It had to be admitted that the masters of the Yi Ci Le Ye conglomerate were truly adept learners. They had not only perfectly inherited the disruptive nature of the English Rose Beef but could also skillfully apply certain stratagems and historical allusions learned from Ming dynasty books and illustrated manuscripts to real-world situations.
In comparison, Adams, a descendant of the original Mayflower pirate gang, was rather lacking. Even though James Rothschild had proposed two ways to sow discord between the Qin and Jin states, Adams remained hesitant.
"If, and I mean if," Adams said, his brow furrowed, "if the Qin and Jin states were to exchange intelligence and discover that it was our Silly Eagle playing tricks behind the scenes, wouldn't Qin and Jin then join forces against us, the Silly Eagle?"
James Rothschild retorted, "If we don't play tricks behind the scenes, will they not target us?"
As James Rothschild finished speaking, another Yi Ci Le Ye master, Michael Eisner, who controlled a large number of Silly Eagle newspapers, sneered, "It's clear that whether we target them or not, they will definitely target us."
Michael Eisner pulled out a newspaper from his pocket and handed it to Adams, then continued, "Respected Commander-in-Chief, you should take a good look at what this 'French Newspaper' has to say."
Adams, not understanding, took the newspaper and carefully examined it but still found nothing significant. He finally asked helplessly, "What does this newspaper say?"
Michael Eisner said with a cold laugh, "You should have noticed the headline on the front page first – you should reflect."
"This manuscript, personally written by Louis XVI, harshly criticizes England and the Ottoman Empire. While the Ming fleet sank the Ottoman fleet carrying the Ottoman Sultan, and allowed those short, scrawny Japanese to attack Sri Lanka, Louis XVI not only did not criticize the Ming's actions but instead demanded that England and the Ottoman Empire reflect on their own behavior."
"For instance, why did the Ming Emperor, who had already announced plans for joint maritime military exercises with the Ottoman Sultan, and whose attitude of supporting Ottoman development was evident, ultimately have his fleet sink the Ottoman fleet?"
"And again, why did the Ming, needing copper ore from the English colony of Sri Lanka, allow those short, scrawny Japanese to attack Sri Lanka?"
"In short, Louis XVI's point is that both England and the Ottoman Empire need to reflect thoroughly on why the Ming is targeting them."
After Michael Eisner finished speaking, all the masters of the Yi Ci Le Ye conglomerate present were stunned.
No one had expected that Louis XVI, in his attempt to curry favor with the Ming, could write such a shameless article!
The ones who had suffered and been beaten were the Ottoman and English, you idiot!
England was on the verge of losing its colony of Sri Lanka, and the English East India Company would suffer greatly. The Ottoman Empire had lost its Sultan, and the entire empire was embroiled in war. Yet Louis XVI, that scoundrel, was demanding that England and the Ottoman Empire reflect on their actions?
What was there to reflect on?
However, Louis XVI's article was so incredibly persuasive that some of the Silly Eagles present began to reflect. Especially Adams, a descendant of the Mayflower pirate gang with a hint of a literary disposition, who directly began to reflect: "That's right, the Ming Emperor was originally planning joint maritime military exercises with the Ottoman Sultan, but didn't it all happen this way because the Ottoman Janissaries, who specialized in killing Sultans, fired upon the fleet carrying the Ming Emperor?"
Seeing that Adams was being led astray by Louis XVI's article, the Yi Ci Le Ye masters present were dumbfounded.
Michael Eisner, with a frown, asked, "Respected Commander-in-Chief, you must have heard the saying that the cost for the Ming people to use petroleum is much lower than the cost for the Ottoman people to use it."
Adams nodded and asked, "Of course I've heard that. What's the problem with that?"
Michael Eisner nodded, "There's definitely a problem. Because the Ming is not close to the Ottoman Empire, and they don't mine oil domestically. All their oil is transported from the Ottoman Empire over a thousand miles. Even if their oil refining technology is more advanced than the Ottoman's, when you factor in transportation costs, their expenses shouldn't be lower than the Ottoman's, at least not significantly lower."
"The only possibility for this situation is that they purchase oil from the Ottoman Empire at an extremely low price, so low that it offsets the transportation costs."
"Or we can look at it from another angle: as far as we know, the price of oil for any country other than the Ming is not cheap. So why would the Ottoman Empire set the price for the oil sold to the Ming so low?"
"I believe the only explanation is that the Ming, relying on their vast military power, forced the Ottoman Empire to set the price extremely low."
"Therefore, those Ottoman Janissaries fired upon the fleet carrying the Ming Emperor to protect the interests of the Ottoman Empire."
It had to be admitted that the masters of the Yi Ci Le Ye conglomerate were truly adept learners. They had not only perfectly inherited the disruptive nature of the English Rose Beef but could also skillfully apply certain stratagems and historical allusions learned from Ming dynasty books and illustrated manuscripts to real-world situations.
In comparison, Adams, a descendant of the original Mayflower pirate gang, was rather lacking. Even though James Rothschild had proposed two ways to sow discord between the Qin and Jin states, Adams remained hesitant.
