce cuts off the arms, these countries will not be able to fight, and of course they have to act according to the Eagle Sauce's mood.

At this time, Charles is already at the forefront of the world in the field of aviation, and has poached Aston Martin's R&D personnel from the UK to interrupt Britain's research and development in the field of aeroengines.

The most important thing is that with Charles, he can ensure that the research and development direction is always correct and always at the forefront of the world.

In this way, it is possible to consider using the same method of the Eagle Sauce to control other countries through military industry.

When the UK was about to invest money to set up a team for research and development, Charles waved his hand and said, "Don't bother. We are allies. Who is following whom? Just use mine. Sell it cheap!"

The UK thought: research and development requires a lot of costs. It is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also may not succeed. It may also be outdated after the development. Why not buy it now that there is a ready-made one?

So they shelved the research and development plan, disbanded the team, and bought the technology authorized by Charles.

Over time, Britain not only lost its self-development capabilities, but even qualified technicians needed to be sent by France.

Galieni is a smart man. Although he doesn't understand business and politics, he can still understand Charles' intentions. To put it bluntly, this approach is to use the technical advantages in his hands to constantly disrupt the rhythm of Britain's "self-development".

By then, even if Britain has bombers that can bomb Paris, what can it do?

As long as France cuts off technical and personnel support, all British bombers will not be able to be maintained and will soon fall behind.

Galieni was greatly impressed. This is the means, the real means!

"You're right!" Gallieni nodded heavily: "I'll reply to them right away, and the rest of the operations are up to you!"

"Yes, General!" Charles replied.

In fact, Gallieni didn't need to tell him this, Charles had already made plans when he decided to buy Martin Motor Company.