"If, and I mean if," Adams said, his brow furrowed, "if the Qin and Jin states were to exchange intelligence and discover that it was our Silly Eagle playing tricks behind the scenes, wouldn't Qin and Jin then join forces against us, the Silly Eagle?"
James Rothschild retorted, "If we don't play tricks behind the scenes, will they not target us?"
As James Rothschild finished speaking, another Yi Ci Le Ye master, Michael Eisner, who controlled a large number of Silly Eagle newspapers, sneered, "It's clear that whether we target them or not, they will definitely target us."
Michael Eisner pulled out a newspaper from his pocket and handed it to Adams, then continued, "Respected Commander-in-Chief, you should take a good look at what this 'French Newspaper' has to say."
Adams, not understanding, took the newspaper and carefully examined it but still found nothing significant. He finally asked helplessly, "What does this newspaper say?"
Michael Eisner said with a cold laugh, "You should have noticed the headline on the front page first – you should reflect."
"For instance, why did the Ming Emperor, who had already announced plans for joint maritime military exercises with the Ottoman Sultan, and whose attitude of supporting Ottoman development was evident, ultimately have his fleet sink the Ottoman fleet?"
"And again, why did the Ming, needing copper ore from the English colony of Sri Lanka, allow those short, scrawny Japanese to attack Sri Lanka?"
"In short, Louis XVI's point is that both England and the Ottoman Empire need to reflect thoroughly on why the Ming is targeting them."
After Michael Eisner finished speaking, all the masters of the Yi Ci Le Ye conglomerate present were stunned.
No one had expected that Louis XVI, in his attempt to curry favor with the Ming, could write such a shameless article!
The ones who had suffered and been beaten were the Ottoman and English, you idiot!
What was there to reflect on?
However, Louis XVI's article was so incredibly persuasive that some of the Silly Eagles present began to reflect.
Seeing that Adams was being led astray by Louis XVI's article, the Yi Ci Le Ye masters present were dumbfounded.
Michael Eisner, with a frown, asked, "Respected Commander-in-Chief, you must have heard the saying that the cost for the Ming people to use petroleum is much lower than the cost for the Ottoman people to use it."
Adams nodded and asked, "Of course I've heard that. What's the problem with that?"
"The only possibility for this situation is that they purchase oil from the Ottoman Empire at an extremely low price, so low that it offsets the transportation costs."
"Or we can look at it from another angle: as far as we know, the price of oil for any country other than the Ming is not cheap. So why would the Ottoman Empire set the price for the oil sold to the Ming so low?"
"I believe the only explanation is that the Ming, relying on their vast military power, forced the Ottoman Empire to set the price extremely low."
"Therefore, those Ottoman Janissaries fired upon the fleet carrying the Ming Emperor to protect the interests of the Ottoman Empire."
In comparison, Adams, a descendant of the original Mayflower pirate gang, was rather lacking. Even though James Rothschild had proposed two ways to sow discord between the Qin and Jin states, Adams remained hesitant.
"If, and I mean if," Adams said, his brow furrowed, "if the Qin and Jin states were to exchange intelligence and discover that it was our Silly Eagle playing tricks behind the scenes, wouldn't Qin and Jin then join forces against us, the Silly Eagle?"
James Rothschild retorted, "If we don't play tricks behind the scenes, will they not target us?"
As James Rothschild finished speaking, another Yi Ci Le Ye master, Michael Eisner, who controlled a large number of Silly Eagle newspapers, sneered, "It's clear that whether we target them or not, they will definitely target us."
Michael Eisner pulled out a newspaper from his pocket and handed it to Adams, then continued, "Respected Commander-in-Chief, you should take a good look at what this 'French Newspaper' has to say."
Adams, not understanding, took the newspaper and carefully examined it but still found nothing significant. He finally asked helplessly, "What does this newspaper say?"
Michael Eisner said with a cold laugh, "You should have noticed the headline on the front page first – you should reflect."
"For instance, why did the Ming Emperor, who had already announced plans for joint maritime military exercises with the Ottoman Sultan, and whose attitude of supporting Ottoman development was evident, ultimately have his fleet sink the Ottoman fleet?"
"And again, why did the Ming, needing copper ore from the English colony of Sri Lanka, allow those short, scrawny Japanese to attack Sri Lanka?"
"In short, Louis XVI's point is that both England and the Ottoman Empire need to reflect thoroughly on why the Ming is targeting them."
After Michael Eisner finished speaking, all the masters of the Yi Ci Le Ye conglomerate present were stunned.
No one had expected that Louis XVI, in his attempt to curry favor with the Ming, could write such a shameless article!
The ones who had suffered and been beaten were the Ottoman and English, you idiot!
What was there to reflect on?
However, Louis XVI's article was so incredibly persuasive that some of the Silly Eagles present began to reflect.
Seeing that Adams was being led astray by Louis XVI's article, the Yi Ci Le Ye masters present were dumbfounded.
Michael Eisner, with a frown, asked, "Respected Commander-in-Chief, you must have heard the saying that the cost for the Ming people to use petroleum is much lower than the cost for the Ottoman people to use it."
Adams nodded and asked, "Of course I've heard that. What's the problem with that?"